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| Election of 28th Feb, 1974 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 24339 | Elected |
| Conservative | 18033 | |
| Liberal | 10543 | |
| Independent | 269 | |
| John Hampden New Freedom Party | 203 | |
More information about the 1974 Feb General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 10th Oct, 1974 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 24350 | Elected |
| Conservative | 15398 | |
| Liberal | 8069 | |
More information about the 1974 Oct General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 3rd May, 1979 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 22916 | Elected |
| Conservative | 21323 | |
| Liberal | 4265 | |
| National Front | 1168 | |
| WRP | 190 | |
More information about the 1979 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 9th Jun, 1983 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 17168 | Elected |
| Labour | 15259 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 9351 | |
| British National Party | 288 | |
| Ecology Party | 270 | |
| Communist Party of Great Britain | 135 | |
| Workers' Revolutionary Party | 71 | |
More information about the 1983 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 11th Jun, 1987 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 19873 | Elected |
| Labour | 15059 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 9118 | |
More information about the 1987 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 9th Apr, 1992 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 19576 | Elected |
| Conservative | 18481 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 4877 | |
| Natural Law | 196 | |
More information about the 1992 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 1st May, 1997 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 21821 | Elected |
| Conservative | 9694 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 4178 | |
| Referendum Party | 910 | |
| National Front | 431 | |
| Liberal | 277 | |
| Rainbow Dream Ticket | 97 | |
More information about the 1997 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 7th Jun, 2001 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 16160 | Elected |
| Conservative | 7157 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 4937 | |
| British National Party | 1005 | |
| Socialist Alliance | 464 | |
| UK Independence Party | 361 | |
More information about the 2001 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 5th May, 2005 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 14263 | Elected |
| Conservative | 7512 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 6787 | |
| Green | 1243 | |
| UK Independence Party | 697 | |
| National Front | 625 | |
More information about the 2005 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 6th May, 2010 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 17966 | Elected |
| Liberal Democrat | 11750 | |
| Conservative | 9850 | |
| UK Independence Party | 771 | |
| Green Party | 624 | |
| English Democrats | 426 | |
| Community Need Before Private Greed | 332 | |
More information about the 2010 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 7th May, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 23907 | Elected |
| Conservative | 9574 | |
| UK Independence Party | 3886 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 2455 | |
| Green | 2429 | |
| Lewisham People Before Profit | 390 | |
| Christian People's Alliance | 282 | |
More information about the 2015 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 8th Jun, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 32072 | Elected |
| Conservative | 10859 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 2086 | |
| Green | 803 | |
| UK Independence Party | 798 | |
| Independent | 355 | |
| Christian People's Alliance | 228 | |
More information about the 2017 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 14th Jun, 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 11033 | Elected |
| Liberal Democrat | 5404 | |
| Conservative | 3161 | |
| Green | 788 | |
| Women's Equality | 506 | |
| UK Independence Party | 380 | |
| For Britain | 266 | |
| Christian People's Alliance | 168 | |
| Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 93 | |
| Democrats & Veterans | 67 | |
| Libertarian Party | 38 | |
| Independent (1) | 37 | |
| Radical | 20 | |
| Young People's Party | 18 | |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 12th Dec, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 26661 | Elected |
| Conservative | 9653 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 5039 | |
| Green | 1706 | |
| Brexit Party | 1234 | |
| Christian People's Alliance | 277 | |
| Independent (1) | 152 | |
| Young People's Party | 50 | |
| Independent (2) | 43 | |
More information about the 2019 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 4th Jul, 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 23646 | Elected |
| Green | 5573 | |
| Conservative | 4401 | |
| Reform UK | 3469 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 2471 | |
| Workers Party of Britain | 577 | |
| Christian Peoples Alliance Party | 404 | |
| Shared Ground | 96 | |
More information about the 2024 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
Here we present how the economic foundations of each locality have changed over time, identifying the traditional sectors of Agriculture, Mining and Manufacturing which dominated many areas in the nineteenth century, but also breaking down Services into those which, broadly, sell directly to consumers; those which deal mainly with other buinesses, including financial services; and public services, including education and health.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Lewisham East Constituency (BCon) through time | Historical Statistics on Political Life | Political Parties, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12757694/cube/POL_PARTY
Date accessed: 30th May 2026