Woolwich West (London County Council constituency)

London County Council constituency

Woolwich West

Former constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created| 1919
Abolished| 1965
Member(s)| 2 (to 1949)
3 (from 1949)
Created from| Woolwich

Woolwich West was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1919 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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1919 | William James Squires  |  | Municipal Reform | Percy Reginald Simner  |  | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949
1922 | Sidney Herbert Cuff  |  | Municipal Reform | Ernest Henry Kemp  |  | Municipal Reform
1925 | Frederick Thomas Halse  |  | Municipal Reform
1934 | Samuel McClements  |  | Labour | Ethel Newman  |  | Labour
1937 | Francis Beech |  | Municipal Reform | James Harry Millar  |  | Municipal Reform
1945  | Stanley Charles Camps Harris  |  | Municipal Reform
1946 | Edwin Thomas Lamerton  |  | Labour | Ethel Newman  |  | Labour
1949 | Francis Beech |  | Conservative | Unity Lister |  | Conservative | William Steward |  | Conservative
1952 | Daisy Maud Munns  |  | Labour | Charles Salter  |  | Labour
1955 | Unity Lister |  | Conservative | Leslie Smith  |  | Conservative | Brian Warren  |  | Conservative
1958 | Constance Cole  |  | Labour | Mair Garside |  | Labour | Gavin Henderson |  | Labour
1961 | Unity Lister |  | Conservative | Evelyn Middleton  |  | Conservative | George Wayman  |  | Conservative

## Election results

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1919 London County Council election: Woolwich West[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Municipal Reform | William James Squires | 4,269  | 28.1  |
| Municipal Reform | Percy Reginald Simner | 4,104  | 27.0  |
| Labour | Charles H. Langham  | 3,461  | 22.8  |
| Labour | Angus Macdonald Tynemouth  | 5,845  | 22.1  |
Majority  | 643  | 4.2  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
1922 London County Council election: Woolwich West[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Municipal Reform | Sidney Cuff | 8,654  | 29.9  | +1.8
| Municipal Reform | Ernest Henry Kemp | 8,573  | 29.6  | +2.6
| Labour | J. F. Matthews  | 5,907  | 20.4  | −2.4
| Labour | H. A. Hart  | 5,845  | 20.2  | −1.9
Majority  |  |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
1925 London County Council election: Woolwich West[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Municipal Reform | Ernest Henry Kemp | 7,888  |  |
| Municipal Reform | Frederick Thomas Halse | 7,872  |  |
| Labour | Henry Berry | 5,324  |  |
| Labour | J. D. Lawrence  | 5,198  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
1928 London County Council election: Woolwich West[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Municipal Reform | Ernest Henry Kemp | 7,797  |  |
| Municipal Reform | Frederick Thomas Halse | 7,753  |  |
| Labour | J. D. Lawrence  | 6,140  |  |
| Labour | Reginald H. Pott | 6,076  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
1931 London County Council election: Woolwich West[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Municipal Reform | Ernest Henry Kemp | 8,654  |  |
| Municipal Reform | Frederick Thomas Halse | 8,649  |  |
| Labour | W. T. Cusheon  | 5,400  |  |
| Labour | Ethel Newman  | 5,346  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
1934 London County Council election: Woolwich West[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Samuel McClements | 10,013  |  |
| Labour | Ethel Newman | 9,867  |  |
| Municipal Reform | Frederick Thomas Halse  | 9,200  |  |
| Municipal Reform | Ernest Henry Kemp  | 9,181  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
| Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing |  |
| Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing |  |
1937 London County Council election: Woolwich West[6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Municipal Reform | Francis Beech | 12,945  |  |
| Municipal Reform | James Harry Millar | 12,693  |  |
| Labour | Samuel McClements  | 11,563  |  |
| Labour | Ethel Newman  | 11,433  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
| Municipal Reform gain from Labour | Swing |  |
| Municipal Reform gain from Labour | Swing |  |
1946 London County Council election: Woolwich West[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Edwin Thomas Lamerton | 11,602  |  |
| Labour | Ethel Newman | 11,529  |  |
| Conservative | Stanley Charles Camps Harris  | 8,261  |  |
| Conservative | William Steward | 8,162  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |
1949 London County Council election: Woolwich West[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Francis Beech | 16,628  |  |
| Conservative | William Steward | 15,993  |  |
| Conservative | Unity Lister | 15,934  |  |
| Labour | H. E. Amos  | 12,864  |  |
| Labour | J. W. Andrews  | 12,765  |  |
| Labour | A. Gorman  | 12,608  |  |
| Conservative win (new seat)
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |  |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |  |
1952 London County Council election: Woolwich West[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Charles Salter | 15,784  |  |
| Labour | Daisy Munns | 15,741  |  |
| Conservative | Francis Beech | 15,698  |  |
| Conservative | Unity Lister | 15,489  |  |
| Labour | W. O. Stein  | 15,473  |  |
| Conservative | O. H. Furlong  | 15,438  |  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
1955 London County Council election: Woolwich West[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Unity Lister | 15,834  |  |
| Conservative | Leslie Smith | 15,426  |  |
| Conservative | Brian Warren | 15,381  |  |
| Labour | Daisy Munns  | 14,099  |  |
| Labour | S. L. Collins  | 13,794  |  |
| Labour | Charles Salter  | 13,859  |  |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |  |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
1958 London County Council election: Woolwich West[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Gavin Henderson | 13,946  |  |
| Labour | Constance Cole | 13,810  |  |
| Labour | Mair Garside | 13,492  |  |
| Conservative | J. P. Ellis  | 12,217  |  |
| Conservative | Unity Lister | 12,068  |  |
| Conservative | G. K. Messervy  | 11,839  |  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |
1961 London County Council election: Woolwich West[12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Unity Lister | 15,531  |  |
| Conservative | Evelyn Middleton | 15,215  |  |
| Conservative | George Wayman | 15,180  |  |
| Labour | Gavin Henderson | 14,113  |  |
| Labour | Mair Garside | 14,036  |  |
| Labour | Constance Cole  | 13,887  |  |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |  |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |  |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ a b London Municipal Notes - Volumes 18-23, London Municipal Society
2. ^ "LCC Elections: Municipal Reform Leading". The Times. 6 March 1925.
3. ^ "LCC Election: Full results of polling". The Times. 10 March 1928.
4. ^ "LCC Election: Seven seats lost by Labour". The Times. 7 March 1931.
5. ^ "LCC Election: Full results of the poll". The Times. 10 March 1934.
6. ^ "New LCC: Labour's increased majority". The Times. 6 March 1937.
7. ^ "The New LCC: Labour gains in a low poll". The Times. 9 March 1946.
8. ^ "LCC Polling". The Times. 9 April 1949.
9. ^ "London County Council: Election results". The Times. 5 April 1952.
10. ^ "LCC results: Conservatives make headway". The Times. 25 April 1955.
11. ^ "Complete results of London County Council elections". The Times. 18 April 1958.
12. ^ "London County Council polling results". The Times. 14 April 1961.

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