Lewisham was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1889 and 1919. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name.
| Lewisham | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the London County Council | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1889 |
| Abolished | 1919 |
| Member(s) | 2 |
| Replaced by | Lewisham East and Lewisham West |
Councillors
edit| Year | Name | Party | Name | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889 | Franc Sadleir Brereton | Moderate | William George Lemon | Progressive | ||
| 1892 | George Alfred Harvey | Progressive | ||||
| 1895 | Theophilus William Williams | Moderate | Alexander Wilson | Moderate | ||
| 1898 | George Edward Dodson | Moderate | ||||
| 1901 | James William Cleland | Progressive | ||||
| 1904 | Arthur Stanley | Progressive | ||||
| 1907 | William Legge | Municipal Reform | Assheton Pownall | Municipal Reform | ||
| 1910 | Frederick Houston Carter | Municipal Reform | James Stanhope | Municipal Reform | ||
| 1913 | Carlyon Bellairs | Municipal Reform | ||||
| 1915 | William Henry Le May | Municipal Reform | ||||
| 1916 | Robert Jackson | Municipal Reform | ||||
| 1918 | Richard Owen Roberts | Municipal Reform | ||||
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | William George Lemon | 2,351 | |||
| Moderate | Franc Sadleir Brereton | 2,127 | |||
| Moderate | Arthur Poyser | 1,889 | |||
| Progressive | Charles Conybeare | 1,512 | |||
| Progressive win (new seat) | |||||
| Moderate win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | George Alfred Harvey | 2,694 | |||
| Progressive | William George Lemon | 2,405 | |||
| Moderate | John Lindsey | 2,049 | |||
| Moderate | Frederick Crockford | 2,038 | |||
| Progressive hold | Swing | ||||
| Progressive gain from Moderate | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moderate | Alexander Wilson | 3,820 | |||
| Moderate | Theophilus William Williams | 3,802 | |||
| Progressive | W. Willis | 2,806 | |||
| Progressive | G. S. Warmington | 2,728 | |||
| Moderate gain from Progressive | Swing | ||||
| Moderate gain from Progressive | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moderate | George Edward Dodson | 4,061 | |||
| Moderate | Theophilus William Williams | 4,025 | |||
| Progressive | J. E. Williams | 3,037 | |||
| Progressive | A. C. Williams | 3,021 | |||
| Moderate hold | Swing | ||||
| Moderate hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | James William Cleland | 4,370 | 40.8 | +13.5 | |
| Conservative | George Edward Dodson | 3,235 | 30.2 | −6.3 | |
| Conservative | Theophilus William Williams | 3,096 | 28.9 | −7.3 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Progressive gain from Conservative | Swing | +10.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | James William Cleland | 6,297 | |||
| Progressive | Arthur Stanley | 5,946 | |||
| Conservative | J. Vesey FitzGerald | 4,557 | |||
| Conservative | E. L. Hartley | 4,446 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Progressive hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal Reform | William Legge | 11,028 | |||
| Municipal Reform | Assheton Pownall | 10,818 | |||
| Progressive | James William Cleland | 7,004 | |||
| Progressive | Neil Primrose | 6,893 | |||
| Labour | Gee | 118 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing | ||||
| Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal Reform | James Stanhope | 9,031 | |||
| Municipal Reform | Frederick Houston Carter | 8,958 | |||
| Progressive | Arthur Robert Gridley | 4,950 | |||
| Progressive | Gee | 2,297 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal Reform | Frederick Houston Carter | 9,497 | 31.1 | −4.7 | |
| Municipal Reform | Carlyon Bellairs | 9,410 | 30.8 | −4.7 | |
| Progressive | Charles Garfitt | 5,865 | 19.2 | −0.4 | |
| Progressive | J S Lewis | 5,809 | 19.0 | +9.9 | |
| Majority | 3,545 | 11.6 | −4.3 | ||
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing | -2.2 | |||
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing | -7.3 | |||
References
edit- ^ a b "The London County Council election". The Times. 7 March 1892.
- ^ "The London County Council election". The Times. 4 March 1895.
- ^ "London County Council election: results of the polling". The Times. 26 February 1898.
- ^ "London County Council Election." Times [London, England] 4 Mar. 1901: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 22 Sept. 2016.
- ^ "London County Council election". The Times. 7 March 1904.
- ^ "London County Council election: great Municipal Reform victory". The Times. 4 March 1907.
- ^ "London County Council Election." Times [London, England] 7 Mar. 1910: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 1 May 2016.
- ^ London Municipal Notes, 1913