Chelsea (London County Council constituency)

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Chelsea
Former constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created1919;105 years ago (1919)
Abolished1965;59 years ago (1965)
Member(s)2 (to 1949)
3 (from 1949)

Chelsea 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 William Æneas Smith Progressive George William Osborn Progressive Two seats until 1949
1892 Frank Costelloe Progressive
1893 Edmund Turton Progressive
1895 George Cadogan Moderate
1895Cecil ChapmanModerate
1898 Emslie Horniman Progressive James Jeffery Progressive
1907 Thomas Clarence Edward Goff Municipal Reform Ronald Collet Norman Municipal Reform
1910 Ernest Louis Meinertzhagen Municipal Reform
1922 William Sidney Municipal Reform
1933Basil Futvoye Marsden-Smedley Municipal Reform
1934 Catherine Fulford Conservative
1946 John Vaughan-Morgan Conservative
1949 Alexander Lloyd Conservative
1952 Marion Bennett Conservative Roderick Edwards Conservative Geoffrey Rippon Conservative
1958 Stuart Townend Conservative
1961 John Elliott Brooks Conservative Percy Rugg Conservative

Election results

1889 London County Council election: Chelsea [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive George William Osborn3,170
Progressive William Æneas Smith2,512
Moderate Leedham White1,774
Moderate W. Jeffrey1,647
Independent Charles Mossop1,217
Independent Andrew Thompson211
Progressive win (new seat)
Progressive win (new seat)
1892 London County Council election: Chelsea [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive William Æneas Smith3,332
Progressive Frank Costelloe3,207
Moderate Cecil Chapman2,930
Moderate John Humphrey2,916
Social Democratic Federation Harry Quelch 170
Social Democratic Federation Walter Geard126
Progressive hold Swing
Progressive hold Swing
1895 London County Council election: Chelsea [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Moderate George Cadogan 3,441
Progressive Frank Costelloe3,355
Moderate Cecil Chapman3,338
Progressive S. Insull2,996
Ind. Labour Party Harold Snelling218
Moderate gain from Progressive Swing
Progressive hold Swing

In 1898, Horniman and Chapman tied on 3,675 votes after the initial count. A recount reduced Chapman's vote total by two, so Horniman was elected. [3] [4]

1898 London County Council election: Chelsea [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive James Jeffery4,044
Progressive Emslie Horniman 3,675
Moderate Cecil Chapman3,673
Moderate Ernest Louis Meinertzhagen3,315
Progressive gain from Moderate Swing
Progressive hold Swing
1901 London County Council election: Chelsea [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive James Jeffery4,58231.8+4.3
Progressive Emslie Horniman 4,48131.1+6.1
Conservative Ernest Louis Meinertzhagen2,68218.6−4.0
Conservative William Elliott2,65918.5−6.5
Progressive hold Swing
Progressive hold Swing
1904 London County Council election: Chelsea [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive James Jeffery4,224
Progressive Emslie Horniman 4,143
Conservative Euston Sartorius 3,471
Conservative Clarence Goff3,462
Progressive hold Swing
Progressive hold Swing
1907 London County Council election: Chelsea [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Thomas Clarence Edward Goff5,877
Municipal Reform Ronald Collet Norman 5,779
Progressive Emslie Horniman 3,977
Progressive John Jeffery3,915
Majority
Municipal Reform gain from Progressive Swing
Municipal Reform gain from Progressive Swing
1910 London County Council election: Chelsea [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Ronald Collet Norman 4,93532.1
Municipal Reform Ernest Louis Meinertzhagen4,88631.7
Progressive Leonard Costello 2,80918.2
Progressive John Mackenzie2,76618.0
Majority2,07713.5
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1913 London County Council election: Chelsea [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Ronald Collet Norman 5,20033.6+1.5
Municipal Reform Ernest Louis Meinertzhagen5,11333.0+1.3
Progressive Katharine Wallas 2,59816.8−1.4
Progressive George Schuster 2,56916.6−1.4
Majority2,51516.2+2.7
Municipal Reform hold Swing +1.4
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1919 London County Council election: Chelsea [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Ernest Louis MeinertzhagenUnopposedn/an/a
Municipal Reform Ronald Collet Norman Unopposedn/an/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
1922 London County Council election: Chelsea [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform William Sidney7,727n/a
Municipal Reform Ernest Louis Meinertzhagen7,655n/a
Labour J. T. Houlihan3,214n/a
Labour C. M. Merrifield3,203n/a
Majorityn/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
1925 London County Council election: Chelsea [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform William Sidney5,947
Municipal Reform Ernest Louis Meinertzhagen5,650
Labour Dora Russell 2,640
Labour A. L. Walton2,141
Progressive Iolo Aneurin Williams 2,141
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1928 London County Council election: Chelsea [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Ernest Louis Meinertzhagen6,294
Municipal Reform William Sidney6,178
Liberal Iolo Aneurin Williams 1,487
Liberal Amy Beatrice Huntington1,318
Labour A. L. Walton1,029
Labour P. A. Skinner980
Independent Labour L. W. Potter841
Independent Labour B. J. Gifford823
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1931 London County Council election: Chelsea [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Ernest Louis Meinertzhagen6,186
Municipal Reform William Sidney6,130
Liberal E. G. G. Bach1,095
Liberal E. S. G. Bach1,082
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1934 London County Council election: Chelsea [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Basil Marsden-Smedley6,174
Municipal Reform Catherine Fulford 6,105
Labour L. Arnold2,235
Labour V. C. Elliott2,216
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1937 London County Council election: Chelsea [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Basil Marsden-Smedley7,814
Municipal Reform Catherine Fulford 7,685
Labour P. A. Skinner2,900
Labour G. Watson2,850
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1946 London County Council election: Chelsea [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Vaughan-Morgan 6,204
Conservative Catherine Fulford 6,186
Labour Mary Louisa Piercy2,462
Labour R. C. Edmonds2,442
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
1949 London County Council election: Chelsea [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alexander Lloyd 14,994
Conservative Catherine Fulford 14,902
Conservative John Vaughan-Morgan 14,829
Labour R. Edmonds4,589
Labour F. L. Tonge4,535
Labour Robin Davis4,429
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
1952 London County Council election: Chelsea [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roderick Edwards15,814
Conservative Marion Bennett15,789
Conservative Geoffrey Rippon 15,592
Labour J. Sofer4,587
Labour H. Atkinson4,511
Labour J. Allen4,444
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
1955 London County Council election: Chelsea [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roderick Edwards12,473
Conservative Marion Edwards12,465
Conservative Geoffrey Rippon 12,174
Labour H. J. Davies2,406
Labour S. Fordyce2,122
Labour S. Stratford-Lawrence2,049
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
1958 London County Council election: Chelsea [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Marion Bennett10,894
Conservative Stuart Townend 10,828
Conservative Geoffrey Rippon 10,689
Labour L. Bonham2,660
Labour W. R. Johnson2,633
Labour H. Halpin2,626
Liberal H. Symons2,157
Liberal Ruth Abrahams2,139
Liberal J. Hart2,081
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
1961 London County Council election: Chelsea [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Elliott Brooks10,991
Conservative Percy Rugg 10,914
Conservative Stuart Townend 10,786
Liberal S. Marsden-Smedley2,764
Liberal Peter Guy Henry Thorold2,486
Labour P. F. Corbett2,482
Labour M. Baxter2,469
Liberal J. L. Spicer2,405
Labour M. Shufeldt2,315
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

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