Lewisham (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1918
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Lewisham was a borough constituency in the Lewisham district of London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
| Lewisham | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
Lewisham in London | |
| 1885–1918 | |
| Seats | one |
| Created from | West Kent |
| Replaced by | Lewisham East and Lewisham West |
History
The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election. It was replaced by the new Lewisham East and Lewisham West constituencies.
During its existence Lewisham was a safe Conservative seat. In Lewisham, between 1885 and 1906, the electorate more than doubled and over this period the population of poorer people in the constituency grew.[1] Over the six general elections of 1885, 1886, 1892, 1906 and January and December 1910 the average Conservative share of the vote in Lewisham was 63.0%.[1]
Boundaries
1885–1918: The parishes of Lewisham and Lee.[2]
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | William Legge | Conservative | |
| 1891 | John Penn | Conservative | |
| 1903 | Sir Edward Coates | Conservative | |
| 1918 | constituency abolished: see Lewisham East and Lewisham West | ||
Election results
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Legge | 4,244 | 58.4 | ||
| Liberal | Benjamin Whitworth | 3,019 | 41.6 | ||
| Majority | 1,225 | 16.8 | |||
| Turnout | 7,263 | 78.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,280 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Legge | 3,839 | 69.5 | +11.1 | |
| Liberal | George Offor | 1,688 | 30.5 | −11.1 | |
| Majority | 2,151 | 39.0 | +22.2 | ||
| Turnout | 5,527 | 59.6 | −18.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,280 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +11.1 | |||
Legge was appointed Vice-Chamberlain of the Household, requiring a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Legge | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1890s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Penn | 4,585 | 61.3 | −8.2 | |
| Liberal | George Septimus Warmington | 2,892 | 38.7 | +8.2 | |
| Majority | 1,693 | 22.6 | −16.4 | ||
| Turnout | 7,477 | 64.2 | +4.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,650 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −8.2 | |||
- Caused by Legge's succession to the peerage, becoming Earl of Dartmouth.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Penn | 5,309 | 64.7 | −4.8 | |
| Liberal | George Alfred Harvey | 2,895 | 35.3 | +4.8 | |
| Majority | 2,414 | 29.4 | −9.6 | ||
| Turnout | 8,204 | 69.3 | +9.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,834 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −4.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Penn | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1900s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Penn | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Coates | 7,709 | 57.5 | N/A | |
| Liberal | James William Cleland | 5,697 | 42.5 | New | |
| Majority | 2,012 | 15.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 13,406 | 71.7 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 18,708 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Coates | 9,689 | 54.8 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Frederick Wilkins Aveling | 8,006 | 45.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,683 | 9.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 17,695 | 79.6 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 22,243 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Coates | 12,690 | 58.6 | +3.8 | |
| Liberal | Felix Rosenheim | 8,960 | 41.4 | −3.8 | |
| Majority | 3,730 | 17.2 | +7.6 | ||
| Turnout | 21,650 | 86.5 | +6.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Coates | 11,179 | 62.2 | +3.6 | |
| Liberal | Edward Loughlin O'Malley | 6,792 | 37.8 | −3.6 | |
| Majority | 4,387 | 24.4 | +7.2 | ||
| Turnout | 17,971 | 71.8 | −14.7 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.6 | |||