Battersea (London County Council constituency)

London County Council constituency

Battersea

Former constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created| 1889
Abolished| 1919
Member(s)| 2
Replaced by| Battersea North
Battersea South

Battersea 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.

## Councillors

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Year | Name | Party | Name | Party

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1889 | John Burns |  | Progressive | James Tims  |  | Progressive
1893  | William Willis  |  | Progressive
1895 | William J. Davies  |  | Progressive
1907 | Arthur Shirley Benn |  | Municipal Reform
1910 | Walter Richard Warren  |  | Progressive
1913 | William J. West |  | Progressive

## Election results

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1889 London County Council election: Battersea[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Progressive | John Burns | 3,071  |  |
| Progressive | James Tims | 2,307  |  |
| Progressive | Andrew Cameron  | 1,279  |  |
| Radical  | Robert Arthur Valpy  | 1,564  |  |
| Independent | George Harrison  | 188  |  |
| Vestryman  | William Davies  | 54  |  |
| Progressive win (new seat)
| Progressive win (new seat)
1892 London County Council election: Battersea[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Progressive | John Burns | 5,168  |  |
| Progressive | James Tims | 4,470  |  |
| Moderate | J. G. Taylor Whitehead  | 2,011  |  |
| Moderate | James Innes Michin  | 1,780  |  |
| Independent Progressive | Howarth Barnes  | 1,060  |  |
| Progressive hold | Swing |  |
| Progressive hold | Swing |  |
1893 Battersea by-election[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Progressive | William Willis | 2,817  |  |
| Moderate | Arthur Philip Quicke  | 2,165  |  |
| Social Democratic Federation | Harry B. Rogers  | 414  |  |
| Independent Labour | W. F. Grey  | 360  |  |
| Progressive hold | Swing |  |
1895 London County Council election: Battersea[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Progressive | William Davies | 4,095  |  |
| Progressive | John Burns | 3,940  |  |
| Moderate | A. T. Quicke  | 2,945  |  |
| Moderate | T. Costigan  | 2,921  |  |
| Progressive hold | Swing |  |
| Progressive hold | Swing |  |
1898 London County Council election: Battersea[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Progressive | William Davies | 5,284  |  |
| Progressive | John Burns | 5,126  |  |
| Moderate | Rudolph Feilding | 3,715  |  |
| Moderate | A. T. Quicke  | 3,670  |  |
| Progressive hold | Swing |  |
| Progressive hold | Swing |  |
1901 London County Council election: Battersea[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Progressive | William Davies | 5,951  | 38.6  |
| Progressive | John Burns | 5,906  | 38.3  |
| Conservative | Stanley Boulter | 1,829  | 11.9  |
| Conservative | John Dumphreys | 1,746  | 11.3  |
| Progressive hold | Swing |  |
| Progressive hold | Swing |  |
1904 London County Council election: Battersea[6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Progressive | John Burns | 5,513  |  |
| Progressive | William Davies | 5,502  |  |
| Conservative | Francis Danford Thomas  | 2,503  |  |
| Progressive hold | Swing |  |
| Progressive hold | Swing |  |
1907 London County Council election: Battersea[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Progressive | William Davies | 7,250  |  |
| Municipal Reform | Arthur Benn | 7,217  |  |
| Municipal Reform | Edwin Evans  | 6,691  |  |
| Progressive | William J. West | 6,669  |  |
| Independent Socialist | W. H. Humphreys  | 489  |  |
| Socialist (GB) | Jack Fitzgerald | 98  |  |
| Socialist (GB) | H. Jansen-Neumann  | 42  |  |
Majority |  |  |
| Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing |  |
| Progressive hold | Swing |  |
1910 London County Council election: Battersea[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Progressive | William Davies | 7,254  | 26.3  |
| Progressive | Walter Richard Warren | 7,049  | 25.6  |
| Municipal Reform | Arthur Benn | 6,837  | 24.8  |
| Municipal Reform | Edwin Evans  | 6,441  | 23.4  |
Majority | 212  | 0.8  |
| Progressive gain from Municipal Reform | Swing |  |
| Progressive hold | Swing |  |
1913 London County Council election: Battersea[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Progressive | Walter Richard Warren | 5,483  | 27.5  | +1.9
| Progressive | William J. West | 5,451  | 27.3  | +1.0
| Municipal Reform | H. Ramsden  | 4,502  | 22.6  | −2.2
| Municipal Reform | George Bettesworth Piggott  | 4,502  | 22.6  | −0.8
Majority | 949  | 4.7  | +3.9
| Progressive hold | Swing | +2.0  |
| Progressive hold | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ a b "The London County Council election". The Times. 7 March 1892.
2. ^ "The County Council election in Battersea". The Morning Post. 24 July 1893.
3. ^ "The London County Council election". The Times. 4 March 1895.
4. ^ "London County Council election: results of the polling". The Times. 26 February 1898.
5. ^ "London County Council Election." Times [London, England] 4 Mar. 1901: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 22 Sept. 2016.
6. ^ "London County Council election". The Times. 7 March 1904.
7. ^ "London County Council election: great Municipal Reform victory". The Times. 4 March 1907.
8. ^ "London County Council Election." Times [London, England] 7 Mar. 1910: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 1 May 2016.
9. ^ London Municipal Notes, 1913

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Members|

* Chairmen
* Members 1889-1919
* Members 1919-1937
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* Members 1949-1965

Constituencies (1889–1919)|

* Battersea
* Bermondsey
* Bethnal Green North East
* Bethnal Green South West
* Bow and Bromley
* Brixton
* Camberwell North
* Chelsea
* City of London
* Clapham
* Deptford
* Dulwich
* Finsbury Central
* Finsbury East
* Fulham
* Greenwich
* Hackney Central
* Hackney North
* Hackney South
* Haggerston
* Hammersmith
* Hampstead
* Holborn
* Hoxton
* Islington East
* Islington North
* Islington South
* Islington West
* Kennington
* Kensington North
* Kensington South
* Lambeth North
* Lewisham
* Limehouse
* Marylebone East
* Marylebone West
* Mile End
* Newington West
* Norwood
* Paddington North
* Paddington South
* Peckham
* Poplar
* Rotherhithe
* St George's Hanover Square
* St George
* St Pancras East
* St Pancras North
* St Pancras South
* St Pancras West
* Southwark West
* Stepney
* Strand
* Walworth
* Wandsworth
* Westminster
* Whitechapel
* Woolwich

Constituencies (1919–1949)|

* Balham and Tooting
* Battersea North
* Battersea South
* Bermondsey West
* Bethnal Green North East
* Bethnal Green South West
* Bow and Bromley
* Brixton
* Camberwell North
* Camberwell North West
* Chelsea
* City of London
* Clapham
* Deptford
* Dulwich
* Finsbury
* Fulham East
* Fulham West
* Greenwich
* Hackney Central
* Hackney North
* Hackney South
* Hammersmith North
* Hammersmith South
* Hampstead
* Holborn
* Islington East
* Islington North
* Islington South
* Islington West
* Kennington
* Kensington North
* Kensington South
* Lambeth North
* Lewisham East
* Lewisham West
* Limehouse
* Mile End
* Norwood
* Paddington North
* Paddington South
* Peckham
* Poplar South
* Putney
* Rotherhithe
* St Marylebone
* St Pancras North
* St Pancras South East
* St Pancras South West
* Shoreditch
* Southwark Central
* Southwark North
* Southwark South East
* Stoke Newington
* Streatham
* Wandsworth Central
* Westminster Abbey
* Westminster St George's
* Whitechapel and St George's
* Woolwich East
* Woolwich West

Constituencies (1949–1964)|

* Barons Court (1955–1964)
* Battersea North
* Battersea South
* Bermondsey
* Bethnal Green
* Brixton
* Chelsea
* Cities of London and Westminster
* Clapham
* Deptford
* Dulwich
* Fulham (1955–1965)
* Fulham East (1949–1955)
* Fulham West (1949–1955)
* Greenwich
* Hackney Central (1955–1964)
* Hackney South (1949–1955)
* Hammersmith North
* Hammersmith South (1949–1955)
* Hampstead
* Holborn and St Pancras South
* Islington East
* Islington North
* Islington South West
* Kensington North
* Kensington South
* Lewisham North
* Lewisham South
* Lewisham West
* Norwood
* Paddington North
* Paddington South
* Peckham
* Poplar
* Putney
* St Marylebone
* St Pancras North
* Shoreditch and Finsbury
* Southwark
* Stepney
* Stoke Newington and Hackney North
* Streatham
* Vauxhall
* Wandsworth Central
* Woolwich East
* Woolwich West

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