Dulwich and West Norwood (UK Parliament constituency)

Dulwich and West Norwood
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Dulwich and West Norwood in Greater London.
County	Greater London
Electorate	71,523 (December 2010)
Current constituency
Created	1997
Member of parliament	Helen Hayes (Labour)
Number of members	One
Created from	Dulwich and Norwood
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	London

Dulwich and West Norwood /ˈdʌlɪtʃ ənd wɛst ˈnɔːrwʊd/ is a constituency created in 1997 and represented in the House of Commons by Helen Hayes of the Labour Party since her election in 2015.

1997-2010: The Southwark borough 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–present: The Southwark borough amalgamated wards of College, East Dulwich and Village, and Coldharbour and the same Lambeth borough wards.

Situated in south London is the seat of Dulwich and West Norwood. Traversed by the South Circular Road, it is a constituency of two halves. On one side there is Dulwich Village, with its two prestigious private schools and million pound properties - Baroness Thatcher, the former UK prime minister, TV personality Ronnie Corbett and comedian Jo Brand were all former residents.

On the other hand, the area includes estates like Angell Town, which has one of the highest crime rates in London, it also is one of the lowest Conservative voting wards in London, where at the 2006 council election, the Conservative total vote was under 125. At the 2014 Council elections, the Conservative vote increased and totalled just under 850 votes.