Dulwich and West Norwood

Dulwich and West Norwood is an urban and suburban constituency located in South London. It covers the neighbourhoods of Dulwich, West Norwood, Herne Hill and parts of Brixton. Like much of suburban London, the area grew rapidly in population during the late 19th century due to the arrival of rail transport. The constituency has average levels of deprivation, with more deprived areas around Brixton and wealthier areas in Dulwich. House prices are higher than the rest of London and more than double the national average. At the local council level, all wards covered by the constituency are represented by Labour Party councillors. In the 2016 Brexit referendum, voters in the constituency overwhelmingly supported remaining in the European Union; an estimated 79% voted to remain, the seventh-highest rate out of 650 constituencies nationwide according to Electoral Calculus. == Boundaries ==

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). == 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 twice. 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." == 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 results ==

Elections in the 2020s Elections in the 2010s With a 14% increase in their vote share, this was the largest increase for any Green candidate at the 2019 General Election. Elections of the 2000s Elections of the 1990s == See also ==