▁Lamb eth ▁was ▁divided ▁into ▁eight ▁w ards ▁( elect ing ▁vest ry men ): ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁or ▁North ▁Marsh ▁( 1 8 ), ▁No . ▁ 2 ▁or ▁South ▁Marsh ▁( 1 2 ), ▁No . ▁ 3 ▁or ▁Bishop ' s ▁( 1 2 ), ▁No . ▁ 4 ▁or ▁Prince ' s ▁( 1 5 ), ▁No . ▁ 5 ▁or ▁V aux hall ▁( 2 4 ), ▁No . ▁ 6 ▁or ▁Stock well ▁( 1 5 ), ▁No . ▁ 7 ▁or ▁B ri xt on ▁( 1 5 ) ▁and ▁No . ▁ 8 ▁or ▁Nor wood ▁( 9 ). ▁ ▁Bor ough ▁council ▁ ▁The ▁bor ough ▁council ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁The ▁metropol itan ▁bor ough ▁was ▁divided ▁into ▁nine ▁w ards ▁for ▁elections : ▁Bishop ' s , ▁B ri xt on , ▁Her ne ▁Hill , ▁Marsh , ▁Nor wood , ▁Prince ' s , ▁Stock well , ▁T ulse ▁Hill ▁and ▁V aux hall . ▁The ▁bor ough ▁council ▁was ▁controlled ▁by ▁the ▁Municipal ▁Reform ▁Party ▁( al lied ▁to ▁the ▁Conserv atives ) ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁when ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party ▁gained ▁power . ▁Labour ▁retained ▁control ▁until ▁abol ition ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁Parliament ▁constitu ency ▁For ▁elections ▁to ▁parliament , ▁a ▁bor ough ▁constitu ency ▁for ▁Lamb eth ▁was ▁established ▁under ▁the ▁Reform ▁Act ▁ 1 8 3 2 . ▁Parliament ary ▁boundaries ▁were ▁red