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Rotherhithe (London County Council constituency)

Rotherhithe 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.

Rotherhithe
Former constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created1889
Abolished1949
Member(s)2
Replaced byBermondsey

Councillors

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Year Name Party Name Party
1889 Francis Culling Carr-Gomm Progressive Lawrence Stevens Progressive
1892 James Thomas Macnamara Progressive
1894 Howell Jones Williams Progressive
1894 William Henry Christopher Payne Moderate
1895 Arthur Henry Aylmer Morton Moderate
1898 Ambrose Pomeroy Progressive Harold Glanville Progressive
1910 John Scott Lidgett Progressive Robert Leishman Stuart Progressive
1922 Alan Randle Labour William John Webb Labour
1928 Isaac Hayward Labour Sidney Stranks Labour
1934 James Allan Gillison Labour
1937 Albert Charles Starr Labour

Election results

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1898 London County Council election: Rotherhithe[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Ambrose Pomeroy 2,778
Progressive Harold Glanville 2,650
Moderate William Henry Christopher Payne 2,427
Moderate A. Radford 2,344
Progressive gain from Moderate Swing
Progressive gain from Moderate Swing
1901 London County Council election: Rotherhithe[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Harold Glanville 2,934 28.2 +2.2
Progressive Ambrose Pomeroy 2,927 28.1 +0.9
Conservative James Augustus Grant 2,302 22.1 −1.7
Conservative Arthur Pennell 2,244 21.6 −1.4
Progressive hold Swing
Progressive hold Swing +1.5
1904 London County Council election: Rotherhithe[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Ambrose Pomeroy 3,103
Progressive Harold Glanville 3,029
Conservative J. W. Oake 1,530
Conservative W. W. Tyler 1,448
Independent W. F. Brown 1,160
Majority
Progressive hold Swing
1907 London County Council election: Rotherhithe[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Ambrose Pomeroy 3,693
Progressive Harold Glanville 3,663
Municipal Reform F. Fremantle 3,365
Municipal Reform F. E. Eddie 3,259
Majority
Progressive hold Swing
1910 London County Council election: Rotherhithe[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive John Scott Lidgett 3,716
Progressive Robert Leishman Stuart 3,706
Municipal Reform H. G. L. Davidson 2,060
Municipal Reform Gilbert Hurst 2,058
Majority
Progressive hold Swing
1913 London County Council election: Rotherhithe[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Robert Leishman Stuart 3,186
Progressive John Scott Lidgett 3,159
Municipal Reform W. G. Marriott 2,662
Municipal Reform D. Radcliffe 2,457
Majority
Progressive hold Swing
Progressive hold Swing
1919 London County Council election: Rotherhithe[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive John Scott Lidgett 2,327 36.3
Progressive Robert Leishman Stuart 2,252 35.2
Labour Ada Salter 988 15.4
Labour John Thomas Westcott 839 13.1
Majority 1,264 19.7
Progressive hold Swing
Progressive hold Swing
1922 London County Council election: Rotherhithe[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Randle 5,457
Labour William John Webb 5,296
Progressive John Scott Lidgett 3,807
Progressive Arthur Acland Allen 3,604
Majority
Labour gain from Progressive Swing
Labour gain from Progressive Swing
1925 London County Council election: Rotherhithe[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Randle 5,604
Labour William John Webb 5,355
Municipal Reform J. J. Stewart 2,305
Municipal Reform F. W. Wallace 2,232
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1928 London County Council election: Rotherhithe[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Isaac Hayward 6,006
Labour Sidney Stranks 5,946
Municipal Reform W. T. Donovan 2,721
Municipal Reform F. H. East 2,686
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1931 London County Council election: Rotherhithe[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Isaac Hayward 4,338
Labour Sidney Stranks 4,291
Municipal Reform A. H. Gorman 2,053
Municipal Reform A. B. Bartley 2,047
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1934 London County Council election: Rotherhithe[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Allan Gillison 8,561
Labour Isaac Hayward 8,436
Municipal Reform A. H. Gorman 2,640
Municipal Reform T. W. E. Burgess 2,618
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1937 London County Council election: Rotherhithe[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Allan Gillison 9,065
Labour Albert Charles Starr 8,690
Municipal Reform Norah Runge 4,187
Municipal Reform J. A. Davis 3,830
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1946 London County Council election: Rotherhithe[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Allan Gillison 4,097
Labour Albert Charles Starr 4,094
Conservative C. Martin 645
Conservative W. Say 611
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

References

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  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. ^ a b London Municipal Notes, 1913
  6. ^ a b London Municipal Notes - Volumes 18-23, London Municipal Society
  7. ^ "LCC Elections: Municipal Reform Leading". The Times. 6 March 1925.
  8. ^ "LCC Election: Full results of polling". The Times. 10 March 1928.
  9. ^ "LCC Election: Seven seats lost by Labour". The Times. 7 March 1931.
  10. ^ "LCC Election: Full results of the poll". The Times. 10 March 1934.
  11. ^ "New LCC: Labour's increased majority". The Times. 6 March 1937.
  12. ^ "The New LCC: Labour gains in a low poll". The Times. 9 March 1946.
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