Hackney Central (London County Council constituency)
# Hackney Central (London County Council constituency)

Hackney Central was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1889 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.

## Councillors

| Year | Name | Party | Party | Name | Party | Party |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1889 | John Lowles | | Moderate | Walter Johnston | | Moderate |
| 1892 | Edward Pickersgill | | Progressive | McKinnon Wood | | Progressive |
| 1895 | Frederick William Maude | | Progressive | McKinnon Wood | | Progressive |
| 1898 | James Stuart | | Progressive | McKinnon Wood | | Progressive |
| 1901 | Alfred James Shepheard | | Progressive | McKinnon Wood | | Progressive |
| 1907 | George Billings | | Municipal Reform | William Burton Stewart | | Municipal Reform |
| 1910 | Henrietta Adler | | Progressive | Alfred James Shepheard | | Progressive |
| 1913 | Henrietta Adler | | Progressive | William Ray | | Municipal Reform |
| 1925 | Humfrey Henry Edmunds | | Municipal Reform | William Ray | | Municipal Reform |
| 1928 | Henrietta Adler | | Liberal | William Ray | | Municipal Reform |
| 1931 | Montague Moustardier | | Municipal Reform | William Ray | | Municipal Reform |
| 1934 | Bernard Homa | | Labour | Mary O'Brien Harris | | Labour |
| 1938 | Bernard Homa | | Labour | Peggy Jay | | Labour |
| 1949 | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished |
| Year | Name | Party | Name | Party | Name | Party |
| 1955 | Hilary Halpin | Labour | Mary Ormerod | Labour | John Wobey | Labour |
| 1958 | Harry Rezler | Labour | Mary Ormerod | Labour | John Wobey | Labour |
| 1961 | Harry Rezler | Labour | Ellis Hillman | Labour | Lou Sherman | Labour |

## Election results

### 1889 to 1949

1889 London County Council election: Hackney Central :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Moderate | John Lowles | 1,764 | | |
| Moderate | Walter Johnston | 1,602 | | |
| Progressive | Richard Martin | 1,455 | | |
| Progressive | Alfred Bowser | 1,362 | | |
| Moderate win (new seat) | Moderate win (new seat) | Moderate win (new seat) | Moderate win (new seat) | Moderate win (new seat) |
| Moderate win (new seat) | Moderate win (new seat) | Moderate win (new seat) | Moderate win (new seat) | Moderate win (new seat) |

1892 London County Council election: Hackney Central :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Progressive | Edward Pickersgill | 2,738 |
| Progressive | McKinnon Wood | 2,643 |
| Moderate | Walter Johnston | 2,208 |
| Moderate | John Lowles | 2,197 |
| Progressive gain from Moderate | Progressive gain from Moderate | Swing |
| Progressive gain from Moderate | Progressive gain from Moderate | Swing |

1895 London County Council election: Hackney Central :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Progressive | McKinnon Wood | 2,473 |
| Progressive | Frederick William Maude | 2,449 |
| Moderate | Walter Johnston | 2,152 |
| Moderate | Seymour Fitzroy Ormsby-Gore | 2,041 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |

1898 London County Council election: Hackney Central :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Progressive | McKinnon Wood | 3,162 |
| Progressive | James Stuart | 3,125 |
| Moderate | T. B. Westacott | 2,369 |
| Moderate | Claude Hay | 2,291 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |

1901 London County Council election: Hackney Central :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Progressive | McKinnon Wood | 3,355 | 33.5 | +4.6 |
| Progressive | Alfred James Shepheard | 3,221 | 32.2 | +3.7 |
| Conservative | Stanley Johnson | 1,742 | 17.4 | -4.2 |
| Conservative | George Cartwright | 1,688 | 16.9 | -4.0 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | | |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | +4.1 | |

1904 London County Council election: Hackney Central :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Progressive | McKinnon Wood | 3,534 |
| | Progressive | Alfred James Shepheard | 3,476 |
| | Conservative | George Bingham | 2,120 |
| | Conservative | George Cartwright | 2,097 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |

1907 London County Council election: Hackney Central :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Municipal Reform | William Burton Stewart | 3,722 |
| | Municipal Reform | George Billings | 3,659 |
| | Progressive | W. B. Yates | 3,559 |
| | Progressive | Alfred James Shepheard | 3,558 |
| | Social Democratic Federation | Edwin C. Fairchild | 296 |
| | Social Democratic Federation | Victor Fisher | 257 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing |

1910 London County Council election: Hackney Central :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Progressive | Alfred James Shepheard | 3,634 | 27.5 |
| | Progressive | Henrietta Adler | 3,521 | 26.2 |
| | Municipal Reform | G. J. Dowse | 3,157 | 23.5 |
| | Municipal Reform | John Foster Vesey-FitzGerald | 3,053 | 22.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 364 | 2.7 |
| | Progressive gain from Municipal Reform | Progressive gain from Municipal Reform | Swing | |
| | Progressive gain from Municipal Reform | Progressive gain from Municipal Reform | Swing | |

1913 London County Council election: Hackney Central :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Municipal Reform | William Ray | 3,670 | 25.2 | +1.7 |
| | Progressive | Henrietta Adler | 3,653 | 25.0 | -1.2 |
| | Municipal Reform | William Cecil | 3,645 | 25.0 | +2.2 |
| | Progressive | Alfred James Shepheard | 3,622 | 24.8 | -2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8 | 0.0 | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | -1.7 | |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing | +2.2 | |

1919 London County Council election: Hackney Central :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Progressive | Henrietta Adler | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform | William Ray | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | n/a | |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |

1922 London County Council election: Hackney Central :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Progressive | Henrietta Adler | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform | William Ray | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | n/a | |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |

1925 London County Council election: Hackney Central :

| 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 | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing | n/a | |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |

1928 London County Council election: Hackney Central :

| 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 | Liberal gain from Municipal Reform | Swing | |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | |

1931 London County Council election: Hackney Central :

| 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 | Municipal Reform gain from Liberal | Swing |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |

1934 London County Council election: Hackney Central :

| 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 | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing |
| Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing |

1937 London County Council election: Hackney Central :

| 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 | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

Hackney Central by-election, 1938 :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Labour | Peggy Jay | 5,640 |
| Municipal Reform | Montague Moustardier | 4,269 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

1946 London County Council election: Hackney Central :

| 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 | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### 1955 to 1965

1955 London County Council election: Hackney Central :

| 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 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

1958 London County Council election: Hackney Central :

| 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 | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

1961 London County Council election: Hackney Central :

| 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 | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
