Lambeth Central (UK Parliament constituency)

Lambeth Central was a parliamentary constituency in the London Borough of Lambeth, in South London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the UK Parliament (using first-past-the-post voting).

Lambeth Central
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
CountyGreater London
1974 (1974)–1983
Number of membersOne
Replaced byVauxhall, Streatham and Norwood[1]
Created fromBrixton

The seat, centred on Clapham, was created for the February 1974 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election, when most of its territory was transferred to the redrawn Vauxhall constituency.

Media coverage

This short-lived seat is best known in the news media for the by-election of 1978. This was controversial because of a high-profile campaign by the National Front in one of the most racially diverse constituencies in the UK; the party fielded a candidate in the following general election also. On both occasions the candidates lost their deposits for want of votes.

Boundaries

The London Borough of Lambeth wards of Angell, Clapham Town, Ferndale, Larkhall, and Town Hall.

Members of Parliament
ElectionMemberPartyNotes
Feb 1974 Marcus Lipton Labour Died February 1978
1978 by-election John Tilley Labour
1983 constituency abolished

Elections
General election February 1974: Lambeth Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Marcus Lipton 15,594 52.8
Conservative Chris Patten 8,585 28.4
Liberal Eric Grenier Thwaites 5,226 17.3
Workers Revolutionary Sylvester Gabriel Smart 337 1.1
Marxist-Leninist (England) Ekins Denton Brome 107 0.4
Majority 7,369 24.4
Turnout 30,209 68.9
Registered electors 48,510
Labour win (new seat)
General election October 1974: Lambeth Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Marcus Lipton 15,381 60.1 +7.3
Conservative Nicholas Lyell 6,704 26.2 -2.2
Liberal Peter Roderick Easton 3,211 12.5 -4.8
Workers Revolutionary Sylvester Gabriel Smart 233 0.9 -0.2
Marxist-Leninist (England) Peter John Bratton 88 0.3 -0.1
Majority 8,677 33.9 +9.5
Turnout 25,617 52.6 -9.7
Registered electors 48,716
Labour hold Swing
1978 Lambeth Central by-election: Lambeth Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Tilley 10,311 49.4 -10.7
Conservative Jeremy Hanley 7,170 34.4 +8.2
National Front Helena Mary Steven 1,291 6.2 New
Liberal David John Blunt 1,104 1.4 -7.1
Socialist Unity John Chase 287 1.4 New
Workers Revolutionary Corin Redgrave 271 1.3 +0.4
Socialist Workers Anthony Bogues 201 1.0 New
Socialist (GB) Barry Kenneth 91 0.4 New
Homes, Employment, Anti-Racial Discrimination Alan Whereat 55 0.3 New
South London People's Front Stuart Monro 38 0.2 New
Democratic Monarchist Public Safety White Resident Bill Boaks 27 0.1 New
Majority 3,141 15.0 -18.9
Turnout 19,555 44.4 -8.2
Registered electors 46,826
Labour hold Swing
General election 1979: Lambeth Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Tilley 15,101 54.7 -5.4
Conservative Jeremy Hanley 9,125 33.1 +6.9
Liberal David John Blunt 2,339 8.5 -4.0
National Front Vera Florence Lillington 830 3.0 N/A
Workers Revolutionary Corin Redgrave 152 0.5 -0.4
Independent Alan Whereat 50 0.2 N/A
Majority 5,976 21.6 -12.3
Turnout 27,597 63.2 +10.6
Registered electors 43,678
Labour hold Swing


Notes

    References
    1. "'Lambeth Central', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
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