Kennington (London County Council constituency)
| Kennington | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the London County Council | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1919 |
| Abolished | 1949 |
| Member(s) | 2 |
| Replaced by | Brixton and Vauxhall |
Kennington was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1919 and 1949. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name.
Councillors
| Year | Name | Party | Name | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | John Benn | rowspan=2 style="background-color: Template:Progressive Party (London)/meta/color"| | Progressive | Harry Gosling
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Labour | |
| 1922 | Harold Swann | rowspan=5 style="background-color: Template:Municipal Reform Party/meta/color"| | Municipal Reform | |||
| 1922 | Harry Gosling
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Labour | ||||
| 1925 | George Maurice Beaufoy
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Municipal Reform | ||||
| 1928 | Charles Gibson
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Labour | ||||
| 1931 | Henry Studholme
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Municipal Reform | ||||
| 1934 | Charles Gibson | rowspan=2 style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color"| | Labour | Amy Sayle
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Labour | |
| 1946 | Howell John Powell
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Labour | ||||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Harry Gosling | 2,764 | 31.6 | ||
| Progressive | John Benn | 2,743 | 31.3 | ||
| Municipal Reform | Frederick Benjamin Oliphant Hawes | 1,685 | 19.3 | ||
| Municipal Reform | David Margesson | 1,558 | 17.8 | ||
| Majority | 1,058 | 12.0 | |||
| Progressive hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal Reform | Harold Swann | 5,728 | 31.8 | +12.5 | |
| Progressive | John Benn | 4,805 | 26.7 | -4.6 | |
| Labour | Harry Gosling | 4,275 | 23.7 | -7.9 | |
| Labour | Charles Gibson | 3,212 | 17.8 | n/a | |
| Majority | 530 | 3.0 | -9.0 | ||
| Municipal Reform gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Progressive hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Harry Gosling | 3,871 | 42.2 | ||
| Municipal Reform | Austin Hudson | 3,378 | 36.9 | ||
| Progressive | George Brittain | 1,917 | 20.9 | ||
| Majority | 493 | 5.3 | |||
| Labour gain from Progressive | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal Reform | George Maurice Beaufoy | 5,715 | |||
| Municipal Reform | Harold Swann | 5,564 | |||
| Labour | Will Lockyer | 4,803 | |||
| Labour | Francis Bowie | 4,796 | 17.8 | n/a | |
| Majority | |||||
| Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing | ||||
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal Reform | Harold Swann | 5,153 | |||
| Labour | Charles Gibson | 5,151 | |||
| Municipal Reform | George Maurice Beaufoy | 5,139 | |||
| Labour | Leonard Matters | 5,128 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing | ||||
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal Reform | Harold Swann | 4,731 | |||
| Municipal Reform | Henry Studholme | 4,716 | |||
| Labour | Charles Gibson | 4,239 | |||
| Labour | W. Hunter | 4,186 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Municipal Reform gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Charles Gibson | 5,450 | |||
| Labour | Amy Sayle | 5,393 | |||
| Municipal Reform | Harold Swann | 3,950 | |||
| Municipal Reform | Henry Studholme | 3,940 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing | ||||
| Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Charles Gibson | 7,303 | |||
| Labour | Amy Sayle | 7,245 | |||
| Municipal Reform | A. Kennedy | 5,324 | |||
| Municipal Reform | Ingham Clarke | 5,055 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Charles Gibson | 4,378 | |||
| Labour | Howell John Powell | 4,343 | |||
| Conservative | S. R. Dean | 1,502 | |||
| Conservative | K. Perona-Wright | 1,492 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ a b London Municipal Notes - Volumes 18-23, London Municipal Society
- ^ "L.C.C. Labour Gain. Mr. Gosling Returned For Kennington". The Times. 1 May 1922. p. 20.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.