Paddington North (London County Council constituency)

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

Paddington North 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	Melvill Beachcroft	Moderate	Edward Parker Young	Moderate	Two seats until 1949
1892	Henry Percy Harris	Moderate	William Urquhart	Moderate
1901	Melvill Beachcroft	Conservative	John Blackwood	Progressive
1904	Melvill Beachcroft	Conservative	James Stephens	Conservative
1907	Walter Guinness	Municipal Reform	Herbert Hunter	Municipal Reform
1910	Thomas Clarence Edward Goff	Municipal Reform
1913	Herbert Lidiard	Municipal Reform
1922	Thomas Clarence Edward Goff	Municipal Reform
1930	Thomas Clarence Edward Goff	Municipal Reform	Frank Stanley Henwood	Municipal Reform
1931	Geoffrey FitzClarence	Municipal Reform
1937	Eric Hall	Municipal Reform
1946	George de Swiet	Labour	Xenia Field	Labour
1949	Ernest Hyatt	Conservative	Mary Proby	Conservative	David Wilkie	Conservative
1952	Edward Avery	Labour	Myfanwy Griffith	Labour	John O'Neill Ryan	Labour
1961	Edward Avery	Labour	Harry Browne	Labour	George Lowe	Labour

Election results

1898 London County Council election: Paddington North^[1]
	Candidate	Votes
Moderate	William Urquhart	2,142
Moderate	Henry Harris	2,086
Progressive	A. White	1,842
Progressive	W. Stevenson	1,816
Moderate hold		Swing

1901 London County Council election: Paddington North^[2]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	Melvill Beachcroft	1,962	26.0	−1.2
Progressive	John Blackwood	1,916	25.4	+2.0
Conservative	Henry Harris	1,858	24.6	−1.9
Progressive	Walter Richard Warren	1,820	24.1	+1.1
Conservative hold		Swing
Progressive gain from Conservative		Swing	+1.5

1904 London County Council election: Paddington North^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Melvill Beachcroft	3,346
	Conservative	James Stephens	3,120
	Progressive	John Blackwood	2,393
	Progressive	J. H. Turner	2,172
Majority
	Conservative gain from Progressive		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1907 London County Council election: Paddington North^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Municipal Reform	Walter Guinness	4,711
	Municipal Reform	Herbert Hunter	4,597
	Progressive	James Fairbank	3,607
	Progressive	G. G. Maberly	3,453
Majority
	Municipal Reform hold		Swing

1910 London County Council election: Paddington North^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Municipal Reform	John Herbert Hunter	4,017
	Municipal Reform	Thomas Clarence Edward Goff	3,965
	Progressive	James Fairbank	3,882
	Progressive	Horace George Holmes	3,732
Majority
	Municipal Reform hold		Swing

1913 London County Council election: Paddington North^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Municipal Reform	John Herbert Hunter	4,561
	Municipal Reform	Herbert Lidiard	4,522
	Progressive	Horace Holmes	3,573
	Progressive	James Scott Duckers	3,485
Majority			949
	Municipal Reform hold		Swing
	Municipal Reform hold		Swing

1919 London County Council election: Paddington North^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Municipal Reform	Herbert Hunter	1,938	28.8
	Municipal Reform	Herbert Lidiard	1,864	27.7
	Labour	Charles Terry Hendin	1,470	21.9
	Labour	Hugh Roberts	1,454	21.6
Majority			394	5.8
	Municipal Reform hold		Swing
	Municipal Reform hold		Swing

1922 London County Council election: Paddington North^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Municipal Reform	Herbert Hunter	7,722	34.5	+5.7
	Municipal Reform	Thomas Clarence Edward Goff	7,713	34.5	+6.8
	Labour	W. C. Bolton	3,484	15.6	−6.3
	Labour	H. P. Lawless	3,456	15.4	−6.2
Majority			4,229	18.9	+13.1
	Municipal Reform hold		Swing
	Municipal Reform hold		Swing

1925 London County Council election: Paddington North^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Municipal Reform	Thomas Clarence Edward Goff	5,612
	Municipal Reform	Herbert Hunter	5,607
	Labour	Terry Hendin	2,694
	Labour	L. G. Paul	2,690
Majority
	Municipal Reform hold		Swing
	Municipal Reform hold		Swing

1928 London County Council election: Paddington North^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Municipal Reform	John Herbert Hunter	5,812
	Municipal Reform	Thomas Clarence Edward Goff	5,743
	Labour	Walter Day	4,491
	Labour	Charles Terry Hendin	4,421
	Liberal	John Bethell Sackville-Evans	1,548
	Liberal	Simeon Gilbert	1,533
Majority
	Municipal Reform hold		Swing
	Municipal Reform hold		Swing

Paddington North by-election, 1930^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Municipal Reform	Frank Stanley Henwood	4,327
	Labour	Terry Hendin	3,209
Majority
	Municipal Reform hold		Swing

1931 London County Council election: Paddington North^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Municipal Reform	Frank Stanley Henwood	6,197
	Municipal Reform	Geoffrey FitzClarence	6,138
	Labour	Richard Coppock	3,414
	Labour	Ewart Culpin	3,374
Majority
	Municipal Reform hold		Swing
	Municipal Reform hold		Swing

1934 London County Council election: Paddington North^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Municipal Reform	Frank Stanley Henwood	5,949
	Municipal Reform	Geoffrey FitzClarence	5,948
	Labour	Barbara Ayrton-Gould	4,261
	Labour	Harry Samuels	4,212
	Communist	A. G. Barker	393
	Communist	H. Smith	328
Majority
	Municipal Reform hold		Swing
	Municipal Reform hold		Swing

1937 London County Council election: Paddington North^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Municipal Reform	Frank Stanley Henwood	7,272
	Municipal Reform	Eric Hall	7,109
	Labour	G. Cann	6,687
	Labour	E. A. Whitfield	6,510
Majority
	Municipal Reform hold		Swing
	Municipal Reform hold		Swing

1946 London County Council election: Paddington North^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	George de Swiet	5,185
	Labour	Xenia Field	5,175
	Conservative	D. Webster	3,690
	Conservative	A. R. Moore	3,673
Majority
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

1949 London County Council election: Paddington North^[15]
	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	Ernest Hyatt	9,409
Conservative	David Wilkie	9,328
Conservative	Mary Proby	9,208
Labour	Xenia Field	8,971
Labour	Edward Avery	8,839
Labour	Frances Grimmett	8,605
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

1952 London County Council election: Paddington North^[16]
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Myfanwy Griffith	13,174
Labour	Edward Avery	13,109
Labour	John O'Neill Ryan	12,713
Conservative	Ernest Hyatt	9,913
Conservative	Joan Vickers	9,318
Conservative	David Wilkie	9,214
Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

1955 London County Council election: Paddington North^[17]
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Myfanwy Griffith	8,889
Labour	Edward Avery	8,829
Labour	John O'Neill Ryan	8,782
Conservative	R. R. Brown	7,185
Conservative	J. O'Connell	7,043
Conservative	L. V. West Russell	6,924
Labour hold		Swing
Labour hold		Swing
Labour hold		Swing

1958 London County Council election: Paddington North^[18]
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Edward Avery	9,040
Labour	John O'Neill Ryan	8,949
Labour	Myfanwy Griffith	8,883
Conservative	T. P. K. Kemble	4,243
Conservative	S. T. A. Coren	4,230
Conservative	J. W. Nuttall	4,219
Liberal	A. V. Stitt	863
Liberal	H. Burke	830
Liberal	C. N. Gilbert	728
Labour hold		Swing
Labour hold		Swing
Labour hold		Swing

1961 London County Council election: Paddington North^[19]
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Edward Avery	7,963
Labour	George Lowe	7,743
Labour	Harry Browne	7,474
Conservative	R. Browne	7,159
Conservative	Harold Sebag-Montefiore	6,343
Conservative	T. P. K. Kemble	6,057
Liberal	L. Lever	840
Liberal	S. Cowan	806
Liberal	A. Sheldon-Williams	647
Labour hold		Swing
Labour hold		Swing
Labour hold		Swing

References

^ "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.
^ London Municipal Notes, 1913
^ ^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 By-election result". The Times. 14 March 1930.
^ "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.

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

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

[3] "London County Council election". The Times. 7 March 1904.

[4] "London County Council election: great Municipal Reform victory". The Times. 4 March 1907.

[5] "London County Council Election." Times [London, England] 7 Mar. 1910: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 1 May 2016.

[6] London Municipal Notes, 1913

[lmsnotes-7] London Municipal Notes - Volumes 18-23, London Municipal Society

[8] "LCC Elections: Municipal Reform Leading". The Times. 6 March 1925.

[9] "LCC Election: Full results of polling". The Times. 10 March 1928.

[10] "LCC By-election result". The Times. 14 March 1930.

[11] "LCC Election: Seven seats lost by Labour". The Times. 7 March 1931.

[12] "LCC Election: Full results of the poll". The Times. 10 March 1934.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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