1900 London local elections

1900 London local elections

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All 1,362 councillors in all 28 metropolitan boroughs
First party Second party   Party Moderate Progressive Councils 20 6 Councillors 812 463

Local elections were held in London on 1 November 1900.

Electoral arrangements

The County of London, outside of the City of London, was divided into 28 metropolitan boroughs. Each borough was divided into a number of multi-member electoral wards.

Councillors were elected to serve a three-year term, to go out of office in 1903. Polling took place on 1 November 1900.

Results

The Conservative-aligned Moderates won control of the majority of boroughs. The Liberal-aligned Progressives took control of Battersea, Bethnal Green, Camberwell, Fulham, Shoreditch and Southwark councils. ^[1]

The results for each borough were as follows: ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Borough	New control		Moderate [a]	Progressive	Others	Total	Details
Battersea		Progressive	17	37		54
Bermondsey		Moderate	27	25	2 [b]	54
Bethnal Green		Progressive	8	22		30	Details
Camberwell		Progressive	24	31	5 [c]	60
Chelsea		Moderate	23	13		36
Deptford		Moderate	20	16		36
Finsbury		Moderate	29	12	13 [d]	54
Fulham		Progressive	14	21	1 [e]	36
Greenwich		Moderate	19	11		30
Hackney		Moderate	37	20	3 [f]	60
Hammersmith		Moderate	26	8	2 [g]	36
Hampstead		Moderate	24	15	3 [h]	42
Holborn		Moderate	39	2	1 [i]	42
Islington		Moderate	47	10	3 [j]	60
Kensington		Moderate	48	10	2 [k]	60
Lambeth		Moderate	35	25		60
Lewisham		Moderate	35	7		42
Paddington		Moderate	47	10	3 [l]	60
Poplar		No overall control	20	19	3 [m]	42
Shoreditch		Progressive	13	28	1 [n]	42
Southwark		Progressive	15	44	1 [o]	60
Stepney		Moderate	32	23	5 [p]	60
St Marylebone		Moderate	44	12	4 [q]	60
Stoke Newington		Independent			30 [r]	30
St Pancras		Moderate	38	22		60
Wandsworth		Moderate	57	2	1 [s]	60
Westminster		Moderate	50	8	2 [t]	60
Woolwich		Moderate	24	10	2 [u]	36
Total			812	463	87	1,362

Notes

1. Includes all Conservative Party-aligned candidates who stood as Moderate or another name.
2. 2 Independent
3. 4 Independent, 1 Independent Progressive
4. 6 Independent, 5 Independent Progressive, 2 Independent Labour Party
5. 1 Independent
6. 3 Independent
7. 2 Independent
8. 3 Independent
9. 3 Independent Progressive
10. 3 Independent
11. 1 Independent, 1 Ratepayers Association
12. 3 Independent Moderate
13. 2 Independent Progressive, 1 Independent Moderate
14. 3 Independent Progressive
15. 1 Independent
16. 4 Independent, 1 Independent Progressive
17. 3 Non Political Union, 1 Independent Progressive
18. 30 Independent
19. Independent Moderate
20. 2 Independent
21. 1 Independent, 1 Independent Progressive

References

1. "The London borough elections". Evening Standard. No. 23824. 3 November 1900. p. 1.
2. Woollard, John; Willis, Alan (2000). Twentieth Century Local Elections Results. Volume 1: Election Results for the London County Council 1889-1961 and for the London Metropolitan Boroughs 1900-1928 (PDF). LGC Information.
3. Woollard, John; Willis, Alan (2000). Twentieth Century Local Elections Results. Volume 2: Election Results for London Metropolitan Boroughs 1931-1962 (PDF). LGC Information.
4. Woollard, John; Willis, Alan (2000). Twentieth Century Local Elections Results. Volume 3: Summary Data: Inner London County & Borough Elections 1889-1998 (PDF). LGC Information.