1928 Southwark Borough election

Elections to Metropolitan Borough of Southwark were held in 1928.

The borough had ten wards which returned between 3 and 9 members.

Election summary

Southwark Borough Election Result 1928[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	18			+2
	Municipal Reform	13	13		+13
	Ratepayers Association	12			-32
	Progressive	9	9		+9
	PR [notes 1]	8	8		+8

Election result

No. 1 St Michael's[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Henry Arthur Dalton	1,385	51.4	-1.6
	Liberal	F G Niblett *	1,295
	Liberal	Miss Catherine M Green	1,288
	Liberal	Peter William Wallace	1,263
	Liberal	Frank Thomas Maish	1,227
	Liberal	J G Wood	1,223
	Labour	W Cuss	1,075	39.9	-7.1
	Labour	K Day	1,062
	Labour	W O'Brien	1,056
	Labour	J Ammond	1,037
	Labour	C McGovern	1,034
	Labour	J Read	985
	Unemployed Workers	E Rothery	236	8.8	n/a
	Unemployed Workers	W Southwell	178
	Unemployed Workers	W Cameron	170
	Unemployed Workers	B Ball	150
	Unemployed Workers	J Dean	125
	Unemployed Workers	A Peck	100

• Liberal gain 1 from Labour

Notes

1. Willis and Wollard's abbreviations guide does not have an entry for this party abbreviation. It is unlikely to be proportional representation, more likely to be Progressive Reform or similar.

References

1. Willis, Alan; Woollard, John (2000). Twentieth Century Local Election Results Volume 1: Election Results For the London County Council (1889-1961) and London Metropolitan Boroughs (1900–1928). Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre.
2. The Municipal Year Book and Public Services Directory

Preceded by 1925 Southwark Borough election

Southwark local elections

Succeeded by 1931 Southwark Borough election