Greenwich (London County Council constituency)
# Greenwich (London County Council constituency)

Greenwich was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1889 and the council's abolition, in 1965. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name.

## Councillors

| Year | Name | Party | Name | Party | Name | Party | Party |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1889 | Richard Jackson | Progressive | George Lidgett | Progressive | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1895 | Henry Thomas Banning | Moderate | Ralph Gooding | Moderate | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1898 | Richard Jackson | Progressive | John Peppercorn | Progressive | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1901 | Richard Jackson | Progressive | Frederick William Warmington | Progressive | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1907 | Ion Hamilton Benn | Municipal Reform | Alexander Thynne | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1910 | Rowland Clegg-Hill | Municipal Reform | George Hume | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1919 | Ernest Dence | Municipal Reform | George Hume | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1922 | Ernest Dence | Municipal Reform | George Rowland Hill | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1922 | Ernest Dence | Municipal Reform | Madeline Hill | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1928 | Ernest Dence | Municipal Reform | Cuthbert Edward Hunter | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1934 | Esther Rickards | Labour | Walter Windsor | Labour | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1937 | Esther Rickards | Labour | Bernard Sullivan | Labour | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1946 | Harold Gibbons | Labour | Bernard Sullivan | Labour | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1948 | Johanna Gollogly | Labour | Bernard Sullivan | Labour | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1949 | Johanna Gollogly | Labour | Bernard Sullivan | Labour | Arthur Chrisp | | Labour |
| 1955 | Thomas Beacham | Labour | Peggy Middleton | Labour | Arthur Chrisp | | Labour |
| 1958 | Julia Johnson | Labour | Peggy Middleton | Labour | Arthur Chrisp | | Labour |

## Election results

1889 London County Council election: Greenwich :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Progressive | George Lidgett | 3,102 | | |
| Progressive | Richard Jackson | 3,025 | | |
| Moderate | Thomas Boord | 2,440 | | |
| Moderate | Stuart Knill | 2,390 | | |
| Progressive win (new seat) | Progressive win (new seat) | Progressive win (new seat) | Progressive win (new seat) | Progressive win (new seat) |
| Progressive win (new seat) | Progressive win (new seat) | Progressive win (new seat) | Progressive win (new seat) | Progressive win (new seat) |

1892 London County Council election: Greenwich :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Progressive | Richard Jackson | 3,667 |
| Progressive | George Lidgett | 3,628 |
| Moderate | William Fox Batley | 3,168 |
| Moderate | George Maryon-Wilson | 3,080 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |

1895 London County Council election: Greenwich :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Moderate | Henry Thomas Banning | 3,284 |
| Moderate | Ralph Gooding | 3,258 |
| Progressive | Richard Jackson | 3,131 |
| Progressive | George Lidgett | 2,983 |
| Ind. Labour Party | Pete Curran | 391 |
| Moderate gain from Progressive | Moderate gain from Progressive | Swing |
| Moderate gain from Progressive | Moderate gain from Progressive | Swing |

1898 London County Council election: Greenwich :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Progressive | Richard Jackson | 3,898 |
| Progressive | John Peppercorn | 3,249 |
| Moderate | Edward George Bootle-Wilbraham | 3,194 |
| Moderate | W. E. Ball | 3,190 |
| Ind. Labour Party | J. M. McCarthy | 689 |
| Progressive gain from Moderate | Progressive gain from Moderate | Swing |
| Progressive gain from Moderate | Progressive gain from Moderate | Swing |

1901 London County Council election: Greenwich :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Progressive | Richard Jackson | 4,242 | 28.5 | +1.1 |
| Progressive | Frederick William Warmington | 3,937 | 26.5 | +3.7 |
| Conservative | John Edward Shaw | 3,209 | 21.6 | -0.9 |
| Conservative | William Kent Lemon | 3,178 | 21.4 | -1.0 |
| Independent | James Ellis | 315 | 2.1 | n/a |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | | |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | +1.7 | |

1904 London County Council election: Greenwich :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Progressive | Richard Jackson | Unopposed | N/A |
| Progressive | Frederick William Warmington | Unopposed | N/A |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | |

1907 London County Council election: Greenwich :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Municipal Reform | Ion Hamilton Benn | 6,217 |
| | Municipal Reform | Alexander Thynne | 5,991 |
| | Progressive | D. McCall | 3,727 |
| | Progressive | J. Wilson | 3,545 |
| 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: Greenwich :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Municipal Reform | Rowland Clegg-Hill | 4,574 | 28.6 |
| | Municipal Reform | George Hume | 4,569 | 28.6 |
| | Progressive | Thomas Ford | 2,919 | 17.3 |
| | Progressive | John Belcher Allpass | 2,768 | 17.3 |
| | Labour | Ernest Gilbert | 1,161 | 7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | |

1913 London County Council election: Greenwich :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Municipal Reform | George Hume | 4,815 | 26.0 | -2.6 |
| | Municipal Reform | Rowland Clegg-Hill | 4,787 | 25.8 | -2.8 |
| | Progressive | Alfred Henry Scott | 4,486 | 24.2 | *+6.9 |
| | Progressive | Hugh Moulton | 4,463 | 24.1 | +6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 301 | 1.6 | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | -4.8 | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | | |

1919 London County Council election: Greenwich :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Municipal Reform | Ernest Dence | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform | George Hume | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |

1922 London County Council election: Greenwich :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Municipal Reform | Ernest Dence | 9,412 | 28.3 | n/a |
| | Municipal Reform | George Rowland Hill | 9,367 | 28.2 | n/a |
| | Labour | Hyacinth Morgan | 7,332 | 22.0 | n/a |
| | Labour | J. G. Davenport | 7,145 | 21.4 | n/a |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | n/a |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |

1925 London County Council election: Greenwich :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Municipal Reform | Ernest Dence | 8,573 |
| | Municipal Reform | Madeline Hill | 8,351 |
| | Labour | Hyacinth Morgan | 8,032 |
| | Labour | J. Round | 7,758 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |

1928 London County Council election: Greenwich :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Municipal Reform | Ernest Dence | 9,807 |
| | Municipal Reform | Cuthbert Edward Hunter | 9,684 |
| | Labour | Thomas Henry Philip Beacham | 8,443 |
| | Labour | Harold Henry Gibbons | 8,280 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |

1931 London County Council election: Greenwich :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Municipal Reform | Ernest Dence | 9,463 | |
| | Municipal Reform | Cuthbert Edward Hunter | 9,387 | |
| | Labour | Thomas Beacham | 7,003 | |
| | Labour | Harold Gibbons | 6,736 | |
| | Communist | J. T. Bellamy | 569 | n/a |
| | Communist | J. Cronin | 243 | n/a |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | |

1934 London County Council election: Greenwich :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Esther Rickards | 10,754 |
| | Labour | Walter Windsor | 10,616 |
| | Municipal Reform | Ernest Dence | 9,253 |
| | Municipal Reform | C. Drage | 9,086 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | 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: Greenwich :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Esther Rickards | 11,682 |
| | Labour | Bernard Sullivan | 11,457 |
| | Municipal Reform | J. H. Barrington | 10,793 |
| | Municipal Reform | E. R. Mayer | 10,674 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

1946 London County Council election: Greenwich :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Harold Gibbons | 7,733 |
| | Labour | Bernard Sullivan | 7,500 |
| | Conservative | W. F. Mills | 5,415 |
| | Conservative | S. M. Roberts | 5,245 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

1949 London County Council election: Greenwich :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Labour | Johanna Gollogly | 15,137 | | |
| Labour | Arthur Chrisp | 14,447 | | |
| Labour | Bernard Sullivan | 14,237 | | |
| Conservative | W. F. Mills | 13,527 | | |
| Conservative | W. Smith | 12,840 | | |
| Conservative | R. E. A. Purkiss | 12,731 | | |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

1952 London County Council election: Greenwich :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Labour | Johanna Gollogly | 17,835 |
| Labour | Arthur Chrisp | 17,602 |
| Labour | Bernard Sullivan | 17,437 |
| Conservative | William H. Bishop | 11,227 |
| Conservative | H. P. Brooks | 10,893 |
| Conservative | Humphry Berkeley | 10,783 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

1955 London County Council election: Greenwich :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Labour | Arthur Chrisp | 11,814 |
| Labour | Thomas Beacham | 11,590 |
| Labour | Peggy Middleton | 11,469 |
| Conservative | Dorothy Home | 9,639 |
| Conservative | W. Smith | 9,201 |
| Conservative | W. F. Mills | 9,197 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

1958 London County Council election: Greenwich :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Labour | Arthur Chrisp | 13,258 |
| Labour | Julia Johnson | 12,816 |
| Labour | Peggy Middleton | 12,606 |
| Conservative | Dorothy Home | 7,040 |
| Conservative | A. C. Prothero | 6,637 |
| Conservative | C. Shaw | 6,518 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

1961 London County Council election: Greenwich :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Labour | Arthur Chrisp | 14,280 |
| Labour | Peggy Middleton | 13,990 |
| Labour | Julia Johnson | 13,467 |
| Conservative | Rodney Holmes | 9,515 |
| Conservative | C. Shipton | 9,192 |
| Conservative | J. W. Tennant | 8,961 |
| Liberal | G. Findlow | 1,981 |
| Liberal | C. Lindsay | 1,830 |
| Liberal | R. Hart | 1,785 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
