Southwark_Central_(London_County_Council_constituency)
Southwark Central 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 ...
Southwark Central | |
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Former constituency for the London County Council | |
Former constituency | |
Created | 1919 |
Abolished | 1949 |
Member(s) | 2 |
Created from | Newington West |
Replaced by | Southwark |
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More information Year, Name ...
Year | Name | Party | Name | Party | ||
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1919 | George Henry Cook | Progressive | James Daniel Gilbert | Progressive | ||
1928 | David Arlott | Labour | Kitty Colyer | Labour | ||
1931 | Harry Day | Labour | ||||
1939 | Ernest George Saunders | Labour | ||||
1946 | Albert Gates | Labour | John Keen | Labour |
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Progressive | James Daniel Gilbert | Unopposed | n/a | n/a | |
Progressive | George Henry Cook | Unopposed | n/a | n/a | |
Progressive hold | Swing | n/a | |||
Progressive hold | Swing | n/a | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Progressive | James Daniel Gilbert | 6,374 | 35.9 | n/a | |
Progressive | George Henry Cook | 6,154 | 34.7 | n/a | |
Labour | Lewis Silkin | 2,618 | 14.7 | n/a | |
Labour | W. Barrett | 2,611 | 14.7 | n/a | |
Majority | 3,536 | 20.0 | n/a | ||
Progressive hold | Swing | n/a | |||
Progressive hold | Swing | n/a | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Progressive | James Daniel Gilbert | 5,198 | |||
Progressive | George Henry Cook | 4,810 | |||
Labour | Alfred George Prichard | 3,189 | |||
Labour | F. Roberts | 3,148 | |||
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Progressive hold | Swing | ||||
Progressive hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Kitty Colyer | 5,391 | |||
Labour | David Arlott | 4,852 | |||
Liberal | James Daniel Gilbert | 4,796 | |||
Liberal | George Henry Cook | 4,534 | |||
Municipal Reform | C. B. Salmon | 1,823 | |||
Municipal Reform | Irene Dowling | 1,814 | |||
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Labour gain from Progressive | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Progressive | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Harry Day | 3,325 | |||
Labour | David Arlott | 3,037 | |||
Anti-Socialist | J. M. Oakey | 2,548 | |||
Anti-Socialist | F. Williams | 2,358 | |||
Independent | P. McCarthy | 1,973 | |||
Organised Unemployed | J. Fitzgerald | 123 | |||
Organised Unemployed | W. Newton | 111 | |||
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Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Harry Day | 5,309 | |||
Labour | David Arlott | 4,760 | |||
Liberal | P. McCarthy | 2,410 | |||
Liberal | James Robert Want | 2,225 | |||
Municipal Reform | Hugh Gough | 1,611 | |||
Municipal Reform | A. Mash | 1,502 | |||
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Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Harry Day | 6,291 | |||
Labour | David Arlott | 5,628 | |||
Municipal Progressive | James Robert Want | 3,517 | |||
Municipal Progressive | F. A. Stockdale | 3,476 | |||
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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 | Albert Gates | 3,745 | |||
Labour | John Keen | 3,653 | |||
Conservative | V. S. White | 777 | |||
Conservative | A. E. Lloyd | 763 | |||
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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.