Islington West (London County Council constituency)

Islington West was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1889 and 1949. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name.

Islington West
Former constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created1889
Abolished1949
Member(s)2
Replaced byIslington South West

Councillors

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Year Name Party Name Party
1889 Donald Horne Macfarlane Progressive Robert Brudenell Carter Moderate
1892 William Goodman Progressive George Joseph Chatterton Moderate
1895 George Heynes Radford Progressive
1907 Henry James Clarke Municipal Reform Isidore Salmon Municipal Reform
1910 Richard Cornthwaite Lambert Progressive Henry Lorenzo Jephson Progressive
1913 Henry Mills Progressive
1914 William Anthony Nicholls Progressive
1919 James Skinner Progressive
1922 Frank Raffety Progressive
1925 Sidney Charles Harper Municipal Reform
1928 George Bryant Naish Labour Arthur George Prichard Labour
1946 Albert Evans Labour

Election results

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1889 London County Council election: Islington West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Donald Horne Macfarlane 1,661
Moderate Robert Brudenell Carter 883
Moderate James Boddely Keene 854
Progressive James May 798
Moderate William Goodman 771
Progressive John Thomas Slater 506
Moderate win (new seat)
Progressive win (new seat)
1892 London County Council election: Islington West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive William Goodman 1,511
Moderate George Joseph Chatterton 1,471
Moderate Leonard Darwin 1,425
Progressive George Heynes Radford 1,418
Independent James May 464
Independent Labour James Miller 411
Moderate hold Swing
Progressive hold Swing
1895 London County Council election: Islington West[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive William Goodman 2,287
Progressive George Heynes Radford 2,211
Moderate George Joseph Chatterton 1,483
Moderate J. R. Cousens 1,422
Independent Progressive H. N. Cheesley 160
Social Democratic Federation C. H. Groombridge 72
Social Democratic Federation A. Blackwell 26
Progressive gain from Moderate Swing
Progressive hold Swing
1898 London County Council election: Islington West[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive William Goodman 2,456
Progressive George Heynes Radford 2,361
Moderate George Joseph Chatterton 1,431
Moderate D. H. Kyd 1,361
Progressive hold Swing
Progressive hold Swing
1901 London County Council election: Islington West[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive William Goodman 3,039 34.9 +2.6
Progressive George Heynes Radford 3,014 34.6 +3.6
Conservative Felix Arthur Davies 1,351 15.5 −3.3
Conservative George Alexander Grant 1,296 14.9 −3.0
Progressive hold Swing
Progressive hold Swing +3.1
1904 London County Council election: Islington West[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive William Goodman 2,904
Progressive George Heynes Radford 2,874
Conservative A. J. Adams 1,705
Conservative Henry James Clarke 1,695
Majority
Municipal Reform gain from Progressive Swing
Municipal Reform gain from Progressive Swing
1907 London County Council election: Islington West[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Henry James Clarke 3,300
Municipal Reform Isidore Salmon 3,226
Progressive Richard Cornthwaite Lambert 2,933
Progressive Anthony John Mundella 2,900
Majority
Municipal Reform gain from Progressive Swing
Municipal Reform gain from Progressive Swing
1910 London County Council election: Islington West[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Richard Cornthwaite Lambert 3,193 27.9
Progressive Henry Lorenzo Jephson 3,172 27.7
Municipal Reform Henry James Clarke 2,542 22.2
Municipal Reform F. Russell Davies 2,524 22.1
Majority
Progressive gain from Municipal Reform Swing
Progressive gain from Municipal Reform Swing
1913 London County Council election: Islington West[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Henry Mills 2,999 27.9 +0.0
Progressive Henry Lorenzo Jephson 2,978 27.7 +0.0
Municipal Reform C. W. French 2,412 22.4 +0.2
Municipal Reform Harold Frazer Wyatt 2,372 22.0 −0.1
Majority 566 5.3 −0.2
Progressive hold Swing -0.1
1919 London County Council election: Islington West[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Henry Mills Unopposed n/a n/a
Progressive James Skinner Unopposed n/a n/a
Progressive hold Swing n/a
Progressive hold Swing n/a
1922 London County Council election: Islington West[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Henry Mills 5,903 33.6 n/a
Progressive Frank Raffety 5,746 32.7 n/a
Labour P. H. Black 3,013 17.2 n/a
Labour G. Davison 2,894 16.5 n/a
Majority 2,733 15.5 n/a
Progressive hold Swing n/a
Progressive hold Swing n/a
1925 London County Council election: Islington West[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Henry Mills 4,029
Municipal Reform Sidney Charles Harper 3,844 n/a
Labour Ewart Culpin 3,257
Labour E. Richards 3,245
Independent J. H. Fassum 323 n/a
Majority
Municipal Reform gain from Progressive Swing
Progressive hold Swing
1928 London County Council election: Islington West[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Bryant Naish 4,424
Labour Arthur George Prichard 4,377
Municipal Reform Moyra Goff 2,825
Municipal Reform Alfred Lane Beit 2,811
Liberal Thomas George Graham 1,230
Liberal G. Moxham 1,221
Majority
Labour gain from Municipal Reform Swing
Labour hold Swing
1931 London County Council election: Islington West[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur George Prichard 3,891
Labour George Bryant Naish 3,800
Municipal Reform W. A. Button 3,405
Municipal Reform Mavis Tate 3,361
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1934 London County Council election: Islington West[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur George Prichard 5,238
Labour George Bryant Naish 5,210
Municipal Reform T. E. Beale 3,518
Municipal Reform R. T. Walters 3,485
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1937 London County Council election: Islington West[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Bryant Naish 6,291
Labour Arthur George Prichard 6,170
Municipal Reform R. T. Walters 3,338
Municipal Reform G. Hampson 3,304
Liberal W. C. Woodroofe 330
Liberal John Seymour Spon 216
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1946 London County Council election: Islington West[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Albert Evans Unopposed N/A N/A
Labour George Bryant Naish Unopposed N/A N/A
Majority Unopposed N/A N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A

References

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  1. ^ a b "The London County Council election". The Times. 7 March 1892.
  2. ^ "The London County Council election". The Times. 4 March 1895.
  3. ^ "London County Council election: results of the polling". The Times. 26 February 1898.
  4. ^ "London County Council Election." Times [London, England] 4 Mar. 1901: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 22 Sept. 2016.
  5. ^ "London County Council election". The Times. 7 March 1904.
  6. ^ "London County Council election: great Municipal Reform victory". The Times. 4 March 1907.
  7. ^ "London County Council Election." Times [London, England] 7 Mar. 1910: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 1 May 2016.
  8. ^ London Municipal Notes, 1913
  9. ^ a b London Municipal Notes - Volumes 18-23, London Municipal Society
  10. ^ "LCC Elections: Results declared yesterday". The Times. 7 March 1925.
  11. ^ "LCC Election: Full results of polling". The Times. 10 March 1928.
  12. ^ "LCC Election: Seven seats lost by Labour". The Times. 7 March 1931.
  13. ^ "LCC Election: Full results of the poll". The Times. 10 March 1934.
  14. ^ "New LCC: Labour's increased majority". The Times. 6 March 1937.
  15. ^ "The New LCC: Labour gains in a low poll". The Times. 9 March 1946.