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West Lewisham Constituency
Jim Dowd MP

Sydenham is part of the Lewisham West Parliamentary Constituency. Sydenham has been represented at Westminster since 1992 by Jim Dowd for the Labour Party. Jim gained the seat from Conservative replacing Junior Treasury Minister John Maples.

Jim Dowd is a former Councillor and Mayor of Lewisham. Jim may be described as a Tony Blair loyalist and a strong supporter of the war in Iraq.

Jim Dowd Biography

Jim Dowd MP

  • Born 03/05/51, Bad Eilsen, Germany
  • Educated at Sedgehill School & London Nautical School
  • Single, no children
  • Career: Apprentice Telephone Engineer, Petrol Station Manager & Telecommunications Engineer
  • Parliament: Health Select Committee

Jim Dowd Links

Jim Dowd Surgeries - no appointment necessary

  • Sydenham 6pm-7.30pm, second Friday of the month Naborhood Centre, Sydenham Road, SE26
  • Forest Hill 10am-Noon, second Saturday of the month Labour Party Office, 43 Sunderland Road, SE23
  • Catford 6pm-7.30pm, fourth Friday of the month Lewisham Town Hall, Catford, SE6
  • Bellingham 10am-Noon, fourth Saturday of the month Bellingham Neighbourhood Office, Randlesdown Road, SE6

Jim Dowd Contacts

  • Constituency Office 43 Sunderland Road, Forest Hill, London, SE23 2PS Tel/Fax: 020 8699 2001
  • Parliament House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA Tel: 020 7219 4617 Fax: 020 7219 2686

 General Election 07/06/01

James P Dowd

Labour

18816

Gareth A Johnson

Conservative

6896

Richard K Thomas

Liberal Democrats

4146

Frederick Pearson

UK Independence Party

485

Nicholas Long

Independent

472

50.56% turnout

 

 General Election 01/05/97

James P Dowd

Labour

23273

Claire Whelan

Conservative

8936

Kathy McGrath

Liberal Democrats

3672

Anthony Leese

Referendum Party

1098

Nicholas Long

Socialist Labour Party

398

Liz Oram

Liberal

167

64.00% turnout

 

 General Election 09/04/92

James P Dowd

Labour

20378

John Maples

Conservative

18569

Eileen Neale

Liberal Democrats

4295

P Coulam

Anti-Federalist League

125

73.10% turnout

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