Battersea North (London County Council constituency)

Battersea North was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1919 and the council's abolition, in 1965. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name.

Battersea North
Former constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created1919
Abolished1965
Member(s)2 (to 1949)
3 (from 1949)
Created fromBattersea

Councillors
YearNamePartyNamePartyNameParty
1919 Joseph George Butler Labour Alf Watts Labour Two seats until 1949
1925 Caroline Ganley Labour
1928 Morris Boscawen Savage Municipal Reform Edgar John Sainsbury Municipal Reform
1931 Vincent Clarke Municipal Reform
1934 Francis Douglas Labour Caroline Ganley Labour
1937 Ewart Gladstone Culpin Labour
1946 Douglas Prichard Labour J. S. Wilkie Labour
1947 Marjorie McIntosh Labour
1949 Frederick Humphrey Labour
1952 William Hare Labour Eric Hurst Labour
1958 Helen Kiely Labour
1961 Peggy Jay Labour Joseph Simeon Samuels Labour

Election results
1919 London County Council election: Battersea North[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joseph George Butler 2,635 28.7
Labour Alf Watts 2,518 27.4
Municipal Reform William Watts 2,019 22.0
Municipal Reform G. L. B. Rees 2,003 21.8
Majority 499 5.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1922 London County Council election: Battersea North[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joseph George Butler 6,585
Labour Alf Watts 6,557
Municipal Reform William Watts 4,686
Municipal Reform Charles James Allpass 4,669
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1925 London County Council election: Battersea North[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joseph George Butler 5,960
Labour Caroline Ganley 5,924
Municipal Reform A. P. Godfrey 4,133
Municipal Reform A. Hudson 4,044
Labour hold Swing
1928 London County Council election: Battersea North[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Morris Boscawen Savage 5,089
Municipal Reform Edgar John Sainsbury 5,081
Labour Joseph George Butler 4,302
Labour Caroline Ganley 4,148
Independent Labour J. G. Clancey 2,697
Independent Labour M. Varran 2,265
Municipal Reform gain from Labour Swing
Municipal Reform gain from Labour Swing
1931 London County Council election: Battersea North[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Edgar John Sainsbury 4,781
Municipal Reform Vincent Clarke 4,647
Labour Caroline Ganley 4,107
Labour Francis Douglas 3,969
Communist Shapurji Saklatvala 728
Communist Ellen Usher 535
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1934 London County Council election: Battersea North[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Francis Douglas 8,334
Labour Caroline Ganley 8,325
Municipal Reform Vincent Clarke 4,549
Municipal Reform Edgar John Sainsbury 4,459
Communist Shapurji Saklatvala 577
Communist B. Johnson 526
Labour gain from Municipal Reform Swing
Labour gain from Municipal Reform Swing
1937 London County Council election: Battersea North[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ewart Culpin 9,922
Labour Francis Douglas 9,847
Municipal Reform Vincent Clarke 4,766
Municipal Reform Edgar John Sainsbury 4,645
Labour hold Swing
1946 London County Council election: Battersea North[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Douglas Prichard 5,266
Labour J. S. Wilkie 5,232
Conservative W. Harris 1,324
Conservative Stewart Skingle 1,316
Labour hold Swing
1949 London County Council election: Battersea North[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Marjorie McIntosh 10,345
Labour Douglas Prichard 10,215
Labour Frederick Humphrey 10,107
Conservative Ian Percival 5,437
Conservative N. Johnston 5,151
Conservative A. S. Clarke 5,030
Labour hold Swing
1952 London County Council election: Battersea North[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Douglas Prichard 13,662
Labour William Hare 13,161
Labour Eric Hurst 13,130
Conservative W. C. Jones 4,536
Conservative E. Morley 4,307
Conservative H. W. Sendall 4,236
Labour hold Swing
1955 London County Council election: Battersea North[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Douglas Prichard 9,023
Labour Eric Hurst 8,774
Labour William Hare 8,641
Conservative J. S. Ingram 3,385
Conservative H. W. Sendall 3,264
Conservative M. R. Shrimpton 3,162
Communist J. Evans 697
Labour hold Swing
1958 London County Council election: Battersea North[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Douglas Prichard 9,948
Labour Eric Hurst 9,686
Labour Helen Kieley 9,444
Conservative H. W. Sendall 2,210
Conservative M. D. Thomas 2,091
Conservative H. C. E. Bulley 2,063
Communist J. Evans 863
Labour hold Swing
1961 London County Council election: Battersea North[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peggy Jay 10,061
Labour Helen Kieley 8,715
Labour Joseph Simeon Samuels 8,555
Conservative G. E. Currie 3,617
Conservative E. de Bourbel 3,383
Conservative W. W. Thornely 3,239
Communist J. Evans 1,204
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.
  8. "LCC Polling". The Times. 9 April 1949.
  9. "London County Council: Election results". The Times. 5 April 1952.
  10. "LCC results: Conservatives make headway". The Times. 25 April 1955.
  11. "Complete results of London County Council elections". The Times. 18 April 1958.
  12. "London County Council polling results". The Times. 14 April 1961.
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