Chelsea (London County Council constituency) explained

Chelsea
Parl Name:London County Council
Members:2 (to 1949)
3 (from 1949)

Chelsea was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1889 and the council's abolition, in 1965. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name.

Councillors

Year Name Party Name Party Name Party
1889William Æneas SmithProgressiveGeorge William OsbornTwo seats until 1949
1892Frank CostelloeProgressive
1893Edmund Turton
1895George Cadogan
1895Cecil Chapman
1898Emslie HornimanJames Jeffery
1907Thomas Clarence Edward GoffRonald Collet NormanMunicipal Reform
1910Ernest Louis MeinertzhagenMunicipal Reform
1922William SidneyMunicipal Reform
1933Basil Futvoye Marsden-SmedleyMunicipal Reform
1934Catherine FulfordConservative
1946John Vaughan-MorganConservative
1949Alexander Lloyd
1952Marion BennettConservativeRoderick EdwardsGeoffrey RipponConservative
1958Stuart TownendConservative
1961John Elliott BrooksPercy Rugg

Election results

In 1898, Horniman and Chapman tied on 3,675 votes after the initial count. A recount reduced Chapman's vote total by two, so Horniman was elected.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. News: London County Council election: results of the polling . The Times . 26 February 1898.
  2. News: London County Council election . The Times . 27 February 1898.