Streatham (London County Council constituency)

London County Council constituency

Streatham

Former constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created| 1919
Abolished| 1965
Member(s)| 2 (to 1949)
3 (from 1949)
Created from| Wandsworth

Streatham was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1919 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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1919 | Arthur Roberts  |  | Municipal Reform | Clifford Thomas  |  | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949
1921  | Bertram Galer  |  | Municipal Reform
1925 | Elliott Mark  |  | Municipal Reform
1946 | Frank Henry Campbell  |  | Conservative
1949 | Albert Frederick Hopkinson  |  | Conservative | George Mitchell  |  | Conservative | Patrick Stirling  |  | Conservative
1952 | Gladys Rodwell Norris  |  | Conservative
1955 | Percy Gale  |  | Conservative | Ian McLean  |  | Conservative | Harold Sebag-Montefiore  |  | Conservative
1961 | Gerard Vaughan  |  | Conservative | Frederick Weyer  |  | Conservative

## Election results

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

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| Municipal Reform | Arthur Roberts | Unopposed  | n/a  | n/a
| Municipal Reform | Clifford Thomas | Unopposed  | n/a  | n/a
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a  |
1922 London County Council election: Streatham[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Municipal Reform | Bertram Galer | Unopposed  | n/a  | n/a
| Municipal Reform | Arthur Roberts | Unopposed  | n/a  | n/a
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a  |
1925 London County Council election: Streatham[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Municipal Reform | Bertram Galer | Unopposed  | n/a  | n/a
| Municipal Reform | Elliott Mark | Unopposed  | n/a  | n/a
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a  |
1928 London County Council election: Streatham[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Municipal Reform | Frederic Bertram Galer | 7,463  |  | n/a
| Municipal Reform | James Elliott Mark | 7,416  |  | n/a
| Liberal | W. G. Jackson  | 2,058  |  | n/a
| Liberal | Basil Andrew Murray | 2,005  |  | n/a
| Labour | R. C. Beresford  | 1,084  |  | n/a
| Labour | C. W. Dorrell  | 1,051  |  | n/a
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a  |
1931 London County Council election: Streatham[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Municipal Reform | Bertram Galer | 7,100  |  |
| Municipal Reform | Elliott Mark | 7,049  |  |
| Labour | R. C. Beresford  | 867  |  |
| Labour | S. C. Gilbey  | 830  |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
1934 London County Council election: Streatham[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Municipal Reform | Elliott Mark | 8,007  |  |
| Municipal Reform | Bertram Galer | 8,003  |  |
| Labour | P. O'Gorman  | 1,871  |  |
| Labour | F. Beswick  | 1,838  |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
1937 London County Council election: Streatham[6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Municipal Reform | Bertram Galer | 11,128  |  |
| Municipal Reform | Elliott Mark | 10,970  |  |
| Labour | R. Jones  | 3,415  |  |
| Labour | M. C. Young  | 3,329  |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
1946 London County Council election: Streatham[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Frank Henry Campbell | 10,997  |  |
| Conservative | Bertram Galer | 10,798  |  |
| Labour | A. E. Bennett  | 5,153  |  |
| Labour | P. Taylor  | 5,006  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
1949 London County Council election: Streatham[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | George Mitchell | 19,775  |  |
| Conservative | Albert Frederick Hopkinson | 19,764  |  |
| Conservative | Patrick Stirling | 19,668  |  |
| Labour | E. G. F. Griffiths  | 8,339  |  |
| Labour | M. J. Manning  | 8,324  |  |
| Labour | A. R. Wilson  | 8,198  |  |
| Conservative win (new seat)
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
1952 London County Council election: Streatham[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | George Mitchell | 16,181  |  |
| Conservative | Patrick Stirling | 15,741  |  |
| Conservative | Gladys Rodwell Norris | 15,669  |  |
| Labour | W. Morley  | 7,267  |  |
| Labour | R. Millar  | 7,107  |  |
| Labour | W. Toynbee  | 7,075  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
1955 London County Council election: Streatham[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Harold Sebag-Montefiore | 12,869  |  |
| Conservative | Ian McLean | 12,803  |  |
| Conservative | Percy Gale | 12,686  |  |
| Labour | P. C. Gibson  | 5,213  |  |
| Labour | E. H. Horstead  | 5,138  |  |
| Labour | P. J. Hendrie  | 5,109  |  |
| Liberal | J. P. Barton  | 518  |  |
| Liberal | T. G. Hill  | 417  |  |
| Independent | Bill Boaks | 413  |  |
| Liberal | E. C. Codd  | 390  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
1958 London County Council election: Streatham[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Percy Gale | 10,132  |  |
| Conservative | Ian McLean | 10,102  |  |
| Conservative | Harold Sebag-Montefiore | 9,894  |  |
| Labour | P. C. Gibson  | 6,484  |  |
| Labour | E. H. Horstead  | 6,445  |  |
| Labour | P. J. Hendrie  | 6,281  |  |
| Liberal | W. B. Mattinson  | 2,780  |  |
| Independent | Bill Boaks | 552  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
1961 London County Council election: Streatham[12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Gerard Vaughan | 11,803  |  |
| Conservative | Percy Gale | 11,682  |  |
| Conservative | Frederick Weyer | 11,283  |  |
| Labour | F. Sims  | 4,717  |  |
| Labour | M. J. Verden  | 4,540  |  |
| Labour | A. J. Crouch  | 4,456  |  |
| Liberal | Anthony Cowen  | 2,381  |  |
| Liberal | P. E. Winner  | 2,117  |  |
| Liberal | C. Barrington-Ward  | 1,783  |  |
| Independent | Bill Boaks | 669  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative 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.
8. ^ "LCC Polling". The Times. 9 April 1949.
9. ^ "London County Council: Election results". The Times. 5 April 1952.
10. ^ "LCC results: Conservatives make headway". The Times. 25 April 1955.
11. ^ "Complete results of London County Council elections". The Times. 18 April 1958.
12. ^ "No change in last LCC results". The Times. 15 April 1961.

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