Brixton (London County Council constituency)

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Brixton
Former constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created1889;135 years ago (1889)
Abolished1965;59 years ago (1965)
Member(s)2 (to 1949)
3 (from 1949)

Brixton 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.

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Councillors

YearNamePartyNamePartyNameParty
1889 Edmund Verney Progressive Charles Thompson Beresford-HopeModerateTwo seats until 1949
1892 Henry Harris Progressive Stephen Seaward Tayler Progressive
1895 William HaydonModerateCharles JeromeModerate
1901 Frederick Dolman Progressive Lewen Sharp Progressive
1907 William Haydon Municipal Reform Samuel Hoare Municipal Reform
1910 Ernest Gray Municipal Reform
1919 Charles Henry Gibbs Municipal Reform
1922 Gervas Pierrepont Municipal Reform
1925 Nigel Colman Municipal Reform
1928 Barrie Lambert Municipal Reform
1931 Charles Kingston Municipal Reform
1934 Barbara Hornby Municipal Reform
1946 Walter Boys Labour Victor Mishcon Labour
1949 Donald Ford Labour
1954 Beatrice Serota Labour
1961 Nathan Marock Labour

Election results

1889 London County Council election: Brixton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Sir Edmund Verney 2,112
Progressive Margaret Mansfield [2] 1,986
Moderate Charles Thompson Beresford-Hope1,686
Moderate H. Smallman1,397
Progressive win (new seat)
Moderate win (new seat)
1892 London County Council election: Brixton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Henry Harris2,821
Progressive Stephen Seaward Tayler2,768
Moderate Charles Thompson Beresford-Hope2,241
Moderate Charles Jerome2,160
Independent J. E. S. King97
Progressive gain from Moderate Swing
Progressive hold Swing
1895 London County Council election: Brixton [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Moderate William Haydon3,149
Moderate Charles Jerome3,075
Progressive F. W. Buxton2,226
Progressive C. G. Clarke2,195
Moderate gain from Progressive Swing
Moderate gain from Progressive Swing
1898 London County Council election: Brixton [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Moderate William Haydon2,944
Moderate Charles Jerome2,863
Progressive J. W. Horsley2,339
Progressive Spencer Barclay Heward2,323
Moderate hold Swing
Moderate hold Swing
1901 London County Council election: Brixton [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Frederick Dolman 3,24430.1+5.7
Progressive Lewen Sharp 3,22629.9+5.6
Conservative William Bell2,18020.2−1.1
Conservative Charles Jerome2,13819.8−10.1
Progressive gain from Conservative Swing
Progressive gain from Conservative Swing +5.6
1904 London County Council election: Brixton [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Lewen Sharp 3,170
Progressive Frederick Dolman 3,120
Conservative W. Haydon2,022
Conservative S. Cresswell2,911
Progressive hold Swing
Progressive hold Swing
1907 London County Council election: Brixton [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform William Haydon4,997
Municipal Reform Samuel Hoare 4,295
Progressive Lewen Sharp 3,546
Progressive L. Earle3,525
Majority
Progressive gain from Municipal Reform Swing
Progressive gain from Municipal Reform Swing
1910 London County Council election: Brixton [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform William Haydon4,324
Municipal Reform Ernest Gray 4,295
Progressive M. B. Lange3,188
Progressive George Shrubsall3,186
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1913 London County Council election: Brixton [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform William Haydon4,28928.8−0.0
Municipal Reform Ernest Gray 4,27428.7+0.1
Progressive A. R. Gridley3,15421.2−0.1
Progressive Hillier Holt3,15121.2−0.0
Majority1,1207.5
Municipal Reform hold Swing 0.0
Municipal Reform hold Swing +0.5
1919 London County Council election: Brixton [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Charles Henry Gibbs2,15932.0
Municipal Reform Ernest Gray 2,10231.2
Labour Horace Herbert Tavender1,26118.7
Labour W. Burroughs1,21618.1
Majority84112.5
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1922 London County Council election: Brixton [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Ernest Gray 8,26035.5+4.3
Municipal Reform Gervas Pierrepont 8,14935.0+3.0
Labour W. I. G. Scott3,45514.8−3.9
Labour Henry Devenish Harben 3,42314.7−3.4
Majority4,69420.2+7.7
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1925 London County Council election: Brixton [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Gervas Pierrepont 5,935
Municipal Reform Nigel Colman 5,817
Labour James Adams2,784
Labour Amy Sayle 2,029
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1928 London County Council election: Brixton [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Gervas Pierrepont 4,371
Municipal Reform Barrie Lambert 4,340
Liberal P. H. Chase2,123
Liberal G. W. Nash2,112
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1931 London County Council election: Brixton [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Gervas Pierrepont 5,392
Municipal Reform Charles Kingston5,320
Labour E. J. Titler2,073
Labour A. Hindell1,979
Liberal Arthur Stanley Quick1,088
Liberal Ursula Warren1,070
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1934 London County Council election: Brixton [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Gervas Pierrepont 5,107
Municipal Reform Barbara Hornby4,940
Labour B. Fraser4,485
Labour F. E. Brown4,455
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1937 London County Council election: Brixton [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Barbara Hornby8,018
Municipal Reform Gervas Pierrepont 7,956
Labour Gavin Henderson 6,945
Labour C. Johnson6,695
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1946 London County Council election: Brixton [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Walter Boys5,955
Labour Victor Mishcon 5,945
Conservative Barbara Hornby3,366
Conservative Gervas Pierrepont 3,329
Majority
Labour gain from Municipal Reform Swing
Labour gain from Municipal Reform Swing
1949 London County Council election: Brixton [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Donald Ford11,904
Labour Walter Boys11,867
Labour Victor Mishcon 11,859
Conservative F. T. Horne11,651
Conservative Lady Williams11,462
Conservative W. Shepheard11,445
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour win (new seat)
1952 London County Council election: Brixton [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Donald Ford15,315
Labour Victor Mishcon 15,169
Labour Walter Boys14,912
Conservative W. H. Hall8,680
Conservative J. W. Loveridge8,655
Conservative M. Rose8,542
Union Movement J. F. Dunigan758
Union Movement F. E. Lewis523
Union Movement J. M. Ryan373
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Beatrice Serota was elected unopposed in 1954.
1955 London County Council election: Brixton [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Victor Mishcon 9,571
Labour Donald Ford9,158
Labour Beatrice Serota 9,073
Conservative N. M. Miskin6,103
Conservative B. Knightly6,077
Conservative A. G. Morkill5,745
Union Movement G. A. Hudson307
Liberal M. R. Gidley268
Union Movement J. M. Ryan262
Liberal Eunice Jones251
Union Movement Robert Row 218
Liberal M. D. E. Smart177
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1958 London County Council election: Brixton [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Donald Ford10,173
Labour Victor Mishcon 10,134
Labour Beatrice Serota 9,627
Conservative J. W. Proctor3,742
Conservative J. C. Blofeld3,715
Conservative J. Warren3,714
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1961 London County Council election: Brixton [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Victor Mishcon 9,966
Labour Nathan Marock9,949
Labour Beatrice Serota 9,687
Conservative A. J. Warren7,566
Conservative K. P. Payne7,481
Conservative R. F. Long7,193
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

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