# Holborn (London County Council constituency)

Holborn was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1889 and 1949. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name.

## Councillors

| Year | Name | Party | Name | Party |
| 1889 | Alfred Hoare | Independent Progressive | Thomas William Maule | Progressive |
| 1892 | James Remnant | Moderate | Arthur Cowper Ranyard | Moderate |
| 1895 | James Remnant | Moderate | William Ward | Moderate |
| 1898 | James Remnant | Moderate | John Dickson-Poynder | Moderate |
| 1901 | H. W. Bliss | Conservative | George Swinton | Conservative |
| 1907 | Henry Lygon | Municipal Reform | Ernest Wild | Municipal Reform |
| 1910 | Henry Lygon | Municipal Reform | Robert Tasker | Municipal Reform |
| 1914 | Henry Hugh Tasker | Municipal Reform | Robert Tasker | Municipal Reform |
| 1919 | Henry Hugh Tasker | Municipal Reform | Eustace Percy | Municipal Reform |
| 1922 | George Harvey | Municipal Reform | Robert Tasker | Municipal Reform |
| 1925 | Bracewell Smith | Municipal Reform | Robert Tasker | Municipal Reform |
| 1928 | William George Burns | Municipal Reform | Robert Tasker | Municipal Reform |
| 1931 | Percy Hill | Municipal Reform | Robert Tasker | Municipal Reform |
| 1937 | Alfred Walter Scott | Municipal Reform | Theodore Magnus Wechsler | Municipal Reform |

## Election results

1889 London County Council election: Holborn :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent Progressive | Alfred Hoare | 1,436 | | |
| Progressive | Thomas William Maule | 975 | | |
| Progressive | John Patrick Murrough | 749 | | |
| Independent | William Robert Smith | 712 | | |
| Independent | Edward James Gardiner | 671 | | |
| Independent | Walter Manningdale Blott | 234 | | |
| Independent Progressive win (new seat) | Independent Progressive win (new seat) | Independent Progressive win (new seat) | Independent Progressive win (new seat) | Independent 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: Holborn :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Moderate | Arthur Cowper Ranyard | 2,602 |
| Moderate | James Remnant | 2,545 |
| Independent Progressive | Alfred Hoare | 2,173 |
| Independent Progressive | Frederick William Speaight | 2,157 |
| Moderate gain from Progressive | Moderate gain from Progressive | Swing |
| Moderate hold | Moderate hold | Swing |
1895 London County Council election: Holborn :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Moderate | William Ward | 3,262 |
| Moderate | James Remnant | 3,255 |
| Progressive | R. Scott | 1,683 |
| Progressive | H. J. Cohen | 1,669 |
| Moderate hold | Moderate hold | Swing |
| Moderate hold | Moderate hold | Swing |
1898 London County Council election: Holborn :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Moderate | James Remnant | 3,117 |
| Moderate | John Dickson-Poynder | 3,011 |
| Progressive | Alfred Hoare | 1,325 |
| Moderate hold | Moderate hold | Swing |
| Moderate hold | Moderate hold | Swing |
1901 London County Council election: Holborn :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | H. W. Bliss | 2,146 | 37.4 | −4.4 |
| Conservative | George Swinton | 2,135 | 37.2 | −3.2 |
| Progressive | Herman Cohen | 1,464 | 25.5 | +7.7 |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -7.6 | |
1904 London County Council election: Holborn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | H. W. Bliss | 2,670 |
| | Conservative | George Swinton | 2,649 |
| | Progressive | W. H. Ansell | 1,241 |
| | Progressive | Aubrey Goodes | 1,169 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
1907 London County Council election: Holborn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Ernest Wild | 4,524 |
| | Municipal Reform | Henry Lygon | 4,030 |
| | Progressive | H. Drysdale Woodcock | 1,629 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1910 London County Council election: Holborn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Municipal Reform | Henry Lygon | 3,324 | 35.0 |
| | Municipal Reform | Robert Tasker | 3,309 | 34.8 |
| | Progressive | T. E. Morris | 1,444 | 15.2 |
| | Progressive | David Endacott | 1,424 | 15.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | |
1913 London County Council election: Holborn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Municipal Reform | Robert Tasker | 3,719 | 37.3 | +2.5 |
| | Municipal Reform | Henry Lygon | 3,718 | 37.3 | +2.3 |
| | Progressive | T. E. Morris | 1,287 | 12.9 | −2.3 |
| | Progressive | John Pascoe Elsden | 1,255 | 12.6 | −2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,431 | 24.4 | +4.8 |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | -2.3 | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | -2.5 | |
1919 London County Council election: Holborn :
| 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 | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
1922 London County Council election: Holborn :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 4,196 | 37.0 | 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: Holborn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Robert Tasker | 2,956 |
| | Municipal Reform | Bracewell Smith | 2,950 |
| | Independent | Frances Wheeler-Smith | 1,722 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1928 London County Council election: Holborn :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1931 London County Council election: Holborn :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1934 London County Council election: Holborn :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1937 London County Council election: Holborn :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1946 London County Council election: Holborn :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |