Clapham (London County Council constituency)
# Clapham (London County Council constituency)

Clapham 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 | Thomas Lorimer Corbett | Moderate | Arthur Rotton | Moderate | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1892 | Fred Henderson | Labour Progressive | Henry Hollier Hood Barrs | Progressive | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1893 | Arthur Rotton | Moderate | Henry Hollier Hood Barrs | Progressive | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1895 | Arthur Rotton | Moderate | Thomas Lorimer Corbett | Moderate | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1901 | Arthur Rotton | Moderate | Thomas Penn Gaskell | Moderate | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1907 | James William Domoney | Municipal Reform | Clement Kinloch-Cooke | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1910 | Alexander Murray | Municipal Reform | Robert Sebag-Montefiore | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1913 | H. E. S. Parsons | Municipal Reform | Robert Sebag-Montefiore | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1915 | H. E. S. Parsons | Municipal Reform | William Henry Peruzzi Gibson | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1919 | Herbert Francis Golds | Municipal Reform | George Bettesworth Piggott | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1921 | Cyril Henry Montague Jacobs | Municipal Reform | George Bettesworth Piggott | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1922 | Cyril Henry Montague Jacobs | Municipal Reform | John Dodson | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1934 | Cyril Henry Montague Jacobs | Municipal Reform | John Leigh | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1934 | Bertram Mills | Municipal Reform | John Leigh | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1938 | John Battley | Labour | John Leigh | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1946 | Leslie Banks | Labour | Alfred Bransom | Labour | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1949 | William Charles Bonney | Conservative | Irene Dowling | Conservative | Neville Rayner | | Conservative |
| 1952 | Leslie Banks | Labour | James Benjamin Hayward | Labour | Christina Lawrence | | Labour |
| 1955 | Muriel Gumbel | Conservative | Francis Hadwen | Conservative | Geoffrey Mowbray | | Conservative |
| 1958 | Leslie Banks | Labour | Terence Dermott Cranfield | Labour | Winifred Katz | | Labour |
| 1961 | William Walter Emden | Conservative | Lintorn Trevor Highett | Conservative | Ursula Tracey | | Conservative |

## Election results

1889 London County Council election: Clapham :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Moderate | Thomas Lorimer Corbett | 2,501 | | |
| Moderate | Arthur Rotton | 2,336 | | |
| Progressive | Horace Turner | 2,286 | | |
| Progressive | Charles Conybeare | 1,883 | | |
| 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: Clapham :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Labour Progressive | Fred Henderson | 4,063 |
| Progressive | Henry Hollier Hood Barrs | 4,007 |
| Moderate | Arthur Rotton | 3,150 |
| Moderate | Thomas Lorimer Corbett | 3,147 |
| Labour Progressive gain from Moderate | Labour Progressive gain from Moderate | Swing |
| Progressive gain from Moderate | Progressive gain from Moderate | Swing |

1893 Clapham by-election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Moderate | Arthur Rotton | 3,607 |
| Progressive | David Martineau | 3,422 |
| Moderate gain from Progressive | Moderate gain from Progressive | Swing |

1895 London County Council election: Clapham :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Moderate | Arthur Rotton | 4,191 |
| Moderate | Thomas Lorimer Corbett | 4,172 |
| Progressive | C. J. Rowe | 3,307 |
| Progressive | J. B. Batten | 3,292 |
| Moderate gain from Labour Progressive | Moderate gain from Labour Progressive | Swing |
| Moderate gain from Progressive | Moderate gain from Progressive | Swing |

1898 London County Council election: Clapham :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Moderate | Arthur Rotton | 4,785 |
| Moderate | Thomas Lorimer Corbett | 4,757 |
| Progressive | D. Martineau | 3,929 |
| Progressive | Harry Gosling | 3,842 |
| Moderate hold | Moderate hold | Swing |
| Moderate hold | Moderate hold | Swing |

1901 London County Council election: Clapham :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | Arthur Rotton | 4,141 | 34.2 |
| Conservative | Thomas Penn Gaskell | 4,058 | 33.5 |
| Progressive | George Hewitt | 3,903 | 32.3 |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

1904 London County Council election: Clapham :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Arthur Rotton | 5,910 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Penn Gaskell | 5,764 |
| | Progressive | John George Kipling | 5,544 |
| | Progressive | E. C. Pannett | 5,408 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

1907 London County Council election: Clapham :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Municipal Reform | James William Domoney | 10,200 |
| | Municipal Reform | Clement Kinloch-Cooke | 10,158 |
| | Progressive | A. Glegg | 7,320 |
| | Progressive | John George Kipling | 7,276 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |

1910 London County Council election: Clapham :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Municipal Reform | Alexander Murray | 9,184 | 30.6 |
| | Municipal Reform | Robert Sebag-Montefiore | 9,087 | 30.3 |
| | Progressive | F. Griffiths | 5,864 | 19.5 |
| | Progressive | William Watts | 5,861 | 19.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,223 | 10.8 |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | |

1913 London County Council election: Clapham :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Municipal Reform | Robert Sebag-Montefiore | 8,890 | 28.0 | -2.3 |
| | Municipal Reform | Herbert James Francis Parsons | 8,881 | 27.9 | -2.7 |
| | Progressive | Hubert Beaumont | 7,049 | 22.2 | +2.7 |
| | Progressive | Oswald Partington | 6,971 | 21.9 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,832 | 5.7 | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | -2.5 | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | | |

1919 London County Council election: Clapham :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Municipal Reform | George Bettesworth Piggott | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform | Herbert Francis Golds | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |

Clapham by-election, 1921 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Municipal Reform | Cyril Jacobs | 7,293 | 66.7 |
| | Labour | Frederick Thoresby | 3,638 | 33.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,655 | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | |

1922 London County Council election: Clapham :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Municipal Reform | Cyril Jacobs | 8,993 | 36.3 | |
| | Municipal Reform | John Dodson | 8,707 | 35.2 | |
| | Labour | H. Harries | 3,522 | 14.2 | n/a |
| | Labour | A. S. Albery | 3,522 | 14.2 | n/a |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,185 | 21.0 | 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: Clapham :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Municipal Reform | Cyril Jacobs | 5,871 |
| | Municipal Reform | John Dodson | 5,825 |
| | Labour | John Lincoln Mahon | 2,985 |
| | Labour | James Kaylor | 2,956 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |

1928 London County Council election: Clapham :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Municipal Reform | Cyril Jacobs | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform | John Dodson | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | | |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | | |

1931 London County Council election: Clapham :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Municipal Reform | John Dodson | 5,429 |
| | Municipal Reform | Cyril Jacobs | 5,256 |
| | Labour | A. M. Tapp | 2,450 |
| | Labour | Thomas Dawson | 2,445 |
| | Liberal | John Henry Clarke | 1,444 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |

1934 London County Council election: Clapham :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Municipal Reform | John Leigh | 5,861 |
| | Municipal Reform | Cyril Jacobs | 5,782 |
| | Labour | Leslie Banks | 4,446 |
| | Labour | George Hay | 4,419 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |

Clapham by-election, 1934 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Municipal Reform | Bertram Mills | 5,378 |
| | Ind. Labour Party | Hilda Browning | 2,825 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,553 |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |

1937 London County Council election: Clapham :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Municipal Reform | John Leigh | 8,968 |
| | Municipal Reform | Bertram Mills | 8,793 |
| | Labour | John Battley | 7,153 |
| | Labour | Leslie Banks | 7,147 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |

Clapham by-election 1938 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | John Battley | 6,366 |
| | Municipal Reform | Norman Bower | 6,309 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 57 |
| | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing |

1946 London County Council election: Clapham :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Leslie Banks | 6,121 |
| | Labour | Alfred Bransom | 6,011 |
| | Conservative | William Charles Bonney | 4,360 |
| | Conservative | Irene Dowling | 4,170 |
| | Liberal | C. E. Paterson | 1,010 |
| | Liberal | J. G. Richards | 906 |
| 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 |

1949 London County Council election: Clapham :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | William Charles Bonney | 15,476 | | |
| Conservative | Irene Dowling | 15,195 | | |
| Conservative | Neville Rayner | 14,387 | | |
| Labour | Leslie Banks | 13,670 | | |
| Labour | Leah L'Estrange Malone | 13,011 | | |
| Labour | Albert Samuels | 12,593 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

1952 London County Council election: Clapham :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Labour | Leslie Banks | 16,709 |
| Labour | James Benjamin Hayward | 16,327 |
| Labour | Christina Lawrence | 16,269 |
| Conservative | W. G. Clark | 14,700 |
| Conservative | Irene Dowling | 14,650 |
| Conservative | Neville Rayner | 14,348 |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |

1955 London County Council election: Clapham :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Conservative | Muriel Gumbel | 12,332 |
| Conservative | Francis Hadwen | 12,308 |
| Conservative | Geoffrey Mowbray | 12,165 |
| Labour | Leslie Banks | 12,041 |
| Labour | C. Lawrence | 11,601 |
| Labour | E. Horton | 11,549 |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |

1958 London County Council election: Clapham :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Labour | Leslie Banks | 13,372 |
| Labour | Winifred Katz | 13,030 |
| Labour | T. D. Cranfield | 13,004 |
| Conservative | Muriel Gumbel | 9,286 |
| Conservative | P. D. Johnson | 9,108 |
| Conservative | Geoffrey Mowbray | 9,056 |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |

1961 London County Council election: Clapham :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Conservative | W. W. Emden | 12,216 |
| Conservative | Ursula Tracey | 12,078 |
| Conservative | Lintorn Highett | 12,018 |
| Labour | Winifred Katz | 11,896 |
| Labour | E. Horstead | 11,892 |
| Labour | C. J. Blau | 11,874 |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
