Norwood (UK Parliament constituency)

Norwood
Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons
County	Greater London
1885–1997
Number of members	One
Replaced by	Dulwich & West Norwood, Streatham and Vauxhall
Created from	Lambeth

Norwood was a parliamentary constituency in south London which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom by the first past the post system.

The constituency existed from 1885 until it was abolished for the 1997 general election. It was held by the Conservative Party for the first 60 years of its existence. It then oscillated between the Conservatives and Labour until 1966, from which point it was held by Labour until its abolition.

1885-1918: The ward of Norwood, and parts of the wards of Brixton and Stockwell.

1918-1950: The Metropolitan Borough of Lambeth ward of Norwood, and parts of the wards of Herne Hill and Tulse Hill.

1950-1974: The Metropolitan Borough of Lambeth wards of Herne Hill, Knight's Hill, and Tulse Hill.

1974-1983: The London Borough of Lambeth wards of Herne Hill, Knight's Hill, Leigham, Thurlow Park, and Tulse Hill.

1983-1997: The London Borough of Lambeth wards of Angell, Gipsy Hill, Herne Hill, Knight's Hill, St Martin's, Thurlow Park, and Tulse Hill.

In 1997, constituents were divided between the newly created cross-borough (Lambeth & Southwark) seat of Dulwich and West Norwood to the east, Streatham to the west and Vauxhall to the north.

General Election 1914/15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

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