# Peckham (London County Council constituency)

Peckham 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 | Edwin Jones | Progressive | Robert Lyon | Progressive | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1898 | Charles Goddard Clarke | Progressive | Frederick Verney | Progressive | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1907 | William Leonard Dowton | Municipal Reform | Thomas Gautrey | Progressive | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1910 | George Gordon | Progressive | Thomas Gautrey | Progressive | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1925 | J. P. Blake | Labour | Ruth Dalton | Labour | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1931 | Arthur Bateman | Municipal Reform | William James Jennings | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1934 | Francis Bowie | Labour | Richard Sargood | Labour | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1937 | David Beatty | Municipal Reform | Richard Sargood | Labour | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1946 | James Walter Frederick Lucas | Labour | Richard Sargood | Labour | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1949 | Freda Corbet | Labour | Richard Sargood | Labour | Cecil Manning | | Labour |
| 1950 | Freda Corbet | Labour | Richard Sargood | Labour | Arthur Skeffington | | Labour |
| 1958 | Freda Corbet | Labour | Richard Sargood | Labour | Walter Allen | | Labour |

## Election results

1898 London County Council election: Peckham :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | Charles Goddard Clarke | 3,201 |
| Progressive | Frederick Verney | 2,849 |
| Moderate | William Scott-Scott | 2,664 |
| Moderate | William Leonard Dowton | 2,356 |
| Ind. Labour Party | J. E. Dobson | 268 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1901 London County Council election: Peckham :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive | Frederick Verney | 3,553 | 31.6 | +5.9 |
| Progressive | Charles Clarke | 3,546 | 31.6 | +2.7 |
| Conservative | William Scott-Scott | 2,138 | 19.0 | −5.2 |
| Conservative | John David Rees | 2,000 | 17.8 | −3.4 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | | |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | n/a | |
1904 London County Council election: Peckham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive | Charles Goddard Clarke | 3,935 |
| | Progressive | Frederick Verney | 3,871 |
| | Conservative | J. Somerville | 1,759 |
| | Conservative | F. Fleming | 1,666 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1907 London County Council election: Peckham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive | Thomas Gautrey | 4,659 |
| | Municipal Reform | William Leonard Dowton | 4,426 |
| | Municipal Reform | D. C. Preston | 4,379 |
| | Progressive | R. Steven | 4,262 |
| | Labour | William Kelly | 499 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 164 |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1910 London County Council election: Peckham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive | Thomas Gautrey | 4,381 | 28.0 |
| | Progressive | George Gordon | 4,097 | 26.2 |
| | Municipal Reform | William Leonard Dowton | 3,653 | 23.3 |
| | Municipal Reform | P. Conway | 3,508 | 22.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 444 | 2.9 |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | |
| | Progressive gain from Municipal Reform | Progressive gain from Municipal Reform | Swing | |
1913 London County Council election: Peckham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive | Thomas Gautrey | 5,306 | 25.6 | −2.4 |
| | Progressive | George Gordon | 5,206 | 25.1 | −1.1 |
| | Municipal Reform | William Leonard Dowton | 5,127 | 24.7 | +1.4 |
| | Municipal Reform | T. Richards | 5,092 | 24.5 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 79 | 0.4 | −2.5 |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | -1.2 | |
1919 London County Council election: Peckham :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive | Thomas Gautrey | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Progressive | George Gordon | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | n/a | |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | n/a | |
1922 London County Council election: Peckham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive | Thomas Gautrey | 6,693 | | n/a |
| | Progressive | Earl of Haddo | 6,543 | | n/a |
| | Labour | Arthur Creech-Jones | 3,890 | | n/a |
| | Labour | P. Sabine | 3,728 | | n/a |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | n/a |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | n/a | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | n/a | |
1925 London County Council election: Peckham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | ±% |
| | Labour | Ruth Dalton | 6,398 | |
| | Labour | J. P. Blake | 5,695 | |
| | Municipal Reform | G. J. Molony | 2,988 | n/a |
| | Progressive | Thomas Gautrey | 2,833 | |
| | Municipal Reform | D. C. Stephenson | 2,583 | n/a |
| | Independent | Collingwood Hughes | 2,346 | n/a |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | n/a |
| | Labour gain from Progressive | Labour gain from Progressive | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Progressive | Labour gain from Progressive | Swing | |
1928 London County Council election: Peckham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | ±% |
| | Labour | Ruth Dalton | 7,705 | |
| | Labour | J. P. Blake | 7,380 | |
| | Municipal Reform | John Martin Oakey | 4,835 | |
| | Municipal Reform | William Reed Hornby Steer | 4,833 | |
| | Liberal | A. Williams | 1,810 | |
| | Liberal | G. H. Stepney | 1,791 | |
| | Independent Labour | G. R. Carter | 182 | n/a |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | n/a |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
1931 London County Council election: Peckham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Arthur Bateman | 5,525 |
| | Municipal Reform | William James Jennings | 5,399 |
| | Labour | J. P. Blake | 4,502 |
| | Labour | James Kaylor | 4,329 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Labour | Municipal Reform gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Labour | Municipal Reform gain from Labour | Swing |
1934 London County Council election: Peckham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Richard Sargood | 6,351 |
| | Labour | Francis Bowie | 6,279 |
| | Municipal Reform | F. A. Lockwood | 4,838 |
| | Municipal Reform | W. H. Graham | 4,738 |
| | Liberal | F. Bridges | 791 |
| | Liberal | C. H. Rhodes | 771 |
| 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 |
1937 London County Council election: Peckham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Richard Sargood | 8,024 |
| | Municipal Reform | David Beatty | 7,928 |
| | Labour | Francis Bowie | 7,725 |
| | Municipal Reform | F. A. L. Lockwood | 7,640 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Labour | Municipal Reform gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1946 London County Council election: Peckham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Richard Sargood | 4,453 |
| | Labour | James Walter Frederick Lucas | 4,429 |
| | Conservative | R. J. O'Connel | 2,411 |
| | Conservative | A. F. Robinson | 2,316 |
| | British People's Party | G. Cook | 236 |
| | British People's Party | R. Malhotra | 191 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1949 London County Council election: Peckham :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Freda Corbet | 14,150 | | |
| Labour | Cecil Manning | 13,995 | | |
| Labour | Richard Sargood | 13,453 | | |
| Conservative | G. W. Bentley | 7,081 | | |
| Conservative | W. Harrison | 7,021 | | |
| Conservative | A. G. Hopkins | 6,839 | | |
| 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: Peckham :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Freda Corbet | 18,545 |
| Labour | Richard Sargood | 15,374 |
| Labour | Arthur Skeffington | 15,354 |
| Conservative | Evan Cook | 5,375 |
| Conservative | A. E. Fournier | 5,235 |
| Conservative | W. Wilson | 5,220 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1955 London County Council election: Peckham :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Freda Corbet | 11,430 |
| Labour | Arthur Skeffington | 10,216 |
| Labour | Richard Sargood | 10,156 |
| Conservative | Evan Cook | 4,145 |
| Conservative | F. J. Whetstone | 4,013 |
| Conservative | G. R. Blake | 3,962 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1958 London County Council election: Peckham :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Freda Corbet | 11,419 |
| Labour | Richard Sargood | 10,143 |
| Labour | Walter Allen | 9,452 |
| Conservative | B. Jordan | 2,198 |
| Conservative | G. W. Bentley | 1,660 |
| Conservative | G. R. Blake | 1,628 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1961 London County Council election: Peckham :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Freda Corbet | 11,871 |
| Labour | Walter Allen | 10,117 |
| Labour | Richard Sargood | 9,862 |
| Conservative | Toby Jessel | 3,648 |
| Conservative | Alan Frank Lockwood | 3,578 |
| Conservative | B. Jorden | 3,408 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |