Town Hall (Lambeth ward)

Town Hall
Former electoral ward for the Lambeth London Borough Council
Town Hall ward boundaries from 1978 to 2002
Borough	Lambeth
County	Greater London
Electorate	9,065 (1998)
Major settlements	Brixton
Former electoral ward
Created	1965
Abolished	2002
Councillors	3

Town Hall was an electoral ward in the London Borough of Lambeth from 1965 to 2002. The ward was first used in the 1964 elections and last used for the 1998 elections. It returned three councillors to Lambeth London Borough Council.

1978–2002 Lambeth council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Lambeth in 1978.

1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998. ^[1]

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994. ^[2]

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990. ^[3]

1990 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Town Hall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Roger Roach	2,064
	Labour	Geoffrey Wilkinson	1,967
	Labour	Dick Sorabji	1,957
	Conservative	Egbert Christie	1,148
	Conservative	Stephen Green	1,133
	Conservative	Peter Turvey	1,114
	Green	Roger Baker	606
	Liberal Democrats	Elsie Binder	300
	Liberal Democrats	Irene Yarwood	264
	Liberal Democrats	Henry Young	224
Registered electors			8,993
Turnout			4,064
Rejected ballots			10	0.2
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986. ^[4]

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982. ^[5]

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978. ^[6]

1964–1978 Lambeth council elections

1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974. ^[7]

1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971. ^[8]

1971 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Town Hall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Noble	2,224	20.8%
	Labour	F. Rigger	2,218	20.8%
	Labour	W. Seeley	2,188	20.5%
	Conservative	M. Lingwood	1,345	12.6%
	Conservative	M. Becker	1,308	12.2%
	Conservative	D. Llewellyn	1,305	12.2%
	Independent	Bill Boaks	98	0.9%
Turnout			10,686
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968. ^[9]

1968 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Town Hall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. McDonnell	2,136
	Conservative	I. Pepper	2,134
	Conservative	G. Barclay	2,124
	Labour	C. Draper	1,144
	Labour	B. Lawrence	1,137
	Labour	H. Rees	1,127
	Union Movement	D. Archer	180
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964. ^[10]

1964 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Town Hall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Huggett	1,808	60.6
	Labour	B. Lawrence	1,795
	Labour	W. Seeley	1,795
	Conservative	J. Langley	984	33.0
	Conservative	J. Taylor	969
	Conservative	W. Fiander	954
	Liberal	K. Phelps	192	4.8
	Liberal	A. Banks	184
	Liberal	A. Hilton	180
Turnout			2,997	24.8
Registered electors			12,065
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

References

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2. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1994). "London Borough Council Elections: 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
3. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1990). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 13, 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
4. "London Borough Council Elections: 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. August 1986. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 17, 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
5. "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 1982" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 29 July 1982. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
6. "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1978. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
7. "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1974. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
8. "London Borough Council Elections: 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1971. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 24, 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
9. "London Borough Council Elections: 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. April 1969. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 24, 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
10. "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1964" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. November 1964. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 23, 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2024.