Clapham
Former constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created1889
Abolished1965
Member(s)2 (to 1949)
3 (from 1949)

Clapham was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1889 and the council's abolition, in 1965. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name.

Councillors

Year Name Party Name Party Name Party
1889 Thomas Lorimer Corbett Moderate Arthur Rotton Moderate Two seats until 1949
1892 Fred Henderson Labour Progressive Henry Hollier Hood Barrs Progressive
1893 Arthur Rotton Moderate
1895 Thomas Lorimer Corbett Moderate
1901 Thomas Penn Gaskell Moderate
1907 James William Domoney Municipal Reform Clement Kinloch-Cooke Municipal Reform
1910 Alexander Murray Municipal Reform Robert Sebag-Montefiore Municipal Reform
1913 H. E. S. Parsons Municipal Reform
1915 William Henry Peruzzi Gibson Municipal Reform
1919 Herbert Francis Golds Municipal Reform George Bettesworth Piggott Municipal Reform
1921 Cyril Henry Montague Jacobs Municipal Reform
1922 John Dodson Municipal Reform
1934 John Leigh Municipal Reform
1934 Bertram Mills Municipal Reform
1938 John Battley Labour
1946 Leslie Banks Labour Alfred Bransom Labour
1949 William Charles Bonney Conservative Irene Dowling Conservative Neville Rayner Conservative
1952 Leslie Banks Labour James Benjamin Hayward Labour Christina Lawrence Labour
1955 Muriel Gumbel Conservative Francis Hadwen Conservative Geoffrey Mowbray Conservative
1958 Leslie Banks Labour Terence Dermott Cranfield Labour Winifred Katz Labour
1961 William Walter Emden Conservative Lintorn Trevor Highett Conservative Ursula Tracey Conservative

Election results

1889 London County Council election: Clapham[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Moderate Thomas Lorimer Corbett 2,501
Moderate Arthur Rotton 2,336
Progressive Horace Turner 2,286
Progressive Charles Conybeare 1,883
Moderate win (new seat)
Moderate win (new seat)
1892 London County Council election: Clapham[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Progressive Fred Henderson 4,063
Progressive Henry Hollier Hood Barrs 4,007
Moderate Arthur Rotton 3,150
Moderate Thomas Lorimer Corbett 3,147
Labour Progressive gain from Moderate Swing
Progressive gain from Moderate Swing
1893 Clapham by-election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Moderate Arthur Rotton 3,607
Progressive David Martineau 3,422
Moderate gain from Progressive Swing
1895 London County Council election: Clapham[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Moderate Arthur Rotton 4,191
Moderate Thomas Lorimer Corbett 4,172
Progressive C. J. Rowe 3,307
Progressive J. B. Batten 3,292
Moderate gain from Labour Progressive Swing
Moderate gain from Progressive Swing
1898 London County Council election: Clapham[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Moderate Arthur Rotton 4,785
Moderate Thomas Lorimer Corbett 4,757
Progressive D. Martineau 3,929
Progressive Harry Gosling 3,842
Moderate hold Swing
Moderate hold Swing
1901 London County Council election: Clapham[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Rotton 4,141 34.2
Conservative Thomas Penn Gaskell 4,058 33.5
Progressive George Hewitt 3,903 32.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
1904 London County Council election: Clapham[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Rotton 5,910
Conservative Thomas Penn Gaskell 5,764
Progressive John George Kipling 5,544
Progressive E. C. Pannett 5,408
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
1907 London County Council election: Clapham[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform James William Domoney 10,200
Municipal Reform Clement Kinloch-Cooke 10,158
Progressive A. Glegg 7,320
Progressive John George Kipling 7,276
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1910 London County Council election: Clapham[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Alexander Murray 9,184 30.6
Municipal Reform Robert Sebag-Montefiore 9,087 30.3
Progressive F. Griffiths 5,864 19.5
Progressive William Watts 5,861 19.5
Majority 3,223 10.8
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1913 London County Council election: Clapham[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Robert Sebag-Montefiore 8,890 28.0 -2.3
Municipal Reform Herbert James Francis Parsons 8,881 27.9 -2.7
Progressive Hubert Beaumont 7,049 22.2 +2.7
Progressive Oswald Partington 6,971 21.9 +2.4
Majority 1,832 5.7
Municipal Reform hold Swing -2.5
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1919 London County Council election: Clapham[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform George Bettesworth Piggott Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform Herbert Francis Golds Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Clapham by-election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Cyril Jacobs 7,293 66.7
Labour Frederick Thoresby 3,638 33.3
Majority 3,655
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1922 London County Council election: Clapham[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Cyril Jacobs 8,993 36.3
Municipal Reform John Dodson 8,707 35.2
Labour H. Harries 3,522 14.2 n/a
Labour A. S. Albery 3,522 14.2 n/a
Majority 5,185 21.0 n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
1925 London County Council election: Clapham[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Cyril Jacobs 5,871
Municipal Reform John Dodson 5,825
Labour John Lincoln Mahon 2,985
Labour James Kaylor 2,956
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1928 London County Council election: Clapham[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Cyril Jacobs Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform John Dodson Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1931 London County Council election: Clapham[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform John Dodson 5,429
Municipal Reform Cyril Jacobs 5,256
Labour A. M. Tapp 2,450
Labour Thomas Dawson 2,445
Liberal John Henry Clarke 1,444
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1934 London County Council election: Clapham[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform John Leigh 5,861
Municipal Reform Cyril Jacobs 5,782
Labour Leslie Banks 4,446
Labour George Hay 4,419
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Clapham by-election, 1934[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Bertram Mills 5,378
Ind. Labour Party Hilda Browning 2,825
Majority 2,553
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1937 London County Council election: Clapham[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform John Leigh 8,968
Municipal Reform Bertram Mills 8,793
Labour John Battley 7,153
Labour Leslie Banks 7,147
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Clapham by-election 1938[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Battley 6,366
Municipal Reform Norman Bower 6,309
Majority 57
Labour gain from Municipal Reform Swing
1946 London County Council election: Clapham[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Leslie Banks 6,121
Labour Alfred Bransom 6,011
Conservative William Charles Bonney 4,360
Conservative Irene Dowling 4,170
Liberal C. E. Paterson 1,010
Liberal J. G. Richards 906
Majority
Labour gain from Municipal Reform Swing
Labour gain from Municipal Reform Swing
1949 London County Council election: Clapham[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Charles Bonney 15,476
Conservative Irene Dowling 15,195
Conservative Neville Rayner 14,387
Labour Leslie Banks 13,670
Labour Leah L'Estrange Malone 13,011
Labour Albert Samuels 12,593
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
1952 London County Council election: Clapham[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Leslie Banks 16,709
Labour James Benjamin Hayward 16,327
Labour Christina Lawrence 16,269
Conservative W. G. Clark 14,700
Conservative Irene Dowling 14,650
Conservative Neville Rayner 14,348
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
1955 London County Council election: Clapham[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Muriel Gumbel 12,332
Conservative Francis Hadwen 12,308
Conservative Geoffrey Mowbray 12,165
Labour Leslie Banks 12,041
Labour C. Lawrence 11,601
Labour E. Horton 11,549
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
1958 London County Council election: Clapham[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Leslie Banks 13,372
Labour Winifred Katz 13,030
Labour T. D. Cranfield 13,004
Conservative Muriel Gumbel 9,286
Conservative P. D. Johnson 9,108
Conservative Geoffrey Mowbray 9,056
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
1961 London County Council election: Clapham[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. W. Emden 12,216
Conservative Ursula Tracey 12,078
Conservative Lintorn Highett 12,018
Labour Winifred Katz 11,896
Labour E. Horstead 11,892
Labour C. J. Blau 11,874
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

References

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  9. ^ The New Hazell Annual and Almanack, 1916
  10. ^ a b London Municipal Notes - Volumes 18-23, London Municipal Society
  11. ^ "LCC Elections: Results declared yesterday". The Times. 7 March 1925.
  12. ^ "LCC Election: Full results of polling". The Times. 10 March 1928.
  13. ^ "LCC Election: Seven seats lost by Labour". The Times. 7 March 1931.
  14. ^ "LCC Election: Full results of the poll". The Times. 10 March 1934.
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  16. ^ "New LCC: Labour's increased majority". The Times. 6 March 1937.
  17. ^ "Labour gain in Clapham". The Times. 20 May 1938.
  18. ^ "The New LCC: Labour gains in a low poll". The Times. 9 March 1946.
  19. ^ "LCC Polling". The Times. 9 April 1949.
  20. ^ "London County Council: Election results". The Times. 5 April 1952.
  21. ^ "LCC results: Conservatives make headway". The Times. 25 April 1955.
  22. ^ "Complete results of London County Council elections". The Times. 18 April 1958.
  23. ^ "London County Council polling results". The Times. 14 April 1961.
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