Eltham (UK Parliament constituency)

Eltham
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Eltham in Greater London
CountyGreater London
Electorate64,084 (Dec 2019)[1][2]
Major settlementsEltham and Kidbrooke
Current constituency
Created1983
Member of ParliamentClive Efford (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromWoolwich West
Replaced byEltham & Chislehurst

Eltham (/ˈɛltəm/ EL-təm) was a constituency[n 1] in Greater London created in 1983 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 1997 until its abolition for the 2024 general election by Clive Efford of the Labour Party.[n 2]

The seat broadly covered the southern half of the Royal Borough of Greenwich.[3][4]

Under the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was subject to boundary changes which incorporated the Borough of Bromley communities of Chislehurst and Mottingham. As a consequence, it was replaced by Eltham and Chislehurst, first contested at the 2024 general election.[5]

  1. ^ http://www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/3455/eltham_constituency_results [dead link]
  2. ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  3. ^ Wells, Anthony. "Eltham". UKPollingReport. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  4. ^ Waller, Robert; Criddle, Byron (7 May 2007). The Almanac of British Politics. Routledge. p. 426. ISBN 978-1-135-20683-3. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2018 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – London | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2023.


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