St Pancras South West (London County Council constituency)

St Pancras South West 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.

St Pancras South West
Former constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created1919
Abolished1949
Member(s)2
Created fromSt Pancras South and St Pancras West
Replaced byHolborn and St Pancras South and St Pancras North

Councillors edit

Year Name Party Name Party
1919 Auberon Claud Hegan Kennard Municipal Reform Charles William Matthews Municipal Reform
1925 Adrian Moreing Municipal Reform
1928 William Samuel Mercer Municipal Reform
1931 Maurice Matthews Municipal Reform
1934 Albert Samuels Labour
1937 Monica Felton Labour Maurice Orbach Labour
1946 Evelyn Denington Labour Marks Ripka Labour

Election results edit

1919 London County Council election: St Pancras South West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Auberon Claud Hegan Kennard Unopposed
Municipal Reform Charles William Matthews Unopposed
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1922 London County Council election: St Pancras South West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Auberon Claud Hegan Kennard 4,456 26.9
Municipal Reform Charles William Matthews 4,464 26.9
Labour Henry Montague Tibbles 2,036 12.3
Labour Albert Inkpin 1,992 12.0
Progressive Ernest Devan Wetton 1,814 10.9
Progressive R. E. Allen 1,810 10.9
Majority 2,428 14.6
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1925 London County Council election: St Pancras South West[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Charles William Matthews 3,240
Municipal Reform Adrian Moreing 3,151
Labour A. E. Smith 2,877
Labour Maurice Orbach 2,818
Progressive William Lloyd Taylor 1,095
Progressive E. Alliston 1,021
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1928 London County Council election: St Pancras South West[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform William Samuel Mercer 3,554
Municipal Reform Adrian Moreing 3,509
Labour Henry Montague Tibbles 3,387
Labour W. R. Jones 3,351
Liberal M. Thomson 1,416
Liberal J. A. Clark 1,398
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1931 London County Council election: St Pancras South West[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Maurice Matthews 4,031
Municipal Reform Adrian Moreing 3,947
Labour Frank Combes 2,459
Labour S. Presbury 2,374
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1934 London County Council election: St Pancras South West[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Albert Samuels 4,210
Municipal Reform Maurice Matthews 4,204
Labour Helen Bentwich 4,132
Municipal Reform H. E. Capes 4,048
Majority
Labour gain from Municipal Reform Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1937 London County Council election: St Pancras South West[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Monica Felton 6,260
Labour Maurice Orbach 6,202
Municipal Reform Maurice Matthews 5,595
Municipal Reform William Timothy Donovan 5,558
Majority
Labour gain from Municipal Reform Swing
Labour hold Swing
1946 London County Council election: St Pancras South West[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Marks Ripka 4,378
Labour Evelyn Denington 4,371
Conservative E. P. Hubbard 2,798
Conservative B. Sunley 2,769
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

References edit

  1. ^ a b 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.