St George, also known as St George's-in-the-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.
| St George | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the London County Council | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1889 |
| Abolished | 1919 |
| Member(s) | 2 |
| Replaced by | Whitechapel and St George's |
Councillors
edit| Year | Name | Party | Name | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889 | Richard Stevens Sly | Progressive | Philip Meadows Martineau | Progressive | ||
| 1892 | Andrew Mercer | Labour Progressive | ||||
| 1895 | Harry Marks | Moderate | Dalby Williams | Moderate | ||
| 1898 | Christopher Balian | Progressive | Charles Barratt | Progressive | ||
| 1900 | John Ernest Matthews | Progressive | ||||
| 1901 | George Foster | Conservative | John Smith | Progressive | ||
| 1904 | Harry Gosling | Progressive | ||||
| 1907 | Percy Coleman Simmons | Municipal Reform | ||||
| 1910 | Charles Mathew | Progressive | ||||
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | Charles Barratt | 1,510 | |||
| Progressive | Christopher Balian | 1,458 | |||
| Moderate | J. Abrahams | 1,232 | |||
| Moderate | Dalby Williams | 1,227 | |||
| Progressive gain from Moderate | Swing | ||||
| Progressive gain from Moderate | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | John Smith | 1,123 | 26.0 | −1.8 | |
| Conservative | George Foster | 1,117 | 25.9 | +3.2 | |
| Conservative | Francis Anderton | 1,047 | 24.3 | +1.7 | |
| Progressive | John Ernest Matthews | 1,024 | 23.7 | −3.1 | |
| Progressive hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Progressive | Swing | +2.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | Harry Gosling | 1,350 | |||
| Progressive | John Smith | 1,263 | |||
| Conservative | George Foster | 1,095 | |||
| Conservative | H. H. Wells | 1,045 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Progressive gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Progressive hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | Harry Gosling | 1,183 | |||
| Municipal Reform | Percy Coleman Simmons | 1,104 | |||
| Progressive | John Smith | 1,035 | |||
| Roman Catholic | T. King | 952 | |||
| Municipal Reform | W. R. Smith | 881 | |||
| Roman Catholic | J. W. Linch | 632 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Progressive hold | Swing | ||||
| Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | Harry Gosling | 1,532 | |||
| Progressive | Charles James Mathew | 1,492 | |||
| Municipal Reform | Percy Coleman Simmons | 1,147 | |||
| Municipal Reform | G. W. Gilbert | 887 | |||
| Independent | Frederick Wallace Brame | 56 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Progressive hold | Swing | ||||
| Progressive gain from Municipal Reform | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | Harry Gosling | 1,246 | |||
| Progressive | Charles James Mathew | 1,209 | |||
| Municipal Reform | P. Daniel | 961 | |||
| Municipal Reform | D. Knocker | 929 | |||
| Independent | J. Dibbs | 164 | |||
| Independent | Frederick Wallace Brame | 24 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Progressive hold | Swing | ||||
| Progressive 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