Holborn (London County Council constituency)

Holborn 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.

Holborn
Former constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created1889
Abolished1949
Member(s)2
Replaced byHolborn and St Pancras South

Councillors

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Year Name Party Name Party
1889 Alfred Hoare Independent Progressive Thomas William Maule Progressive
1892 James Remnant Moderate Arthur Cowper Ranyard Moderate
1895 William Ward Moderate
1898 John Dickson-Poynder Moderate
1901 H. W. Bliss Conservative George Swinton Conservative
1907 Henry Lygon Municipal Reform Ernest Wild Municipal Reform
1910 Robert Tasker Municipal Reform
1914 Henry Hugh Tasker Municipal Reform
1919 Eustace Percy Municipal Reform
1922 George Harvey Municipal Reform Robert Tasker Municipal Reform
1925 Bracewell Smith Municipal Reform
1928 William George Burns Municipal Reform
1931 Percy Hill Municipal Reform
1937 Alfred Walter Scott Municipal Reform Theodore Magnus Wechsler Municipal Reform

Election results

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1889 London County Council election: Holborn[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Progressive Alfred Hoare 1,436
Progressive Thomas William Maule 975
Progressive John Patrick Murrough 749
Independent William Robert Smith 712
Independent Edward James Gardiner 671
Independent Walter Manningdale Blott 234
Independent Progressive win (new seat)
Progressive win (new seat)
1892 London County Council election: Holborn[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Moderate Arthur Cowper Ranyard 2,602
Moderate James Remnant 2,545
Independent Progressive Alfred Hoare 2,173
Independent Progressive Frederick William Speaight 2,157
Moderate gain from Progressive Swing
Moderate hold Swing


1895 London County Council election: Holborn[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Moderate William Ward 3,262
Moderate James Remnant 3,255
Progressive R. Scott 1,683
Progressive H. J. Cohen 1,669
Moderate hold Swing
Moderate hold Swing
1898 London County Council election: Holborn[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Moderate James Remnant 3,117
Moderate John Dickson-Poynder 3,011
Progressive Alfred Hoare 1,325
Moderate hold Swing
Moderate hold Swing
1901 London County Council election: Holborn[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. W. Bliss 2,146 37.4 −4.4
Conservative George Swinton 2,135 37.2 −3.2
Progressive Herman Cohen 1,464 25.5 +7.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing -7.6
1904 London County Council election: Holborn[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. W. Bliss 2,670
Conservative George Swinton 2,649
Progressive W. H. Ansell 1,241
Progressive Aubrey Goodes 1,169
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
1907 London County Council election: Holborn[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Ernest Wild 4,524
Municipal Reform Henry Lygon 4,030
Progressive H. Drysdale Woodcock 1,629
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1910 London County Council election: Holborn[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Henry Lygon 3,324 35.0
Municipal Reform Robert Tasker 3,309 34.8
Progressive T. E. Morris 1,444 15.2
Progressive David Endacott 1,424 15.0
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1913 London County Council election: Holborn[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Robert Tasker 3,719 37.3 +2.5
Municipal Reform Henry Lygon 3,718 37.3 +2.3
Progressive T. E. Morris 1,287 12.9 −2.3
Progressive John Pascoe Elsden 1,255 12.6 −2.4
Majority 2,431 24.4 +4.8
Municipal Reform hold Swing -2.3
Municipal Reform hold Swing -2.5
1919 London County Council election: Holborn[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Henry Hugh Tasker Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform Eustace Percy Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
1922 London County Council election: Holborn[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Robert Tasker 5,234 46.2 n/a
Municipal Reform George Harvey 5,143 45.4 n/a
Independent H. Janner 947 8.4 n/a
Majority 4,196 37.0 n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
1925 London County Council election: Holborn[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Robert Tasker 2,956
Municipal Reform Bracewell Smith 2,950
Independent Frances Wheeler-Smith 1,722
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1928 London County Council election: Holborn[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Robert Tasker 4,141
Municipal Reform William George Burns 4,140
Labour R. W. H. Baker 1,049
Labour E. Howson 1,019
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1931 London County Council election: Holborn[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Robert Tasker 4,349
Municipal Reform Percy Hill 4,333
Labour P. E. V. Hickinbottom 880
Labour Winifred Horrabin 863
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1934 London County Council election: Holborn[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Robert Tasker 4,286
Municipal Reform Percy Hill 4,251
Labour P. E. V. Hickinbottom 1,619
Labour S. Seufert 1,528
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1937 London County Council election: Holborn[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Alfred Walter Scott 5,398
Municipal Reform Theodore Magnus Wechsler 5,186
Labour George Cox 2,515
Labour P. E. A. Smith 2,367
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1946 London County Council election: Holborn[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alfred Walter Scott 3,291
Conservative Theodore Magnus Wechsler 3,279
Labour Iris Bonham-Pigg 2,656
Labour Ewart Culpin 2,635
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

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: Municipal Reform Leading". The Times. 6 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.