Peckham (London County Council constituency)

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Peckham
Former Constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created1889
Abolished1965
Member(s)2 (to 1949)
3 (from 1949)

Peckham was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1889 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
1889 Edwin Jones Progressive Robert Lyon Progressive Two seats until 1949
1898 Charles Goddard Clarke Progressive Frederick Verney Progressive
1907 William Leonard Dowton Municipal Reform Thomas Gautrey Progressive
1910 George Gordon Progressive
1925 J. P. Blake Labour Ruth Dalton Labour
1931 Arthur Bateman Municipal Reform William James Jennings Municipal Reform
1934 Francis Bowie Labour Richard Sargood Labour
1937 David Beatty Municipal Reform
1946 James Walter Frederick Lucas Labour
1949 Freda Corbet Labour Cecil Manning Labour
1950 Arthur Skeffington Labour
1958 Walter Allen Labour

Election results

1898 London County Council election: Peckham [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Charles Goddard Clarke 3,201
Progressive Frederick Verney 2,849
Moderate William Scott-Scott2,664
Moderate William Leonard Dowton2,356
Ind. Labour Party J. E. Dobson268
Progressive hold Swing
Progressive hold Swing
1901 London County Council election: Peckham [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Frederick Verney 3,55331.6+5.9
Progressive Charles Clarke 3,54631.6+2.7
Conservative William Scott-Scott2,13819.0-5.2
Conservative John David Rees 2,00017.8-3.4
Progressive hold Swing
Progressive hold Swing n/a
1904 London County Council election: Peckham [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Charles Goddard Clarke 3,935
Progressive Frederick Verney 3,871
Conservative J. Somerville1,759
Conservative F. Fleming1,666
Majority
Progressive hold Swing
1907 London County Council election: Peckham [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Thomas Gautrey 4,659
Municipal Reform William Leonard Dowton4,426
Municipal Reform D. C. Preston4,379
Progressive R. Steven4,262
Labour William Kelly 499
Majority164
Municipal Reform gain from Progressive Swing
Progressive hold Swing
1910 London County Council election: Peckham [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Thomas Gautrey 4,38128.0
Progressive George Gordon 4,09726.2
Municipal Reform William Leonard Dowton3,65323.3
Municipal Reform P. Conway3,50822.4
Majority4442.9
Progressive hold Swing
Progressive gain from Municipal Reform Swing
1913 London County Council election: Peckham [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Thomas Gautrey 5,30625.6-2.4
Progressive George Gordon 5,20625.1-1.1
Municipal Reform William Leonard Dowton5,12724.7+1.4
Municipal Reform T. Richards5,09224.5+2.1
Majority790.4-2.5
Progressive hold Swing -1.2
1919 London County Council election: Peckham [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Thomas Gautrey Unopposedn/an/a
Progressive George Gordon Unopposedn/an/a
Progressive hold Swing n/a
Progressive hold Swing n/a
1922 London County Council election: Peckham [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Thomas Gautrey 6,693n/a
Progressive Earl of Haddo 6,543n/a
Labour Arthur Creech-Jones 3,890n/a
Labour P. Sabine3,728n/a
Majorityn/a
Progressive hold Swing n/a
Progressive hold Swing n/a
1925 London County Council election: Peckham [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ruth Dalton 6,398
Labour J. P. Blake 5,695
Municipal Reform G. J. Molony2,988n/a
Progressive Thomas Gautrey 2,833
Municipal Reform D. C. Stephenson2,583n/a
Independent Collingwood Hughes 2,346n/a
Majorityn/a
Labour gain from Progressive Swing
Labour gain from Progressive Swing
1928 London County Council election: Peckham [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ruth Dalton 7,705
Labour J. P. Blake 7,380
Municipal Reform John Martin Oakey4,835
Municipal Reform William Reed Hornby Steer4,833
Liberal A. Williams1,810
Liberal G. H. Stepney1,791
Independent Labour G. R. Carter182n/a
Majorityn/a
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1931 London County Council election: Peckham [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Arthur Bateman 5,525
Municipal Reform William James Jennings5,399
Labour J. P. Blake 4,502
Labour James Kaylor 4,329
Majority
Municipal Reform gain from Labour Swing
Municipal Reform gain from Labour Swing
1934 London County Council election: Peckham [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Sargood 6,351
Labour Francis Bowie6,279
Municipal Reform F. A. Lockwood4,838
Municipal Reform W. H. Graham4,738
Liberal F. Bridges791
Liberal C. H. Rhodes771
Majority
Labour gain from Municipal Reform Swing
Labour gain from Municipal Reform Swing
1937 London County Council election: Peckham [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Sargood 8,024
Municipal Reform David Beatty 7,928
Labour Francis Bowie7,725
Municipal Reform F. A. L. Lockwood7,640
Majority
Municipal Reform gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
1946 London County Council election: Peckham [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Sargood 4,453
Labour James Walter Frederick Lucas4,429
Conservative R. J. O'Connel2,411
Conservative A. F. Robinson2,316
British People's Party G. Cook236
British People's Party R. Malhotra191
Majority
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour hold Swing
1949 London County Council election: Peckham [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Freda Corbet 14,150
Labour Cecil Manning 13,995
Labour Richard Sargood 13,453
Conservative G. W. Bentley7,081
Conservative W. Harrison7,021
Conservative A. G. Hopkins6,839
Labour win (new seat)
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1952 London County Council election: Peckham [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Freda Corbet 18,545
Labour Richard Sargood 15,374
Labour Arthur Skeffington 15,354
Conservative Evan Cook5,375
Conservative A. E. Fournier5,235
Conservative W. Wilson5,220
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1955 London County Council election: Peckham [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Freda Corbet 11,430
Labour Arthur Skeffington 10,216
Labour Richard Sargood 10,156
Conservative Evan Cook4,145
Conservative F. J. Whetstone4,013
Conservative G. R. Blake3,962
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1958 London County Council election: Peckham [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Freda Corbet 11,419
Labour Richard Sargood 10,143
Labour Walter Allen9,452
Conservative B. Jordan2,198
Conservative G. W. Bentley1,660
Conservative G. R. Blake1,628
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1961 London County Council election: Peckham [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Freda Corbet 11,871
Labour Walter Allen10,117
Labour Richard Sargood 9,862
Conservative Toby Jessel 3,648
Conservative Alan Frank Lockwood3,578
Conservative B. Jorden3,408
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "London County Council election: results of the polling". The Times. 26 February 1898.
  2. ↑ "London County Council Election." Times [London, England] 4 Mar. 1901: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 22 Sept. 2016.
  3. ↑ "London County Council election". The Times. 7 March 1904.
  4. ↑ "London County Council election: great Municipal Reform victory". The Times. 4 March 1907.
  5. ↑ "London County Council Election." Times [London, England] 7 Mar. 1910: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 1 May 2016.
  6. ↑ London Municipal Notes, 1913
  7. 1 2 London Municipal Notes - Volumes 18-23, London Municipal Society
  8. ↑ "LCC Elections: Municipal Reform Leading". The Times. 6 March 1925.
  9. ↑ "LCC Election: Full results of polling". The Times. 10 March 1928.
  10. ↑ "LCC Election: Seven seats lost by Labour". The Times. 7 March 1931.
  11. ↑ "LCC Election: Full results of the poll". The Times. 10 March 1934.
  12. ↑ "New LCC: Labour's increased majority". The Times. 6 March 1937.
  13. ↑ "The New LCC: Labour gains in a low poll". The Times. 9 March 1946.
  14. ↑ "LCC Polling". The Times. 9 April 1949.
  15. ↑ "London County Council: Election results". The Times. 5 April 1952.
  16. ↑ "LCC results: Conservatives make headway". The Times. 25 April 1955.
  17. ↑ "Complete results of London County Council elections". The Times. 18 April 1958.
  18. ↑ "London County Council polling results". The Times. 14 April 1961.
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