# Lewisham (London County Council constituency)

Lewisham was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1889 and 1919. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name.

## Councillors

| Year | Name | Party | Name | Party |
| 1889 | Franc Sadleir Brereton | Moderate | William George Lemon | Progressive |
| 1892 | George Alfred Harvey | Progressive | William George Lemon | Progressive |
| 1895 | Theophilus William Williams | Moderate | Alexander Wilson | Moderate |
| 1898 | Theophilus William Williams | Moderate | George Edward Dodson | Moderate |
| 1901 | James William Cleland | Progressive | George Edward Dodson | Moderate |
| 1904 | James William Cleland | Progressive | Arthur Stanley | Progressive |
| 1907 | William Legge | Municipal Reform | Assheton Pownall | Municipal Reform |
| 1910 | Frederick Houston Carter | Municipal Reform | James Stanhope | Municipal Reform |
| 1913 | Frederick Houston Carter | Municipal Reform | Carlyon Bellairs | Municipal Reform |
| 1915 | Frederick Houston Carter | Municipal Reform | William Henry Le May | Municipal Reform |
| 1916 | Frederick Houston Carter | Municipal Reform | Robert Jackson | Municipal Reform |
| 1918 | Richard Owen Roberts | Municipal Reform | Robert Jackson | Municipal Reform |

## Election results

1889 London County Council election: Lewisham :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive | William George Lemon | 2,351 | | |
| Moderate | Franc Sadleir Brereton | 2,127 | | |
| Moderate | Arthur Poyser | 1,889 | | |
| Progressive | Charles Conybeare | 1,512 | | |
| Progressive win (new seat) | Progressive win (new seat) | Progressive win (new seat) | Progressive win (new seat) | Progressive win (new seat) |
| Moderate win (new seat) | Moderate win (new seat) | Moderate win (new seat) | Moderate win (new seat) | Moderate win (new seat) |
1892 London County Council election: Lewisham :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | George Alfred Harvey | 2,694 |
| Progressive | William George Lemon | 2,405 |
| Moderate | John Lindsey | 2,049 |
| Moderate | Frederick Crockford | 2,038 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| Progressive gain from Moderate | Progressive gain from Moderate | Swing |
1895 London County Council election: Lewisham :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Moderate | Alexander Wilson | 3,820 |
| Moderate | Theophilus William Williams | 3,802 |
| Progressive | W. Willis | 2,806 |
| Progressive | G. S. Warmington | 2,728 |
| Moderate gain from Progressive | Moderate gain from Progressive | Swing |
| Moderate gain from Progressive | Moderate gain from Progressive | Swing |
1898 London County Council election: Lewisham :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Moderate | George Edward Dodson | 4,061 |
| Moderate | Theophilus William Williams | 4,025 |
| Progressive | J. E. Williams | 3,037 |
| Progressive | A. C. Williams | 3,021 |
| Moderate hold | Moderate hold | Swing |
| Moderate hold | Moderate hold | Swing |
1901 London County Council election: Lewisham :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive | James William Cleland | 4,370 | 40.8 | +13.5 |
| Conservative | George Edward Dodson | 3,235 | 30.2 | −6.3 |
| Conservative | Theophilus William Williams | 3,096 | 28.9 | −7.3 |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Progressive gain from Conservative | Progressive gain from Conservative | Swing | +10.2 | |
1904 London County Council election: Lewisham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive | James William Cleland | 6,297 |
| | Progressive | Arthur Stanley | 5,946 |
| | Conservative | J. Vesey FitzGerald | 4,557 |
| | Conservative | E. L. Hartley | 4,446 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1907 London County Council election: Lewisham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | William Legge | 11,028 |
| | Municipal Reform | Assheton Pownall | 10,818 |
| | Progressive | James William Cleland | 7,004 |
| | Progressive | Neil Primrose | 6,893 |
| | Labour | Gee | 118 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing |
1910 London County Council election: Lewisham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | James Stanhope | 9,031 |
| | Municipal Reform | Frederick Houston Carter | 8,958 |
| | Progressive | Arthur Robert Gridley | 4,950 |
| | Progressive | Gee | 2,297 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1913 London County Council election: Lewisham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Municipal Reform | Frederick Houston Carter | 9,497 | 31.1 | −4.7 |
| | Municipal Reform | Carlyon Bellairs | 9,410 | 30.8 | −4.7 |
| | Progressive | Charles Garfitt | 5,865 | 19.2 | −0.4 |
| | Progressive | J S Lewis | 5,809 | 19.0 | +9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,545 | 11.6 | −4.3 |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | -2.2 | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | -7.3 | |