Lewisham West (London County Council constituency)

Lewisham West
Lewisham West
Former constituency; for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created	1919
Abolished	1965
Member(s)	2 (to 1949); 3 (from 1949)
Created from	Lewisham

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		Name		Name
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	Frederick Leigh-Pollitt	Municipal Reform	Geoffrey Richards	Municipal Reform
1937	Rupert Brabner	Municipal Reform	Malcolm Campbell-Johnston	Municipal Reform
1938	Rupert Brabner	Municipal Reform	Geoffrey Paul Hardy-Roberts	Municipal Reform
1945	Henry Brooke	Municipal Reform	Geoffrey Paul Hardy-Roberts	Municipal Reform
1946	George Bradfield	Conservative	Henry Price	Conservative
1949			Henry Price	Conservative	Florence Ruston	Conservative
1952			Colin Mann	Conservative	Florence Ruston	Conservative
1958			Raine Spencer	Conservative	Betty Vernon	Labour
1961			Raine Spencer	Conservative	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]
	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]
	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]
	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]
	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]
	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

^ ^a ^b London Municipal Notes - Volumes 18-23, London Municipal Society
^ "LCC Elections: Municipal Reform Leading". The Times. 6 March 1925.
^ "LCC Election: Full results of polling". The Times. 10 March 1928.
^ "LCC Election: Seven seats lost by Labour". The Times. 7 March 1931.
^ "LCC Election: Full results of the poll". The Times. 10 March 1934.
^ "New LCC: Labour's increased majority". The Times. 6 March 1937.
^ "LCC By-election". The Times. 22 April 1938.
^ "The New LCC: Labour gains in a low poll". The Times. 9 March 1946.
^ "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.

[lmsnotes-1] 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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