Lambeth Central (UK Parliament constituency)

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Lambeth Central was a UK Parliament seat in the London Borough of Lambeth, in south London. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons using first-past-the-post voting. The seat was created for the February 1974 general election, from parts of Brixton and Clapham, and centred on Clapham. It existed until the 1983 general election, when most of its area became part of the new Vauxhall constituency, with some areas moving to Streatham and Norwood.

The constituency included the Lambeth wards of Angell, Clapham Town, Ferndale, Larkhall and Town Hall and shared boundaries with the Lambeth Central electoral division for Greater London Council elections in 1973, 1977 and 1981.

Lambeth Central is best known for the controversial 1978 by-election in a highly diverse area, where the National Front stood a candidate. The party also stood in the following general election, but both candidates lost their deposits.