The final election to the Clerkenwell Vestry took place on Tuesday 16 May 1899. Vestrymen were elected for three years (to go out of office in 1902). The term was reduced to end on 1 November 1900 by the London Government Act 1899.
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24 of 72 seats to the Clerkenwell Vestry | ||||||||||
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Background
editIn 1899 there were 24 of the 72 seats up for re-election:[1]
- Ward No. 1, 4 seats (out of 12)
- Ward No. 2, 5 seats (out of 15)
- Ward No. 3, 4 seats (out of 12)
- Ward No. 4, 6 seats (out of 18)
- Ward No. 5, 5 seats (out of 15)
Results
editThe results were as follows:[2][3]
Ward No. 1
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moderate | George Bassett | 154 | |||
| Moderate | William Bray | 139 | |||
| Moderate | James Hurrell | 115 | |||
| Moderate | Samuel Richards | 114 | |||
| Progressive | G. J. Brailey | 114 | |||
| Ind. Labour Party | John Penny | 92 | |||
| Ind. Labour Party | Edwin Davie | 84 | |||
| Ind. Labour Party | F. Wyard | 83 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
Richards and Brailey each received 114 votes and resolved the election by drawing lots.
Ward No. 2
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Brust | unopposed | ||||
| George Herbert-Burns | unopposed | ||||
| Arthur Millward | unopposed | ||||
| Frederick Pettit | unopposed | ||||
| John Robinson | unopposed | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Ward No. 3
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Beard | unopposed | ||||
| Charles Fortescue | unopposed | ||||
| Henry Garn | unopposed | ||||
| Benjamin Mendham | unopposed | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Ward No. 4
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Moderate | Frederick Stuart | 338 | |||
| Moderate | Edwin Penny | 302 | |||
| Progressive | Henry Pengelly | 294 | |||
| Progressive | Henry Mundy | 283 | |||
| Moderate | Edward Pearson | 278 | |||
| Moderate | Walter Abrahams | 275 | |||
| Progressive | H. G. Beeney | 268 | |||
| Moderate | A. Noone | 267 | |||
| Moderate | W. R. Corke | 266 | |||
| Progressive | C. Townend | 263 | |||
| Progressive | R. Jones | 227 | |||
| Social Democratic Federation | W. E. Lavalette | 115 | |||
| Independent | W. B. Jones | 111 | |||
| Independent | M. M. Hanly | 64 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
Ward No. 5
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Moderate | James Knight | 181 | |||
| Moderate | Charles Fox | 176 | |||
| Progressive | Peter Pratt | 158 | |||
| Moderate | William Schultz | 149 | |||
| Moderate | Thomas Dickson | 143 | |||
| Progressive | F. Cox | 141 | |||
| Moderate | E. Hills | 138 | |||
| Progressive | Hanly | 24 | |||
| Progressive | D. Lloyd | 19 | |||
| Turnout | |||||