Lewisham East

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Lewisham East is a UK parliamentary constituency in southeast London, covering areas such as Catford and Lee within the London Borough of Lewisham.

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Lewisham East canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UK parliamentary constituency
boundaryChanges periodically reviewed by Boundary Commission for England
containsDistrict Downham
Grove Park
Hither Green
Rushey Green
parts of Lewisham town centre
containsMajorRoad South Circular Road (A205)
containsRailwayStation Catford Bridge railway station
Catford railway station
Grove Park railway station
Hither Green railway station
Lee railway station
country United Kingdom
county Greater London
coversArea Catford
Lee
created 1918
electoralSystem first past the post
electorate approximately 70,000–80,000 voters
elects one Member of Parliament
hasHighEthnicDiversity true
hasInnerAreaCharacter yes
hasLocalEconomyType mainly service and retail
hasSignificantTransportLinks true
hasSubstantialResidentialAreas true
isPartOf Greater London built-up area
isSafeLabourSeat true
isUrban true
localAuthority Lewisham London Borough Council
locatedIn London
linked to: London, England

London Borough of Lewisham
southeast London
parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
postTown London
linked to: London, England
previousConstituency Lewisham
region London
linked to: London, England
representedIn House of Commons
timeZone Greenwich Mean Time
timeZoneDST British Summer Time
typicalPoliticalLeaning Labour Party
linked to: Labour Party (UK)

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