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

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.

Councillors

Year Name Party Name Party Name Party
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
1926 Frederick Leigh-Pollitt Municipal Reform
1931 Geoffrey Richards Municipal Reform
1937 Rupert Brabner Municipal Reform Malcolm Campbell-Johnston Municipal Reform
1938 Geoffrey 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]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Philip Dawson 3,438 27.2
Municipal Reform Robert Jackson 3,320 26.3
Progressive Frank Raffety 2,950 23.4
Progressive G. H. Stepney 2,915 23.1
Majority 370 2.9
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1922 London County Council election: Lewisham West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Edward Campbell 8,680 35.4 +8.2
Municipal Reform Percival Reed 8,197 33.4 +7.1
Progressive Arthur Evans 4,013 16.4 -7.0
Progressive G. H. Stepney 3,644 14.9 -8.2
Majority 4,184 17.0 +14.1
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1925 London County Council election: Lewisham West[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Ernest George Sawyer 6,652
Municipal Reform Percival Reed 6,639
Labour E. J. B. Kirtlan 2,500
Labour W. J. Tozer 2,439
Progressive G. H. Stepney 1,602
Progressive G. E. Wakefield 1,586
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1928 London County Council election: Lewisham West[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Percival Reed 8,296
Municipal Reform Frederick Leigh-Pollitt 8,264
Labour George Burgneay 3,177
Labour Catherine Mary Wadham 3,129
Liberal E. G. Hardy 2,641
Liberal A. Smith 2,546
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1931 London County Council election: Lewisham West[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Frederick Leigh-Pollitt 9,332
Municipal Reform Geoffrey Richards 9,290
Labour C. E. Garnon 3,265
Labour E. Z. Waddington 3,228
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1934 London County Council election: Lewisham West[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Frederick Leigh-Pollitt 9,131
Municipal Reform Geoffrey Richards 8,815
Labour Caroline Maule 4,705
Labour V. Grimmitt 4,617
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1937 London County Council election: Lewisham West[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Malcolm Campbell-Johnston 11,895
Municipal Reform Rupert Brabner 11,677
Labour B. Grimmitt 7,658
Labour J. Martin 7,493
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Lewisham West by-election, 1938[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Geoffrey Paul Hardy-Roberts Unopposed N/A N/A
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1946 London County Council election: Lewisham West[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Bradfield 10,219
Conservative Henry Price 10,089
Labour F. W. Pettitt 9,511
Labour A. R. Franks 9,478
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
1949 London County Council election: Lewisham West[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Price 18,226
Conservative Florence Ruston 17,897
Conservative George Bradfield 17,472
Labour Henry Brinton 13,016
Labour K. Hendy 12,812
Labour Donald Piers Chesworth 12,567
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
1952 London County Council election: Lewisham West[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Florence Ruston 15,840
Conservative Colin Mann 15,586
Conservative George Bradfield 15,224
Labour N. M. Huggett 14,911
Labour Betty Vernon 14,500
Labour H. Solomons 14,395
Liberal H. A. Day 1,703
Liberal H. G. Robinson 1,427
Liberal C. B. Maeve-Marsh 1,290
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
1955 London County Council election: Lewisham West[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Bradfield 14,335
Conservative Florence Ruston 14,207
Conservative Colin Mann 14,119
Labour S. Norwood 11,183
Labour J. C. Henry 11,166
Labour Betty Vernon 11,130
Liberal K. V. Hearn 1,514
Liberal H. G. Robinson 1,449
Liberal H. Beecher 1,402
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
1958 London County Council election: Lewisham West[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Raine Spencer 12,520
Labour Betty Vernon 12,513
Conservative George Bradfield 12,455
Labour J. C. Henry 12,375
Conservative Colin Mann 12,286
Labour C. W. J. Bird 12,265
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
1961 London County Council election: Lewisham West[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Bradfield 13,817
Conservative Raine Spencer 13,775
Conservative Norman Banks 13,589
Labour J. C. Henry 11,430
Labour Betty Vernon 11,217
Labour Joan Lestor 11,157
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ a b 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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