Wandsworth (London County Council constituency)

Wandsworth was a constituency used for the London County Council elections between 1889 and 1919. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name. The constituency included the unpopulated Putney detached until 1 April 1901.

Wandsworth
Former constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created1889
Abolished1919
Member(s)2
Replaced byBalham and Tooting, Putney, Streatham and Wandsworth Central

Councillors

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Year Name Party Name Party
1889 Willoughby Dickinson Progressive George Longstaff Moderate
1895 Windham Wyndham-Quin Moderate
1899 Mark James Mayhew Progressive
1904 William Hunt Municipal Reform William John Lancaster Municipal Reform
1910 John Lorden Municipal Reform
1913 Edwin Evans Municipal Reform Cooper Rawson Municipal Reform

Election results

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1898 London County Council election: Wandsworth[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Moderate George Longstaff 6,378
Moderate Windham Wyndham-Quin 5,493
Progressive R. Steven 4,583
Progressive A. R. Gridley 3,954
Moderate hold Swing
Moderate hold Swing
1901 London County Council election: Wandsworth[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Mark James Mayhew 6,470 37.6 +9.7
Conservative George Longstaff 5,606 32.6 −6.2
Conservative William Hunt 5,138 29.8 −3.6
Conservative hold Swing
Progressive gain from Conservative Swing +4.7
1904 London County Council election: Wandsworth[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William John Lancaster 8,526
Conservative William Hunt 8,342
Progressive Robert Tweedie-Smith 6,782
Progressive Edward Pascoe-Williams 6,661
Majority
Conservative gain from Progressive Swing
Conservative hold Swing
1907 London County Council election: Wandsworth[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform William John Lancaster 15,700
Municipal Reform William Hunt 14,585
Progressive F. Kellaway 9,628
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1910 London County Council election: Wandsworth[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform William Hunt 12,806
Municipal Reform John Lorden 12,665
Progressive E. A. Sanders 6,722
Progressive John Dean 6,709
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1913 London County Council election: Wandsworth[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Edwin Evans 13,927
Municipal Reform Cooper Rawson 13,804
Progressive George Pearce Blizard 7,390
Progressive C. H. Williams 7,357
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "London County Council election". The Times. 27 February 1898.
  2. ^ "London County Council Election." Times [London, England] 4 Mar. 1901: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 22 Sept. 2016.
  3. ^ "London County Council election". The Times. 7 March 1904.
  4. ^ "London County Council election: great Municipal Reform victory". The Times. 4 March 1907.
  5. ^ "London County Council Election." Times [London, England] 7 Mar. 1910: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 1 May 2016.
  6. ^ London Municipal Notes, 1913