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Deptford (London County Council constituency)

Deptford was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1889 and the council's abolition, in 1965. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name.

Deptford
Former constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created1889
Abolished1965
Member(s)2 (to 1949)
3 (from 1949)

Councillors edit

Year Name Party Name Party Name Party
1889 Ernest Collard Progressive William Hazlewood Phillips Progressive Two seats until 1949
1892 Henry Keylock Labour Progressive Sidney Webb Progressive
1895 John Dumphreys Moderate
1898 Robert Charles Phillimore Progressive
1910 William Freeman Barrett Municipal Reform Edwin Mumford Preston Municipal Reform
1913 Robert Charles Phillimore Progressive John Theodore Prestige Municipal Reform
1919 Margaret McMillan Labour John Speakman Labour
1922 Marshall James Pike Municipal Reform Guy Herbert Walmisley Municipal Reform
1925 James Mahoney Labour John Speakman Labour
1937 Isaac Hayward Labour
1942 Ernest Sherwood Labour
1949 William James Coombs Labour
1952 Alfred Seabrook Simons Labour Harold Shearman Labour
1955 Eugene Murphy Labour
1961 Albert John Blackman Labour

Election results edit

1889 London County Council election: Deptford[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Moderate Ernest Collard 2,294
Progressive William Phillips 2,283
Labour Progressive Henry Keylock 1,871
Independent Progressive Althro Alfred Knight 1,047
Moderate win (new seat)
Progressive win (new seat)
1892 London County Council election: Deptford[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Sidney Webb 4,088
Labour Progressive Henry Keylock 3,503
Moderate Henry T. Banning 2,251
Moderate John C. Bailey 2,231
Social Democratic Federation John Elliott 780
Independent Progressive Althro Alfred Knight 321
Progressive hold Swing
Labour Progressive gain from Moderate Swing
1895 London County Council election: Deptford[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Sidney Webb 4,286
Moderate John Dumphreys 2,667
Moderate H. S. A. Foy 2,518
Progressive Henry Keylock 2,402
Ind. Labour Party John Elliott 1,255
Moderate gain from Labour Progressive Swing
Progressive hold Swing
1898 London County Council election: Deptford[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Sidney Webb 4,512
Progressive Robert Charles Phillimore 4,487
Moderate H. S. A. Foy 3,218
Moderate John Dumphreys 2,866
Ind. Labour Party J. Yallop 233
Progressive gain from Moderate Swing
Progressive hold Swing
1901 London County Council election: Deptford[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Sidney Webb 5,496 33.3 +3.4
Progressive Robert Charles Phillimore 5,349 32.4 +2.7
Conservative Thomas William Marchant 2,865 17.4 -3.9
Conservative Francis Herman Milford Wayne 2,781 16.9 -2.1
Progressive hold Swing
Progressive hold Swing +6.0
1904 London County Council election: Deptford[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Sidney Webb unopposed n/a n/a
Progressive Robert Charles Phillimore unopposed n/a n/a
Progressive hold Swing n/a
Progressive hold Swing n/a
1907 London County Council election: Deptford[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Sidney Webb 6,185
Progressive Robert Charles Phillimore 6,083
Municipal Reform H. G. Wells 5,879
Municipal Reform William Freeman Barrett 5,839
Independent R. R. Fairburn 182
Majority
Progressive hold Swing
Progressive hold Swing
1910 London County Council election: Deptford[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform William Freeman Barrett 5,932 28.6
Municipal Reform Edwin Mumford Preston 5,047 24.3
Progressive William James Pethybridge 4,910 23.6
Labour Campion Watson 4,880 23.5
Majority
Municipal Reform gain from Progressive Swing
Municipal Reform gain from Progressive Swing
1913 London County Council election: Deptford[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform John Theodore Prestige 5,704 25.3 -3.3
Progressive Robert Charles Phillimore 5,667 25.1 +1.5
Municipal Reform Thomas Kincaid-Smith 5,643 25.0 +0.7
Labour Charles Mostyn Lloyd 5,532 24.5 +1.0
Majority 172 0.8 -4.3
Municipal Reform hold Swing -2.2
Majority 24 0.1 0.8
Progressive gain from Municipal Reform Swing +0.4
1919 London County Council election: Deptford[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Margaret McMillan 4,575 31.0
Labour John Speakman 4,356 29.5
Municipal Reform William Francis Marchant 3,094 21.0
Municipal Reform Fred Bramston 2,730 18.5
Majority 1,262 8.6
Labour gain from Progressive Swing
Labour gain from Municipal Reform Swing
1922 London County Council election: Deptford[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Guy Herbert Walmisley 9,545 25.4 +4.4
Municipal Reform Marshall James Pike 9,487 25.3 +6.8
Labour Margaret McMillan 9,333 24.8 -6.2
Labour John Speakman 9,199 24.5 -5.0
Majority 154 0.5 -8.1
Municipal Reform gain from Labour Swing
Municipal Reform gain from Labour Swing
1925 London County Council election: Deptford[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Mahoney 12,222
Labour John Speakman 12,056
Municipal Reform Guy Herbert Walmisley 7,823
Municipal Reform A. G. Harben 7,540
Majority
Labour gain from Municipal Reform Swing
Labour gain from Municipal Reform Swing
1928 London County Council election: Deptford[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Mahoney 13,523
Labour John Speakman 13,422
Municipal Reform M. Glenn McCarthy 7,545
Municipal Reform J. C. Manifold 7,485
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1931 London County Council election: Deptford[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Mahoney 10,738
Labour John Speakman 10,695
Municipal Reform J. R. Chalmers 6,440
Municipal Reform G. F. Kingham 6,374
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1934 London County Council election: Deptford[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Speakman 14,800
Labour James Mahoney 14,558
Municipal Reform John Southwell 7,215
Municipal Reform G. F. Kingham 7,176
Communist Kath Duncan 1,387
Communist V. Parker 1,177
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1937 London County Council election: Deptford[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Speakman 16,605
Labour Isaac Hayward 16,050
Municipal Reform G. F. Kingham 7,948
Municipal Reform John Southwell 7,908
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1946 London County Council election: Deptford[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Isaac Hayward 8,608
Labour Ernest Sherwood 8,540
Conservative F. Andrews 3,775
Conservative V. T. Reed 3,715
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1949 London County Council election: Deptford[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William James Coombs 14,087
Labour Isaac Hayward 14,074
Labour Ernest C. Sherwood 13,933
Conservative Mrs Davies 8,702
Conservative Richard Body 8,561
Conservative F. Andrews 8,521
Labour win (new seat)
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1952 London County Council election: Deptford[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Isaac Hayward 16,606
Labour Harold Shearman 15,733
Labour Alfred Seabrook Simons 15,415
Conservative E. Greenaway 7,198
Conservative A. Bowden 6,998
Conservative H. Marsh 6,772
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1955 London County Council election: Deptford[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harold Shearman 10,660
Labour Eugene Murphy 10,639
Labour Alfred Seabrook Simons 10,478
Conservative B. J. Jenkins 5,586
Conservative E. M. Wheeler 5,439
Conservative R. S. Guest 5,343
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1958 London County Council election: Deptford[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harold Shearman 10,471
Labour Eugene Murphy 10,406
Labour Alfred Seabrook Simons 10,257
Conservative Joan Vickers 3,553
Conservative F. K. Roberts 3,545
Conservative J. F. Rowley 3,538
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1961 London County Council election: Deptford[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Albert John Blackman 9,702
Labour Alfred Seabrook Simons 9,097
Labour Harold Shearman 8,595
Conservative I. H. Davison 4,805
Conservative D. P. Jeffcock 4,542
Conservative P. S. F. Noble 4,503
British National R. Simpson 1,520
British National A. Charman 1,337
British National J. E. Stanton 838
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

References edit

  1. ^ a b "The London County Council election". The Times. 7 March 1892.
  2. ^ "The London County Council election". The Times. 4 March 1895.
  3. ^ "London County Council election: results of the polling". The Times. 26 February 1898.
  4. ^ "London County Council Election." Times [London, England] 4 Mar. 1901: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 22 Sept. 2016.
  5. ^ "London County Council election". The Times. 7 March 1904.
  6. ^ "London County Council election: great Municipal Reform victory". The Times. 4 March 1907.
  7. ^ "London County Council Election." Times [London, England] 7 Mar. 1910: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 1 May 2016.
  8. ^ London Municipal Notes, 1913
  9. ^ a b London Municipal Notes - Volumes 18-23, London Municipal Society
  10. ^ "LCC Elections: Municipal Reform Leading". The Times. 6 March 1925.
  11. ^ "LCC Election: Full results of polling". The Times. 10 March 1928.
  12. ^ "LCC Election: Seven seats lost by Labour". The Times. 7 March 1931.
  13. ^ "LCC Election: Full results of the poll". The Times. 10 March 1934.
  14. ^ "New LCC: Labour's increased majority". The Times. 6 March 1937.
  15. ^ "The New LCC: Labour gains in a low poll". The Times. 9 March 1946.
  16. ^ "LCC Polling". The Times. 9 April 1949.
  17. ^ "London County Council: Election results". The Times. 5 April 1952.
  18. ^ "LCC results: Conservatives make headway". The Times. 25 April 1955.
  19. ^ "Complete results of London County Council elections". The Times. 18 April 1958.
  20. ^ "London County Council polling results". The Times. 14 April 1961.
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