# Lewisham North (UK Parliament constituency)

Lewisham North is a parliamentary constituency in Lewisham, London which returns one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was re-established at the 2024 general election by the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, primarily formed from the abolished seat of Lewisham Deptford. The seat is currently represented by Vicky Foxcroft of the Labour.
A previous creation of the seat existed from 1950 until it was abolished for the February 1974 general election.

## Boundaries
### 1950–1974

The Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham wards of Blackheath and Church Lee, Ladywell, Lewisham Park, Lewisham Village, Manor Lee, and South Lee.

### Current

The re-established constituency succeeds Lewisham Deptford, except Crofton Park ward, which is in the new constituency of Lewisham West and East Dulwich. Blackheath ward was added from Lewisham East. Following the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of the following electoral wards of the London Borough of Lewisham:
* Blackheath, Brockley, Deptford, Evelyn, Ladywell, Lewisham Central, New Cross Gate, and Telegraph Hill.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party | Notes |
| | 1950 | Austin Hudson | Conservative | Died November 1956 |
| | 1957 by-election | Niall MacDermot | Labour |
| | 1959 | Christopher Chataway | Conservative |
| | 1966 | Roland Moyle | Labour |
| Feb 1974 | Feb 1974 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |
| | | constituency recreated | constituency recreated |
| | 2024 | Vicky Foxcroft | Labour | MP for Lewisham Deptford (2017–2024) |

## Election results
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Lewisham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Vicky Foxcroft | 25,467 | 57.7 | −11.7 |
| | Green | Adam Pugh | 9,685 | 21.9 | +16.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jean Branch | 3,284 | 7.4 | −3.7 |
| | Conservative | Nupur Majumdar | 2,701 | 6.1 | −6.1 |
| | Reform UK | Edward Powell | 2,000 | 4.5 | +2.9 |
| | Workers Party | Mian Akbar | 457 | 1.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Julia Tilford | 243 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | Communist | Oliver Snelling | 211 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Alliance for Green Socialism | John Lloyd | 119 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,782 | 35.8 | –21.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,167 | 59.5 | –9.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 74,204 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 14.2 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result :
| Party | Party | Vote | % |
| | Labour | 35,124 | 69.4 |
| | Conservative | 6,175 | 12.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 5,620 | 11.1 |
| | Green | 2,656 | 5.3 |
| | Brexit Party | 810 | 1.6 |
| | Others | 201 | 0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 50,586 | 68.8 |
| Electorate | Electorate | 73,504 |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Lewisham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Roland Moyle | 18,235 | 51.45 |
| | Conservative | Hugh Samuel | 17,208 | 48.55 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,027 | 2.90 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,443 | 68.49 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Lewisham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Roland Moyle | 20,352 | 53.08 | |
| | Conservative | Christopher Chataway | 17,989 | 46.92 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,363 | 6.16 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,341 | 77.41 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
General election 1964: Lewisham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Christopher Chataway | 17,144 | 45.42 |
| | Labour | Henry Collins | 16,801 | 44.51 |
| | Liberal | Trevor Lloyd-Jones | 3,798 | 10.06 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 343 | 0.91 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,703 | 74.56 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Lewisham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Chataway | 22,125 | 51.99 | −1.97 |
| | Labour | Niall MacDermot | 17,512 | 41.15 | −4.89 |
| | Liberal | Kenneth John Brookes | 2,921 | 6.86 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,613 | 10.84 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,558 | 81.19 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
United Kingdom Parliament: Lewisham North by-election 1957 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Niall MacDermot | 18,516 | 49.50 | +3.46 |
| | Conservative | Norman Farmer | 17,406 | 46.53 | −7.43 |
| | Independent loyalist | Leslie Greene | 1,487 | 3.97 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,110 | 2.97 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,409 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
General election 1955: Lewisham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Austin Hudson | 22,070 | 53.96 | +0.50 |
| | Labour | Trevor Williams | 18,834 | 46.04 | −0.50 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,236 | 7.91 | +0.99 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,904 | 77.93 | −6.09 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1951: Lewisham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Austin Hudson | 24,406 | 53.46 |
| | Labour | Trevor Williams | 21,243 | 46.54 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,163 | 6.92 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,649 | 84.02 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1950: Lewisham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Austin Hudson | 22,465 | 49.56 | |
| | Labour | Fred Copeman | 19,974 | 44.07 | |
| | Liberal | Stanley George Smith | 2,888 | 6.37 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,491 | 5.49 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,327 | 84.51 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |