Deptford was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Deptford district of South London. In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly Deptford is an area on the south bank of the River Thames in south-east London. South London is the southern part of London, England. The area it covers is defined differently for a range of purposes It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories
The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election, when it was largely replaced by the new constituency of Lewisham Deptford. Results |} Total votes cast 4638235 All parties shown Voting summary Seats summary See also Results |} Total votes 31321982 All parties are shown The seats won by the Ulster Unionists are compared with those won by Unionist MPs in the 1970 election Lewisham Deptford is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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