Finsbury Central 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.
| Finsbury Central | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the London County Council | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1889 |
| Abolished | 1919 |
| Member(s) | 2 |
| Replaced by | Finsbury |
Councillors
edit| Year | Name | Party | Name | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889 | William Compton | Progressive | Frederick Alfred Ford | Progressive | ||
| 1892 | Ashley Ponsonby | Progressive | Ernest Bowen Rowlands | Progressive | ||
| 1892 | William Farewell Blake | Progressive | ||||
| 1898 | Phillip John Rutland | Moderate | Melvill Beachcroft | Moderate | ||
| 1901 | Fitzroy Hemphill | Progressive | Frank Smith | Labour Progressive | ||
| 1901 | Ramsay MacDonald | Labour Progressive | ||||
| 1904 | Arthur Barnett Russell | Progressive | ||||
| 1910 | Lawrence Rostron | Municipal Reform | ||||
| 1913 | Samuel Joyce Thomas | Municipal Reform | ||||
| 1916 | James Little | Municipal Reform | ||||
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | William Compton | 2,323 | |||
| Progressive | Frederick Alfred Ford | 1,461 | |||
| Ratepayers | Henry Edward Davis | 1,074 | |||
| Independent | William Robson | 841 | |||
| Independent | William Davies | 561 | |||
| Independent | Joseph John Goode | 374 | |||
| Independent | John Ross | 74 | |||
| Progressive win (new seat) | |||||
| Progressive win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | Ashley Ponsonby | 1,902 | |||
| Progressive | Ernest Bowen Rowlands | 1,902 | |||
| Independent Moderate | Henry Edward Davis | 1,265 | |||
| Moderate | John Bourne | 1,139 | |||
| Progressive hold | Swing | ||||
| Progressive hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | William Farewell Blake | 1,674 | |||
| Moderate | Philip John Rutland | 820 | |||
| Independent Moderate | Henry Edward Davis | 477 | |||
| Progressive hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | William Farewell Blake | 2,247 | |||
| Progressive | Ashley Ponsonby | 2,241 | |||
| Moderate | A. Churchill | 2,218 | |||
| Moderate | Phillip John Rutland | 2,143 | |||
| Progressive hold | Swing | ||||
| Progressive hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Phillip John Rutland | 2,392 | |||
| Conservative | Melvill Beachcroft | 2,286 | |||
| Progressive | William Farewell Blake | 2,267 | |||
| Progressive | Arthur Hayter | 1,987 | |||
| Ind. Labour Party | J. E. Woolacott | 382 | |||
| Moderate gain from Progressive | Swing | ||||
| Moderate gain from Progressive | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | Fitzroy Hemphill | 2,023 | 26.8 | +1.4 | |
| Progressive | Frank Smith | 2,021 | 26.7 | +4.5 | |
| Conservative | Phillip John Rutland | 1,796 | 23.8 | −3.0 | |
| Conservative | Sidney Low | 1,722 | 22.8 | −2.8 | |
| Progressive gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Progressive gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | Fitzroy Hemphill | 2,361 | |||
| Progressive | Arthur Barnett Russell | 2,338 | |||
| Conservative | R. F. Hosken | 1,935 | |||
| Conservative | F. H. M. Wayne | 1,914 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Progressive hold | Swing | ||||
| Progressive hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | Fitzroy Hemphill | 2,806 | |||
| Progressive | Arthur Barnett Russell | 2,791 | |||
| Municipal Reform | George Swinton | 2,508 | |||
| Municipal Reform | M. Chapman | 2,507 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Progressive hold | Swing | ||||
| Progressive hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | Arthur Barnett Russell | 2,482 | 25.3 | ||
| Municipal Reform | Lawrence William Simpson Rostron | 2,460 | 25.1 | ||
| Progressive | Fitzroy Hemphill | 2,459 | 25.0 | ||
| Municipal Reform | Samuel Joyce Thomas | 2,420 | 24.6 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Progressive hold | Swing | ||||
| Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal Reform | Lawrence William Simpson Rostron | 3,006 | 25.6 | +0.5 | |
| Municipal Reform | Samuel Joyce Thomas | 2,947 | 25.1 | +0.5 | |
| Progressive | Arthur Barnett Russell | 2,929 | 25.0 | −0.3 | |
| Progressive | Herbert Sutton Syrett | 2,853 | 24.3 | −0.7 | |
| Majority | 18 | 0.1 | |||
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing | +0.6 | |||
| Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing | +0.4 | |||
References
edit- ^ a b "The London County Council election". The Times. 7 March 1892.
- ^ "County Council By-Election. Decisive Liberal Victory". The Daily News. 4 July 1892.
- ^ "London County Council election". The Times. 5 March 1895.
- ^ "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