Lewisham
Former electoral division
for the Greater London Council
DistrictLondon Borough of Lewisham
Population282,080 (1969 estimate)
Electorate
  • 201,636 (1964)
  • 195,144 (1967)
  • 201,497 (1970)
Area8,581.2 acres (34.727 km2)
Former electoral division
Created1965
Abolished1973
Member(s)4
Replaced byDeptford, Lewisham East, Lewisham West

Lewisham was an electoral division for the purposes of elections to the Greater London Council. The constituency elected four councillors for a three-year term in 1964, 1967 and 1970.

History

It was planned to use the same boundaries as the Westminster Parliament constituencies for election of councillors to the Greater London Council (GLC), as had been the practice for elections to the predecessor London County Council, but those that existed in 1965 crossed the Greater London boundary. Until new constituencies could be settled, the 32 London boroughs were used as electoral areas which therefore created a constituency called Lewisham.[1]

The electoral division was replaced from 1973 by the single-member electoral divisions of Deptford, Lewisham East, Lewisham West.[2]

Elections

The Lewisham constituency was used for the Greater London Council elections in 1964,[3] 1967[4] and 1970.[5] Four councillors were elected at each election using first-past-the-post voting.[6]

1964 election

The first election was held on 9 April 1964, a year before the council came into its powers. The electorate was 201,636 and four Labour Party councillors were elected. With 87,184 people voting, the turnout was 43.2%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1964 Greater London Council election: Lewisham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Walter Chalkley 50,103
Labour Alec Alan Grant 49,756
Labour John Charles Henry 49,373
Labour Harold Charles Shearman 48,631
Conservative N. W. Farmer 33,614
Conservative N. D. Banks 32,809
Conservative J. B. W. Holderness 32,461
Conservative Mrs. D. E. New 32,199
Communist S. P. Bent 4,159
Christian Independent F. A. Harvie 2,895
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

1967 election

The second election was held on 13 April 1967. The electorate was 195,144 and four Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 82,357 people voting, the turnout was 42.2%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1967 Greater London Council election: Lewisham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Bland 39,817
Conservative Michael John Wheeler 39,684
Conservative Arthur James Hichisson 39,070
Conservative Frederick Walter Weyer 38,678
Labour David Walter Chalkley 35,552
Labour Alec Alan Grant 35,469
Labour John Charles Henry 35,035
Labour Sir Harold Shearman 34,968
Liberal J. D. Eagle 4,451
Liberal R. P. Grundon 4,344
Liberal R. Sizeland 4,143
Liberal G. A. H. Kiloh 3,639
Communist J. M. Delahoy 2,221
Communist H. Barr 2,043
Union Movement A. G. Nicholson 1,729
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

1970 election

The third election was held on 9 April 1970. The electorate was 201,497 and four Labour Party councillors were elected. With 81,513 people voting, the turnout was 40.4%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1970 Greater London Council election: Lewisham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Charles Henry 40,682
Labour Brian Bastin 40,646
Labour David Chalkley 40,625
Labour Alec Grant 40,422
Conservative Arthur James Hichisson 35,943
Conservative J. C. Fairhead 35,813
Conservative P. T. James 35,646
Conservative Michael John Wheeler 35,492
Homes before Roads K. P. Brem-Wilson 1,763
Homes before Roads F. Davies 1,724
Homes before Roads L. F. Hollingsworth 1,580
Liberal A. R. P. Ley 1,410
Homes before Roads R. Thompson 1,261
Independent Liberal C. L. Morris 1,250
Liberal D. Ruel-Bentall 1,222
Communist M. H. Robinson 1,159
Liberal I. S. T. Senior 1,097
Communist L. F. Stannard 1,063
Liberal C. J. Lazaro 770
Union Movement A. J. Andrews 360
Independent B. Ward 303
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

References

  1. ↑ British Information Services (1970). British Record: Political and Economic Notes. To date elections, normally fought on traditional party lines, have been based on the London boroughs, each borough returning two or more councillors; after 1973 there will be single member electoral areas based on parliamentary constituencies.
  2. ↑ "The Greater London (Electoral Areas) Order 1972" (PDF). legislation.gov.uk. 20 June 1972. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "General Election of Greater London Councillors" (PDF). 9 April 1964. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "General Election of Greater London Councillors" (PDF). 13 April 1967. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Greater London Council Election" (PDF). 9 April 1970. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  6. ↑ Boothroyd, David. "Greater London Council Election results: Lewisham". United Kingdom Election Results. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
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