Southwark Central (London County Council constituency)

Southwark Central 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.

Southwark Central
Former Constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created1919
Abolished1949
Member(s)2
Created fromNewington West
Replaced bySouthwark

Councillors
YearNamePartyNameParty
1919 George Henry Cook Progressive James Daniel Gilbert Progressive
1928 David Arlott Labour Kitty Colyer Labour
1931 Harry Day Labour
1939 Ernest George Saunders Labour
1946 Albert Gates Labour John Keen Labour

Election results
1919 London County Council election: Southwark Central[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive James Daniel Gilbert Unopposed n/a n/a
Progressive George Henry Cook Unopposed n/a n/a
Progressive hold Swing n/a
Progressive hold Swing n/a
1922 London County Council election: Southwark Central[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive James Daniel Gilbert 6,374 35.9 n/a
Progressive George Henry Cook 6,154 34.7 n/a
Labour Lewis Silkin 2,618 14.7 n/a
Labour W. Barrett 2,611 14.7 n/a
Majority 3,536 20.0 n/a
Progressive hold Swing n/a
Progressive hold Swing n/a
1925 London County Council election: Southwark Central[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive James Daniel Gilbert 5,198
Progressive George Henry Cook 4,810
Labour Alfred George Prichard 3,189
Labour F. Roberts 3,148
Majority
Progressive hold Swing
Progressive hold Swing
1928 London County Council election: Southwark Central[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kitty Colyer 5,391
Labour David Arlott 4,852
Liberal James Daniel Gilbert 4,796
Liberal George Henry Cook 4,534
Municipal Reform C. B. Salmon 1,823
Municipal Reform Irene Dowling 1,814
Majority
Labour gain from Progressive Swing
Labour gain from Progressive Swing
1931 London County Council election: Southwark Central[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harry Day 3,325
Labour David Arlott 3,037
Anti-Socialist J. M. Oakey 2,548
Anti-Socialist F. Williams 2,358
Independent P. McCarthy 1,973
Organised Unemployed J. Fitzgerald 123
Organised Unemployed W. Newton 111
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1934 London County Council election: Southwark Central[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harry Day 5,309
Labour David Arlott 4,760
Liberal P. McCarthy 2,410
Liberal James Robert Want 2,225
Municipal Reform Hugh Gough 1,611
Municipal Reform A. Mash 1,502
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1937 London County Council election: Southwark Central[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harry Day 6,291
Labour David Arlott 5,628
Municipal Progressive James Robert Want 3,517
Municipal Progressive F. A. Stockdale 3,476
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1946 London County Council election: Southwark Central[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Albert Gates 3,745
Labour John Keen 3,653
Conservative V. S. White 777
Conservative A. E. Lloyd 763
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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