Finsbury (London County Council constituency)

London County Council constituency

Finsbury

Former constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created| 1919
Abolished| 1949
Member(s)| 2
Created from| Finsbury Central and Finsbury East
Replaced by| Shoreditch and Finsbury

Finsbury was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1919 and 1949. 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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1919 | Alfred Baker |  | Progressive | George Gillett |  | Progressive
1922 | Otho Nicholson |  | Municipal Reform | Rachel Mary Parsons |  | Municipal Reform
1925 | James Duncan |  | Municipal Reform | Ernest Taylor |  | Municipal Reform
1928 | William Harry Martin  |  | Labour | Charles Robert Simpson  |  | Labour
1934 | George Edward Hayes  |  | Labour
1946 | Barbara Marian Dobb  |  | Labour | Chuni Lal Katial |  | Labour

## Election results

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1919 London County Council election: Finsbury[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Progressive | George Gillett | 2,897  | 29.9  |
| Progressive | Alfred Baker | 2,569  | 26.5  |
| Municipal Reform | Henry Baldwin Barton | 2,146  | 22.2  |
| Municipal Reform | James Little  | 2,073  | 21.4  |
Majority  | 423  | 4.3  |
| Progressive hold | Swing |  |
| Progressive hold | Swing |  |
1922 London County Council election: Finsbury[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Municipal Reform | Otho Nicholson | 5,778  | 25.7  | +3.5
| Municipal Reform | Rachel Mary Parsons | 5,636  | 25.1  | +3.7
| Labour | C. H. Brew  | 3,222  | 14.3  | n/a
| Labour | Charles Simpson  | 3,109  | 13.8  | n/a
| Progressive | Alfred Baker | 2,464  | 11.0  | −18.9
| Progressive | Ida Samuel  | 2,253  | 10.0  | −16.5
Majority  | 2,414  | 10.8  |
| Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
1925 London County Council election: Finsbury[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Municipal Reform | Ernest Taylor | 5,318  |  |
| Municipal Reform | James Duncan | 4,981  |  |
| Labour | Charles Simpson  | 4,860  |  |
| Labour | William Harry Martin  | 4,844  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
1928 London County Council election: Finsbury[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | William Harry Martin | 7,212  |  |
| Labour | Charles Simpson | 7,207  |  |
| Municipal Reform | Alexander Henry Melvill Wedderburn  | 4,365  |  |
| Municipal Reform | Alfred P. Harrison  | 4,332  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
| Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing |  |
| Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing |  |
1931 London County Council election: Finsbury[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Charles Simpson | 5,866  |  |
| Labour | William Harry Martin | 5,863  |  |
| Municipal Reform | J. M. Naylor  | 4,259  |  |
| Municipal Reform | K. W. M. Green  | 4,220  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
1934 London County Council election: Finsbury[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | William Harry Martin | 7,409  |  |
| Labour | George Edward Hayes | 7,383  |  |
| National Municipal  | M. Franklin  | 3,226  |  |
| National Municipal  | Fordham Flower  | 3,213  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
1937 London County Council election: Finsbury[6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | William Harry Martin | 7,968  |  |
| Labour | George Edward Hayes | 7,896  |  |
| Municipal Reform | G. H. Fletcher  | 3,835  |  |
| Municipal Reform | F. F. A. Burden  | 3,775  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
1946 London County Council election: Finsbury[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Barbara Marian Dobb | 3,044  |  |
| Labour | Chuni Lal Katial | 2,931  |  |
| Conservative | A. G. Webb  | 1,727  |  |
| Conservative | C. R. Purnell  | 1,719  |  |
| Communist | Kay Beauchamp | 1,167  |  |
| Communist | Ann C. Murray  | 1,067  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ a b London Municipal Notes - Volumes 18-23, London Municipal Society
2. ^ "LCC Elections: Municipal Reform Leading". The Times. 6 March 1925.
3. ^ "LCC Election: Full results of polling". The Times. 10 March 1928.
4. ^ "LCC Election: Seven seats lost by Labour". The Times. 7 March 1931.
5. ^ "LCC Election: Full results of the poll". The Times. 10 March 1934.
6. ^ "New LCC: Labour's increased majority". The Times. 6 March 1937.
7. ^ "The New LCC: Labour gains in a low poll". The Times. 9 March 1946.

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