List of members of London County Council 1919–1937

This is a list of councillors and aldermen elected to the London County Council from 1919 to 1937.

Councillors 1919–1928

In 1919 triennial elections to the London County Council resumed. The elections due in 1916 had been postponed due to the First World War, and vacancies had been filled by co-option.

The size of the council was increased to 124 councillors and 20 aldermen from 1919. The councillors were elected for electoral divisions corresponding to the new parliamentary constituencies that had been created by the Representation of the People Act 1918. Seven women were elected in 1919.[1]

Electoral division
Elected 6 March 1919[2] 		Party
Elected 2 March 1922[3] 		Party Elected
5 March 1925[4] 		Party
City of London Sir George Rowland Blades (resigned 11 November 1919)

Geoffrey Head (elected unopposed 1 December 1919)

Municipal Reform Geoffrey Head Municipal Reform Geoffrey Head Municipal Reform
Major Percy Coleman Simmons Municipal Reform Major Sir Percy Coleman Simmons Municipal Reform Major Sir Percy Coleman Simmons Municipal Reform
Sir Lulham Pound Municipal Reform Sir Lulham Pound Municipal Reform Sir Lulham Pound Municipal Reform
Major William Wilson Grantham Municipal Reform Major William Wilson Grantham Municipal Reform Major William Wilson Grantham Municipal Reform
Battersea North Joseph George Butler Labour Joseph George Butler Labour Joseph George Butler Labour
Alf Watts Labour Alf Watts Labour Caroline Selina Ganley Labour
Battersea South Edwin Evans (Politician) Municipal Reform Edwin Evans (Politician) Municipal Reform Charles James Allpass Municipal Reform
William Hammond (died 10 June 1921)

William Hall (elected 28 June 1921)

Municipal Reform William Hall Municipal Reform Harry Ralph Selley Municipal Reform
Bermondsey Rotherhithe John Scott Lidgett Progressive Alan Randle Labour Alan Randle Labour
Robert Leishman Stuart Progressive William John Webb Labour William John Webb Labour
Bermondsey West Harold Glanville Progressive Eveline Lowe Labour Eveline Lowe Labour
Montague Shearman Progressive Frederick Charles Langton Labour Benjamin Thomas Embleton Labour
Bethnal Green North East Sir Edward Smith Progressive Sir Edgar Bonham-Carter Progressive H T Macdonald Labour
Garnham Edmonds Progressive William Shadforth Progressive George Belt Labour
Bethnal Green South West Rev. Stewart Headlam Progressive Rev. Stewart Headlam Progressive Ronald P Jones Progressive
Percy Alfred Harris Progressive Percy Alfred Harris Progressive Percy Alfred Harris Progressive
Camberwell Dulwich Henry Cubitt Gooch Municipal Reform Henry Cubitt Gooch Municipal Reform Henry Cubitt Gooch Municipal Reform
Colonel Francis Edward Fremantle Municipal Reform Captain George Sitwell Campbell Swinton Municipal Reform Captain George Sitwell Campbell Swinton Municipal Reform
Camberwell North Charles George Ammon MP Labour Charles George Ammon MP Labour Agnes Dawson Labour
Herbert Arthur Baker Progressive Cecil Aubrey Gwynne Manning Labour Cecil Aubrey Gwynne Manning Labour
Camberwell North-West Henry Ernest Wood Progressive Captain C D Kingston Municipal Reform William Harold Webbe Municipal Reform
Seth Coward Progressive William Jackson Morton Municipal Reform William Jackson Morton Municipal Reform
Camberwell Peckham Thomas Gautrey Progressive Thomas Gautrey Progressive Ruth Dalton Labour
Lord Haddo Progressive Lord Haddo Progressive Jack Percy Blake Labour
Chelsea Ernest Louis Meinertzhagen Municipal Reform Ernest Louis Meinertzhagen Municipal Reform Ernest Louis Meinertzhagen Municipal Reform
Ronald Collet Norman Municipal Reform William Sidney Municipal Reform The Hon. William Sidney Municipal Reform
Deptford Margaret McMillan Labour Captain Guy Herbert Walmisley, MC Municipal Reform James Mahoney Labour
John Speakman Labour Marshall James Pike Municipal Reform John Speakman Labour
Finsbury George Masterman Gillet Progressive Otho William Nicholson Municipal Reform Rear Admiral Ernest Augustus Taylor Municipal Reform
Alfred Baker Progressive Rachel M Parsons Municipal Reform James Alexander Lawson Duncan Municipal Reform
Fulham East Lieutenant-General Sir Francis Lloyd Municipal Reform Frank Holmes Municipal Reform Frank Holmes Municipal Reform
Beatrix Margaret Lyall Municipal Reform Beatrix Margaret Lyall Municipal Reform Dame Beatrix Margaret Lyall Municipal Reform
Fulham West Sir Cyril S Cobb MP Municipal Reform Sir Cyril S Cobb MP Municipal Reform Sir Cyril S Cobb MP Municipal Reform
Brigadier-General William Ward Warner Municipal Reform Frank W Hobbs Municipal Reform Captain Frank W Hobbs Municipal Reform
Greenwich George Hopwood Hume Municipal Reform George Rowland Hill Municipal Reform J Madeline Hill Municipal Reform
Ernest Dence Municipal Reform Ernest Dence Municipal Reform Ernest Dence Municipal Reform
Hackney Central Henrietta Adler Progressive Henrietta Adler Progressive Humfrey Henry Edmunds Municipal Reform
Sergeant William Ray Municipal Reform William Ray Municipal Reform William Ray Municipal Reform
Hackney North Lady Trustram Eve Municipal Reform Lady Trustram Eve Municipal Reform Evelyn Emmet Municipal Reform
Captain Oscar Emanuel Warburg Municipal Reform Captain Oscar Emanuel Warburg Municipal Reform Captain Oscar Emanuel Warburg Municipal Reform
Hackney South Theodore Chapman Progressive Theodore Chapman Progressive Ada Salter Labour
J J McClelland Progressive H O Grant Progressive Alfred Baker Labour
Hammersmith North Frank Mayle Municipal Reform Lord Decies Municipal Reform Marshall Hays Municipal Reform
David Cawdron Municipal Reform David Cawdron Municipal Reform Priscilla Worsthorne Municipal Reform
Hammersmith South Francis Robert Ince Anderton Municipal Reform Francis Robert Ince Anderton Municipal Reform John Crawford Platt Municipal Reform
Major Isidore Salmon Municipal Reform Major Isidore Salmon Moderate Bertie Jonathan Samels Municipal Reform
Hampstead Andrew Thomas Taylor Municipal Reform Andrew Thomas Taylor Municipal Reform Andrew Thomas Taylor (resigned 6 February 1926)

Frank Geere Howard (elected unopposed 4 March 1926)

Municipal Reform
Walter Reynolds Municipal Reform Walter Reynolds Municipal Reform Walter Reynolds Municipal Reform
Holborn Henry Hugh Tasker Municipal Reform Major Robert Inigo Tasker Municipal Reform Major Robert Inigo Tasker MP Municipal Reform
Lord Eustace Percy Municipal Reform George Harvey Municipal Reform Bracewell Smith Municipal Reform
Islington East William Lace Clague Progressive William Lace Clague Progressive Captain Edward Charles Cobb, DSO Municipal Reform
Jack Percy Blake Progressive Jack Percy Blake Progressive Thelma Cazalet Municipal Reform
Islington North Frederick Lionel Dove Municipal Reform Frederick Lionel Dove Municipal Reform Frederick Lionel Dove Municipal Reform
Robert McKenna Labour Rosamund Smith Municipal Reform Rosamund Smith Municipal Reform
Islington South George Dew Progressive George Dew Progressive Tom Forrest Howard Municipal Reform
Howell Jones Williams Progressive Sir Howell Jones Williams Progressive William Thoresby Cooksey Municipal Reform
Islington West Henry Mills Progressive Henry Mills Progressive Henry Mills Progressive
James Skinner Progressive Frank Walter Raffety Progressive Sidney Charles Harper Municipal Reform
Kensington North David Davis Municipal Reform David Davis Municipal Reform David Davis Municipal Reform
Lieutenant-Colonel Cecil Bingham Levita Municipal Reform Lieutenant-Colonel Cecil Bingham Levita Municipal Reform Lieutenant-Colonel Cecil Bingham Levita Municipal Reform
Kensington South Major General William Frederick Cavaye Municipal Reform Major General William Frederick Cavaye Municipal Reform Lady Trustram Eve Municipal Reform
Henry Vincent Rowe Municipal Reform Henry Vincent Rowe Municipal Reform Henry Vincent Rowe (died 17 June 1927)

Frederick E Williams (elected unopposed 14 July 1927)

Municipal Reform
Lambeth Brixton Sir Charles Henry Gibbs Municipal Reform Gervas Evelyn Pierrepont Municipal Reform Captain Gervas Evelyn Pierrepont MC Municipal Reform
Major Ernest Gray MP Municipal Reform Ernest Gray MP Municipal Reform Nigel Claudian Dalziel Colman Municipal Reform
Lambeth Kennington Sir John Williams Benn Progressive Sir John Williams Benn (died 10 April 1922) Progressive George Maurice Beaufoy Municipal Reform
Harry Gosling (elected 29 April 1922) Labour
Harry Gosling Labour Harold Swann Municipal Reform Harold Swann Municipal Reform
Lambeth North Thomas Owen Jacobsen Progressive R C E Powell Labour R C E Powell Labour
Rose Lamartine Yates Independent Reginald Myer Progressive George Russell Strauss Labour
Lambeth Norwood Cecil Urquhart Fisher Municipal Reform Rose Dunn-Gardner Municipal Reform Rose Dunn-Gardner Municipal Reform
Forbes St John Morrow Municipal Reform William Francis Marchant Municipal Reform Captain William Francis Marchant Municipal Reform
Lewisham East Major Eric Ball Municipal Reform Lieutenant-Colonel Eric Ball Municipal Reform John Littlejohns Municipal Reform
Richard Owen Roberts Municipal Reform Richard Owen Roberts Municipal Reform Major Walter Waring Municipal Reform
Lewisham West Major Philip Dawson Municipal Reform Edward Taswell Campbell Municipal Reform E G Sawyer (resigned 29 September 1926)

Frederick Leigh-Pollitt (elected unopposed 28 October 1926)

Municipal Reform
Robert Jackson Municipal Reform Percival Harry Reed Municipal Reform Percival Harry Reed Municipal Reform
Paddington North Herbert Lidiard Moderate Thomas Clarence Edward Goff Moderate Major Thomas Clarence Edward Goff Moderate
John Herbert Hunter Municipal Reform John Herbert Hunter Municipal Reform John Herbert Hunter
Knighted as Sir Herbert Hunter, June 1925[5] 		Municipal Reform
Paddington South Lieutenant-Colonel John Burgess-Preston Karslake Municipal Reform Lieutenant-Colonel John Burgess-Preston Karslake Municipal Reform Lieutenant-Colonel John Burgess-Preston Karslake Municipal Reform
Major Harry Barned Lewis-Barned Municipal Reform Major Harry Barned Lewis-Barned Municipal Reform Major Harry Barned Lewis-Barned Municipal Reform
Poplar, Bow and Bromley Charlie Sumner Labour Charlie Sumner Labour Charlie Sumner (died 8 December 1925)

Thomas John Blacketer (elected unopposed 11 January 1926)

Labour
Edward Cruse Labour Edward Cruse Labour Edward Cruse Labour
Poplar South Samuel March Labour Samuel March Labour George William Mills Labour
Susan Lawrence Labour Susan Lawrence Labour Susan Lawrence Labour
St Marylebone Lieutenant-Colonel Eustace Widdrington Morrison-Bell Municipal Reform Dr Adeline Roberts Municipal Reform Dr Adeline Roberts Municipal Reform
Ernest Sanger Municipal Reform Ernest Sanger Municipal Reform Ernest Sanger Municipal Reform
St Pancras North William Lloyd-Taylor Progressive Captain Ian Fraser Municipal Reform Alexander Muir Shand Municipal Reform
John Hunter Harley Progressive (Constance) Alice Elliot[6] Municipal Reform (Constance) Alice Elliot Municipal Reform
St Pancras South East David Davies Municipal Reform David Davies Municipal Reform David Davies Municipal Reform
Mrs E J Hopkins Municipal Reform Mrs E J Hopkins Municipal Reform Mrs E J Hopkins Municipal Reform
St Pancras South West Lieutenant-Colonel Auberon Claud Hegan Kennard Municipal Reform Lieutenant-Colonel Auberon Claud Hegan Kennard Municipal Reform Adrian Charles Moreing Municipal Reform
Charles William Matthews Municipal Reform Charles William Matthews ¶ Municipal Reform Charles William Matthews Municipal Reform
Shoreditch Henry Ward Progressive Henry Ward Progressive Thomas John Sillitoe Labour
Charles E. Taylor Labour Frank Stanley Henwood Progressive Alfred Walton Labour
Southwark Central James Daniel Gilbert MP Progressive James Daniel Gilbert MP Progressive James Daniel Gilbert Progressive
George Henry Cook Progressive George Henry Cook Progressive George Henry Cook[7] Progressive
Southwark North Consuelo, Duchess of Marlborough (resigned 27 April 1920)

J O Devereux (elected 13 May 1920)

Progressive J O Devereux Progressive J O Devereux Progressive Ratepayers
Walter J Wightman Progressive Frank Percy Rider Municipal Reform T E Gibbings Labour
Southwark South East Rev. John C. Morris Progressive John Osborn Progressive Dr Stella Churchill Labour
W J Pincombe Progressive W J Pincombe Progressive Lewis Silkin Labour
Stepney, Limehouse Henry Marks Progressive Henry Marks Progressive I Lyons Labour
Robert M Bryan Labour Mrs C B Lankester Municipal Reform Anna Mathew Labour
Stepney, Mile End Captain Alfred Ordway Goodrich Municipal Reform Captain John Cecil Gerard Leigh Municipal Reform Julia Scurr (resigned 17 February 1926) Labour
John Bigelow Dodge (elected 15 March 1926) Anti-Socialist
(joined Municipal Reform Party on taking seat)
D Hazel Municipal Reform Captain Offley Wakeman Municipal Reform Hugh Roberts Labour
Stepney, Whitechapel and St George's Henry Herman Gordon Progressive Christopher John Kelly Labour Christopher John Kelly Labour
William C. Johnson Progressive William C. Johnson Progressive Morry Davis Labour
Stoke Newington Edward Holton Coumbe Municipal Reform Major Edward Holton Coumbe Municipal Reform Major Edward Holton Coumbe Municipal Reform
W H Key Municipal Reform Archibald Albert McDonald Gordon Municipal Reform Archibald Albert McDonald Gordon Municipal Reform
Wandsworth, Balham and Tooting Rev. Bevill Allen Progressive John Ernest Perring Municipal Reform John Ernest Perring Municipal Reform
Rev. Henry Herman Carlisle Progressive Malcolm Campbell-Johnston Municipal Reform Malcolm Campbell-Johnston Municipal Reform
Wandsworth, Central Major Viscount Bury Municipal Reform Charles Paston Crane Municipal Reform Clyde Wilson Municipal Reform
Robert G Taylor Municipal Reform Robert G Taylor Municipal Reform Robert G Taylor Municipal Reform
Wandsworth, Clapham Herbert Francis Golds (died 9 April 1921)

Cyril Henry Montague Jacobs (elected 2 May 1921)

Municipal Reform Cyril Henry Montague Jacobs Municipal Reform Cyril Henry Montague Jacobs Municipal Reform
Sir George Bettesworth Piggott Municipal Reform Lord Monk Bretton Municipal Reform Lord Monk Bretton Municipal Reform
Wandsworth, Putney C T Dickins Municipal Reform William Hunt Municipal Reform William Hunt Municipal Reform
Lieutenant-Commander Alfred Cooper Rawson Municipal Reform Angus Newton Scott Municipal Reform Angus Newton Scott Municipal Reform
Wandsworth, Streatham Sir Arthur Cornelius Roberts Municipal Reform Sir Arthur Roberts Municipal Reform J Elliott Mark Municipal Reform
A Clifford Thomas (resigned 26 April 1921)

Captain Frederic Bertram Galer (elected unopposed 9 May 1921)

Municipal Reform Captain Frederic Bertram Galer Municipal Reform Captain Frederic Bertram Galer Municipal Reform
Westminster, Abbey John Maria Gatti Municipal Reform John Maria Gatti Municipal Reform John Maria Gatti Municipal Reform
Reginald White Granville-Smith Municipal Reform Reginald White Granville-Smith Municipal Reform Captain James Cornelius Dalton Municipal Reform
Westminster, St George's Brigadier-General Richard Joshua Cooper Municipal Reform Brigadier-General Richard Joshua Cooper Municipal Reform Lord Falmouth Municipal Reform
Hubert John Greenwood Municipal Reform Hubert John Greenwood Municipal Reform Hubert John Greenwood Municipal Reform
Woolwich, East Captain Leslie Haden-Guest, MC Labour Herbert Morrison Labour Herbert Morrison Labour
Henry Snell Labour Henry Snell Labour William Harold Hutchinson Labour
Woolwich, West William James Squires Municipal Reform Sidney Herbert Cuff Municipal Reform Frederick Thomas Halse Municipal Reform
Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Reginald Simner DSO Municipal Reform Ernest Henry Kemp Municipal Reform Ernest Henry Kemp Municipal Reform

¶ Previously an alderman.

County aldermen 1919–1934

In addition to the 124 councillors the council consisted of 20 county aldermen. Aldermen were elected by the council, and served a six-year term. Half of the aldermanic bench (nine or ten aldermen) were elected every three years following the triennial council election.

Term Alderman Party
1919 - 1925[8] Captain Louis Courtauld (died 1922) Municipal Reform
1919 - 1925,[8] 1925 - 1931[9] John William Gilbert (knighted 1922)[10] Municipal Reform
1919 - 1925[8] Bernard Henry Holland Municipal Reform
1919 - 1925[8] Sir Cyril Jackson Municipal Reform
1919 - 1925[8] Howard Willmott Liversidge Municipal Reform
1919 - 1925,[8] 1925 - 1931[9] Lady St Helier Municipal Reform
1919 - 1923[8] Charles James Mathew (died January 1923)[11] Progressive
1919 - 1925[8] Henry Evan Auguste Cotton Progressive
1919 - 1925[8] Henry de Rosenbach Walker Progressive
1919 - 1925,[8] 1928 - 1934[12] Katherine Wallas Progressive
1919 - 1922,[8] 1922 - 1928,[13] 1928 - 1934[12] Albert Emil Davies Labour
1922 - 1928[13] John Jacob Astor Municipal Reform
1922 - 1928[13] Alfred Ordway Goodrich Municipal Reform
1922 - 1928,[13] 1928 - 1934[12] George Hopwood Hume (knighted 1924) Municipal Reform
1922 - 1928[13] Dr Florence Barrie Lambert Municipal Reform
1922 - 1928,[13] 1928 - 1934[12] Ronald Collet Norman Municipal Reform
1922 - 1928[13] Jessie Wilton Phipps (Dame from 1926)[14] Municipal Reform
1922 - 1928[13] Sir Harry Lushington Stephen Municipal Reform
1922 - 1928[13] Herbert Arthur Baker Progressive
1922 - 1928[13] Dr John Scott Lidgett Progressive
1922 - 1925[13] George Masterman Gillett (in place of Courtald) (resigned 11 March 1924) Labour
1924 - 1925 Alfred Baker (in place of Gillett) (18 March 1924) Labour
1925 - 1931[9] Sir Francis Robert Ince Anderton Municipal Reform
1925 - 1931[9] Lord Haddo Municipal Reform
1925 - 1931[9] Mrs C B Lankester Municipal Reform
1925 - 1931[9] Guy Herbert Walmisley Municipal Reform
1925 - 1931[9] Richard Coppock Labour
1925 - 1931[9] Ewart Gladstone Culpin Labour
1925 - 1931[9] John Scurr MP Labour
1925 - 1931[9] William C Johnson Progressive
1928 - 1934[12] David Davies Municipal Reform
1928 - 1934[12] Lord Cranbrook Municipal Reform
1928 - 1934[12] George Maurice Beaufoy Municipal Reform
1928 - 1934[12] Charles William Matthews Municipal Reform
1928 - 1934[12] Charles Latham Labour
1928 - 1934[12] Esther Rickards Labour

Party strength 1919–1928

The strength of the parties on the council after each election was as follows:[15]

Party Councillors 1919 Aldermen 1919 Total 1919 Councillors 1922 Aldermen 1922 Total 1922 Councillors 1925 Aldermen 1925 Total 1925
Municipal Reform 68 12 80 82 12 94 83 13 96
Progressive 40 6 46 26 5 31 6 3 9
Labour 15 2 17 16 3 19 35 4 39
Independents 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Councillors 1928–1937

Electoral division Elected 8 March 1928[16] Elected 5 March 1931[17] Elected 8 March 1934[18]
Name Party Name Party Name Party
City of London Geoffrey Head Municipal Reform Geoffrey Head Municipal Reform Sir Angus Newton Scott‡ Municipal Reform
Sir Percy Simmons Municipal Reform Sir Percy Simmons Municipal Reform Sir Percy Simmons Municipal Reform
Josiah Gunton (died 5 March 1930)

William Phené Neal (elected unopposed 4 April 1930)

Municipal Reform Alderman Sir Louis A Newton Municipal Reform Sir Frank Bowater Municipal Reform
Major William Wilson Grantham Municipal Reform Major William Wilson Grantham Municipal Reform William Wilson Grantham K C Municipal Reform
Battersea North Lt. Col. Morris Boscawen Savage[19] Municipal Reform A Vincent Clarke Municipal Reform F C R Douglas Labour
Edgar John Sainsbury Municipal Reform Edgar John Sainsbury Municipal Reform Caroline Selina Ganley Labour
Battersea South Charles James Allpass Municipal Reform Charles James Allpass Municipal Reform Charles James Allpass Municipal Reform
Harry Ralph Selley Municipal Reform Harry Ralph Selley Municipal Reform Harry Ralph Selley MP Municipal Reform
Bermondsey Rotherhithe I J Hayward Labour I J Hayward Labour I J Hayward Labour
Sidney Stranks Labour Sidney Stranks Labour James Allan Gillison[20] Labour
Bermondsey West Evelyn Mary Lowe Labour Evelyn Mary Lowe Labour Evelyn Mary Lowe Labour
Ada Salter‡ Labour Ada Salter Labour Ada Salter Labour
Bethnal Green North East Richard Edward Pearson Liberal Richard Edward Pearson Liberal Rachel Susanna Keeling Labour
Eleanor Joan Clara Nathan Liberal Eleanor Joan Clara Nathan Liberal Thomas Dawson Labour
Bethnal Green South West Ronald Potter Jones Liberal Ronald Potter Jones Liberal J E A King Labour
Percy Alfred Harris Liberal Percy Alfred Harris Liberal Reginald Stamp Labour
Camberwell Dulwich Henry Cubitt Gooch Municipal Reform Sir Henry Cubitt Gooch Municipal Reform Frederick Charles Eaton Municipal Reform
Henry Alfred Wilmot Municipal Reform Henry Alfred Wilmot (died 21 December 1933: seat remained vacant)[21] Municipal Reform William Hall Hickin Municipal Reform
Camberwell North Agnes Dawson Labour Agnes Dawson Labour Agnes Dawson Labour
Cecil Manning Labour Cecil Manning (resigned 1 July 1932)
Thomas Williams(elected at byelection 16 July 1932) 		Labour Thomas Williams Labour
Camberwell North-West William Harold Webbe Municipal Reform William Harold Webbe Municipal Reform James Kaylor Labour
William Jackson Morton Municipal Reform William Jackson Morton Municipal Reform Freda Künzlen Corbet Labour
Camberwell Peckham Ruth Dalton Labour W J Jennings Municipal Reform Richard Sargood Labour
Jack Percy Blake Labour Arthur Leonard Bateman Municipal Reform Francis William Bowie Labour
Chelsea Ernest Louis Meinertzhagen Municipal Reform Sir Ernest Louis Meinertzhagen (died 6 January 1933)

Basil Futvoye Marsden-Smedley (elected unopposed 23 February 1933)

Municipal Reform Basil Futvoye Marsden-Smedley Municipal Reform
The Hon. William Sidney Municipal Reform Hon. William Sidney Municipal Reform Catherine Fulford Municipal Reform
Deptford James Mahoney Labour James Mahoney[22] Labour James Mahoney Labour
John Speakman Labour John Speakman Labour John Speakman Labour
Finsbury William Harry Martin Labour William Harry Martin Labour William Harry Martin Labour
Charles Robert Simpson Labour Charles Robert Simpson Labour G E Hayes Labour
Fulham East Bertram Mills Municipal Reform Bertram Mills Municipal Reform Paul Williams Labour
Dame Beatrix Lyall Municipal Reform Dame Beatrix Lyall Municipal Reform Maj. Harry Barnes (died 12 October 1935) Labour
Dame Beatrix Lyall (elected at byelection 10 December 1935) Municipal Reform
Fulham West Sir Cyril Cobb MP Municipal Reform Sir Cyril Cobb MP Municipal Reform Christopher Lancaster Labour
Frank Washington Hobbs Municipal Reform Earl of Haddo Municipal Reform Leah L'Estrange Malone Labour
Greenwich Cuthbert Edward Hunter Municipal Reform Cuthbert Edward Hunter Municipal Reform Esther Rickards Labour
Ernest Dence Municipal Reform Ernest Dence Municipal Reform Walter Windsor Labour
Hackney Central Henrietta Adler Liberal Montague Moustardier Municipal Reform Bernard Homa Labour
William Ray Municipal Reform William Ray Municipal Reform Mary O'Brien Harris Labour
Hackney North Oscar Emanuel Warburg Municipal Reform Robert Spencer Municipal Reform Henry Edwin Goodrich Labour
Evelyn Emmet Municipal Reform Evelyn Emmet Municipal Reform Molly Bolton Labour
Hackney South Alfred Baker Labour Alfred Baker Labour Alfred Baker Labour
Marshall Jackman Labour Marshall Jackman Labour Charles Latham Labour
Hammersmith North Sir Marshall Hays Municipal Reform Lindsay Richard Venn Municipal Reform Hubert L Foden-Pattinson Labour
Francis William Bowie Labour Moyra Goff Municipal Reform Thomas Henry Jones[23] Labour
Hammersmith South John Crawford Platt Municipal Reform Walter Clifford Northcott Municipal Reform Walter Clifford Northcott Municipal Reform
Bertie Jonathan Samels Municipal Reform Bertie Jonathan Samels Municipal Reform Bertie Jonathan Samels Municipal Reform
Hampstead Frank Geere Howard Municipal Reform Frank Geere Howard Municipal Reform Dr Sydney Monckton Copeman Municipal Reform
Walter Reynolds Municipal Reform William Reed Hornby Steer Municipal Reform William Reed Hornby Steer Municipal Reform
Holborn Sir Robert Inigo Tasker Municipal Reform Sir Robert Inigo Tasker Municipal Reform Sir Robert Inigo Tasker Municipal Reform
W G Burns Municipal Reform Percy Hill Municipal Reform Percy Hill Municipal Reform
Islington East Edward Cobb Municipal Reform Edward Cobb Municipal Reform Norman Hulbert Municipal Reform
Thelma Cazalet Municipal Reform Charles Robertson Labour Guy Neumann Municipal Reform
Islington North Frederick Lionel Dove Municipal Reform Frederick Lionel Dove
(died 11 June 1932)

Sidney Charles Harper
(elected at byelection 14 July 1932)

Municipal Reform Sidney Charles Harper Municipal Reform
Rosamund Smith Municipal Reform Rosamund Smith Municipal Reform A C Knight Municipal Reform
Islington South Charles R Bennett Labour Tom Forrest Howard Municipal Reform Eric George Molyneux Fletcher Labour
George House Labour William Thoresby Cooksey Municipal Reform John Dugdale Labour
Islington West George Bryant Naish Labour George Bryant Naish Labour George Bryant Naish Labour
Rev. Arthur George Prichard Labour Rev. Arthur George Prichard Labour Rev. Arthur George Prichard Labour
Kensington North David Davis
(died 11 April 1930)
Patrick Buchan-Hepburn
(elected unopposed 14 May 1930) 		Municipal Reform Dr Henry Robinson Municipal Reform Dr Henry Robinson Municipal Reform
Lieutenant-Colonel Cecil Levita Municipal Reform Lieutenant-Colonel Cecil Levita Municipal Reform Lieutenant-Colonel Cecil Levita Municipal Reform
Kensington South Lady Trustram Eve Municipal Reform Alexander Henry Melvill Wedderburn Municipal Reform Robert Christmas Dewar Jenkins Municipal Reform
Frederick E Williams
(died 23 March 1929)
Charlotte Keeling
(elected at byelection 17 October 1929) 		Municipal Reform Charlotte Keeling Municipal Reform Charlotte Keeling
(died 5 December 1935)

Angela, Countess of Limerick
(elected unopposed 30 January 1936)

Municipal Reform
Lambeth Brixton Gervas Evelyn Pierrepont Municipal Reform Gervas Evelyn Pierrepont Municipal Reform Gervas Evelyn Pierrepont Municipal Reform
Dr Florence Barrie Lambert Municipal Reform Charles Kingston Municipal Reform Barbara L Hornby Municipal Reform
Lambeth Kennington Charles William Gibson Labour Henry Gray Studholme Municipal Reform Charles William Gibson Labour
Harold Swann Municipal Reform Harold Swann Municipal Reform Amy Sayle Labour
Lambeth North George Russell Strauss Labour Frank Briant Liberal Reginald C S Ellison Labour
Jennie Adamson Labour Miss Ida Samuel Liberal Ada Emily Gray Labour
Lambeth Norwood Rose Dunn-Gardner Municipal Reform Priscilla Worsthorne‡ Municipal Reform Audrey Nona Gamble Municipal Reform
William Francis Marchant Municipal Reform William Francis Marchant Municipal Reform William Francis Marchant Municipal Reform
Lewisham East Joseph Benskin Municipal Reform Joseph Benskin Municipal Reform Walter Richard Owen Labour
Herbert Paul Latham Municipal Reform Herbert Paul Latham Municipal Reform Amy L Crossman Labour
Lewisham West Frederick Leigh Pollitt Municipal Reform Frederick Leigh Pollitt Municipal Reform Frederick Leigh Leigh-Pollitt[24] Municipal Reform
Percival Harry Reed Municipal Reform N Geoffrey Richards Municipal Reform N Geoffrey Richards Municipal Reform
Paddington North Thomas Clarence Edward Goff Municipal Reform Earl of Munster Municipal Reform Earl of Munster Municipal Reform
Sir (John) Herbert Hunter (died 22 February 1930)

Frank Stanley Henwood (elected at byelection 13 March 1930)

Municipal Reform Frank Stanley Henwood Municipal Reform Frank Stanley Henwood Municipal Reform
Paddington South Lieutenant-Colonel John Burgess-Preston Karslake Municipal Reform Harold Vaughan Kenyon Municipal Reform Harold Vaughan Kenyon Municipal Reform
Major Harry Barned Lewis-Barned (died 29 December 1929)

John Temple Scriven (elected 6 February 1930)

Municipal Reform John Temple Scriven Municipal Reform John Temple Scriven
(died 18 November 1935)
Henry Gray Studholme
(elected unopposed 15 January 1936) 		Municipal Reform
Poplar, Bow and Bromley Thomas John Blacketer Labour Thomas John Blacketer Labour Mrs E M Lambert Labour
Edward Cruse Labour Edward Cruse Labour Edward Cruse Labour
Poplar South George William Mills (resigned 19 March 1930)

David Morgan Adams (elected unopposed 16 April 1930)

Labour David Morgan Adams Labour David Morgan Adams MP Labour
Ishbel MacDonald Labour Ishbel MacDonald Labour William Henry Guy Labour
Independent Socialist
(November 1931)
St Marylebone Dr Adeline Roberts Municipal Reform Dr Adeline Roberts Municipal Reform Frederick William Dean Municipal Reform
Ernest Sanger Municipal Reform Ernest Sanger Municipal Reform Ernest Sanger (knighted 1936)[25] Municipal Reform
St Pancras North Alexander Muir Shand Municipal Reform Sir Alfred Davies Municipal Reform Sir Alfred Davies Municipal Reform
(Constance) Alice Elliot Municipal Reform Lillian Cadman, Baroness Cadman Municipal Reform Sidney Bolsom Municipal Reform
St Pancras South East Maud Mary Dollar Labour Albert Clavering Municipal Reform Frank Lawrence Combes Labour
Albert Samuels Labour Evan Evans Municipal Reform David C Webster Labour
St Pancras South West Adrian Moreing Municipal Reform Adrian Moreing Municipal Reform Albert Samuels‡ Labour
William Samuel Mercer Municipal Reform Maurice Matthews Municipal Reform Maurice Matthews Municipal Reform
Shoreditch Thomas John Sillitoe Labour Santo Jeger Labour Santo Jeger Labour
Alfred Walton Labour Henrietta Girling Labour Henrietta Girling Labour
Southwark Central Kathleen Day Labour Harry Day Labour Harry Day Labour
David Arlott Labour David Arlott Labour David Arlott Labour
Southwark North Thomas George Gibbings Labour Charles Brook Labour Charles Brook Labour
James Hyndman MacDonnell Labour James Hyndman MacDonnell Labour James Hyndman MacDonnell Labour
Southwark South East Stella Churchill Labour Stella Churchill (resigned 17 June 1932)

George Strauss (elected at by-election 2 July 1932)

Labour George Strauss Labour
Lewis Silkin Labour Lewis Silkin Labour Lewis Silkin Labour
Stepney, Limehouse Malcolm John MacDonald Labour Henry James Lazarus Labour Richard Coppock Labour
Anna Mathew Labour Anna Mathew Labour Anna Mathew Labour
Stepney, Mile End Johnnie Dodge Municipal Reform John Scurr (died 10 July 1932)

Somerville Hastings (elected at by-election 27 July 1932)

Labour Somerville Hastings Labour
Lionel Guest Municipal Reform Daniel Frankel Labour Daniel Frankel Labour
Stepney, Whitechapel and St George's Morry Davis Labour Morry Davis Labour Christopher John Kelly Labour
Jack Sullivan Labour Jack Oldfield Labour Jack Oldfield Labour
Stoke Newington Edward Holton Coumbe Municipal Reform Edward Holton Coumbe Municipal Reform Edward Holton Coumbe Municipal Reform
Archibald Albert McDonald Gordon Municipal Reform Archibald Albert McDonald Gordon Municipal Reform Archibald Albert McDonald Gordon Municipal Reform
Wandsworth, Balham and Tooting John Ernest Perring Municipal Reform John Ernest Perring
(knighted 1934)[26] 		Municipal Reform John Ernest Perring Municipal Reform
Malcolm Campbell-Johnston Municipal Reform Malcolm Campbell-Johnston Municipal Reform George Doland Municipal Reform
Wandsworth, Central Clyde Tabor Wilson Municipal Reform Clyde Tabor Wilson Municipal Reform Clyde Tabor Wilson
(resigned 29 May 1935)[27] 		Municipal Reform
George Welsh Currie
(elected at by-election 27 June 1935) 		Labour
Robert G Taylor Municipal Reform Edward P Martin Municipal Reform Edward P Martin Municipal Reform
Wandsworth, Clapham Cyril Henry Montague Jacobs Municipal Reform Cyril Henry Montague Jacobs Municipal Reform Cyril Henry Montague Jacobs (died 4 September 1934)

Bertram Mills (elected at by-election 22 October 1934)

Municipal Reform
Lord Monk Bretton Municipal Reform Lord Monk Bretton Municipal Reform John Leigh Municipal Reform
Wandsworth, Putney William Hunt Municipal Reform Robert G Taylor‡ Municipal Reform Robert G Taylor Municipal Reform
Angus Newton Scott Municipal Reform Angus Newton Scott Municipal Reform Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur T Bellamy Municipal Reform
Wandsworth, Streatham James Elliott Mark Municipal Reform James Elliott Mark Municipal Reform James Elliott Mark Municipal Reform
Captain Frederic Bertram Galer Municipal Reform Captain Frederic Bertram Galer Municipal Reform Captain Frederic Bertram Galer Municipal Reform
Westminster, Abbey John Maria Gatti (died 14 September 1929)

Samuel Gluckstein (elected at by-election 31 October 1929)

Municipal Reform Samuel Gluckstein Municipal Reform Sir Samuel Gluckstein Municipal Reform
Captain James Cornelius Dalton Municipal Reform Captain James Cornelius Dalton Municipal Reform Captain James Cornelius Dalton Municipal Reform
Westminster, St George's Lord Falmouth Municipal Reform Dr Florence Barrie Lambert Municipal Reform Dr Florence Barrie Lambert Municipal Reform
Hon. Lady Lawrence Municipal Reform John Theodore Cuthbert Moore-Brabazon (resigned 26 February 1932)

Edmund Walter Hanbury Wood (elected at by-election 17 March 1932)

Municipal Reform Edmund Walter Hanbury Wood Municipal Reform
Woolwich, East Herbert Morrison Labour Reginald H. Pott Labour Reginald H. Pott Labour
Henry Berry Labour Henry Berry Labour Henry Berry Labour
Woolwich, West Frederick Thomas Halse Municipal Reform Frederick Thomas Halse Municipal Reform Dr S McClements Labour
Ernest Henry Kemp Municipal Reform Ernest Henry Kemp Municipal Reform Ethel Maud Newman Labour

‡ Previously councillor for a different division. ¶ Previously an alderman.

County aldermen 1928–1937

Term Alderman Party
1928 - 1934[28] David Davies Municipal Reform
1928 - 1934[28] Lord Cranbrook (resigned 11 July 1930) Municipal Reform
1928 - 1934[28] George Maurice Beaufoy (resigned 10 November 1928) Municipal Reform
1928 - 1934[28] Ronald Collet Norman Municipal Reform
1928 - 1934,[28] 1934 - 1940 Sir George Hume Municipal Reform
1928 - 1934[28] Charles William Matthews (died 17 December 1930) Municipal Reform
1928 - 1934[28] Katherine Wallas Independent
1928 - 1934, 1934 - 1940 Albert Emil Davies Labour
1928 - 1934[28] Charles Latham Labour
1928 - 1934[28] Dr Esther Rickards Labour
1928 - 1934 Douglass Horace Boggis-Rolfe (in place of Beaufoy, 18 December 1928) Municipal Reform
1930 - 1934 Alfred Charles Bossom (in place of Cranbrook 22 July 1930) Municipal Reform
1930 - 1934 Catherine Fulford (in place of Matthews 24 December 1930) Municipal Reform
1931 - 1937[29] Thelma Cazalet Municipal Reform
1931 - 1934[29] Sir John Gilbert (died 1934) Municipal Reform
1931 - 1937[29] Hubert John Greenwood Municipal Reform
1931 - 1937[29] Captain Eric Hall Municipal Reform
1931 - 1937[29] Major John Martin Oakey Municipal Reform
1931 - 1937[29] Percival Harry Reed Municipal Reform
1931 - 1937[29] Sir Oscar Warburg Municipal Reform
1931 - 1937[29] Herbert Morrison Labour
1931 - 1937[29] Ewart Gladstone Culpin Labour
1931 - 1937[29] Walter Henry Green Labour
1934 - 1940[30] William Harold Webbe Municipal Reform
1934 - 1940[30] William Bennett Labour
1934 - 1940[30] Jack Percy Blake Labour
1934 - 1940[30] George Pearce Blizard Labour
1934 - 1940[30] Henry Charles Charleton Labour
1934 - 1940[30] Barbara Drake Labour
1934 - 1940[30] William Thomas Kelly[31] Labour
1934 - 1940[30] Charles Robertson Labour

Party strength 1928–1937

The strength of the parties on the council after each election was as follows:[15]

Party Councillors 1928 Aldermen 1928 Total 1928 Councillors 1931 Aldermen 1931 Total 1931 Councillors 1934 Aldermen 1934 Total 1934
Municipal Reform 77 12 89 83 13 96 55 9 64
Labour 42 6 48 35 6 41 69 11 80
Liberal 5 1 6 6 0 6 0 0 0
Independents 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

See also

References

  1. ^ "L.C.C. Election Results", The Times, 8 March 1919, p. 14.
  2. ^ LCC Elections, The Times, 8 March 1919, p. 14
  3. ^ LCC Elections, The Times, 3 March 1922, p. 12
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