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]
^ abHenry Pelling, Social Geography of British Elections, 1885-1910 (Macmillan, 1967), p. 35.
^"Chap. 23. Redistribution of Seats Act, 1885". The Public General Acts of the United Kingdom passed in the forty-eighth and forty-ninth years of the reign of Queen Victoria. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode. 1885. pp. 111–198.
^ abc"Flowing Tide for Unionism - Lewisham". Sheffield Telegraph. 18 January 1910. Retrieved 5 January 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
ReferencesEdit
British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Macmillan Press 1974)
Debrett’s Illustrated Heraldic and Biographical House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1886
Debrett’s House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1901
Debrett’s House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 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 LewishamFormer Borough constituencyfor the House of CommonsLewisham in London1885 1918SeatsoneCreated fromWest KentReplaced byLewisham East and Lewisham West Contents 1 History 2 Boundaries 3 Members of Parliament 4 Election results 4 1 Elections in the 1880s 4 2 Elections in the 1890s 4 3 Elections in the 1900s 4 4 Elections in the 1910s 5 Notes 6 ReferencesHistory EditThe 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 Edit1885 1918 The parishes of Lewisham and Lee 2 Members of Parliament EditElection Member Party1885 William Legge Conservative1891 John Penn Conservative1903 Sir Edward Coates Conservative1918 constituency abolished see Lewisham East and Lewisham WestElection results EditElections in the 1880s Edit 1885 general election Lewisham 3 Party Candidate Votes Conservative William Legge 4 244 58 4Liberal Benjamin Whitworth 3 019 41 6Majority 1 225 16 8Turnout 7 263 78 3Registered electors 9 280Conservative win new seat 1886 general election Lewisham 3 Party Candidate Votes Conservative William Legge 3 839 69 5 11 1Liberal George Offor 1 688 30 5 11 1Majority 2 151 39 0 22 2Turnout 5 527 59 6 18 7Registered electors 9 280Conservative hold Swing 11 1Legge was appointed Vice Chamberlain of the Household requiring a by election By election 11 Aug 1886 Lewisham Party Candidate Votes Conservative William Legge UnopposedConservative holdElections in the 1890s Edit nbsp Penn1891 Lewisham by election 3 Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Penn 4 585 61 3 8 2Liberal George Septimus Warmington 2 892 38 7 8 2Majority 1 693 22 6 16 4Turnout 7 477 64 2 4 6Registered electors 11 650Conservative hold Swing 8 2Caused by Legge s succession to the peerage becoming Earl of Dartmouth 1892 general election Lewisham 3 Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Penn 5 309 64 7 4 8Liberal George Alfred Harvey 2 895 35 3 4 8Majority 2 414 29 4 9 6Turnout 8 204 69 3 9 7Registered electors 11 834Conservative hold Swing 4 81895 general election Lewisham 3 Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Penn UnopposedConservative holdElections in the 1900s Edit 1900 general election Lewisham 3 Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Penn UnopposedConservative hold nbsp Cleland1903 Lewisham by election 4 3 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Edward Coates 7 709 57 5 N ALiberal James William Cleland 5 697 42 5 NewMajority 2 012 15 0 N ATurnout 13 406 71 7 N ARegistered electors 18 708Conservative hold1906 general election Lewisham 4 3 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Edward Coates 9 689 54 8 N ALiberal Frederick Wilkins Aveling 8 006 45 2 N AMajority 1 683 9 6 N ATurnout 17 695 79 6 N ARegistered electors 22 243Conservative hold Swing N AElections in the 1910s Edit January 1910 general election Lewisham 4 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Edward Coates 12 690 58 6 3 8Liberal Felix Rosenheim 8 960 41 4 3 8Majority 3 730 17 2 7 6Turnout 25 021 86 5 6 9Conservative hold Swing 3 8 nbsp O MalleyDecember 1910 general election Lewisham Party Candidate Votes Conservative Edward Coates 11 179 62 2 3 6Liberal Edward Loughlin O Malley 6 792 37 8 3 6Majority 4 387 24 4 7 2Turnout 25 021 71 8 14 7Conservative hold Swing 3 6Notes Edit a b Henry Pelling Social Geography of British Elections 1885 1910 Macmillan 1967 p 35 Chap 23 Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 The Public General Acts of the United Kingdom passed in the forty eighth and forty ninth years of the reign of Queen Victoria London Eyre and Spottiswoode 1885 pp 111 198 a b c d e f g h Craig FWS ed 1974 British Parliamentary Election Results 1885 1918 London Macmillan Press ISBN 9781349022984 a b c Flowing Tide for Unionism Lewisham Sheffield Telegraph 18 January 1910 Retrieved 5 January 2016 via British Newspaper Archive References EditLeigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with L part 2 British Parliamentary Election Results 1885 1918 compiled and edited by F W S Craig Macmillan Press 1974 Debrett s Illustrated Heraldic and Biographical House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1886 Debrett s House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1901 Debrett s House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1918 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lewisham UK Parliament constituency amp oldid 1081841462, wikipedia, wiki, 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