Shoreditch (London County Council constituency)

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Shoreditch
Former constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created1919
Abolished1949
Member(s)2
Created from Haggerston and Hoxton
Replaced by Shoreditch and Finsbury

Shoreditch was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1919 and 1949. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name.

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Councillors

YearNamePartyNameParty
1919 Charles Edward Taylor Labour Henry Ward Progressive
1922 Frank Stanley Henwood Progressive
1925 Thomas John Sillitoe Labour Alfred Walton Labour
1931 Henrietta Girling Labour Santo Jeger Labour
1946 Dorothy Thurtle Labour

Election results

1919 London County Council election: Shoreditch [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Henry Ward1,701
Labour Charles Edward Taylor1,46435.3
Progressive Godfrey Vick 1,454
Municipal Reform W. Weber1,116
Municipal Reform Rosamund Smith1,110
Progressive hold Swing
Labour gain from Progressive Swing
1922 London County Council election: Shoreditch [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Henry Ward4,01528.7
Progressive Frank Stanley Henwood3,81427.2
Labour Charles Edward Taylor3,21523.0
Labour Alfred Walton2,93021.0
Majority5994.2
Progressive gain from Labour Swing
Progressive hold Swing
1925 London County Council election: Shoreditch [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas John Sillitoe4,894
Labour Alfred Walton4,876
Municipal Reform Moyra Goff3,845
Municipal Reform J. E. Harwood3,840
Majority
Labour gain from Progressive Swing
Labour gain from Progressive Swing
1928 London County Council election: Shoreditch [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas John Sillitoe5,704
Labour Alfred Walton5,573
Liberal Joseph Samuel Baker4,286
Liberal James Edward Houseman4,248
Municipal Reform Lois Sturt 2,770
Municipal Reform Napier Sturt 2,725
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1931 London County Council election: Shoreditch [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Santo Jeger 4,608
Labour Henrietta Girling4,588
Liberal James Edward Houseman2,677
Liberal George James Lusher-Pentney2,376
Municipal Reform W. J. Fudge2,092
Municipal Reform T. E. Crofts2,013
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1934 London County Council election: Shoreditch [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Henrietta Girling9,071
Labour Santo Jeger 8,888
People's PartyJames Edward Houseman3,675
People's PartyM. Christie3,665
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1937 London County Council election: Shoreditch [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Henrietta Girling11,098
Labour Santo Jeger 11,069
Municipal Reform S. L. Price3,303
Municipal Reform R. S. Falk3,217
British Union of Fascists William Joyce 2,564
British Union of Fascists J. A. Bailey2,492
Ind. Labour Party C. E. Taylor385
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1946 London County Council election: Shoreditch [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dorothy Thurtle 2,925
Labour Henrietta Girling2,756
British People's Party J. Harris509
British People's Party E. P. Epstein490
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. 1 2 London Municipal Notes - Volumes 18-23, London Municipal Society
  2. "LCC Elections: Municipal Reform Leading". The Times. 6 March 1925.
  3. "LCC Election: Full results of polling". The Times. 10 March 1928.
  4. "LCC Election: Seven seats lost by Labour". The Times. 7 March 1931.
  5. "LCC Election: Full results of the poll". The Times. 10 March 1934.
  6. "New LCC: Labour's increased majority". The Times. 6 March 1937.
  7. "The New LCC: Labour gains in a low poll". The Times. 9 March 1946.