Eltham Peter Bottomley (Contesting different se 13,528 23,710 3,701 0 1,075 Eltham 20,384 18,604 7,213 0 198 Conservative Eltham, in south-east London, is one of Labour's highest priority target marginals, not only in the capital but in the nation as a whole. They must win such seats if they are to win their first general election for 23 years. The minor boundary changes appear to have had a politically neutral effect but, nevertheless, the sitting MP since 1975, Peter Bottomley, has taken the opportunity to up sticks and move to a safe seat on the south coast. This is a classic marginal. There is a relatively low proportion of non-white residents for a London constituency, and a mixture of housing from comfortable middle-class (around New Eltham and Eltham Palace) to ex-council estate (Shooters Hill and Well Hall). Labour's Clive Efford, a taxi driver and local councillor, is to fight the seat again as he did in 1992. He is likely to be more successful this time.

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