Lewisham West (London County Council constituency)

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Lewisham West
Former constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created1919
Abolished1965
Member(s)2 (to 1949)
3 (from 1949)
Created from Lewisham

Lewisham West was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1919 and the council's abolition, in 1965. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name.

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Councillors

YearNamePartyNamePartyNameParty
1919 Philip Dawson Municipal Reform Robert Jackson Municipal Reform Two seats until 1949
1922 Edward Campbell Municipal Reform Percival Harry Reed Municipal Reform
1925 Ernest George Sawyer Municipal Reform
1926Frederick Leigh-Pollitt Municipal Reform
1931 Geoffrey Richards Municipal Reform
1937 Rupert Brabner Municipal Reform Malcolm Campbell-Johnston Municipal Reform
1938Geoffrey Paul Hardy-Roberts Municipal Reform
1945 Henry Brooke Municipal Reform
1946 George Bradfield Conservative Henry Price Conservative
1949 Florence Ruston Conservative
1952 Colin Mann Conservative
1958 Raine Spencer Conservative Betty Vernon Labour
1961 Norman Banks Conservative

Election results

1919 London County Council election: Lewisham West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Philip Dawson 3,43827.2
Municipal Reform Robert Jackson3,32026.3
Progressive Frank Raffety 2,95023.4
Progressive G. H. Stepney2,91523.1
Majority3702.9
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1922 London County Council election: Lewisham West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Edward Campbell 8,68035.4+8.2
Municipal Reform Percival Reed8,19733.4+7.1
Progressive Arthur Evans 4,01316.4−7.0
Progressive G. H. Stepney3,64414.9−8.2
Majority4,18417.0+14.1
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1925 London County Council election: Lewisham West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Ernest George Sawyer6,652
Municipal Reform Percival Reed6,639
Labour E. J. B. Kirtlan2,500
Labour W. J. Tozer2,439
Progressive G. H. Stepney1,602
Progressive G. E. Wakefield1,586
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1928 London County Council election: Lewisham West [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Percival Reed8,296
Municipal Reform Frederick Leigh-Pollitt8,264
Labour George Burgneay3,177
Labour Catherine Mary Wadham3,129
Liberal E. G. Hardy2,641
Liberal A. Smith2,546
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1931 London County Council election: Lewisham West [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Frederick Leigh-Pollitt9,332
Municipal Reform Geoffrey Richards9,290
Labour C. E. Garnon3,265
Labour E. Z. Waddington3,228
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1934 London County Council election: Lewisham West [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Frederick Leigh-Pollitt9,131
Municipal Reform Geoffrey Richards8,815
Labour Caroline Maule4,705
Labour V. Grimmitt4,617
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1937 London County Council election: Lewisham West [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Malcolm Campbell-Johnston 11,895
Municipal Reform Rupert Brabner 11,677
Labour B. Grimmitt7,658
Labour J. Martin7,493
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Lewisham West by-election, 1938 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Geoffrey Paul Hardy-RobertsUnopposedN/AN/A
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1946 London County Council election: Lewisham West [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Bradfield10,219
Conservative Henry Price10,089
Labour F. W. Pettitt9,511
Labour A. R. Franks9,478
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
1949 London County Council election: Lewisham West [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Price18,226
Conservative Florence Ruston17,897
Conservative George Bradfield17,472
Labour Henry Brinton 13,016
Labour K. Hendy12,812
Labour Donald Piers Chesworth 12,567
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
1952 London County Council election: Lewisham West [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Florence Ruston15,840
Conservative Colin Mann15,586
Conservative George Bradfield15,224
Labour N. M. Huggett14,911
Labour Betty Vernon14,500
Labour H. Solomons14,395
Liberal H. A. Day1,703
Liberal H. G. Robinson1,427
Liberal C. B. Maeve-Marsh1,290
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
1955 London County Council election: Lewisham West [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Bradfield14,335
Conservative Florence Ruston14,207
Conservative Colin Mann14,119
Labour S. Norwood11,183
Labour J. C. Henry11,166
Labour Betty Vernon11,130
Liberal K. V. Hearn1,514
Liberal H. G. Robinson1,449
Liberal H. Beecher1,402
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
1958 London County Council election: Lewisham West [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Raine Spencer 12,520
Labour Betty Vernon12,513
Conservative George Bradfield12,455
Labour J. C. Henry12,375
Conservative Colin Mann12,286
Labour C. W. J. Bird12,265
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
1961 London County Council election: Lewisham West [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Bradfield13,817
Conservative Raine Spencer 13,775
Conservative Norman Banks13,589
Labour J. C. Henry11,430
Labour Betty Vernon11,217
Labour Joan Lestor 11,157
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. 1 2 London Municipal Notes - Volumes 18-23, London Municipal Society
  2. ↑ "LCC Elections: Municipal Reform Leading". The Times. 6 March 1925.
  3. ↑ "LCC Election: Full results of polling". The Times. 10 March 1928.
  4. ↑ "LCC Election: Seven seats lost by Labour". The Times. 7 March 1931.
  5. ↑ "LCC Election: Full results of the poll". The Times. 10 March 1934.
  6. ↑ "New LCC: Labour's increased majority". The Times. 6 March 1937.
  7. ↑ "LCC By-election". The Times. 22 April 1938.
  8. ↑ "The New LCC: Labour gains in a low poll". The Times. 9 March 1946.
  9. ↑ "LCC Polling". The Times. 9 April 1949.
  10. ↑ "London County Council: Election results". The Times. 5 April 1952.
  11. ↑ "LCC results: Conservatives make headway". The Times. 25 April 1955.
  12. ↑ "Complete results of London County Council elections". The Times. 18 April 1958.
  13. ↑ "London County Council polling results". The Times. 14 April 1961.
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