Vauxhall
2010 Results:
Conservative: 9301 (21.53%)
Labour: 21498 (49.77%)
Liberal Democrat: 10847 (25.11%)
Green: 708 (1.64%)
English Democrat: 289 (0.67%)
Christian: 200 (0.46%)
Others: 348 (0.81%)
Majority: 10651 (24.66%)
Notional 2005 Results:
Labour: 17666 (51.9%)
Liberal Democrat: 9132 (26.8%)
Conservative: 5065 (14.9%)
Other: 2194 (6.4%)
Majority: 8534 (25.1%)
Actual 2005 result
Conservative: 5405 (14.5%)
Labour: 19744 (52.9%)
Liberal Democrat: 9767 (26.1%)
Green: 1705 (4.6%)
UKIP: 271 (0.7%)
Other: 461 (1.2%)
Majority: 9977 (26.7%)
2001 Result
Conservative: 4489 (13.4%)
Labour: 19738 (59.1%)
Liberal Democrat: 6720 (20.1%)
Green: 1485 (4.4%)
Other: 960 (2.9%)
Majority: 13018 (39%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 5942 (15.2%)
Labour: 24920 (63.8%)
Liberal Democrat: 6260 (16%)
Other: 1944 (5%)
Majority: 18660 (47.8%)
Boundary changes: Loses part of Coldharbour and Herne Hill to Dulwich and West Norwood.
Profile: An inner-city seat in Lambeth that faces Westminster across the river Thames. It includes Waterloo, Kennington, North Clapham, Vauxhall, Stockwell and parts of Brixton. The north of the seat is dominated by well known landmarks like the London Eye, St Thomas`s hospital, the redeveloped South Bank complex, County Hall, the Imperial War Museum and Lambeth Palace, the official residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury. Close to the river at Vauxhall itself and the Oval at Kennington there is some gentrification due to the proximity to Westminster (it is a popular place for MPs and civil servants to live), but the majority of the seat is far more troubled – crime ridden council estates and grim terraces that struggle with crime and drugs problems. Over a quarter of the population is afro-carribean and there is also a large Portuguese community in the seat, largely around Stockwell.
The Liberal Democrats had advanced in this seat at a local level after 1994, however it swung back towards Labour in 2006. At a Parliamentary level it is solidly Labour having returned Labour MPs since its creation in 1950.
Current MP: Kate Hoey(Labour) born 1946, County Antrim. Educated at Belfast Royal Academy and Ulster College of Physical Education. Contested Dulwich 1983, 1987. First elected as MP for Vauxhall in 1989 by-election. PPS to Frank Field 1997-1998, junior minister in the home office 1998-1999, sports minister 1999-2001. Hoey started out as a left winger – she supported Tony Benn in the 1981 Deputy Leadership election. In more recent years she – along with her former boss Frank Field – is invariably citied as a favourite Labour MP by Conservative activists, she is a euro-sceptic who supports grammar schools in Northern Ireland, supports fox hunting, opposes ID cards and the congestion charge and is a regular rebel against the Labour whip. Chairman of the Countryside Alliance since 2005.
Glyn Chambers (Conservative) Contested Belfast East in 2007 Northern Ireland Assembly elections.Kate Hoey(Labour) born 1946, County Antrim. Educated at Belfast Royal Academy and Ulster College of Physical Education. Contested Dulwich 1983, 1987. First elected as MP for Vauxhall in 1989 by-election. PPS to Frank Field 1997-1998, junior minister in the home office 1998-1999, sports minister 1999-2001. Hoey started out as a left winger – she supported Tony Benn in the 1981 Deputy Leadership election. In more recent years she – along with her former boss Frank Field – is invariably citied as a favourite Labour MP by Conservative activists, she is a euro-sceptic who supports grammar schools in Northern Ireland, supports fox hunting, opposes ID cards and the congestion charge and is a regular rebel against the Labour whip. Chairman of the Countryside Alliance since 2005.
Caroline Pidgeon (Liberal Democrat) born 1972. Educated at Thornden Secondary School and University of Wales Aberystwyth. Former political researcher. Southwark councillor since 1998. Contested Dulwich and West Norwood 2001. GLA candidate in Lambeth and Southwark 2004. Londonwide member of the GLA since 2008.
Joseph Healy (Green) born Dublin. Contested London in 2004, 2009 European elections.
Jose Navarro (English Democrat) Larna Martin (Christian Party) 
Jeremy Drinkall (Anticapitalists – Workers Power) Teaching assistant.James Kapetanos (Animal Protection)Daniel Lambert (Socialist)2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 99537
Male: 49.9%
Female: 50.1%
Under 18: 20.8%
Over 60: 12.1%
Born outside UK: 34.2%
White: 61.1%
Black: 28.2%
Asian: 3.1%
Mixed: 4.5%
Other: 3.1%
Christian: 60.7%
Hindu: 0.6%
Muslim: 5.3%
Full time students: 8%
Graduates 16-74: 41.3%
No Qualifications 16-74: 21.2%
Owner-Occupied: 28.3%
Social Housing: 50.8% (Council: 36.3%, Housing Ass.: 14.5%)
Privately Rented: 17%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 10.7%
Brixton had its own constituency from 1885 to 1974. I believe it has been split between various seats since then, which have they been? (eg Lambeth Central) I believe most of the area is presently in Vauxhall.
A lot of Brixton is in Streatham, hence to some extent that seat’s march to the left.
Can’t see lib dems taking this. Not because of the seat but because of the MP. They may have a chance once she leaves.
Why is the candidate of the Socialist Party (GB) Daniel Lambert not listed as contesting the seat of Vauxhall? The SPGB has stood for this constituency many times so there really is no excuse for this omission.
I notice that you have not included The Socialist Party of Great Britain’s candidate Daniel Lambert.
In the interests of accuracy please include him in your listings please.
Many thanks
Fraser
Labour has got virtually zero chance of losing here – what will be interesting is the local elections on the same day where they will seeking to keep all the Lambeth council seats they won in 2006. My feeling is that they will assuming everyone votes the same way locally and nationally but there may be one or two that change hands I suppose due to local issues.
Lab 18000
LD 11500
Con 6500
Green 3000
Others 3000
My spreadsheet gives a majority of 4000 but i’m sure the Hoey factor will stop it falling this low…
Lab hold 6500
LAB HOLD
ChrisInTheNorth, what do you mean by the ‘Hoey factor’? I’m a Labour supporter but I can’t stand this woman. I know a few people that live in this seat that say she’s a terrible MP. She seems to spend more time addressing rural issues rather than trying to tackle the probelms of this inner-city seat!!!