Lambeth (electoral division)

Lambeth
Former electoral division for the Greater London Council
District	London Borough of Lambeth
Population	325,070 (1969 estimate)
Electorate	227,546 (1964) 218,745 (1967) 216,642 (1970)
Area	6,738.2 acres (27.269 km2)
Former electoral division
Created	1965
Abolished	1973
Member(s)	4
Replaced by	Lambeth Central, Norwood, Streatham and Vauxhall

Lambeth was an electoral division for the purposes of elections to the Greater London Council. The constituency elected four councillors for a three-year term in 1964, 1967 and 1970.

History

It was planned to use the same boundaries as the Westminster Parliament constituencies for election of councillors to the Greater London Council (GLC), as had been the practice for elections to the predecessor London County Council, but those that existed in 1965 crossed the Greater London boundary. Until new constituencies could be settled, the 32 London boroughs were used as electoral areas which therefore created a constituency called Lambeth.

The electoral division was replaced from 1973 by the single-member electoral divisions of Lambeth Central, Norwood, Streatham and Vauxhall. ^[1]

Elections

The Lambeth constituency was used for the Greater London Council elections in 1964, ^[2] 1967 ^[3] and 1970. ^[4] Four councillors were elected at each election using first-past-the-post voting. ^[5]

1964 election

The first election was held on 9 April 1964, a year before the council came into its powers. The electorate was 227,546 and four Labour Party councillors were elected. With 91,952 people voting, the turnout was 40.4%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1964 Greater London Council election: Lambeth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robert William George Humphreys	46,240
	Labour	Victor Mishcon	46,056
	Labour	Beatrice Serota	45,492
	Labour	Sidney Aubrey Melman	45,125
	Conservative	L. Iremonger	37,812
	Conservative	Gerard Folliott Vaughan	37,358
	Conservative	A. M. Tennant	37,122
	Conservative	I. N. Samuel	37,057
	Liberal	D. R. Chapman	4,860
	Liberal	W. B. Mattinson	4,606
	Liberal	J.H. Gardner	4,451
	Liberal	I. Shaw	4,116
	Communist	J. Lawrence	2,416
	Communist	T. Gorringe	2,052
	Independent	William George Boaks	1,282
	Independent	A. C. Osman	1,103
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

1967 election

The second election was held on 13 April 1967. The electorate was 218,745 and four Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 84,141 people voting, the turnout was 38.5%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1967 Greater London Council election: Lambeth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Muriel Gumbel	45,371
	Conservative	William Wycliffe Livingston	45,140
	Conservative	Gerard Folliott Vaughan	44,912
	Conservative	Geoffrey Edwin Pattie	44,438
	Labour	Robert William George Humphreys	32,332
	Labour	Victor Mishcon	31,706
	Labour	Sidney Aubrey Melman	31,220
	Labour	Beatrice Serota	31,079
	Liberal	C. W. E. Dudley	4,428
	Liberal	E. Hawthorne	4,267
	Liberal	A. C. Monteath	3,580
	Liberal	A. P. Wagman	3,457
	Communist	S. G. Hope	1,620
	Socialist (GB)	J. A. Garnham	1,362
	Communist	J. E. Styles	1,361
	Socialist (GB)	H. Baldwin	1,202
	Socialist (GB)	V. W. Phillips	970
	Socialist (GB)	M. E. Sansum	806
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

1970 election

The third election was held on 9 April 1970. The electorate was 216,642. One Labour Party and three Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 72,702 people voting, the turnout was 33.5%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1970 Greater London Council election: Lambeth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Diana Elizabeth Geddes	34,111
	Labour	Anna Lloyd Grieves	33,936
	Conservative	Malby Sturges Crofton	33,918
	Conservative	William Wycliffe Livingston	33,868
	Conservative	Muriel Gumbel	33,774
	Labour	D. A. N. Jones	33,738
	Labour	D. P. Chesworth	33,645
	Labour	T. Ponsonby	33,045
	Liberal	D. E. Delaney	1,952
	Liberal	S. J. Beaven	1,847
	Liberal	E. D. Larkin	1,784
	Liberal	T. J. Barker	1,781
	Homes before Roads	P. Grier	1,186
	Homes before Roads	J. L. Keelan	1,100
	Homes before Roads	A. J. Luckett	1,004
	Homes before Roads	R. W. Thomas	956
	Communist	S. G. Hope	888
	Communist	J. E. Styles	745
	Socialist (GB)	J. A. Garnham	620
	Socialist (GB)	V. W. Phillips	620
	Independent	William George Boaks	366
	Socialist (GB)	M. E. Sansum	337
	Socialist (GB)	F. W. Simkins	295
	Union Movement	J. Archer	293
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "The Greater London (Electoral Areas) Order 1972" (PDF). legislation.gov.uk. 20 June 1972. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
2. "General Election of Greater London Councillors" (PDF). 9 April 1964. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
3. "General Election of Greater London Councillors" (PDF). 13 April 1967. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
4. "Greater London Council Election" (PDF). 9 April 1970. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
5. Boothroyd, David. "Greater London Council Election results: Lambeth". United Kingdom Election Results. Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2023.