Finsbury_(London_County_Council_constituency)
Finsbury 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.
Quick Facts Former constituency, Created ...
Finsbury | |
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Former constituency for the London County Council | |
Former constituency | |
Created | 1919 |
Abolished | 1949 |
Member(s) | 2 |
Created from | Finsbury Central and Finsbury East |
Replaced by | Shoreditch and Finsbury |
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More information Year, Name ...
Year | Name | Party | Name | Party | ||
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1919 | Alfred Baker | Progressive | George Gillett | Progressive | ||
1922 | Otho Nicholson | Municipal Reform | Rachel Mary Parsons | Municipal Reform | ||
1925 | James Duncan | Municipal Reform | Ernest Taylor | Municipal Reform | ||
1928 | William Harry Martin | Labour | Charles Robert Simpson | Labour | ||
1934 | George Edward Hayes | Labour | ||||
1946 | Barbara Marian Dobb | Labour | Chuni Lal Katial | Labour |
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Progressive | George Gillett | 2,897 | 29.9 | ||
Progressive | Alfred Baker | 2,569 | 26.5 | ||
Municipal Reform | Henry Baldwin Barton | 2,146 | 22.2 | ||
Municipal Reform | James Little | 2,073 | 21.4 | ||
Majority | 423 | 4.3 | |||
Progressive hold | Swing | ||||
Progressive hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Municipal Reform | Otho Nicholson | 5,778 | 25.7 | +3.5 | |
Municipal Reform | Rachel Mary Parsons | 5,636 | 25.1 | +3.7 | |
Labour | C. H. Brew | 3,222 | 14.3 | n/a | |
Labour | Charles Simpson | 3,109 | 13.8 | n/a | |
Progressive | Alfred Baker | 2,464 | 11.0 | -18.9 | |
Progressive | Ida Samuel | 2,253 | 10.0 | -16.5 | |
Majority | 2,414 | 10.8 | 15.1 | ||
Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing | ||||
Municipal Reform hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Municipal Reform | Ernest Taylor | 5,318 | |||
Municipal Reform | James Duncan | 4,981 | |||
Labour | Charles Simpson | 4,860 | |||
Labour | William Harry Martin | 4,844 | |||
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Municipal Reform hold | Swing | ||||
Municipal Reform hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | William Harry Martin | 7,212 | |||
Labour | Charles Simpson | 7,207 | |||
Municipal Reform | Alexander Henry Melvill Wedderburn | 4,365 | |||
Municipal Reform | Alfred P. Harrison | 4,332 | |||
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Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Charles Simpson | 5,866 | |||
Labour | William Harry Martin | 5,863 | |||
Municipal Reform | J. M. Naylor | 4,259 | |||
Municipal Reform | K. W. M. Green | 4,220 | |||
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Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | William Harry Martin | 7,409 | |||
Labour | George Edward Hayes | 7,383 | |||
National Municipal | M. Franklin | 3,226 | |||
National Municipal | Fordham Flower | 3,213 | |||
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Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | William Harry Martin | 7,968 | |||
Labour | George Edward Hayes | 7,896 | |||
Municipal Reform | G. H. Fletcher | 3,835 | |||
Municipal Reform | F. F. A. Burden | 3,775 | |||
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Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Barbara Marian Dobb | 3,044 | |||
Labour | Chuni Lal Katial | 2,931 | |||
Conservative | A. G. Webb | 1,727 | |||
Conservative | C. R. Purnell | 1,719 | |||
Communist | Kay Beauchamp | 1,167 | |||
Communist | Ann C. Murray | 1,067 | |||
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Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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- 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.