City of London (London County Council constituency)

City of London
Former Constituency for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created	1889
Abolished	1949
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.

Councillors

Year	Name	Party		Name	Party		Name	Party		Name	Party
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 Cohen		Moderate	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
1911	Gilbert Johnstone		Municipal Reform
1913										William Wilson Grantham		Municipal Reform
1915							Charles Hanson		Municipal Reform
1917	John Robarts		Municipal Reform
1918				Rowland Blades		Municipal Reform
1919	Lulham Pound		Municipal Reform				Percy Simmons		Municipal Reform
1919				Geoffrey 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
1941				Arthur Charles Bonsor		Municipal Reform
1942										Harold John Musker		Municipal Reform
1944	Harry Twyford		Municipal Reform
1946	Seymour Howard		Municipal Reform
1947										Angus Mackinnon		Municipal Reform

Election results

1889 London County Council election: City of London ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive	John Lubbock	8,976
	Progressive	Archibald Primrose	8,032
	Moderate	Sir Benjamin Cohen	3,925
	Moderate	Henry Clarke	3,622
	Moderate	George Shaw	2,752
	Moderate	George Noah Johnson	729
	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]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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 Rhodes	2,399
	Progressive	George Palmer	373
	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]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Moderate	Joseph Dimsdale	6,092
	Moderate	Sir Benjamin Cohen	6,035
	Moderate	Henry Clarke	5,922
	Moderate	Henry Fitzalan-Howard	5,901
	Progressive	Hoare	2,067
	Progressive	J. H. Moore	1,857
	Progressive	A. J. Shepheard	1,834
	Progressive	J. H. Sandars	1,815
	Moderate hold		Swing
	Moderate hold		Swing
	Moderate hold		Swing
	Moderate hold		Swing

1898 London County Council election: City of London ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Moderate	Joseph Dimsdale	5,893
	Moderate	George Osborne	5,785
	Moderate	Alfred Louis Cohen	5,780
	Moderate	Henry Clarke	5,780
	Progressive	T. A. Brassey	2,413
	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]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Frederick Prat Alliston	3,325	18.8	-2.2
	Conservative	Henry Clarke	3,290	18.6	-2.0
	Conservative	Alfred Louis Cohen	3,251	18.4	-2.1
	Conservative	Stuart Sankey	3,138	17.8	-2.8
	Progressive	Reginald Welby	2,341	13.2	+4.6
	Progressive	Evan Spicer	2,327	13.2	+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]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Frederick Prat Alliston	4,907
	Conservative	Thomas Brooke-Hitching	4,858
	Conservative	Rupert Guinness	4,799
	Conservative	Stuart Sankey	4,606
	Progressive	F. W. Buxton	2,342
	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]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Municipal Reform	Francis Stanhope Hanson	7,603
	Municipal Reform	Nathaniel Louis Cohen	7,519
	Municipal Reform	William Henry Pannell	7,484
	Municipal Reform	Stuart Sankey	7,451
	Progressive	Charles Buxton	1,768
	Progressive	F. Debenham	1,766
	Progressive	G. S. Warmington	1,719
	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]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Municipal Reform	Nathaniel Louis Cohen	5,413	21.0
	Municipal Reform	James William Domoney	5,404	20.9
	Municipal Reform	Stuart Sankey	5,383	20.9
	Municipal Reform	William Henry Pannell	5,370	20.8
	Progressive	Edmund Charles Rawlings	1,439	5.6
	Progressive	Harold Glanville	1,403	5.4
	Progressive	Samuel Lammas Dore	1,403	5.4
	Progressive	Frederick Link	1,393	5.4
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]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Municipal Reform	James William Domoney	7,321	21.5	+0.6
	Municipal Reform	Gilbert Johnstone	7,279	21.4	+0.4
	Municipal Reform	William Henry Pannell	7,245	21.2	+0.4
	Municipal Reform	Stuart Sankey	7,206	21.2	+0.3
	Progressive	Fitzroy Hemphill	1,708	5.0	-0.6
	Progressive	Constantine Scaramanga-Ralli	1,647	4.8	-0.8
	Progressive	Stephen Miall	1,644	4.8	-0.6
Majority			5,498	16.2	+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]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Municipal Reform	John Lulham Pound	Unopposed	n/a	n/a
	Municipal Reform	William Wilson Grantham	Unopposed	n/a	n/a
	Municipal Reform	Percy Simmons	Unopposed	n/a	n/a
	Municipal Reform	Rowland Blades	Unopposed	n/a	n/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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Municipal Reform	Geoffrey Head	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Municipal Reform hold		Swing	N/A

1922 London County Council election: City of London ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Municipal Reform	William Wilson Grantham	Unopposed	n/a	n/a
	Municipal Reform	Geoffrey Head	Unopposed	n/a	n/a
	Municipal Reform	John Lulham Pound	Unopposed	n/a	n/a
	Municipal Reform	Percy Simmons	Unopposed	n/a	n/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]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Municipal Reform	William Wilson Grantham	Unopposed	n/a	n/a
	Municipal Reform	Geoffrey Head	Unopposed	n/a	n/a
	Municipal Reform	John Lulham Pound	Unopposed	n/a	n/a
	Municipal Reform	Percy Simmons	Unopposed	n/a	n/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]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Municipal Reform	William Wilson Grantham	6,506	n/a	n/a
	Municipal Reform	Josiah Gunton	6,496	n/a	n/a
	Municipal Reform	Geoffrey Head	6,469	n/a	n/a
	Municipal Reform	Percy Simmons	6,328	n/a	n/a
	Liberal	James Meston	1,326	n/a	n/a
	Liberal	Frank A Notcutt	1,246	n/a	n/a
	Liberal	T. Atholl Robertson	1,233	n/a	n/a
	Liberal	George Frederic Rowe	1,104	n/a	n/a
	Independent Labour	Henry Sparling Hadwyn	228	n/a	n/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]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Municipal Reform	William Wilson Grantham	Unopposed	n/a	n/a
	Municipal Reform	Geoffrey Head	Unopposed	n/a	n/a
	Municipal Reform	Louis Arthur Newton	Unopposed	n/a	n/a
	Municipal Reform	Percy Simmons	Unopposed	n/a	n/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]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Municipal Reform	Frank Bowater	Unopposed	n/a	n/a
	Municipal Reform	William Wilson Grantham	Unopposed	n/a	n/a
	Municipal Reform	Angus Scott	Unopposed	n/a	n/a
	Municipal Reform	Percy Simmons	Unopposed	n/a	n/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]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Municipal Reform	William Wilson Grantham	Unopposed	n/a	n/a
	Municipal Reform	Angus Scott	Unopposed	n/a	n/a
	Municipal Reform	Percy Simmons	Unopposed	n/a	n/a
	Municipal Reform	George Wilkinson	Unopposed	n/a	n/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]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Arthur Charles Bonsor	Unopposed	n/a	n/a
	Conservative	Seymour Howard	Unopposed	n/a	n/a
	Conservative	John Musker	Unopposed	n/a	n/a
	Conservative	Harold Webbe	Unopposed	n/a	n/a
	Conservative hold		Swing	n/a
	Conservative hold		Swing	n/a
	Conservative hold		Swing	n/a
	Conservative hold		Swing	n/a

References

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