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Erith And Thamesmead
Erith and Thamesmead () is a List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies, constituency created in 1997 and represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament since 2019 by Abena Oppong-Asare of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. History The seat was created for the 1997 United Kingdom general election, 1997 general election from parts of the old Woolwich (UK Parliament constituency), Woolwich and Erith and Crayford (UK Parliament constituency), Erith and Crayford constituencies. John Austin (politician), John Austin was the MP for this constituency from its creation for the 1997 United Kingdom general election, 1997 general election until he stepped down at the 2010 United Kingdom general election, 2010 election. The seat was then held for Labour by a local activist Teresa Pearce, who defeated the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative candidate Colin Bloom, a councillor for Bickley ward in Lond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woolwich (UK Parliament Constituency)
Woolwich was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1918 and from 1983 to 1997. It centred on Woolwich, now in the Royal Borough of Greenwich in south-east London. Will Crooks, Member of Parliament for Woolwich 1903–10 and 1910–18, was one of the first Labour MPs in the United Kingdom. History In 1918, the seat was split into Woolwich East and Woolwich West. In 1983, most of Woolwich West became Eltham while the recreated Woolwich constituency was largely based on Woolwich East. In 1997, the seat was split up along different lines, with part of it going into neighbouring Erith and Thamesmead, and part of it merging with the Greenwich seat to form the new Greenwich and Woolwich Greenwich and Woolwich is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Matthew Pennycook of the Labour Party. Constituency profile The seat is dominated in the south by expans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |