Lewisham North (London County Council constituency)

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.

Lewisham North
Former Constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created1949
Abolished1965
Member(s)3
Created fromLewisham East

Councillors
YearNamePartyNamePartyNameParty
1949 Norman Farmer Conservative Pearl Hulbert Conservative John Martin Oakey Conservative
1952 Irene Rose 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]
Party 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]
Party 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]
Party 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]
Party 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]
Party 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
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References
  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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