Woolwich West (London County Council constituency)

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

Woolwich 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 William James Squires Municipal Reform Percy Reginald Simner Municipal Reform Two seats until 1949
1922 Sidney Herbert Cuff Municipal Reform Ernest Henry Kemp Municipal Reform
1925 Frederick Thomas Halse Municipal Reform
1934 Samuel McClements Labour Ethel Newman Labour
1937 Francis Beech Municipal Reform James Harry Millar Municipal Reform
1945Stanley Charles Camps Harris Municipal Reform
1946 Edwin Thomas Lamerton Labour Ethel Newman Labour
1949 Francis Beech Conservative Unity Lister Conservative William Steward Conservative
1952 Daisy Maud Munns Labour Charles Salter Labour
1955 Unity Lister Conservative Leslie Smith Conservative Brian Warren Conservative
1958 Constance Cole Labour Mair Garside Labour Gavin Henderson Labour
1961 Unity Lister Conservative Evelyn Middleton Conservative George Wayman Conservative

Election results

1919 London County Council election: Woolwich West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform William James Squires4,26928.1
Municipal Reform Percy Reginald Simner4,10427.0
Labour Charles H. Langham3,46122.8
Labour Angus Macdonald Tynemouth5,84522.1
Majority6434.2
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1922 London County Council election: Woolwich West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Sidney Cuff8,65429.9+1.8
Municipal Reform Ernest Henry Kemp8,57329.6+2.6
Labour J. F. Matthews5,90720.4−2.4
Labour H. A. Hart5,84520.2−1.9
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1925 London County Council election: Woolwich West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Ernest Henry Kemp7,888
Municipal Reform Frederick Thomas Halse7,872
Labour Henry Berry 5,324
Labour J. D. Lawrence5,198
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1928 London County Council election: Woolwich West [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Ernest Henry Kemp7,797
Municipal Reform Frederick Thomas Halse7,753
Labour J. D. Lawrence6,140
Labour Reginald H. Pott 6,076
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1931 London County Council election: Woolwich West [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Ernest Henry Kemp8,654
Municipal Reform Frederick Thomas Halse8,649
Labour W. T. Cusheon5,400
Labour Ethel Newman5,346
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1934 London County Council election: Woolwich West [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Samuel McClements10,013
Labour Ethel Newman9,867
Municipal Reform Frederick Thomas Halse9,200
Municipal Reform Ernest Henry Kemp9,181
Majority
Labour gain from Municipal Reform Swing
Labour gain from Municipal Reform Swing
1937 London County Council election: Woolwich West [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Francis Beech 12,945
Municipal Reform James Harry Millar12,693
Labour Samuel McClements11,563
Labour Ethel Newman11,433
Majority
Municipal Reform gain from Labour Swing
Municipal Reform gain from Labour Swing
1946 London County Council election: Woolwich West [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Edwin Thomas Lamerton11,602
Labour Ethel Newman11,529
Conservative Stanley Charles Camps Harris8,261
Conservative William Steward 8,162
Majority
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
1949 London County Council election: Woolwich West [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Francis Beech 16,628
Conservative William Steward 15,993
Conservative Unity Lister 15,934
Labour H. E. Amos12,864
Labour J. W. Andrews12,765
Labour A. Gorman12,608
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
1952 London County Council election: Woolwich West [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charles Salter15,784
Labour Daisy Munns15,741
Conservative Francis Beech 15,698
Conservative Unity Lister 15,489
Labour W. O. Stein15,473
Conservative O. H. Furlong15,438
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing
1955 London County Council election: Woolwich West [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Unity Lister 15,834
Conservative Leslie Smith15,426
Conservative Brian Warren15,381
Labour Daisy Munns14,099
Labour S. L. Collins13,794
Labour Charles Salter13,859
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative hold Swing
1958 London County Council election: Woolwich West [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gavin Henderson 13,946
Labour Constance Cole13,810
Labour Mair Garside 13,492
Conservative J. P. Ellis12,217
Conservative Unity Lister 12,068
Conservative G. K. Messervy11,839
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
1961 London County Council election: Woolwich West [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Unity Lister 15,531
Conservative Evelyn Middleton15,215
Conservative George Wayman15,180
Labour Gavin Henderson 14,113
Labour Mair Garside 14,036
Labour Constance Cole13,887
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour 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. ↑ "The New LCC: Labour gains in a low poll". The Times. 9 March 1946.
  8. ↑ "LCC Polling". The Times. 9 April 1949.
  9. ↑ "London County Council: Election results". The Times. 5 April 1952.
  10. ↑ "LCC results: Conservatives make headway". The Times. 25 April 1955.
  11. ↑ "Complete results of London County Council elections". The Times. 18 April 1958.
  12. ↑ "London County Council polling results". The Times. 14 April 1961.
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