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Lewisham East — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Lewisham East was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 18,073 votes over Green. This page covers every general election in Lewisham East from 1918 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1918–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Assheton Pownall (Unionist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1922 Assheton Pownall (Unionist) 16,726 57.6% Ernest Wesley Wilton (Labour) 8,324 (28.7 pts) 64.0%
1923 Assheton Pownall (Unionist) 13,560 44.4% Ernest Wesley Wilton (Labour) 3,956 (12.9 pts) 62.6%
1924 Assheton Pownall (Unionist) 23,842 63.6% John Charles Wilmot (Labour) 10,221 (27.3 pts) 74.9%
1929 Assheton Pownall (Unionist) 23,208 42.4% John Charles Wilmot (Labour) 402 (0.7 pts) 71.5%
1931 Assheton Pownall (Conservative) 41,354 66.9% John Charles Wilmot (Labour) 20,869 (33.8 pts) 74.9%
1935 Assheton Pownall (Conservative) 32,874 56.4% Freda Künzlen Corbet (Labour) 7,449 (12.8 pts) 66.9%
1945 Herbet Stanley Morrison (Labour) 37,361 61.8% Assheton Pownall (Conservative) 15,219 (25.2 pts) 76.2%
Feb 1974 Roland Moyle (Labour) 24,339 45.6% John Marshall (Conservative) 6,306 (11.8 pts) 77.5%
Oct 1974 Roland Moyle (Labour) 24,350 50.9% David Arthur Mahony (Conservative) 8,952 (18.7 pts) 68.8%
1979 Roland Moyle (Labour) 22,916 46.0% Humfrey Malins (Conservative) 1,593 (3.2 pts) 74.3%
1983 Colin Moynihan (Conservative) 17,168 40.4% Roland Moyle (Labour) 1,909 (4.5 pts) 69.5%
1987 Colin Moynihan (Conservative) 19,873 45.1% Michael Russell Profitt (Labour) 4,814 (10.9 pts) 73.9%
1992 Bridget Prentice (Labour) 19,576 45.4% Colin Moynihan (Conservative) 1,095 (2.5 pts) 74.8%
1997 Bridget Prentice (Labour) 21,821 58.3% Philip Hollobone (Conservative) 12,127 (32.4 pts) 66.4%
2001 Bridget Prentice (Labour) 16,160 53.7% David McInnes (Conservative) 9,003 (29.9 pts) 51.6%
2005 Bridget Prentice (Labour) 14,263 45.8% James Cleverly (Conservative) 6,751 (21.7 pts) 52.6%
2010 Heidi Alexander (Labour) 17,966 43.1% Peter Pattisson (Liberal Democrat) 6,216 (14.9 pts) 63.6%
2015 Heidi Alexander (Labour) 23,907 55.7% Peter Fortune (Conservative) 14,333 (33.4 pts) 64.3%
2017 Heidi Alexander (Labour) 32,072 67.9% Peter Fortune (Conservative) 21,213 (44.9 pts) 69.4%
2019 Janet Daby (Labour) 26,661 59.5% Sam Thurgood (Conservative) 17,008 (38.0 pts) 66.2%
2024 Janet Daby (Labour) 23,646 58.2% Mike Herron (Green) 18,073 (44.5 pts) 55.6%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Assheton Pownall Unionist Unopposed Yes

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Assheton Pownall Unionist 16,72657.6% Yes
Ernest Wesley Wilton Labour 8,40228.9% No
John Christian Langenmayr Zorn Liberal 3,90613.5% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Assheton Pownall Unionist 13,56044.4% Yes
Ernest Wesley Wilton Labour 9,60431.4% No
Edward Penton Liberal 7,39724.2% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Assheton Pownall Unionist 23,84263.6% Yes
John Charles Wilmot Labour 13,62136.4% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Assheton Pownall Unionist 23,20842.4% Yes
John Charles Wilmot Labour 22,80641.7% No
Edward Penton Liberal 8,72915.9% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Assheton Pownall Conservative 41,35466.9% Yes
John Charles Wilmot Labour 20,48533.1% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Assheton Pownall Conservative 32,87456.4% Yes
Freda Künzlen Corbet Labour 25,42543.6% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbet Stanley Morrison Labour 37,36161.8% Yes
Assheton Pownall Conservative 22,14236.6% No
Frederick Russell Independent 9311.5% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Roland Moyle Labour 24,33945.6% Yes
John Marshall Conservative 18,03333.8% No
Michael Alan Minter Liberal 10,54319.7% No
Charles Edward Josheph Carey Independent 2690.5% No
Frank Hansford-Miller New Freedom 2030.4% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Roland Moyle Labour 24,35050.9% Yes
David Arthur Mahony Conservative 15,39832.2% No
Michael Alan Minter Liberal 8,06916.9% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Roland Moyle Labour 22,91646.0% Yes
Humfrey Malins Conservative 21,32342.8% No
James Smith Forrest Liberal 4,2658.6% No
Michael William Ellis National Front 1,1682.3% No
Grantley Herbert Augustus Harewood Workers Revolutionary 1900.4% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Colin Moynihan Conservative 17,16840.4% Yes
Roland Moyle Labour 15,25935.9% No
Polly Toynbee Social Democratic Party 9,35122.0% No
Richard Edmonds BNP 2880.7% No
Alan James Hassard Green 2700.6% No
Geoffrey Roberts Communist 1350.3% No
Peter Charles Gibson Workers Revolutionary 710.2% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Colin Moynihan Conservative 19,87345.1% Yes
Michael Russell Profitt Labour 15,05934.2% No
Vivienne Wendy Stone Social Democratic Party 9,11820.7% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bridget Prentice Labour 19,57645.4% Yes
Colin Moynihan Conservative 18,48142.8% No
Julian Hawkins Liberal Democrat 4,87711.3% No
Gilda Elizabeth Mansour Natural Law 1960.5% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bridget Prentice Labour 21,82158.3% Yes
Philip Hollobone Conservative 9,69425.9% No
Davi Buxton Liberal Democrat 4,17811.2% No
Spencer Drury Referendum Party 9102.4% No
Robert Croucher National Front 4311.2% No
Peter White Liberal 2770.7% No
Captain Rizz Rainbow Dream Ticket 970.3% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bridget Prentice Labour 16,16053.7% Yes
David McInnes Conservative 7,15723.8% No
David Buxton Liberal Democrat 4,93716.4% No
Barry Roberts BNP 1,0053.3% No
Jean Kysow Socialist Alliance 4641.5% No
Maurice Link UKIP 3611.2% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bridget Prentice Labour 14,26345.8% Yes
James Cleverly Conservative 7,51224.1% No
Richard Thomas Liberal Democrat 6,78721.8% No
Anna Baker Green 1,2434.0% No
Arnold Tarling UKIP 6972.2% No
Bernard Franklin National Front 6252.0% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Heidi Alexander Labour 17,96643.1% Yes
Peter Pattisson Liberal Democrat 11,75028.2% No
Jonathan Clamp Conservative 9,85023.6% No
Roderick Reed UKIP 7711.8% No
Priscilla Cotterell Green 6241.5% No
James Rose English Democrats 4261.0% No
George Hallam People Before Profit 3320.8% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Heidi Alexander Labour 23,90755.7% Yes
Peter Fortune Conservative 9,57422.3% No
Anna Waters UKIP 3,8869.1% No
Julia Fletcher Liberal Democrat 2,4555.7% No
Storm Poorun Green 2,4295.7% No
Nick Long People Before Profit 3900.9% No
Maureen Martin Christian Peoples Alliance 2820.7% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Heidi Alexander Labour 32,07267.9% Yes
Peter Fortune Conservative 10,85923.0% No
Emily Frith Liberal Democrat 2,0864.4% No
Storm Poorun Green 8031.7% No
Keith Forster UKIP 7981.7% No
Willow Winston Independent 3550.8% No
Maureen Martin Christian Peoples Alliance 2280.5% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Janet Daby Labour 26,66159.5% Yes
Sam Thurgood Conservative 9,65321.5% No
Ade Fatukasi Liberal Democrat 5,03911.2% No
Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah Green 1,7063.8% No
Wesley Pollard Brexit Party 1,2342.8% No
Maureen Martin Christian Peoples Alliance 2770.6% No
Mark Barber Independent 1520.3% No
Richard Galloway Young People's Party 500.1% No
Elder Mighton Independent 430.1% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Janet Daby Labour 23,64658.2% Yes
Mike Herron Green 5,57313.7% No
Louise Brice Conservative 4,40110.8% No
Ruth Handyside Reform UK 3,4698.5% No
Callum Littlemore Liberal Democrat 2,4716.1% No
Steph Koffi Workers Party of Britain 5771.4% No
Maureen Martin Christian Peoples Alliance Party 4041.0% No
Richard Galloway Shared Ground 960.2% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1922: Unionist margin 28.7 pts 1923: Unionist margin 12.9 pts 1924: Unionist margin 27.3 pts 1929: Unionist margin 0.7 pts 1931: Conservative margin 33.8 pts 1935: Conservative margin 12.8 pts 1945: Labour margin 25.2 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 11.8 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 18.7 pts 1979: Labour margin 3.2 pts 1983: Conservative margin 4.5 pts 1987: Conservative margin 10.9 pts 1992: Labour margin 2.5 pts 1997: Labour margin 32.4 pts 2001: Labour margin 29.9 pts 2005: Labour margin 21.7 pts 2010: Labour margin 14.9 pts 2015: Labour margin 33.4 pts 2017: Labour margin 44.9 pts 2019: Labour margin 38.0 pts 2024: Labour margin 44.5 pts 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Lewisham East has been contested at 22 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Unionist, Conservative, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Lewisham East in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Lewisham East in 2024 with 23,646 votes (58.2%), a majority of 18,073 votes over Green in second place.

Which parties have won Lewisham East since 1918?

Since 1918, Lewisham East has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Lewisham East?

The closest result on record for Lewisham East was 1929, when Unionist beat Labour by just 402 votes (0.7 percentage points).

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