Lewisham South
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–1974
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Lewisham South was a parliamentary constituency in Lewisham, London which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 until it was abolished for the February 1974 general election.
| Lewisham South | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1950–February 1974 | |
| Seats | one |
| Created from | Lewisham East |
| Replaced by | Lewisham East and Lewisham West |
Boundaries
The Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham wards of Bellingham, Catford, Downham, and Hither Green.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Herbert Morrison | Labour | |
| 1959 | Carol Johnson | Labour | |
| Feb 1974 | constituency abolished | ||
Election results
Elections in the 1950s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Herbert Morrison | 26,666 | 54.58 | ||
| Conservative | Frederick Gough | 18,892 | 38.67 | ||
| Liberal | George William Rouse | 2,665 | 5.45 | ||
| Communist | J. W. Jones | 635 | 1.30 | ||
| Majority | 7,774 | 15.91 | |||
| Turnout | 48,858 | 86.51 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Herbert Morrison | 27,559 | 56.61 | +2.03 | |
| Conservative | Charles Ross Hutchinson | 20,548 | 42.21 | +3.54 | |
| Communist | John Mahon | 578 | 1.19 | −0.11 | |
| Majority | 7,011 | 14.40 | −1.51 | ||
| Turnout | 48,685 | 85.36 | −1.15 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -0.75 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Herbert Morrison | 23,821 | 55.79 | ||
| Conservative | John C Arnold | 17,478 | 40.93 | ||
| Independent | John Loverseed | 1,400 | 3.28 | New | |
| Majority | 6,343 | 14.86 | |||
| Turnout | 42,699 | 77.66 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Carol Johnson | 22,354 | 51.99 | ||
| Conservative | John Hunt | 19,273 | 45.44 | ||
| Alert Party | George Forrester | 788 | 1.86 | New | |
| Majority | 3,081 | 7.55 | |||
| Turnout | 42,415 | 78.60 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1960s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Carol Johnson | 20,078 | 52.46 | ||
| Conservative | Barney Hayhoe | 12,486 | 32.63 | ||
| Liberal | Frank Bennett | 5,706 | 14.91 | ||
| Majority | 7,592 | 19.83 | |||
| Turnout | 38,270 | 74.78 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Carol Johnson | 21,165 | 56.91 | ||
| Conservative | Gordon Dixon | 11,247 | 30.24 | ||
| Liberal | Frank Bennett | 4,779 | 12.85 | ||
| Majority | 9,918 | 26.67 | |||
| Turnout | 37,191 | 75.13 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1970s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Carol Johnson | 19,217 | 57.02 | ||
| Conservative | Gordon Dixon | 13,665 | 40.55 | ||
| Independent | Diane Hart | 821 | 2.44 | New | |
| Majority | 5,552 | 16.47 | |||
| Turnout | 33,703 | 65.74 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||