# Lambeth (electoral division)

Lambeth was an electoral division for the purposes of elections to the Greater London Council. The constituency elected four councillors for a three-year term in 1964, 1967 and 1970.

## History

It was planned to use the same boundaries as the Westminster Parliament constituencies for election of councillors to the Greater London Council (GLC), as had been the practice for elections to the predecessor London County Council, but those that existed in 1965 crossed the Greater London boundary. Until new constituencies could be settled, the 32 London boroughs were used as electoral areas which therefore created a constituency called Lambeth.
The electoral division was replaced from 1973 by the single-member electoral divisions of Lambeth Central, Norwood, Streatham and Vauxhall.

## Elections

The Lambeth constituency was used for the Greater London Council elections in 1964, 1967 and 1970. Four councillors were elected at each election using first-past-the-post voting.

### 1964 election

The first election was held on 9 April 1964, a year before the council came into its powers. The electorate was 227,546 and four Labour Party councillors were elected. With 91,952 people voting, the turnout was 40.4%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.
1964 Greater London Council election: Lambeth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robert William George Humphreys | 46,240 | | |
| | Labour | Victor Mishcon | 46,056 | | |
| | Labour | Beatrice Serota | 45,492 | | |
| | Labour | Sidney Aubrey Melman | 45,125 | | |
| | Conservative | L. Iremonger | 37,812 | | |
| | Conservative | Gerard Folliott Vaughan | 37,358 | | |
| | Conservative | A. M. Tennant | 37,122 | | |
| | Conservative | I. N. Samuel | 37,057 | | |
| | Liberal | D. R. Chapman | 4,860 | | |
| | Liberal | W. B. Mattinson | 4,606 | | |
| | Liberal | J.H. Gardner | 4,451 | | |
| | Liberal | I. Shaw | 4,116 | | |
| | Communist | J. Lawrence | 2,416 | | |
| | Communist | T. Gorringe | 2,052 | | |
| | Independent | William George Boaks | 1,282 | | |
| | Independent | A. C. Osman | 1,103 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### 1967 election

The second election was held on 13 April 1967. The electorate was 218,745 and four Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 84,141 people voting, the turnout was 38.5%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.
1967 Greater London Council election: Lambeth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Muriel Gumbel | 45,371 |
| | Conservative | William Wycliffe Livingston | 45,140 |
| | Conservative | Gerard Folliott Vaughan | 44,912 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Edwin Pattie | 44,438 |
| | Labour | Robert William George Humphreys | 32,332 |
| | Labour | Victor Mishcon | 31,706 |
| | Labour | Sidney Aubrey Melman | 31,220 |
| | Labour | Beatrice Serota | 31,079 |
| | Liberal | C. W. E. Dudley | 4,428 |
| | Liberal | E. Hawthorne | 4,267 |
| | Liberal | A. C. Monteath | 3,580 |
| | Liberal | A. P. Wagman | 3,457 |
| | Communist | S. G. Hope | 1,620 |
| | Socialist (GB) | J. A. Garnham | 1,362 |
| | Communist | J. E. Styles | 1,361 |
| | Socialist (GB) | H. Baldwin | 1,202 |
| | Socialist (GB) | V. W. Phillips | 970 |
| | Socialist (GB) | M. E. Sansum | 806 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |

### 1970 election

The third election was held on 9 April 1970. The electorate was 216,642. One Labour Party and three Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 72,702 people voting, the turnout was 33.5%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.
1970 Greater London Council election: Lambeth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Diana Elizabeth Geddes | 34,111 |
| | Labour | Anna Lloyd Grieves | 33,936 |
| | Conservative | Malby Sturges Crofton | 33,918 |
| | Conservative | William Wycliffe Livingston | 33,868 |
| | Conservative | Muriel Gumbel | 33,774 |
| | Labour | D. A. N. Jones | 33,738 |
| | Labour | D. P. Chesworth | 33,645 |
| | Labour | T. Ponsonby | 33,045 |
| | Liberal | D. E. Delaney | 1,952 |
| | Liberal | S. J. Beaven | 1,847 |
| | Liberal | E. D. Larkin | 1,784 |
| | Liberal | T. J. Barker | 1,781 |
| | Homes before Roads | P. Grier | 1,186 |
| | Homes before Roads | J. L. Keelan | 1,100 |
| | Homes before Roads | A. J. Luckett | 1,004 |
| | Homes before Roads | R. W. Thomas | 956 |
| | Communist | S. G. Hope | 888 |
| | Communist | J. E. Styles | 745 |
| | Socialist (GB) | J. A. Garnham | 620 |
| | Socialist (GB) | V. W. Phillips | 620 |
| | Independent | William George Boaks | 366 |
| | Socialist (GB) | M. E. Sansum | 337 |
| | Socialist (GB) | F. W. Simkins | 295 |
| | Union Movement | J. Archer | 293 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |