Battersea (London County Council constituency)
# Battersea (London County Council constituency)

Battersea was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1889 and 1919. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name.

## Councillors

| Year | Name | Party | Name | Party |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1889 | John Burns | Progressive | James Tims | Progressive |
| 1893 | John Burns | Progressive | William Willis | Progressive |
| 1895 | John Burns | Progressive | William J. Davies | Progressive |
| 1907 | Arthur Shirley Benn | Municipal Reform | William J. Davies | Progressive |
| 1910 | Walter Richard Warren | Progressive | William J. Davies | Progressive |
| 1913 | Walter Richard Warren | Progressive | William J. West | Progressive |

## Election results

1889 London County Council election: Battersea :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Progressive | John Burns | 3,071 | | |
| Progressive | James Tims | 2,307 | | |
| Progressive | Andrew Cameron | 1,279 | | |
| Radical | Robert Arthur Valpy | 1,564 | | |
| Independent | George Harrison | 188 | | |
| Vestryman | William Davies | 54 | | |
| 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: Battersea :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Progressive | John Burns | 5,168 |
| Progressive | James Tims | 4,470 |
| Moderate | J. G. Taylor Whitehead | 2,011 |
| Moderate | James Innes Michin | 1,780 |
| Independent Progressive | Howarth Barnes | 1,060 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |

1893 Battersea by-election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Progressive | William Willis | 2,817 |
| Moderate | Arthur Philip Quicke | 2,165 |
| Social Democratic Federation | Harry B. Rogers | 414 |
| Independent Labour | W. F. Grey | 360 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |

1895 London County Council election: Battersea :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Progressive | William Davies | 4,095 |
| Progressive | John Burns | 3,940 |
| Moderate | A. T. Quicke | 2,945 |
| Moderate | T. Costigan | 2,921 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |

1898 London County Council election: Battersea :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Progressive | William Davies | 5,284 |
| Progressive | John Burns | 5,126 |
| Moderate | Rudolph Feilding | 3,715 |
| Moderate | A. T. Quicke | 3,670 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |

1901 London County Council election: Battersea :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Progressive | William Davies | 5,951 | 38.6 |
| Progressive | John Burns | 5,906 | 38.3 |
| Conservative | Stanley Boulter | 1,829 | 11.9 |
| Conservative | John Dumphreys | 1,746 | 11.3 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | |

1904 London County Council election: Battersea :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Progressive | John Burns | 5,513 |
| Progressive | William Davies | 5,502 |
| Conservative | Francis Danford Thomas | 2,503 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |

1907 London County Council election: Battersea :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Progressive | William Davies | 7,250 |
| | Municipal Reform | Arthur Benn | 7,217 |
| | Municipal Reform | Edwin Evans | 6,691 |
| | Progressive | William J. West | 6,669 |
| | Independent Socialist | W. H. Humphreys | 489 |
| | Socialist (GB) | Jack Fitzgerald | 98 |
| | Socialist (GB) | H. Jansen-Neumann | 42 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |

1910 London County Council election: Battersea :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Progressive | William Davies | 7,254 | 26.3 |
| | Progressive | Walter Richard Warren | 7,049 | 25.6 |
| | Municipal Reform | Arthur Benn | 6,837 | 24.8 |
| | Municipal Reform | Edwin Evans | 6,441 | 23.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 212 | 0.8 |
| | Progressive gain from Municipal Reform | Progressive gain from Municipal Reform | Swing | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | |

1913 London County Council election: Battersea :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Progressive | Walter Richard Warren | 5,483 | 27.5 | +1.9 |
| | Progressive | William J. West | 5,451 | 27.3 | +1.0 |
| | Municipal Reform | H. Ramsden | 4,502 | 22.6 | -2.2 |
| | Municipal Reform | George Bettesworth Piggott | 4,502 | 22.6 | -0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 949 | 4.7 | +3.9 |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | +2.0 | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | | |
