List of members of London County Council 1919–1937 explained

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. Seven women were elected in 1919.[1]

Electoral division
Elected 6 March 1919[2]
Party
Elected 2 March 1922[3]
PartyElected
5 March 1925[4]
Party
City of LondonSir George Rowland Blades (resigned 11 November 1919)

Geoffrey Head (elected unopposed 1 December 1919)

Municipal ReformGeoffrey HeadMunicipal ReformGeoffrey HeadMunicipal Reform
Major Percy Coleman SimmonsMunicipal ReformMajor Sir Percy Coleman SimmonsMunicipal ReformMajor Sir Percy Coleman SimmonsMunicipal Reform
Sir Lulham PoundMunicipal ReformSir Lulham PoundMunicipal ReformSir Lulham PoundMunicipal Reform
Major William Wilson GranthamMunicipal ReformMajor William Wilson GranthamMunicipal ReformMajor William Wilson GranthamMunicipal Reform
Battersea NorthJoseph George ButlerLabourJoseph George ButlerLabourJoseph George ButlerLabour
Alf WattsLabourAlf WattsLabourCaroline Selina GanleyLabour
Battersea SouthEdwin Evans (Politician)Municipal ReformEdwin Evans (Politician)Municipal ReformCharles James AllpassMunicipal Reform
William Hammond (died 10 June 1921)

William Hall (elected 28 June 1921)

Municipal ReformWilliam HallMunicipal ReformHarry Ralph SelleyMunicipal Reform
Bermondsey RotherhitheJohn Scott LidgettProgressiveAlan RandleLabourAlan RandleLabour
Robert Leishman StuartProgressiveWilliam John WebbLabourWilliam John WebbLabour
Bermondsey WestHarold GlanvilleProgressiveEveline LoweLabourEveline LoweLabour
Montague ShearmanProgressiveFrederick Charles LangtonLabourBenjamin Thomas EmbletonLabour
Bethnal Green North EastSir Edward SmithProgressiveSir Edgar Bonham-CarterProgressiveH T MacdonaldLabour
Garnham EdmondsProgressiveWilliam ShadforthProgressiveGeorge BeltLabour
Bethnal Green South WestRev. Stewart HeadlamProgressiveRev. Stewart HeadlamProgressiveRonald P JonesProgressive
Percy Alfred HarrisProgressivePercy Alfred HarrisProgressivePercy Alfred HarrisProgressive
Camberwell DulwichHenry Cubitt GoochMunicipal ReformHenry Cubitt GoochMunicipal ReformHenry Cubitt GoochMunicipal Reform
Colonel Francis Edward FremantleMunicipal ReformCaptain George Sitwell Campbell SwintonMunicipal ReformCaptain George Sitwell Campbell SwintonMunicipal Reform
Camberwell NorthCharles George Ammon MPLabourCharles George Ammon MPLabourAgnes DawsonLabour
Herbert Arthur BakerProgressiveCecil Aubrey Gwynne ManningLabourCecil Aubrey Gwynne ManningLabour
Camberwell North-WestHenry Ernest WoodProgressiveCaptain C D KingstonMunicipal ReformWilliam Harold WebbeMunicipal Reform
Seth CowardProgressiveWilliam Jackson MortonMunicipal ReformWilliam Jackson MortonMunicipal Reform
Camberwell PeckhamThomas GautreyProgressiveThomas GautreyProgressiveRuth DaltonLabour
Lord HaddoProgressiveLord HaddoProgressiveJack Percy BlakeLabour
ChelseaErnest Louis MeinertzhagenMunicipal ReformErnest Louis MeinertzhagenMunicipal ReformErnest Louis MeinertzhagenMunicipal Reform
Ronald Collet NormanMunicipal ReformWilliam SidneyMunicipal ReformThe Hon. William SidneyMunicipal Reform
DeptfordMargaret McMillanLabourCaptain Guy Herbert Walmisley, MCMunicipal ReformJames MahoneyLabour
John SpeakmanLabourMarshall James PikeMunicipal ReformJohn SpeakmanLabour
FinsburyGeorge Masterman GilletProgressiveOtho William NicholsonMunicipal ReformRear Admiral Ernest Augustus TaylorMunicipal Reform
Alfred BakerProgressiveRachel M ParsonsMunicipal ReformJames Alexander Lawson DuncanMunicipal Reform
Fulham EastLieutenant-General Sir Francis LloydMunicipal ReformFrank HolmesMunicipal ReformFrank HolmesMunicipal Reform
Beatrix Margaret LyallMunicipal ReformBeatrix Margaret LyallMunicipal ReformDame Beatrix Margaret LyallMunicipal Reform
Fulham WestSir Cyril S Cobb MPMunicipal ReformSir Cyril S Cobb MPMunicipal ReformSir Cyril S Cobb MPMunicipal Reform
Brigadier-General William Ward WarnerMunicipal ReformFrank W HobbsMunicipal ReformCaptain Frank W HobbsMunicipal Reform
GreenwichGeorge Hopwood HumeMunicipal ReformGeorge Rowland HillMunicipal ReformJ Madeline HillMunicipal Reform
Ernest DenceMunicipal ReformErnest DenceMunicipal ReformErnest DenceMunicipal Reform
Hackney CentralHenrietta AdlerProgressiveHenrietta AdlerProgressiveHumfrey Henry EdmundsMunicipal Reform
Sergeant William RayMunicipal ReformWilliam RayMunicipal ReformWilliam RayMunicipal Reform
Hackney NorthLady Trustram EveMunicipal ReformLady Trustram EveMunicipal ReformEvelyn EmmetMunicipal Reform
Captain Oscar Emanuel WarburgMunicipal ReformCaptain Oscar Emanuel WarburgMunicipal ReformCaptain Oscar Emanuel WarburgMunicipal Reform
Hackney SouthTheodore ChapmanProgressiveTheodore ChapmanProgressiveAda SalterLabour
J J McClellandProgressiveH O GrantProgressiveAlfred BakerLabour
Hammersmith NorthFrank MayleMunicipal ReformLord DeciesMunicipal ReformMarshall HaysMunicipal Reform
David CawdronMunicipal ReformDavid CawdronMunicipal ReformPriscilla WorsthorneMunicipal Reform
Hammersmith SouthFrancis Robert Ince AndertonMunicipal ReformFrancis Robert Ince AndertonMunicipal ReformJohn Crawford PlattMunicipal Reform
Major Isidore SalmonMunicipal ReformMajor Isidore SalmonModerateBertie Jonathan SamelsMunicipal Reform
HampsteadAndrew Thomas TaylorMunicipal ReformAndrew Thomas TaylorMunicipal ReformAndrew Thomas Taylor (resigned 6 February 1926)

Frank Geere Howard (elected unopposed 4 March 1926)

Municipal Reform
Walter ReynoldsMunicipal ReformWalter ReynoldsMunicipal ReformWalter ReynoldsMunicipal Reform
HolbornHenry Hugh TaskerMunicipal ReformMajor Robert Inigo TaskerMunicipal ReformMajor Robert Inigo Tasker MPMunicipal Reform
Lord Eustace PercyMunicipal ReformGeorge HarveyMunicipal ReformBracewell SmithMunicipal Reform
Islington EastWilliam Lace ClagueProgressiveWilliam Lace ClagueProgressiveCaptain Edward Charles Cobb, DSOMunicipal Reform
Jack Percy BlakeProgressiveJack Percy BlakeProgressiveThelma CazaletMunicipal Reform
Islington NorthFrederick Lionel DoveMunicipal ReformFrederick Lionel DoveMunicipal ReformFrederick Lionel DoveMunicipal Reform
Robert McKennaLabourRosamund SmithMunicipal ReformRosamund SmithMunicipal Reform
Islington SouthGeorge DewProgressiveGeorge DewProgressiveTom Forrest HowardMunicipal Reform
Howell Jones WilliamsProgressiveSir Howell Jones WilliamsProgressiveWilliam Thoresby CookseyMunicipal Reform
Islington WestHenry MillsProgressiveHenry MillsProgressiveHenry MillsProgressive
James SkinnerProgressiveFrank Walter RaffetyProgressiveSidney Charles HarperMunicipal Reform
Kensington NorthDavid DavisMunicipal ReformDavid DavisMunicipal ReformDavid DavisMunicipal Reform
Lieutenant-Colonel Cecil Bingham LevitaMunicipal ReformLieutenant-Colonel Cecil Bingham LevitaMunicipal ReformLieutenant-Colonel Cecil Bingham LevitaMunicipal Reform
Kensington SouthMajor General William Frederick CavayeMunicipal ReformMajor General William Frederick CavayeMunicipal ReformLady Trustram EveMunicipal Reform
Henry Vincent RoweMunicipal ReformHenry Vincent RoweMunicipal ReformHenry Vincent Rowe (died 17 June 1927)

Frederick E Williams (elected unopposed 14 July 1927)

Municipal Reform
Lambeth BrixtonSir Charles Henry GibbsMunicipal ReformGervas Evelyn PierrepontMunicipal ReformCaptain Gervas Evelyn Pierrepont MCMunicipal Reform
Major Ernest Gray MPMunicipal ReformErnest Gray MPMunicipal ReformNigel Claudian Dalziel ColmanMunicipal Reform
Lambeth KenningtonSir John Williams BennProgressiveSir John Williams Benn (died 10 April 1922)ProgressiveGeorge Maurice BeaufoyMunicipal Reform
Harry Gosling (elected 29 April 1922)Labour
Harry GoslingLabourHarold SwannMunicipal ReformHarold SwannMunicipal Reform
Lambeth NorthThomas Owen JacobsenProgressiveR C E PowellLabourR C E PowellLabour
Rose Lamartine YatesIndependentReginald MyerProgressiveGeorge Russell StraussLabour
Lambeth NorwoodCecil Urquhart FisherMunicipal ReformRose Dunn-GardnerMunicipal ReformRose Dunn-GardnerMunicipal Reform
Forbes St John MorrowMunicipal ReformWilliam Francis MarchantMunicipal ReformCaptain William Francis MarchantMunicipal Reform
Lewisham EastMajor Eric BallMunicipal ReformLieutenant-Colonel Eric BallMunicipal ReformJohn LittlejohnsMunicipal Reform
Richard Owen RobertsMunicipal ReformRichard Owen RobertsMunicipal ReformMajor Walter WaringMunicipal Reform
Lewisham WestMajor Philip DawsonMunicipal ReformEdward Taswell CampbellMunicipal ReformE G Sawyer (resigned 29 September 1926)

Frederick Leigh-Pollitt (elected unopposed 28 October 1926)

Municipal Reform
Robert JacksonMunicipal ReformPercival Harry ReedMunicipal ReformPercival Harry ReedMunicipal Reform
Paddington NorthHerbert LidiardModerateThomas Clarence Edward GoffModerateMajor Thomas Clarence Edward GoffModerate
John Herbert HunterMunicipal ReformJohn Herbert HunterMunicipal ReformJohn Herbert Hunter
Knighted as Sir Herbert Hunter, June 1925
Municipal Reform
Paddington SouthLieutenant-Colonel John Burgess-Preston KarslakeMunicipal ReformLieutenant-Colonel John Burgess-Preston KarslakeMunicipal ReformLieutenant-Colonel John Burgess-Preston KarslakeMunicipal Reform
Major Harry Barned Lewis-BarnedMunicipal ReformMajor Harry Barned Lewis-BarnedMunicipal ReformMajor Harry Barned Lewis-BarnedMunicipal Reform
Poplar, Bow and BromleyCharlie SumnerLabourCharlie SumnerLabourCharlie Sumner (died 8 December 1925)

Thomas John Blacketer (elected unopposed 11 January 1926)

Labour
Edward CruseLabourEdward CruseLabourEdward CruseLabour
Poplar SouthSamuel MarchLabourSamuel MarchLabourGeorge William MillsLabour
Susan LawrenceLabourSusan LawrenceLabourSusan LawrenceLabour
St MaryleboneLieutenant-Colonel Eustace Widdrington Morrison-BellMunicipal ReformDr Adeline RobertsMunicipal ReformDr Adeline RobertsMunicipal Reform
Ernest SangerMunicipal ReformErnest SangerMunicipal ReformErnest SangerMunicipal Reform
St Pancras NorthWilliam Lloyd-TaylorProgressiveCaptain Ian FraserMunicipal ReformAlexander Muir ShandMunicipal Reform
John Hunter HarleyProgressive(Constance) Alice Elliot[5] Municipal Reform(Constance) Alice ElliotMunicipal Reform
St Pancras South EastDavid DaviesMunicipal ReformDavid DaviesMunicipal ReformDavid DaviesMunicipal Reform
Mrs E J HopkinsMunicipal ReformMrs E J HopkinsMunicipal ReformMrs E J HopkinsMunicipal Reform
St Pancras South WestLieutenant-Colonel Auberon Claud Hegan KennardMunicipal ReformLieutenant-Colonel Auberon Claud Hegan KennardMunicipal ReformAdrian Charles MoreingMunicipal Reform
Charles William MatthewsMunicipal ReformCharles William Matthews ¶Municipal ReformCharles William MatthewsMunicipal Reform
ShoreditchHenry WardProgressiveHenry WardProgressiveThomas John SillitoeLabour
Charles E. TaylorLabourFrank Stanley HenwoodProgressiveAlfred WaltonLabour
Southwark CentralJames Daniel Gilbert MPProgressiveJames Daniel Gilbert MPProgressiveJames Daniel GilbertProgressive
George Henry CookProgressiveGeorge Henry CookProgressiveGeorge Henry Cook[6] Progressive
Southwark NorthConsuelo, Duchess of Marlborough (resigned 27 April 1920)

J O Devereux (elected 13 May 1920)

ProgressiveJ O DevereuxProgressiveJ O DevereuxProgressive Ratepayers
Walter J WightmanProgressiveFrank Percy RiderMunicipal ReformT E GibbingsLabour
Southwark South EastRev. John C. MorrisProgressiveJohn OsbornProgressiveDr Stella ChurchillLabour
W J PincombeProgressiveW J PincombeProgressiveLewis SilkinLabour
Stepney, LimehouseHenry MarksProgressiveHenry MarksProgressiveI LyonsLabour
Robert M BryanLabourMrs C B LankesterMunicipal ReformAnna MathewLabour
Stepney, Mile EndCaptain Alfred Ordway GoodrichMunicipal ReformCaptain John Cecil Gerard LeighMunicipal ReformJulia Scurr (resigned 17 February 1926)Labour
John Bigelow Dodge (elected 15 March 1926)Anti-Socialist
(joined Municipal Reform Party on taking seat)
D HazelMunicipal ReformCaptain Offley WakemanMunicipal ReformHugh RobertsLabour
Stepney, Whitechapel and St George'sHenry Herman GordonProgressiveChristopher John KellyLabourChristopher John KellyLabour
William C. JohnsonProgressiveWilliam C. JohnsonProgressiveMorry DavisLabour
Stoke NewingtonEdward Holton CoumbeMunicipal ReformMajor Edward Holton CoumbeMunicipal ReformMajor Edward Holton CoumbeMunicipal Reform
W H KeyMunicipal ReformArchibald Albert McDonald GordonMunicipal ReformArchibald Albert McDonald GordonMunicipal Reform
Wandsworth, Balham and TootingRev. Bevill AllenProgressiveJohn Ernest PerringMunicipal ReformJohn Ernest PerringMunicipal Reform
Rev. Henry Herman CarlisleProgressiveMalcolm Campbell-JohnstonMunicipal ReformMalcolm Campbell-JohnstonMunicipal Reform
Wandsworth, CentralMajor Viscount BuryMunicipal ReformCharles Paston CraneMunicipal ReformClyde WilsonMunicipal Reform
Robert G TaylorMunicipal ReformRobert G TaylorMunicipal ReformRobert G TaylorMunicipal Reform
Wandsworth, ClaphamHerbert Francis Golds (died 9 April 1921)

Cyril Henry Montague Jacobs (elected 2 May 1921)

Municipal ReformCyril Henry Montague JacobsMunicipal ReformCyril Henry Montague JacobsMunicipal Reform
Sir George Bettesworth PiggottMunicipal ReformLord Monk BrettonMunicipal ReformLord Monk BrettonMunicipal Reform
Wandsworth, PutneyC T DickinsMunicipal ReformWilliam HuntMunicipal ReformWilliam HuntMunicipal Reform
Lieutenant-Commander Alfred Cooper RawsonMunicipal ReformAngus Newton ScottMunicipal ReformAngus Newton ScottMunicipal Reform
Wandsworth, StreathamSir Arthur Cornelius RobertsMunicipal ReformSir Arthur RobertsMunicipal ReformJ Elliott MarkMunicipal Reform
A Clifford Thomas (resigned 26 April 1921)

Captain Frederic Bertram Galer (elected unopposed 9 May 1921)

Municipal ReformCaptain Frederic Bertram GalerMunicipal ReformCaptain Frederic Bertram GalerMunicipal Reform
Westminster, AbbeyJohn Maria GattiMunicipal ReformJohn Maria GattiMunicipal ReformJohn Maria GattiMunicipal Reform
Reginald White Granville-SmithMunicipal ReformReginald White Granville-SmithMunicipal ReformCaptain James Cornelius DaltonMunicipal Reform
Westminster, St George'sBrigadier-General Richard Joshua CooperMunicipal ReformBrigadier-General Richard Joshua CooperMunicipal ReformLord FalmouthMunicipal Reform
Hubert John GreenwoodMunicipal ReformHubert John GreenwoodMunicipal ReformHubert John GreenwoodMunicipal Reform
Woolwich, EastCaptain Leslie Haden-Guest, MCLabourHerbert MorrisonLabourHerbert MorrisonLabour
Henry SnellLabourHenry SnellLabourWilliam Harold HutchinsonLabour
Woolwich, WestWilliam James SquiresMunicipal ReformSidney Herbert CuffMunicipal ReformFrederick Thomas HalseMunicipal Reform
Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Reginald Simner DSOMunicipal ReformErnest Henry KempMunicipal ReformErnest Henry KempMunicipal Reform

¶ Previously an alderman.

County aldermen 1919–1934

In addition to the 124 councillors the council consisted of 20 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 triennial council election.

TermAldermanParty
1919 - 1925[7] Captain Louis Courtauld (died 1922)Municipal Reform
1919 - 1925, 1925 - 1931[8] John William Gilbert (knighted 1922)[9] Municipal Reform
1919 - 1925Bernard Henry HollandMunicipal Reform
1919 - 1925Sir Cyril JacksonMunicipal Reform
1919 - 1925Howard Willmott LiversidgeMunicipal Reform
1919 - 1925, 1925 - 1931Lady St HelierMunicipal Reform
1919 - 1923Charles James Mathew (died January 1923)[10] Progressive
1919 - 1925Henry Evan Auguste CottonProgressive
1919 - 1925Henry de Rosenbach WalkerProgressive
1919 - 1925, 1928 - 1934Katherine WallasProgressive
1919 - 1922, 1922 - 1928,[11] 1928 - 1934Albert Emil DaviesLabour
1922 - 1928John Jacob AstorMunicipal Reform
1922 - 1928Alfred Ordway GoodrichMunicipal Reform
1922 - 1928, 1928 - 1934George Hopwood Hume (knighted 1924)Municipal Reform
1922 - 1928Dr Florence Barrie LambertMunicipal Reform
1922 - 1928, 1928 - 1934Ronald Collet NormanMunicipal Reform
1922 - 1928Jessie Wilton Phipps (Dame from 1926)[12] Municipal Reform
1922 - 1928Sir Harry Lushington StephenMunicipal Reform
1922 - 1928Herbert Arthur BakerProgressive
1922 - 1928Dr John Scott LidgettProgressive
1922 - 1925George Masterman Gillett (in place of Courtald) (resigned 11 March 1924)Labour
1924 - 1925Alfred Baker (in place of Gillett) (18 March 1924)Labour
1925 - 1931Sir Francis Robert Ince AndertonMunicipal Reform
1925 - 1931Lord HaddoMunicipal Reform
1925 - 1931Mrs C B LankesterMunicipal Reform
1925 - 1931Guy Herbert WalmisleyMunicipal Reform
1925 - 1931Richard CoppockLabour
1925 - 1931Ewart Gladstone CulpinLabour
1925 - 1931John Scurr MPLabour
1925 - 1931William C JohnsonProgressive
1928 - 1934[13] David DaviesMunicipal Reform
1928 - 1934Lord CranbrookMunicipal Reform
1928 - 1934George Maurice BeaufoyMunicipal Reform
1928 - 1934Charles William MatthewsMunicipal Reform
1928 - 1934Charles LathamLabour
1928 - 1934Esther RickardsLabour

Party strength 1919–1928

The strength of the parties on the council after each election was as follows:[14]

PartyCouncillors 1919Aldermen 1919Total 1919Councillors 1922Aldermen 1922Total 1922Councillors 1925Aldermen 1925Total 1925
Municipal Reform681280821294831396
Progressive4064626531639
Labour152171631935439
Independents101000000

Councillors 1928–1937

Electoral divisionElected 8 March 1928[15] Elected 5 March 1931[16] Elected 8 March 1934[17]
Name PartyName PartyName Party
City of LondonGeoffrey HeadMunicipal ReformGeoffrey HeadMunicipal ReformSir Angus Newton ScottMunicipal Reform
Sir Percy SimmonsMunicipal ReformSir Percy SimmonsMunicipal ReformSir Percy SimmonsMunicipal Reform
Josiah Gunton (died 5 March 1930)
William Phené Neal (elected unopposed 4 April 1930)
Municipal ReformAlderman Sir Louis A NewtonMunicipal ReformSir Frank BowaterMunicipal Reform
Major William Wilson GranthamMunicipal ReformMajor William Wilson GranthamMunicipal ReformWilliam Wilson Grantham K CMunicipal Reform
Battersea NorthLt. Col. Morris Boscawen Savage[18] Municipal ReformA Vincent ClarkeMunicipal ReformF C R DouglasLabour
Edgar John Sainsbury Municipal ReformEdgar John Sainsbury Municipal ReformCaroline Selina GanleyLabour
Battersea SouthCharles James AllpassMunicipal ReformCharles James AllpassMunicipal ReformCharles James AllpassMunicipal Reform
Harry Ralph SelleyMunicipal ReformHarry Ralph SelleyMunicipal ReformHarry Ralph Selley MPMunicipal Reform
Bermondsey RotherhitheI J HaywardLabourI J HaywardLabourI J HaywardLabour
Sidney StranksLabourSidney StranksLabourJames Allan Gillison[19] Labour
Bermondsey WestEvelyn Mary LoweLabourEvelyn Mary LoweLabourEvelyn Mary LoweLabour
Ada SalterLabourAda SalterLabourAda SalterLabour
Bethnal Green North EastRichard Edward PearsonLiberalRichard Edward PearsonLiberalRachel Susanna KeelingLabour
Eleanor Joan Clara NathanLiberalEleanor Joan Clara NathanLiberalThomas DawsonLabour
Bethnal Green South WestRonald Potter JonesLiberalRonald Potter JonesLiberalJ E A KingLabour
Percy Alfred HarrisLiberalPercy Alfred HarrisLiberalReginald StampLabour
Camberwell DulwichHenry Cubitt GoochMunicipal ReformSir Henry Cubitt GoochMunicipal ReformFrederick Charles Eaton Municipal Reform
Henry Alfred WilmotMunicipal ReformHenry Alfred Wilmot (died 21 December 1933: seat remained vacant)[20] Municipal ReformWilliam Hall HickinMunicipal Reform
Camberwell NorthAgnes DawsonLabourAgnes DawsonLabourAgnes DawsonLabour
Cecil ManningLabourCecil Manning (resigned 1 July 1932)
Thomas Williams(elected at byelection 16 July 1932)
LabourThomas WilliamsLabour
Camberwell North-WestWilliam Harold WebbeMunicipal ReformWilliam Harold WebbeMunicipal ReformJames KaylorLabour
William Jackson MortonMunicipal ReformWilliam Jackson MortonMunicipal ReformFreda Künzlen CorbetLabour
Camberwell PeckhamRuth DaltonLabourW J JenningsMunicipal ReformRichard SargoodLabour
Jack Percy BlakeLabourArthur Leonard BatemanMunicipal ReformFrancis William BowieLabour
ChelseaErnest Louis MeinertzhagenMunicipal ReformSir Ernest Louis Meinertzhagen (died 6 January 1933)
Basil Futvoye Marsden-Smedley (elected unopposed 23 February 1933)
Municipal ReformBasil Futvoye Marsden-SmedleyMunicipal Reform
The Hon. William SidneyMunicipal ReformHon. William SidneyMunicipal ReformCatherine FulfordMunicipal Reform
DeptfordJames MahoneyLabourJames Mahoney[21] LabourJames MahoneyLabour
John SpeakmanLabourJohn SpeakmanLabourJohn SpeakmanLabour
FinsburyWilliam Harry MartinLabourWilliam Harry MartinLabourWilliam Harry MartinLabour
Charles Robert SimpsonLabourCharles Robert SimpsonLabourG E HayesLabour
Fulham EastBertram MillsMunicipal ReformBertram MillsMunicipal ReformPaul WilliamsLabour
Dame Beatrix LyallMunicipal ReformDame Beatrix LyallMunicipal ReformMaj. Harry Barnes (died 12 October 1935)Labour
Dame Beatrix Lyall (elected at byelection 10 December 1935)Municipal Reform
Fulham WestSir Cyril Cobb MPMunicipal ReformSir Cyril Cobb MPMunicipal ReformChristopher LancasterLabour
Frank Washington HobbsMunicipal ReformEarl of HaddoMunicipal ReformLeah L'Estrange MaloneLabour
GreenwichCuthbert Edward HunterMunicipal ReformCuthbert Edward HunterMunicipal ReformEsther RickardsLabour
Ernest DenceMunicipal ReformErnest DenceMunicipal ReformWalter WindsorLabour
Hackney CentralHenrietta AdlerLiberalMontague MoustardierMunicipal ReformBernard HomaLabour
William RayMunicipal ReformWilliam RayMunicipal ReformMary O'Brien HarrisLabour
Hackney NorthOscar Emanuel WarburgMunicipal ReformRobert SpencerMunicipal ReformHenry Edwin GoodrichLabour
Evelyn EmmetMunicipal ReformEvelyn EmmetMunicipal ReformMolly BoltonLabour
Hackney SouthAlfred BakerLabourAlfred BakerLabourAlfred BakerLabour
Marshall JackmanLabourMarshall JackmanLabourCharles LathamLabour
Hammersmith NorthSir Marshall HaysMunicipal ReformLindsay Richard VennMunicipal ReformHubert L Foden-PattinsonLabour
Francis William BowieLabourMoyra GoffMunicipal ReformThomas Henry Jones[22] Labour
Hammersmith SouthJohn Crawford PlattMunicipal ReformWalter Clifford NorthcottMunicipal ReformWalter Clifford NorthcottMunicipal Reform
Bertie Jonathan SamelsMunicipal ReformBertie Jonathan SamelsMunicipal ReformBertie Jonathan SamelsMunicipal Reform
HampsteadFrank Geere HowardMunicipal ReformFrank Geere HowardMunicipal ReformDr Sydney Monckton CopemanMunicipal Reform
Walter ReynoldsMunicipal ReformWilliam Reed Hornby SteerMunicipal ReformWilliam Reed Hornby SteerMunicipal Reform
HolbornSir Robert Inigo TaskerMunicipal ReformSir Robert Inigo TaskerMunicipal ReformMunicipal Reform
W G BurnsMunicipal ReformPercy HillMunicipal ReformPercy HillMunicipal Reform
Islington EastEdward CobbMunicipal ReformEdward CobbMunicipal ReformNorman HulbertMunicipal Reform
Thelma CazaletMunicipal ReformCharles RobertsonLabourGuy NeumannMunicipal Reform
Islington NorthFrederick Lionel DoveMunicipal ReformFrederick Lionel Dove
(died 11 June 1932)
Sidney Charles Harper
(elected at byelection 14 July 1932)
Municipal ReformSidney Charles HarperMunicipal Reform
Rosamund SmithMunicipal ReformRosamund SmithMunicipal ReformA C KnightMunicipal Reform
Islington SouthCharles R BennettLabourTom Forrest HowardMunicipal ReformEric George Molyneux FletcherLabour
George HouseLabourWilliam Thoresby CookseyMunicipal ReformJohn DugdaleLabour
Islington WestGeorge Bryant NaishLabourGeorge Bryant NaishLabourGeorge Bryant NaishLabour
Rev. Arthur George PrichardLabourRev. Arthur George PrichardLabourRev. Arthur George PrichardLabour
Kensington NorthDavid Davis
(died 11 April 1930)
Patrick Buchan-Hepburn
(elected unopposed 14 May 1930)
Municipal ReformDr Henry RobinsonMunicipal ReformDr Henry RobinsonMunicipal Reform
Lieutenant-Colonel Cecil LevitaMunicipal ReformLieutenant-Colonel Cecil LevitaMunicipal ReformLieutenant-Colonel Cecil LevitaMunicipal Reform
Kensington SouthLady Trustram EveMunicipal ReformAlexander Henry Melvill WedderburnMunicipal ReformRobert Christmas Dewar JenkinsMunicipal Reform
Frederick E Williams
(died 23 March 1929)
Charlotte Keeling
(elected at byelection 17 October 1929)
Municipal ReformCharlotte KeelingMunicipal ReformCharlotte Keeling
(died 5 December 1935)
Angela, Countess of Limerick
(elected unopposed 30 January 1936)
Municipal Reform
Lambeth BrixtonMunicipal ReformGervas Evelyn PierrepontMunicipal ReformGervas Evelyn PierrepontMunicipal Reform
Dr Florence Barrie LambertMunicipal ReformCharles KingstonMunicipal ReformBarbara L HornbyMunicipal Reform
Lambeth KenningtonCharles William GibsonLabourHenry Gray StudholmeMunicipal ReformCharles William GibsonLabour
Harold SwannMunicipal ReformHarold SwannMunicipal ReformAmy SayleLabour
Lambeth NorthGeorge Russell StraussLabourFrank BriantLiberalReginald C S EllisonLabour
Jennie AdamsonLabourMiss Ida SamuelLiberalAda Emily GrayLabour
Lambeth NorwoodRose Dunn-GardnerMunicipal ReformPriscilla WorsthorneMunicipal ReformAudrey Nona GambleMunicipal Reform
William Francis MarchantMunicipal ReformWilliam Francis MarchantMunicipal ReformWilliam Francis MarchantMunicipal Reform
Lewisham EastJoseph BenskinMunicipal ReformJoseph BenskinMunicipal ReformWalter Richard OwenLabour
Herbert Paul LathamMunicipal ReformHerbert Paul LathamMunicipal ReformAmy L CrossmanLabour
Lewisham WestFrederick Leigh PollittMunicipal ReformFrederick Leigh PollittMunicipal ReformFrederick Leigh Leigh-Pollitt[23] Municipal Reform
Percival Harry ReedMunicipal ReformN Geoffrey RichardsMunicipal ReformN Geoffrey RichardsMunicipal Reform
Paddington NorthThomas Clarence Edward Goff Municipal ReformEarl of MunsterMunicipal ReformEarl of MunsterMunicipal Reform
Sir (John) Herbert Hunter (died 22 February 1930)
Frank Stanley Henwood (elected at byelection 13 March 1930)
Municipal ReformFrank Stanley Henwood Municipal ReformFrank Stanley Henwood Municipal Reform
Paddington SouthLieutenant-Colonel John Burgess-Preston KarslakeMunicipal ReformHarold Vaughan KenyonMunicipal ReformHarold Vaughan KenyonMunicipal Reform
Major Harry Barned Lewis-Barned (died 29 December 1929)
John Temple Scriven (elected 6 February 1930)
Municipal ReformJohn Temple ScrivenMunicipal ReformJohn Temple Scriven
(died 18 November 1935)
Henry Gray Studholme
(elected unopposed 15 January 1936)
Municipal Reform
Poplar, Bow and BromleyThomas John BlacketerLabourThomas John BlacketerLabourMrs E M LambertLabour
Edward CruseLabourEdward CruseLabourEdward CruseLabour
Poplar SouthGeorge William Mills (resigned 19 March 1930)
David Morgan Adams (elected unopposed 16 April 1930)
LabourDavid Morgan AdamsLabourDavid Morgan Adams MPLabour
Ishbel MacDonaldLabourIshbel MacDonaldLabourWilliam Henry GuyLabour
Independent Socialist
(November 1931)
St MaryleboneDr Adeline RobertsMunicipal ReformDr Adeline RobertsMunicipal ReformFrederick William DeanMunicipal Reform
Ernest SangerMunicipal ReformErnest SangerMunicipal ReformErnest Sanger (knighted 1936)[24] Municipal Reform
St Pancras NorthAlexander Muir ShandMunicipal ReformSir Alfred DaviesMunicipal ReformSir Alfred DaviesMunicipal Reform
(Constance) Alice ElliotMunicipal ReformLillian Cadman, Baroness CadmanMunicipal ReformSidney BolsomMunicipal Reform
St Pancras South EastMaud Mary DollarLabourAlbert ClaveringMunicipal ReformFrank Lawrence CombesLabour
Albert SamuelsLabourEvan EvansMunicipal ReformDavid C WebsterLabour
St Pancras South WestAdrian MoreingMunicipal ReformAdrian MoreingMunicipal ReformAlbert SamuelsLabour
William Samuel MercerMunicipal ReformMaurice MatthewsMunicipal ReformMaurice MatthewsMunicipal Reform
ShoreditchThomas John SillitoeLabourSanto JegerLabourSanto JegerLabour
Alfred WaltonLabourHenrietta GirlingLabourHenrietta GirlingLabour
Southwark CentralKathleen DayLabourHarry DayLabourHarry DayLabour
David ArlottLabourDavid ArlottLabourDavid ArlottLabour
Southwark NorthThomas George GibbingsLabourCharles BrookLabourCharles BrookLabour
James Hyndman MacDonnellLabourJames Hyndman MacDonnellLabourJames Hyndman MacDonnellLabour
Southwark South EastStella ChurchillLabourStella Churchill (resigned 17 June 1932)
George Strauss (elected at by-election 2 July 1932)
LabourGeorge StraussLabour
Lewis SilkinLabourLewis SilkinLabourLewis SilkinLabour
Stepney, LimehouseMalcolm John MacDonaldLabourHenry James LazarusLabourRichard CoppockLabour
Anna MathewLabourAnna MathewLabourAnna MathewLabour
Stepney, Mile EndJohnnie DodgeMunicipal ReformJohn Scurr (died 10 July 1932)
Somerville Hastings (elected at by-election 27 July 1932)
LabourSomerville HastingsLabour
Lionel GuestMunicipal ReformDaniel FrankelLabourDaniel FrankelLabour
Stepney, Whitechapel and St George'sMorry DavisLabourMorry DavisLabourChristopher John KellyLabour
Jack SullivanLabourJack OldfieldLabourJack OldfieldLabour
Stoke NewingtonEdward Holton CoumbeMunicipal ReformEdward Holton CoumbeMunicipal ReformEdward Holton CoumbeMunicipal Reform
Archibald Albert McDonald GordonMunicipal ReformArchibald Albert McDonald GordonMunicipal ReformArchibald Albert McDonald GordonMunicipal Reform
Wandsworth, Balham and TootingJohn Ernest PerringMunicipal ReformJohn Ernest Perring
(knighted 1934)
Municipal ReformJohn Ernest PerringMunicipal Reform
Malcolm Campbell-JohnstonMunicipal ReformMalcolm Campbell-JohnstonMunicipal ReformGeorge DolandMunicipal Reform
Wandsworth, CentralClyde Tabor WilsonMunicipal ReformClyde Tabor WilsonMunicipal ReformClyde Tabor Wilson
(resigned 29 May 1935)[25]
Municipal Reform
George Welsh Currie
(elected at by-election 27 June 1935)
Labour
Robert G TaylorMunicipal ReformEdward P MartinMunicipal ReformEdward P MartinMunicipal Reform
Wandsworth, ClaphamCyril Henry Montague JacobsMunicipal ReformCyril Henry Montague JacobsMunicipal ReformCyril Henry Montague Jacobs (died 4 September 1934)
Bertram Mills (elected at by-election 22 October 1934)
Municipal Reform
Lord Monk BrettonMunicipal ReformLord Monk BrettonMunicipal ReformJohn LeighMunicipal Reform
Wandsworth, PutneyWilliam HuntMunicipal ReformRobert G Taylor‡Municipal ReformRobert G TaylorMunicipal Reform
Angus Newton ScottMunicipal ReformAngus Newton ScottMunicipal ReformLieutenant-Colonel Arthur T BellamyMunicipal Reform
Wandsworth, StreathamJames Elliott MarkMunicipal ReformJames Elliott MarkMunicipal ReformJames Elliott MarkMunicipal Reform
Captain Frederic Bertram GalerMunicipal ReformCaptain Frederic Bertram GalerMunicipal ReformCaptain Frederic Bertram GalerMunicipal Reform
Westminster, AbbeyJohn Maria Gatti (died 14 September 1929)
Samuel Gluckstein (elected at by-election 31 October 1929)
Municipal ReformSamuel GlucksteinMunicipal ReformSir Samuel GlucksteinMunicipal Reform
Captain James Cornelius DaltonMunicipal ReformCaptain James Cornelius DaltonMunicipal ReformCaptain James Cornelius DaltonMunicipal Reform
Westminster, St George'sLord FalmouthMunicipal ReformDr Florence Barrie LambertMunicipal ReformDr Florence Barrie LambertMunicipal Reform
Hon. Lady LawrenceMunicipal ReformJohn Theodore Cuthbert Moore-Brabazon (resigned 26 February 1932)
Edmund Walter Hanbury Wood (elected at by-election 17 March 1932)
Municipal ReformMunicipal Reform
Woolwich, EastHerbert MorrisonLabourReginald H. PottLabourReginald H. PottLabour
Henry BerryLabourHenry BerryLabourHenry BerryLabour
Woolwich, WestFrederick Thomas HalseMunicipal ReformFrederick Thomas HalseMunicipal ReformDr S McClementsLabour
Ernest Henry KempMunicipal ReformErnest Henry KempMunicipal ReformEthel Maud NewmanLabour
‡ Previously councillor for a different division.¶ Previously an alderman.

County aldermen 1928–1937

TermAldermanParty
1928 - 1934[26] David DaviesMunicipal Reform
1928 - 1934Lord Cranbrook (resigned 11 July 1930)Municipal Reform
1928 - 1934George Maurice Beaufoy (resigned 10 November 1928)Municipal Reform
1928 - 1934Ronald Collet NormanMunicipal Reform
1928 - 1934, 1934 - 1940Sir George HumeMunicipal Reform
1928 - 1934Charles William Matthews (died 17 December 1930)Municipal Reform
1928 - 1934Katherine WallasIndependent
1928 - 1934, 1934 - 1940Albert Emil DaviesLabour
1928 - 1934Charles LathamLabour
1928 - 1934Dr Esther RickardsLabour
1928 - 1934Douglass Horace Boggis-Rolfe (in place of Beaufoy, 18 December 1928)Municipal Reform
1930 - 1934Alfred Charles Bossom (in place of Cranbrook 22 July 1930)Municipal Reform
1930 - 1934Catherine Fulford (in place of Matthews 24 December 1930)Municipal Reform
1931 - 1937[27] Thelma CazaletMunicipal Reform
1931 - 1934Sir John Gilbert (died 1934)Municipal Reform
1931 - 1937Hubert John GreenwoodMunicipal Reform
1931 - 1937Captain Eric HallMunicipal Reform
1931 - 1937Major John Martin OakeyMunicipal Reform
1931 - 1937Percival Harry ReedMunicipal Reform
1931 - 1937Sir Oscar WarburgMunicipal Reform
1931 - 1937Herbert MorrisonLabour
1931 - 1937Ewart Gladstone CulpinLabour
1931 - 1937Walter Henry GreenLabour
1934 - 1940[28] William Harold WebbeMunicipal Reform
1934 - 1940William BennettLabour
1934 - 1940Jack Percy BlakeLabour
1934 - 1940George Pearce BlizardLabour
1934 - 1940Henry Charles CharletonLabour
1934 - 1940Barbara DrakeLabour
1934 - 1940William Thomas Kelly[29] Labour
1934 - 1940Charles RobertsonLabour

Party strength 1928–1937

The strength of the parties on the council after each election was as follows:[14]

PartyCouncillors 1928Aldermen 1928Total 1928Councillors 1931Aldermen 1931Total 1931Councillors 1934Aldermen 1934Total 1934
Municipal Reform77128983139655964
Labour4264835641691180
Liberal516606000
Independents011000000

See also

Notes and References

  1. "L.C.C. Election Results", The Times, 8 March 1919, p. 14.
  2. LCC Elections, The Times, 8 March 1919, p. 14
  3. LCC Elections, The Times, 3 March 1922, p. 12
  4. LCC Elections, The Times, 6 March 1925, p. 16
  5. News: Deaths. The Times. London. 11 April 1931. 1.
  6. News: Deaths. Surrey Mirror. 5 August 1938.
  7. The New L.C.C., The Times, 3 March 1919, p. 8
  8. L.C.C.'s First Meeting, The Times, 18 March 1925, p. 11
  9. "Obituary: Sir John Gilbert, Work For London Education", The Times, 24 December 1934, p. 12
  10. Web site: MATHEW, Charles James. December 2007. Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. 3 January 2012.
  11. L.C.C. Rate to be Lowered, New Council's First Meeting, The Times, 15 March 1922, p. 14
  12. Parry. Colin J. Phipps [née Duncan], Dame Jessie Percy Butler Wilton (1855–1934), educational administrator]. 2004. 10.1093/ref:odnb/52033. 12 April 2012.
  13. New L.C.C.'s First Meeting, The Times, 16 March 1928, p. 11
  14. Book: Politics and the People of London 1889-1965 . Andrew Saint . January 1989 . 9781852850296 . 15 December 2008 .
  15. News: L.C.C. Election. Full Results of Polling. . . 10 March 1928 . 17 .
  16. News: L.C.C. Election . . 7 March 1931 . 8 .
  17. News: L.C.C. Election . . 10 March 1934 . 8 .
  18. Web site: Savage, Lt-Col Morris Boscawen. Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. 20 April 2013.
  19. Obituary Notices. British Medical Journal. 27 September 1975. 3. 5986. 770–771. 10.1136/bmj.3.5986.770. 1674679. 1100191.
  20. News: News in Brief. The Times. 22 December 1933. 7.
  21. News: Obituary: Canon James Mahoney. 7 October 1938. Catholic Herald. 14. 10 January 2012.
  22. News: Obituary. The Times. 23 May 1951. 13.
  23. In 1933 Pollitt changed his surname by deed poll to Leigh-Pollitt.
  24. Web site: SANGER, Sir Ernest. December 2007. Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. 27 November 2011.
  25. Wilson was appointed a Metropolitan Magistrate and resigned from the county council and House of Commons. News: Two New Metropolitan Magistrates By-Election at Liverpool. The Times. 29 May 1935. 14.
  26. News: New L.C.C.'s First Meeting . . 16 March 1928 . 11 .
  27. News: The New L.C.C. . . 12 March 1931 . 9 .
  28. News: New L.C.C. . . 15 March 1934 . 11 .
  29. News: Chairman of the L.C.C.. The Times. 13 March 1934. 14.