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

Paddington South 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 George Fardell Moderate George David Harris Moderate Two seats until 1949
1898 Henry Andrade Harben Conservative George David Harris Moderate
1901 Henry Percy Harris Conservative
1907 Melvill Beachcroft Municipal Reform
1910 John Burgess-Preston Karslake Municipal Reform Harry Lewis-Barned Municipal Reform
1930 John Temple Scriven Municipal Reform
1931 Harold Vaughan Kenyon Municipal Reform
1936 Henry Studholme Municipal Reform
1945 Ernest Hyatt Municipal Reform
1946 Norris Kenyon Conservative Frederick Lawrence Conservative
1949 Thelma de Chair Conservative
1955 Edward Clive Bigham Conservative
1958 Montagu Lowry-Corry Conservative

Election results

1898 London County Council election: Paddington South[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Harris 2,190
Conservative Henry Andrade Harben 2,146
Progressive Charles George Paddon 620
Progressive H. C. Biron 614
Moderate hold Swing
1901 London County Council election: Paddington South[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Harris 1,618 43.1 -1.1
Conservative Henry Andrade Harben 1,611 42.9 -0.4
Progressive Charles George Paddon 524 14.0 +1.5
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing -1.5
1904 London County Council election: Paddington South[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Andrade Harben 2,608
Conservative Henry Percy Harris 2,580
Progressive J. Kennedy 970
Progressive D. Vaughan Owen 937
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
1907 London County Council election: Paddington South[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Melvill Beachcroft 3,763
Municipal Reform Henry Percy Harris 3,709
Progressive J. S. Holmes 843
Progressive Alfred Young Mayell 816
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1910 London County Council election: Paddington South[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform John Burgess-Preston Karslake 3,226
Municipal Reform Harry Barned Lewis-Barned 3,200
Progressive E. E. Hayward 984
Progressive Alfred Young Mayell 946
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1913 London County Council election: Paddington South[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform John Burgess-Preston Karslake 3,353
Municipal Reform Harry Barned Lewis-Barned 3,316
Progressive Reymond Hervey de Montmorency 817
Progressive Alfred Young Mayell 805
Majority 2,499
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1919 London County Council election: Paddington South[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform John Burgess-Preston Karslake
Municipal Reform Harry Lewis-Barned
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1922 London County Council election: Paddington South[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform John Burgess-Preston Karslake Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform Harry Lewis-Barned Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1925 London County Council election: Paddington South[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform John Burgess-Preston Karslake 4,759 n/a
Municipal Reform Harry Lewis-Barned 4,629 n/a
Labour A. Farrer 1,175 n/a
Labour Leopold Spero 1,139 n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1928 London County Council election: Paddington South[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform John Burgess-Preston Karslake Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform Harry Lewis-Barned Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Paddington South by-election, 1930[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform John Temple Scriven Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1931 London County Council election: Paddington South[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Harold Vaughan Kenyon Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform John Temple Scriven Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1934 London County Council election: Paddington South[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Harold Vaughan Kenyon 5,647 n/a
Municipal Reform John Temple Scriven 5,574 n/a
Labour J. E. MacColl 2,251 n/a
Labour G. Hill 2,200 n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1937 London County Council election: Paddington South[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Harold Vaughan Kenyon 7,531
Municipal Reform Henry Studholme 7,276
Labour J. E. MacColl 2,941
Labour B. Ash 2,817
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1946 London County Council election: Paddington South[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Norris Kenyon 7,354
Municipal Reform Frederick Lawrence 7,317
Labour F. Hardie 3,648
Labour R. Chinn 3,595
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
1949 London County Council election: Paddington South[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frederick Lawrence 13,093
Conservative Norris Kenyon 13,085
Conservative Thelma de Chair 13,005
Labour Charles Wegg-Prosser 4,581
Labour H. Browne 4,284
Labour M. Pawley 4,261
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
1952 London County Council election: Paddington South[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Norris Kenyon 11,909
Conservative Frederick Lawrence 11,857
Conservative Thelma de Chair 11,700
Labour Charles Wegg-Prosser 5,781
Labour A. Dumont 4,619
Labour C. L. James 4,583
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
1955 London County Council election: Paddington South[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Norris Kenyon 9,857
Conservative Frederick Lawrence 9,778
Conservative Edward Clive Bigham 9,771
Labour A. Dumont 3,446
Labour M. Haston 3,425
Labour C. Somers 3,337
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
1958 London County Council election: Paddington South[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Norris Kenyon 7,579
Conservative Frederick Lawrence 7,512
Conservative Edward Clive Bigham 7,434
Labour J. Alford 4,974
Labour William Dow 4,949
Labour H. Gray 4,890
Liberal P. Bradney 945
Liberal S. M. Cowan 926
Liberal A. R. P. Ducros 611
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
1961 London County Council election: Paddington South[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frederick Lawrence 8,352
Conservative Montagu Lowry-Corry 8,187
Conservative Edward Clive Bigham 8,105
Labour William Dow 4,413
Labour C. Genese 4,324
Labour P. Park 4,205
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative 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: Municipal Reform Leading". The Times. 6 March 1925.
  9. ^ "LCC Election: Full results of polling". The Times. 10 March 1928.
  10. ^ "New London County Councillor". The Times. 30 January 1930.
  11. ^ "LCC Election: Seven seats lost by Labour". The Times. 7 March 1931.
  12. ^ "LCC Election: Full results of the poll". The Times. 10 March 1934.
  13. ^ "New LCC: Labour's increased majority". The Times. 6 March 1937.
  14. ^ "The New LCC: Labour gains in a low poll". The Times. 9 March 1946.
  15. ^ "LCC Polling". The Times. 9 April 1949.
  16. ^ "London County Council: Election results". The Times. 5 April 1952.
  17. ^ "LCC results: Conservatives make headway". The Times. 25 April 1955.
  18. ^ "Complete results of London County Council elections". The Times. 18 April 1958.
  19. ^ "No change in last LCC results". The Times. 15 April 1961.
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