Lambeth
Former electoral division
for the Greater London Council
Lambeth electoral division boundaries
DistrictLondon Borough of Lambeth
Population325,070 (1969 estimate)
Electorate
  • 227,546 (1964)
  • 218,745 (1967)
  • 216,642 (1970)
Area6,738.2 acres (27.269 km2)
Former electoral division
Created1965
Abolished1973
Member(s)4
Replaced byLambeth Central, Norwood, Streatham and Vauxhall

Lambeth was an electoral division for the purposes of elections to the Greater London Council. The constituency elected four councillors for a three-year term in 1964, 1967 and 1970.

History

It was planned to use the same boundaries as the Westminster Parliament constituencies for election of councillors to the Greater London Council (GLC), as had been the practice for elections to the predecessor London County Council, but those that existed in 1965 crossed the Greater London boundary. Until new constituencies could be settled, the 32 London boroughs were used as electoral areas which therefore created a constituency called Lambeth.[1]

The electoral division was replaced from 1973 by the single-member electoral divisions of Lambeth Central, Norwood, Streatham and Vauxhall.[2]

Elections

The Lambeth constituency was used for the Greater London Council elections in 1964,[3] 1967[4] and 1970.[5] Four councillors were elected at each election using first-past-the-post voting.[6]

1964 election

The first election was held on 9 April 1964, a year before the council came into its powers. The electorate was 227,546 and four Labour Party councillors were elected. With 91,952 people voting, the turnout was 40.4%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1964 Greater London Council election: Lambeth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert William George Humphreys 46,240
Labour Victor Mishcon 46,056
Labour Beatrice Serota 45,492
Labour Sidney Aubrey Melman 45,125
Conservative L. Iremonger 37,812
Conservative Gerard Folliott Vaughan 37,358
Conservative A. M. Tennant 37,122
Conservative I. N. Samuel 37,057
Liberal D. R. Chapman 4,860
Liberal W. B. Mattinson 4,606
Liberal J.H. Gardner 4,451
Liberal I. Shaw 4,116
Communist J. Lawrence 2,416
Communist T. Gorringe 2,052
Independent William George Boaks 1,282
Independent A. C. Osman 1,103
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

1967 election

The second election was held on 13 April 1967. The electorate was 218,745 and four Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 84,141 people voting, the turnout was 38.5%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1967 Greater London Council election: Lambeth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Muriel Gumbel 45,371
Conservative William Wycliffe Livingston 45,140
Conservative Gerard Folliott Vaughan 44,912
Conservative Geoffrey Edwin Pattie 44,438
Labour Robert William George Humphreys 32,332
Labour Victor Mishcon 31,706
Labour Sidney Aubrey Melman 31,220
Labour Beatrice Serota 31,079
Liberal C. W. E. Dudley 4,428
Liberal E. Hawthorne 4,267
Liberal A. C. Monteath 3,580
Liberal A. P. Wagman 3,457
Communist S. G. Hope 1,620
Socialist (GB) J. A. Garnham 1,362
Communist J. E. Styles 1,361
Socialist (GB) H. Baldwin 1,202
Socialist (GB) V. W. Phillips 970
Socialist (GB) M. E. Sansum 806
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

1970 election

The third election was held on 9 April 1970. The electorate was 216,642. One Labour Party and three Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 72,702 people voting, the turnout was 33.5%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1970 Greater London Council election: Lambeth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Diana Elizabeth Geddes 34,111
Labour Anna Lloyd Grieves 33,936
Conservative Malby Sturges Crofton 33,918
Conservative William Wycliffe Livingston 33,868
Conservative Muriel Gumbel 33,774
Labour D. A. N. Jones 33,738
Labour D. P. Chesworth 33,645
Labour T. Ponsonby 33,045
Liberal D. E. Delaney 1,952
Liberal S. J. Beaven 1,847
Liberal E. D. Larkin 1,784
Liberal T. J. Barker 1,781
Homes before Roads P. Grier 1,186
Homes before Roads J. L. Keelan 1,100
Homes before Roads A. J. Luckett 1,004
Homes before Roads R. W. Thomas 956
Communist S. G. Hope 888
Communist J. E. Styles 745
Socialist (GB) J. A. Garnham 620
Socialist (GB) V. W. Phillips 620
Independent William George Boaks 366
Socialist (GB) M. E. Sansum 337
Socialist (GB) F. W. Simkins 295
Union Movement J. Archer 293
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ British Information Services (1970). British Record: Political and Economic Notes. To date elections, normally fought on traditional party lines, have been based on the London boroughs, each borough returning two or more councillors; after 1973 there will be single member electoral areas based on parliamentary constituencies.
  2. ↑ "The Greater London (Electoral Areas) Order 1972" (PDF). legislation.gov.uk. 20 June 1972. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "General Election of Greater London Councillors" (PDF). 9 April 1964. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "General Election of Greater London Councillors" (PDF). 13 April 1967. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "Greater London Council Election" (PDF). 9 April 1970. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  6. ↑ Boothroyd, David. "Greater London Council Election results: Lambeth". United Kingdom Election Results. Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
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