Limehouse (London County Council constituency)

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Limehouse
Former constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created1889
Abolished1949
Member(s)2
Replaced by Stepney

Limehouse 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.

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Councillors

YearNamePartyNameParty
1889 James Ambrose Progressive Arthur Lewis Leon Progressive
1892 William Pearce Progressive
1901 William Byron Bawn Progressive
1907 Cyril Jackson Municipal Reform John Lort-Williams Municipal Reform
1910 Alfred Yeo Progressive
1913 Benjamin Evans Progressive
1914Henry Bryant Marks Progressive
1919 Robert Bryan Labour
1922 Clarissa Bessie Lankester Municipal Reform
1925 Isaac Lyons Labour Anna Mathew Labour
1928 Malcolm MacDonald Labour
1931 Henry James Lazarus Labour
1934 Richard Coppock Labour
1937 Monica Whately Labour
1946 Louise Reeve Labour

Election results

1889 London County Council election: Limehouse [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive James Ambrose1,817
Progressive Arthur Lewis Leon1,684
Moderate Robert Johnson1,243
Independent John Abbott1,067
Moderate Henry Cox204
Progressive win (new seat)
Progressive win (new seat)
1892 London County Council election: Limehouse [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive William Pearce 2,415
Progressive Arthur Lewis Leon2,407
Moderate Adolphus Frederick Hirsch1,191
Moderate Henry Cox1,127
Progressive hold Swing
Progressive hold Swing
1895 London County Council election: Limehouse [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive William Pearce 1,775
Progressive Arthur Lewis Leon1,718
Moderate J. R. Pascoe1,698
Moderate H. Byron Reed1,503
Independent Liberal J. W. Helps84
Progressive hold Swing
Progressive hold Swing
1898 London County Council election: Limehouse [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive William Pearce 2,336
Progressive Arthur Lewis Leon2,142
Moderate J. R. Pascoe1,726
Moderate W. H. Porter1,553
Progressive hold Swing
Progressive hold Swing
1901 London County Council election: Limehouse [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Arthur Lewis Leon1,75129.1+1.5
Progressive William Byron Bawn1,63727.2−2.9
Conservative Samuel Hugh Franklyn Hole1,32622.1−0.1
Conservative Dalby Williams1,29721.6+1.6
Progressive hold Swing
Progressive hold Swing -1.4
1904 London County Council election: Limehouse [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive William Byron Bawn2,461
Progressive Arthur Lewis Leon2,381
Conservative H. C. Batchelor1,600
Conservative B. Levett1,590
Majority
Progressive hold Swing
1907 London County Council election: Limehouse [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Cyril Jackson 2,141
Municipal Reform John Lort-Williams 2,026
Progressive Arthur Lewis Leon1,957
Progressive T. L. Knight1,935
Majority
Municipal Reform gain from Progressive Swing
Municipal Reform gain from Progressive Swing
1910 London County Council election: Limehouse [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Alfred Yeo 1,963
Municipal Reform Cyril Jackson 1,962
Progressive H. J. Ogden1,930
Municipal Reform George Lillie Craik 1,825
Majority
Progressive hold Swing
Progressive gain from Municipal Reform Swing
1913 London County Council election: Limehouse [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Benjamin Evans2,665
Progressive Alfred Yeo 2,664
Municipal Reform Cyril Jackson 2,024
Municipal Reform R. A. Reith1,916
Majority640
Progressive hold Swing
Progressive gain from Municipal Reform Swing
1919 London County Council election: Limehouse [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Henry Bryant Marks1,26923.1
Labour Robert Bryan1,24422.6
Labour Clement Attlee 1,14720.8
IndependentR. Ridge1,11020.2
Progressive Ida Samuel73213.3
Majority970.2
Progressive hold Swing
Labour gain from Progressive Swing
1922 London County Council election: Limehouse [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Henry Bryant Marks5,74628.8+5.7
Municipal Reform Clarissa Bessie Lankester5,45427.4n/a
Labour Julia Scurr 4,38522.0−0.6
Labour Skene Mackay 4,35021.8+1.0
Majority1,0695.4+5.2
Municipal Reform gain from Labour Swing n/a
Progressive hold Swing
1925 London County Council election: Limehouse [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Isaac Lyons4,287
Labour Anna Mathew 4,235
Municipal Reform Clarissa Bessie Lankester2,183
Progressive Henry Bryant Marks1,979
Municipal Reform P. W. Brown1,886
Progressive A. Hill1,415
Majority
Labour gain from Progressive Swing
Labour gain from Municipal Reform Swing
1928 London County Council election: Limehouse [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Malcolm MacDonald 5,270
Labour Anna Mathew 5,108
Municipal Reform K. Slattery2,648
Municipal Reform F. Simms2,565
Liberal A. Hill1,514
Liberal John Henry Maynard1,480
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1931 London County Council election: Limehouse [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anna Mathew 3,375
Labour Henry Lazarus3,353
Municipal Reform Clarissa Bessie Lankester2,344
Municipal Reform T. A. N. Way2,050
Independent John Henry Maynard528
DemocraticJ. Cahill517
DemocraticG. J. Warren477
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1934 London County Council election: Limehouse [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anna Mathew 5,565
Labour Richard Coppock 5,356
Municipal Reform Clarissa Bessie Lankester2,344
Municipal Reform John Boyd-Carpenter 1,935
Liberal John Henry Maynard622
Liberal J. Johnson479
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1937 London County Council election: Limehouse [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Coppock 8,272
Labour Monica Whately 8,042
Municipal Reform V. G. Weeple2,542
Municipal Reform G. E. Abrahams2,431
British Union of Fascists A. Brook-Griggs2,086
British Union of Fascists Charles Wegg-Prosser 2,086
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1946 London County Council election: Limehouse [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Coppock 2,333
Labour Louise Reeve2,206
Conservative P. Woodard593
Conservative M. Barclay550
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. 1 2 "The London County Council election". The Times. 7 March 1892.
  2. ↑ "The London County Council election". The Times. 4 March 1895.
  3. ↑ "London County Council election: results of the polling". The Times. 26 February 1898.
  4. ↑ "London County Council Election." Times [London, England] 4 Mar. 1901: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 22 Sept. 2016.
  5. ↑ "London County Council election". The Times. 7 March 1904.
  6. ↑ "London County Council election: great Municipal Reform victory". The Times. 4 March 1907.
  7. ↑ "London County Council Election." Times [London, England] 7 Mar. 1910: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 1 May 2016.
  8. ↑ London Municipal Notes, 1913
  9. 1 2 London Municipal Notes - Volumes 18-23, London Municipal Society
  10. ↑ "LCC Elections: Results declared yesterday". The Times. 7 March 1925.
  11. ↑ "LCC Election: Full results of polling". The Times. 10 March 1928.
  12. ↑ "LCC Election: Seven seats lost by Labour". The Times. 7 March 1931.
  13. ↑ "LCC Election: Full results of the poll". The Times. 10 March 1934.
  14. ↑ "New LCC: Labour's increased majority". The Times. 6 March 1937.
  15. ↑ "The New LCC: Labour gains in a low poll". The Times. 9 March 1946.
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