LEWISHAM
[Four Seats]
Election | Electors | T'out |
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| % | Ch.% |
1964 | 201,636 | 43.2 |
| D.W. Chalkley A.A. Grant J.C. Henry H.C. Shearman N.W. Farmer N.D. Banks J.B.W. Holderness Mrs. D.E. New H. Barr F.A. Harvie | Lab Lab Lab Lab C C C C Com Ind | 50,105 49,756 49,373 48,631 33,614 32,809 32,461 32,199 4,159 2,895 15,017 |
| 55.4
36.7
4.7 3.2 16.8 |
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1967 | 195,144 | 42.2 |
| F.C.B. Bland M.J. Wheeler A.J. Hichisson F.W. Weyer D.W. Chalkley A.A. Grant J.C. Henry Sir H.C. Shearman J.D. Eagle R.P. Grundon R. Sizeland G.A.H. Kiloh J.M. Delahoy H. Barr A.G. Nicholson | C C C C Lab Lab Lab Lab L L L L Com Com UM | 39,817 39,684 39,070 38,678 35,552 35,469 35,035 34,968 4,451 4,344 4,143 3,639 2,221 2,043 1,729 3,126 |
| 47.6
42.7
5.0
2.6
2.1 3.8 | +10.9
-12.7
-2.1 |
|
1970 | 201,497 | 40.4 |
| J.C. Henry R.B. Bastin D.W. Chalkley A.A. Grant A.J. Hichisson J.C. Fairhead P.T. James M.J. Wheeler K.P. Brem-Wilson F. Davies L.F. Hollingsworth A.R.P. Ley R. Thompson C.L. Morris D. Ruel-Bentall M.H. Robinson I.S.T. Senior L.F. Stannard C.J. Lazaro A.J. Andrews B. Ward | Lab Lab Lab Lab C C C C HBR HBR HBR L HBR Ind L L Com L Com L UM Ind | 40,682 40,646 40,625 40,422 35,943 35,813 35,646 35,492 1,763 1,724 1,580 1,410 1,261 1,250 1,222 1,159 1,097 1,063 770 360 303 4,479 |
| 49.5
43.5
1.9
1.4
1.5
1.4
0.4 0.4 5.5 | +6.8
-4.1
-3.6
-1.2
-1.7 |
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Notes:- |
1964: | Harvie sought election as a 'Christian Independent'. |
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1970: | Morris was a Liberal councillor. He campaigned especially for the votes of 18-21 year olds. |
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LEWISHAM, DEPTFORD [63] |
Election | Electors | T'out |
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| % | Ch.% |
1973 | 61,632 | 32.0 |
| D.W. Chalkley I.M. Andrews Lord Avebury | Lab C L | 13,159 4,805 1,747 8,354 |
| 66.7 24.4 8.9 42.3 |
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1977 | 56,156 | 36.2 |
| D.W. Chalkley J.R.S. Egerton M.L. Dixon R.C. Edmonds F.G. Wise | Lab C Nat Party NF L | 9,336 7,217 1,496 1,463 843 2,119 |
| 45.9 35.5 7.3 7.2 4.1 10.4 | -20.9 +11.1
-4.7 |
|
1981 | 55,273 | 44.5 |
| A.C. MacKay Ms. H.J. Kramer W.A.A. Wells R.C. Edmonds Mrs. E. Gibson T.M. Smith | Lab L C New NF EP NFCM | 11,698 7,479 4,438 487 406 91 4,219 |
| 47.6 30.4 18.0 2.0 1.6 0.4 17.2 | +1.7 +26.3 -17.4 |
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LEWISHAM, LEWISHAM EAST [64] |
Election | Electors | T'out |
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| % | Ch.% |
1973 | 69,643 | 43.5 |
| J.C. Henry T.M. Aitken L. Spicer M. Power | Lab C L Com | 16,721 8,913 4,182 461 7,808 |
| 55.2 29.5 13.8 1.5 25.7 |
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1977 | 67,694 | 45.4 |
| Miss S. Copland J.C. Henry J. Spicer M.T. Ashmore M. Power A.H. Whitmore | C Lab L NF Com Nat Party | 13,760 12,663 1,923 1,822 365 181 1,097 |
| 44.8 41.2 6.3 5.9 1.2 0.6 3.6 | +15.4 -14.0 -7.6
-0.3 |
|
1981 | 67,526 | 46.0 |
| P.N. Rossi J. Sayeed J.R. Hasall S.P. Genese Mrs. F.E. Saffery M. Power D.H.S. Chapman | Lab (SDP) C L New NF Ind Com WRP | 15,887 10,758 3,005 719 272 267 143 5,129 |
| 51.2 34.6 9.7 2.3 0.9 0.8 0.5 16.6 | +9.9 -10.2 +3.4
-0.3 |
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Note:- |
1981: | Mrs. Saffery advocated the abolition of local government rates. |
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LEWISHAM, LEWISHAM WEST [65] |
Election | Electors | T'out |
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| % | Ch.% |
1973 | 62,835 | 41.7 |
| W.C. Simson M.J. Wheeler M.H. Robinson | Lab C Com | 13,930 11,667 621 2,263 |
| 53.1 44.5 2.4 8.6 |
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1977 | 60,354 | 48.4 |
| R.E. Hiskey W.C. Simson L.J. Taylor J.D. Eagle M.H. Robinson S.G. Avis Miss B.M. Smoker | C Lab NF L Com Nat Party AGLC | 15,100 10,938 1,202 1,160 458 211 127 4,162 |
| 51.7 37.5 4.1 4.0 1.6 0.7 0.4 14.2 | +7.2 -15.7
-0.8 |
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[Death] |
1980 (24/4) | 59,303 | 36.5 |
| A.L. Herbert R.F. Pitt G.A. Payne Ms. L.L. Mirabita | Lab C L NF | 11,004 9,322 988 361 1,682 |
| 50.8 43.0 4.6 1.6 7.8 | +13.3 -8.7 +0.6 -2.5 |
|
1981 | 59,842 | 44.9 |
| A.L. Herbert R.F. Pitt G.J. Savell R.F. Hoy Ms. S.M. Kennedy Miss S.C. McKenzie | Lab C L New NF EP NFCM | 12,984 10,709 2,333 511 242 100 2,275 |
| 48.3 39.8 8.7 1.9 0.9 0.4 8.5 | +10.8 -11.9 +4.8 |
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[Seeks re-election] |
1984 (20/9) | 60,128 | 26.2 |
| A.L. Herbert J.M. Davies M. Moore J.G. Wright | Lab L PAA NF | 10,432 4,715 330 266 5,717 |
| 66.3 29.9 2.1 1.7 36.4 | +18.0 +21.3 |
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