LAMBETH
[Four Seats]
| Election | Electors | T'out |
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| % | Ch.% |
| 1964 | 227,546 | 40.4 |
| R.W.G. Humphreys V. Mishcon Mrs. B. Serota S.A. Melman Mrs. L.dO. Iremonger Dr. G.F. Vaughan Miss A.M. Tennant Dr. I.N. Samuel D.R. Chapman W.B. Mattinson J.H. Gardner I. Shaw J. Lawrence Mrs. T. Gorringe W.G. Boaks A.C. Osman | Lab Lab Lab Lab C C C C L L L L Com Com Ind Ind | 46,240 46,056 45,492 45,125 37,812 37,358 37,122 37,057 4,860 4,606 4,451 4,116 2,416 2,052 1,282 1,103 7,313 |
| 49.6
40.5
4.9
2.4
1.4 1.2 7.9 |
|
|
| 1967 | 218,745 | 38.5 |
| Mrs. M. Gumbel W.W. Livingston Dr. G.F. Vaughan G.E. Pattie R.W.G. Humphreys V. Mishcon S.A. Melman Baroness Serota C.W.E. Dudley E. Hawthorne A.C. Monteath Mrs. A.P. Wagman S.G. Hope J.A. Garnham Mrs. J.E. Styles H. Baldwin V.W. Phillips M.E. Sansum | C C C C Lab Lab Lab Lab L L L L Com SPGB Com SPGB SPGB SPGB | 45,371 45,140 44,912 44,438 32,332 31,706 31,220 31,079 4,428 4,267 3,580 3,457 1,620 1,362 1,361 1,202 970 806 12,106 |
| 54.2
38.0
4.7
1.8 1.3
14.6 | +13.6
-11.6
-0.2
-0.6 |
|
| 1970 | 216,642 | 33.5 |
| Hon. Mrs. D.E. Geddes Mrs. A.L. Grieves Sir M.S. Crofton, Bt. W.W. Livingston Mrs. M. Gumbel D.A.N. Jones D.P. Chesworth T. Ponsonby D.E. Delaney S.J. Beaven E.D. Larkin T.J. Barker P. Grier Mrs. J.L. Keelan A.J. Luckett R.W. Thomas S.G. Hope Mrs. J.E. Styles J.A. Garnham V.W. Phillips W.G. Boaks M.E. Sansum F.W. Simkins Mrs. J. Archer | C Lab C C C Lab Lab Lab L L L L HBR HBR HBR HBR Com Com SPGB SPGB Ind SPGB SPGB UM | 34,111 33,936 33,918 33,868 33,774 33,738 33,645 33,045 1,952 1,847 1,784 1,781 1,186 1,100 1,004 956 888 745 620 536 366 337 295 293 130 162 |
| 46.9 46.4
2.6
1.5
1.1
0.6
0.5
0.4 0.2 0.2 | -7.2 +8.4
-2.2
-0.7 |
|
| Notes:- |
| 1964: | Mrs. Serota became Baroness Serota in January 1967 when she was raised to a Life Peerage. |
|
| Osman offered himself as a candidate to represent the coloured immigrant community. He withdrew before polling day and advised his supporters to vote for the Labour candidates. |
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LAMBETH, LAMBETH CENTRAL [59] |
| Election | Electors | T'out |
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| % | Ch.% |
| 1973 | 47,968 | 27.8 |
| Mrs. A.L. Grieves J.L. Pritchard J.T. Kane C.G. Jackson H.G. Baldwin G.W. Solomon | Lab C L Ind SPGB Ind R | 9,231 2,707 1,026 143 115 103 6,524 |
| 69.3 20.3 7.7 1.1 0.8 0.8 49.0 |
|
|
| 1977 | 46,761 | 31.3 |
| Mrs. A.L. Grieves R.G. Hatter Mrs. K. Mott W.A.J. Bennett P.R. Corbyn S.G. Hope H.G. Baldwin W.G. Boaks | Lab C NF L IMG Com SPGB Ind | 7,155 5,485 760 652 219 204 101 51 1,670 |
| 48.9 37.5 5.2 4.5 1.5 1.4 0.7 0.3 11.4 | -20.4 +17.2
-3.2
-0.2 |
|
| 1981 | 41,415 | 39.5 |
| P.D. Moore D.S. Mills R.G. Fox C.J. Sadowski R.L. Denny Mrs. J.E. Styles K. Green | Lab C SDA L NF Com Rev CP | 8,349 4,788 1,737 865 321 178 116 3,561 |
| 51.0 29.3 10.6 5.3 2.0 1.1 0.7 21.7 | +2.1 -8.2
+0.8 -3.2 -0.3 |
|
| Notes:- |
| 1973: | Jackson sought election as an 'Anti-Motorway' candidate. He wanted to increase the community involvement in road planning issues. |
|
| Solomon sought election as a 'Lambeth Residents for Democratic Local Government' candidate. |
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| 1977: | Boaks described himself as 'Democratic Monarchist White Resident Home Owner'. |
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LAMBETH, NORWOOD [60] |
| Election | Electors | T'out |
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| % | Ch.% |
| 1973 | 52,983 | 40.7 |
| K.R. Livingstone M.P.R. Malynn M.F. Drake H. Young | Lab C L SPGB | 11,622 8,007 1,819 95 3,615 |
| 54.0 37.2 8.4 0.4 16.8 |
|
|
| 1977 | 50,878 | 43.2 |
| Prof. N.J.D. Smith E.R. Knight Mrs. T.A. Mitchell D.J. Charlesworth I.T. Roberts | C Lab NF L AGLC | 10,462 9,110 1,143 1,128 139 1,352 |
| 47.6 41.5 5.2 5.1 0.6 6.1 | +10.4 -12.5
-3.3 |
|
| 1981 | 47,603 | 52.0 |
| Prof. N.J.D. Smith E.R. Knight S.M.A. Haseler F.K. Murray Ms. C.M. Williams B. Webb S.A. Chaney | C Lab SDA L NF Ind Ind | 10,700 8,107 3,709 1,443 423 317 73 2,593 |
| 43.2 32.7 15.0 5.8 1.7 1.3 0.3 10.5 | -4.4 -8.7
+0.7 -3.5 |
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| Notes:- |
| 1981: | Webb sought election as a 'Ratepayer's Watchdog' candidate. |
|
| Chaney sought election as a 'Fair Rates' candidate. He opposed corruption in the GLC administration. |
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LAMBETH, STREATHAM [61] |
| Election | Electors | T'out |
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| % | Ch.% |
| 1973 | 57,924 | 38.3 |
| Hon. Mrs. D.E. Geddes H.H. Walker A. Mitchell F.W. Simkins W.G. Boaks | C Lab L SPGB Ind | 10,492 9,426 2,114 120 57 1,066 |
| 47.2 42.4 9.5 0.5 0.2 4.8 |
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|
| 1977 | 55,965 | 40.6 |
| F.W. Weyer D.J. Dahl A.J. Mould Mrs. V.F. Lillington Miss P.J. Moncrieff | C Lab L NF AGLC | 14,236 5,934 1,285 1,041 224 8,302 |
| 62.7 26.1 5.6 4.6 1.0 36.6 | +15.4 -16.3 -3.9 |
|
| 1981 | 52,078 | 47.8 |
| F.W. Weyer M.F. Drake Mrs. C.L. Headley J.G. Wright M.C. Gowar W.G. Boaks | C Lab L NF Ind Ind | 13,340 7,259 3,732 344 126 82 6,081 |
| 53.6 29.2 15.0 1.4 0.5 0.3 24.4 | -9.0 +3.1 +9.3 -3.2 |
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| Notes:- |
| 1973: | Boaks described himself as 'Air Road Public Safety White Resident'. |
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| 1981: | Gowar sought election as the candidate of the 'Save London Alliance'. |
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LAMBETH, VAUXHALL [62] |
| Election | Electors | T'out |
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| % | Ch.% |
| 1973 | 48,264 | 30.5 |
| E.G. Carr P.J. Bottomley J.A. Henry M.E. Sansum | Lab C Com SPGB | 10,821 3,396 365 121 7,425 |
| 73.6 23.1 2.5 0.8 50.5 |
|
|
| 1977 | 43,027 | 33.4 |
| E.G. Carr C.W. Jones C.P.K. Skeats W.F. Brown D.T. Riley | Lab C NF L AGLC | 6,935 5,868 875 538 155 1,067 |
| 48.3 40.8 6.1 3.7 1.1 7.5 | -25.3 +17.7 |
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| [Death] |
1980 (21/2) | 39,065 | 21.9 |
| B.H. Davies J.C. Maples J.R. Hassall V.C. Atkinson | Lab C L NF | 5,277 2,608 333 319 2,669 |
| 61.8 30.6 3.9 3.7 31.2 | +13.6 -10.3 +0.2 -2.4 |
|
| 1981 | 38,967 | 38.9 |
| B.H. Davies R.M.S. OSullivan Rev. D.M. Mason J.W. Parton V.C. Atkinson | Lab C SDA L NF | 7,383 4,177 2,262 830 508 3,206 |
| 48.7 27.6 14.9 5.5 3.3 21.1 | +0.4 -13.3
+1.7 -2.7 |
|
| [Resignation] |
1985 (11/7) | 38,328 | 24.5 |
| M.W. Tuffrey Miss L.M. Boreland J.G. Wright S.H. Fawthrop D.J.S. Cook Ms. J. Smith | L Lab NF PAA Com Rev CP | 4,600 4,212 253 113 110 93 388 |
| 49.0 44.9 2.7 1.2 1.2 1.0 4.1 | +43.6 -3.8 -0.7 |
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