Clapham (London County Council constituency)

Clapham
Clapham
Former constituency; for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created	1889
Abolished	1965
Member(s)	2 (to 1949); 3 (from 1949)

Clapham 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

Year	Name		Name		Name
1889	Thomas Lorimer Corbett	Moderate	Arthur Rotton	Moderate	Two seats until 1949
1892	Fred Henderson	Labour Progressive	Henry Hollier Hood Barrs	Progressive
1893	Arthur Rotton	Moderate	Henry Hollier Hood Barrs	Progressive
1895			Thomas Lorimer Corbett	Moderate
1901			Thomas Penn Gaskell	Moderate
1907	James William Domoney	Municipal Reform	Clement Kinloch-Cooke	Municipal Reform
1910	Alexander Murray	Municipal Reform	Robert Sebag-Montefiore	Municipal Reform
1913	H. E. S. Parsons	Municipal Reform	Robert Sebag-Montefiore	Municipal Reform
1915	H. E. S. Parsons	Municipal Reform	William Henry Peruzzi Gibson	Municipal Reform
1919	Herbert Francis Golds	Municipal Reform	George Bettesworth Piggott	Municipal Reform
1921	Cyril Henry Montague Jacobs	Municipal Reform	George Bettesworth Piggott	Municipal Reform
1922			John Dodson	Municipal Reform
1934			John Leigh	Municipal Reform
1934	Bertram Mills	Municipal Reform
1938	John Battley	Labour
1946	Leslie Banks	Labour	Alfred Bransom	Labour
1949	William Charles Bonney	Conservative	Irene Dowling	Conservative	Neville Rayner	Conservative
1952	Leslie Banks	Labour	James Benjamin Hayward	Labour	Christina Lawrence	Labour
1955	Muriel Gumbel	Conservative	Francis Hadwen	Conservative	Geoffrey Mowbray	Conservative
1958	Leslie Banks	Labour	Terence Dermott Cranfield	Labour	Winifred Katz	Labour
1961	William Walter Emden	Conservative	Lintorn Trevor Highett	Conservative	Ursula Tracey	Conservative

Election results

1889 London County Council election: Clapham^[1]
	Candidate	Votes
Moderate	Thomas Lorimer Corbett	2,501
Moderate	Arthur Rotton	2,336
Progressive	Horace Turner	2,286
Progressive	Charles Conybeare	1,883
Moderate win (new seat)
Moderate win (new seat)

1892 London County Council election: Clapham^[1]
	Candidate	Votes
Labour Progressive	Fred Henderson	4,063
Progressive	Henry Hollier Hood Barrs	4,007
Moderate	Arthur Rotton	3,150
Moderate	Thomas Lorimer Corbett	3,147
Labour Progressive gain from Moderate		Swing
Progressive gain from Moderate		Swing

1893 Clapham by-election^[2]
	Candidate	Votes
Moderate	Arthur Rotton	3,607
Progressive	David Martineau	3,422
Moderate gain from Progressive		Swing

1895 London County Council election: Clapham^[3]
	Candidate	Votes
Moderate	Arthur Rotton	4,191
Moderate	Thomas Lorimer Corbett	4,172
Progressive	C. J. Rowe	3,307
Progressive	J. B. Batten	3,292
Moderate gain from Labour Progressive		Swing
Moderate gain from Progressive		Swing

1898 London County Council election: Clapham^[4]
	Candidate	Votes
Moderate	Arthur Rotton	4,785
Moderate	Thomas Lorimer Corbett	4,757
Progressive	D. Martineau	3,929
Progressive	Harry Gosling	3,842
Moderate hold		Swing
Moderate hold		Swing

1901 London County Council election: Clapham^[5]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Conservative	Arthur Rotton	4,141	34.2
Conservative	Thomas Penn Gaskell	4,058	33.5
Progressive	George Hewitt	3,903	32.3
Conservative hold		Swing
Conservative hold		Swing

1904 London County Council election: Clapham^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Arthur Rotton	5,910
	Conservative	Thomas Penn Gaskell	5,764
	Progressive	John George Kipling	5,544
	Progressive	E. C. Pannett	5,408
Majority
	Municipal Reform hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1907 London County Council election: Clapham^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Municipal Reform	James William Domoney	10,200
	Municipal Reform	Clement Kinloch-Cooke	10,158
	Progressive	A. Glegg	7,320
	Progressive	John George Kipling	7,276
Majority
	Municipal Reform hold		Swing
	Municipal Reform hold		Swing

1910 London County Council election: Clapham^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Municipal Reform	Alexander Murray	9,184	30.6
	Municipal Reform	Robert Sebag-Montefiore	9,087	30.3
	Progressive	F. Griffiths	5,864	19.5
	Progressive	William Watts	5,861	19.5
Majority			3,223	10.8
	Municipal Reform hold		Swing
	Municipal Reform hold		Swing

1913 London County Council election: Clapham^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Municipal Reform	Robert Sebag-Montefiore	8,890	28.0	−2.3
	Municipal Reform	Herbert James Francis Parsons	8,881	27.9	−2.7
	Progressive	Hubert Beaumont	7,049	22.2	+2.7
	Progressive	Oswald Partington	6,971	21.9	+2.4
Majority			1,832	5.7
	Municipal Reform hold		Swing	-2.5
	Municipal Reform hold		Swing

1919 London County Council election: Clapham^[10]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Municipal Reform	George Bettesworth Piggott	Unopposed	n/a	n/a
Municipal Reform	Herbert Francis Golds	Unopposed	n/a	n/a
Municipal Reform hold		Swing	n/a
Municipal Reform hold		Swing	n/a

Clapham by-election, 1921
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Municipal Reform	Cyril Jacobs	7,293	66.7
	Labour	Frederick Thoresby	3,638	33.3
Majority			3,655
	Municipal Reform hold		Swing

1922 London County Council election: Clapham^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Municipal Reform	Cyril Jacobs	8,993	36.3
	Municipal Reform	John Dodson	8,707	35.2
	Labour	H. Harries	3,522	14.2	n/a
	Labour	A. S. Albery	3,522	14.2	n/a
Majority			5,185	21.0	n/a
	Municipal Reform hold		Swing	n/a
	Municipal Reform hold		Swing	n/a

1925 London County Council election: Clapham^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Municipal Reform	Cyril Jacobs	5,871
	Municipal Reform	John Dodson	5,825
	Labour	John Lincoln Mahon	2,985
	Labour	James Kaylor	2,956
Majority
	Municipal Reform hold		Swing
	Municipal Reform hold		Swing

1928 London County Council election: Clapham^[12]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Municipal Reform	Cyril Jacobs	Unopposed	n/a	n/a
Municipal Reform	John Dodson	Unopposed	n/a	n/a
Municipal Reform hold		Swing
Municipal Reform hold		Swing

1931 London County Council election: Clapham^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Municipal Reform	John Dodson	5,429
	Municipal Reform	Cyril Jacobs	5,256
	Labour	A. M. Tapp	2,450
	Labour	Thomas Dawson	2,445
	Liberal	John Henry Clarke	1,444
Majority
	Municipal Reform hold		Swing
	Municipal Reform hold		Swing

1934 London County Council election: Clapham^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Municipal Reform	John Leigh	5,861
	Municipal Reform	Cyril Jacobs	5,782
	Labour	Leslie Banks	4,446
	Labour	George Hay	4,419
Majority
	Municipal Reform hold		Swing
	Municipal Reform hold		Swing

Clapham by-election, 1934^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Municipal Reform	Bertram Mills	5,378
	Ind. Labour Party	Hilda Browning	2,825
Majority			2,553
	Municipal Reform hold		Swing

1937 London County Council election: Clapham^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Municipal Reform	John Leigh	8,968
	Municipal Reform	Bertram Mills	8,793
	Labour	John Battley	7,153
	Labour	Leslie Banks	7,147
Majority
	Municipal Reform hold		Swing
	Municipal Reform hold		Swing

Clapham by-election 1938^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	John Battley	6,366
	Municipal Reform	Norman Bower	6,309
Majority			57
	Labour gain from Municipal Reform		Swing

1946 London County Council election: Clapham^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Leslie Banks	6,121
	Labour	Alfred Bransom	6,011
	Conservative	William Charles Bonney	4,360
	Conservative	Irene Dowling	4,170
	Liberal	C. E. Paterson	1,010
	Liberal	J. G. Richards	906
Majority
	Labour gain from Municipal Reform		Swing
	Labour gain from Municipal Reform		Swing

1949 London County Council election: Clapham^[19]
	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	William Charles Bonney	15,476
Conservative	Irene Dowling	15,195
Conservative	Neville Rayner	14,387
Labour	Leslie Banks	13,670
Labour	Leah L'Estrange Malone	13,011
Labour	Albert Samuels	12,593
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

1952 London County Council election: Clapham^[20]
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Leslie Banks	16,709
Labour	James Benjamin Hayward	16,327
Labour	Christina Lawrence	16,269
Conservative	W. G. Clark	14,700
Conservative	Irene Dowling	14,650
Conservative	Neville Rayner	14,348
Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

1955 London County Council election: Clapham^[21]
	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	Muriel Gumbel	12,332
Conservative	Francis Hadwen	12,308
Conservative	Geoffrey Mowbray	12,165
Labour	Leslie Banks	12,041
Labour	C. Lawrence	11,601
Labour	E. Horton	11,549
Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

1958 London County Council election: Clapham^[22]
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Leslie Banks	13,372
Labour	Winifred Katz	13,030
Labour	T. D. Cranfield	13,004
Conservative	Muriel Gumbel	9,286
Conservative	P. D. Johnson	9,108
Conservative	Geoffrey Mowbray	9,056
Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

1961 London County Council election: Clapham^[23]
	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	W. W. Emden	12,216
Conservative	Ursula Tracey	12,078
Conservative	Lintorn Highett	12,018
Labour	Winifred Katz	11,896
Labour	E. Horstead	11,892
Labour	C. J. Blau	11,874
Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b "The London County Council election". The Times. 7 March 1892.
^ "County Council election in Clapham". The Morning Post. 12 April 1893.
^ "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 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.
^ The New Hazell Annual and Almanack, 1916
^ ^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.
^ "Clapham LCC Election Result". The Times. 23 October 1934.
^ "New LCC: Labour's increased majority". The Times. 6 March 1937.
^ "Labour gain in Clapham". The Times. 20 May 1938.
^ "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.

[1892results-1] "The London County Council election". The Times. 7 March 1892.

[2] "County Council election in Clapham". The Morning Post. 12 April 1893.

[3] "The London County Council election". The Times. 4 March 1895.

[4] "London County Council election: results of the polling". The Times. 26 February 1898.

[5] "London County Council Election." Times [London, England] 4 Mar. 1901: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 22 Sept. 2016.

[6] "London County Council election". The Times. 7 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] The New Hazell Annual and Almanack, 1916

[lmsnotes-10] London Municipal Notes - Volumes 18-23, London Municipal Society

[11] "LCC Elections: Results declared yesterday". The Times. 7 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] "Clapham LCC Election Result". The Times. 23 October 1934.

[16] "New LCC: Labour's increased majority". The Times. 6 March 1937.

[17] "Labour gain in Clapham". The Times. 20 May 1938.

[18] "The New LCC: Labour gains in a low poll". The Times. 9 March 1946.

[19] "LCC Polling". The Times. 9 April 1949.

[20] "London County Council: Election results". The Times. 5 April 1952.

[21] "LCC results: Conservatives make headway". The Times. 25 April 1955.

[22] "Complete results of London County Council elections". The Times. 18 April 1958.

[23] "London County Council polling results". The Times. 14 April 1961.

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v t e London County Council
Elections	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961
Members	Chairmen Members 1889-1919 Members 1919-1937 Members 1937-1949 Members 1949-1965
Constituencies (1889–1919)	Battersea Bermondsey Bethnal Green North East Bethnal Green South West Bow and Bromley Brixton Camberwell North Chelsea City of London Clapham Deptford Dulwich Finsbury Central Finsbury East Fulham Greenwich Hackney Central Hackney North Hackney South Haggerston Hammersmith Hampstead Holborn Hoxton Islington East Islington North Islington South Islington West Kennington Kensington North Kensington South Lambeth North Lewisham Limehouse Marylebone East Marylebone West Mile End Newington West Norwood Paddington North Paddington South Peckham Poplar Rotherhithe St George's Hanover Square St George St Pancras East St Pancras North St Pancras South St Pancras West Southwark West Stepney Strand Walworth Wandsworth Westminster Whitechapel Woolwich
Constituencies (1919–1949)	Balham and Tooting Battersea North Battersea South Bermondsey West Bethnal Green North East Bethnal Green South West Bow and Bromley Brixton Camberwell North Camberwell North West Chelsea City of London Clapham Deptford Dulwich Finsbury Fulham East Fulham West Greenwich Hackney Central Hackney North Hackney South Hammersmith North Hammersmith South Hampstead Holborn Islington East Islington North Islington South Islington West Kennington Kensington North Kensington South Lambeth North Lewisham East Lewisham West Limehouse Mile End Norwood Paddington North Paddington South Peckham Poplar South Putney Rotherhithe St Marylebone St Pancras North St Pancras South East St Pancras South West Shoreditch Southwark Central Southwark North Southwark South East Stoke Newington Streatham Wandsworth Central Westminster Abbey Westminster St George's Whitechapel and St George's Woolwich East Woolwich West
Constituencies (1949–1964)	Barons Court (1955–1964) Battersea North Battersea South Bermondsey Bethnal Green Brixton Chelsea Cities of London and Westminster Clapham Deptford Dulwich Fulham (1955–1965) Fulham East (1949–1955) Fulham West (1949–1955) Greenwich Hackney Central (1955–1964) Hackney South (1949–1955) Hammersmith North Hammersmith South (1949–1955) Hampstead Holborn and St Pancras South Islington East Islington North Islington South West Kensington North Kensington South Lewisham North Lewisham South Lewisham West Norwood Paddington North Paddington South Peckham Poplar Putney St Marylebone St Pancras North Shoreditch and Finsbury Southwark Stepney Stoke Newington and Hackney North Streatham Vauxhall Wandsworth Central Woolwich East Woolwich West
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