Erith and Thamesmead (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Erith and Thamesmead Borough constituency |
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| Erith and Thamesmead shown within Greater London | |
| Created: | 1997 |
| MP: | John Austin |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Greater London |
| EP constituency: | London |
Erith and Thamesmead 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.
The constituency covers the areas of Erith and Thamesmead near the border of South East London. It was created for the 1997 general election from parts of the old Woolwich and Erith & Crayford constituencies.
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[edit] Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in South London, the Boundary Commission for England has made minor changes to the existing Erith and Thamesmead constituency.
The electoral wards used in the formation of the constituency are:
- Belvedere, Erith, Lesnes Abbey, Northumberland Heath and Thamesmead East from the London Borough of Bexley
- Abbey Wood, Plumstead and Thamesmead Moorings from the London Borough of Greenwich.
[edit] Members of Parliament
John Austin has been the MP for this constituency since it was first created for the 1997 general election.
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Erith and Thamesmead | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | John Austin | 20,483 | 54.4 | -4.9 | |
| Conservative | Chris Bromby | 8,983 | 23.9 | -1.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Steven Toole | 5,088 | 13.5 | +2.1 | |
| UK Independence | Barrie Thomas | 1,477 | 3.9 | N/A | |
| British National | Brian Ravenscroft | 1,620 | 4.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 11,500 | 30.5 | -2.0 | ||
| Turnout | 37,651 | 52.3 | +2.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -4.9% | |||
| General Election 2001: Erith and Thamesmead | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | John Austin | 19,769 | 59.3 | -2.8 | |
| Conservative | Mark Brooks | 8,602 | 25.8 | +5.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Kempton | 3,800 | 11.4 | -0.6 | |
| Socialist Labour | Hardev Dhillon | 1,180 | 3.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 11,167 | 33.5% | |||
| Turnout | 33,351 | 50.2 | -15.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1997: Erith and Thamesmead | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | John Austin | 25,812 | 62.1 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Nadim Zahawi | 8,388 | 20.2 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alex Grigg | 5,001 | 12.0 | N/A | |
| Referendum Party | J. Flunder | 1,394 | 3.4 | N/A | |
| British National | V. Dooley | 718 | 1.7 | N/A | |
| UK Independence | M. Jackson | 274 | 0.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 17,424 | N/A | |||
| Turnout | 66.1 | N/A | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
