Woolwich (London County Council constituency)

U.K electoral district

Woolwich

Former constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created| 1889
Abolished| 1919
Member(s)| 2
Replaced by| Woolwich East and Woolwich West

Woolwich 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 | Edwin Hughes |  | Moderate | James Alexander Rentoul  |  | Moderate
1892 | John Robert Jolly  |  | Independent Progressive
1895 | Abel Penfold  |  | Moderate
1900  | William Peel |  | Moderate | William James Squires  |  | Moderate
1904 | Fred Chambers  |  | Labour Progressive | Lewis Jenkin Jones  |  | Labour Progressive
1907 | Edward Aubrey Hastings Jay  |  | Municipal Reform | William James Squires  |  | Municipal Reform
1911  | Kingsley Wood |  | Municipal Reform

## Election results

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1898 London County Council election: Woolwich[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Moderate | Edwin Hughes | 5,133  |  |
| Moderate | Abel Penfold | 4,661  |  |
| Progressive | Decimus Marsh  | 4,360  |  |
| Progressive | Albert Lindow  | 4,041  |  |
| Moderate hold | Swing |  |
1901 London County Council election: Woolwich[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | William James Squires | 3,807  | 28.4  | +0.2
| Conservative | William Peel | 3,669  | 27.4  | +1.8
| Progressive | Decimus Marsh  | 3,137  | 23.4  | −1.0
| Progressive | H. B. D. Woodcock | 2,784  | 20.8  | −1.4
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.1  |
1904 London County Council election: Woolwich[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour Progressive | Lewis Jenkin Jones | 6,982  |  |
| Labour Progressive | Fred Chambers | 6,669  |  |
| Conservative | Edward Aubrey Hastings Jay  | 4,437  |  |
| Conservative | J. M. T. Dumphreys  | 4,097  |  |
Majority |  |  |
| Labour Progressive gain from Conservative | Swing |  |
| Labour Progressive gain from Conservative | Swing |  |
1907 London County Council election: Woolwich[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Municipal Reform | William James Squires | 8,904  |  |
| Municipal Reform | Edward Aubrey Hastings Jay | 8,677  |  |
| Labour Progressive | Lewis Jenkin Jones  | 7,880  |  |
| Labour Progressive | George Lansbury | 7,611  |  |
Majority |  |  |
| Municipal Reform gain from Labour Progressive | Swing |  |
| Municipal Reform gain from Labour Progressive | Swing |  |
1910 London County Council election: Woolwich[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Municipal Reform | William James Squires | 7,956  |  |
| Municipal Reform | Edward Aubrey Hastings Jay | 7,736  |  |
| Labour | Margaret Bondfield | 6,931  |  |
| Labour | Jenkin Jones | 6,789  |  |
Majority |  |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
1913 London County Council election: Woolwich[6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Municipal Reform | William James Squires | 8,378  |  |
| Municipal Reform | Kingsley Wood | 8,300  |  |
| Labour | William Sanders | 7,618  |  |
| Labour | Margaret Bondfield | 7,598  |  |
Majority | 682  |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ "London County Council election: results of the polling". The Times. 26 February 1898.
2. ^ "London County Council Election." Times [London, England] 4 Mar. 1901: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 22 Sept. 2016.
3. ^ "London County Council election". The Times. 7 March 1904.
4. ^ "London County Council election: great Municipal Reform victory". The Times. 4 March 1907.
5. ^ "London County Council Election." Times [London, England] 7 Mar. 1910: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 1 May 2016.
6. ^ London Municipal Notes, 1913

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Members|

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* Members 1889-1919
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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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