Wandsworth was a constituency used for the London County Council elections between 1889 and 1919. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name. The constituency included the unpopulated Putney detached until 1 April 1901.
| Wandsworth | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the London County Council | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1889 |
| Abolished | 1919 |
| Member(s) | 2 |
| Replaced by | Balham and Tooting, Putney, Streatham and Wandsworth Central |
Councillors
edit| Year | Name | Party | Name | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889 | Willoughby Dickinson | Progressive | George Longstaff | Moderate | ||
| 1895 | Windham Wyndham-Quin | Moderate | ||||
| 1899 | Mark James Mayhew | Progressive | ||||
| 1904 | William Hunt | Municipal Reform | William John Lancaster | Municipal Reform | ||
| 1910 | John Lorden | Municipal Reform | ||||
| 1913 | Edwin Evans | Municipal Reform | Cooper Rawson | Municipal Reform | ||
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moderate | George Longstaff | 6,378 | |||
| Moderate | Windham Wyndham-Quin | 5,493 | |||
| Progressive | R. Steven | 4,583 | |||
| Progressive | A. R. Gridley | 3,954 | |||
| Moderate hold | Swing | ||||
| Moderate hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | Mark James Mayhew | 6,470 | 37.6 | +9.7 | |
| Conservative | George Longstaff | 5,606 | 32.6 | −6.2 | |
| Conservative | William Hunt | 5,138 | 29.8 | −3.6 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Progressive gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William John Lancaster | 8,526 | |||
| Conservative | William Hunt | 8,342 | |||
| Progressive | Robert Tweedie-Smith | 6,782 | |||
| Progressive | Edward Pascoe-Williams | 6,661 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Conservative gain from Progressive | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal Reform | William John Lancaster | 15,700 | |||
| Municipal Reform | William Hunt | 14,585 | |||
| Progressive | F. Kellaway | 9,628 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing | ||||
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal Reform | William Hunt | 12,806 | |||
| Municipal Reform | John Lorden | 12,665 | |||
| Progressive | E. A. Sanders | 6,722 | |||
| Progressive | John Dean | 6,709 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing | ||||
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal Reform | Edwin Evans | 13,927 | |||
| Municipal Reform | Cooper Rawson | 13,804 | |||
| Progressive | George Pearce Blizard | 7,390 | |||
| Progressive | C. H. Williams | 7,357 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing | ||||
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing | ||||
References
edit- ^ "London County Council election". The Times. 27 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