# Dulwich and West Norwood (UK Parliament constituency)

Dulwich and West Norwood /ˈdʌlɪtʃ ... ˈnɔːwʊd/ is a constituency in South London created in 1997. It has been represented by Helen Hayes of Labour since her election in 2015.
In the 2016 EU referendum, Dulwich and West Norwood voted to remain in the European Union by an estimated 78%. This was the third highest proportion in the UK, behind Gibraltar and the neighbouring constituency of Vauxhall.

## Constituency profile

Situated in South East London, the seat takes in all of Herne Hill, Dulwich Village, East Dulwich, Angell Town in Brixton, Gipsy Hill and West Norwood.
The seat is very ethnically diverse: around 25% of the residents are from an Afro-Caribbean background. In addition, 33% of the population live in social housing, and roughly 10% are single parents. 47.6% of residents have a university degree – the fifteenth-highest proportion across all constituencies.

## Boundaries

1997–2010: The London Borough of Southwark wards of Alleyn, Bellenden, College, Lyndhurst, Ruskin, and Rye, and the London Borough of Lambeth wards of Gipsy Hill, Herne Hill, Knight's Hill, and Thurlow Park.
2010–2024: The London Borough of Southwark wards of College, East Dulwich, and Village, and the London Borough of Lambeth wards of Coldharbour; Gipsy Hill; Herne Hill; Knight’s Hill; Thurlow Park.
2024–present: The London Borough of Southwark wards of Champion Hill, Dulwich Village, and Dulwich Wood, and the London Borough of Lambeth wards of Brixton North (part), Brixton Rush Common (part), Brixton Windrush, Gipsy Hill, Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction, Knight's Hill, St Martin's (part), and West Dulwich (part).

## Political history

The Labour Party has safe majorities of more than a 15% share of the vote since the seat was created in 1997. The runner-up party in four of the seven general elections to date has been the Conservative Party, the Liberal Democrats twice, and the Green Party once.
When the constituency was created for the 1997 election, it was estimated that had the seat existed in 1992, Labour would have won it with a majority of less than 2,000 votes over the second placed Conservatives, making it a marginal seat. The 1997 result therefore suggested that the Conservative vote had halved since the previous election. This performance was poorer than the average fall of the Conservative vote in London and led the Almanac of British Politics to note that there was "now no question of this constituency being marginal."
The constituency takes in the eastern side of Lambeth Council which include the wards of Coldharbour, Herne Hill, Thurlow Park, Gipsy Hill and Knight's Hill. It also takes in the south western end of Southwark Council which encompass Dulwich Village, Goose Green and Dulwich Hill wards. The Green Party have two councillors in constituency and are the official opposition on Lambeth Council. The Labour Party have twenty-one councillors.

## Members of Parliament

The constituency was created in 1997 from parts of the former seats of Dulwich and Norwood. It was represented from its creation until 2015 by the former Secretary of State for Culture (2001–2007), Tessa Jowell.
| Election | Member | Party | Party |
| 1997 | Tessa Jowell | | Labour |
| 2015 | Helen Hayes | | Labour |

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

General election 2024: Dulwich and West Norwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Helen Hayes | 27,356 | 60.3 | –4.2 |
| | Green | Pete Elliott | 8,567 | 18.9 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative | Leon Cook | 3,873 | 8.5 | –8.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Donna Harris | 3,485 | 7.7 | +6.7 |
| | Reform UK | Gary Stevens | 1,801 | 4.0 | +2.9 |
| | Independent | Mike Spenser | 296 | 0.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,789 | 41.4 | –6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,378 | 61.1 | –9.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 74,265 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | –3.5 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result :
| Party | Party | Vote | % |
| | Labour | 33,649 | 64.5 |
| | Conservative | 8,686 | 16.6 |
| | Green | 8,475 | 16.2 |
| | Brexit Party | 566 | 1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 503 | 1.0 |
| | Others | 315 | 0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 52,194 | 70.2 |
| Electorate | Electorate | 74,314 |
With a 14% increase in their vote share, this was the largest increase for any Green candidate at the 2019 General Election.
General election 2019: Dulwich and West Norwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Helen Hayes | 36,521 | 65.5 | −4.1 |
| | Green | Jonathan Bartley | 9,211 | 16.5 | +14.0 |
| | Conservative | Jane Lyons | 9,160 | 16.4 | −3.1 |
| | Brexit Party | Julia Stephenson | 571 | 1.0 | N/A |
| | CPA | Anthony Hodgson | 242 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | UKIP | John Plume | 73 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27,310 | 49.0 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,778 | 65.2 | −6.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 84,663 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −9.1 | |
General election 2017: Dulwich and West Norwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Helen Hayes | 39,096 | 69.6 | +15.5 |
| | Conservative | Rachel Wolf | 10,940 | 19.5 | −3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gail Kent | 4,475 | 8.0 | −1.8 |
| | Green | Rashid Nix | 1,408 | 2.5 | −6.9 |
| | Independent | Robin Lambert | 121 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| | Independent | Yen Lin Chong | 103 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28,156 | 50.1 | +18.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,143 | 71.9 | +4.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 78,037 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +9.4 | |
General election 2015: Dulwich and West Norwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Helen Hayes | 27,772 | 54.1 | +7.5 |
| | Conservative | Resham Kotecha | 11,650 | 22.7 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Barber | 5,055 | 9.8 | −17.4 |
| | Green | Rashid Nix | 4,844 | 9.4 | +6.8 |
| | UKIP | Rathy Alagaratnam | 1,606 | 3.1 | +1.6 |
| | TUSC | Steve Nally | 248 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | Robin Lambert | 125 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | All People's Party | Amadu Kanumansa | 62 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,122 | 31.4 | +12.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,362 | 67.1 | +0.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 76,575 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.5 | |
General election 2010: Dulwich and West Norwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tessa Jowell | 22,461 | 46.6 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Mitchell | 13,096 | 27.2 | +4.3 |
| | Conservative | Kemi Adegoke | 10,684 | 22.2 | –2.1 |
| | Green | Shane Collins | 1,266 | 2.6 | −2.2 |
| | UKIP | Elizabeth Jones | 707 | 1.5 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,365 | 19.4 | –1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,214 | 66.2 | +9.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 72,817 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | –1.5 | |

### Elections of the 2000s

2005 notional result :
| Party | Party | Vote | % |
| | Labour | 17,879 | 45.3 |
| | Conservative | 9,588 | 24.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 9,005 | 22.8 |
| | Green | 1,901 | 4.8 |
| | Others | 1,088 | 2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 39,461 | 56.3 |
| Electorate | Electorate | 70,047 |
General election 2005: Dulwich and West Norwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tessa Jowell | 19,059 | 45.4 | −9.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Mitchell | 10,252 | 24.4 | +9.2 |
| | Conservative | Kim Humphreys | 9,200 | 21.9 | −0.8 |
| | Green | Jenny Jones | 2,741 | 6.5 | +1.5 |
| | UKIP | Ralph Atkinson | 290 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | Veritas | David Heather | 241 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | Socialist Labour | Amanda Rose | 149 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | For Integrity And Trust In Government | Judy Weleminsky | 57 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,807 | 21.0 | −11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,989 | 58.1 | +4.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 73,710 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -9.4 | |
General election 2001: Dulwich and West Norwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tessa Jowell | 20,999 | 54.9 | −6.1 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Vineall | 8,689 | 22.7 | −1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Pidgeon | 5,805 | 15.2 | +4.4 |
| | Green | Jenny Jones | 1,914 | 5.0 | N/A |
| | Socialist Alliance | Brian Kelly | 839 | 2.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,310 | 32.2 | −4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,246 | 53.4 | −12.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 71,261 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | –2.3 | |

### Elections of the 1990s

General election 1997: Dulwich and West Norwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tessa Jowell | 27,807 | 61.0 | +14.6 |
| | Conservative | Roger Gough | 11,038 | 24.2 | –18.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Kramer | 4,916 | 10.8 | +1.0 |
| | Referendum | Bruce Coles | 897 | 2.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Alex Goldie | 587 | 1.3 | N/A |
| | Rainbow Dream Ticket | David Goodman | 173 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Eddie Pike | 159 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Rizz Party | Captain Rizz | 38 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,769 | 36.8 | +33.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,615 | 65.5 | –2.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 70,203 | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
1992 notional result :
| Party | Party | Vote | % |
| | Labour | 23,582 | 46.3 |
| | Conservative | 21,779 | 42.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 4,998 | 9.8 |
| | Others | 531 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 50,890 | 67.7 |
| Electorate | Electorate | 75,179 |