Southwark Central (London County Council constituency)

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Southwark Central
Former Constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created1919
Abolished1949
Member(s)2
Created from Newington West
Replaced by Southwark

Southwark Central 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 George Henry Cook Progressive James Daniel Gilbert Progressive
1928 David Arlott Labour Kitty Colyer Labour
1931 Harry Day Labour
1939Ernest George Saunders Labour
1946 Albert Gates Labour John Keen Labour

Election results

1919 London County Council election: Southwark Central [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive James Daniel Gilbert Unopposedn/an/a
Progressive George Henry CookUnopposedn/an/a
Progressive hold Swing n/a
Progressive hold Swing n/a
1922 London County Council election: Southwark Central [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive James Daniel Gilbert 6,37435.9n/a
Progressive George Henry Cook6,15434.7n/a
Labour Lewis Silkin 2,61814.7n/a
Labour W. Barrett2,61114.7n/a
Majority3,53620.0n/a
Progressive hold Swing n/a
Progressive hold Swing n/a
1925 London County Council election: Southwark Central [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive James Daniel Gilbert 5,198
Progressive George Henry Cook4,810
Labour Alfred George Prichard3,189
Labour F. Roberts3,148
Majority
Progressive hold Swing
Progressive hold Swing
1928 London County Council election: Southwark Central [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kitty Colyer 5,391
Labour David Arlott4,852
Liberal James Daniel Gilbert 4,796
Liberal George Henry Cook4,534
Municipal Reform C. B. Salmon1,823
Municipal Reform Irene Dowling1,814
Majority
Labour gain from Progressive Swing
Labour gain from Progressive Swing
1931 London County Council election: Southwark Central [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harry Day 3,325
Labour David Arlott3,037
Anti-SocialistJ. M. Oakey2,548
Anti-SocialistF. Williams2,358
Independent P. McCarthy1,973
Organised UnemployedJ. Fitzgerald123
Organised UnemployedW. Newton111
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1934 London County Council election: Southwark Central [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harry Day 5,309
Labour David Arlott4,760
Liberal P. McCarthy2,410
Liberal James Robert Want2,225
Municipal Reform Hugh Gough 1,611
Municipal Reform A. Mash1,502
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1937 London County Council election: Southwark Central [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harry Day 6,291
Labour David Arlott5,628
Municipal Progressive James Robert Want3,517
Municipal Progressive F. A. Stockdale3,476
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1946 London County Council election: Southwark Central [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Albert Gates3,745
Labour John Keen3,653
Conservative V. S. White777
Conservative A. E. Lloyd763
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.
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