Woolwich was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1889 and 1919. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name.
| Woolwich | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the London County Council | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1889 |
| Abolished | 1919 |
| Member(s) | 2 |
| Replaced by | Woolwich East and Woolwich West |
Councillors
edit| Year | Name | Party | Name | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889 | Edwin Hughes | Moderate | James Alexander Rentoul | Moderate | ||
| 1892 | John Robert Jolly | Independent Progressive | ||||
| 1895 | Abel Penfold | Moderate | ||||
| 1900 | William Peel | Moderate | William James Squires | Moderate | ||
| 1904 | Fred Chambers | Labour Progressive | Lewis Jenkin Jones | Labour Progressive | ||
| 1907 | Edward Aubrey Hastings Jay | Municipal Reform | William James Squires | Municipal Reform | ||
| 1911 | Kingsley Wood | Municipal Reform | ||||
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moderate | Edwin Hughes | 5,133 | |||
| Moderate | Abel Penfold | 4,661 | |||
| Progressive | Decimus Marsh | 4,360 | |||
| Progressive | Albert Lindow | 4,041 | |||
| Moderate hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William James Squires | 3,807 | 28.4 | +0.2 | |
| Conservative | William Peel | 3,669 | 27.4 | +1.8 | |
| Progressive | Decimus Marsh | 3,137 | 23.4 | −1.0 | |
| Progressive | H. B. D. Woodcock | 2,784 | 20.8 | −1.4 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Progressive | Lewis Jenkin Jones | 6,982 | |||
| Labour Progressive | Fred Chambers | 6,669 | |||
| Conservative | Edward Aubrey Hastings Jay | 4,437 | |||
| Conservative | J. M. T. Dumphreys | 4,097 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Labour Progressive gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Labour Progressive gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal Reform | William James Squires | 8,904 | |||
| Municipal Reform | Edward Aubrey Hastings Jay | 8,677 | |||
| Labour Progressive | Lewis Jenkin Jones | 7,880 | |||
| Labour Progressive | George Lansbury | 7,611 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Municipal Reform gain from Labour Progressive | Swing | ||||
| Municipal Reform gain from Labour Progressive | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal Reform | William James Squires | 7,956 | |||
| Municipal Reform | Edward Aubrey Hastings Jay | 7,736 | |||
| Labour | Margaret Bondfield | 6,931 | |||
| Labour | Jenkin Jones | 6,789 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal Reform | William James Squires | 8,378 | |||
| Municipal Reform | Kingsley Wood | 8,300 | |||
| Labour | William Sanders | 7,618 | |||
| Labour | Margaret Bondfield | 7,598 | |||
| Majority | 682 | ||||
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing | ||||
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing | ||||
References
edit- ^ "London County Council election: results of the polling". The Times. 26 February 1898.
- ^ "London County Council Election." Times [London, England] 4 Mar. 1901: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 22 Sept. 2016.
- ^ "London County Council election". The Times. 7 March 1904.
- ^ "London County Council election: great Municipal Reform victory". The Times. 4 March 1907.
- ^ "London County Council Election." Times [London, England] 7 Mar. 1910: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 1 May 2016.
- ^ London Municipal Notes, 1913