Holborn (London County Council constituency)

Holborn was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1919 and 1949. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name.

Holborn
Former Constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created1919
Abolished1949
Member(s)2
Replaced byHolborn and St Pancras South

Councillors
YearNamePartyNameParty
1919 Eustace Percy Municipal Reform Henry Hugh Tasker Municipal Reform
1922 George Harvey Municipal Reform Robert Tasker Municipal Reform
1925 Bracewell Smith Municipal Reform
1928 William George Burns Municipal Reform
1931 Percy Hill Municipal Reform
1937 Alfred Walter Scott Municipal Reform Theodore Magnus Wechsler Municipal Reform

Election results
1919 London County Council election: Holborn[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Henry Hugh Tasker Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform Eustace Percy Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
1922 London County Council election: Holborn[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Robert Tasker 5,234 46.2 n/a
Municipal Reform George Harvey 5,143 45.4 n/a
Independent H. Janner 947 8.4 n/a
Majority 4,196 37.0 n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
1925 London County Council election: Holborn[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Robert Tasker 2,956
Municipal Reform Bracewell Smith 2,950
Independent Frances Wheeler-Smith 1,722
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1928 London County Council election: Holborn[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Robert Tasker 4,141
Municipal Reform William George Burns 4,140
Labour R. W. H. Baker 1,049
Labour E. Howson 1,019
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1931 London County Council election: Holborn[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Robert Tasker 4,349
Municipal Reform Percy Hill 4,333
Labour P. E. V. Hickinbottom 880
Labour Winifred Horrabin 863
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1934 London County Council election: Holborn[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Robert Tasker 4,286
Municipal Reform Percy Hill 4,251
Labour P. E. V. Hickinbottom 1,619
Labour S. Seufert 1,528
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1937 London County Council election: Holborn[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Alfred Walter Scott 5,398
Municipal Reform Theodore Magnus Wechsler 5,186
Labour George Cox 2,515
Labour P. E. A. Smith 2,367
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1946 London County Council election: Holborn[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alfred Walter Scott 3,291
Conservative Theodore Magnus Wechsler 3,279
Labour Iris Bonham-Pigg 2,656
Labour Ewart Culpin 2,635
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative 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. "The New LCC: Labour gains in a low poll". The Times. 9 March 1946.
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