Newington West (London County Council constituency)

Newington West
Former constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created1889
Abolished1919
Member2
Replaced bySouthwark Central

Newington West 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

Year Name Party Name Party
1889 William Gibson Bott Progressive Albert Bassett Hopkins Progressive
1895 Frank Russell Progressive William Marcus Thompson Progressive
1898 James Daniel Gilbert Progressive John Piggott Progressive
1907 Evan Spicer Progressive

Election results

1889 London County Council election: Newington West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive William Gibson Bott 1,656
Progressive Albert Bassett Hopkins 1,594
Independent Eli Marsh Mullins 1,084
Moderate Walter Sydney Sichel 803
Moderate Frederick Sutton 793
Progressive win (new seat)
Progressive win (new seat)
1892 London County Council election: Newington West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive William Gibson Bott 2,670
Progressive Albert Bassett Hopkins 2,654
Moderate Edward Alfred Goulding 1,336
Moderate Charles Henry Hawtrey 1,303
Progressive hold Swing
Progressive hold Swing
1895 London County Council election: Newington West[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Frank Russell 2,442
Progressive William Marcus Thompson 2,425
Moderate J. V. Vesey-Fitzgerald 1,518
Moderate J. J. Robins 1,517
Progressive hold Swing
Progressive hold Swing
1898 London County Council election: Newington West[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive James Daniel Gilbert 2,639
Progressive John Piggott 2,598
Moderate William Lansdale 1,383
Moderate A. A. Bethune 1,368
Socialist W. Langley 194
Progressive hold Swing
Progressive hold Swing
1901 London County Council election: Newington West[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive John Piggott 3,020 39.6 +7.1
Progressive James Daniel Gilbert 3,009 39.4 +6.4
Conservative William Lansdale 822 10.8 −6.5
Conservative Thomas Hoare 779 10.2 −6.9
Progressive hold Swing
Progressive hold Swing +6.7
1904 London County Council election: Newington West[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive John Piggott 3,244
Progressive James Daniel Gilbert 3,029
Conservative William Lansdale 1,380
Conservative H. C. Gibbings 1,356
Majority
Progressive hold Swing
1907 London County Council election: Newington West[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Evan Spicer 3,778
Progressive James Daniel Gilbert 3,759
Municipal Reform A. Waddell 2,705
Municipal Reform H. Jarvis 2,700
Majority
Progressive hold Swing
1910 London County Council election: Newington West[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive James Daniel Gilbert 3,540
Progressive Evan Spicer 3,536
Municipal Reform Frank Henry Baber 2,483
Municipal Reform Richard Owen Roberts 2,470
Majority
Progressive hold Swing
1913 London County Council election: Newington West[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive James Daniel Gilbert 3,161
Progressive Evan Spicer 3,097
Municipal Reform Edgar Abbott 2,268
Municipal Reform Richard Owen Roberts 2,222
Majority
Progressive hold Swing
Progressive hold Swing

References

  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