Lambeth North
Former constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created1889
Abolished1949
Member(s)2
Replaced byVauxhall

Lambeth North 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.

Councillors

Year Name Party Name Party
1889 Henry Bell Moderate James Rolls Hoare Moderate
1892 Charles Ford Progressive Frank Smith Progressive
1895 Spencer Barclay Heward Progressive
1898 Frank Smith Progressive
1901 William Wightman Progressive Robert Williams Progressive
1904 Jabez Williams Moderate
1905 Frank Briant Progressive
1907 Frank Smith Labour
1913 Louis Courtauld Municipal Reform
1919 Owen Jacobsen Progressive Rose Lamartine Yates Independent
1922 Reginald Myer Progressive Richard Charles Powell Labour
1925 George Strauss Labour
1928 Jennie Adamson Labour
1931 Frank Briant Liberal Ida Samuel Liberal
1934 Reginald Ellison Labour Ada Emily Gray Labour
1937 Will Lockyer Labour
1946 Patricia Strauss Labour

Election results

1898 London County Council election: Lambeth North[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Charles Ford 1,849
Progressive Frank Smith 1,557
Moderate Charles Ansell 1,252
Moderate R. Mortimer 1,072
Progressive hold Swing
1901 London County Council election: Lambeth North[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Robert Williams 1,677 27.4 -4.9
Progressive William Wightman 1,761 28.8 +1.6
Conservative Jabez Williams 1,357 22.2 +3.5
Conservative Charles Ansell 1,329 21.7 -0.1
Progressive hold Swing
Progressive hold Swing -3.3
1904 London County Council election: Lambeth North[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive William Wightman 1,180
Conservative Jabez Williams 1,132
Conservative A. Brooks 1,103
Progressive J. G. Gregory 1,028
Independent Progressive William Edward Clery 422
Independent Progressive J. Clark 419
Independent Progressive William Henry Lock 265
Majority
Progressive hold Swing
Municipal Reform gain from Progressive Swing
1907 London County Council election: Lambeth North[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Frank Briant 2,360
Labour Frank Smith 2,249
Municipal Reform Jabez Williams 2,080
Municipal Reform G. Hinds 2,077
Majority
Progressive hold Swing
Labour gain from Municipal Reform Swing
1910 London County Council election: Lambeth North[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Frank Briant 2,262
Labour Frank Smith 1,930
Municipal Reform H. Norris 1,780
Municipal Reform Henry Charlewood Turner 1,753
Majority
Progressive hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1913 London County Council election: Lambeth North[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Frank Briant 2,370 27.5 -1.8
Municipal Reform Louis Courtauld 2,118 24.5 +1.5
Municipal Reform William Gough-Cook 2,105 24.4 +1.7
Labour Frank Smith 2,037 23.6 -1.4
Majority 13 0.1
Progressive hold Swing -1.7
Municipal Reform gain from Labour Swing +1.5
1919 London County Council election: Lambeth North[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Owen Jacobsen 2,656 38.1
Independent Rose Lamartine Yates 2,619 37.6 n/a
Municipal Reform Louis Courtauld 885 12.7
Municipal Reform Camac Wilkinson 809 11.6
Majority 1,734 24.9
Progressive hold Swing
Independent gain from Municipal Reform Swing n/a
1922 London County Council election: Lambeth North[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Charles Powell 3,019 17.3 n/a
Progressive Reginald Myer 3,015 17.2 -20.9
Progressive Frank Dawson Lapthorn 3,015 17.2 n/a
Labour J. C. Bessell 2,838 16.2 n/a
Municipal Reform R. T. Sharpe 2,802 16.0 +3.3
Municipal Reform T. Page 2,793 16.0 +4.4
Majority 0 0.0 -24.9
Labour gain from Independent Swing n/a
Progressive hold Swing
1925 London County Council election: Lambeth North[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Strauss 4,452
Labour Richard Charles Powell 4,331
Municipal Reform George Gordon 2,341
Municipal Reform F. H. Armstrong 2,299
Progressive Frank Dawson Lapthorn 1,776
Progressive Edith Neville 1,625
Majority
Labour gain from Progressive Swing
Labour hold Swing
1928 London County Council election: Lambeth North[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Strauss 4,303
Labour Jennie Adamson 4,239
Liberal Ida Samuel 2,665
Liberal Seth Coward 2,586
Municipal Reform R. Elwes 2,014
Municipal Reform N. G. Richards 1,998
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1931 London County Council election: Lambeth North[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Frank Briant 5,453
Liberal Ida Samuel 4,875
Labour Ada Gray 3,395
Labour George Strauss 3,384
Majority
Liberal gain from Labour Swing
Liberal gain from Labour Swing
1934 London County Council election: Lambeth North[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Reginald Ellison 4,867
Labour Ada Gray 4,854
Liberal Frank Briant 4,245
Liberal Ida Samuel 4,074
Majority
Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Swing
1937 London County Council election: Lambeth North[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ada Gray 6,059
Labour Will Lockyer 6,000
Municipal Reform J. W. Simpson 2,064
Municipal Reform Herbert Butcher 1,934
Liberal R. C. Shawyer 1,311
Liberal M. Allan 1,186
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1946 London County Council election: Lambeth North[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Patricia Strauss Unopposed n/a n/a
Labour Will Lockyer Unopposed n/a n/a
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

References

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