is a
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.
Vauxhall is wholly within the
London Borough Of Lambeth . Since the abolition of the
Lambeth Central constituency in
1983 , the constituency has included all of
Kennington and
Stockwell , and the northern parts of
Clapham and
Brixton as well as the area commonly known as
Vauxhall .
Following their review of parliamentary representation in
South London , the
Boundary Commission For England has made minor changes to the existing Vauxhall constituency. The electoral wards used in the creation of this modified seat are;
- Bishop’s, Clapham Town, Ferndale, Larkhall, Oval, Prince’s, Stockwell and Vassall.
The Vauxhall area has traditionally been left wing. The former seat of Lambeth North and the Vauxhall seat (first contested under that name in 1950) have been represented by Labour
Members Of Parliament for almost all of the
Twentieth Century apart from
1931 to
1934 .
The 1989
By-election was caused by
Stuart Holland 's resignation to take up an academic job in preference to remaining in the Labour Party.
Kate Hoey was shortlisted for the seat against the wishes of many left-wing local
Labour activists who wanted Nigerian-born
Martha Osamor .
The by-election saw one of the longest lists of 'serious' candidates at any by-election in the
1980s . There were two Green Party candidates (due to an error on their part), two National Front candidates from their warring "Third Way" & "Flag" factions, as well as the feuding 'Social & Liberal Democrats' and 'Continuing Social Democratic Party' candidates.
The local government
Wards in the constituency are currently divided between
Labour and
Liberal Democrats on
Lambeth Council , with a lone Conservative representing Clapham Town ward.
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Conservative Party (UK)
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Edward Heckels
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5,405
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145
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11
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Green Party of England and Wales
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Tim Summers
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1,705
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46
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+02
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United Kingdom Independence Party
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Robert McWhirter
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271
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07
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+07
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Socialist Party of Great Britain
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Daniel Lambert
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240
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06
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+06
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English Democrats Party
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Janus Polenceus
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221
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06
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+06
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Labour Party (UK)
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Kate Hoey
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19,738
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591
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-47
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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Anthony Bottrall
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6,720
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201
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+41
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Conservative Party (UK)
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Gareth Compton
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4,489
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134
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-18
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Green Party of England and Wales
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Shane Collins
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1,485
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44
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+22
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Socialist Alliance (England)
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Theresa Bennett
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853
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26
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''N/A''
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Independent (politician)
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Martin Boyd
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107
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03
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''N/A''
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