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Southwark North & Bermondsey
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| Established | May 01, 1997 |
| Disbanded | May 01, 2010 |
| Contributor | RP |
| Last Modified | RBH December 01, 2019 08:16pm |
| Description | One of London's most densely-populated, inner-city constituencies, this was also one of the poorest. It includes the run-down Elephant and Castle - whose shopping centre is one of the landmarks of the area, along with the GLA building, Southwark Cathedral, Guys Hospital and London Bridge Station. However, a massive regeneration programme on the riverside between Tower and London Bridges, and around Surrey Quays, is already well advanced. The Jubilee line extension through Southwark and Bermondsey has begun to revive what is now being referred to as 'So-Bo'. Further schemes are planned around the Elephant. Mixed in with this gentrification are some vast council estates, like Aylesbury on the other side of the Elephant and Castle. Some 67% of the population is white; 20% black. Unemployment is twice the national average and there are a high proportion of flat dwellers - 83% and renters 83.5% - half of these from the local council. This used to be a safe Labour seat - and was until 1983 when long-serving Labour MP, Bob Mellish, resigned. The subsequent by-election pitted the far Left Peter Tatchell against Simon Hughes for the Lib Dems. Mr Hughes won and has been there ever since. This was the party's only true inner city seat, until Sarah Teather won Brent East in the 2004 by-election. Southwark Council, having been Labour previously, is now hung with the Lib Dems having the largest number of seats. Labour has made many attempts with a variety of candidates to win back this seat from Mr Hughes, but has yet to be successful. In 2001 he increased his majority to 9,632 or 26%. Currently Liberal Democrat President, he was the party's mayoral candidate for London in June 2004 but came third behind Ken Livingstone and the Conservatives' Steven Norris.
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