Streatham
2010 Results:
Conservative: 8578 (18.31%)
Labour: 20037 (42.78%)
Liberal Democrat: 16778 (35.82%)
Green: 861 (1.84%)
English Democrat: 229 (0.49%)
Christian: 237 (0.51%)
Others: 117 (0.25%)
Majority: 3259 (6.96%)
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: 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.
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.
Rebecca Findlay (Green) Press and campaigns manager for the Family Planning Association.
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.
Geoffrey Macharia (Christian Party)
Paul Lepper (Workers Revolutionary)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%



Since the local MP is from a mixed-race background I thought it might be interesting to look at the percentage of people in that category for each ward of this constituency according to the 2001 census:
Brixton Hill: 5.6%
Clapham Common: 3.4%
St Leonard’s: 4.7%
Streatham Hill: 5.1%
Streatham South: 4.8%
Streatham Wells: 5.4%
Thornton: 4.1%
Tulse Hill: 5.4%