Streatham
Notional 2005 Results:
Labour: 17512 (46.4%)
Liberal Democrat: 10787 (28.6%)
Conservative: 6708 (17.8%)
Other: 2717 (7.2%)
Majority: 6726 (17.8%)
Actual 2005 result
Conservative: 7238 (17.8%)
Labour: 18950 (46.7%)
Liberal Democrat: 11484 (28.3%)
Green: 2245 (5.5%)
UKIP: 396 (1%)
Other: 302 (0.7%)
Majority: 7466 (18.4%)
2001 Result
Conservative: 6639 (17.9%)
Labour: 21041 (56.9%)
Liberal Democrat: 6771 (18.3%)
Green: 1641 (4.4%)
Other: 906 (2.4%)
Majority: 14270 (38.6%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 9758 (21.7%)
Labour: 28181 (62.8%)
Liberal Democrat: 6082 (13.6%)
Referendum: 864 (1.9%)
Majority: 18423 (41%)
Boundary changes:
Profile:
Current MP: Keith Hill(Labour) born 1943, Leicester. Educated at City Boys` Grammer School and Oxford University. Former politics lecturer and policy officer for the RMT. Contested Blaby 1979. First elected as MP for Streatham in 1992. PPS to Hilary Armstrong 1997-1998, government whip 1998-1999, Miniter for London and junior transport minister 1999-2001. Deputy chief whip 2001-2003, minister of state for housing 2003-2005. PPS to Tony Blair 2005-2007. Will stand down at the next election (more information at They work for you)
Candidates: 
Rahoul Bhansali (Conservative) Educated at Birkenhead School and Southampton University. Associate Director at KPMG.
Chuka Umunna (Labour) born 1978, London. Educated at University of Manchester. Employment lawyer and journalist. Editor of online magazine TMP. Supported Jon Cruddas in 2007 deputy leadership contest. 
Chris Nicholson (Liberal Democrat) born 1958, Manchester. Educated at Cambridge University. Economist. Kingston councillor 1982-1991. Leader of Kingston council 1986-1987.
Janus Polenceus (English Democrat) Born 1983. Educated at St Michael’s Secondary School, Bermondsey. Actor. Contested Vauxhall 2005. Contested London region in 2009 European elections.
2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 102205
Male: 49.3%
Female: 50.7%
Under 18: 20.3%
Over 60: 12.6%
Born outside UK: 30.1%
White: 64.3%
Black: 22.3%
Asian: 6.6%
Mixed: 4.8%
Other: 2%
Christian: 57.8%
Hindu: 2%
Jewish: 0.6%
Muslim: 6.2%
Full time students: 6.2%
Graduates 16-74: 42.3%
No Qualifications 16-74: 18%
Owner-Occupied: 44.9%
Social Housing: 31.2% (Council: 21.4%, Housing Ass.: 9.7%)
Privately Rented: 21.3%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 12.5%
I never understood why Streatham (and Clapham) were removed from Wandsworth and transferred to Lambeth in 1965/ 1966?
All other London Boroughs were simple assembles of smaller boroughs (though in some cases there were very minor boundary tweaks – Dagenham/ Ilford).
But Streatham (and Clapham) was the only example of a huge part of an existing borough being transferred to another.
Why did Wandworth not continue on its current boundaries and Lambeth be merged with Battersea to form ‘Lambeth & Battersea’, as geographically, both would have worked?
Pete,
If the boundary commission had not abolished Lambeth Central in 1983, and instead merged Streatham and Norwood, moving the more Labour northern wards of both these seats into Lambeth Central, would Sir Clive Shelton have retained ‘Streatham & West Norwood’ in 1992. I suspect he would have just have held on, and had much larger majorities than 5000 in 83 or 2000 in 87?
Cllr Betty Evans-Jacas, a Brixton Hill councillor, has defected to the Conservatives
She sounds good aswell – welcome aboard.
It would be good if the Tories can come second here – not sure whether that’s most likely though.
Labour: 14500
Liberal Democrat: 10500
Conservative: 9500
Other: 2500
Majority: 4000
In a lot of parts of London perceptions of gentrification seem to be based quite heavily on the quality of the district centre. As stated above, Streatham does have some very attractive residential streets (and indeed some which have gone downhill rapidly) but is lumbered with the unprepossessing Streatham High Road which drags the whole area down.
Yes I think I agree with that – it’s not a very attractive High Road.
I can’t see the Tories being competitive here again but they might attract several more points or even get second if there’s a decent London swing.
(but again – I’m not quite sure London is going to do what it did in 1979 and 1997, and could remain a slightly brighter spot for Labour which of course it was in 2008 even though that may not be totally obvious).
Or we could see a split between outer suburbs and the inner city .
Wandsworth Streatham returned a Tory MP in 1945 but it is likely that even these boundaries would have voted Labour in 2005.
If the 1945 London constituencies (now Inner London) still existed at the 2005 general election -
Labour would have gained (3 seats) Hampstead, Holborn and Wandsworth, Streatham from the Tories while the Tories would have taken (4 seats) Fulham East, Fulham West, Hammersmith South, Wandsworth Central from Labour.
The Liberal Democrats would have taken (4 or 5 seats) Bermondsey Rotherithe, Bermondsey West, Southwark Central, Southwark North and perhaps Lambeth North (a very Liberal part of what is now Vauxhall).
Respect would have gained (2 seats) Stepney, Mile End and Stepney, Whitechaple & St Georges from Labour.
City of London (2 seats) – Con Hold
Battersea North – Lab Hold
Battersea South – Con Gain
Bermondsey, Rotherhithe – Lib Dem Gain from Lab
Bermondsey West – Lib Dem Gain from Lab
Bethnal Green NE – Lab Hold
Bethnal Green SW – Lab Hold
Camberwell Dulwich – Lab Hold
Camberwell North – Lab Hold
Camberwell NW – Lab Hold
Camberwell Peckham – Lab Hold
Chelsea – Con Hold
Deptford – Lab Hold
Finsbury – Lab Hold
Fulham East – Con Gain from Lab
Fulham West – Con Gain from Lab
Greenwich – Lab Hold
Hackney Central – Lab Hold
Hackney North – Lab Hold
Hackney South – Lab Hold
Hammersmith North – Lab Hold
Hammersmith South – Con Gain from Lab
Hampstead – Lab Gain from Con
Holborn – Lab Gain from Con
Islington East – Lab Hold
Islington North – Lab Hold
Islington South – Lab Hold
Islington West – Lab Hold
Kensington North – Lab Hold
Kensington South – Con Hold
Lambeth Brixton – Lab Hold
Lambeth Kennington – Lab Hold
Lambeth North – Lib Dem Gain from Lab *
Lambeth Norwood – Lab Hold
Lewisham East – Lab Hold
Lewisham West – Lab Hold
Paddington North – Lab Hold
Paddington South – Con Hold
Poplar, Bow & Bromley – Lab Hold
Poplar South – Lab Hold
St Marylebone – Con Hold
St Pancras North – Lab Hold
St Pancras SE – Lab Hold
St Pancras SW – Lab Hold
Shoreditch – Lab Hold
Southwark – Central – Lib Dem Gain from Lab
Southwark North – Lib Dem Gain from Lab
Southwark SE – Lab Hold
Stepney, Limehouse – Lab Hold
Stepney, Mile End – Respect Gain from Lab
Stepney, Whitechaple & St Georges – Respect Gain from Lab
Stoke Newington – Lab Hold
Wandsworth, Balham & Tooting – Lab Hold
Wandsworth Central – Con Gain from Lab
Wandsworth, Clapham – Lab Hold
Wandsworth, Putney – Con Hold
Wandsworth, Streatham – Lab Gain from Con
Westminster, St George – Con Hold
Westminster Abbey – Con Hold
Woolwich East – Lab Hold
Woolwich West – Lab Hold
I think that Labour might just have held Fulham East. I can see why you believe that Lambeth North would have been close, but I think Labour would just have held on.
Its also hard to predict the Wandsworth seats. Labour might have gained Battersea South and Wandsworth Central and the Tories Balham & Tooting.
Respect gains in Bethnal Green NE and Bethnal Green SW were possible.
I agree about the Labour gains in Streatham, Holborn and Hampstead.
As the current Islington South and Finsbury is made up of Finsbury, Islington West and Islington South – its very unlikely that Labour would have held all 3 of these seats given the closeness of the 2005 result.
In turn, I believe that Labour would have held Southwark Central.
“the Tories would have taken (4 seats) Fulham East, Fulham West, Hammersmith South, Wandsworth Central from Labour.”
I think Hammersmith South would have been Labour in 2005. Fulham East quite narrowly Tory and Fulham West safely Tory. Wandsworth Central is difficult to call I think Battersea South is more likely to have been Tory. Balham & Tooting would certainly have been Labour.
“As the current Islington South and Finsbury is made up of Finsbury, Islington West and Islington South – its very unlikely that Labour would have held all 3 of these seats given the closeness of the 2005 result.”
Absolutely. It also includes part of the then Islington East.
Finsbury would certainly have been LD in 2005. Islington South very close and Islington West quite safely Labour.
Interesting to see which parts of London have lost seats:
Westminster/City 7 to 2 -5
Kens/Chelsea 3 to 1.5 -1.5
Hamm/Fulham 4 to 1.5 -2.5
Camden 5 to 1.5 -3.5
Islington 5 to 2 -3
Hackney 5 to 2 -3
Tower Hamlets 7 to 2 -5
Wandsworth 5 to 3 -2
Lambeth 6 to 2.5 -3.5
Southwark 9 to 2.5 -6.5
Lewisham 3 to 2.5 -0.5
Greenwich 3 to 2.5 -0.5
Would the new constituencies of Westminster & City, Bermondsey & Southwark and Bethnal Green & Bow each contain five 1945 constituencies?
It was recently reported in the Evening Standard that the Lib Dem candidate in Streatham – Chris Nicholson – had given more than £288,000 to his party, including a recent donation of £11,500. He has also got in trouble for making illegal donations.
http://waugh.standard.co.uk/2009/12/wealthy-lib-dems-splash-cash-too.html
The Green Party candidate is Rebecca Findlay at the 2010
General Election in Streatham
Strange that Chris Nicholson has apparently given so much money to the LD campaign. They have been practically invisible thus far; I’ve seen him once handing out leaflets at Streatham station and a couple of flyers through the letterbox.
Similarly Rahoul Bhansali has been ultra low-profile – again, a couple of flyers is the limit.
On the other hand I have seen Chuka Umunna out campaigning several times and alongside flyers there was a (late!) Christmas card from him and Keith Hill, and he tweets.
Have the others given up on Streatham already?