Peckham (London County Council constituency)

London County Council constituency

Peckham

Former constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created| 1889
Abolished| 1965
Member(s)| 2 (to 1949)
3 (from 1949)

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

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Year | Name | Party | Name | Party | Name | Party

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1889 | Edwin Jones  |  | Progressive | Robert Lyon  |  | Progressive | Two seats until 1949
1898 | Charles Goddard Clarke |  | Progressive | Frederick Verney |  | Progressive
1907 | William Leonard Dowton  |  | Municipal Reform | Thomas Gautrey |  | Progressive
1910 | George Gordon |  | Progressive
1925 | J. P. Blake |  | Labour | Ruth Dalton |  | Labour
1931 | Arthur Bateman |  | Municipal Reform | William James Jennings  |  | Municipal Reform
1934 | Francis Bowie  |  | Labour | Richard Sargood |  | Labour
1937 | David Beatty |  | Municipal Reform
1946 | James Walter Frederick Lucas  |  | Labour
1949 | Freda Corbet |  | Labour | Cecil Manning |  | Labour
1950  | Arthur Skeffington |  | Labour
1958 | Walter Allen  |  | Labour

## Election results

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1898 London County Council election: Peckham[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 | Swing |  |
| Progressive hold | Swing |  |
1901 London County Council election: Peckham[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 | Swing |  |
| Progressive hold | Swing | n/a  |
1904 London County Council election: Peckham[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Progressive | Charles Goddard Clarke | 3,935  |  |
| Progressive | Frederick Verney | 3,871  |  |
| Conservative | J. Somerville  | 1,759  |  |
| Conservative | F. Fleming  | 1,666  |  |
Majority |  |  |
| Progressive hold | Swing |  |
1907 London County Council election: Peckham[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 | 164  |  |
| Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing |  |
| Progressive hold | Swing |  |
1910 London County Council election: Peckham[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 | 444  | 2.9  |
| Progressive hold | Swing |  |
| Progressive gain from Municipal Reform | Swing |  |
1913 London County Council election: Peckham[6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 | 79  | 0.4  | −2.5
| Progressive hold | Swing | -1.2  |
1919 London County Council election: Peckham[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Progressive | Thomas Gautrey | Unopposed  | n/a  | n/a
| Progressive | George Gordon | Unopposed  | n/a  | n/a
| Progressive hold | Swing | n/a  |
| Progressive hold | Swing | n/a  |
1922 London County Council election: Peckham[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 |  |  | n/a
| Progressive hold | Swing | n/a  |
| Progressive hold | Swing | n/a  |
1925 London County Council election: Peckham[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 |  |  | n/a
| Labour gain from Progressive | Swing |  |
| Labour gain from Progressive | Swing |  |
1928 London County Council election: Peckham[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 |  |  | n/a
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
1931 London County Council election: Peckham[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 |  |  |
| Municipal Reform gain from Labour | Swing |  |
| Municipal Reform gain from Labour | Swing |  |
1934 London County Council election: Peckham[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 |  |  |
| Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing |  |
| Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing |  |
1937 London County Council election: Peckham[12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 |  |  |
| Municipal Reform gain from Labour | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
1946 London County Council election: Peckham[13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 |  |  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
1949 London County Council election: Peckham[14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
1952 London County Council election: Peckham[15] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
1955 London County Council election: Peckham[16] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
1958 London County Council election: Peckham[17] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
1961 London County Council election: Peckham[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ "London County Council election: results of the polling". The Times. 26 February 1898.
2. ^ "London County Council Election." Times [London, England] 4 Mar. 1901: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 22 Sept. 2016.
3. ^ "London County Council election". The Times. 7 March 1904.
4. ^ "London County Council election: great Municipal Reform victory". The Times. 4 March 1907.
5. ^ "London County Council Election." Times [London, England] 7 Mar. 1910: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 1 May 2016.
6. ^ London Municipal Notes, 1913
7. ^ a b London Municipal Notes - Volumes 18-23, London Municipal Society
8. ^ "LCC Elections: Municipal Reform Leading". The Times. 6 March 1925.
9. ^ "LCC Election: Full results of polling". The Times. 10 March 1928.
10. ^ "LCC Election: Seven seats lost by Labour". The Times. 7 March 1931.
11. ^ "LCC Election: Full results of the poll". The Times. 10 March 1934.
12. ^ "New LCC: Labour's increased majority". The Times. 6 March 1937.
13. ^ "The New LCC: Labour gains in a low poll". The Times. 9 March 1946.
14. ^ "LCC Polling". The Times. 9 April 1949.
15. ^ "London County Council: Election results". The Times. 5 April 1952.
16. ^ "LCC results: Conservatives make headway". The Times. 25 April 1955.
17. ^ "Complete results of London County Council elections". The Times. 18 April 1958.
18. ^ "London County Council polling results". The Times. 14 April 1961.

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