Bethnal Green (London County Council constituency)

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Bethnal Green
Former constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created1949
Abolished1965
Member(s)3
Created from Bethnal Green North East and Bethnal Green South West

Bethnal Green was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1949 and the council's abolition, in 1965. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name.

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Councillors

YearNamePartyNamePartyNameParty
1949 Percy Harris Liberal Beatrice Lilian Tate Labour Ronald McKinnon Wood Labour
1952 Dorothy Holman Labour
1961 A. McLaughlin Labour Ashley Bramall Labour

Election results

1949 London County Council election: Bethnal Green [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Percy Harris 8,305
Labour Beatrice Lilian Tate8,236
Labour Ronald McKinnon Wood 8,115
Labour Helen Bentwich 7,877
Liberal Guy Darnley Naylor7,652
Liberal Patrick Moynihan 7,573
Liberal hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1952 London County Council election: Bethnal Green [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dorothy Holman11,277
Labour Beatrice Lilian Tate10,290
Labour Ronald McKinnon Wood 9,735
Liberal Norman Harris3,460
Liberal R. W. Scott2,517
Liberal P. R. C. Lumsden2,460
Conservative J. J. Harvey-Kelly1,145
Conservative H. Seabag-Montefiore1,110
Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1955 London County Council election: Bethnal Green [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dorothy Holman10,263
Labour Beatrice Lilian Tate10,087
Labour Ronald McKinnon Wood 9,545
Liberal J. Douglas1,328
Conservative K. B. Campbell1,194
Liberal J. Walters1,178
Liberal S. Ainley1,135
Conservative P. R. Roney1,092
Conservative L. L. Ware1,084
Union Movement F. Bailey634
Union Movement Alexander Raven Thomson 540
Union Movement P. Duhig476
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1958 London County Council election: Bethnal Green [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dorothy Holman10,395
Labour Beatrice Lilian Tate10,012
Labour Ronald McKinnon Wood 9,822
Conservative W. H. Ballard721
Conservative R. Stock615
Conservative R. Roney543
Socialist (GB) A. W. Iverney356
Socialist (GB) J. L. Read333
Socialist (GB) F. James306
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1961 London County Council election: Bethnal Green [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dorothy Holman10,341
Labour A. McLaughlin9,441
Labour Ashley Bramall 9,072
Liberal Tudor Gates 1,669
Liberal D. Sacker1,539
Liberal D. E. Wolfe1,429
Conservative W. H. Ballard1,349
Conservative O. S. Henriques1,146
Conservative J. G. Hemingway1,112
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "LCC Polling". The Times. 9 April 1949.
  2. ↑ "London County Council: Election results". The Times. 5 April 1952.
  3. ↑ "LCC results: Conservatives make headway". The Times. 25 April 1955.
  4. ↑ "Complete results of London County Council elections". The Times. 18 April 1958.
  5. ↑ "London County Council polling results". The Times. 14 April 1961.
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