Balham and Tooting (London County Council constituency)

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Balham and Tooting
Former Constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created1919
Abolished1949
Member(s)2
Created from Wandsworth
Replaced by Clapham
Wandsworth Central

Balham and Tooting 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 Bevill Allen Progressive Henry Herman Carlisle Progressive
1922 Malcolm Campbell-Johnston Municipal Reform John Ernest Perring Municipal Reform
1934 George Doland Municipal Reform
1937 Stephen Benson Municipal Reform
1940William Charles Bonney Municipal Reform
1942Harold William Hayden Municipal Reform
1946 Eleanor Goodrich Labour Albert Samuels Labour

Election results

1919 London County Council election: Balham and Tooting [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Bevill Allen3,14927.1
Progressive Henry Herman Carlisle3,08226.5
Municipal Reform William Mellhuish1,58413.6
Municipal Reform Harry Selley 1,54213.3
Labour W. Eland1,20010.3
Labour R. Champion1,0599.1
Majority1,49812.9
Progressive hold Swing
Progressive hold Swing
1922 London County Council election: Balham and Tooting [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform John Ernest Perring8,40327.1+13.5
Municipal Reform Malcolm Campbell-Johnston 8,30826.8+13.8
Progressive Bevill Allen4,58714.8-12.3
Progressive S. G. Warner3,52911.4-15.1
Labour G. Bell3,20310.3-0.0
Labour Mary Thoresby2,9439.5-0.4
Majority3,72112.024.9
Municipal Reform gain from Progressive Swing
Municipal Reform gain from Progressive Swing
1925 London County Council election: Balham and Tooting [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Malcolm Campbell-Johnston 7,041
Municipal Reform John Perring6,984
Labour T. C. Foley2,747
Labour P. McGrath2,741
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1928 London County Council election: Balham and Tooting [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Malcolm Campbell-Johnston 8,169
Municipal Reform John Perring8,143
Labour John Gregory4,084
Labour Mary Carlin 3,964
Liberal Frederick Lees McGhee2,614
Liberal G. W. Roche2,471
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1931 London County Council election: Balham and Tooting [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Malcolm Campbell-Johnston 8,790
Municipal Reform John Perring8,738
Labour Frances Stewart 3,608
Labour Joseph George Butler 3,591
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1934 London County Council election: Balham and Tooting [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform George Doland 9,332
Municipal Reform John Perring9,298
Labour John Gregory6,241
Labour Annie Alice Wilson6,106
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1937 London County Council election: Balham and Tooting [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform George Doland 10,274
Municipal Reform Stephen Benson9,773
Labour John Gregory7,222
Labour Annie Alice Wilson7,148
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1946 London County Council election: Balham and Tooting [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eleanor Goodrich 7,936
Labour Albert Samuels 7,638
Conservative Ronald Wates7,073
Conservative John Taylor Clarke7,072
Independent R. V. Owen554
Labour gain from Municipal Reform Swing
Labour gain from Municipal Reform 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. "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.