Lambeth Central (UK Parliament constituency)

{{Short description|UK Parliament constituency (1974–1983)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox UK constituency main |name = Lambeth Central |parliament = uk |map1 = LambethCentral1974 |map2 = |map_entity = Greater London |map_size = 200px |map_year = 1974 |year = 1974 |abolished = 1983 |type = Borough |elects_howmany = One |previous = Brixton and Clapham |next = Vauxhall, Streatham and Norwood<ref name="ElectionWeb74">{{cite web|title='Lambeth Central', Feb 1974 - May 1983|url=http://electionweb.co.uk/Bp/P74353.htm|website=ElectionWeb Project|publisher=Cognitive Computing Limited|accessdate=23 March 2016}}</ref> |region = England |county = Greater London }} '''Lambeth Central''' was a parliamentary constituency in the London Borough of Lambeth, in South London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the UK Parliament (using first-past-the-post voting).

The seat, centred on Clapham, was created for the February 1974 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election, when most of its territory was transferred to the redrawn Vauxhall constituency.

==History== This short-lived seat is best known in the news media for the by-election of 1978. This was controversial because of a high-profile campaign by the National Front in one of the most racially diverse constituencies in the UK; the party fielded a candidate in the following general election also. On both occasions the candidates lost their deposits for want of votes.

The constituency shared boundaries with the Lambeth Central electoral division for election of councillors to the Greater London Council at elections in 1973, 1977 and 1981.

==Boundaries== {{maplink|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Lambeth Central (electoral division)}}|frame=yes|frame-width=260|text=Map of boundaries 1974–1983}} The London Borough of Lambeth wards of Angell, Clapham Town, Ferndale, Larkhall, and Town Hall.

==Members of Parliament== {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party!!Notes |- |style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | Feb 1974 | Marcus Lipton | Labour | Died February 1978 |- |style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | 1978 by-election | John Tilley | Labour | Contested Southwark and Bermondsey following redistribution |- |colspan="2" | 1983 |colspan="3"| ''constituency abolished: see Vauxhall, Streatham and Norwood'' |}

==Elections== {| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan="4" | 1970 notional result<ref>{{cite web |title=1970 notional general election & February 1974 general election |url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dX47DuTxmFg6SXaizeo3TQwvlEEOKPdCWQCTABWyN40/edit?gid=0#gid=0 |author1=Michael Stead |publisher=BBC |access-date=18 March 2025 }}</ref> |- ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | % |- | {{party color cell|Labour Party (UK)}} | Labour ||align=right| 16,300 ||align=right| 55.3 |- | {{party color cell|Conservative Party (UK)}} | Conservative ||align=right| 13,200 ||align=right| 44.7 |- |colspan="4" bgcolor="#EAECF0"| |- |colspan="2"|'''Turnout''' |align=right|29,500 |align=right|56.7 |- |colspan="2"|'''Electorate''' |align=right|52,022 |} {{Election box begin |title = General election February 1974: Lambeth Central<ref name="1974-1983">{{cite book |last1=Craig |first1=Fred W. S |title=Britain votes 2 : British parliamentary election results 1974-1979 |date=1984 |publisher=Parliamentary Research Services |isbn=090017823X |url=https://archive.org/details/britishparliamen0000crai_z8o5 |access-date=4 May 2025}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Marcus Lipton |votes = 15,954 |percentage = 52.8 |change = –2.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Chris Patten |votes = 8,585 |percentage = 28.4 |change = –16.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Eric Thwaites |votes = 5,226 |percentage = 17.3 |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Workers Revolutionary Party (UK) |candidate = Sylvester Smart |votes = 337 |percentage = 1.1 |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Communist Party of England (Marxist-Leninist) |candidate = Ekins Brome |votes = 107 |percentage = 0.4 |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 7,369 |percentage = 24.4 |change = +13.9 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 30,209 |percentage = 62.3 |change = +5.6 }} {{Election box registered electors | reg. electors = 48,510 }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = +6.9 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin |title = General election October 1974: Lambeth Central<ref name="1974-1983"/> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Marcus Lipton |votes = 15,381 |percentage = 60.0 |change = +7.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Nicholas Lyell |votes = 6,704 |percentage = 26.2 |change = –2.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Peter Easton |votes = 3,211 |percentage = 12.5 |change = –4.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Workers Revolutionary Party (UK) |candidate = Sylvester Smart |votes = 233 |percentage = 0.9 |change = –0.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Communist Party of England (Marxist-Leninist) |candidate = Peter Bratton |votes = 88 |percentage = 0.3 |change = –0.0 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 8,677 |percentage = 33.9 |change = +9.5 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 25,617 |percentage = 52.6 |change = –9.7 }} {{Election box registered electors | reg. electors = 48,716 }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = +4.7 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin |title = 1978 Lambeth Central by-election: Lambeth Central<ref name="1974-1983"/> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Labour Co-operative |candidate = John Tilley |votes = 10,311 |percentage = 49.5 |change = –10.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Jeremy Hanley |votes = 7,170 |percentage = 34.4 |change = +8.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = National Front (UK) |candidate = Helena Steven |votes = 1,291 |percentage = 6.2 |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = David Blunt |votes = 1,104 |percentage = 1.4 |change = –7.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Socialist Unity (UK) |candidate = John Chase |votes = 287 |percentage = 1.4 |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Workers Revolutionary Party (UK) |candidate = Corin Redgrave |votes = 271 |percentage = 1.3 |change = +0.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Socialist Workers Party (UK) |candidate = Anthony Bogues |votes = 201 |percentage = 1.0 |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Socialist Party of Great Britain |candidate = Barry Kenneth |votes = 91 |percentage = 0.4 |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate |party = Homes, Employment, Anti-Racial Discrimination |candidate = Alan Whereat |votes = 55 |percentage = 0.3 |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate |party = South London People's Front |candidate = Stuart Monro |votes = 38 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate |party = Democratic Monarchist Public Safety White Resident |candidate = Bill Boaks |votes = 27 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 3,141 |percentage = 15.1 |change = –18.8 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 20,846 |percentage = 44.5 |change = –8.1 }} {{Election box registered electors | reg. electors = 46,826 }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Labour Co-operative |swing = –9.4 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin |title = General election 1979: Lambeth Central<ref name="1974-1983"/> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Labour Co-operative |candidate = John Tilley |votes = 15,101 |percentage = 54.7 |change = –5.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Jeremy Hanley |votes = 9,125 |percentage = 33.1 |change = +6.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = David Blunt |votes = 2,339 |percentage = 8.5 |change = –4.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = National Front (UK) |candidate = Vera Lillington |votes = 830 |percentage = 3.0 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Workers Revolutionary Party (UK) |candidate = Corin Redgrave |votes = 152 |percentage = 0.6 |change = –0.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Alan Whereat |votes = 50 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 5,976 |percentage = 21.7 |change = –12.2 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 27,597 |percentage = 63.2 |change = +10.6 }} {{Election box registered electors | reg. electors = 43,678 }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Labour Co-operative |swing = –6.1 }} {{Election box end}}

==References== {{reflist}} *{{Rayment-hc|l|1|date=March 2012}}

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