1928 Southwark Borough election

Elections to Metropolitan Borough of Southwark were held in 1928.

The borough had ten wards which returned between 3 and 9 members.

Election summary

At the previous elections in 1925 the Ratepayers Association won 44 seats to the Labour Party's 16. The Ratepayers Association was the name adopted for an anti-Labour Party electoral alliance. By 1928 this electoral alliance had ended in two of the ten of wards. In other wards, candidates reverted to running either as Liberals (Progressives) or Municipal Reform (Conservatives).

Southwark Borough Election Result 1928[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 18 3 1 +2 30.0 10,728 45.6
  Liberal 17 17 0 +17 28.3 5,802 24.7
  Municipal Reform 13 13 0 +13 21.7 3,596 15.3
  Ratepayers Ass'n 12 0 32 -32 20.0 2,990 12.7
  Unemployed Wrkrs. 0 0 0 0 0 301 1.3
  Ind. Progressive 0 0 0 0 0 105 0.4

Election result
No. 1 St Michael's[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Arthur Dalton 1,385 51.4 -1.6
Liberal F G Niblett * 1,295
Liberal Miss Catherine M Green 1,288
Liberal Peter William Wallace 1,263
Liberal Frank Thomas Maish 1,227
Liberal J G Wood 1,223
Labour W Cuss 1,075 39.9 -7.1
Labour K Day 1,062
Labour W O'Brien 1,056
Labour J Ammond 1,037
Labour C McGovern 1,034
Labour J Read 985
Unemployed Workers E Rothery 236 8.8 n/a
Unemployed Workers W Southwell 178
Unemployed Workers W Cameron 170
Unemployed Workers B Ball 150
Unemployed Workers J Dean 125
Unemployed Workers A Peck 100
  • Liberal gain 1 from Labour

Notes

    References
    1. Willis, Alan; Woollard, John (2000). Twentieth Century Local Election Results Volume 1: Election Results For the London County Council (1889-1961) and London Metropolitan Boroughs (1900–1928). Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre.
    2. The Municipal Year Book and Public Services Directory
    Preceded by
    1925 Southwark Borough election    		 Southwark local elections Succeeded by
    1931 Southwark Borough election
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