title: Lewisham East (London County Council constituency)
text: # Lewisham East (London County Council constituency)
  
  Lewisham East was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1919 and 1949. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name.
  
  ## Councillors
  
  | Year | Name | Party | Name | Party |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1919 | Eric Ball | Municipal Reform | Richard Owen Roberts | Municipal Reform |
  | 1925 | John Littlejohns | Municipal Reform | Walter Waring | Municipal Reform |
  | 1928 | Joseph Benskin | Municipal Reform | Paul Latham | Municipal Reform |
  | 1934 | Amy Crossman | Labour | Walter Richard Owen | Labour |
  | 1937 | William Hare | Labour | Walter Richard Owen | Labour |
  | 1946 | Edmund Henry Hambly | Labour | Walter Richard Owen | Labour |
  
  ## Election results
  
  1919 London County Council election: Lewisham East :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Municipal Reform | Eric Ball | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
  | Municipal Reform | Richard Owen Roberts | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
  | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
  | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
  
  1922 London County Council election: Lewisham East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Municipal Reform | Eric Ball | 11,759 | 37.1 | n/a |
  | | Municipal Reform | Richard Owen Roberts | 11,288 | 35.6 | n/a |
  | | Labour | W. J. R. Gillings | 4,392 | 13.8 | n/a |
  | | Labour | J. W. Matthews | 4,295 | 13.5 | n/a |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,896 | 21.8 | n/a |
  | | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
  | | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
  
  1925 London County Council election: Lewisham East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Municipal Reform | John Littlejohns | 8,594 |
  | | Municipal Reform | Walter Waring | 8,191 |
  | | Labour | J. W. Matthews | 4,986 |
  | | Labour | W. J. K. Gillings | 4,785 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
  | | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
  
  1928 London County Council election: Lewisham East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Municipal Reform | Joseph Benskin | 9,737 |
  | | Municipal Reform | Paul Latham | 9,543 |
  | | Labour | T. R. Richardson | 6,485 |
  | | Labour | D. C. Cummings | 6,369 |
  | | Liberal | C. H. Dodd | 4,752 |
  | | Liberal | C. J. Robinson | 4,365 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
  | | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
  
  1931 London County Council election: Lewisham East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Municipal Reform | Joseph Benskin | 12,714 |
  | | Municipal Reform | Paul Latham | 12,678 |
  | | Labour | Catherine Mary Wadham | 9,803 |
  | | Labour | Walter Richard Owen | 9,772 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
  | | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
  
  1934 London County Council election: Lewisham East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Walter Richard Owen | 13,029 |
  | | Labour | Amy Crossman | 12,856 |
  | | Municipal Reform | Paul Latham | 12,642 |
  | | Municipal Reform | Joseph Benskin | 12,499 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing |
  | | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing |
  
  1937 London County Council election: Lewisham East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Walter Richard Owen | 17,899 |
  | | Labour | William Hare | 17,666 |
  | | Municipal Reform | Neville Pearson | 16,865 |
  | | Municipal Reform | Eric Ball | 16,689 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  
  1946 London County Council election: Lewisham East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Edmund Henry Hambly | 18,677 |
  | | Labour | Walter Richard Owen | 18,638 |
  | | Conservative | N. W. Farmer | 11,214 |
  | | Conservative | E. Ratcliffe Hoare | 11,087 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  