| London County Council | |||
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Members 1937-1949 |
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| Elections 1889 - 1892 - 1895 - 1898 - 1901 - 1904 - 1907 - 1910 - 1913 - 1919 - 1922 - 1925 - 1928 - 1931 - 1934 - 1937 - 1946 - 1949 - 1952 - 1955 - 1958 - 1961 |
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| Preceded by: Metropolitan Board of Works London School Board |
Succeeded by: Greater London Council Inner London Education Authority | ||
This is a list of councillors and aldermen elected to the London County Council from 1919 to 1937.
Councillors 1919–1928
In 1919 triennial elections to the London County Council resumed. The elections due in 1916 had been postponed due to the First World War, and vacancies had been filled by co-option.
The size of the council was increased to 124 councillors and 20 aldermen from 1919. The councillors were elected for electoral divisions corresponding to the new parliamentary constituencies that had been created by the Representation of the People Act 1918.
Previously an alderman.
County aldermen 1919–1934
In addition to the 118 councillors the council consisted of 19 county aldermen. Aldermen were elected by the council, and served a six-year term. Half of the aldermanic bench (nine or ten aldermen) were elected every three years following the tri-ennial council election.
Party strength 1919–1928
The strength of the parties on the council after each election was as follows:[12]
| Party | Councillors 1919 | Aldermen 1919 | Total 1919 | Councillors 1922 | Aldermen 1922 | Total 1922 | Councillors 1925 | Aldermen 1925 | Total 1925 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal Reform | 68 | 12 | 80 | 82 | 12 | 94 | 83 | 13 | 96 |
| Progressive | 40 | 6 | 46 | 26 | 5 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Labour | 15 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 35 | 4 | 39 |
| Independents | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Councillors 1928–1937
‡ Previously councillor for a different division. Previously an alderman.
County aldermen 1928–1937
Party strength 1928–1937
The strength of the parties on the council after each election was as follows:[12]
| Party | Councillors 1928 | Aldermen 1928 | Total 1928 | Councillors 1931 | Aldermen 1931 | Total 1931 | Councillors 1934 | Aldermen 1934 | Total 1934 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal Reform | 77 | 12 | 89 | 83 | 13 | 96 | 55 | 9 | 64 |
| Labour | 42 | 6 | 48 | 35 | 6 | 41 | 69 | 11 | 80 |
| Liberal | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independents | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
- ↑ LCC Elections, The Times, March 8, 1919, p.14
- ↑ LCC Elections, The Times, March 3, 1922, p.12
- ↑ LCC Elections, The Times, March 6, 1925, p.16
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 London County Council, First Meeting Of The New Body, The Times, 14 March 1913, p.5
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 The New L.C.C., The Times, 3 March 1919, p.8
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 L.C.C.'s First Meeting, The Times, 18 March 1925, p.11
- ↑ Obituary: Sir John Gilbert, Work For London Education, The Times, 24 December 1934, p.12
- ↑ [1], MATHEW, Charles James, Who Was Who, Oxford University Press, December 2007
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.9 New L.C.C.'s First Meeting, The Times, 16 March 1928, p.11
- ↑ 10.00 10.01 10.02 10.03 10.04 10.05 10.06 10.07 10.08 10.09 10.10 L.C.C. Rate to be Lowered, New Council's First Meeting, The Times, 15 March 1922, p.14
- ↑ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 [2] Andrew Saint, Politics and the People of London 1889-1965, Hambledon Press, 1989, ISBN 9781852850296
- ↑ L.C.C. Election. Full Results of Polling., The Times, 10 March 1928, p.17
- ↑ L.C.C. Election, The Times, 7 March 1931, p.8
- ↑ L.C.C. Election, The Times, 10 March 1934, p.8
- ↑ "News in Brief". The Times: p. 7. 22 December 1933.
- ↑ [3] SANGER, Sir Ernest, Who Was Who, Oxford University Press, December 2007
- ↑ Supplement to the London Gazette, Issue 34010, 29 December 1933, p.2
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 19.6 19.7 19.8 New L.C.C.'s First Meeting, The Times, 16 March 1928, p.11
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 20.5 20.6 20.7 20.8 20.9 The New L.C.C., The Times, 12 March 1931, p.9
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 21.6 21.7 New L.C.C., The Times, 15 March 1934, p.11
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