Lewisham South (UK Parliament constituency)
Lewisham South was a parliamentary constituency in Lewisham, London which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 until it was abolished for the February 1974 general election.
Lewisham South | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1950–February 1974 | |
Number of members | one |
Replaced by | Lewisham East and Lewisham West |
Created from | Lewisham East |
Boundaries
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Lewisham South in the Parliamentary County of London 1950-74
The Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham wards of Bellingham, Catford, Downham, and Hither Green.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
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1950 | Herbert Morrison | Labour | |
1959 | Carol Johnson | Labour | |
Feb 1974 | constituency abolished |
Election results
Elections in the 1950s
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Herbert Morrison
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Herbert Morrison | 26,666 | 54.58 | N/A | |
Conservative | Frederick Gough | 18,892 | 38.67 | N/A | |
Liberal | George William Rouse | 2,665 | 5.45 | N/A | |
Communist | J. W. Jones | 635 | 1.30 | N/A | |
Majority | 7,774 | 15.91 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 48,858 | 86.51 | N/A | ||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Herbert Morrison | 27,559 | 56.61 | ||
Conservative | Charles Ross Hutchinson | 20,548 | 42.21 | ||
Communist | John Mahon | 578 | 1.19 | ||
Majority | 7,011 | 14.40 | |||
Turnout | 48,685 | 85.36 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Herbert Morrison | 23,821 | 55.79 | ||
Conservative | John C Arnold | 17,478 | 40.93 | ||
Independent | John Loverseed | 1,400 | 3.28 | ||
Majority | 6,343 | 14.86 | |||
Turnout | 42,699 | 77.66 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Carol Johnson | 22,354 | 51.99 | ||
Conservative | John Hunt | 19,273 | 45.44 | ||
Alert Party | George Forrester | 788 | 1.86 | ||
Majority | 3,081 | 7.26 | |||
Turnout | 42,415 | 78.60 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Carol Johnson | 20,078 | 52.46 | ||
Conservative | Barney Hayhoe | 12,486 | 32.63 | ||
Liberal | Frank Bennett | 5,706 | 14.91 | ||
Majority | 7,592 | 19.84 | |||
Turnout | 38,270 | 74.78 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Carol Johnson | 21,165 | 56.91 | ||
Conservative | Gordon Dixon | 11,247 | 30.24 | ||
Liberal | Frank Bennett | 4,779 | 12.85 | ||
Majority | 9,918 | 26.67 | |||
Turnout | 37,191 | 75.13 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Carol Johnson | 19,217 | 57.02 | ||
Conservative | Gordon Dixon | 13,665 | 40.55 | ||
Independent | Diane Hart | 821 | 2.44 | ||
Majority | 5,552 | 16.47 | |||
Turnout | 33,703 | 65.74 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
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References
- British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
- F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow, 1973
- The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1964.
- British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1966.
- British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1970.
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