What is Vauxhall (uk Parliament Constituency)?

Vauxhall Borough constituency
Vauxhall shown within Greater London
Created:	1950
MP:	Kate Hoey
Party:	Labour
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Greater London
EP constituency:	London

Vauxhall 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.

Boundaries

Vauxhall is wholly within the London Borough of Lambeth. Since the abolition of the Lambeth Central constituency in 1983, the constituency has included all of Kennington and Stockwell, and the northern parts of Clapham and Brixton and the area commonly known as Vauxhall.

Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in South London, the Boundary Commission for England has made minor changes to the existing Vauxhall constituency. The electoral wards used in the creation of this modified seat are:

• Bishop’s, Clapham Town, Ferndale, Larkhall, Oval, Prince’s, Stockwell and Vassall.

History

The Vauxhall area has traditionally been left wing. The former seat of Lambeth North and the Vauxhall seat (first contested under that name in 1950) have been represented by Labour Members of Parliament for almost all of the twentieth century apart from 1931 to 1934.

The 1989 by-election was caused by Stuart Holland's resignation to take up an academic job in Italy in preference to remaining in the Labour Party. Kate Hoey was shortlisted for the seat against the wishes of many left-wing local Labour activists who wanted Nigerian-born Martha Osamor.

The by-election had one of the longest lists of 'serious' candidates at any by-election in the 1980s with two "Green" candidates, two National Front candidates from their warring "Third Way" and "Flag" factions, and the feuding 'Social & Liberal Democrats' and 'Continuing Social Democratic Party' candidates.

The local government wards in the constituency are currently divided between Labour and Liberal Democrats on Lambeth Council, with a lone Conservative representing Clapham Town ward until losing the seat in the 2006 local elections.

Members of Parliament

• 1950 — 1979: George Strauss, Labour
• 1979 — 1989: Stuart Holland, Labour (resigned)
• 1989 — present: Kate Hoey, Labour

Election results

General Election 2005: Vauxhall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	%
	Labour Party	Kate Hoey	19,744	52.9	-6.2
	Liberal Democrats	Charles Anglin	9,767	26.1	-6.2
	Conservative Party	Edward Heckels	5,405	14.5	+6.0
		Tim Summers	1,705	4.6	1.1
		Robert McWhirter	271	0.7	+0.2
		Daniel Lambert	240	0.6	+0.7
		Janus Polenceus	221	0.6	+0.6
Majority			9,977	26.7	+0.6
Turnout			37,363	46.9
	Labour Party hold		Swing

General Election 2001: Vauxhall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	%
	Labour Party	Kate Hoey	19,738	59.1	-4.7
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Bottrall	6,720	20.1	-4.7
	Conservative Party	Gareth Compton	4,489	13.4	+4.1
		Shane Collins	1,485	4.4	-1.8
	Socialist Alliance	Theresa Bennett	853	2.6	+2.2
	Independent	Martin Boyd	107	0.3	N/A
Majority			13,018	39.0	N/A
Turnout			33,392	44.8
	Labour Party hold		Swing

UK Parliament by-election, Vauxhall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	%
	Labour Party	Kate Hoey	15,191	52.7	2.5
	Conservative Party	Michael Keegan	5,425	18.8	2.5
		Mike Tuffrey	5,043	17.5	-10.2
		Henry Bewley	1,767	6.1	-0.7
	The People's Candidate	Rev. Hewie Andrew	302	1.1	+4.3
	The Greens	Dominic Allen	264	0.9
	Independent	Rudy Narayan	179	0.6
	Revolutionary Communist Party	Don Milligan	177	0.6
	Official National Front	Patrick Harrington	127	0.4
		"Lord" David Sutch	106	0.4
	Christian Alliance	David Black	86	0.3
	National Front	Edward Budden	83	0.3
		Rev. Geoffrey Rolph	24	0.1
	Leveller Party	William Scola	21	0.1
Majority			9,766	33.9
Turnout			28,795	44.4
	Labour Party hold		Swing

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Greater London

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