Rotherhithe (London County Council constituency)

Rotherhithe 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.

Rotherhithe
Former Constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created1919
Abolished1949
Member(s)2
Replaced byBermondsey

Councillors
YearNamePartyNameParty
1919 John Scott Lidgett Progressive Robert Leishman Stuart Progressive
1922 Alan Randle Labour William John Webb Labour
1928 Isaac Hayward Labour Sidney Stranks Labour
1934 James Allan Gillison Labour
1937 Albert Charles Starr Labour

Election results
1919 London County Council election: Rotherhithe[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive John Scott Lidgett 2,327 36.3
Progressive Robert Leishman Stuart 2,252 35.2
Labour Ada Salter 988 15.4
Labour John Thomas Westcott 839 13.1
Majority 1,264 19.7
Progressive hold Swing
Progressive hold Swing
1922 London County Council election: Rotherhithe[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Randle 5,457
Labour William John Webb 5,296
Progressive John Scott Lidgett 3,807
Progressive Arthur Acland Allen 3,604
Majority
Labour gain from Progressive Swing
Labour gain from Progressive Swing
1925 London County Council election: Rotherhithe[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Randle 5,604
Labour William John Webb 5,355
Municipal Reform J. J. Stewart 2,305
Municipal Reform F. W. Wallace 2,232
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1928 London County Council election: Rotherhithe[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Isaac Hayward 6,006
Labour Sidney Stranks 5,946
Municipal Reform W. T. Donovan 2,721
Municipal Reform F. H. East 2,686
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1931 London County Council election: Rotherhithe[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Isaac Hayward 4,338
Labour Sidney Stranks 4,291
Municipal Reform A. H. Gorman 2,053
Municipal Reform A. B. Bartley 2,047
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1934 London County Council election: Rotherhithe[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Allan Gillison 8,561
Labour Isaac Hayward 8,436
Municipal Reform A. H. Gorman 2,640
Municipal Reform T. W. E. Burgess 2,618
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1937 London County Council election: Rotherhithe[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Allan Gillison 9,065
Labour Albert Charles Starr 8,690
Municipal Reform Norah Runge 4,187
Municipal Reform J. A. Davis 3,830
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1946 London County Council election: Rotherhithe[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Allan Gillison 4,097
Labour Albert Charles Starr 4,094
Conservative C. Martin 645
Conservative W. Say 611
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

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. "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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