Dulwich and West Norwood (UK Parliament constituency)

Dulwich and West Norwood /ˈdʌlɪtʃ ... ˈnɔːwʊd/ is a constituency in South London created in 1997. It has been represented by Helen Hayes of Labour since her election in 2015.

Dulwich and West Norwood
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
Location within Greater London
County	Greater London
Electorate	74,314 (2023)[1]
Major settlements	Herne Hill, Dulwich, Brixton, Gipsy Hill, West Norwood
Current constituency
Created	1997
Member of Parliament	Helen Hayes (L)
Seats	One
Created from	Dulwich and Norwood

In the 2016 EU referendum, Dulwich and West Norwood voted to remain in the European Union by an estimated 78%. This was the third highest proportion in the UK, behind Gibraltar and the neighbouring constituency of Vauxhall.^[2][3]

Constituency profile

Situated in South East London, the seat takes in all of Herne Hill, Dulwich Village, East Dulwich, Angell Town in Brixton, Gipsy Hill and West Norwood.

The seat is very ethnically diverse: around 25% of the residents are from an Afro-Caribbean background. In addition, 33% of the population live in social housing, and roughly 10% are single parents. 47.6% of residents have a university degree – the fifteenth-highest proportion across all constituencies.

Dulwich and West Norwood
Racial makeup (2021)[4]
• White	57.4%
• Black	23.3%
• Mixed	8.6%
• Asian	6.1%
• Other	4.6%

Boundaries

Map of boundaries 2010–2024

1997–2010: The London Borough of Southwark wards of Alleyn, Bellenden, College, Lyndhurst, Ruskin, and Rye, and the London Borough of Lambeth wards of Gipsy Hill, Herne Hill, Knight's Hill, and Thurlow Park.

2010–2024: The London Borough of Southwark wards of College, East Dulwich, and Village, and the London Borough of Lambeth wards of Coldharbour; Gipsy Hill; Herne Hill; Knight’s Hill; Thurlow Park.

2024–present: The London Borough of Southwark wards of Champion Hill, Dulwich Village, and Dulwich Wood, and the London Borough of Lambeth wards of Brixton North (part), Brixton Rush Common (part), Brixton Windrush, Gipsy Hill, Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction, Knight's Hill, St Martin's (part), and West Dulwich (part).^[5]

Tessa Jowell represented the constituency since its creation in 1997 up until she stepped down from office in 2015

Dulwich College is a local landmark

West Norwood Cemetery

Political history

The Labour Party has safe majorities of more than a 15% share of the vote since the seat was created in 1997. The runner-up party in four of the seven general elections to date has been the Conservative Party, the Liberal Democrats twice, and the Green Party once.

When the constituency was created for the 1997 election, it was estimated that had the seat existed in 1992, Labour would have won it with a majority of less than 2,000 votes over the second placed Conservatives, making it a marginal seat. The 1997 result therefore suggested that the Conservative vote had halved since the previous election. This performance was poorer than the average fall of the Conservative vote in London and led the Almanac of British Politics to note that there was "now no question of this constituency being marginal."^[6]

The constituency takes in the eastern side of Lambeth Council which include the wards of Coldharbour, Herne Hill, Thurlow Park, Gipsy Hill and Knight's Hill. It also takes in the south western end of Southwark Council which encompass Dulwich Village, Goose Green and Dulwich Hill wards. The Green Party have two councillors in constituency and are the official opposition on Lambeth Council. The Labour Party have twenty-one councillors.

Members of Parliament

The constituency was created in 1997 from parts of the former seats of Dulwich and Norwood. It was represented from its creation until 2015 by the former Secretary of State for Culture (2001–2007), Tessa Jowell.

Election	Member[7]	Party
1997	Tessa Jowell		Labour
2015	Helen Hayes		Labour

Election results

Election results 1997-2024

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Dulwich and West Norwood^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Helen Hayes	27,356	60.3	–4.2
	Green	Pete Elliott	8,567	18.9	+2.7
	Conservative	Leon Cook	3,873	8.5	–8.1
	Liberal Democrats	Donna Harris	3,485	7.7	+6.7
	Reform UK	Gary Stevens	1,801	4.0	+2.9
	Independent	Mike Spenser	296	0.7	N/A
Majority			18,789	41.4	–6.4
Turnout			45,378	61.1	–9.1
Registered electors			74,265
	Labour hold		Swing	–3.5

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[9]
Party		Vote	%
	Labour	33,649	64.5
	Conservative	8,686	16.6
	Green	8,475	16.2
	Brexit Party	566	1.1
	Liberal Democrats	503	1.0
	Others	315	0.6
Turnout		52,194	70.2
Electorate		74,314

With a 14% increase in their vote share, this was the largest increase for any Green candidate at the 2019 General Election.^[10]

General election 2019: Dulwich and West Norwood^[11][10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Helen Hayes	36,521	65.5	−4.1
	Green	Jonathan Bartley	9,211	16.5	+14.0
	Conservative	Jane Lyons	9,160	16.4	−3.1
	Brexit Party	Julia Stephenson	571	1.0	N/A
	CPA	Anthony Hodgson	242	0.4	N/A
	UKIP	John Plume	73	0.1	N/A
Majority			27,310	49.0	−1.1
Turnout			55,778	65.2	−6.7
Registered electors			84,663
	Labour hold		Swing	−9.1

General election 2017: Dulwich and West Norwood^[12][13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Helen Hayes	39,096	69.6	+15.5
	Conservative	Rachel Wolf	10,940	19.5	−3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Gail Kent	4,475	8.0	−1.8
	Green	Rashid Nix	1,408	2.5	−6.9
	Independent	Robin Lambert	121	0.2	0.0
	Independent	Yen Lin Chong	103	0.2	N/A
Majority			28,156	50.1	+18.7
Turnout			56,143	71.9	+4.8
Registered electors			78,037
	Labour hold		Swing	+9.4

General election 2015: Dulwich and West Norwood^[14][15][16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Helen Hayes	27,772	54.1	+7.5
	Conservative	Resham Kotecha	11,650	22.7	+0.5
	Liberal Democrats	James Barber	5,055	9.8	−17.4
	Green	Rashid Nix	4,844	9.4	+6.8
	UKIP	Rathy Alagaratnam	1,606	3.1	+1.6
	TUSC	Steve Nally	248	0.5	N/A
	Independent	Robin Lambert	125	0.2	N/A
	All People's Party	Amadu Kanumansa	62	0.1	N/A
Majority			16,122	31.4	+12.0
Turnout			51,362	67.1	+0.9
Registered electors			76,575
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.5

General election 2010: Dulwich and West Norwood^[17][18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tessa Jowell	22,461	46.6	+1.3
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Mitchell	13,096	27.2	+4.3
	Conservative	Kemi Adegoke	10,684	22.2	–2.1
	Green	Shane Collins	1,266	2.6	−2.2
	UKIP	Elizabeth Jones	707	1.5	+0.7
Majority			9,365	19.4	–1.6
Turnout			48,214	66.2	+9.9
Registered electors			72,817
	Labour hold		Swing	–1.5

Elections of the 2000s

2005 notional result
Party		Vote	%
	Labour	17,879	45.3
	Conservative	9,588	24.3
	Liberal Democrats	9,005	22.8
	Green	1,901	4.8
	Others	1,088	2.8
Turnout		39,461	56.3
Electorate		70,047

General election 2005: Dulwich and West Norwood^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tessa Jowell	19,059	45.4	−9.5
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Mitchell	10,252	24.4	+9.2
	Conservative	Kim Humphreys	9,200	21.9	−0.8
	Green	Jenny Jones	2,741	6.5	+1.5
	UKIP	Ralph Atkinson	290	0.7	N/A
	Veritas	David Heather	241	0.6	N/A
	Socialist Labour	Amanda Rose	149	0.4	N/A
	For Integrity And Trust In Government	Judy Weleminsky	57	0.1	N/A
Majority			8,807	21.0	−11.2
Turnout			41,989	58.1	+4.7
Registered electors			73,710
	Labour hold		Swing	-9.4

General election 2001: Dulwich and West Norwood^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tessa Jowell	20,999	54.9	−6.1
	Conservative	Nicholas Vineall	8,689	22.7	−1.5
	Liberal Democrats	Caroline Pidgeon	5,805	15.2	+4.4
	Green	Jenny Jones	1,914	5.0	N/A
	Socialist Alliance	Brian Kelly	839	2.2	N/A
Majority			12,310	32.2	−4.6
Turnout			38,246	53.4	−12.1
Registered electors			71,261
	Labour hold		Swing	–2.3

Elections of the 1990s

General election 1997: Dulwich and West Norwood^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tessa Jowell	27,807	61.0	+14.6
	Conservative	Roger Gough	11,038	24.2	–18.6
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Kramer	4,916	10.8	+1.0
	Referendum	Bruce Coles	897	2.0	N/A
	Liberal	Alex Goldie	587	1.3	N/A
	Rainbow Dream Ticket	David Goodman	173	0.4	N/A
	UKIP	Eddie Pike	159	0.3	N/A
	Rizz Party	Captain Rizz	38	0.1	N/A
Majority			16,769	36.8	+33.2
Turnout			45,615	65.5	–2.7
Registered electors			70,203
	Labour win (new seat)

1992 notional result
Party		Vote	%
	Labour	23,582	46.3
	Conservative	21,779	42.8
	Liberal Democrats	4,998	9.8
	Others	531	1.0
Turnout		50,890	67.7
Electorate		75,179

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in London
• Lambeth local elections
• Southwark local elections