Peckham (London County Council constituency)
{{short description|London County Council constituency}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox constituency
|name = Peckham
|parl_name = London County Council
|year = 1889
|abolished = 1965
|members = 2 (to 1949)
3 (from 1949)
|next =
|previous =
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Peckham was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1889 and the council's abolition, in 1965. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name.
Councillors
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! Year !! Name !! colspan=2| Party !! Name !! colspan=2| Party !! Name !! colspan=2| Party |
| 1889
| Edwin Jones | {{Party name with colour|Progressive Party (London)}} | Robert Lyon | {{Party name with colour|Progressive Party (London)}} |rowspan=9 colspan=3 align="center"| Two seats until 1949 |
| 1898
| {{Party name with colour|Progressive Party (London)}} | {{Party name with colour|Progressive Party (London)}} |
| 1907
| William Leonard Dowton | {{Party name with colour|Municipal Reform Party}} |rowspan=2| Thomas Gautrey |rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{party color|Progressive Party (London)}}"| |rowspan=2| Progressive |
| 1910
| {{Party name with colour|Progressive Party (London)}} |
| 1925
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| 1931
| {{Party name with colour|Municipal Reform Party}} | William James Jennings | {{Party name with colour|Municipal Reform Party}} |
| 1934
| Francis Bowie | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |rowspan=6| Richard Sargood |rowspan=6 style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| |rowspan=6| Labour |
| 1937
| {{Party name with colour|Municipal Reform Party}} |
| 1946
| James Walter Frederick Lucas | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| 1949
|rowspan=3| Freda Corbet |rowspan=3 style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| |rowspan=3| Labour | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| 1950
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| 1958
| Walter Allen | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
Election results
{{Election box begin |
|title=1898 London County Council election: Peckham{{cite news |title=London County Council election: results of the polling |work=The Times |date=26 February 1898}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party =Progressive Party (London)
|candidate =Charles Goddard Clarke
|votes =3,201
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party =Progressive Party (London)
|candidate =Frederick Verney
|votes =2,849
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party =Moderate (London)
|candidate =William Scott-Scott
|votes =2,664
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party =Moderate (London)
|candidate =William Leonard Dowton
|votes =2,356
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party =Independent Labour Party
|candidate =J. E. Dobson
|votes =268
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner =Progressive Party (London)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner =Progressive Party (London)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=1901 London County Council election: Peckham"London County Council Election." Times [London, England] 4 Mar. 1901: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 22 Sept. 2016.
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party =Progressive Party (London)
|candidate =Frederick Verney
|votes =3,553
|percentage =31.6
|change =+5.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party =Progressive Party (London)
|candidate =Charles Clarke
|votes =3,546
|percentage =31.6
|change =+2.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party =Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate =William Scott-Scott
|votes =2,138
|percentage =19.0
|change =-5.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party =Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate =John David Rees
|votes =2,000
|percentage =17.8
|change =-3.4
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner =Progressive Party (London)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner =Progressive Party (London)
|swing =n/a
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=1904 London County Council election: Peckham{{cite news |title=London County Council election |work=The Times |date=7 March 1904}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Progressive Party (London)
|candidate=Charles Goddard Clarke
|votes=3,935
|percentage=
|change=
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Progressive Party (London)
|candidate=Frederick Verney
|votes=3,871
|percentage=
|change=
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=J. Somerville
|votes=1,759
|percentage=
|change=
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=F. Fleming
|votes=1,666
|percentage=
|change=
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{{Election box majority|
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|percentage=
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner=Progressive Party (London)
|swing=
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=1907 London County Council election: Peckham{{cite news |title=London County Council election: great Municipal Reform victory |work=The Times |date=4 March 1907}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Progressive Party (London)
|candidate=Thomas Gautrey
|votes=4,659
|percentage=
|change=
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Municipal Reform Party
|candidate=William Leonard Dowton
|votes=4,426
|percentage=
|change=
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Municipal Reform Party
|candidate=D. C. Preston
|votes=4,379
|percentage=
|change=
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Progressive Party (London)
|candidate=R. Steven
|votes=4,262
|percentage=
|change=
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=William Kelly
|votes=499
|percentage=
|change=
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{{Election box majority|
|votes=164
|percentage=
|change=
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner=Municipal Reform Party
|loser=Progressive Party (London)
|swing=
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner=Progressive Party (London)
|swing=
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=1910 London County Council election: Peckham"London County Council Election." Times [London, England] 7 Mar. 1910: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 1 May 2016.
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Progressive Party (London)
|candidate=Thomas Gautrey
|votes=4,381
|percentage=28.0
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Progressive Party (London)
|candidate=George Gordon
|votes=4,097
|percentage=26.2
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Municipal Reform Party
|candidate=William Leonard Dowton
|votes=3,653
|percentage=23.3
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Municipal Reform Party
|candidate=P. Conway
|votes=3,508
|percentage=22.4
|change=
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes=444
|percentage=2.9
|change=
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner=Progressive Party (London)
|swing=
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner=Progressive Party (London)
|loser=Municipal Reform Party
|swing=
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=1913 London County Council election: PeckhamLondon Municipal Notes, 1913
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Progressive Party (London)
|candidate =Thomas Gautrey
|votes = 5,306
|percentage = 25.6
|change =-2.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Progressive Party (London)
|candidate =George Gordon
|votes = 5,206
|percentage = 25.1
|change =-1.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Municipal Reform Party
|candidate = William Leonard Dowton
|votes =5,127
|percentage = 24.7
|change =+1.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Municipal Reform Party
|candidate = T. Richards
|votes =5,092
|percentage = 24.5
|change =+2.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 79
|percentage =0.4
|change =-2.5
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Progressive Party (London)
|swing =-1.2
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=1919 London County Council election: PeckhamLondon Municipal Notes - Volumes 18-23, London Municipal Society
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Progressive Party (London)
|candidate=Thomas Gautrey
|votes=Unopposed
|percentage=n/a
|change=n/a
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Progressive Party (London)
|candidate=George Gordon
|votes=Unopposed
|percentage=n/a
|change=n/a
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner=Progressive Party (London)
|swing=n/a
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner=Progressive Party (London)
|swing=n/a
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=1922 London County Council election: Peckham
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Progressive Party (London)
|candidate=Thomas Gautrey
|votes=6,693
|percentage=
|change=n/a
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Progressive Party (London)
|candidate=Earl of Haddo
|votes=6,543
|percentage=
|change=n/a
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=Arthur Creech-Jones
|votes=3,890
|percentage=
|change=n/a
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=P. Sabine
|votes=3,728
|percentage=
|change=n/a
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes=
|percentage=
|change=n/a
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner=Progressive Party (London)
|swing=n/a
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner=Progressive Party (London)
|swing=n/a
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=1925 London County Council election: Peckham{{cite news |title=LCC Elections: Municipal Reform Leading |work=The Times |date=6 March 1925}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=Ruth Dalton
|votes=6,398
|percentage=
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=J. P. Blake
|votes=5,695
|percentage=
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Municipal Reform Party
|candidate=G. J. Molony
|votes=2,988
|percentage=
|change=n/a
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Progressive Party (London)
|candidate=Thomas Gautrey
|votes=2,833
|percentage=
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Municipal Reform Party
|candidate=D. C. Stephenson
|votes=2,583
|percentage=
|change=n/a
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Independent (politician)
|candidate=Collingwood Hughes
|votes=2,346
|percentage=
|change=n/a
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes=
|percentage=
|change=n/a
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner=Labour Party (UK)
|loser=Progressive Party (London)
|swing=
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner=Labour Party (UK)
|loser=Progressive Party (London)
|swing=
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=1928 London County Council election: Peckham{{cite news |title=LCC Election: Full results of polling |work=The Times |date=10 March 1928}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=Ruth Dalton
|votes=7,705
|percentage=
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=J. P. Blake
|votes=7,380
|percentage=
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Municipal Reform Party
|candidate=John Martin Oakey
|votes=4,835
|percentage=
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Municipal Reform Party
|candidate=William Reed Hornby Steer
|votes=4,833
|percentage=
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate=A. Williams
|votes=1,810
|percentage=
|change=
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate=G. H. Stepney
|votes=1,791
|percentage=
|change=
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Independent Labour
|candidate=G. R. Carter
|votes=182
|percentage=
|change=n/a
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes=
|percentage=
|change=n/a
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner=Labour Party (UK)
|swing=
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner=Labour Party (UK)
|swing=
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=1931 London County Council election: Peckham{{cite news |title=LCC Election: Seven seats lost by Labour |work=The Times |date=7 March 1931}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Municipal Reform Party
|candidate=Arthur Bateman
|votes=5,525
|percentage=
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Municipal Reform Party
|candidate=William James Jennings
|votes=5,399
|percentage=
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=J. P. Blake
|votes=4,502
|percentage=
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=James Kaylor
|votes=4,329
|percentage=
|change=
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes=
|percentage=
|change=
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner=Municipal Reform Party
|loser=Labour Party (UK)
|swing=
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner=Municipal Reform Party
|loser=Labour Party (UK)
|swing=
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=1934 London County Council election: Peckham{{cite news |title=LCC Election: Full results of the poll |work=The Times |date=10 March 1934}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=Richard Sargood
|votes=6,351
|percentage=
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=Francis Bowie
|votes=6,279
|percentage=
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Municipal Reform Party
|candidate=F. A. Lockwood
|votes=4,838
|percentage=
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Municipal Reform Party
|candidate=W. H. Graham
|votes=4,738
|percentage=
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate=F. Bridges
|votes=791
|percentage=
|change=
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate=C. H. Rhodes
|votes=771
|percentage=
|change=
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes=
|percentage=
|change=
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner=Labour Party (UK)
|loser=Municipal Reform Party
|swing=
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner=Labour Party (UK)
|loser=Municipal Reform Party
|swing=
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=1937 London County Council election: Peckham{{cite news |title=New LCC: Labour's increased majority |work=The Times |date=6 March 1937}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=Richard Sargood
|votes=8,024
|percentage=
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Municipal Reform Party
|candidate=David Beatty
|votes=7,928
|percentage=
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=Francis Bowie
|votes=7,725
|percentage=
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Municipal Reform Party
|candidate=F. A. L. Lockwood
|votes=7,640
|percentage=
|change=
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes=
|percentage=
|change=
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner=Municipal Reform Party
|loser=Labour Party (UK)
|swing=
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner=Labour Party (UK)
|swing=
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=1946 London County Council election: Peckham{{cite news |title=The New LCC: Labour gains in a low poll |work=The Times |date=9 March 1946}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=Richard Sargood
|votes=4,453
|percentage=
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=James Walter Frederick Lucas
|votes=4,429
|percentage=
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=R. J. O'Connel
|votes=2,411
|percentage=
|change=
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=A. F. Robinson
|votes=2,316
|percentage=
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party=British People's Party
|candidate=G. Cook
|votes=236
|percentage=
|change=
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{{Election box candidate|
|party=British People's Party
|candidate=R. Malhotra
|votes=191
|percentage=
|change=
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{{Election box majority|
|votes=
|percentage=
|change=
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner=Labour Party (UK)
|loser=Conservative Party (UK)
|swing=
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner=Labour Party (UK)
|swing=
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=1949 London County Council election: Peckham{{cite news |title=LCC Polling |work=The Times |date=9 April 1949}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Freda Corbet
|votes = 14,150
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Cecil Manning
|votes = 13,995
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Richard Sargood
|votes = 13,453
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = G. W. Bentley
|votes = 7,081
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = W. Harrison
|votes = 7,021
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = A. G. Hopkins
|votes = 6,839
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win|
|winner=Labour Party (UK)
|swing=
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner=Labour Party (UK)
|swing=
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner=Labour Party (UK)
|swing=
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=1952 London County Council election: Peckham{{cite news |title=London County Council: Election results |work=The Times |date=5 April 1952}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Freda Corbet
|votes = 18,545
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Richard Sargood
|votes = 15,374
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Arthur Skeffington
|votes = 15,354
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Evan Cook
|votes = 5,375
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = A. E. Fournier
|votes = 5,235
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = W. Wilson
|votes = 5,220
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner=Labour Party (UK)
|swing=
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner=Labour Party (UK)
|swing=
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=1955 London County Council election: Peckham{{cite news |title=LCC results: Conservatives make headway |work=The Times |date=25 April 1955}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Freda Corbet
|votes = 11,430
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Arthur Skeffington
|votes = 10,216
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Richard Sargood
|votes = 10,156
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Evan Cook
|votes = 4,145
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = F. J. Whetstone
|votes = 4,013
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = G. R. Blake
|votes = 3,962
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner=Labour Party (UK)
|swing=
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner=Labour Party (UK)
|swing=
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=1958 London County Council election: Peckham{{cite news |title=Complete results of London County Council elections |work=The Times |date=18 April 1958}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Freda Corbet
|votes = 11,419
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Richard Sargood
|votes = 10,143
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Walter Allen
|votes = 9,452
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = B. Jordan
|votes = 2,198
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = G. W. Bentley
|votes = 1,660
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = G. R. Blake
|votes = 1,628
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Freda Corbet
|votes = 11,871
|percentage =
|change =
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|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Walter Allen
|votes = 10,117
|percentage =
|change =
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|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Richard Sargood
|votes = 9,862
|percentage =
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|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Toby Jessel
|votes = 3,648
|percentage =
|change =
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|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Alan Frank Lockwood
|votes = 3,578
|percentage =
|change =
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|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = B. Jorden
|votes = 3,408
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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|winner=Labour Party (UK)
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