Kennington (London County Council constituency)

Kennington 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.

Kennington
Former Constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created1919
Abolished1949
Member(s)2
Replaced byBrixton and Vauxhall

Councillors
YearNamePartyNameParty
1919 John Benn Progressive Harry Gosling Labour
1922 Harold Swann Municipal Reform
1922 Harry Gosling Labour
1925 George Maurice Beaufoy Municipal Reform
1928 Charles Gibson Labour
1931 Henry Studholme Municipal Reform
1934 Charles Gibson Labour Amy Sayle Labour
1946 Howell John Powell Labour

Election results
1919 London County Council election: Kennington[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harry Gosling 2,764 31.6
Progressive John Benn 2,743 31.3
Municipal Reform Frederick Benjamin Oliphant Hawes 1,685 19.3
Municipal Reform David Margesson 1,558 17.8
Majority 1,058 12.0
Progressive hold Swing
Labour gain from Municipal Reform Swing
1922 London County Council election: Kennington[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Harold Swann 5,728 31.8 +12.5
Progressive John Benn 4,805 26.7 -4.6
Labour Harry Gosling 4,275 23.7 -7.9
Labour Charles Gibson 3,212 17.8 n/a
Majority 530 3.0 -9.0
Municipal Reform gain from Labour Swing
Progressive hold Swing
Kennington by-election, 1922[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harry Gosling 3,871 42.2
Municipal Reform Austin Hudson 3,378 36.9
Progressive George Brittain 1,917 20.9
Majority 493 5.3
Labour gain from Progressive Swing
1925 London County Council election: Kennington[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform George Maurice Beaufoy 5,715
Municipal Reform Harold Swann 5,564
Labour Will Lockyer 4,803
Labour Francis Bowie 4,796 17.8 n/a
Majority
Municipal Reform gain from Progressive Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1928 London County Council election: Kennington[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Harold Swann 5,153
Labour Charles Gibson 5,151
Municipal Reform George Maurice Beaufoy 5,139
Labour Leonard Matters 5,128
Majority
Labour gain from Municipal Reform Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1931 London County Council election: Kennington[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Harold Swann 4,731
Municipal Reform Henry Studholme 4,716
Labour Charles Gibson 4,239
Labour W. Hunter 4,186
Majority
Municipal Reform gain from Labour Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1934 London County Council election: Kennington[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Gibson 5,450
Labour Amy Sayle 5,393
Municipal Reform Harold Swann 3,950
Municipal Reform Henry Studholme 3,940
Majority
Labour gain from Municipal Reform Swing
Labour gain from Municipal Reform Swing
1937 London County Council election: Kennington[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Gibson 7,303
Labour Amy Sayle 7,245
Municipal Reform A. Kennedy 5,324
Municipal Reform Ingham Clarke 5,055
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1946 London County Council election: Kennington[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Gibson 4,378
Labour Howell John Powell 4,343
Conservative S. R. Dean 1,502
Conservative K. Perona-Wright 1,492
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

References
  1. London Municipal Notes - Volumes 18-23, London Municipal Society
  2. "L.C.C. Labour Gain. Mr. Gosling Returned For Kennington". The Times. 1 May 1922. p. 20.
  3. "LCC Elections: Results declared yesterday". The Times. 7 March 1925.
  4. "LCC Election: Full results of polling". The Times. 10 March 1928.
  5. "LCC Election: Seven seats lost by Labour". The Times. 7 March 1931.
  6. "LCC Election: Full results of the poll". The Times. 10 March 1934.
  7. "New LCC: Labour's increased majority". The Times. 6 March 1937.
  8. "The New LCC: Labour gains in a low poll". The Times. 9 March 1946.
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