Islington South (London County Council constituency)

Islington South 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.

Islington South
Former Constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created1919
Abolished1949
Member(s)2
Replaced byIslington South West

Councillors
YearNamePartyNameParty
1919 George Dew Progressive Howell Jones Williams Progressive
1925 William Thoresby Cooksey Municipal Reform Tom Howard Municipal Reform
1928 Charles Bennett Labour George House Labour
1931 William Thoresby Cooksey Municipal Reform Tom Howard Municipal Reform
1934 John Dugdale Labour Eric Fletcher Labour
1941 George Leonard Parker Labour
1946 George Percival Wright Labour

Election results
1919 London County Council election: Islington South[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Progressive Howell Jones Williams Unopposed n/a n/a
Progressive George Dew Unopposed n/a n/a
Progressive hold Swing n/a
Progressive hold Swing n/a
1922 London County Council election: Islington South[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Progressive Howell Jones Williams 4,916 25.6 n/a
Progressive George Dew 4,882 25.4 n/a
Municipal Reform A. Hudson 4,735 24.7 n/a
Municipal Reform Hampton Lewis 4,665 24.3 n/a
Majority 147 0.7 n/a
Progressive hold Swing n/a
Progressive hold Swing n/a
1925 London County Council election: Islington South[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Municipal Reform Tom Howard 4,701
Municipal Reform William Thoresby Cooksey 4,669
Labour M. Coleman 4,071
Labour Stanley Morgan 4,046
Majority
Municipal Reform gain from Progressive Swing n/a
Municipal Reform gain from Progressive Swing n/a
1928 London County Council election: Islington South[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Charles R Bennett 5,272 22.34
Labour George House 5,266 22.31
Municipal Reform Tom Howard 4,876 20.66
Municipal Reform William Thoresby Cooksey 4,786 20.28
Liberal Muriel Morgan Gibbon 1,713 7.26
Liberal David Eifion Puleston Evans 1,689 7.16
Majority 480 2.03
Labour gain from Municipal Reform Swing
Labour gain from Municipal Reform Swing
1931 London County Council election: Islington South[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Municipal Reform Tom Howard 5,177
Municipal Reform William Thoresby Cooksey 5,019
Labour George House 4,676
Labour Charles R Bennett 4,613
Majority
Municipal Reform gain from Labour Swing
Municipal Reform gain from Labour Swing
1934 London County Council election: Islington South[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Eric Fletcher 5,765
Labour John Dugdale 5,626
Municipal Reform Tom Howard 4,797
Municipal Reform William Thoresby Cooksey 4,587
Majority
Labour gain from Municipal Reform Swing
Labour gain from Municipal Reform Swing
1937 London County Council election: Islington South[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Eric Fletcher 7,805
Labour John Dugdale 7,717
Municipal Reform F. Martineau 4,192
Municipal Reform D. Walker-Smith 4,131
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1946 London County Council election: Islington South[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Eric Fletcher 4,032
Labour George Percival Wright 3,848
Conservative Tom Howard 2,030
Conservative Deakin 1,998
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
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References
  1. London Municipal Notes - Volumes 18-23, London Municipal Society
  2. "LCC Elections: Results declared yesterday". The Times. 7 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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