| Woolwich West | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for theLondon County Council | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1919 |
| Abolished | 1965 |
| Members | 2 (to 1949) 3 (from 1949) |
| Created from | Woolwich |
Woolwich West was a constituency used for elections to theLondon County Council between 1919 and the council's abolition, in 1965. The seat shared boundaries with theUK Parliament constituency of the same name.
| Year | Name | Party | Name | Party | Name | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Reformhold | Swing | ||||
| Municipal Reformhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Reformhold | Swing | ||||
| Municipal Reformhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Reformhold | Swing | ||||
| Municipal Reformhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Reformhold | Swing | ||||
| Municipal Reformhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Reformhold | Swing | ||||
| Municipal Reformhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| Labourgain fromMunicipal Reform | Swing | ||||
| Labourgain fromMunicipal Reform | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Reformgain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Municipal Reformgain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Edwin Thomas Lamerton | 11,602 | |||
| Labour | Ethel Newman | 11,529 | |||
| Conservative | Stanley Charles Camps Harris | 8,261 | |||
| Conservative | William Steward | 8,162 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| Conservativewin (new seat) | |||||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | ||||