City of London (London County Council constituency)

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City of London
Former constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created1889
Abolished1949
Member(s)4
Replaced by Cities of London and Westminster

City of London was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1889 and 1949. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name. Uniquely, the seat elected four councillors.

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Councillors

YearNamePartyNamePartyNamePartyNameParty
1889 Benjamin Cohen Moderate Henry Clarke Moderate John Lubbock Progressive Archibald Primrose Progressive
1892 Alfred Fowell Buxton Moderate Henry Fitzalan-Howard Moderate
1895 Joseph Dimsdale Moderate
1896 Rudolph Feilding Moderate
1898 George Osborne Moderate
1899 Alexander Thynne Moderate
1901 Frederick Prat Alliston Moderate Alfred Louis CohenModerate Stuart Sankey Moderate
1904 Thomas Brooke-Hitching Moderate Rupert Guinness Moderate
1907 Nathaniel Louis Cohen Municipal Reform Francis Stanhope Hanson Municipal Reform William Henry Pannell Municipal Reform
1910 James William Domoney Municipal Reform
1911Gilbert Johnstone Municipal Reform
1913William Wilson Grantham Municipal Reform
1915 Charles Hanson Municipal Reform
1917John Robarts Municipal Reform
1918 Rowland Blades Municipal Reform
1919 Lulham Pound Municipal Reform Percy Simmons Municipal Reform
1919Geoffrey Head Municipal Reform
1928 Josiah Gunton Municipal Reform
1930 William Neal Municipal Reform
1931 Louis Arthur Newton Municipal Reform
1934 Frank Bowater Municipal Reform Angus Scott Municipal Reform
1937 George Henry Wilkinson Municipal Reform
1940 Harold Webbe Municipal Reform
1941Arthur Charles Bonsor Municipal Reform
1942Harold John Musker Municipal Reform
1944Harry Twyford Municipal Reform
1946 Seymour Howard Municipal Reform
1947Angus Mackinnon Municipal Reform

Election results

1889 London County Council election: City of London [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive John Lubbock 8,976
Progressive Archibald Primrose 8,032
Moderate Sir Benjamin Cohen 3,925
Moderate Henry Clarke 3,622
Moderate George Shaw2,752
Moderate George Noah Johnson729
Progressive win (new seat)
Progressive win (new seat)
Moderate win (new seat)
Moderate win (new seat)
1892 London County Council election: City of London [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Moderate Alfred Fowell Buxton 6,053
Moderate Henry Clarke 5,937
Moderate Sir Benjamin Cohen 5,923
Moderate Henry Fitzalan-Howard 5,760
Progressive John George Rhodes2,399
Progressive George Palmer373
Moderate gain from Progressive Swing
Moderate gain from Progressive Swing
Moderate hold Swing
Moderate hold Swing
1895 London County Council election: City of London [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Moderate Joseph Dimsdale 6,092
Moderate Sir Benjamin Cohen 6,035
Moderate Henry Clarke 5,922
Moderate Henry Fitzalan-Howard 5,901
Progressive Hoare2,067
Progressive J. H. Moore1,857
Progressive A. J. Shepheard1,834
Progressive J. H. Sandars1,815
Moderate hold Swing
Moderate hold Swing
Moderate hold Swing
Moderate hold Swing
1898 London County Council election: City of London [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Moderate Joseph Dimsdale 5,893
Moderate George Osborne 5,785
Moderate Alfred Louis Cohen5,780
Moderate Henry Clarke 5,780
Progressive T. A. Brassey2,413
Progressive Noel Buxton 2,396
Moderate hold Swing
Moderate hold Swing
Moderate hold Swing
Moderate hold Swing
1901 London County Council election: City of London [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frederick Prat Alliston3,32518.8−2.2
Conservative Henry Clarke 3,29018.6−2.0
Conservative Alfred Louis Cohen3,25118.4−2.1
Conservative Stuart Sankey 3,13817.8−2.8
Progressive Reginald Welby 2,34113.2+4.6
Progressive Evan Spicer 2,32713.2+4.7
Conservative hold Swing -3.5
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
1904 London County Council election: City of London [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frederick Prat Alliston4,907
Conservative Thomas Brooke-Hitching 4,858
Conservative Rupert Guinness 4,799
Conservative Stuart Sankey 4,606
Progressive F. W. Buxton2,342
Progressive William Mansfield 2,298
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
1907 London County Council election: City of London [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Francis Stanhope Hanson7,603
Municipal Reform Nathaniel Louis Cohen7,519
Municipal Reform William Henry Pannell7,484
Municipal Reform Stuart Sankey 7,451
Progressive Charles Buxton 1,768
Progressive F. Debenham1,766
Progressive G. S. Warmington1,719
Progressive Willoughby Dickinson 1,646
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1910 London County Council election: City of London [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Nathaniel Louis Cohen5,41321.0
Municipal Reform James William Domoney5,40420.9
Municipal Reform Stuart Sankey 5,38320.9
Municipal Reform William Henry Pannell5,37020.8
Progressive Edmund Charles Rawlings 1,4395.6
Progressive Harold Glanville 1,4035.4
Progressive Samuel Lammas Dore1,4035.4
Progressive Frederick Link1,3935.4
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1913 London County Council election: City of London [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform James William Domoney7,32121.5+0.6
Municipal Reform Gilbert Johnstone7,27921.4+0.4
Municipal Reform William Henry Pannell7,24521.2+0.4
Municipal Reform Stuart Sankey 7,20621.2+0.3
Progressive Fitzroy Hemphill 1,7085.0−0.6
Progressive Constantine Scaramanga-Ralli 1,6474.8−0.8
Progressive Stephen Miall1,6444.8−0.6
Majority5,49816.2+1.0
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1919 London County Council election: City of London [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform John Lulham PoundUnopposedn/an/a
Municipal Reform William Wilson GranthamUnopposedn/an/a
Municipal Reform Percy SimmonsUnopposedn/an/a
Municipal Reform Rowland Blades Unopposedn/an/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
City of London by-election, 1919
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Geoffrey HeadUnopposedN/AN/A
Municipal Reform hold Swing N/A
1922 London County Council election: City of London [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform William Wilson GranthamUnopposedn/an/a
Municipal Reform Geoffrey HeadUnopposedn/an/a
Municipal Reform John Lulham PoundUnopposedn/an/a
Municipal Reform Percy SimmonsUnopposedn/an/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
1925 London County Council election: City of London [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform William Wilson GranthamUnopposedn/an/a
Municipal Reform Geoffrey HeadUnopposedn/an/a
Municipal Reform John Lulham PoundUnopposedn/an/a
Municipal Reform Percy SimmonsUnopposedn/an/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
1928 London County Council election: City of London [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform William Wilson Grantham6,506n/an/a
Municipal Reform Josiah Gunton6,496n/an/a
Municipal Reform Geoffrey Head6,469n/an/a
Municipal Reform Percy Simmons6,328n/an/a
Liberal James Meston 1,326n/an/a
Liberal Frank A Notcutt1,246n/an/a
Liberal T. Atholl Robertson 1,233n/an/a
Liberal George Frederic Rowe1,104n/an/a
Independent Labour Henry Sparling Hadwyn228n/an/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
1931 London County Council election: City of London [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform William Wilson GranthamUnopposedn/an/a
Municipal Reform Geoffrey HeadUnopposedn/an/a
Municipal Reform Louis Arthur NewtonUnopposedn/an/a
Municipal Reform Percy SimmonsUnopposedn/an/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
1934 London County Council election: City of London [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Frank Bowater Unopposedn/an/a
Municipal Reform William Wilson GranthamUnopposedn/an/a
Municipal Reform Angus Scott Unopposedn/an/a
Municipal Reform Percy SimmonsUnopposedn/an/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
1937 London County Council election: City of London [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform William Wilson GranthamUnopposedn/an/a
Municipal Reform Angus Scott Unopposedn/an/a
Municipal Reform Percy SimmonsUnopposedn/an/a
Municipal Reform George WilkinsonUnopposedn/an/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
1946 London County Council election: City of London [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arthur Charles BonsorUnopposedn/an/a
Conservative Seymour Howard Unopposedn/an/a
Conservative John MuskerUnopposedn/an/a
Conservative Harold Webbe Unopposedn/an/a
Conservative hold Swing n/a
Conservative hold Swing n/a
Conservative hold Swing n/a
Conservative hold Swing n/a

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