Islington_South_West_(London_County_Council_constituency)
Islington South West was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1949 and the council's abolition, in 1965. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name.
Quick Facts Former constituency, Created ...
| Islington South West | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the London County Council | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1949 |
| Abolished | 1965 |
| Member(s) | 3 |
| Created from | Islington South and Islington West |
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Duncan MacArthur Jackson | 11,018 | |||
| Labour | Hugh Jones | 10,578 | |||
| Labour | George Percival Wright | 10,470 | |||
| Conservative | Tom Howard | 8,075 | |||
| Conservative | V. E. Boatright | 7,192 | |||
| Conservative | J. E. Ridsdale | 6,872 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Hugh Jones | 13,042 | |||
| Labour | Reginald Stamp | 12,556 | |||
| Labour | Fred Powe | 12,536 | |||
| Conservative | Tom Howard | 5,672 | |||
| Conservative | V. E. Boatright | 5,049 | |||
| Conservative | H. Cawley | 5,025 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Hugh Jones | 7,531 | |||
| Labour | Fred Powe | 7,390 | |||
| Labour | Reginald Stamp | 7,260 | |||
| Conservative | L. C. Bassam | 2,752 | |||
| Conservative | M. Ganderton | 2,604 | |||
| Conservative | A. H. Rospo | 2,598 | |||
| Liberal | I. H. Buckingham | 700 | |||
| Liberal | M. H. Webber | 388 | |||
| Liberal | A. V. Stitt | 251 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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- Herbert Lygoe was elected unopposed in 1956.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Fred Powe | 7,456 | |||
| Labour | Herbert Lygoe | 7,361 | |||
| Labour | Reginald Stamp | 7,334 | |||
| Conservative | A. H. Rospo | 1,760 | |||
| Conservative | G. Leeson | 1,710 | |||
| Conservative | L. F. Bedford | 1,646 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Fred Powe | 6,846 | |||
| Labour | Herbert Lygoe | 6,777 | |||
| Labour | Reginald Stamp | 6,696 | |||
| Conservative | R. A. Abbott | 2,194 | |||
| Conservative | D. G. Gordon-Dean | 2,158 | |||
| Conservative | T. B. Judson | 2,057 | |||
| Communist | J. Moss | 964 | |||
| Union Movement | F. C. Wade | 886 | |||
| Union Movement | J. F. Kemp | 865 | |||
| Union Movement | F. Bailey | 854 | |||
| Liberal | R. H. Dodge | 629 | |||
| Liberal | W. E. Ferguson | 544 | |||
| Liberal | M. Levy | 488 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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- "LCC Polling". The Times. 9 April 1949.
- "London County Council: Election results". The Times. 5 April 1952.
- "LCC results: Conservative 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.