Poplar (London County Council constituency)

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Poplar
Former constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created1889; 1949
Abolished1919; 1965
Member(s)3
Created from Bow and Bromley and Poplar South
Replaced by Poplar South

Poplar was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1889 and 1919, and again between 1949 and the council's abolition, in 1965. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name.

Contents

Councillors

YearNamePartyNameParty
1889 William Pelham BullivantModerate John McDougall Progressive
1892 Will Crooks Labour Progressive
1910 Robert Ensor Labour
1913 St John Hutchinson Progressive Susan Lawrence Labour
YearNamePartyNamePartyNameParty
1949 Frederick Thomas Baldock Labour John Branagan Labour William Henry Guy Labour
1952 Arthur Niederman Labour

Election results

1889 to 1919

1898 London County Council election: Poplar [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Will Crooks 3,632
Progressive John McDougall 3,310
Moderate J. B. Atlay1,585
Progressive hold Swing
1901 London County Council election: Poplar [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Will Crooks unopposedn/an/a
Progressive John McDougall unopposedn/an/a
Progressive hold Swing n/a
Progressive hold Swing n/a
1904 London County Council election: Poplar [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Will Crooks 3,565
Progressive John McDougall 3,169
Conservative T. H. Clarke1,891
Majority
Progressive hold Swing
1907 London County Council election: Poplar [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Will Crooks 3,504
Progressive John McDougall 3,476
Municipal Reform T. H. Clarke2,778
Municipal Reform A. Maude2,579
Majority725
Progressive hold Swing
1910 London County Council election: Poplar [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive John McDougall 3,169
Labour Robert Ensor 2,835
Municipal Reform T. J. Clarke1,883
Majority
Labour gain from Progressive Swing
Progressive hold Swing
1913 London County Council election: Poplar [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive St John Hutchinson 3,061
Labour Susan Lawrence 2,960
Municipal Reform T. Vosper1,599
Municipal Reform Elliott1,492
Majority1,361
Labour hold Swing
Majority1,462
Progressive hold Swing

1949 to 1965

1949 London County Council election: Poplar [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Henry Guy 13,219
Labour John Branagan12,864
Labour Frederick Thomas Baldock12,518
Conservative C. P. T. Burke4,237
Conservative Joan Vickers 3,935
Conservative W. S. Pennicutt3,826
1952 London County Council election: Poplar [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Henry Guy 14,485
Labour John Branagan13,871
Labour Arthur Niederman13,581
Conservative R. E. Gayler2,406
Conservative M. Lazarus1,876
Conservative R. W. Hudson1,820
Labour hold Swing
1955 London County Council election: Poplar [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Henry Guy 9,698
Labour John Branagan9,093
Labour Arthur Niederman8,974
Conservative A. L. Causton2,037
Conservative J. T. Reynolds1,766
Conservative Gerard Vaughan 1,689
Labour hold Swing
1958 London County Council election: Poplar [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Henry Guy 10,173
Labour Arthur Niederman9,565
Labour John Branagan9,498
Conservative R. E. G. Howe1,464
Conservative J. T. Reynolds1,157
Conservative F. A. Rowland1,090
Labour hold Swing
1961 London County Council election: Poplar [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Henry Guy 9,871
Labour Arthur Niederman9,095
Labour John Branagan9,003
Conservative E. A. F. Horey1,680
Conservative A. J. Lawrence1,510
Conservative F. A. Rowland1,341
Labour hold Swing

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References

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  3. "London County Council election". The Times. 7 March 1904.
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  6. London Municipal Notes, 1913
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  8. "London County Council: Election results". The Times. 5 April 1952.
  9. "LCC results: Conservatives make headway". The Times. 25 April 1955.
  10. "Complete results of London County Council elections". The Times. 18 April 1958.
  11. "London County Council polling results". The Times. 14 April 1961.