Hammersmith South (London County Council constituency)

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Hammersmith South
Former Constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created1919
Abolished1955
Member(s)2 (to 1949)
3 (from 1949)
Created from
Replaced byBarons Court and Hammersmith North

Hammersmith South was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1919 and 1955. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name. Part was moved into Hammersmith North, and the remainder became part of a new Barons Court constituency.

Councillors[]

Year Name Party Name Party Name Party
1919 Francis Robert Ince Anderton Municipal Reform Isidore Salmon Municipal Reform Two seats until 1949
1925 John Crawford Platt Municipal Reform Bertie Jonathan Samuels Municipal Reform
1931 Walter Clifford Northcott Municipal Reform
1946 Vera Dart Labour Bill Fiske Labour
1949 Anthony Dalmain Conservative John Howard Conservative Leslie Frank Ramseyer Conservative
1952 Ena Daniels Labour Audrey Lees Labour Fred Tonge Labour

Election results[]

1919 London County Council election: Hammersmith South[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Francis Robert Ince Anderton 2,168 40.4
Municipal Reform Isidore Salmon 2,109 39.3
Labour Dora Montefiore 1,093 20.4
Majority 1,016 18.9
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1922 London County Council election: Hammersmith South[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Francis Robert Ince Anderton 6,483 36.4 -4.0
Municipal Reform Isidore Salmon 6,415 36.1 -3.2
Labour C. J. Atkinson 2,574 14.5 -4.4
Labour M. Price 2,305 13.0 n/a
Majority 3,841 21.6 +2.7
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1925 London County Council election: Hammersmith South[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform John Crawford Platt 4,924
Municipal Reform Bertie Jonathan Samuels 4,819
Labour F. C. R. Douglas 2,630
Labour Barbara Drake 2,613
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1928 London County Council election: Hammersmith South[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform John Crawford Platt 5,176
Municipal Reform Bertie Jonathan Samuels 5,172
Labour Stanley James Wells Morgan 3,769
Labour Herman Finer 3,759
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1931 London County Council election: Hammersmith South[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Bertie Jonathan Samuels 5,186
Municipal Reform Walter Clifford Northcott 5,128
Labour Wyndham Albery 3,007
Labour P. W. J. Kingdom 2,915
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1934 London County Council election: Hammersmith South[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Bertie Jonathan Samuels 5,403
Municipal Reform Walter Clifford Northcott 5,279
Labour T. Morris 3,839
Labour H. J. Yarham 3,734
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1937 London County Council election: Hammersmith South[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Bertie Jonathan Samuels 6,753
Municipal Reform Walter Clifford Northcott 6,695
Labour N. F. Bartlett 5,527
Labour W. W. Miller 5,436
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1946 London County Council election: Hammersmith South[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Fiske 5,539
Labour Vera Dart 5,485
Conservative Isidore Salmon 5,001
Conservative Furse 4,923
Majority
Labour gain from Municipal Reform Swing
Labour gain from Municipal Reform Swing
1949 London County Council election: Hammersmith South[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Howard 9,859
Conservative Leslie Frank Ramseyer 9,850
Conservative Anthony Dalmain 9,238
Labour Vera Dart 8,609
Labour Bill Fiske 8,552
Labour H. Solomons 8,527
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
1952 London County Council election: Hammersmith South[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ena Daniels 12,790
Labour Fred Tonge 12,398
Labour Audrey Lees 12,380
Conservative J. M. Chambon 9,485
Conservative John Howard 9,439
Conservative P. T. R. Acton 9,433
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

References[]

  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.
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