Hackney South
Former constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created1889
Abolished1955
Member(s)2 (to 1949)
3 (from 1949)
Replaced byBethnal Green and Hackney Central

Hackney South was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1889 and 1955. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name. The seat largely became Hackney Central, with part moved into Bethnal Green.

Councillors

Year Name Party Name Party Name Party
1889 George Bethell Holmes Progressive John Jones Progressive Two seats until 1949
1892 James Bannerman Progressive
1895 Arthur Humphrey Labour Progressive Alfred Smith Progressive
1898 Edmond Browne Progressive
1907 William Augustus Casson Progressive Theodore Chapman Progressive
1913 George King Naylor Progressive
1916 Charles Winkley Progressive
1919 John James McClelland Progressive
1922 Herbert Grant Progressive
1925 Alfred Baker Labour Ada Salter Labour
1928 Marshall Jackman Labour
1934 Charles Latham Labour
1943 Giles Charles Burton Labour
1946 William Nichols Labour
1949 Reginald Day Labour Bernard Homa Labour Peggy Jay Labour
1952 Hilary Halpin Labour Mary Ormerod Labour

Election results

1889 London County Council election: Hackney South[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive John Jones 2,071
Progressive George Bethell Holmes 1,968
Moderate John Lobb 1,863
Moderate Thomas Jackson 1,786
Progressive win (new seat)
Progressive win (new seat)
1892 London County Council election: Hackney South[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive George Bethell Holmes 2,795
Progressive James Bannerman 2,730
Moderate Frederick James Reilly 1,973
Moderate Lewis Edmunds 1,897
Progressive hold Swing
Progressive hold Swing
1895 London County Council election: Hackney South[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Progressive Arthur Humphrey 3,315
Progressive Alfred Smith 3,241
Moderate John Lobb 2,689
Moderate John Hely-Hutchinson 2,424
Independent C. Steel 89
Progressive hold Swing
Progressive hold Swing
1898 London County Council election: Hackney South[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Alfred Smith 3,360
Progressive Edmond Browne 3,174
Moderate C. Steel 2,484
Moderate Frederick Briscoe Oldfield 2,452
Ind. Labour Party Ramsay Macdonald 379
Progressive hold Swing
Progressive hold Swing
1901 London County Council election: Hackney South[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Edmond Browne 4,231 33.6 +5.9
Progressive Alfred Smith 4,169 33.1 +3.8
Conservative Maurice Edmund Arnold Wallis 2,117 16.8 -4.9
Conservative Frederick Briscoe Oldfield 2,068 16.4 -5.0
Progressive hold Swing
Progressive hold Swing +4.9
1904 London County Council election: Hackney South[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Edmond Browne 4,318
Progressive Alfred Smith 4,316
Municipal Reform Stanley Boulter 1,776
Municipal Reform R. M. Craig 1,767
Majority
Progressive hold Swing
Progressive hold Swing
1907 London County Council election: Hackney South[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Theodore Chapman 5,225
Progressive William Augustus Casson 5,138
Municipal Reform C. Winkley 3,325
Municipal Reform G. Naylor 3,285
Majority
Progressive hold Swing
Progressive hold Swing (({swing))}
1910 London County Council election: Hackney South[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Theodore Chapman 4,947 32.0
Progressive William Augustus Casson 4,867 31.5
Municipal Reform William Deedes 2,830 18.3
Municipal Reform Master of Saltoun 2,809 18.2
Majority
Progressive hold Swing
Progressive hold Swing
1913 London County Council election: Hackney South[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform George King Naylor 3,132 25.5 +7.2
Progressive Theodore Chapman 3,109 25.3 -6.7
Municipal Reform James Ernest Brudenell-Bruce 3,059 24.9 +6.7
Progressive C. Watson 2,981 24.3 -7.2
Majority 50 0.4 -12.8
Municipal Reform gain from Progressive Swing +7.2
Progressive hold Swing +6.7
1919 London County Council election: Hackney South[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Theodore Chapman Unopposed n/a n/a
Progressive John James McClelland Unopposed n/a n/a
Progressive hold Swing n/a
Progressive gain from Municipal Reform Swing n/a
1922 London County Council election: Hackney South[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Theodore Chapman 4,588 32.0 n/a
Progressive H. O. Grant 4,416 30.8 n/a
Labour E. Wigan 2,669 18.6 n/a
Labour Emma Boyce 2,662 18.6 n/a
Majority 1,747 12.2 n/a
Progressive hold Swing n/a
Progressive hold Swing n/a
1925 London County Council election: Hackney South[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ada Salter 4,869
Labour Alfred Baker 4,811
Progressive G. J. Holmes 4,494
Municipal Reform R. M. Dix 4,425 n/a
Majority
Labour gain from Progressive Swing
Labour gain from Progressive Swing
1928 London County Council election: Hackney South[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alfred Baker 5,190
Labour Marshall Jackman 5,158
Municipal Reform Gladys Cecil 3,513
Municipal Reform C. H. Moore 3,432
Liberal V. Mathews 2,390
Liberal Joseph James Davies 2,351
Independent Labour Wal Hannington 676
Independent Labour G. Lee 650
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1931 London County Council election: Hackney South[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Marshall Jackman 4,682
Labour Alfred Baker 4,628
Anti-Socialist A. E. Smith 4,119
Anti-Socialist A. H. Molson 4,115
Communist A. V. Leicht 158
Communist A. Massic 151
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1934 London County Council election: Hackney South[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Latham 7,678
Labour Alfred Baker 7,662
Municipal Reform A. E. Smith 3,953
Municipal Reform G. Gardiner 3,873
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1937 London County Council election: Hackney South[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alfred Baker 9,102
Labour Charles Latham 9,051
Municipal Reform A. Ackerman 4,580
Municipal Reform H. P. M. Bower 4,538
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1946 London County Council election: Hackney South[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Giles Charles Burton 4,687
Labour William Nichols 4,602
Conservative A. H. Davey 1,576
Conservative E. T. Smith 1,447
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1949 London County Council election: Hackney South[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bernard Homa 14,251
Labour Peggy Jay 13,892
Labour Reginald Day 13,206
Conservative J. Milbourne 9,775
Conservative Montague Moustardier 9,748
Conservative J. A. Pritchard 9,627
Communist Solly Kaye 3,955
Communist Bob Darke 3,227
Communist Morrie Blaston 3,030
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1952 London County Council election: Hackney South[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bernard Homa 17,014
Labour Hilary Halpin 16,239
Labour Mary Ormerod 15,193
Conservative R. P. Hornby 6,482
Conservative J. W. Milbourne 5,956
Conservative H. C. Coulter 5,681
Communist Solly Kaye 1,373
Communist Morrie Blaston 1,303
Communist John Betteridge 1,234
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ^ a b "The London County Council election". The Times. 7 March 1892.
  2. ^ "The London County Council election". The Times. 4 March 1895.
  3. ^ "London County Council election: results of the polling". The Times. 26 February 1898.
  4. ^ "London County Council Election." Times [London, England] 4 Mar. 1901: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 22 Sept. 2016.
  5. ^ "London County Council election". The Times. 7 March 1904.
  6. ^ "London County Council election: great Municipal Reform victory". The Times. 4 March 1907.
  7. ^ "London County Council Election." Times [London, England] 7 Mar. 1910: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 1 May 2016.
  8. ^ London Municipal Notes, 1913
  9. ^ a b London Municipal Notes - Volumes 18-23, London Municipal Society
  10. ^ "LCC Elections: Municipal Reform Leading". The Times. 6 March 1925.
  11. ^ "LCC Election: Full results of polling". The Times. 10 March 1928.
  12. ^ "LCC Election: Seven seats lost by Labour". The Times. 7 March 1931.
  13. ^ "LCC Election: Full results of the poll". The Times. 10 March 1934.
  14. ^ "New LCC: Labour's increased majority". The Times. 6 March 1937.
  15. ^ "The New LCC: Labour gains in a low poll". The Times. 9 March 1946.
  16. ^ "LCC Polling". The Times. 9 April 1949.
  17. ^ "London County Council: Election results". The Times. 5 April 1952.
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