Woolwich East (London County Council constituency)

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

Woolwich East 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

Year	Name		Name		Name
1919	Leslie Haden-Guest	Labour	Harry Snell	Labour	Two seats until 1949
1922	Herbert Morrison	Labour	Harry Snell	Labour
1925			William Harold Hutchinson	Labour
1928			Henry Berry	Labour
1931	Reginald H. Pott	Labour
1949	Mabel Crout	Labour			Ethel Newman	Labour
1952	Mabel Crout	Labour			John William Andrews	Labour
1955	Walter Stein	Labour	James Young	Labour	John William Andrews	Labour

Election results

1919 London County Council election: Woolwich East^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Leslie Haden-Guest	7,788	34.1
	Labour	Harry Snell	7,720	33.8
	Municipal Reform	Cyril Jacobs	3,681	16.1
	Municipal Reform	R. Campbell	3,636	15.9
Majority			4,039	17.7
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

1922 London County Council election: Woolwich East^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Herbert Morrison	9,046	28.5	−5.6
	Labour	Harry Snell	8,978	28.3	−5.5
	Municipal Reform	George Penny	6,764	21.3	+5.2
	Municipal Reform	Austin Hudson	6,277	19.8	+3.9
	Independent	R. James	366	1.2	n/a
	Independent	J. C. Witcher	314	1.0	n/a
Majority			2,214
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

1925 London County Council election: Woolwich East^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Herbert Morrison	8,792
	Labour	William Harold Hutchinson	8,746
	Municipal Reform	May Imelda Josephine Pery	5,109
	Municipal Reform	W. T. Cusheon	5,086
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

1928 London County Council election: Woolwich East^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Herbert Morrison	9,361
	Labour	Henry Berry	9,288
	Municipal Reform	A. W. Goodman	5,280
	Municipal Reform	Ethel Bright Ashford	5,156
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

1931 London County Council election: Woolwich East^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Henry Berry	7,133
	Labour	Reginald H. Pott	6,994
	Municipal Reform	Francis Beech	5,247
	Municipal Reform	R. Campbell	5,173
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

1934 London County Council election: Woolwich East^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Henry Berry	9,538
	Labour	Reginald H. Pott	9,443
	Municipal Reform	Francis Beech	5,024
	Municipal Reform	D. Murphy	4,931
	Ind. Labour Party	J. Aplin	328
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

1937 London County Council election: Woolwich East^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Henry Berry	10,684
	Labour	Reginald H. Pott	10,372
	Municipal Reform	Reginald Bennett	5,358
	Municipal Reform	D. B. Hudson	5,165
	Independent	H. H. Wright	316
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

1946 London County Council election: Woolwich East^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Henry Berry	unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Labour	Reginald H. Pott	unopposed	N/A	N/A
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

1949 London County Council election: Woolwich East^[8]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Labour	Henry Berry	16,169
Labour	Ethel Newman	15,369
Labour	Mabel Crout	15,333
Conservative	J. Campbell	9,294
Conservative	M. E. Button	8,906
Conservative	M. C. R. Hensford	8,832
Labour win (new seat)
Labour hold		Swing	N/A
Labour hold		Swing	N/A

1952 London County Council election: Woolwich East^[9]
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Henry Berry	16,943
Labour	Mabel Crout	16,580
Labour	John William Andrews	16,122
Conservative	M. J. Deane	7,255
Conservative	H. Holloway	6,953
Conservative	E. Williams	6,953
Labour hold		Swing
Labour hold		Swing
Labour hold		Swing

1955 London County Council election: Woolwich East^[10]
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Walter Stein	11,300
Labour	James Young	11,238
Labour	John William Andrews	11,219
Conservative	D. Slade	5,947
Conservative	A. Pugh	5,844
Conservative	E. Tribe	5,796
Labour hold		Swing
Labour hold		Swing
Labour hold		Swing

1958 London County Council election: Woolwich East^[11]
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Walter Stein	11,023
Labour	James Young	10,864
Labour	John William Andrews	10,466
Conservative	S. G. Turner	3,593
Conservative	L. H. F. Bliss	3,201
Conservative	D. E. Bush	3,100
Independent	S. Burke	354
Independent	D. Bradfield	264
Independent	P. E. Gooch	202
Independent	A. W. Pugh	188
Independent	J. Hattigan	128
Labour hold		Swing
Labour hold		Swing
Labour hold		Swing

1961 London County Council election: Woolwich East^[12]
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Walter Stein	11,834
Labour	James Young	11,681
Labour	John William Andrews	11,664
Conservative	D. Healy	4,953
Conservative	B. Anthon	4,918
Conservative	N. Hughes-Narborough	4,550
Independent	H. H. Wright	1,398
Labour hold		Swing
Labour hold		Swing
Labour hold		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b London Municipal Notes - Volumes 18-23, London Municipal Society
^ "LCC Elections: Municipal Reform Leading". The Times. 6 March 1925.
^ "LCC Election: Full results of polling". The Times. 10 March 1928.
^ "LCC Election: Seven seats lost by Labour". The Times. 7 March 1931.
^ "LCC Election: Full results of the poll". The Times. 10 March 1934.
^ "New LCC: Labour's increased majority". The Times. 6 March 1937.
^ "The New LCC: Labour gains in a low poll". The Times. 9 March 1946.
^ "LCC Polling". The Times. 9 April 1949.
^ "London County Council: Election results". The Times. 5 April 1952.
^ "LCC results: Conservatives make headway". The Times. 25 April 1955.
^ "Complete results of London County Council elections". The Times. 18 April 1958.
^ "London County Council polling results". The Times. 14 April 1961.

[lmsnotes-1] 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] "London County Council polling results". The Times. 14 April 1961.

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