Lewisham (London County Council constituency)

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Lewisham
Former constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created1889
Abolished1919
Member(s)2
Replaced by Lewisham East and Lewisham West

Lewisham was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1889 and 1919. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name.

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Councillors

YearNamePartyNameParty
1889 Franc Sadleir BreretonModerateWilliam George Lemon Progressive
1892 George Alfred Harvey Progressive
1895 Theophilus William Williams Moderate Alexander WilsonModerate
1898 George Edward Dodson Moderate
1901 James William Cleland Progressive
1904 Arthur Stanley Progressive
1907 William Legge Municipal Reform Assheton Pownall Municipal Reform
1910 Frederick Houston Carter Municipal Reform James Stanhope Municipal Reform
1913 Carlyon Bellairs Municipal Reform
1915William Henry Le May Municipal Reform
1916Robert Jackson Municipal Reform
1918Richard Owen Roberts Municipal Reform

Election results

1889 London County Council election: Lewisham [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive William George Lemon2,351
Moderate Franc Sadleir Brereton2,127
Moderate Arthur Poyser1,889
Progressive Charles Conybeare 1,512
Progressive win (new seat)
Moderate win (new seat)
1892 London County Council election: Lewisham [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive George Alfred Harvey2,694
Progressive William George Lemon2,405
Moderate John Lindsey2,049
Moderate Frederick Crockford2,038
Progressive hold Swing
Progressive gain from Moderate Swing
1895 London County Council election: Lewisham [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Moderate Alexander Wilson3,820
Moderate Theophilus William Williams3,802
Progressive W. Willis2,806
Progressive G. S. Warmington2,728
Moderate gain from Progressive Swing
Moderate gain from Progressive Swing
1898 London County Council election: Lewisham [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Moderate George Edward Dodson4,061
Moderate Theophilus William Williams4,025
Progressive J. E. Williams3,037
Progressive A. C. Williams3,021
Moderate hold Swing
Moderate hold Swing
1901 London County Council election: Lewisham [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive James William Cleland 4,37040.8+13.5
Conservative George Edward Dodson3,23530.2−6.3
Conservative Theophilus William Williams3,09628.9−7.3
Conservative hold Swing
Progressive gain from Conservative Swing +10.2
1904 London County Council election: Lewisham [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive James William Cleland 6,297
Progressive Arthur Stanley 5,946
Conservative J. Vesey FitzGerald4,557
Conservative E. L. Hartley4,446
Majority
Progressive hold Swing
1907 London County Council election: Lewisham [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform William Legge 11,028
Municipal Reform Assheton Pownall 10,818
Progressive James William Cleland 7,004
Progressive Neil Primrose6,893
Labour Gee118
Majority
Municipal Reform gain from Progressive Swing
Municipal Reform gain from Progressive Swing
1910 London County Council election: Lewisham [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform James Stanhope 9,031
Municipal Reform Frederick Houston Carter8,958
Progressive Arthur Robert Gridley4,950
Progressive Gee2,297
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1913 London County Council election: Lewisham [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Frederick Houston Carter9,49731.1−4.7
Municipal Reform Carlyon Bellairs 9,41030.8−4.7
Progressive Charles Garfitt5,86519.2−0.4
Progressive J S Lewis5,80919.0+9.9
Majority3,54511.6−4.3
Municipal Reform hold Swing -2.2
Municipal Reform hold Swing -7.3

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References

  1. 1 2 "The London County Council election". The Times. 7 March 1892.
  2. "The London County Council election". The Times. 4 March 1895.
  3. "London County Council election: results of the polling". The Times. 26 February 1898.
  4. "London County Council Election." Times [London, England] 4 Mar. 1901: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 22 Sept. 2016.
  5. "London County Council election". The Times. 7 March 1904.
  6. "London County Council election: great Municipal Reform victory". The Times. 4 March 1907.
  7. "London County Council Election." Times [London, England] 7 Mar. 1910: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 1 May 2016.
  8. London Municipal Notes, 1913