Battersea South (London County Council constituency)

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Battersea South
Former Constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created1919
Abolished1965
Member(s)2 (to 1949)
3 (from 1949)
Created from Battersea and Clapham

Battersea South 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.

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Councillors

YearNamePartyNamePartyNameParty
1919 Edwin Evans Municipal Reform William Hammond Municipal Reform Two seats until 1949
1921William Hall Municipal Reform
1925 Charles James Allpass Municipal Reform Harry Selley Municipal Reform
1937 Edward Curzon Municipal Reform
1946 Dorothy Archibald Labour David Rapoport Labour
1949 Frank Abbott Conservative John Morgan Conservative Stewart Skingle Conservative
1952 William S. Hodgson Labour Reginald Harold Plant Labour Henry Stillman Labour
1955 Frank Abbott Conservative Albert Charles Marshall Conservative Douglas Rayment Conservative
1958 Harbans Lall Gulati Labour Peggy Jay Labour Marie Jenkins Labour
1961 Frank Abbott Conservative Muriel Bowen Conservative Ian Samuel Conservative

Election results

1919 London County Council election: Battersea South [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Edwin Evans3,83626.3
Municipal Reform William Hammond3,68325.2
Progressive William J. West 1,97813.5
Progressive Walter Richard Warren1,97513.5
Labour Caroline Ganley 1,60311.0
Labour C. Reed1,52310.4
Majority1,70511.7
Municipal Reform gain from Progressive Swing
Municipal Reform gain from Progressive Swing
Battersea South by-election, 1921
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform William Hall6,35866.2
Labour Caroline Ganley 3,24733.8
Majority3,111
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1922 London County Council election: Battersea South [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Edwin Evans10,424
Municipal Reform William Hall10,394
Labour Caroline Ganley 5,872
Labour Alfred George Prichard5,843
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1925 London County Council election: Battersea South [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Charles James Allpass7,813
Municipal Reform Harry Selley 7,731
Labour Edward William Coles5,530
Labour Albert Samuels 5,290
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1928 London County Council election: Battersea South [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Charles James Allpass7,417
Municipal Reform Harry Selley 7,391
Labour Charles Henry Young3,801
Labour I. Thomas3,656
Liberal William J. West 2,240
Liberal Thomas Patrick Brogan2,193
Independent Labour J. T. Knock1,250
Independent Labour J. F. Lane, Jr1,241
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1931 London County Council election: Battersea South [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Harry Selley 8,397
Municipal Reform Charles James Allpass8,258
Labour Edward William Coles4,566
Labour I. O. Thomas4,553
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1934 London County Council election: Battersea South [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Harry Selley 8,583
Municipal Reform Charles James Allpass8,350
Labour E. R. Smith7,790
Labour Barbara Drake 7,744
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1937 London County Council election: Battersea South [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Edward Curzon 9,800
Municipal Reform Charles James Allpass9,715
Labour David Rapoport9,601
Labour Ronald McKinnon Wood 9,542
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1946 London County Council election: Battersea South [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Rapoport7,982
Labour Dorothy Archibald 7,541
Conservative E. Partridge6,057
Conservative Edward Curzon 5,622
Communist Molly Keith811
Communist J. Evans774
Labour gain from Municipal Reform Swing
Labour gain from Municipal Reform Swing
1949 London County Council election: Battersea South [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Morgan11,794
Conservative Frank Abbott11,788
Conservative Stewart Skingle11,406
Labour Dorothy Archibald 10,446
Labour N. F. Hidden10,189
Labour C. Nairnsey9,993
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative win (new seat)
1952 London County Council election: Battersea South [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William S. Hodgson11,620
Labour Reginald Harold Plant11,568
Labour Henry Stillman11,561
Conservative I. N. Samuel11,406
Conservative Frank Abbott11,249
Conservative Stewart Skingle11,175
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
1955 London County Council election: Battersea South [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frank Abbott8,627
Conservative Albert Charles Marshall8,563
Conservative Douglas Rayment8,478
Labour Harbans Lall Gulati 8,314
Labour Helen Kiely7,918
Labour William S. Hodgson7,917
Liberal N. Goodall1,148
Liberal G. Pedrick1,049
Liberal S. Trustman839
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
1958 London County Council election: Battersea South [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harbans Lall Gulati 8,397
Labour Peggy Jay 8,337
Labour Marie Jenkins8,077
Conservative Ian Samuel6,248
Conservative Frank Abbott6,169
Conservative F. Horne6,086
Liberal Cecil V. Gittins2,299
Liberal V. J. Howe2,210
Liberal B. Weekley2,030
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
1961 London County Council election: Battersea South [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Samuel7,899
Conservative Muriel Bowen 7,757
Conservative Frank Abbott7,706
Labour Harbans Lall Gulati 7,338
Labour Marie Jenkins7,141
Labour P. Goldacre7,070
Liberal C. V. Gittins2,421
Liberal C. J. V. Hurley2,282
Liberal B. Weekley2,032
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

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References

  1. 1 2 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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