Lewisham East is a parliamentary constituency in South London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since the by-election on 14 June 2018 by Janet Daby of the Labour Party.
Constituency profile
thumb|left|alt=Milford Tower above a community multi-storey car park|Milford Tower, Catford, located in the constituency
Lewisham East is a mostly suburban constituency in the Borough of Lewisham in Greater London. It covers the neighbourhoods of Catford, Hither Green, Southend, Grove Park and part of Lee. The area was mostly rural during the 19th century and contains some Victorian era housing, but was developed into suburbs in the early 20th century. Lee has average levels of wealth but the rest of the constituency has high levels of deprivation. House prices are lower than the London average.
In general, residents of Lewisham East are young, have average levels of education and have low rates of homeownership. Household income is below the London average and a high proportion of residents work in health, education and the public sector. The percentage of people claiming unemployment benefits is nearly double the nationwide figure. White people made up 49% of residents at the 2021 census. Black people were the largest ethnic minority group at 29%, including large Jamaican and Nigerian communities. Asians made up 9% of the population. At the local borough council, all seats in the constituency are represented by Labour Party councillors. An estimated 60% of voters in Lewisham East supported remaining in the European Union in the 2016 referendum, the same percentage as London as a whole and higher than the nationwide figure of 48%.
Boundaries
thumb|260px|Lewisham East in London 1918–50
thumb|Borough wards' map, 1916 (which includes the 1918-created seat and that to the west)
1918–1950: The Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham wards of Blackheath, Church, Lewisham Park, Manor, and South, and parts of the wards of Catford and Lewisham Village.
1974–1983: The London Borough of Lewisham wards of Blackheath and Lewisham Village, Grove Park, Lewisham Park, Manor Lee, St Andrew, St Mildred Lee, South Lee, Southend, and Whitefoot.
1983–2010: The London Borough of Lewisham wards of Blackheath, Churchdown, Downham, Grove Park, Hither Green, Manor Lee, St Margaret, St Mildred, and Whitefoot.
2010–2024: The London Borough of Lewisham wards of Blackheath, Catford South, Downham, Grove Park, Lee Green, Rushey Green, and Whitefoot.
The 2010 redrawing of boundaries replaced Lewisham West with a cross-borough constituency, Lewisham West and Penge, requiring changes to the other seats in the borough.
- Lewisham East received:
- Catford South, and parts of Rushey Green and Whitefoot wards from the former constituency of Lewisham West.
- Part of Rushey Green from Lewisham Deptford
- Lewisham East lost:
- Part of Lewisham Central to Lewisham Deptford.
2010–2024: The London Borough of Lewisham wards of Bellingham, Catford South, Downham, Grove Park, Hither Green, Lee Green, and Rushey Green.
:Contents reflect new ward structure which became effective in May 2022. Blackheath ward was transferred to the re-established constituency of Lewisham North, offset by the gain of Bellingham ward from the abolished constituency of Lewisham West and Penge.
Members of Parliament
{| class="wikitable"
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!colspan="2"|Election!!Member
!Party
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| 1918
| Assheton Pownall
| Conservative
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| 1945
| Herbert Morrison
| Labour
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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 1950
|colspan="2"| constituency abolished
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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Feb 1974
|colspan="2"| constituency recreated
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| Feb 1974
| Roland Moyle
| Labour
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|style="color:inherit;background-color: " |
| 1983
| Colin Moynihan
| Conservative
|-
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| 1992
| Bridget Prentice
| Labour
|-
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| 2010
| Heidi Alexander
| Labour
|-
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| 2018 by-election
| Janet Daby
| Labour
|}
Election results
thumb|centre|upright=2.5|Election results 1974-2024
Elections in the 2020s
Elections in the 2010s
{| class="wikitable"
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! colspan="4" | 2019 notional result
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
|-
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| Labour ||align=right| 29,344 ||align=right| 62.7
|-
|
| Conservative ||align=right| 9,365 ||align=right| 20.0
|-
|
| Liberal Democrats ||align=right| 4,736 ||align=right| 10.1
|-
|
| Green ||align=right| 1,653 ||align=right| 3.5
|-
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| Brexit Party ||align=right| 1,212 ||align=right| 2.6
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| Others ||align=right| 522 ||align=right| 1.1
|-
|colspan="4" bgcolor="#EAECF0"|
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|colspan="2"|Turnout
|align=right|46,832
|align=right|65.3
|-
|colspan="2"|Electorate
|align=right|71,706
|}
Elections in the 2000s
{| class="wikitable"
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! colspan="4" | 2005 notional result
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
|-
|
| Labour ||align=right| 17,683 ||align=right| 47.5
|-
|
| Conservative ||align=right| 9,077 ||align=right| 24.4
|-
|
| Liberal Democrats ||align=right| 7,598 ||align=right| 20.4
|-
|
| Others ||align=right| 2,881 ||align=right| 7.7
|-
|colspan="4" bgcolor="#EAECF0"|
|-
|colspan="2"|Turnout
|align=right|37,239
|align=right|55.8
|-
|colspan="2"|Electorate
|align=right|66,762
|}
Elections in the 1990s
{| class="wikitable"
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! colspan="4" | 1992 notional result
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
|-
|
| Labour ||align=right| 19,633 ||align=right| 45.4
|-
|
| Conservative ||align=right| 18,510 ||align=right| 42.8
|-
|
| Liberal Democrats ||align=right| 4,935 ||align=right| 11.4
|-
|
| Others ||align=right| 196 ||align=right| 0.5
|-
|colspan="4" bgcolor="#EAECF0"|
|-
|colspan="2"|Turnout
|align=right|43,274
|align=right|75.0
|-
|colspan="2"|Electorate
|align=right|58,328
|}
Elections in the 1980s
Elections in the 1970s
{| class="wikitable"
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! colspan="4" | 1979 notional result
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
|-
|
| Labour ||align=right| 20,893 ||align=right| 46.7
|-
|
| Conservative ||align=right| 18,814 ||align=right| 42.0
|-
|
| Liberal ||align=right| 3,829 ||align=right| 8.6
|-
|
| Others ||align=right| 1,219 ||align=right| 2.7
|-
|colspan="4" bgcolor="#EAECF0"|
|-
|colspan="2"|Turnout
|align=right|44,755
|align=right|
|-
|colspan="2"|Electorate
|align=right|
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="4" | 1970 notional result
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
|-
|
| Labour ||align=right| 26,800 ||align=right| 54.9
|-
|
| Conservative ||align=right| 22,000 ||align=right| 45.1
|-
|colspan="4" bgcolor="#EAECF0"|
|-
|colspan="2"|Turnout
|align=right|48,800
|align=right|67.5
|-
|colspan="2"|Electorate
|align=right|72,300
|}
Elections in the 1940s
Elections in the 1930s
Elections in the 1920s
thumb|120px|Sir E. Penton