# Dulwich (London County Council constituency)

Dulwich 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 | William Mitchell Acworth | Moderate | Harry James Powell | Moderate | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1892 | William Matthews | Moderate | Harry James Powell | Moderate | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1895 | William Matthews | Moderate | Richard William Evelyn Middleton | Moderate | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1899 | John Ratcliffe Cousins | Moderate | Bryce Grant | Moderate | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1901 | John Ratcliffe Cousins | Moderate | George Hardy | Progressive | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1904 | Thomas Gautrey | Progressive | George Hardy | Progressive | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1907 | Henry Gooch | Municipal Reform | Frederick Hall | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1910 | Arthur Griffith-Boscawen | Municipal Reform | Frederick Hall | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1913 | Algernon Skeffington | Municipal Reform | Cuthbert Wilkinson | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1918 | Algernon Skeffington | Municipal Reform | Henry Newton Knights | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1919 | Francis Fremantle | Municipal Reform | Henry Gooch | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1922 | George Swinton | Municipal Reform | Henry Gooch | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1928 | Henry Alfred Wilmot | Municipal Reform | Henry Gooch | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1934 | Frederick Charles Eaton | Municipal Reform | William Hall Hickin | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1937 | Frederick Charles Eaton | Municipal Reform | Dudley Ryder | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1938 | Charles Pearce | Municipal Reform | Dudley Ryder | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1940 | Charles Pearce | Municipal Reform | Frank Griffiths Woollard | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1949 | Charles Pearce | Municipal Reform | Alida Brittain | Conservative | Ronald Hensman | | Conservative |
| 1952 | Charles Pearce | Municipal Reform | Amy Crossman | Labour | Wilfrid Vernon | | Labour |
| 1955 | Charles Pearce | Municipal Reform | Ronald Hensman | Conservative | Martin Stevens | | Conservative |
| 1958 | Harry Lamborn | Labour | Albert Murray | Labour | Edgar Ernest Reed | | Labour |

## Election results

1889 London County Council election: Dulwich :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Moderate | William Mitchell Acworth | 2,222 | | |
| Moderate | Harry James Powell | 2,151 | | |
| Progressive | William Mansfield | 1,810 | | |
| Progressive | Richard Sandon Gutteridge | 1,622 | | |
| Conservative | William Matthews | 1,400 | | |
| Liberal Unionist | Horatio Nelson Hardy | 125 | | |
| Independent | Alfred Watson | 88 | | |
| Moderate win (new seat) | Moderate win (new seat) | Moderate win (new seat) | Moderate win (new seat) | Moderate 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: Dulwich :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Moderate | Harry James Powell | 3,407 |
| Moderate | William Matthews | 3,391 |
| Progressive | Joseph Davis | 2,062 |
| Progressive | Edward F. Craig | 1,999 |
| Moderate hold | Moderate hold | Swing |
| Moderate hold | Moderate hold | Swing |
1895 London County Council election: Dulwich :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Moderate | William Matthews | 3,443 |
| Moderate | Richard William Evelyn Middleton | 3,424 |
| Progressive | H. E. Ramsey | 2,463 |
| Progressive | W. Street | 2,438 |
| Moderate hold | Moderate hold | Swing |
| Moderate hold | Moderate hold | Swing |
1898 London County Council election: Dulwich :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Moderate | William Matthews | 3,698 |
| Moderate | Richard William Evelyn Middleton | 3,673 |
| Progressive | George Hardy | 2,461 |
| Progressive | H. E. Ramsey | 2,447 |
| Moderate hold | Moderate hold | Swing |
| Moderate hold | Moderate hold | Swing |
1901 London County Council election: Dulwich :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive | George Hardy | 3,312 | 39.7 | +14.7 |
| Conservative | John Ratcliffe Cousins | 2,587 | 31.0 | −6.6 |
| Conservative | James Alfred Thornhill | 2,442 | 29.3 | −8.1 |
| Progressive gain from Conservative | Progressive gain from Conservative | Swing | +11.0 | |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1904 London County Council election: Dulwich :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | George Hardy | 4,347 |
| Progressive | Thomas Gautrey | 4,275 |
| Conservative | W. Lane Mitchell | 3,548 |
| Conservative | Henry Gooch | 3,531 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| Progressive gain from Conservative | Progressive gain from Conservative | Swing |
1907 London County Council election: Dulwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Henry Gooch | 6,689 |
| | Municipal Reform | Frederick Hall | 6,641 |
| | Progressive | George Hardy | 5,020 |
| | Progressive | A. Cohn | 4,844 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,669 |
| | 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: Dulwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Municipal Reform | Frederick Hall | 5,836 | 30.1 |
| | Municipal Reform | Arthur Griffith-Boscawen | 5,786 | 29.9 |
| | Progressive | Arthur John Waldron | 3,872 | 20.0 |
| | Progressive | J. E. Boon | 3,871 | 20.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,914 | 9.9 |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | |
1913 London County Council election: Dulwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Municipal Reform | Algernon Skeffington | 6,048 | 30.1 | 0.0 |
| | Municipal Reform | Cuthbert Wilkinson | 6,027 | 29.9 | 0.0 |
| | Progressive | Percy Phipps | 4,057 | 20.2 | +0.2 |
| | Progressive | Sophia Jevons | 3,993 | 19.8 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,970 | 9.7 | −0.2 |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | -0.1 | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | | |
1919 London County Council election: Dulwich :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Municipal Reform | Henry Gooch | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform | Francis Fremantle | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
1922 London County Council election: Dulwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Municipal Reform | Henry Gooch | 9,545 | | n/a |
| | Municipal Reform | George Swinton | 9,364 | | n/a |
| | Labour | H. Luckhart | 2,398 | | n/a |
| | Labour | T. E. Wright | 2,374 | | n/a |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | n/a |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
1925 London County Council election: Dulwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Henry Gooch | 7,694 |
| | Municipal Reform | George Swinton | 7,547 |
| | Labour | F. G. Dawson | 2,857 |
| | Labour | T. E. Wright | 2,792 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1928 London County Council election: Dulwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Henry Gooch | 7,589 |
| | Municipal Reform | Henry Alfred Wilmot | 7,506 |
| | Labour | J. W. F. Lucas | 2,518 |
| | Labour | A. J. Anstey | 2,503 |
| | Liberal | A. M. Hewitt | 2,030 |
| | Liberal | S. W. Rowland | 2,026 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1931 London County Council election: Dulwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Henry Gooch | 6,749 |
| | Municipal Reform | Henry Alfred Wilmot | 6,713 |
| | Labour | Blance Radley | 1,613 |
| | Labour | Amy Sayle | 1,604 |
| | Liberal | David William Alun Llewellyn | 931 |
| | Liberal | S. W. Rowland | 904 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1934 London County Council election: Dulwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Frederick Charles Eaton | 6,641 |
| | Municipal Reform | William Hall Hickin | 6,623 |
| | Labour | E. J. Wood | 2,340 |
| | Labour | B. E. Websdale Radley | 2,221 |
| | Liberal | S. W. Rowland | 1,176 |
| | Liberal | David William Alun Llewellyn | 972 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1937 London County Council election: Dulwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Frederick Charles Eaton | 8,610 |
| | Municipal Reform | Dudley Ryder | 8,496 |
| | Labour | J. W. Fidler | 3,652 |
| | Labour | Caroline Maule | 3,641 |
| | Liberal | F. J. E. Butcher | 900 |
| | Liberal | Elisabeth Edwardes | 809 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1946 London County Council election: Dulwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Frank Griffiths Woollard | 6,581 |
| | Municipal Reform | Charles Pearce | 6,565 |
| | Labour | G. Williams | 5,373 |
| | Labour | H. T. Lennard | 5,344 |
| | Liberal | F. J. E. Butcher | 900 |
| | Liberal | Elisabeth Edwardes | 809 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1949 London County Council election: Dulwich :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Alida Brittain | 16,128 | | |
| Conservative | Ronald Hensman | 16,000 | | |
| Conservative | Charles Pearce | 15,558 | | |
| Labour | Amy Crossman | 13,410 | | |
| Labour | H. T. Lennard | 12,529 | | |
| Labour | M. F. Lucas | 12,346 | | |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | | |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | | |
| Municipal Reform win (new seat) | Municipal Reform win (new seat) | Municipal Reform win (new seat) | Municipal Reform win (new seat) | Municipal Reform win (new seat) |
1952 London County Council election: Dulwich :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Wilfrid Vernon | 18,204 |
| Conservative | Charles Pearce | 16,747 |
| Labour | Amy Crossman | 16,661 |
| Conservative | I. J. Hutchinson | 16,624 |
| Labour | Olive Deer | 16,593 |
| Conservative | Ronald Hensman | 16,587 |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
1955 London County Council election: Dulwich :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Ronald Hensman | 15,276 |
| Conservative | Charles Pearce | 15,229 |
| Conservative | Martin Stevens | 14,864 |
| Labour | Wilfrid Vernon | 13,156 |
| Labour | Amy Crossman | 12,764 |
| Labour | Edgar Ernest Reed | 12,744 |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
1958 London County Council election: Dulwich :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Harry Lamborn | 15,770 |
| Labour | Albert Murray | 15,650 |
| Labour | Edgar Ernest Reed | 15,550 |
| Conservative | Charles Pearce | 10,675 |
| Conservative | J. H. Allason | 10,350 |
| Conservative | Martin Stevens | 10,326 |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
1961 London County Council election: Dulwich :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Harry Lamborn | 13,846 |
| Labour | Albert Murray | 13,588 |
| Labour | Edgar Ernest Reed | 13,405 |
| Conservative | Charles Pearce | 12,943 |
| Conservative | H. Day | 12,725 |
| Conservative | Martin Stevens | 12,607 |
| Liberal | G. Searle | 3,603 |
| Liberal | P. T. Snasdell | 3,394 |
| Liberal | G. H. Brown | 3,303 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |