BBC Profile:
This is a new seat, largely the same as the Southwark North and Bermondsey constituency, but with some parts removed.
Between 1950 and 1982 Southwark North and Bermondsey was held by Labour's Bob Mellish.
After Mellish's resignation, the subsequent by-election produced the largest post-Second World War by-election swing, of 44.2%. The Liberal Simon Hughes won, polling almost 50% of the vote in the subsequent general election of 1983.
Hughes has been the MP ever since. His majority fell in 2005, but he beat Labour by 5,406 votes.
Unlike the majority of new constituencies formed from the boundary review, Bermondsey and Old Southwark's boundaries are almost identical to that of North Southwark and Bermondsey. Only two southern part-wards, Faraday and Liversey, are not in the new seat; both are now in Camberwell and Peckham. To find out what might have happened had this boundary change been in force at the last election, see a notional - or estimated - result below.
The constituency is one of the poorest in London, indeed the whole country. Stretching from Limehouse Reach past Surrey and Rotherhithe docks to London Bridge station and on to Waterloo Bridge, it is also home to some of London's cultural landmarks: the Globe Theatre, Southwark Cathedral, the Tate Modern art gallery and the Greater London Assembly building.
The growth of the South Bank and the riverside walk has enabled the area to generate extra income.
The constituency is served by
[More...]BBC Profile:
This is a new seat, largely the same as the Southwark North and Bermondsey constituency, but with some parts removed.
Between 1950 and 1982 Southwark North and Bermondsey was held by Labour's Bob Mellish.
After Mellish's resignation, the subsequent by-election produced the largest post-Second World War by-election swing, of 44.2%. The Liberal Simon Hughes won, polling almost 50% of the vote in the subsequent general election of 1983.
Hughes has been the MP ever since. His majority fell in 2005, but he beat Labour by 5,406 votes.
Unlike the majority of new constituencies formed from the boundary review, Bermondsey and Old Southwark's boundaries are almost identical to that of North Southwark and Bermondsey. Only two southern part-wards, Faraday and Liversey, are not in the new seat; both are now in Camberwell and Peckham. To find out what might have happened had this boundary change been in force at the last election, see a notional - or estimated - result below.
The constituency is one of the poorest in London, indeed the whole country. Stretching from Limehouse Reach past Surrey and Rotherhithe docks to London Bridge station and on to Waterloo Bridge, it is also home to some of London's cultural landmarks: the Globe Theatre, Southwark Cathedral, the Tate Modern art gallery and the Greater London Assembly building.
The growth of the South Bank and the riverside walk has enabled the area to generate extra income.
The constituency is served by the Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.
Part of the regeneration of the South Bank includes the creation of the so-called London Bridge Quarter. At its centre will be The Shard, which will be the tallest building in the United Kingdom when completed in 2012. The 72-storey tower, next to London Bridge station, will include office space and private accommodation, including social housing.
Rallings & Thrasher Notional:
LD 17,177 (47.65%)
Lab 11,408 (31.64%)
C 4,671 (12.96%)
Green 1,096 (3.04%)
Others 937 (2.60%)
UKIP 763 (2.12%)
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