# Lewisham West (London County Council constituency)

Lewisham West was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1919 and the council's abolition, in 1965. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name.

## Councillors

| Year | Name | Party | Name | Party | Name | Party | Party |
| 1919 | Philip Dawson | Municipal Reform | Robert Jackson | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1922 | Edward Campbell | Municipal Reform | Percival Harry Reed | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1925 | Ernest George Sawyer | Municipal Reform | Percival Harry Reed | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1926 | Frederick Leigh-Pollitt | Municipal Reform | Percival Harry Reed | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1931 | Frederick Leigh-Pollitt | Municipal Reform | Geoffrey Richards | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1937 | Rupert Brabner | Municipal Reform | Malcolm Campbell-Johnston | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1938 | Rupert Brabner | Municipal Reform | Geoffrey Paul Hardy-Roberts | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1945 | Henry Brooke | Municipal Reform | Geoffrey Paul Hardy-Roberts | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1946 | George Bradfield | Conservative | Henry Price | Conservative | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1949 | George Bradfield | Conservative | Henry Price | Conservative | Florence Ruston | | Conservative |
| 1952 | George Bradfield | Conservative | Colin Mann | Conservative | Florence Ruston | | Conservative |
| 1958 | George Bradfield | Conservative | Raine Spencer | Conservative | Betty Vernon | | Labour |
| 1961 | George Bradfield | Conservative | Raine Spencer | Conservative | Norman Banks | | Conservative |

## Election results

1919 London County Council election: Lewisham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Municipal Reform | Philip Dawson | 3,438 | 27.2 |
| | Municipal Reform | Robert Jackson | 3,320 | 26.3 |
| | Progressive | Frank Raffety | 2,950 | 23.4 |
| | Progressive | G. H. Stepney | 2,915 | 23.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 370 | 2.9 |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | |
1922 London County Council election: Lewisham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Municipal Reform | Edward Campbell | 8,680 | 35.4 | +8.2 |
| | Municipal Reform | Percival Reed | 8,197 | 33.4 | +7.1 |
| | Progressive | Arthur Evans | 4,013 | 16.4 | −7.0 |
| | Progressive | G. H. Stepney | 3,644 | 14.9 | −8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,184 | 17.0 | +14.1 |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | | |
1925 London County Council election: Lewisham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Ernest George Sawyer | 6,652 |
| | Municipal Reform | Percival Reed | 6,639 |
| | Labour | E. J. B. Kirtlan | 2,500 |
| | Labour | W. J. Tozer | 2,439 |
| | Progressive | G. H. Stepney | 1,602 |
| | Progressive | G. E. Wakefield | 1,586 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1928 London County Council election: Lewisham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Percival Reed | 8,296 |
| | Municipal Reform | Frederick Leigh-Pollitt | 8,264 |
| | Labour | George Burgneay | 3,177 |
| | Labour | Catherine Mary Wadham | 3,129 |
| | Liberal | E. G. Hardy | 2,641 |
| | Liberal | A. Smith | 2,546 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1931 London County Council election: Lewisham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Frederick Leigh-Pollitt | 9,332 |
| | Municipal Reform | Geoffrey Richards | 9,290 |
| | Labour | C. E. Garnon | 3,265 |
| | Labour | E. Z. Waddington | 3,228 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1934 London County Council election: Lewisham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Frederick Leigh-Pollitt | 9,131 |
| | Municipal Reform | Geoffrey Richards | 8,815 |
| | Labour | Caroline Maule | 4,705 |
| | Labour | V. Grimmitt | 4,617 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1937 London County Council election: Lewisham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Malcolm Campbell-Johnston | 11,895 |
| | Municipal Reform | Rupert Brabner | 11,677 |
| | Labour | B. Grimmitt | 7,658 |
| | Labour | J. Martin | 7,493 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
Lewisham West by-election, 1938 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Municipal Reform | Geoffrey Paul Hardy-Roberts | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | | |
1946 London County Council election: Lewisham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | George Bradfield | 10,219 |
| | Conservative | Henry Price | 10,089 |
| | Labour | F. W. Pettitt | 9,511 |
| | Labour | A. R. Franks | 9,478 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
1949 London County Council election: Lewisham West :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Henry Price | 18,226 | | |
| Conservative | Florence Ruston | 17,897 | | |
| Conservative | George Bradfield | 17,472 | | |
| Labour | Henry Brinton | 13,016 | | |
| Labour | K. Hendy | 12,812 | | |
| Labour | Donald Piers Chesworth | 12,567 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1952 London County Council election: Lewisham West :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Florence Ruston | 15,840 |
| Conservative | Colin Mann | 15,586 |
| Conservative | George Bradfield | 15,224 |
| Labour | N. M. Huggett | 14,911 |
| Labour | Betty Vernon | 14,500 |
| Labour | H. Solomons | 14,395 |
| Liberal | H. A. Day | 1,703 |
| Liberal | H. G. Robinson | 1,427 |
| Liberal | C. B. Maeve-Marsh | 1,290 |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
1955 London County Council election: Lewisham West :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | George Bradfield | 14,335 |
| Conservative | Florence Ruston | 14,207 |
| Conservative | Colin Mann | 14,119 |
| Labour | S. Norwood | 11,183 |
| Labour | J. C. Henry | 11,166 |
| Labour | Betty Vernon | 11,130 |
| Liberal | K. V. Hearn | 1,514 |
| Liberal | H. G. Robinson | 1,449 |
| Liberal | H. Beecher | 1,402 |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
1958 London County Council election: Lewisham West :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Raine Spencer | 12,520 |
| Labour | Betty Vernon | 12,513 |
| Conservative | George Bradfield | 12,455 |
| Labour | J. C. Henry | 12,375 |
| Conservative | Colin Mann | 12,286 |
| Labour | C. W. J. Bird | 12,265 |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
1961 London County Council election: Lewisham West :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | George Bradfield | 13,817 |
| Conservative | Raine Spencer | 13,775 |
| Conservative | Norman Banks | 13,589 |
| Labour | J. C. Henry | 11,430 |
| Labour | Betty Vernon | 11,217 |
| Labour | Joan Lestor | 11,157 |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |