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Encyclopedia > Eltham (UK Parliament constituency)

Eltham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... The first-past-the-post electoral system is a voting system for single-member districts, variously called first-past-the-post (FPTP or FPP), winner-take-all, plurality voting, or relative majority. ...


Boundaries

The constituency is located in the London Borough of Greenwich, in south-east London. It adjoins the following constituencies: The London Borough of Greenwich is a London borough in southeast London, formed in 1965 my merging the former metropolitan boroughs of Greenwich and Woolwich. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ...

Bromley and Chislehurst is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Old Bexley and Sidcup is a UK parliamentary constituency situated wholly within the London Borough of Bexley. ...

Member of Parliament

The UK general election, 1983 was held on June 9, 1983 and gave the Conservatives and Margaret Thatcher the second most decisive election victory since that of Labour in 1945. ... Peter Bottomley (born 30 July 1944) is a British politician. ... The UK general election, 1987 was held on June 11, 1987 and was the third victory in a row for Margaret Thatcher and the Conservatives. ... The UK general election, 1992 was held on April 9, 1992, and was the fourth victory in a row for the Conservatives. ... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ... Clive Stanley Efford (born 10 July 1958) is a London cab driver and politician. ... The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ...

Election results

General Election 2005: Eltham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Clive Efford 15,381 43.6 -9.2
Conservative Spencer Drury 12,105 34.3 +2.2
Liberal Democrats Ian Gerrard 5,669 16.1 +3.9
UKIP Jeremy Elms 1,024 108 +0.8
BNP Barry Roberts 979 2.8 +2.8
Independent Andrew Graham 147 0.4 -0.7
Majority 3,276 9.3 -11.4
Turnout 35,305 61.7 +3.0
Labour hold Swing -5.7
General Election 2001: Eltham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Clive Efford 17,855 52.8 -1.8
Conservative Sharon Massey 10,859 32.1 +0.9
Liberal Democrats Martin Morris 4,121 12.2 +3.7
UKIP Terrence Jones 706 2.1 n/a
Independent Andrew Graham 251 0.7 n/a
Majority 6,996 20.7 -2.7
Turnout 58.7 -17
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1997: Eltham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Clive Efford 23,710 54.6 +12.7
Conservative Clive Blackwood 13,528 31.2 -14.8
Liberal Democrats Amanda Taylor 3,701 8.5 -3.2
Referendum Party M Clark 1,414 3.3 n/a
Liberal H Middleton 584 1.3 n/a
BNP W Hitches 491 1.1 n/a
Majority 10,182 23.4
Turnout 75.7 -3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
General Election 1992: Eltham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Bottomley 18,813 46.0
Labour Clive Efford 17,147 41.9
Liberal Democrats Christopher McGinty 4,804 11.7
Independent Andrew Graham 165 0.4
Majority 1,666 4.07
Turnout 78.7
Conservative hold Swing

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Clive Efford: Information from Answers.com (296 words)
Clive Stanley Efford (born July 10, 1958) is a British politician and the Labour member of Parliament for Eltham.
He unsuccessfully contested the marginal seat of Eltham at the 1992 General Election but was defeated by the sitting Conservative MP Peter Bottomley, by 1,666 votes.
Efford gained Eltham by a majority of 10,182, and made his maiden speech in the House of Commons on June 25, 1997,[1].
BBC NEWS | Programmes | BBC Parliament | Prime Minister's Questions (1237 words)
He was interested to know about Labour members in the European Parliament voting in favour of it - for temporary workers - in spite of the PM's guidance on the matter.
The prime minister said he was satisfied the terms of the directive satisfied British interests and expanded upon the increase of British jobs in the light of the UK's acceptence of the Social Chapter.
Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent, Labour) was concerned about the employment opportunities in his constituency with the closure of newer businesses there, even after the area had lost its skilled, industrial base.
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