Wandsworth Central (London County Council constituency)

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Wandsworth Central
Former constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created1919
Abolished1965
Member(s)2 (to 1949)
3 (from 1949)
Created from Wandsworth

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

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Councillors

YearNamePartyNamePartyNameParty
1919 Walter Keppel Municipal Reform Robert Taylor Municipal Reform Two seats until 1949
1922 Charles Paston Crane Municipal Reform
1925 Clyde Wilson Municipal Reform
1931 Edward Martin Municipal Reform
1935 George Currie Labour
1937 Eleanor Nathan Labour
1940 John William Bowen Labour
1949 Irene Burnett Conservative John Taylor Clarke Conservative Ronald Wates Conservative
1952 George Edwards Labour Eleanor Goodrich Labour Annie Alice Wilson Labour
1955 Martin Bond Conservative Lance Cocker Conservative Alison Tennant Conservative
1958 David Kerr Labour George Frederick Rowe Labour Hugh Sutherland Labour
1962 Joan Lestor Labour

Election results

1919 London County Council election: Wandsworth Central [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Walter Keppel 2,19229.3
Municipal Reform Robert Taylor2,17229.1
Labour George Pearce Blizard 1,64722.0
Independent Cecil Manning 1,45919.5
Majority5257.1
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1922 London County Council election: Wandsworth Central [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Robert Taylor6,52432.6+3.5
Municipal Reform Charles Paston Crane6,51432.6+3.3
Labour George Pearce Blizard 3,51117.6-4.6
Labour W. J. Humphreys3,44717.2n/a
Majority3,00315.0
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1925 London County Council election: Wandsworth Central [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Robert Taylor4,537
Municipal Reform Clyde Wilson 4,484
Labour Cook2,208
Labour H. G. Matthews2,201
Progressive A. J. Payne1,509
Progressive Phillips Welch1,383
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1928 London County Council election: Wandsworth Central [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Robert Grosvenor Taylor4,440
Municipal Reform Clyde Wilson 4,354
Labour H. G. Matthews2,976
Labour A. Johnson2,936
Liberal Henry Robert Spink2,653
Liberal E. H. Hobday2,333
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1931 London County Council election: Wandsworth Central [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Edward Martin5,660
Municipal Reform Clyde Wilson 5,639
Labour F. B. Alcock2,927
Labour M. Godfrey2,884
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1934 London County Council election: Wandsworth Central [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Clyde Wilson 5,433
Municipal Reform Edward Martin5,316
Labour M. Rosette4,287
Labour H. P. Wilson4,121
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Wandsworth Central by-election, 1935 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Currie 4,662
Municipal Reform Evans Rees4,429
Majority223
Labour gain from Municipal Reform Swing
1937 London County Council election: Wandsworth Central [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Currie 8,007
Labour Eleanor Nathan 7,958
Municipal Reform Edward Martin7,133
Municipal Reform J. M. Oakey7,108
Majority
Labour gain from Municipal Reform Swing
Labour gain from Municipal Reform Swing
1946 London County Council election: Wandsworth Central [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eleanor Nathan 7,038
Labour John William Bowen 6,983
Conservative Thomas Fairfax 4,135
Municipal Reform D. Croft4,109
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1949 London County Council election: Wandsworth Central [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ronald Wates18,309
Conservative Irene Burnett18,185
Conservative John Taylor Clarke18,053
Labour Eleanor Goodrich 15,595
Labour John William Bowen 15,259
Labour George Frederick Rowe14,992
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
1952 London County Council election: Wandsworth Central [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eleanor Goodrich 18,112
Labour Annie Alice Wilson17,576
Labour George Edwards17,574
Conservative J. Lowe16,845
Conservative Irene Burnett16,709
Conservative S. J. Bull16,672
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
1955 London County Council election: Wandsworth Central [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lance Cocker14,359
Conservative Martin Bond14,299
Conservative Alison Tennant14,131
Labour Eleanor Goodrich 13,367
Labour George Edwards13,344
Labour Annie Alice Wilson12,864
Independent A. F. Perry735
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
1958 London County Council election: Wandsworth Central [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Kerr 16,410
Labour George Frederick Rowe16,000
Labour Hugh Sutherland15,991
Conservative Alison Tennant10,667
Conservative Martin Bond10,614
Conservative Lance Cocker10,527
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
1961 London County Council election: Wandsworth Central [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Kerr 14,102
Labour George Frederick Rowe13,470
Labour Hugh Sutherland13,290
Conservative K. F. Creighton12,743
Conservative D. J. Grant12,688
Conservative T. J. Mosley12,547
Liberal Ronald Arthur Locke2,490
Liberal A. Elsbury2,375
Liberal C. C. Burns2,075
Labour hold Swing
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: Results declared yesterday". The Times. 7 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. ↑ "Labour gain in LCC by-election". The Times. 28 June 1935.
  7. ↑ "New LCC: Labour's increased majority". The Times. 6 March 1937.
  8. ↑ "The New LCC: Labour gains in a low poll". The Times. 9 March 1946.
  9. ↑ "LCC Polling". The Times. 9 April 1949.
  10. ↑ "London County Council: Election results". The Times. 5 April 1952.
  11. ↑ "LCC results: Conservatives make headway". The Times. 25 April 1955.
  12. ↑ "Complete results of London County Council elections". The Times. 18 April 1958.
  13. ↑ "London County Council polling results". The Times. 14 April 1961.
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