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DescriptionIn 1992, Keith Hill ousted Sir William Shelton - who had represented this constituency for the Conservatives for more than 22 years - to become Streatham's first Labour MP since the seat's creation in 1918. He increased his majority in 1997 to more than 18,000. In 2001 this was 14,630 on a lower turn-out. The A23 London to Brighton road runs through the constituency which extends beyond Streatham (the name means hamlet on the street) to take in parts of Clapham, Balham and Brixton. It includes Lambeth's Town Hall in Acre Lane. This is a mainly suburban seat but increasingly inner-city in nature and in a state of some demographic flux, perhaps more so than other comparably-sited halfway city seats. Streatham Hill and Streatham High Road were once major shopping streets - known as the West End of south London. The departure of the John Lewis store in 1990 marked a rapid decline though the area is beginning to pick up with a number of new bars and restaurants in addition to the long-standing Streatham Ice Rink, cinemas and bowling alley, once visited by none other than the princes William and Harry. The constituency's age profile is young - only a quarter of the population is over 45. Almost two-thirds are from ethnic minority communities - 22.5% are African-Caribbean in origin. Flats account for two-thirds of dwellings; only 21% are local authority renters. Brixton's reputation as a whole is on the rise. It is increasingly cosmopolitan, fashionable and buzzing with nightlife and is the home to young professionals, artists and those in the media.

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Date Type Results
Dec 12, 2019 General Election
 Bell Ribeiro-Addy
30,976
54.81%
 Helen Thompson
13,286
23.51%
 Rory O'Broin
9,060
16.03%
 Scott John Ainslie
2,567
4.54%
 Penelope Becker
624
1.10%
Jun 13, 2019 Party Switch
 Chuka Umunna(I)
1
100.00%
Jun 04, 2019 Party Switch
 Chuka Umunna(I)
1
100.00%
Feb 18, 2019 Party Switch
 Chuka Umunna(I)
1
100.00%
Jun 08, 2017 General Election
 Chuka Umunna(I)
38,212
68.49%
 Kim Caddy
11,927
21.38%
 Alex Davies
3,611
6.47%
 Nicole Griffiths
1,696
3.04%
 Robert Stephenson
349
0.63%
May 07, 2015 General Election
 Chuka Umunna(I)
26,474
53.02%
 Kim Caddy
12,540
25.11%
 Amna Ahmad
4,491
8.99%
 Jonathan Bartley
4,421
8.85%
 Bruce Machan
1,602
3.21%
 Sammy Herzella "Artificial Beast"
192
0.38%
 Unjum Mirza
164
0.33%
  Deon Gayle
49
0.10%
May 06, 2010 General Election
 Chuka Umunna
20,037
42.78%
 Chris Nicholson
16,778
35.82%
 Rahoul Bhansali
8,578
18.31%
 Rebecca Findlay
861
1.84%
 Geoffrey Macharia
237
0.51%
 Janus Polenceus
229
0.49%
 Paul Lepper
117
0.25%
May 05, 2005 General Election
 Keith Hill(I)
18,950
46.66%
 Darren Sanders
11,484
28.28%
 James Sproule
7,238
17.82%
 Shane Collins
2,245
5.53%
 Trevor Gittings
396
0.98%
 Billy Colvill
127
0.31%
 Philippa Stone
100
0.25%
  Robert West
40
0.10%
 Sarah Acheng
35
0.09%
Jun 07, 2001 General Election
 Keith Hill(I)
21,041
56.87%
 Roger O'Brien
6,771
18.30%
 Stephen Hocking
6,639
17.94%
 Mohammed Sajid
1,641
4.44%
 Greg Tucker
906
2.45%
May 01, 1997 General Election
 Keith Hill(I)
28,181
62.78%
 Ernest G. Noad
9,758
21.74%
 Roger O'Brien
6,082
13.55%
 Jeremy J. Wall
864
1.92%
Apr 09, 1992 General Election
 Keith Hill
18,925
47.04%
 Bill Shelton(I)
16,608
41.28%
 Maltby John Pindar
3,858
9.59%
 Roger C. L. Baker
443
1.10%
 Abdesalam Hakin
154
0.38%
 Cynthia Payne
145
0.36%
 John Parsons
97
0.24%
Jun 11, 1987 General Election
 Bill Shelton(I)
18,916
44.94%
 E. Anna Tapsall
16,509
39.22%
 Mike Tuffrey
6,663
15.83%
Jun 09, 1983 General Election
 Bill Shelton(I)
18,264
46.51%
 Madeliene Long
12,362
31.48%
 Peter Billenness
8,321
21.19%
 K. D. Handy
321
0.82%
May 03, 1979 General Election
 Bill Shelton(I)
19,630
51.44%
 Timothy P. C. Daniel
14,130
37.02%
 John S. Pincham
3,779
9.90%
 G. W. Bryant
523
1.37%
 A. J. Hollander
102
0.27%
Oct 10, 1974 General Election
 Bill Shelton(I)
16,515
45.65%
 Joan Gaffin
13,648
37.73%
 Robert Silver
4,987
13.79%
 Thomas Lamb
817
2.26%
 Teresa Gorman
210
0.58%
Feb 28, 1974 General Election
 Bill Shelton
18,457
45.15%
 Joan Gaffin
13,982
34.21%
 Robert Silver
7,456
18.24%
 Thomas Lamb
937
2.29%
 William "Bill" Boaks
45
0.11%
Jun 18, 1970 General Election
 Duncan Sandys(I)
19,215
54.15%
 Ann S. Ward
13,593
38.30%
 Derrick Delaney
2,680
7.55%
Mar 31, 1966 General Election
 Duncan Sandys(I)
19,872
54.63%
 James L. Walker
16,505
45.37%
Oct 15, 1964 General Election
 Duncan Sandys(I)
19,408
52.10%
 James L. Walker
12,085
32.44%
 Anthony H. J. Miller
5,261
14.12%
 William Austen Brooks
497
1.33%
Oct 08, 1959 General Election
 Duncan Sandys(I)
23,479
59.76%
 David Kerr
10,773
27.42%
 Stephen Rubin
5,039
12.82%
May 26, 1955 General Election
 Duncan Sandys(I)
25,862
65.55%
 Reg Prentice
13,594
34.45%
Oct 25, 1951 General Election
 Duncan Sandys(I)
27,084
59.91%
 Norman J. Smart
14,804
32.75%
 Alexander W. Wilson
3,319
7.34%
Feb 23, 1950 General Election
 Duncan Sandys
26,571
57.30%
 Peter Benenson
15,235
32.86%
 Alexander W. Wilson
4,562
9.84%
Jul 05, 1945 General Election
 David Robertson(I)
17,462
52.23%
 John Gross
11,296
33.78%
 Charles W. E. Remnant
4,677
13.99%
Dec 07, 1939 By-election
 David Robertson
1
100.00%
Nov 14, 1935 General Election
 William Lane-Mitchell(I)
25,429
76.18%
 Arthur Skeffington
7,951
23.82%

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