Eltham Borough constituency
Eltham shown within Greater London
Created:	1983
MP:	Clive Efford
Party:	Labour
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Greater London
EP constituency:	London

Eltham is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Boundaries

The constituency is located in the London Borough of Greenwich, in south-east London. Before 1983, a similar constituency was called Woolwich West. It adjoins the following constituencies:

• Bromley and Chislehurst
• Erith and Thamesmead
• Greenwich and Woolwich
• Lewisham East
• Old Bexley and Sidcup

Famous as the birthplace of American-raised comedian and Hollywood Film Star Bob Hope, and more infamously, where the black youth Stephen Lawrence was murdered, the seat was held by high profile Tory Peter Bottomley for over two decades (as Woolwich West and then Eltham) before Labour gained the seat in 1997. After fairly comfortable victories then and in 2001, the constituency is now the 86th most likely seat to be gained by the Conservatives.

The Eltham Parliamentary Constituency became the first in London to select a candidate (David Gold (Conservative)) by means of an open primary election where any voter on the electoral roll was entitled to attend and vote at a meeting chaired by Michael Portillo on 31st July 2006 at the Bob Hope Theatre.

Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in South London, the Boundary Commission for England has made only one minor change to the existing Eltham constituency - whereas Kidbrooke and Hornfair ward was previously split between this seat and Greenwich and Woolwich, the entire ward is being moved into the seat.

The electoral wards used in the formation of the modified seat are entirely within the London Borough of Greenwich

• Coldharbour and New Eltham, Eltham North, Eltham South, Eltham West, Kidbrooke with Hornfair, Middle Park and Sutcliffe and Shooters Hill.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1983	Peter Bottomley	Conservative
	1997	Clive Efford	Labour

Election results

General Election 2005: Eltham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	%
	Labour Party	Clive Efford	15,381	43.6	-9.2
	Conservative Party	Spencer Drury	12,105	34.3	-9.2
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Gerrard	5,669	16.1	+2.2
		Jeremy Elms	1,024	2.9	+3.9
		Barry Roberts	979	2.8	+0.8
	Independent	Andrew Graham	147	0.4	+2.8
Majority			3,276	9.3	-0.7
Turnout			35,305	61.7	-11.4
	Labour Party hold		Swing	-5.7

General Election 2001: Eltham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	%
	Labour Party	Clive Efford	17,855	52.8	-1.8
	Conservative Party	Sharon Massey	10,859	32.1	-1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Morris	4,121	12.2	+0.9
		Terrence Jones	706	2.1	+3.7
	Independent	Andrew Graham	251	0.7	n/a
Majority			6,996	20.7	n/a
Turnout				58.7	-2.7
	Labour Party hold		Swing

General Election 1997: Eltham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	%
	Labour Party	Clive Efford	23,710	54.6	+12.7
	Conservative Party	Clive Blackwood	13,528	31.2	+12.7
	Liberal Democrats	Amanda Taylor	3,701	8.5	-14.8
		M Clark	1,414	3.3	-3.2
	Liberal Party	H Middleton	584	1.3	n/a
		W Hitches	491	1.1	n/a
Majority			10,182	23.4	n/a
Turnout				75.7
	Labour Party gain from Conservative Party		Swing

General Election 1992: Eltham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	%
	Conservative Party	Peter Bottomley	18,813	46.0
	Labour Party	Clive Efford	17,147	41.9
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher McGinty	4,804	11.7
	Independent	Andrew Graham	165	0.4
Majority			1,666	4.07
Turnout				78.7
	Conservative Party hold		Swing

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Greater London

•  • [ e] Constituencies in Greater London
Labour	Barking • Battersea • Brent North • Brent South • Brentford and Isleworth • Camberwell and Peckham • Croydon North • Dagenham • Dulwich and West Norwood • Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush • Ealing North • Ealing Southall • East Ham • Edmonton • Eltham • Enfield North • Erith and Thamesmead • Feltham and Heston • Finchley and Golders Green • Greenwich and Woolwich • Hackney North and Stoke Newington • Hackney South and Shoreditch • Hampstead and Highgate • Harrow East • Harrow West • Hayes and Harlington • Hendon • Holborn and St. Pancras • Ilford South • Islington North • Islington South and Finsbury • Lewisham Deptford • Lewisham East • Lewisham West • Leyton and Wanstead • Mitcham and Morden • Poplar and Canning Town • Regent's Park and Kensington North • Streatham • Tooting • Tottenham • Vauxhall • Walthamstow • West Ham
Conservative	Beckenham • Bexleyheath and Crayford • Bromley and Chislehurst • Chingford and Woodford Green • Chipping Barnet • Cities of London and Westminster • Croydon Central • Croydon South • Enfield Southgate • Hammersmith and Fulham • Hornchurch • Ilford North • Kensington and Chelsea • Old Bexley and Sidcup • Orpington • Putney • Romford • Ruislip-Northwood • Upminster • Uxbridge • Wimbledon
Liberal Democrat	Brent East • Carshalton and Wallington • Hornsey and Wood Green • Kingston and Surbiton • Richmond Park • North Southwark and Bermondsey • Sutton and Cheam • Twickenham
Respect	Bethnal Green and Bow
London European constituency: Conservative (3) • Labour (3) • Liberal Democrats (1) • UKIP (1) • Green (1)