Poplar was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1889 and 1919, and again between 1949 and the council's abolition, in 1965. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name.
| Poplar | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the London County Council | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1889; 1949 |
| Abolished | 1919; 1965 |
| Member(s) | 3 |
| Created from | Bow and Bromley and Poplar South |
| Replaced by | Poplar South |
Councillors
edit| Year | Name | Party | Name | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889 | William Pelham Bullivant | Moderate | John McDougall | Progressive | ||
| 1892 | Will Crooks | Labour Progressive | ||||
| 1910 | Robert Ensor | Labour | ||||
| 1913 | St John Hutchinson | Progressive | Susan Lawrence | Labour | ||
| Year | Name | Party | Name | Party | Name | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Frederick Thomas Baldock | Labour | John Branagan | Labour | William Henry Guy | Labour | |||
| 1952 | Arthur Niederman | Labour | |||||||
Election results
edit1889 to 1919
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | Will Crooks | 3,632 | |||
| Progressive | John McDougall | 3,310 | |||
| Moderate | J. B. Atlay | 1,585 | |||
| Progressive hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | Will Crooks | unopposed | n/a | n/a | |
| Progressive | John McDougall | unopposed | n/a | n/a | |
| Progressive hold | Swing | n/a | |||
| Progressive hold | Swing | n/a | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | Will Crooks | 3,565 | |||
| Progressive | John McDougall | 3,169 | |||
| Conservative | T. H. Clarke | 1,891 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Progressive hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | Will Crooks | 3,504 | |||
| Progressive | John McDougall | 3,476 | |||
| Municipal Reform | T. H. Clarke | 2,778 | |||
| Municipal Reform | A. Maude | 2,579 | |||
| Majority | 725 | ||||
| Progressive hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | John McDougall | 3,169 | |||
| Labour | Robert Ensor | 2,835 | |||
| Municipal Reform | T. J. Clarke | 1,883 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Labour gain from Progressive | Swing | ||||
| Progressive hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | St John Hutchinson | 3,061 | |||
| Labour | Susan Lawrence | 2,960 | |||
| Municipal Reform | T. Vosper | 1,599 | |||
| Municipal Reform | Elliott | 1,492 | |||
| Majority | 1,361 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Majority | 1,462 | ||||
| Progressive hold | Swing | ||||
1949 to 1965
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | William Henry Guy | 13,219 | |||
| Labour | John Branagan | 12,864 | |||
| Labour | Frederick Thomas Baldock | 12,518 | |||
| Conservative | C. P. T. Burke | 4,237 | |||
| Conservative | Joan Vickers | 3,935 | |||
| Conservative | W. S. Pennicutt | 3,826 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | William Henry Guy | 14,485 | |||
| Labour | John Branagan | 13,871 | |||
| Labour | Arthur Niederman | 13,581 | |||
| Conservative | R. E. Gayler | 2,406 | |||
| Conservative | M. Lazarus | 1,876 | |||
| Conservative | R. W. Hudson | 1,820 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | William Henry Guy | 9,698 | |||
| Labour | John Branagan | 9,093 | |||
| Labour | Arthur Niederman | 8,974 | |||
| Conservative | A. L. Causton | 2,037 | |||
| Conservative | J. T. Reynolds | 1,766 | |||
| Conservative | Gerard Vaughan | 1,689 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | William Henry Guy | 10,173 | |||
| Labour | Arthur Niederman | 9,565 | |||
| Labour | John Branagan | 9,498 | |||
| Conservative | R. E. G. Howe | 1,464 | |||
| Conservative | J. T. Reynolds | 1,157 | |||
| Conservative | F. A. Rowland | 1,090 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | William Henry Guy | 9,871 | |||
| Labour | Arthur Niederman | 9,095 | |||
| Labour | John Branagan | 9,003 | |||
| Conservative | E. A. F. Horey | 1,680 | |||
| Conservative | A. J. Lawrence | 1,510 | |||
| Conservative | F. A. Rowland | 1,341 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References
edit- ^ "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
- ^ "LCC Polling". The Times. 9 April 1949.
- ^ "London County Council: Election results". The Times. 5 April 1952.
- ^ "LCC results: Conservatives make headway". The Times. 25 April 1955.
- ^ "Complete results of London County Council elections". The Times. 18 April 1958.
- ^ "London County Council polling results". The Times. 14 April 1961.