Elections to Bethnal Green Council were held on 1 November 1928. All the council seats were up for election. The term of office for each Councillor being three years.

Background

Following the decision of the Labour Party to expel Communist Party members from their party, in Bethnal Green, a number of their council group were expelled, including leading figure Cllr. Joseph James Vaughan. The Communist Party responded by fielding a full slate of candidates in opposition to Labour Party candidates. Bethnal Green Liberals decided to end their nominal Progressive alliance with the Municipal Reform Party and stand candidates for the first time under the Liberal Party label.

Summary

In the previous elections in 1925, the Labour Party had won 17 of the 30 council seats, giving it a majority of Councillors. In 1928 the Liberal Party swept the board winning all 30 council seats.

Bethnal Green Borough Election Result 1928[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal 30 18 0 +18 100.0 52.4 8,059
  Labour 0 0 14 -14 0.0 30.9 4,750
  Communist 0 0 3 -3 0.0 9.4 1,441
  Municipal Reform 0 0 1 -1 0.0 7.4 1,137

Election result

* - Councillor seeking re-election

Comparisons are made with the 1925 election results.

East

No. 2 East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Garnham Edmonds * 3,777 53.4 +4.9
Liberal Charles Bennett * 3,664
Liberal Wesley Clark Chandler * 3,580
Liberal Arthur Charles Rawles 3,530
Liberal A T J Brooks 3,484
Liberal John Robert Davy 3,454
Liberal Alice Eleanor Davy 3,431
Liberal J Clark 3,424
Liberal Rowland Larkins 3,403
Labour C Adams 2,180 30.8 -13.0
Labour H E Adams * 2,176
Labour C Agombar 2,160
Labour J J W Bradley * 2,157
Labour Thomas Joseph Boyce 2,144
Labour A Bean 2,086
Labour F Jeffcote 2,035
Labour C Hoskins 1,972
Labour H Wilson 1,934
Municipal Reform William Shadforth * 680 9.6
Municipal Reform F Allen 583
Municipal Reform S Broadway 537
Municipal Reform J Dunn 502
Municipal Reform M Cunnington 476
Municipal Reform W Wells 464
Municipal Reform F Read 443
Communist G Buckmaster * 437 6.2
Municipal Reform M Sutherland 430
Municipal Reform B Treadgold 416
Communist M Elsbury 376
Communist J Clements 324
Communist M Greenberg 306
Communist I Goldman 295
Communist C White 292
Communist J Fedor 291
Communist B Tobin 291
Communist M Green 286

Liberal gain 2 from Labour and 1 from Municipal Reform

North

No. 1 North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Richard Edward Pearson 1,704 56.0 +22.2
Liberal H A Bacon 1,698
Liberal Stanley Brown 1,674
Liberal C Calnan 1,658
Liberal Kate Eleanor Rawles 1,629
Liberal R Cohen 1,563
Labour Daniel George Alabaster * 1,153 37.9 -13.5
Labour A G Clark * 1,121
Labour Charles William Hovell 1,095
Labour J Ough 1,093
Labour A Jenkins 1,085
Labour L Goldstein * 1,076
Communist G Buckmaster * 184
Communist H Buck 164
Communist R Wren 135
Communist M McAllister 132
Communist J King 126
Communist E Lonsinger 101

South

No. 3 South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael Richard Seymour 1,464 46.0 +2.1
Liberal William Groome 1,404
Liberal Mary Eleanor Elizabeth James 1,397
Liberal Sydney Lancaster Sarel 1,324
Liberal H J Ranson 1,296
Liberal William H Jones 1,279
Liberal L Haltrecht 1,223
Liberal Alfred W Holloway 1,213
Liberal William Charles McBeth 1,188
Labour W H Bryant 908 28.6 -16.7
Labour Charles William Hovell 878
Labour R Field 876
Labour J Hercock 872
Labour Allan Edward McAuliffe 860
Labour F Wilson 830
Labour G Prosser 825
Labour J Taylor 806
Labour H Smith 803
Communist Sam Elsbury * 522 16.4
Communist Rebecca Elsbury * 513
Communist J King 464
Communist H Buck 423
Communist I Greenberg 414
Communist J Clements 408
Communist S Lyons 401
Communist R Wren 398
Communist S Lazarus 386
Municipal Reform F Barns 288 9.1
Municipal Reform R George 272
Municipal Reform W Doidge 264
Municipal Reform F Webb 260

Liberal gain 3 from Labour and 3 from Communist

West

No. 4 West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J Harris 1,114 53.3 -7.5
Liberal Tom Brooks * 1,107
Liberal Lydia Dorothea Benoly * 1,105
Liberal George Bayley * 1,033
Liberal Albert J Sharman 1,002
Liberal Tom Peter Spring 912
Labour W Bailey 509 24.4 -14.8
Labour Daniel George Alabaster * 481
Labour J Robinson 411
Labour H Peaston 380
Labour G Hunt 360
Labour S Tate 358
Communist Sam Elsbury * 298 14.3
Communist E Applebaum 285
Communist S Bergman 241
Communist A Cohen 239
Communist J Cohen 222
Communist I Sulkin 207
Municipal Reform J Wilson 169 8.1
Municipal Reform E Watts 161
Municipal Reform F Gottlieb 157
Municipal Reform M Kornfield 153

Liberal hold 6

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References

  1. ^ Willis, Alan; Woollard, John (2000). Twentieth Century Local Election Results Volume 1: Election Results For the London County Council (1889-1961) and London Metropolitan Boroughs (1900–1928). Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre.
Preceded by
1925 Bethnal Green Borough election 		Bethnal Green local elections Succeeded by
1931 Bethnal Green Borough election
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