Hackney Central (London County Council constituency)

Hackney Central was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1919 and 1949, and again from 1955 until the council's abolition, in 1965. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name.

Hackney Central
Former Constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created1919; 1955
Abolished1949; 1965
Member(s)2 (to 1949)
3 (from 1949)

Councillors
YearNamePartyNameParty
1919 Henrietta Adler Progressive William Ray Municipal Reform
1925 Humfrey Henry Edmunds Municipal Reform
1928 Henrietta Adler Liberal
1931 Montague Moustardier Municipal Reform
1934 Bernard Homa Labour Mary O'Brien Harris Labour
1938 Peggy Jay Labour
1949 Constituency abolished
YearNamePartyNamePartyNameParty
1955 Hilary Halpin Labour Mary Ormerod Labour John Wobey Labour
1958 Harry Rezler Labour
1961 Ellis Hillman Labour Lou Sherman Labour

Election results

1919 to 1949
1919 London County Council election: Hackney Central[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Henrietta Adler Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform William Ray Unopposed n/a n/a
Progressive hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
1922 London County Council election: Hackney Central[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Henrietta Adler Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform William Ray Unopposed n/a n/a
Progressive hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
1925 London County Council election: Hackney Central[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform William Ray 4,878 n/a
Municipal Reform Humphrey Edmunds 4,595 n/a
Labour P. H. Black 3,299 n/a
Labour J. H. Harley 3,183 n/a
Progressive Henrietta Adler 2,759 n/a
Progressive Arthur Mortimer 2,436 n/a
Municipal Reform gain from Progressive Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
1928 London County Council election: Hackney Central[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform William Ray 5,092
Liberal Henrietta Adler 5,008
Municipal Reform John David Gathorne-Hardy 4,960
Liberal George James Lusher-Pentney 4,820
Labour Amy Sayle 2,743
Labour H. W. Butler 2,737
Independent Labour S. L. Alexander 625 n/a
Independent Labour J. W. Head 593 n/a
Liberal gain from Municipal Reform Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1931 London County Council election: Hackney Central[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform William Ray 5,468
Municipal Reform Montague Moustardier 5,224
Labour Bernard Homa 3,715
Labour Mary O'Brien Harris 3,672
Liberal Henrietta Adler 2,774
Liberal H. Baily 2,324
Municipal Reform gain from Liberal Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1934 London County Council election: Hackney Central[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bernard Homa 6,322
Labour Mary O'Brien Harris 6,262
Municipal Reform Montague Moustardier 5,216
Municipal Reform F. Rye 5,142
Labour gain from Municipal Reform Swing
Labour gain from Municipal Reform Swing
1937 London County Council election: Hackney Central[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bernard Homa 8,996
Labour Mary O'Brien Harris 8,846
Municipal Reform Montague Moustardier 6,450
Municipal Reform C. Fisher Yates 6,349
Liberal A. H. Jenkins 544
Liberal George Page 504
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Hackney Central by-election, 1938[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peggy Jay 5,640
Municipal Reform Montague Moustardier 4,269
Labour hold Swing
1946 London County Council election: Hackney Central[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bernard Homa 5,810
Labour Peggy Jay 5,733
Conservative Montague Moustardier 2,193
Conservative W. H. Bishop 2,178
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1955 to 1965
1955 London County Council election: Hackney Central[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hilary Halpin 9,040
Labour Mary Ormerod 9,035
Labour John Wobey 8,971
Conservative T. A. Lovelock 4,302
Conservative J. Pritchard 4,215
Conservative V. French 4,051
Communist John Betteridge 855
Communist Morrie Blaston 848
Communist S. Kilbey 846
1958 London County Council election: Hackney Central[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mary Ormerod 8,811
Labour Harry Rezler 8,462
Labour John Wobey 8,455
Conservative L. Hegerty 2,620
Conservative J. R. Holmes 2,549
Conservative J. R. Pritchard 2,537
Labour hold Swing
1961 London County Council election: Hackney Central[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ellis Hillman 9,099
Labour Harry Rezler 9,075
Labour Lou Sherman 9,037
Conservative H. M. L. Morton 4,442
Conservative B. M. Edwards 4,351
Conservative K. J. T. Ashbourne 4,328
Labour hold Swing

References
  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. "LCC by-election result". The Times. 19 May 1938.
  8. "The New LCC: Labour gains in a low poll". The Times. 9 March 1946.
  9. "LCC results: Conservatives make headway". The Times. 25 April 1955.
  10. "Complete results of London County Council elections". The Times. 18 April 1958.
  11. "London County Council polling results". The Times. 14 April 1961.
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