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City of London
Former constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created1889
Abolished1949
Member(s)4
Replaced byCities of London and Westminster

City of London was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1889 and 1949. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name. Uniquely, the seat elected four councillors.

Councillors

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Year Name Party Name Party Name Party Name Party
1889 Benjamin Cohen Moderate Henry Clarke Moderate John Lubbock Progressive Archibald Primrose Progressive
1892 Alfred Fowell Buxton Moderate Henry Fitzalan-Howard Moderate
1895 Joseph Dimsdale Moderate
1896 Rudolph Feilding Moderate
1898 George Osborne Moderate
1899 Alexander Thynne Moderate
1901 Frederick Prat Alliston Moderate Alfred Louis Cohen Moderate Stuart Sankey Moderate
1904 Thomas Brooke-Hitching Moderate Rupert Guinness Moderate
1907 Nathaniel Louis Cohen Municipal Reform Francis Stanhope Hanson Municipal Reform William Henry Pannell Municipal Reform
1910 James William Domoney Municipal Reform
1911 Gilbert Johnstone Municipal Reform
1913 William Wilson Grantham Municipal Reform
1915 Charles Hanson Municipal Reform
1917 John Robarts Municipal Reform
1918 Rowland Blades Municipal Reform
1919 Lulham Pound Municipal Reform Percy Simmons Municipal Reform
1919 Geoffrey Head Municipal Reform
1928 Josiah Gunton Municipal Reform
1930 William Neal Municipal Reform
1931 Louis Arthur Newton Municipal Reform
1934 Frank Bowater Municipal Reform Angus Scott Municipal Reform
1937 George Henry Wilkinson Municipal Reform
1940 Harold Webbe Municipal Reform
1941 Arthur Charles Bonsor Municipal Reform
1942 Harold John Musker Municipal Reform
1944 Harry Twyford Municipal Reform
1946 Seymour Howard Municipal Reform
1947 Angus Mackinnon Municipal Reform

Election results

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1889 London County Council election: City of London[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive John Lubbock 8,976
Progressive Archibald Primrose 8,032
Moderate Sir Benjamin Cohen 3,925
Moderate Henry Clarke 3,622
Moderate George Shaw 2,752
Moderate George Noah Johnson 729
Progressive win (new seat)
Progressive win (new seat)
Moderate win (new seat)
Moderate win (new seat)
1892 London County Council election: City of London[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Moderate Alfred Fowell Buxton 6,053
Moderate Henry Clarke 5,937
Moderate Sir Benjamin Cohen 5,923
Moderate Henry Fitzalan-Howard 5,760
Progressive John George Rhodes 2,399
Progressive George Palmer 373
Moderate gain from Progressive Swing
Moderate gain from Progressive Swing
Moderate hold Swing
Moderate hold Swing
1895 London County Council election: City of London[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Moderate Joseph Dimsdale 6,092
Moderate Sir Benjamin Cohen 6,035
Moderate Henry Clarke 5,922
Moderate Henry Fitzalan-Howard 5,901
Progressive Hoare 2,067
Progressive J. H. Moore 1,857
Progressive A. J. Shepheard 1,834
Progressive J. H. Sandars 1,815
Moderate hold Swing
Moderate hold Swing
Moderate hold Swing
Moderate hold Swing
1898 London County Council election: City of London[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Moderate Joseph Dimsdale 5,893
Moderate George Osborne 5,785
Moderate Alfred Louis Cohen 5,780
Moderate Henry Clarke 5,780
Progressive T. A. Brassey 2,413
Progressive Noel Buxton 2,396
Moderate hold Swing
Moderate hold Swing
Moderate hold Swing
Moderate hold Swing
1901 London County Council election: City of London[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frederick Prat Alliston 3,325 18.8 −2.2
Conservative Henry Clarke 3,290 18.6 −2.0
Conservative Alfred Louis Cohen 3,251 18.4 −2.1
Conservative Stuart Sankey 3,138 17.8 −2.8
Progressive Reginald Welby 2,341 13.2 +4.6
Progressive Evan Spicer 2,327 13.2 +4.7
Conservative hold Swing -3.5
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
1904 London County Council election: City of London[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frederick Prat Alliston 4,907
Conservative Thomas Brooke-Hitching 4,858
Conservative Rupert Guinness 4,799
Conservative Stuart Sankey 4,606
Progressive F. W. Buxton 2,342
Progressive William Mansfield 2,298
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
1907 London County Council election: City of London[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Francis Stanhope Hanson 7,603
Municipal Reform Nathaniel Louis Cohen 7,519
Municipal Reform William Henry Pannell 7,484
Municipal Reform Stuart Sankey 7,451
Progressive Charles Buxton 1,768
Progressive F. Debenham 1,766
Progressive G. S. Warmington 1,719
Progressive Willoughby Dickinson 1,646
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1910 London County Council election: City of London[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Nathaniel Louis Cohen 5,413 21.0
Municipal Reform James William Domoney 5,404 20.9
Municipal Reform Stuart Sankey 5,383 20.9
Municipal Reform William Henry Pannell 5,370 20.8
Progressive Edmund Charles Rawlings 1,439 5.6
Progressive Harold Glanville 1,403 5.4
Progressive Samuel Lammas Dore 1,403 5.4
Progressive Frederick Link 1,393 5.4
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1913 London County Council election: City of London[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform James William Domoney 7,321 21.5 +0.6
Municipal Reform Gilbert Johnstone 7,279 21.4 +0.4
Municipal Reform William Henry Pannell 7,245 21.2 +0.4
Municipal Reform Stuart Sankey 7,206 21.2 +0.3
Progressive Fitzroy Hemphill 1,708 5.0 −0.6
Progressive Constantine Scaramanga-Ralli 1,647 4.8 −0.8
Progressive Stephen Miall 1,644 4.8 −0.6
Majority 5,498 16.2 +1.0
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1919 London County Council election: City of London[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform John Lulham Pound Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform William Wilson Grantham Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform Percy Simmons Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform Rowland Blades Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
City of London by-election, 1919
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Geoffrey Head Unopposed N/A N/A
Municipal Reform hold Swing N/A
1922 London County Council election: City of London[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform William Wilson Grantham Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform Geoffrey Head Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform John Lulham Pound Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform Percy Simmons Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
1925 London County Council election: City of London[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform William Wilson Grantham Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform Geoffrey Head Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform John Lulham Pound Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform Percy Simmons Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
1928 London County Council election: City of London[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform William Wilson Grantham 6,506 n/a n/a
Municipal Reform Josiah Gunton 6,496 n/a n/a
Municipal Reform Geoffrey Head 6,469 n/a n/a
Municipal Reform Percy Simmons 6,328 n/a n/a
Liberal James Meston 1,326 n/a n/a
Liberal Frank A Notcutt 1,246 n/a n/a
Liberal T. Atholl Robertson 1,233 n/a n/a
Liberal George Frederic Rowe 1,104 n/a n/a
Independent Labour Henry Sparling Hadwyn 228 n/a n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
1931 London County Council election: City of London[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform William Wilson Grantham Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform Geoffrey Head Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform Louis Arthur Newton Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform Percy Simmons Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
1934 London County Council election: City of London[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Frank Bowater Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform William Wilson Grantham Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform Angus Scott Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform Percy Simmons Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
1937 London County Council election: City of London[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform William Wilson Grantham Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform Angus Scott Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform Percy Simmons Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform George Wilkinson Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
1946 London County Council election: City of London[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Charles Bonsor Unopposed n/a n/a
Conservative Seymour Howard Unopposed n/a n/a
Conservative John Musker Unopposed n/a n/a
Conservative Harold Webbe Unopposed n/a n/a
Conservative hold Swing n/a
Conservative hold Swing n/a
Conservative hold Swing n/a
Conservative hold Swing n/a

References

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  1. ^ "The London County Council election". The Times. 7 March 1892.
  2. ^ "The London County Council election". The Times. 8 March 1892.
  3. ^ "The London County Council election". The Times. 5 March 1895.
  4. ^ "London County Council election". The Times. 27 February 1898.
  5. ^ "The London County Council Election." Times [London, England] 5 Mar. 1901: 12. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 22 Sept. 2016.
  6. ^ "London County Council election". The Times. 8 March 1904.
  7. ^ "London County Council election: great Municipal Reform victory". The Times. 4 March 1907.
  8. ^ "London County Council Election." Times [London, England] 7 Mar. 1910: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 1 May 2016.
  9. ^ London Municipal Notes, 1913
  10. ^ a b London Municipal Notes - Volumes 18-23, London Municipal Society
  11. ^ "LCC Elections: Municipal Reform Leading". The Times. 6 March 1925.
  12. ^ "LCC Election: Full results of polling". The Times. 10 March 1928.
  13. ^ "LCC Election: Seven seats lost by Labour". The Times. 7 March 1931.
  14. ^ "LCC Election: Full results of the poll". The Times. 10 March 1934.
  15. ^ "New LCC: Labour's increased majority". The Times. 6 March 1937.
  16. ^ "The New LCC: Labour gains in a low poll". The Times. 9 March 1946.
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