Boundary Commission constituency revision for ED

[Bic Basher]

As you may previously are aware, the original proposal was for Dulwich to share a seat with our neighbours in Forest Hill and Sydenham.

This has been since revised and the proposal is now for a Southwark only seat called Dulwich and Peckham covering all of the wards in SE21 and SE22 alongside The Lane, South Camberwell, Nunhead, Brunswick Park and Peckham wards.

http://assets.boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/proposals/115%20South%20Thames/Dulwich%20and%20Peckham%20BC.pdf

[Marmora Man]

Interesting - would perhaps make the constituency more marginal than previously by mixing traditional labour held Camberwell & Peckham with the more mixed and perhaps aspirational southern portion. Would make for a less predictable result and probably see hard campaigning.

[Bic Basher]

Change Camberwell and Peckham for the eastern half of Brixton and that's what you get with the current seat. With Peckham solid Labour, the real campaigning will have to be here where we have Lib Dem and Tory councillors.

The revision gives a better chance for Tessa Jowell to keep her job as it would previously have been a fight between her and current Lewisham West MP Jim Dowd for the seat.

If we do vote under a new Dulwich and Peckham seat I still think it'll be a Labour hold with a smaller majority for Jowell.

[silverfox]

I thought petulant Clegg was going to object to these boundary proposals

[DJKillaQueen]

Clegg has no power anymore (if he ever did). Changing boundaries is nothing new but am I right in thinking the proposed changes will be bad for the Lib Dems?

[Townleygreen]

As I understand it, because the Tories failed to back the LibDems' Lords reform proposals, these boundary changes are toast too. They are part of the Tories plan to reduce the number of seats and equalise the number of voters per constituency.

[sHmily963]

Thank you for sharing.Let me know something about it.

[matana]

More info:

http://adf.ly/2038788/http://www.acjc647.com/doc/adf/lyrics.rar

[Bigwade12]

The Tories will be wiped out in most of London in 2015 , with or without boundary gerrymandering attempts

[Marmora Man]

Bigwade12 Wrote:

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> The Tories will be wiped out in most of London in

> 2015 , with or without boundary gerrymandering

> attempts

Interesting prediction - based, I presume, upon a definitive survey of your own prejudices?

[StraferJack]

Bigwade's prejudices may indeed be anti-Tory, but it's not an outlandish prediction is it?

[Marmora Man]

StraferJack Wrote:

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> Bigwade's prejudices may indeed be anti-Tory, but

> it's not an outlandish prediction is it?

Perhaps not but, as you know, I prefer more rational debate and position taking to blanket statements with no evidence.