Election 97

Lewisham West


Result 97 gain
from Labour
Current MP 97 Jim Dowd
Majority 0 ( 0.0%)
Conservative 97 8,936 (23.8%)
Labour 97 23,273 (62.0%)
LibDem 97 3,672 ( 9.8%)
Nationalist 97 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 97 1,663 ( 4.4%)
Elected party 97
Electorate 97 58,659
Turnout 97 37,544 (64.0%)



1992 MP Jim Dowd
Old constituency name Lewisham West
Majority 92 1,809 ( 4.2%)
Conservative 92 18,569 (42.8%)
Labour 92 20,378 (47.0%)
LibDem 92 4,295 ( 9.9%)
Nationalist 92 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 92 125 ( 0.3%)
Elected party 92 Labour
Electorate 92 60,133
Turnout 92 43,367 (72.1%)
Lewisham West



Tory change -19.0%
Labour change +15.0%
Lib Dem change -0.1%
Nationalist change +0.0%
Other change +4.1%
Electorate change -2.5%
Turnout Change -8.1%
Robert Waller wrote

Lewisham West, in south east London, is fairly similar to its sister seat in Lewisham East, although perhaps slightly more polarised between neighbourhoods with distinctly inner city and suburban characteristics. If the Conservatives were to do well in the coming general election, they might hope to win back this constituency, which they lost in 1992. However, as things stand, Labour should hold.


Super Profiles

253 0.70 9.03 8
1,506 4.20 11.17 38
2,926 8.15 11.25 72
0 0.00 14.70 0
17,192 47.89 10.45 458
0 0.00 2.81 0
142 0.40 8.01 5
368 1.03 15.25 7
3,102 8.64 7.13 121
10,272 28.62 10.17 281