WANDSWORTH
[Four Seats]
| Election | Electors | T'out |
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| % | Ch.% |
|---|
| 1964 | 223,185 | 46.1 |
| Mrs. M.C. Jay
N.G.M. Prichard
G.F. Rowe
J.S. Samuels
Miss M. Bowen
J.I. Tweedie-Smith
F.L. Abbott
D.Y. Fell
A. Cowen
R.A. Locke
M.E. Lawson
C.V. Gittins
Mrs. G.M. Easton
D.J. Welsh | Lab
Lab
Lab
Lab
C
C
C
C
L
L
L
L
Com
Com | 53,747
52,606
51,857
51,292
37,459
37,292
37,258
36,776
8,630
8,443
7,897
7,716
3,116
2,143
13,833 |
| 52.2
37.1
8.1
2.6
13.8 |
|
|
| 1967 | 216,617 | 42.1 |
| F.L. Abbott
A.V. Bradbury
W.J.M. Shelton
J.E. Swanson
Mrs. M.C. Jay
J.S. Samuels
S.F.C. Sporle
N.G.M. Prichard
C.H. Pritchard
Mrs. E.K. Benest
D.J.A. Livingstone
Mrs. A.P. Uziell-Hamilton
Mrs. G.M. Easton
T.A. Cox
D.J. Welsh
T. Lamb
E.D. Larkin
P.A. Head
H. Petts
R.D. Wagenaar | C
C
C
C
Lab
Lab
Lab
Lab
L
L
L
L
Com
CWPGB
Com
Ind
Ind
CWPGB
CWPGB
CWPGB | 45,133
45,003
44,383
43,424
37,956
36,649
36,284
31,672
11,319
5,058
4,500
4,448
1,754
1,371
1,188
1,139
953
634
619
230
5,468 |
| 49.0
39.3
7.0
1.6
0.8
1.3
1.0
6.0 | +12.0
-12.9
-1.2
-1.0 |
|
| 1970 | 223,189 | 37.2 |
| Mrs. E.M. Jenkins
Sir N.G.M. Prichard
Mrs. G.F. Dimson
J.S. Samuels
W.J.M. Shelton
J.E. Swanson
W.T.O. Wallace
F.L. Abbott
R.C.H. Boddington
D.J.A. Livingstone
J.P. Grisewood
M. Findley
Mrs. G.M. Easton
J.K. Sheppard
D.J. Welsh
J. Bottomley
P. Whelan
W. Konopka-Nowina
G.R. Wren | Lab
Lab
Lab
Lab
C
C
C
C
L
L
L
L
Com
HBR
Com
HBR
HBR
HBR
UM | 40,940
40,345
40,330
40,097
36,927
36,470
36,307
36,140
2,971
2,865
2,746
2,736
1,397
1,127
1,098
981
560
508
150
3,170 |
| 49.4
44.5
3.4
1.5
1.0
0.2
3.9 | +10.1
-4.5
-3.5
-0.1 |
|
| [Death of Prichard] |
1972
(15/6) | 216,934 | 18.3 |
| A. McLaughlin
Mrs. L. Chalker
D.R. Gerlach | Lab
C
UM | 26,537
12,767
395
13,770 |
| 66.8
32.2
1.0
34.6 | +17.5
-12.4
+0.8 |
|
| Note:- |
| 1967: | Lamb campaigned to change the name of the London Borough of Wandsworth so that it included a reference to Battersea. |
|
|
WANDSWORTH, BATTERSEA NORTH [86] |
| Election | Electors | T'out |
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| % | Ch.% |
|---|
| 1973 | 44,573 | 33.5 |
| Mrs. G.F. Dimson
D.J. Wedgwood | Lab
C | 11,542
3,407
8,135 |
| 77.2
22.8
54.4 |
|
|
| 1977 | 42,897 | 37.8 |
| Mrs. G.F. Dimson
A.R. Jackson
G.J. Acres
J.G. Caple | Lab
C
NF
L | 7,748
6,228
1,415
818
1,520 |
| 47.8
38.4
8.7
5.1
9.4 | -29.4
+15.6 |
|
| 1981 | 40,512 | 43.9 |
| Mrs. G.F. Dimson
Mrs. M. Riddell
J.G. Caple
M.J. Salt
P.W. Ekins
Ms. S. Baker
R.L. Winn | Lab
C
L
NF
EP
WRP
SLAG | 11,143
4,760
981
493
299
70
43
6,383 |
| 62.6
26.8
5.5
2.8
1.7
0.4
0.2
35.8 | +14.8
-11.7
+0.5
-6.0 |
|
| [Resignation] |
1985
(27/6) | 41,454 | 23.1 |
| J.V.N. Lucas
S.J. Pearson
Mrs. S.G. Willington | Lab
L
EP | 7,321
1,877
397
5,444 |
| 76.3
19.6
4.1
56.7 | +13.7
+14.0
+2.4 |
|
WANDSWORTH, BATTERSEA SOUTH [87] |
| Election | Electors | T'out |
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| % | Ch.% |
|---|
| 1973 | 47,252 | 36.4 |
| S.R. Hatch
Mrs. L. Chalker
C.V. Gittins
T. Lamb | Lab
C
L
NF | 8,601
6,224
1,559
826
2,377 |
| 50.0
36.2
9.0
4.8
13.8 |
|
|
| 1977 | 44,511 | 44.5 |
| Mrs. M. Williams
M. Ward
R. Lewis
R.A. Noyce
J.M. Burroughes | C
Lab
L
NF
AGLC | 11,018
6,666
1,129
916
100
4,352 |
| 55.6
33.6
5.7
4.6
0.5
22.0 | +19.4
-16.4
-3.4
-0.2 |
|
| 1981 | 42,431 | 50.6 |
| Miss V. Wise
Mrs. M. Williams
C.S. Welchman
B. MacKenzie
A.W. Perry
Ms. C.D. Kennington | Lab
C
L
EP
NF
SLAG | 9,525
8,956
2,359
337
275
35
569 |
| 44.3
41.7
11.0
1.6
1.3
0.1
2.6 | +10.7
-13.9
+5.3
-3.3 |
|
WANDSWORTH, PUTNEY [88] |
| Election | Electors | T'out |
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| % | Ch.% |
|---|
| 1973 | 66,809 | 46.0 |
| Mrs. E.M. Jenkins
Mrs. M. Williams
W.V. Hain
D.J. Welsh | Lab
C
L
Com | 15,449
11,282
3,649
375
4,167 |
| 50.2
36.7
11.9
1.2
13.5 |
|
|
| 1977 | 64,969 | 50.1 |
| J.L. Harris
G. Dyke
J. Horrocks
C. Lewis
D.J. Welsh
Mrs. J.E. Juszt | C
Lab
L
NF
Com
AGLC | 17,838
10,681
2,500
1,160
251
132
7,157 |
| 54.8
32.8
7.7
3.5
0.8
0.4
22.0 | +18.1
-17.4
-4.2
-8.3
-0.4 |
|
| 1981 | 63,402 | 54.1 |
| A.P. Harris
J. Gordon
C.G. Darracott
M.J. Burton
Ms. S. Attree
Ms. G.A. Goller
Mrs. M.M. Giles | Lab
C
L
SDA
NF
EP
SLAG | 14,488
13,741
3,813
1,555
393
240
53
747 |
| 42.3
40.1
11.1
4.5
1.1
0.7
0.2
2.2 | +9.5
-14.7
+3.4
-2.4 |
|
| [Resignation] |
1985
(11/7) | 63,753 | 22.2 |
| Ms. M.A. Jenkins
J.N. Ambache
C. Cantwell
M.W. Hatherell | Lab
SDP
EP
PAA | 8,680
4,900
392
171
3,780 |
| 61.4
34.6
2.8
1.2
26.8 | +19.1
+23.5
+2.1 |
|
WANDSWORTH, TOOTING [89] |
| Election | Electors | T'out |
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| % | Ch.% |
|---|
| 1973 | 54,088 | 33.9 |
| Mrs. L.G. Gillies
N.R. Berry
R.E. Lewis | Lab
C
Com | 11,783
6,162
417
5,621 |
| 64.2
33.5
2.3
30.7 |
|
|
| 1977 | 51,563 | 39.5 |
| T.A.L. Ham
Mrs. L.G. Gillies
R.I.M. Fife
D.L. Simons
R.E. Lewis | C
Lab
L
NF
Com | 9,787
8,426
1,058
791
319
1,361 |
| 48.0
41.3
5.2
3.9
1.6
6.7 | +14.5
-22.8
-0.7 |
|
| 1981 | 50,769 | 45.0 |
| A.L. Banks
T.A.L. Ham
I.D. Mason
P. Berbridge
D.J. Valentine
R.E. Lewis
A.L. Greenman | Lab/Co-op
C
L
NF
EP
Com
Wk P | 12,127
7,268
2,278
443
314
281
145
4,859 |
| 53.1
31.8
10.0
1.9
1.4
1.2
0.6
21.3 | +11.7
-16.2
+4.8
-1.9
-0.3 |
|
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