# 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.

## Councillors

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

## Election results

1889 London County Council election: Deptford :
| 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) | Moderate win (new seat) | Moderate win (new seat) | Moderate win (new seat) | Moderate win (new seat) |
| Progressive win (new seat) | Progressive win (new seat) | Progressive win (new seat) | Progressive win (new seat) | Progressive win (new seat) |
1892 London County Council election: Deptford :
| 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 | Progressive hold | Swing |
| Labour Progressive gain from Moderate | Labour Progressive gain from Moderate | Swing |
1895 London County Council election: Deptford :
| 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 | Moderate gain from Labour Progressive | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1898 London County Council election: Deptford :
| 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 | Progressive gain from Moderate | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1901 London County Council election: Deptford :
| 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 | Progressive hold | Swing | | |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | +6.0 | |
1904 London County Council election: Deptford :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive | Sidney Webb | unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Progressive | Robert Charles Phillimore | unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | n/a | |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | n/a | |
1907 London County Council election: Deptford :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1910 London County Council election: Deptford :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing | |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing | |
1913 London County Council election: Deptford :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 172 | 0.8 | −4.3 |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | -2.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24 | 0.1 | |
| | Progressive gain from Municipal Reform | Progressive gain from Municipal Reform | Swing | +0.4 | |
1919 London County Council election: Deptford :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,262 | 8.6 |
| | Labour gain from Progressive | Labour gain from Progressive | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing | |
1922 London County Council election: Deptford :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 154 | 0.5 | −8.1 |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Labour | Municipal Reform gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Labour | Municipal Reform gain from Labour | Swing | | |
1925 London County Council election: Deptford :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing |
1928 London County Council election: Deptford :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1931 London County Council election: Deptford :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1934 London County Council election: Deptford :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1937 London County Council election: Deptford :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1946 London County Council election: Deptford :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1949 London County Council election: Deptford :
| 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 win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1952 London County Council election: Deptford :
| 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 | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1955 London County Council election: Deptford :
| 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 | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1958 London County Council election: Deptford :
| 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 | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1961 London County Council election: Deptford :
| 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 | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |