Hammersmith North (London County Council constituency)

Hammersmith North
Hammersmith North
Former constituency; for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created	1919
Abolished	1965
Member(s)	2 (to 1949); 3 (from 1949)
Created from	Hammersmith

Hammersmith North 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.

Councillors

Year	Name		Name		Name
1919	David Cawdron	Municipal Reform	Frank Mayle	Municipal Reform	Two seats until 1949
1922	David Cawdron	Municipal Reform	John Beresford	Municipal Reform
1925	Marshall Hays	Municipal Reform	Priscilla Worsthorne	Municipal Reform
1928	Marshall Hays	Municipal Reform	Francis William Bowie	Labour
1931	Moyra Goff	Municipal Reform	Lindsay Richard Venn	Municipal Reform
1934	Hubert Foden-Pattinson	Labour	Thomas Henry Jones	Labour
1937	William Henry Church	Labour
1946	James Bishop Bennie	Labour
1949	Reginald James Buckingham	Labour	Jane Phillips	Labour	Edward Ernest Woods	Labour
1952	Norman Prichard	Labour	Jane Phillips	Labour	Edward Ernest Woods	Labour

Election results

1919 London County Council election: Hammersmith North^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Municipal Reform	Frank Mayle	1,557	36.4
	Municipal Reform	David Cawdron	1,421	33.2
	Labour	T. Martin	1,296	30.3
Majority			125	2.9
	Municipal Reform hold		Swing
	Municipal Reform hold		Swing

1922 London County Council election: Hammersmith North^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Municipal Reform	David Cawdron	5,104	31.4	−1.8
	Municipal Reform	John Beresford	5,066	31.2	−5.2
	Labour	John Thomas Westcott	3,049	18.8	n/a
	Labour	T. Martin	3,026	18.6	−11.7
Majority			2,017	12.4	+9.5
	Municipal Reform hold		Swing
	Municipal Reform hold		Swing

1925 London County Council election: Hammersmith North^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Municipal Reform	Marshall Hays	5,372
	Municipal Reform	Priscilla Worsthorne	5,100
	Labour	William Henry Church	4,157
	Labour	G. R. Bennett	4,063
Majority
	Municipal Reform hold		Swing
	Municipal Reform hold		Swing

1928 London County Council election: Hammersmith North^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Municipal Reform	Marshall Hays	6,330
	Labour	Francis Bowie	6,240
	Labour	Barbara Drake	6,200
	Municipal Reform	Priscilla Worsthorne	6,033
Majority
	Labour gain from Municipal Reform		Swing
	Municipal Reform hold		Swing

1931 London County Council election: Hammersmith North^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Municipal Reform	Lindsay Richard Venn	4,890
	Municipal Reform	Moyra Goff	4,858
	Labour	Francis Bowie	4,126
	Labour	Barbara Drake	4,089
	Communist	John Mahon	304
	Communist	W. C. Parrish	292
Majority
	Municipal Reform gain from Labour		Swing
	Municipal Reform hold		Swing

1934 London County Council election: Hammersmith North^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Hubert Pattinson	7,025
	Labour	Thomas Henry Jones	7,008
	Municipal Reform	Moyra Goff	4,484
	Municipal Reform	Lindsay Richard Venn	4,411
	Communist	J. Massey	270
	Communist	N. Usher	210
Majority
	Labour gain from Municipal Reform		Swing
	Labour gain from Municipal Reform		Swing

1937 London County Council election: Hammersmith North^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Thomas Henry Jones	9,394
	Labour	William Henry Church	9,358
	Municipal Reform	Doris Modlum	5,313
	Municipal Reform	H. N. Edwards	5,284
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

1946 London County Council election: Hammersmith North^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Thomas Henry Jones	7,021
	Labour	James Bishop Bennie	6,981
	Conservative	B. Martin	2,303
	Conservative	Lindsay Richard Venn	2,293
	Communist	P. C. Griffith	1,005
	Communist	P. Rosenfeld	782
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

1949 London County Council election: Hammersmith North^[8]
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Edward Ernest Woods	10,399
Labour	Jane Phillips	10,370
Labour	Reginald James Buckingham	10,216
Conservative	Eva Tedder	6,813
Conservative	R. Enfield	6,660
Conservative	L. J. Yorks	6,528
Labour win (new seat)
Labour hold		Swing
Labour hold		Swing

1952 London County Council election: Hammersmith North^[9]
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Jane Phillips	13,306
Labour	Edward Ernest Woods	12,881
Labour	Norman Prichard	12,871
Conservative	C. F. Edwards	5,047
Conservative	P. M. Watson	4,933
Conservative	D. P. Boulting	4,740
Labour hold		Swing
Labour hold		Swing
Labour hold		Swing

1955 London County Council election: Hammersmith North^[10]
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Jane Phillips	10,694
Labour	Norman Prichard	10,667
Labour	Edward Ernest Woods	10,502
Conservative	A. Bowden	5,583
Conservative	P. MacKinnon	5,540
Conservative	D. P. Boulting	5,449
Labour hold		Swing
Labour hold		Swing
Labour hold		Swing

1958 London County Council election: Hammersmith North^[11]
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Jane Phillips	11,581
Labour	Edward Ernest Woods	11,547
Labour	Norman Prichard	11,508
Conservative	J. Nugent	3,446
Conservative	D. E. Fearn	3,438
Conservative	A. W. Brewer	3,421
Labour hold		Swing
Labour hold		Swing
Labour hold		Swing

1961 London County Council election: Hammersmith North^[12]
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Jane Phillips	10,360
Labour	Norman Prichard	10,096
Labour	Edward Ernest Woods	9,888
Conservative	M. P. Page Wood	4,825
Conservative	B. Hawley	4,381
Conservative	V. Kopecky	4,168
Labour hold		Swing
Labour hold		Swing
Labour hold		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b London Municipal Notes - Volumes 18-23, London Municipal Society
^ "LCC Elections: Municipal Reform Leading". The Times. 6 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.

[lmsnotes-1] London Municipal Notes - Volumes 18-23, London Municipal Society

[2] "LCC Elections: Municipal Reform Leading". The Times. 6 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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