Shoreditch
Former constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created1919
Abolished1949
Member(s)2
Created fromHaggerston and Hoxton
Replaced byShoreditch and Finsbury

Shoreditch 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
1919 Charles Edward Taylor Labour Henry Ward Progressive
1922 Frank Stanley Henwood Progressive
1925 Thomas John Sillitoe Labour Alfred Walton Labour
1931 Henrietta Girling Labour Santo Jeger Labour
1946 Dorothy Thurtle Labour

Election results

1919 London County Council election: Shoreditch[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Henry Ward 1,701
Labour Charles Edward Taylor 1,464 35.3
Progressive Godfrey Vick 1,454
Municipal Reform W. Weber 1,116
Municipal Reform Rosamund Smith 1,110
Progressive hold Swing
Labour gain from Progressive Swing
1922 London County Council election: Shoreditch[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Henry Ward 4,015 28.7
Progressive Frank Stanley Henwood 3,814 27.2
Labour Charles Edward Taylor 3,215 23.0
Labour Alfred Walton 2,930 21.0
Majority 599 4.2
Progressive gain from Labour Swing
Progressive hold Swing
1925 London County Council election: Shoreditch[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas John Sillitoe 4,894
Labour Alfred Walton 4,876
Municipal Reform Moyra Goff 3,845
Municipal Reform J. E. Harwood 3,840
Majority
Labour gain from Progressive Swing
Labour gain from Progressive Swing
1928 London County Council election: Shoreditch[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas John Sillitoe 5,704
Labour Alfred Walton 5,573
Liberal Joseph Samuel Baker 4,286
Liberal James Edward Houseman 4,248
Municipal Reform Lois Sturt 2,770
Municipal Reform Napier Sturt 2,725
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1931 London County Council election: Shoreditch[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Santo Jeger 4,608
Labour Henrietta Girling 4,588
Liberal James Edward Houseman 2,677
Liberal George James Lusher-Pentney 2,376
Municipal Reform W. J. Fudge 2,092
Municipal Reform T. E. Crofts 2,013
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1934 London County Council election: Shoreditch[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Henrietta Girling 9,071
Labour Santo Jeger 8,888
People's Party James Edward Houseman 3,675
People's Party M. Christie 3,665
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1937 London County Council election: Shoreditch[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Henrietta Girling 11,098
Labour Santo Jeger 11,069
Municipal Reform S. L. Price 3,303
Municipal Reform R. S. Falk 3,217
British Union of Fascists William Joyce 2,564
British Union of Fascists J. A. Bailey 2,492
Ind. Labour Party C. E. Taylor 385
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1946 London County Council election: Shoreditch[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dorothy Thurtle 2,925
Labour Henrietta Girling 2,756
British People's Party J. Harris 509
British People's Party E. P. Epstein 490
Majority
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.
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