Finsbury Central (London County Council constituency)

Finsbury Central 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.

Finsbury Central
Former constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created1889
Abolished1919
Member(s)2
Replaced byFinsbury

Councillors
YearNamePartyNameParty
1889 William Compton Progressive Frederick Alfred Ford Progressive
1892 Ashley Ponsonby Progressive Ernest Bowen Rowlands Progressive
1892 William Farewell Blake Progressive
1898 Phillip John Rutland Moderate Melvill Beachcroft Moderate
1901 Fitzroy Hemphill Progressive Frank Smith Labour Progressive
1901 Ramsay MacDonald Labour Progressive
1904 Arthur Barnett Russell Progressive
1910 Lawrence Rostron Municipal Reform
1913 Samuel Joyce Thomas Municipal Reform
1916 James Little Municipal Reform

Election results
1889 London County Council election: Finsbury Central[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive William Compton 2,323
Progressive Frederick Alfred Ford 1,461
Ratepayers Henry Edward Davis 1,074
Independent William Robson 841
Independent William Davies 561
Independent Joseph John Goode 374
Independent John Ross 74
Progressive win (new seat)
Progressive win (new seat)
1892 London County Council election: Finsbury Central[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Ashley Ponsonby 1,902
Progressive Ernest Bowen Rowlands 1,902
Independent Moderate Henry Edward Davis 1,265
Moderate John Bourne 1,139
Progressive hold Swing
Progressive hold Swing
1892 Finsbury Central by-election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive William Farewell Blake 1,674
Moderate Philip John Rutland 820
Independent Moderate Henry Edward Davis 477
Progressive hold Swing
1895 London County Council election: Finsbury Central[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive William Farewell Blake 2,247
Progressive Ashley Ponsonby 2,241
Moderate A. Churchill 2,218
Moderate Phillip John Rutland 2,143
Progressive hold Swing
Progressive hold Swing
1898 London County Council election: Finsbury Central[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Phillip John Rutland 2,392
Conservative Melvill Beachcroft 2,286
Progressive William Farewell Blake 2,267
Progressive Arthur Hayter 1,987
Ind. Labour Party J. E. Woolacott 382
Moderate gain from Progressive Swing
Moderate gain from Progressive Swing
1901 London County Council election: Finsbury Central[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Fitzroy Hemphill 2,023 26.8 +1.4
Progressive Frank Smith 2,021 26.7 +4.5
Conservative Phillip John Rutland 1,796 23.8 -3.0
Conservative Sidney Low 1,722 22.8 -2.8
Progressive gain from Conservative Swing
Progressive gain from Conservative Swing +5.8
1904 London County Council election: Finsbury Central[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Fitzroy Hemphill 2,361
Progressive Arthur Barnett Russell 2,338
Conservative R. F. Hosken 1,935
Conservative F. H. M. Wayne 1,914
Majority
Progressive hold Swing
Progressive hold Swing
1907 London County Council election: Finsbury Central[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Fitzroy Hemphill 2,806
Progressive Arthur Barnett Russell 2,791
Municipal Reform George Swinton 2,508
Municipal Reform M. Chapman 2,507
Majority
Progressive hold Swing
Progressive hold Swing
1910 London County Council election: Finsbury Central[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Arthur Barnett Russell 2,482 25.3
Municipal Reform Lawrence William Simpson Rostron 2,460 25.1
Progressive Fitzroy Hemphill 2,459 25.0
Municipal Reform Samuel Joyce Thomas 2,420 24.6
Majority
Progressive hold Swing
Municipal Reform gain from Progressive Swing
1913 London County Council election: Finsbury Central[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Lawrence William Simpson Rostron 3,006 25.6 +0.5
Municipal Reform Samuel Joyce Thomas 2,947 25.1 +0.5
Progressive Arthur Barnett Russell 2,929 25.0 -0.3
Progressive Herbert Sutton Syrett 2,853 24.3 -0.7
Majority 18 0.1
Municipal Reform hold Swing +0.6
Municipal Reform gain from Progressive Swing +0.4

References
  1. "The London County Council election". The Times. 7 March 1892.
  2. "County Council By-Election. Decisive Liberal Victory". The Daily News. 4 July 1892.
  3. "London County Council election". The Times. 5 March 1895.
  4. "London County Council election: results of the polling". The Times. 26 February 1898.
  5. "London County Council Election." Times [London, England] 4 Mar. 1901: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 22 Sept. 2016.
  6. "London County Council election". The Times. 7 March 1904.
  7. "London County Council election: great Municipal Reform victory". The Times. 4 March 1907.
  8. "London County Council Election." Times [London, England] 7 Mar. 1910: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 1 May 2016.
  9. London Municipal Notes, 1913
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