Brixton (London County Council constituency)
Appearance
Brixton | |
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Former constituency for the London County Council | |
Former constituency | |
Created | 1889 |
Abolished | 1965 |
Member(s) | 2 (to 1949) 3 (from 1949) |
Brixton was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1889 and the council's abolition, in 1965. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name.
Councillors
[edit]Year | Name | Party | Name | Party | Name | Party | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1889 | Edmund Verney | Progressive | Charles Thompson Beresford-Hope | Moderate | Two seats until 1949 | ||||
1892 | Henry Harris | Progressive | Stephen Seaward Tayler | Progressive | |||||
1895 | William Haydon | Moderate | Charles Jerome | Moderate | |||||
1901 | Frederick Dolman | Progressive | Lewen Sharp | Progressive | |||||
1907 | William Haydon | Municipal Reform | Samuel Hoare | Municipal Reform | |||||
1910 | Ernest Gray | Municipal Reform | |||||||
1919 | Charles Henry Gibbs | Municipal Reform | |||||||
1922 | Gervas Pierrepont | Municipal Reform | |||||||
1925 | Nigel Colman | Municipal Reform | |||||||
1928 | Barrie Lambert | Municipal Reform | |||||||
1931 | Charles Kingston | Municipal Reform | |||||||
1934 | Barbara Hornby | Municipal Reform | |||||||
1946 | Walter Boys | Labour | Victor Mishcon | Labour | |||||
1949 | Donald Ford | Labour | |||||||
1954 | Beatrice Serota | Labour | |||||||
1961 | Nathan Marock | Labour |
Election results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Progressive | Sir Edmund Verney | 2,112 | |||
Progressive | Margaret Mansfield[2] | 1,986 | |||
Moderate | Charles Thompson Beresford-Hope | 1,686 | |||
Moderate | H. Smallman | 1,397 | |||
Progressive win (new seat) | |||||
Moderate win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Progressive | Henry Harris | 2,821 | |||
Progressive | Stephen Seaward Tayler | 2,768 | |||
Moderate | Charles Thompson Beresford-Hope | 2,241 | |||
Moderate | Charles Jerome | 2,160 | |||
Independent | J. E. S. King | 97 | |||
Progressive gain from Moderate | Swing | ||||
Progressive hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Moderate | William Haydon | 3,149 | |||
Moderate | Charles Jerome | 3,075 | |||
Progressive | F. W. Buxton | 2,226 | |||
Progressive | C. G. Clarke | 2,195 | |||
Moderate gain from Progressive | Swing | ||||
Moderate gain from Progressive | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Moderate | William Haydon | 2,944 | |||
Moderate | Charles Jerome | 2,863 | |||
Progressive | J. W. Horsley | 2,339 | |||
Progressive | Spencer Barclay Heward | 2,323 | |||
Moderate hold | Swing | ||||
Moderate hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Progressive | Frederick Dolman | 3,244 | 30.1 | +5.7 | |
Progressive | Lewen Sharp | 3,226 | 29.9 | +5.6 | |
Conservative | William Bell | 2,180 | 20.2 | −1.1 | |
Conservative | Charles Jerome | 2,138 | 19.8 | −10.1 | |
Progressive gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Progressive gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Progressive | Lewen Sharp | 3,170 | |||
Progressive | Frederick Dolman | 3,120 | |||
Conservative | W. Haydon | 2,022 | |||
Conservative | S. Cresswell | 2,911 | |||
Progressive hold | Swing | ||||
Progressive hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Municipal Reform | William Haydon | 4,997 | |||
Municipal Reform | Samuel Hoare | 4,295 | |||
Progressive | Lewen Sharp | 3,546 | |||
Progressive | L. Earle | 3,525 | |||
Majority | |||||
Progressive gain from Municipal Reform | Swing | ||||
Progressive gain from Municipal Reform | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Municipal Reform | William Haydon | 4,324 | |||
Municipal Reform | Ernest Gray | 4,295 | |||
Progressive | M. B. Lange | 3,188 | |||
Progressive | George Shrubsall | 3,186 | |||
Majority | |||||
Municipal Reform hold | Swing | ||||
Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Municipal Reform | William Haydon | 4,289 | 28.8 | −0.0 | |
Municipal Reform | Ernest Gray | 4,274 | 28.7 | +0.1 | |
Progressive | A. R. Gridley | 3,154 | 21.2 | −0.1 | |
Progressive | Hillier Holt | 3,151 | 21.2 | −0.0 | |
Majority | 1,120 | 7.5 | |||
Municipal Reform hold | Swing | 0.0 | |||
Municipal Reform hold | Swing | +0.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Municipal Reform | Charles Henry Gibbs | 2,159 | 32.0 | ||
Municipal Reform | Ernest Gray | 2,102 | 31.2 | ||
Labour | Horace Herbert Tavender | 1,261 | 18.7 | ||
Labour | W. Burroughs | 1,216 | 18.1 | ||
Majority | 841 | 12.5 | |||
Municipal Reform hold | Swing | ||||
Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Municipal Reform | Ernest Gray | 8,260 | 35.5 | +4.3 | |
Municipal Reform | Gervas Pierrepont | 8,149 | 35.0 | +3.0 | |
Labour | W. I. G. Scott | 3,455 | 14.8 | −3.9 | |
Labour | Henry Devenish Harben | 3,423 | 14.7 | −3.4 | |
Majority | 4,694 | 20.2 | +7.7 | ||
Municipal Reform hold | Swing | ||||
Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Municipal Reform | Gervas Pierrepont | 5,935 | |||
Municipal Reform | Nigel Colman | 5,817 | |||
Labour | James Adams | 2,784 | |||
Labour | Amy Sayle | 2,029 | − | ||
Majority | |||||
Municipal Reform hold | Swing | ||||
Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Municipal Reform | Gervas Pierrepont | 4,371 | |||
Municipal Reform | Barrie Lambert | 4,340 | |||
Liberal | P. H. Chase | 2,123 | |||
Liberal | G. W. Nash | 2,112 | − | ||
Majority | |||||
Municipal Reform hold | Swing | ||||
Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Municipal Reform | Gervas Pierrepont | 5,392 | |||
Municipal Reform | Charles Kingston | 5,320 | |||
Labour | E. J. Titler | 2,073 | |||
Labour | A. Hindell | 1,979 | |||
Liberal | Arthur Stanley Quick | 1,088 | |||
Liberal | Ursula Warren | 1,070 | − | ||
Majority | |||||
Municipal Reform hold | Swing | ||||
Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Municipal Reform | Gervas Pierrepont | 5,107 | |||
Municipal Reform | Barbara Hornby | 4,940 | |||
Labour | B. Fraser | 4,485 | |||
Labour | F. E. Brown | 4,455 | |||
Majority | |||||
Municipal Reform hold | Swing | ||||
Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Municipal Reform | Barbara Hornby | 8,018 | |||
Municipal Reform | Gervas Pierrepont | 7,956 | |||
Labour | Gavin Henderson | 6,945 | |||
Labour | C. Johnson | 6,695 | |||
Majority | |||||
Municipal Reform hold | Swing | ||||
Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Walter Boys | 5,955 | |||
Labour | Victor Mishcon | 5,945 | |||
Conservative | Barbara Hornby | 3,366 | |||
Conservative | Gervas Pierrepont | 3,329 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Donald Ford | 11,904 | |||
Labour | Walter Boys | 11,867 | |||
Labour | Victor Mishcon | 11,859 | |||
Conservative | F. T. Horne | 11,651 | |||
Conservative | Lady Williams | 11,462 | |||
Conservative | W. Shepheard | 11,445 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Donald Ford | 15,315 | |||
Labour | Victor Mishcon | 15,169 | |||
Labour | Walter Boys | 14,912 | |||
Conservative | W. H. Hall | 8,680 | |||
Conservative | J. W. Loveridge | 8,655 | |||
Conservative | M. Rose | 8,542 | |||
Union Movement | J. F. Dunigan | 758 | |||
Union Movement | F. E. Lewis | 523 | |||
Union Movement | J. M. Ryan | 373 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
- Beatrice Serota was elected unopposed in 1954.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Victor Mishcon | 9,571 | |||
Labour | Donald Ford | 9,158 | |||
Labour | Beatrice Serota | 9,073 | |||
Conservative | N. M. Miskin | 6,103 | |||
Conservative | B. Knightly | 6,077 | |||
Conservative | A. G. Morkill | 5,745 | |||
Union Movement | G. A. Hudson | 307 | |||
Liberal | M. R. Gidley | 268 | |||
Union Movement | J. M. Ryan | 262 | |||
Liberal | Eunice Jones | 251 | |||
Union Movement | Robert Row | 218 | |||
Liberal | M. D. E. Smart | 177 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Donald Ford | 10,173 | |||
Labour | Victor Mishcon | 10,134 | |||
Labour | Beatrice Serota | 9,627 | |||
Conservative | J. W. Proctor | 3,742 | |||
Conservative | J. C. Blofeld | 3,715 | |||
Conservative | J. Warren | 3,714 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Victor Mishcon | 9,966 | |||
Labour | Nathan Marock | 9,949 | |||
Labour | Beatrice Serota | 9,687 | |||
Conservative | A. J. Warren | 7,566 | |||
Conservative | K. P. Payne | 7,481 | |||
Conservative | R. F. Long | 7,193 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "The London County Council election". The Times. 7 March 1892.
- ^ Mansfield was initially declared elected, but was disqualified on petition as women were not permitted to sit on the council.
- ^ "The London County Council election". The Times. 4 March 1895.
- ^ "London County Council election: results of the polling". The Times. 26 February 1898.
- ^ "London County Council Election." Times [London, England] 4 Mar. 1901: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 22 Sept. 2016.
- ^ "London County Council election". The Times. 7 March 1904.
- ^ "London County Council". The Times. 10 March 1904.
- ^ "London County Council election: great Municipal Reform victory". The Times. 4 March 1907.
- ^ "London County Council Election." Times [London, England] 7 Mar. 1910: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 1 May 2016.
- ^ London Municipal Notes, 1913
- ^ a b London Municipal Notes - Volumes 18-23, London Municipal Society
- ^ "LCC Elections: Results declared yesterday". The Times. 7 March 1925.
- ^ "LCC Election: Full results of polling". The Times. 10 March 1928.
- ^ "LCC Election: Seven seats lost by Labour". The Times. 7 March 1931.
- ^ "LCC Election: Full results of the poll". The Times. 10 March 1934.
- ^ "New LCC: Labour's increased majority". The Times. 6 March 1937.
- ^ "The New LCC: Labour gains in a low poll". The Times. 9 March 1946.
- ^ "LCC Polling". The Times. 9 April 1949.
- ^ "London County Council: Election results". The Times. 5 April 1952.
- ^ "LCC results: Conservatives make headway". The Times. 25 April 1955.
- ^ "Complete results of London County Council elections". The Times. 18 April 1958.
- ^ "London County Council polling results". The Times. 14 April 1961.