Bermondsey (London County Council constituency)

Former London County Council constituency

Bermondsey

Former constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created| 1889; 1949
Abolished| 1919; 1965
Member(s)| 2 (1889 to 1919)
3 (1949 to 1965)
Created from| Bermondsey West and Rotherhithe
Replaced by| Bermondsey West and Rotherhithe

Bermondsey was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1889 and 1919, and again between 1949 and the council's abolition, in 1965. 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 | George Cooper |  | Progressive | Joseph Thornton  |  | Progressive
1899  | Arthur Acland Allen |  | Progressive
1906  | Alfred Salter |  | Progressive
1910 | William Henry Ecroyd  |  | Progressive | Charles Russell |  | Progressive
1913 | Montague Shearman, Jr  |  | Progressive
Year | Name | Party | Name | Party | Name | Party

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1949 | James Allan Gillison |  | Labour | Reg Goodwin |  | Labour | Alfred John Kemp  |  | Labour
1952 | John R. Thomas  |  | Labour
1961 | Albert Samuels |  | Labour

## Election results

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### 1889 to 1919

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

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| Progressive | George Cooper | 2,602  |  |
| Progressive | Joseph Thornton | 2,401  |  |
| Moderate | Hugh Colin Smith  | 1,319  |  |
| Moderate | Thomas Brooksbank  | 1,280  |  |
| Independent | William Shepherd  | 556  |  |
| Progressive win (new seat)
| Progressive win (new seat)
1892 London County Council election: Bermondsey[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Progressive | George Cooper | 3,181  |  |
| Progressive | Joseph Thornton | 3,052  |  |
| Moderate | Horace Sedger  | 1,995  |  |
| Moderate | John Dumphreys | 1,830  |  |
| Progressive hold | Swing |  |
| Progressive hold | Swing |  |
1895 London County Council election: Bermondsey[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Progressive | George Cooper | 2,703  |  |
| Progressive | Joseph Thornton | 2,699  |  |
| Moderate | A. Beresford  | 1,682  |  |
| Moderate | V. J. Hussey Walsh  | 1,668  |  |
| Progressive hold | Swing |  |
| Progressive hold | Swing |  |
1898 London County Council election: Bermondsey[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Progressive | George Cooper | 2,977  |  |
| Progressive | Joseph Thornton | 2,843  |  |
| Moderate | W. W. Tyler  | 2,028  |  |
| Moderate | Forbes St John Morrow  | 1,993  |  |
| Progressive hold | Swing |  |
| Progressive hold | Swing |  |
1901 London County Council election: Bermondsey[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Progressive | George Cooper | 3,147  | 30.4  | +0.2
| Progressive | Arthur Acland Allen | 3,096  | 29.9  | +1.0
| Conservative | Thomas Cox  | 2,094  | 20.2  | −0.4
| Conservative | A. Layman  | 2,026  | 19.5  | −0.8
| Progressive hold | Swing |  |
| Progressive hold | Swing | +0.6  |
1904 London County Council election: Bermondsey[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Progressive | George Cooper | 3,221  |  |
| Progressive | Arthur Acland Allen | 3,215  |  |
| Conservative | T. H. Flood  | 2,153  |  |
| Conservative | F. R. Anderton  | 2,085  |  |
| Progressive hold | Swing |  |
| Progressive hold | Swing |  |
1907 London County Council election: Bermondsey[6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Progressive | Alfred Salter | 4,197  |  |
| Progressive | Arthur Acland Allen | 4,195  |  |
| Municipal Reform | J. F. Vesey FitzGerald  | 3,474  |  |
| Municipal Reform | J. K. Foster  | 3,389  |  |
| Progressive hold | Swing |  |
| Progressive hold | Swing |  |
1910 London County Council election: Bermondsey[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Progressive | Charles Russell | 3,288  | 24.5  |
| Progressive | William Henry Ecroyd | 3,276  | 24.4  |
| Municipal Reform | Walter Somerville  | 2,509  | 18.7  |
| Municipal Reform | Joseph Ricardo  | 2,470  | 18.4  |
| Labour | Alfred Salter | 1,876  | 14.0  |
Majority  |  |  |
| Progressive hold | Swing |  |
| Progressive hold | Swing |  |
1913 London County Council election: Bermondsey[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Progressive | William Henry Ecroyd | 2,951  |  |
| Progressive | Montague Shearman | 2,820  |  |
| Municipal Reform | E. Stickland  | 2,462  |  |
| Municipal Reform | John Swiney  | 2,409  |  |
| Labour | Alfred Salter | 1,632  |  |
| Labour | Charles Ammon | 1,374  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
| Progressive hold | Swing |  |
| Progressive hold | Swing |  |

### 1949 to 1965

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1949 London County Council election: Bermondsey[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | James Allan Gillison | 12,551  |  |
| Labour | Reg Goodwin | 12,149  |  |
| Labour | Alfred John Kemp | 12,097  |  |
| Conservative | W. B. J. Pemberton  | 4,045  |  |
| Conservative | A. P. Davis  | 3,842  |  |
| Conservative | C. Martin  | 3,824  |  |
| Labour win (new seat)
| Labour win (new seat)
| Labour win (new seat)
1952 London County Council election: Bermondsey[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Alfred John Kemp | 13,149  |  |
| Labour | Reg Goodwin | 12,985  |  |
| Labour | John R. Thomas | 12,563  |  |
| Conservative | W. B. J. Pemberton  | 2,035  |  |
| Conservative | C. F. Bassett  | 1,980  |  |
| Conservative | D. Willmott  | 1,811  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
1955 London County Council election: Bermondsey[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Alfred John Kemp | 7,526  |  |
| Labour | Reg Goodwin | 7,098  |  |
| Labour | John R. Thomas | 7,093  |  |
| Conservative | J. Murray  | 1,644  |  |
| Conservative | H. Oliver  | 1,319  |  |
| Conservative | E. E. Simpkins  | 1,303  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
1958 London County Council election: Bermondsey[12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Alfred John Kemp | 8,042  |  |
| Labour | Reg Goodwin | 7,725  |  |
| Labour | John R. Thomas | 7,650  |  |
| Conservative | H. M. L. Morton  | 774  |  |
| Conservative | H. W. Aplin  | 673  |  |
| Conservative | R. G. Field  | 600  |  |
| Ind. Labour Party | E. R. Gomme  | 362  |  |
| Ind. Labour Party | G. F. Bond  | 300  |  |
| Ind. Labour Party | A. Collyer  | 284  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
1961 London County Council election: Bermondsey[13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Alfred John Kemp | 9,404  |  |
| Labour | John R. Thomas | 9,134  |  |
| Labour | Albert Samuels | 8,814  |  |
| Conservative | N. G. Wallace  | 1,506  |  |
| Conservative | J. MacN. Porter  | 1,463  |  |
| Conservative | G. E. Collyer  | 1,275  |  |
| Ind. Labour Party | A. Collyer  | 724  |  |
| Ind. Labour Party | E. R. Gomme  | 541  |  |
| Ind. Labour Party | Frank Ridley | 368  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ a b "The London County Council election". The Times. 7 March 1892.
2. ^ "The London County Council election". The Times. 4 March 1895.
3. ^ "London County Council election: results of the polling". The Times. 26 February 1898.
4. ^ "London County Council Election." Times [London, England] 4 Mar. 1901: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 22 Sept. 2016.
5. ^ "London County Council election". The Times. 7 March 1904.
6. ^ "London County Council election: great Municipal Reform victory". The Times. 4 March 1907.
7. ^ "London County Council Election." Times [London, England] 7 Mar. 1910: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 1 May 2016.
8. ^ London Municipal Notes, 1913
9. ^ "LCC Polling". The Times. 9 April 1949.
10. ^ "London County Council: Election results". The Times. 5 April 1952.
11. ^ "LCC results: Conservatives make headway". The Times. 25 April 1955.
12. ^ "Complete results of London County Council elections". The Times. 18 April 1958.
13. ^ "London County Council polling results". The Times. 14 April 1961.

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Constituencies (1889–1919)|

* Battersea
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* Bow and Bromley
* Brixton
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* Chelsea
* City of London
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* 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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