| Candidate | No. of votes |
| Kate Hoey (Labour) | 19,738 |
| Anthony Bottrall (Liberal Democrat) | 6,720 |
| Gareth Compton (Conservative) | 4,489 |
| Shane Collins (Green Party) | 1,485 |
| Theresa Bennett (Socialist Alliance) | 853 |
| Mars Boyd (Independent) | 107 |
Kate Hoey held the seat with a majority of 13,018.
Electorate: 74,474. Voted: 33,392 (44.8%).
'Turnout' was 10.7% lower than at previous General Election, in 1997.
Other areas: (BBC Vote 2001 pages)
· Battersea
· Camberwell & Peckham
· Dulwich & West Norwood
· Southwark North & Bermondsey
· Streatham
· London constituency list
Media and official information:
· Telegraph Election 2001
· Guardian
· Times Election 2001
· Independent Election 2001
· BBC Vote 2001
· ITN Vote 2001
· Channel 4 Election 2001
1997 results:
| Candidate | No. of votes |
| Kate Hoey (Labour) | 24,920 |
| Keith Kerr (Liberal Democrat) | 6,260 |
| Richard Bacon (Conservative) | 5,942 |
| Ian Driver (Socialist Labour) | 983 |
| Shane Collins (Green) | 864 |
| Richard Headicar (Socialist Party of Great Britain) | 97 |
| Kate Hoey held the seat with a majority of 18,660. Electorate: 70,402. Voted: 53,265. Turnout: 55.5% | |
13 Jun 2001