# Peckham (UK Parliament constituency)

Peckham is a borough constituency in South London which returns one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Elections are held using the first-past-the-post voting system.
It was created for the 1885 general election and abolished for the 1997 general election, when it was replaced by the new constituency of Camberwell and Peckham.
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was re-established for the 2024 general election. It is composed primarily of the majority of the now abolished constituency of Camberwell and Peckham.

## History

The constituency was, by the time of its abolition, a safe Labour seat. It was held for the last thirteen years of its existence by Harriet Harman, who went on to become the deputy leader of the Labour Party.
The constituency shared boundaries with the Peckham electoral division for election of councillors to the Greater London Council at elections in 1973, 1977 and 1981.

## Boundaries
### Historic

* 1885–1918: The wards of North Peckham and South Peckham.
* 1918–1950: The Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell wards of Clifton, Goldsmith, Nunhead, Rye Lane, St Mary's, and The Rye.
* 1950–1974: The Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell wards of Addington, Clifton, Coburg, Goldsmith, Marlborough, North Peckham, St George's, St Giles, St Mary's, The West, and Town Hall.
* 1974–1983: The London Borough of Southwark wards of Brunswick, Burgess, Consort, Faraday, Friary, Newington, and St Giles.
* 1983–1997: The London Borough of Southwark wards of Barset, Brunswick, Consort, Faraday, Friary, Liddle, Newington, and St Giles.
* Peckham in London, 1885–1918
* Peckham in London, 1918–1950
* Peckham in London, 1950–1974

### Current

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the re-established constituency is composed of the following wards of the London Borough of Southwark (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
* Faraday; North Walworth; Nunhead & Queen's Road; Old Kent Road; Peckham; Rye Lane; St. Giles.
The contents reflect the new ward structure which became effective in May 2018. The re-established seat primarily comprises the majority of the abolished constituency of Camberwell and Peckham, together with parts of Bermondsey and Old Southwark (mainly North Walworth).

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1885 | Arthur A. Baumann | Conservative |
| 1892 | Sir Frederick Banbury | Conservative |
| 1906 | Charles Clarke | Liberal |
| 1908 by-election | Henry Gooch | Conservative |
| Dec. 1910 | Sir Albion Richardson | Liberal |
| 1922 | Collingwood Hughes | Conservative |
| 1924 | Hugh Dalton | Labour |
| 1929 | John Beckett | Labour |
| 1931 | David Beatty | Conservative |
| 1936 by-election | Lewis Silkin | Labour |
| 1950 | Freda Corbet | Labour |
| Feb 1974 | Harry Lamborn | Labour |
| 1982 by-election | Harriet Harman | Labour |
| 1997 | constituency abolished: see Camberwell and Peckham & Southwark North and Bermondsey | constituency abolished: see Camberwell and Peckham & Southwark North and Bermondsey |
| 2024 | Miatta Fahnbulleh | Labour Co-op |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Peckham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Miatta Fahnbulleh | 22,813 | 58.8 | −12.0 |
| | Green | Claire Sheppard | 7,585 | 19.6 | +14.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Watson | 2,724 | 7.0 | −3.4 |
| | Conservative | Ben Mascall | 2,276 | 5.9 | −5.3 |
| | Reform UK | Linda Purcell | 1,790 | 4.6 | +2.3 |
| | Independent | Jennifer Blake | 555 | 1.4 | N/A |
| | Workers Revolutionary | Mariatu Kargbo | 355 | 0.9 | +0.6 |
| | Rejoin EU | Alex Kerr | 285 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | Yoruba Party | Olusola Oni | 261 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | Independent | Stefan Harvey | 153 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,228 | 39.2 | −20.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,797 | 53.8 | −8.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 72,123 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | −13.3 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result :
| Party | Party | Vote | % |
| | Labour | 31,552 | 70.8 |
| | Conservative | 4,999 | 11.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 4,626 | 10.4 |
| | Green | 2,232 | 5.0 |
| | Brexit Party | 1,011 | 2.3 |
| | Others | 127 | 0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 44,547 | 62.6 |
| Electorate | Electorate | 71,176 |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Peckham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Harriet Harman | 19,391 | 61.8 | +7.3 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Frazer | 7,386 | 23.5 | −2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rose Colley | 4,331 | 13.8 | −4.1 |
| | Workers Revolutionary | Gilbert Dacres | 146 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Corrective | Victor Teh | 140 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,005 | 38.3 | +9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,394 | 53.8 | −1.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.7 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Peckham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Harriet Harman | 17,965 | 54.5 | +2.9 |
| | Conservative | Lillian Ingram | 8,476 | 25.7 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal | Richard Shearman | 5,878 | 17.9 | −3.8 |
| | Green | Doreen Robinson | 628 | 1.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,489 | 28.8 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,947 | 55.6 | +1.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.7 | |
General election 1983: Peckham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Harriet Harman | 16,616 | 51.6 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative | Tobias Eckersley | 7,792 | 24.2 | +9.8 |
| | SDP | Andrew Sawdon | 7,006 | 21.7 | −20.2 |
| | National Front | Mary Bailey | 800 | 2.5 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,824 | 27.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,214 | 54.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -2.2 | |
1982 Peckham by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Harriet Harman | 11,349 | 50.3 | −9.5 |
| | SDP | Dick Taverne | 7,418 | 32.9 | +25.2 |
| | Conservative | John Redwood | 2,800 | 12.4 | −15.7 |
| | National Front | Martin Webster | 874 | 3.9 | −0.7 |
| | Democratic Monarchist, Public Safety, White Resident | Bill Boaks | 102 | 0.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,931 | 17.4 | −14.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,543 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -17.4 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Peckham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Harry Lamborn | 20,364 | 59.85 | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Dalton | 9,553 | 28.07 | |
| | Liberal | Terence Minahan | 2,607 | 7.66 | |
| | National Front | Muriel Roberts | 1,503 | 4.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,811 | 31.78 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,524 | 57.66 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election October 1974: Peckham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Harry Lamborn | 24,587 | 71.64 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Baker | 5,760 | 16.78 |
| | Liberal | S.W.F. Saltmarsh | 3,971 | 11.57 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,827 | 54.86 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,318 | 54.17 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election February 1974: Peckham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Harry Lamborn | 26,116 | 64.31 | |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Baker | 8,045 | 19.81 | |
| | Liberal | S.W.F. Saltmarsh | 6,446 | 15.87 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,071 | 44.50 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,607 | 64.59 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1970: Peckham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Freda Corbet | 17,071 | 67.47 |
| | Conservative | Ivan Lawrence | 8,232 | 32.53 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,839 | 34.93 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,303 | 49.80 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Peckham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Freda Corbet | 20,630 | 72.00 |
| | Conservative | Ivan Lawrence | 8,023 | 28.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,607 | 44.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,653 | 55.61 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election 1964: Peckham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Freda Corbet | 20,111 | 63.97 |
| | Conservative | Toby Jessel | 11,326 | 36.03 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,785 | 27.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,437 | 58.30 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Peckham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Freda Corbet | 24,389 | 65.22 |
| | Conservative | Alfred Frank Lockwood | 13,007 | 34.78 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,382 | 30.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,396 | 64.64 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election 1955: Peckham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Freda Corbet | 26,315 | 67.71 |
| | Conservative | Dudley Smith | 12,547 | 32.29 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,768 | 35.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,862 | 63.66 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election 1951: Peckham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Freda Corbet | 33,702 | 69.84 |
| | Conservative | Cecil Vernon Ford | 14,557 | 30.16 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,146 | 39.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,259 | 75.62 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election 1950: Peckham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Freda Corbet | 32,623 | 66.44 | |
| | Conservative | Edwin Horace Lee | 13,323 | 27.13 | |
| | Liberal | Kenneth George P. Gunnell | 2,267 | 4.62 | N/A |
| | Communist | T. Gibson | 886 | 1.80 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,300 | 39.31 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,099 | 77.59 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Peckham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Lewis Silkin | 12,935 | 68.69 |
| | Conservative | R.J.L. O'Connell | 5,896 | 31.31 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,039 | 37.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,831 | 65.52 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1930s

1936 Peckham by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lewis Silkin | 13,007 | 50.2 | −1.5 |
| | Conservative | P.G.A. Harvey | 12,907 | 49.8 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 100 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,914 | 56.5 | −8.3 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
General election 1935: Peckham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Beatty | 15,229 | 51.30 |
| | Labour | Lewis Silkin | 14,457 | 48.70 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 772 | 2.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,686 | 64.78 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1931: Peckham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Beatty | 19,458 | 58.1 | +26.3 |
| | Ind. Labour Party | John Beckett | 11,217 | 33.5 | −15.4 |
| | National Labour | E J Titler | 1,442 | 4.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | Hubert Beaumont | 1,350 | 4.0 | −44.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,241 | 24.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,467 | 69.7 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Peckham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Beckett | 15,751 | 48.9 | +2.8 |
| | Unionist | Douglas Cooke | 10,246 | 31.8 | −11.1 |
| | Liberal | George Ivor Phillips | 6,187 | 19.2 | +8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,505 | 17.1 | +13.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,184 | 67.0 | −7.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +6.9 | |
General election 1924: Peckham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hugh Dalton | 13,361 | 46.1 | +10.8 |
| | Unionist | Martin Archer-Shee | 12,414 | 42.9 | +6.9 |
| | Liberal | Joseph Nathaniel Emery | 3,194 | 11.0 | −17.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 947 | 3.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,969 | 74.2 | +12.8 |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +2.0 | |
General election 1923: Peckham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Collingwood Hughes | 8,526 | 36.0 | −8.4 |
| | Labour | Walter Ashbridge Chambers | 8,370 | 35.3 | +11.7 |
| | Liberal | Charles William Tagg | 6,815 | 28.7 | +23.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 156 | 0.7 | −17.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,711 | 61.4 | −4.7 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | -10.0 | |
General election 1922: Peckham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Collingwood Hughes | 11,218 | 44.4 | +15.7 |
| | National Liberal | Henry Lesser | 6,739 | 26.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | Walter Ashbridge Chambers | 5,964 | 23.6 | +7.5 |
| | Liberal | Gerald Spence Tetley | 1,329 | 5.3 | −49.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,479 | 17.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,250 | 66.1 | +23.1 |
| | Unionist gain from National Liberal | Unionist gain from National Liberal | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Peckham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Liberal | Albion Richardson | 8,764 | 55.2 | +5.0 |
| | Ind. Unionist | Collingwood Hughes | 4,550 | 28.7 | −21.1 |
| | Labour | Charles Diamond | 2,559 | 16.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,214 | 26.5 | +26.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,873 | 43.0 | −38.1 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +13.2 | |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||
General election December 1910: Peckham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Albion Richardson | 5,027 | 50.2 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative | Henry Gooch | 4,986 | 49.8 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,341 | 81.1 | +4.6 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +0.6 | |
General election January 1910: Peckham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Gooch | 5,330 | 50.4 | +12.8 |
| | Liberal | Albion Richardson | 5,247 | 49.6 | −12.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 83 | 0.8 | −12.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,341 | 85.7 | +9.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -10.5 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

1908 Peckham by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Gooch | 6,970 | 60.9 | +23.3 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Gautrey | 4,476 | 39.1 | −23.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,494 | 21.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,446 | 78.3 | +2.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,615 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +23.3 | |
General election 1906: Peckham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Clarke | 5,903 | 62.4 | +21.7 |
| | Conservative | Frederick Banbury | 3,564 | 37.6 | −21.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,339 | 12.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,467 | 76.3 | +12.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,401 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +21.7 | |
General election 1900: Peckham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frederick Banbury | 4,453 | 59.3 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal | Fitzroy Hemphill | 3,061 | 40.7 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,392 | 18.6 | +5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,514 | 63.5 | −6.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,835 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.9 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1895: Peckham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frederick Banbury | 4,495 | 56.4 | +5.8 |
| | Liberal | Charles Clements | 3,472 | 43.6 | −4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,023 | 12.8 | +10.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,967 | 70.0 | 0.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,388 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.2 | |
General election 1892: Peckham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frederick Banbury | 3,847 | 50.6 | −5.5 |
| | Liberal | Edwin Jones | 3,664 | 48.2 | +4.3 |
| | Independent Labour | Ben Ellis | 95 | 1.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 183 | 2.4 | −9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,606 | 70.0 | +6.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,861 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -4.9 | |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1886: Peckham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur A. Baumann | 3,439 | 56.1 | +7.1 |
| | Liberal | William Willis | 2,688 | 43.9 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 751 | 12.2 | +5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,127 | 63.1 | −7.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,713 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.9 | |
General election 1885: Peckham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur A. Baumann | 3,362 | 49.0 | |
| | Liberal | William Willis | 2,929 | 42.6 | |
| | Independent Liberal | Edward Dresser Rogers | 580 | 8.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 433 | 6.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,871 | 70.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,713 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |