Eltham (UK Parliament constituency)
Eltham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Boundaries
The constituency is located in the London Borough of Greenwich, in south-east London. It adjoins the following constituencies:
- Bromley and Chislehurst
- Erith and Thamesmead
- Greenwich and Woolwich
- Lewisham East
- Old Bexley and Sidcup
Member of Parliament
- Election of 9 June 1983: Peter Bottomley
- Election of 11 June 1987: Peter Bottomley
- Election of 9 April 1992: Peter Bottomley
- Election of 1 May 1997: Clive Efford
- Election of 7 June 2001: Clive Efford
Election results
| General Election 2005: Eltham | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Clive Efford | 15,381 | 43.6 | -9.2 | |
| Conservative | Spencer Drury | 12,105 | 34.3 | +2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Gerrard | 5,669 | 16.1 | +3.9 | |
| UKIP | Jeremy Elms | 1,024 | 108 | +0.8 | |
| BNP | Barry Roberts | 979 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
| Independent | Andrew Graham | 147 | 0.4 | -0.7 | |
| Majority | 3,276 | 9.3 | -11.4 | ||
| Turnout | 35,305 | 61.7 | +3.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -5.7 | |||
| General Election 2001: Eltham | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Clive Efford | 17,855 | 52.8 | -1.8 | |
| Conservative | Sharon Massey | 10,859 | 32.1 | +0.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Morris | 4,121 | 12.2 | +3.7 | |
| UKIP | Terrence Jones | 706 | 2.1 | n/a | |
| Independent | Andrew Graham | 251 | 0.7 | n/a | |
| Majority | 6,996 | 20.7 | -2.7 | ||
| Turnout | 58.7 | -17 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1997: Eltham | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Clive Efford | 23,710 | 54.6 | +12.7 | |
| Conservative | Clive Blackwood | 13,528 | 31.2 | -14.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Amanda Taylor | 3,701 | 8.5 | -3.2 | |
| Referendum Party | M Clark | 1,414 | 3.3 | n/a | |
| Liberal | H Middleton | 584 | 1.3 | n/a | |
| BNP | W Hitches | 491 | 1.1 | n/a | |
| Majority | 10,182 | 23.4 | |||
| Turnout | 75.7 | -3 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1992: Eltham | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Peter Bottomley | 18,813 | 46.0 | ||
| Labour | Clive Efford | 17,147 | 41.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher McGinty | 4,804 | 11.7 | ||
| Independent | Andrew Graham | 165 | 0.4 | ||
| Majority | 1,666 | 4.07 | |||
| Turnout | 78.7 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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