Lewisham North (London County Council constituency)

Lewisham North
Lewisham North
Former constituency; for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created	1949
Abolished	1965
Member(s)	3
Created from	Lewisham East

Lewisham North was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1949 and the council's abolition, in 1965. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name.

Councillors

Year	Name		Name		Name
1949	Norman Farmer	Conservative	Pearl Hulbert	Conservative	John Martin Oakey	Conservative
1952			Irene Rose	Conservative	John Martin Oakey	Conservative
1958			Audrey Callaghan	Labour	Christopher Chataway	Conservative
1961			Antony Thomas Reid Fletcher	Conservative	Irene Rose	Conservative

Election results

1949 London County Council election: Lewisham North^[1]
	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	Norman Farmer	17,153
Conservative	Pearl Hulbert	16,793
Conservative	John Martin Oakey	16,647
Labour	Fred Copeman	11,593
Labour	H. N. White	11,406
Labour	G. Somerset	11,319

1952 London County Council election: Lewisham North^[2]
	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	Norman Farmer	16,735
Conservative	John Martin Oakey	16,500
Conservative	Irene Rose	16,190
Labour	Audrey Callaghan	14,110
Labour	T. E. Smith	13,866
Labour	G. A. Arkle	13,775
Conservative hold		Swing

1955 London County Council election: Lewisham North^[3]
	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	Norman Farmer	14,376
Conservative	John Martin Oakey	14,154
Conservative	Irene Rose	14,131
Labour	G. A. Arkle	11,782
Labour	C. W. Bird	11,761
Labour	S. Davis	11,743
Conservative hold		Swing

1958 London County Council election: Lewisham North^[4]
	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	Christopher Chataway	12,419
Labour	Audrey Callaghan	12,103
Conservative	Norman Farmer	12,019
Labour	J. P. Carruthers	12,015
Labour	G. A. Arkle	11,659
Conservative	Irene Rose	11,444
Liberal	A. Hudson	2,439
Liberal	G. Hudson	2,423
Liberal	B. Dohoo	2,392
Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
Conservative hold		Swing
Conservative hold		Swing

1961 London County Council election: Lewisham North^[5]
	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	Norman Farmer	13,612
Conservative	Anthony Fletcher	13,177
Conservative	Irene Rose	13,154
Labour	Niall MacDermot	11,972
Labour	J. P. Carruthers	11,223
Labour	Audrey Callaghan	10,977
Liberal	N. Cutler	2,612
Liberal	G. Hucklebridge	2,371
Liberal	B. Dohoo	2,313
Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
Conservative hold		Swing
Conservative hold		Swing

References

^ "LCC Polling". The Times. 9 April 1949.
^ "London County Council: Election results". The Times. 5 April 1952.
^ "LCC results: Conservatives make headway". The Times. 25 April 1955.
^ "Complete results of London County Council elections". The Times. 18 April 1958.
^ "London County Council polling results". The Times. 14 April 1961.

[1] "LCC Polling". The Times. 9 April 1949.

[2] "London County Council: Election results". The Times. 5 April 1952.

[3] "LCC results: Conservatives make headway". The Times. 25 April 1955.

[4] "Complete results of London County Council elections". The Times. 18 April 1958.

[5] "London County Council polling results". The Times. 14 April 1961.

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