Poplar South (London County Council constituency)

Poplar 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.

Poplar South
Former Constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created1919
Abolished1949
Member(s)2
Created fromPoplar
Replaced byPoplar

Councillors
YearNamePartyNameParty
1919 Susan Lawrence Labour Samuel March Labour
1925 George William Mills Labour
1928 Ishbel MacDonald Labour
1930 David Morgan Adams Labour
1931 Independent Socialist
1934 William Henry Guy Labour
1937 Frederick Thomas Baldock Labour

Election results
1919 London County Council election: Poplar South[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Samuel March 3,466
Labour Susan Lawrence 3,317
Progressive Fred Thorne 1,528
Progressive John Bussey 1,313
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Progressive Swing
1922 London County Council election: Poplar South[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Samuel March 10,716 31.6
Labour Susan Lawrence 10,511 31.0
Municipal Reform C. R. Ingleby 6,397 18.8
Municipal Reform A. Tildesley 6,328 18.6
Majority 4,114 12.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1925 London County Council election: Poplar South[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George William Mills 10,548
Labour Susan Lawrence 10,395
Municipal Reform N. M. Macbeth 2,124
Municipal Reform Elliot Gorst 2,062
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1928 London County Council election: Poplar South[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George William Mills 10,694
Labour Ishbel MacDonald 10,681
Liberal Harold Heathcote-Williams 1,935
Municipal Reform E. Macbeth 1,751
Liberal Henry Harcourt 1,672
Municipal Reform Elliot Marcet Gorst 1,564
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Poplar South by-election, 1930[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Morgan Adams Unopposed N/A N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
1931 London County Council election: Poplar South[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ishbel MacDonald 8,682
Labour David Morgan Adams 8,493
Ratepayers E. Macbeth 2,782
Ratepayers H. C. Joel 2,657
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1934 London County Council election: Poplar South[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Morgan Adams 8,930
Labour William Henry Guy 8,431
Liberal J. Boult 1,965
Liberal William Ridgway 1,692
Ind. Labour Party Jim Hammond 1,003
Communist A. Sweetman 498
Communist E. J. Wilson 316
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1937 London County Council election: Poplar South[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frederick Thomas Baldock 9,565
Labour William Henry Guy 9,552
Municipal Reform J. H. Bowron 1,958
Municipal Reform C. G. Spencer 1,872
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1946 London County Council election: Poplar South[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frederick Thomas Baldock Unopposed N/A N/A
Labour William Henry Guy Unopposed N/A N/A
Majority Unopposed N/A N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A

References
  1. 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. "Communist candidate for West Fulham". The Times. 17 April 1930.
  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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