title: Lewisham (London County Council constituency)
text: # Lewisham (London County Council constituency)
  
  Lewisham was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1889 and 1919. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name.
  
  ## Councillors
  
  | Year | Name | Party | Name | Party |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1889 | Franc Sadleir Brereton | Moderate | William George Lemon | Progressive |
  | 1892 | George Alfred Harvey | Progressive | William George Lemon | Progressive |
  | 1895 | Theophilus William Williams | Moderate | Alexander Wilson | Moderate |
  | 1898 | Theophilus William Williams | Moderate | George Edward Dodson | Moderate |
  | 1901 | James William Cleland | Progressive | George Edward Dodson | Moderate |
  | 1904 | James William Cleland | Progressive | Arthur Stanley | Progressive |
  | 1907 | William Legge | Municipal Reform | Assheton Pownall | Municipal Reform |
  | 1910 | Frederick Houston Carter | Municipal Reform | James Stanhope | Municipal Reform |
  | 1913 | Frederick Houston Carter | Municipal Reform | Carlyon Bellairs | Municipal Reform |
  | 1915 | Frederick Houston Carter | Municipal Reform | William Henry Le May | Municipal Reform |
  | 1916 | Frederick Houston Carter | Municipal Reform | Robert Jackson | Municipal Reform |
  | 1918 | Richard Owen Roberts | Municipal Reform | Robert Jackson | Municipal Reform |
  
  ## Election results
  
  1898 London County Council election: Lewisham :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - |
  | Moderate | George Edward Dodson | 4,061 |
  | Moderate | Theophilus William Williams | 4,025 |
  | Progressive | J. E. Williams | 3,037 |
  | Progressive | A. C. Williams | 3,021 |
  | Moderate hold | Moderate hold | Swing |
  
  1901 London County Council election: Lewisham :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Progressive | James William Cleland | 4,370 | 40.8 | +13.5 |
  | Conservative | George Edward Dodson | 3,235 | 30.2 | -6.3 |
  | Conservative | Theophilus William Williams | 3,096 | 28.9 | -7.3 |
  | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  | Progressive gain from Conservative | Progressive gain from Conservative | Swing | +10.2 | |
  
  1904 London County Council election: Lewisham :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Progressive | James William Cleland | 6,297 |
  | | Progressive | Arthur Stanley | 5,946 |
  | | Conservative | J. Vesey FitzGerald | 4,557 |
  | | Conservative | E. L. Hartley | 4,446 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
  
  1907 London County Council election: Lewisham :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Municipal Reform | William Legge | 11,028 |
  | | Municipal Reform | Assheton Pownall | 10,818 |
  | | Progressive | James William Cleland | 7,004 |
  | | Progressive | Neil Primrose | 6,893 |
  | | Labour | Gee | 118 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing |
  | | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing |
  
  1910 London County Council election: Lewisham :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Municipal Reform | James Stanhope | 9,031 |
  | | Municipal Reform | Frederick Houston Carter | 8,958 |
  | | Progressive | Arthur Robert Gridley | 4,950 |
  | | Progressive | Gee | 2,297 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
  
  1913 London County Council election: Lewisham :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Municipal Reform | Frederick Houston Carter | 9,497 | 31.1 | -4.7 |
  | | Municipal Reform | Carlyon Bellairs | 9,410 | 30.8 | -4.7 |
  | | Progressive | Charles Garfitt | 5,865 | 19.2 | -0.4 |
  | | Progressive | J S Lewis | 5,809 | 19.0 | +9.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,545 | 11.6 | -4.3 |
  | | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | -2.2 | |
  | | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | -7.3 | |
  