Brixton (London County Council constituency)

London County Council constituency (1889–1965)

Brixton

Former constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created| 1889; 136 years ago (1889)
Abolished| 1965; 60 years ago (1965)
Member(s)| 2 (to 1949)
3 (from 1949)

Brixton 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

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Year | Name | Party | Name | Party | Name | Party

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1889 | Edmund Verney |  | Progressive | Charles Thompson Beresford-Hope  |  | Moderate | Two seats until 1949
1892 | Henry Harris  |  | Progressive | Stephen Seaward Tayler  |  | Progressive
1895 | William Haydon  |  | Moderate | Charles Jerome  |  | Moderate
1901 | Frederick Dolman |  | Progressive | Lewen Sharp |  | Progressive
1907 | William Haydon  |  | Municipal Reform | Samuel Hoare |  | Municipal Reform
1910 | Ernest Gray |  | Municipal Reform
1919 | Charles Henry Gibbs  |  | Municipal Reform
1922 | Gervas Pierrepont |  | Municipal Reform
1925 | Nigel Colman |  | Municipal Reform
1928 | Barrie Lambert |  | Municipal Reform
1931 | Charles Kingston  |  | Municipal Reform
1934 | Barbara Hornby  |  | Municipal Reform
1946 | Walter Boys  |  | Labour | Victor Mishcon |  | Labour
1949 | Donald Ford  |  | Labour
1954  | Beatrice Serota |  | Labour
1961 | Nathan Marock  |  | Labour

## Election results

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

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| Progressive | Sir Edmund Verney | 2,112  |  |
| Progressive | Margaret Mansfield[2] | 1,986  |  |
| Moderate | Charles Thompson Beresford-Hope | 1,686  |  |
| Moderate | H. Smallman  | 1,397  |  |
| Progressive win (new seat)
| Moderate win (new seat)
1892 London County Council election: Brixton[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Progressive | Henry Harris | 2,821  |  |
| Progressive | Stephen Seaward Tayler | 2,768  |  |
| Moderate | Charles Thompson Beresford-Hope  | 2,241  |  |
| Moderate | Charles Jerome  | 2,160  |  |
| Independent | J. E. S. King  | 97  |  |
| Progressive gain from Moderate | Swing |  |
| Progressive hold | Swing |  |
1895 London County Council election: Brixton[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Moderate | William Haydon | 3,149  |  |
| Moderate | Charles Jerome | 3,075  |  |
| Progressive | F. W. Buxton  | 2,226  |  |
| Progressive | C. G. Clarke  | 2,195  |  |
| Moderate gain from Progressive | Swing |  |
| Moderate gain from Progressive | Swing |  |
1898 London County Council election: Brixton[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Moderate | William Haydon | 2,944  |  |
| Moderate | Charles Jerome | 2,863  |  |
| Progressive | J. W. Horsley  | 2,339  |  |
| Progressive | Spencer Barclay Heward  | 2,323  |  |
| Moderate hold | Swing |  |
| Moderate hold | Swing |  |
1901 London County Council election: Brixton[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Progressive | Frederick Dolman | 3,244  | 30.1  | +5.7
| Progressive | Lewen Sharp | 3,226  | 29.9  | +5.6
| Conservative | William Bell  | 2,180  | 20.2  | −1.1
| Conservative | Charles Jerome  | 2,138  | 19.8  | −10.1
| Progressive gain from Conservative | Swing |  |
| Progressive gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.6  |
1904 London County Council election: Brixton[6][7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Progressive | Lewen Sharp | 3,170  |  |
| Progressive | Frederick Dolman | 3,120  |  |
| Conservative | W. Haydon  | 2,022  |  |
| Conservative | S. Cresswell  | 2,911  |  |
| Progressive hold | Swing |  |
| Progressive hold | Swing |  |
1907 London County Council election: Brixton[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Municipal Reform | William Haydon | 4,997  |  |
| Municipal Reform | Samuel Hoare | 4,295  |  |
| Progressive | Lewen Sharp | 3,546  |  |
| Progressive | L. Earle  | 3,525  |  |
Majority |  |  |
| Progressive gain from Municipal Reform | Swing |  |
| Progressive gain from Municipal Reform | Swing |  |
1910 London County Council election: Brixton[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Municipal Reform | William Haydon | 4,324  |  |
| Municipal Reform | Ernest Gray | 4,295  |  |
| Progressive | M. B. Lange  | 3,188  |  |
| Progressive | George Shrubsall  | 3,186  |  |
Majority |  |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
1913 London County Council election: Brixton[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Municipal Reform | William Haydon | 4,289  | 28.8  | −0.0
| Municipal Reform | Ernest Gray | 4,274  | 28.7  | +0.1
| Progressive | A. R. Gridley  | 3,154  | 21.2  | −0.1
| Progressive | Hillier Holt  | 3,151  | 21.2  | −0.0
Majority | 1,120  | 7.5  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing | 0.0  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing | +0.5  |
1919 London County Council election: Brixton[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Municipal Reform | Charles Henry Gibbs | 2,159  | 32.0  |
| Municipal Reform | Ernest Gray | 2,102  | 31.2  |
| Labour | Horace Herbert Tavender  | 1,261  | 18.7  |
| Labour | W. Burroughs  | 1,216  | 18.1  |
Majority | 841  | 12.5  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
1922 London County Council election: Brixton[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Municipal Reform | Ernest Gray | 8,260  | 35.5  | +4.3
| Municipal Reform | Gervas Pierrepont | 8,149  | 35.0  | +3.0
| Labour | W. I. G. Scott  | 3,455  | 14.8  | −3.9
| Labour | Henry Devenish Harben | 3,423  | 14.7  | −3.4
Majority | 4,694  | 20.2  | +7.7
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
1925 London County Council election: Brixton[12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Municipal Reform | Gervas Pierrepont | 5,935  |  |
| Municipal Reform | Nigel Colman | 5,817  |  |
| Labour | James Adams  | 2,784  |  |
| Labour | Amy Sayle | 2,029  |  | −
Majority |  |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
1928 London County Council election: Brixton[13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Municipal Reform | Gervas Pierrepont | 4,371  |  |
| Municipal Reform | Barrie Lambert | 4,340  |  |
| Liberal | P. H. Chase  | 2,123  |  |
| Liberal | G. W. Nash  | 2,112  |  | −
Majority |  |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
1931 London County Council election: Brixton[14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Municipal Reform | Gervas Pierrepont | 5,392  |  |
| Municipal Reform | Charles Kingston | 5,320  |  |
| Labour | E. J. Titler  | 2,073  |  |
| Labour | A. Hindell  | 1,979  |  |
| Liberal | Arthur Stanley Quick  | 1,088  |  |
| Liberal | Ursula Warren  | 1,070  |  | −
Majority |  |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
1934 London County Council election: Brixton[15] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Municipal Reform | Gervas Pierrepont | 5,107  |  |
| Municipal Reform | Barbara Hornby | 4,940  |  |
| Labour | B. Fraser  | 4,485  |  |
| Labour | F. E. Brown  | 4,455  |  |
Majority |  |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
1937 London County Council election: Brixton[16] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Municipal Reform | Barbara Hornby | 8,018  |  |
| Municipal Reform | Gervas Pierrepont | 7,956  |  |
| Labour | Gavin Henderson | 6,945  |  |
| Labour | C. Johnson  | 6,695  |  |
Majority |  |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
1946 London County Council election: Brixton[17] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Walter Boys | 5,955  |  |
| Labour | Victor Mishcon | 5,945  |  |
| Conservative | Barbara Hornby  | 3,366  |  |
| Conservative | Gervas Pierrepont | 3,329  |  |
Majority |  |  |
| Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing |  |
| Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing |  |
1949 London County Council election: Brixton[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Donald Ford | 11,904  |  |
| Labour | Walter Boys | 11,867  |  |
| Labour | Victor Mishcon | 11,859  |  |
| Conservative | F. T. Horne  | 11,651  |  |
| Conservative | Lady Williams  | 11,462  |  |
| Conservative | W. Shepheard  | 11,445  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour win (new seat)
1952 London County Council election: Brixton[19] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Donald Ford | 15,315  |  |
| Labour | Victor Mishcon | 15,169  |  |
| Labour | Walter Boys | 14,912  |  |
| Conservative | W. H. Hall  | 8,680  |  |
| Conservative | J. W. Loveridge  | 8,655  |  |
| Conservative | M. Rose  | 8,542  |  |
| Union Movement | J. F. Dunigan  | 758  |  |
| Union Movement | F. E. Lewis  | 523  |  |
| Union Movement | J. M. Ryan  | 373  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

Beatrice Serota was elected unopposed in 1954.
1955 London County Council election: Brixton[20] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Victor Mishcon | 9,571  |  |
| Labour | Donald Ford | 9,158  |  |
| Labour | Beatrice Serota | 9,073  |  |
| Conservative | N. M. Miskin  | 6,103  |  |
| Conservative | B. Knightly  | 6,077  |  |
| Conservative | A. G. Morkill  | 5,745  |  |
| Union Movement | G. A. Hudson  | 307  |  |
| Liberal | M. R. Gidley  | 268  |  |
| Union Movement | J. M. Ryan  | 262  |  |
| Liberal | Eunice Jones  | 251  |  |
| Union Movement | Robert Row | 218  |  |
| Liberal | M. D. E. Smart  | 177  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
1958 London County Council election: Brixton[21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Donald Ford | 10,173  |  |
| Labour | Victor Mishcon | 10,134  |  |
| Labour | Beatrice Serota | 9,627  |  |
| Conservative | J. W. Proctor  | 3,742  |  |
| Conservative | J. C. Blofeld  | 3,715  |  |
| Conservative | J. Warren  | 3,714  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
1961 London County Council election: Brixton[22] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Victor Mishcon | 9,966  |  |
| Labour | Nathan Marock | 9,949  |  |
| Labour | Beatrice Serota | 9,687  |  |
| Conservative | A. J. Warren  | 7,566  |  |
| Conservative | K. P. Payne  | 7,481  |  |
| Conservative | R. F. Long  | 7,193  |  |
| 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. ^ Mansfield was initially declared elected, but was disqualified on petition as women were not permitted to sit on the council.
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". The Times. 10 March 1904.
8. ^ "London County Council election: great Municipal Reform victory". The Times. 4 March 1907.
9. ^ "London County Council Election." Times [London, England] 7 Mar. 1910: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 1 May 2016.
10. ^ London Municipal Notes, 1913
11. ^ a b London Municipal Notes - Volumes 18-23, London Municipal Society
12. ^ "LCC Elections: Results declared yesterday". The Times. 7 March 1925.
13. ^ "LCC Election: Full results of polling". The Times. 10 March 1928.
14. ^ "LCC Election: Seven seats lost by Labour". The Times. 7 March 1931.
15. ^ "LCC Election: Full results of the poll". The Times. 10 March 1934.
16. ^ "New LCC: Labour's increased majority". The Times. 6 March 1937.
17. ^ "The New LCC: Labour gains in a low poll". The Times. 9 March 1946.
18. ^ "LCC Polling". The Times. 9 April 1949.
19. ^ "London County Council: Election results". The Times. 5 April 1952.
20. ^ "LCC results: Conservatives make headway". The Times. 25 April 1955.
21. ^ "Complete results of London County Council elections". The Times. 18 April 1958.
22. ^ "London County Council polling results". The Times. 14 April 1961.

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