General Election 2024 London seats: Who will be my MP in Lewisham East?

Rachael Burford

20 June 2024 at 2:06 pm·1-min read

Millions of voters across London will go to the polls on July 4 to elect the new Government.

The Standard looks at key battleground and other seats in the capital, and has published an interactive map. Here we turn the spotlight on:

LEWISHAM EAST

Candidates for main parties (in alphabetical order):

Louise Brice - Conservatives

Janet Daby - Labour

Ruth Handyside - Reform

Michael Herron - Green Party

Callum James Littlemore - Liberal Democrats

Summary:

Lewisham East is among the safest of Labour of seats and has been since 1997. Janet Daby has been MP there since 2018, when she won a by-election sparked by the resignation of Heidi Alexander who went to work for London Mayor Sadiq Khan.

Ms Alexander quit after describing then Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet as “dysfunctional”.In 2019 Ms Daby’s vote share dropped. But she still won almost 60 per cent of the vote and a majority of over 17,000.

It is ranked very high for its share of people from ethnic minority backgrounds compared to other areas, and very low for its share of homeowners.

LEWISHAM EAST: PURPLE SHADED AREA: CURRENT CONSTITUENCY BOUNDARY. GREEN OUTLINES NEW CONSTITUENCY BOUNDARIES (Commons Library)

Area: Wards in the constituency include Bellingham, Catford South, Downham, Grove Park, Hither Green, Lee Green and Rushey Green

I’m not sure if I’m in this constituency: Here’s how you can check

Boundary changes impact: Boundary changes do not impact the political make up of this constituency

YouGov MRP poll prediction: Labour win

Evening Standard view: Lewisham East is an easy win for Labour.

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