Lewisham South was a parliamentary constituency in Lewisham, London which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) 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 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | Lewisham East |
Replaced by | Lewisham East and Lewisham West |
Boundaries edit
The Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham wards of Bellingham, Catford, Downham, and Hither Green.
Members of Parliament edit
Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1950 | Herbert Morrison | Labour | |
1959 | Carol Johnson | Labour | |
Feb 1974 | constituency abolished |
Election results edit
Elections in the 1950s edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Herbert Morrison | 26,666 | 54.58 | ||
Conservative | Frederick Gough | 18,892 | 38.67 | ||
Liberal | George William Rouse | 2,665 | 5.45 | ||
Communist | J. W. Jones | 635 | 1.30 | ||
Majority | 7,774 | 15.91 | |||
Turnout | 48,858 | 86.51 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Herbert Morrison | 27,559 | 56.61 | +2.03 | |
Conservative | Charles Ross Hutchinson | 20,548 | 42.21 | +3.54 | |
Communist | John Mahon | 578 | 1.19 | -0.11 | |
Majority | 7,011 | 14.40 | -1.51 | ||
Turnout | 48,685 | 85.36 | -1.15 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -0.75 |
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 | New | |
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 | New | |
Majority | 3,081 | 7.55 | |||
Turnout | 42,415 | 78.60 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s edit
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 | 19.83 | |||
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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Carol Johnson | 19,217 | 57.02 | ||
Conservative | Gordon Dixon | 13,665 | 40.55 | ||
Independent | Diane Hart | 821 | 2.44 | New | |
Majority | 5,552 | 16.47 | |||
Turnout | 33,703 | 65.74 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ Britishparliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1966.
- ^ Britishparliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1970.
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