Hammersmith North
Former constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created1919
Abolished1965
Member(s)2 (to 1949)
3 (from 1949)
Created fromHammersmith

Hammersmith North was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1919 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
1919 David Cawdron Municipal Reform Frank Mayle Municipal Reform Two seats until 1949
1922 John Beresford Municipal Reform
1925 Marshall Hays Municipal Reform Priscilla Worsthorne Municipal Reform
1928 Francis William Bowie Labour
1931 Moyra Goff Municipal Reform Lindsay Richard Venn Municipal Reform
1934 Hubert Foden-Pattinson Labour Thomas Henry Jones Labour
1937 William Henry Church Labour
1946 James Bishop Bennie Labour
1949 Reginald James Buckingham Labour Jane Phillips Labour Edward Ernest Woods Labour
1952 Norman Prichard Labour

Election results

1919 London County Council election: Hammersmith North[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Frank Mayle 1,557 36.4
Municipal Reform David Cawdron 1,421 33.2
Labour T. Martin 1,296 30.3
Majority 125 2.9
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1922 London County Council election: Hammersmith North[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform David Cawdron 5,104 31.4 -1.8
Municipal Reform John Beresford 5,066 31.2 -5.2
Labour John Thomas Westcott 3,049 18.8 n/a
Labour T. Martin 3,026 18.6 -11.7
Majority 2,017 12.4 +9.5
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1925 London County Council election: Hammersmith North[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Marshall Hays 5,372
Municipal Reform Priscilla Worsthorne 5,100
Labour William Henry Church 4,157
Labour G. R. Bennett 4,063
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1928 London County Council election: Hammersmith North[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Marshall Hays 6,330
Labour Francis Bowie 6,240
Labour Barbara Drake 6,200
Municipal Reform Priscilla Worsthorne 6,033
Majority
Labour gain from Municipal Reform Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1931 London County Council election: Hammersmith North[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Lindsay Richard Venn 4,890
Municipal Reform Moyra Goff 4,858
Labour Francis Bowie 4,126
Labour Barbara Drake 4,089
Communist John Mahon 304
Communist W. C. Parrish 292
Majority
Municipal Reform gain from Labour Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1934 London County Council election: Hammersmith North[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hubert Pattinson 7,025
Labour Thomas Henry Jones 7,008
Municipal Reform Moyra Goff 4,484
Municipal Reform Lindsay Richard Venn 4,411
Communist J. Massey 270
Communist N. Usher 210
Majority
Labour gain from Municipal Reform Swing
Labour gain from Municipal Reform Swing
1937 London County Council election: Hammersmith North[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas Henry Jones 9,394
Labour William Henry Church 9,358
Municipal Reform Doris Modlum 5,313
Municipal Reform H. N. Edwards 5,284
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1946 London County Council election: Hammersmith North[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas Henry Jones 7,021
Labour James Bishop Bennie 6,981
Conservative B. Martin 2,303
Conservative Lindsay Richard Venn 2,293
Communist P. C. Griffith 1,005
Communist P. Rosenfeld 782
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1949 London County Council election: Hammersmith North[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Edward Ernest Woods 10,399
Labour Jane Phillips 10,370
Labour Reginald James Buckingham 10,216
Conservative Eva Tedder 6,813
Conservative R. Enfield 6,660
Conservative L. J. Yorks 6,528
Labour win (new seat)
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1952 London County Council election: Hammersmith North[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jane Phillips 13,306
Labour Edward Ernest Woods 12,881
Labour Norman Prichard 12,871
Conservative C. F. Edwards 5,047
Conservative P. M. Watson 4,933
Conservative D. P. Boulting 4,740
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1955 London County Council election: Hammersmith North[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jane Phillips 10,694
Labour Norman Prichard 10,667
Labour Edward Ernest Woods 10,502
Conservative A. Bowden 5,583
Conservative P. MacKinnon 5,540
Conservative D. P. Boulting 5,449
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1958 London County Council election: Hammersmith North[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jane Phillips 11,581
Labour Edward Ernest Woods 11,547
Labour Norman Prichard 11,508
Conservative J. Nugent 3,446
Conservative D. E. Fearn 3,438
Conservative A. W. Brewer 3,421
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1961 London County Council election: Hammersmith North[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jane Phillips 10,360
Labour Norman Prichard 10,096
Labour Edward Ernest Woods 9,888
Conservative M. P. Page Wood 4,825
Conservative B. Hawley 4,381
Conservative V. Kopecky 4,168
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ^ a b London Municipal Notes - Volumes 18-23, London Municipal Society
  2. ^ "LCC Elections: Municipal Reform Leading". The Times. 6 March 1925.
  3. ^ "LCC Election: Full results of polling". The Times. 10 March 1928.
  4. ^ "LCC Election: Seven seats lost by Labour". The Times. 7 March 1931.
  5. ^ "LCC Election: Full results of the poll". The Times. 10 March 1934.
  6. ^ "New LCC: Labour's increased majority". The Times. 6 March 1937.
  7. ^ "The New LCC: Labour gains in a low poll". The Times. 9 March 1946.
  8. ^ "LCC Polling". The Times. 9 April 1949.
  9. ^ "London County Council: Election results". The Times. 5 April 1952.
  10. ^ "LCC results: Conservatives make headway". The Times. 25 April 1955.
  11. ^ "Complete results of London County Council elections". The Times. 18 April 1958.
  12. ^ "London County Council polling results". The Times. 14 April 1961.
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