Finsbury East 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 East | |
|---|---|
| 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 | John Benn | Progressive | John Sinclair | Progressive | ||
| 1892 | Archibald Primrose | Progressive | ||||
| 1895 | Joseph Allen Baker | Progressive | ||||
| 1898 | Joseph Benson | Progressive | ||||
| 1904 | Thomas Edmund Harvey | Progressive | ||||
| 1907 | Enos Howes | Municipal Reform | Alfred Welby | Municipal Reform | ||
| 1910 | H. E. A. Cotton | Progressive | George Gillett | Progressive | ||
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | Sir John Benn | 1,791 | |||
| Progressive | John Sinclair | 1,655 | |||
| Moderate | John Brogden Moreland | 1,098 | |||
| Moderate | George Berry | 1,071 | |||
| Moderate | Robert Josiah Hall | 66 | |||
| Progressive win (new seat) | |||||
| Progressive win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | Archibald Primrose | 2,045 | |||
| Progressive | Sir John Benn | 2,031 | |||
| Moderate | James Tolimann | 928 | |||
| Moderate | Michael H. Temple | 918 | |||
| Progressive hold | Swing | ||||
| Progressive hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | Sir John Benn | 1,805 | |||
| Progressive | Joseph Allen Baker | 1,787 | |||
| Moderate | S. P. Ridley | 1,407 | |||
| Moderate | W. H. Devenish | 1,404 | |||
| Progressive hold | Swing | ||||
| Progressive hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | Joseph Allen Baker | 2,114 | |||
| Progressive | Joseph Benson | 2,038 | |||
| Moderate | Walter Smith | 1,391 | |||
| Moderate | W. W. Grantham | 1,338 | |||
| Progressive hold | Swing | ||||
| Progressive hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | Joseph Allen Baker | 2,471 | 37.3 | +6.6 | |
| Progressive | Joseph Benson | 2,409 | 36.4 | +6.8 | |
| Conservative | William Porter | 870 | 13.1 | −7.1 | |
| Conservative | Herbert John Marcus | 870 | 13.1 | −6.3 | |
| Progressive hold | Swing | +6.7 | |||
| Progressive hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | Joseph Allen Baker | 2,336 | |||
| Progressive | Thomas Edmund Harvey | 2,190 | |||
| Conservative | Enos Howes | 1,772 | |||
| Conservative | Walter Smith | 1,618 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Progressive hold | Swing | ||||
| Progressive hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal Reform | Alfred Welby | 2,024 | |||
| Municipal Reform | Enos Howes | 2,014 | |||
| Progressive | Thomas Edmund Harvey | 1,988 | |||
| Progressive | F. A. Harrison | 1,988 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing | ||||
| Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | Evan Cotton | 2,026 | 27.9 | ||
| Progressive | George Gillett | 2,020 | 27.8 | ||
| Municipal Reform | Lord Hardwicke | 1,616 | 22.3 | ||
| Municipal Reform | Joseph Lewthwaite | 1,592 | 21.9 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Progressive gain from Municipal Reform | Swing | ||||
| Progressive gain from Municipal Reform | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | George Gillett | 2,037 | 26.2 | −1.6 | |
| Progressive | H. E. A. Cotton | 2,026 | 26.1 | −1.8 | |
| Municipal Reform | Eustace Widdrington Morrison-Bell | 1,866 | 24.0 | +1.7 | |
| Municipal Reform | William Perring | 1,837 | 23.7 | +1.8 | |
| Majority | 160 | 2.1 | −3.4 | ||
| Progressive hold | Swing | -1.7 | |||
| Progressive hold | Swing | -1.8 | |||
References
edit- ^ a b "The London County Council election". The Times. 7 March 1892.
- ^ "The London County Council election". The Times. 4 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