# Paddington North (London County Council constituency)

Paddington North 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 | Melvill Beachcroft | Moderate | Edward Parker Young | Moderate | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1892 | Henry Percy Harris | Moderate | William Urquhart | Moderate | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1901 | Melvill Beachcroft | Conservative | John Blackwood | Progressive | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1904 | Melvill Beachcroft | Conservative | James Stephens | Conservative | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1907 | Walter Guinness | Municipal Reform | Herbert Hunter | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1910 | Thomas Clarence Edward Goff | Municipal Reform | Herbert Hunter | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1913 | Herbert Lidiard | Municipal Reform | Herbert Hunter | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1922 | Thomas Clarence Edward Goff | Municipal Reform | Herbert Hunter | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1930 | Thomas Clarence Edward Goff | Municipal Reform | Frank Stanley Henwood | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1931 | Geoffrey FitzClarence | Municipal Reform | Frank Stanley Henwood | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1937 | Eric Hall | Municipal Reform | Frank Stanley Henwood | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1946 | George de Swiet | Labour | Xenia Field | Labour | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1949 | Ernest Hyatt | Conservative | Mary Proby | Conservative | David Wilkie | | Conservative |
| 1952 | Edward Avery | Labour | Myfanwy Griffith | Labour | John O'Neill Ryan | | Labour |
| 1961 | Edward Avery | Labour | Harry Browne | Labour | George Lowe | | Labour |

## Election results

1898 London County Council election: Paddington North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Moderate | William Urquhart | 2,142 |
| Moderate | Henry Harris | 2,086 |
| Progressive | A. White | 1,842 |
| Progressive | W. Stevenson | 1,816 |
| Moderate hold | Moderate hold | Swing |
1901 London County Council election: Paddington North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Melvill Beachcroft | 1,962 | 26.0 | −1.2 |
| Progressive | John Blackwood | 1,916 | 25.4 | +2.0 |
| Conservative | Henry Harris | 1,858 | 24.6 | −1.9 |
| Progressive | Walter Richard Warren | 1,820 | 24.1 | +1.1 |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Progressive gain from Conservative | Progressive gain from Conservative | Swing | +1.5 | |
1904 London County Council election: Paddington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Melvill Beachcroft | 3,346 |
| | Conservative | James Stephens | 3,120 |
| | Progressive | John Blackwood | 2,393 |
| | Progressive | J. H. Turner | 2,172 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Conservative gain from Progressive | Conservative gain from Progressive | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
1907 London County Council election: Paddington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Walter Guinness | 4,711 |
| | Municipal Reform | Herbert Hunter | 4,597 |
| | Progressive | James Fairbank | 3,607 |
| | Progressive | G. G. Maberly | 3,453 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1910 London County Council election: Paddington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | John Herbert Hunter | 4,017 |
| | Municipal Reform | Thomas Clarence Edward Goff | 3,965 |
| | Progressive | James Fairbank | 3,882 |
| | Progressive | Horace George Holmes | 3,732 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1913 London County Council election: Paddington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | John Herbert Hunter | 4,561 |
| | Municipal Reform | Herbert Lidiard | 4,522 |
| | Progressive | Horace Holmes | 3,573 |
| | Progressive | James Scott Duckers | 3,485 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 949 |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1919 London County Council election: Paddington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Municipal Reform | Herbert Hunter | 1,938 | 28.8 |
| | Municipal Reform | Herbert Lidiard | 1,864 | 27.7 |
| | Labour | Charles Terry Hendin | 1,470 | 21.9 |
| | Labour | Hugh Roberts | 1,454 | 21.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 394 | 5.8 |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | |
1922 London County Council election: Paddington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Municipal Reform | Herbert Hunter | 7,722 | 34.5 | +5.7 |
| | Municipal Reform | Thomas Clarence Edward Goff | 7,713 | 34.5 | +6.8 |
| | Labour | W. C. Bolton | 3,484 | 15.6 | −6.3 |
| | Labour | H. P. Lawless | 3,456 | 15.4 | −6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,229 | 18.9 | +13.1 |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | | |
1925 London County Council election: Paddington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Thomas Clarence Edward Goff | 5,612 |
| | Municipal Reform | Herbert Hunter | 5,607 |
| | Labour | Terry Hendin | 2,694 |
| | Labour | L. G. Paul | 2,690 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1928 London County Council election: Paddington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | John Herbert Hunter | 5,812 |
| | Municipal Reform | Thomas Clarence Edward Goff | 5,743 |
| | Labour | Walter Day | 4,491 |
| | Labour | Charles Terry Hendin | 4,421 |
| | Liberal | John Bethell Sackville-Evans | 1,548 |
| | Liberal | Simeon Gilbert | 1,533 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
Paddington North by-election, 1930 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Frank Stanley Henwood | 4,327 |
| | Labour | Terry Hendin | 3,209 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1931 London County Council election: Paddington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Frank Stanley Henwood | 6,197 |
| | Municipal Reform | Geoffrey FitzClarence | 6,138 |
| | Labour | Richard Coppock | 3,414 |
| | Labour | Ewart Culpin | 3,374 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1934 London County Council election: Paddington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Frank Stanley Henwood | 5,949 |
| | Municipal Reform | Geoffrey FitzClarence | 5,948 |
| | Labour | Barbara Ayrton-Gould | 4,261 |
| | Labour | Harry Samuels | 4,212 |
| | Communist | A. G. Barker | 393 |
| | Communist | H. Smith | 328 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1937 London County Council election: Paddington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Frank Stanley Henwood | 7,272 |
| | Municipal Reform | Eric Hall | 7,109 |
| | Labour | G. Cann | 6,687 |
| | Labour | E. A. Whitfield | 6,510 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1946 London County Council election: Paddington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | George de Swiet | 5,185 |
| | Labour | Xenia Field | 5,175 |
| | Conservative | D. Webster | 3,690 |
| | Conservative | A. R. Moore | 3,673 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
1949 London County Council election: Paddington North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Ernest Hyatt | 9,409 | | |
| Conservative | David Wilkie | 9,328 | | |
| Conservative | Mary Proby | 9,208 | | |
| Labour | Xenia Field | 8,971 | | |
| Labour | Edward Avery | 8,839 | | |
| Labour | Frances Grimmett | 8,605 | | |
| 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: Paddington North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Myfanwy Griffith | 13,174 |
| Labour | Edward Avery | 13,109 |
| Labour | John O'Neill Ryan | 12,713 |
| Conservative | Ernest Hyatt | 9,913 |
| Conservative | Joan Vickers | 9,318 |
| Conservative | David Wilkie | 9,214 |
| 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: Paddington North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Myfanwy Griffith | 8,889 |
| Labour | Edward Avery | 8,829 |
| Labour | John O'Neill Ryan | 8,782 |
| Conservative | R. R. Brown | 7,185 |
| Conservative | J. O'Connell | 7,043 |
| Conservative | L. V. West Russell | 6,924 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1958 London County Council election: Paddington North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Edward Avery | 9,040 |
| Labour | John O'Neill Ryan | 8,949 |
| Labour | Myfanwy Griffith | 8,883 |
| Conservative | T. P. K. Kemble | 4,243 |
| Conservative | S. T. A. Coren | 4,230 |
| Conservative | J. W. Nuttall | 4,219 |
| Liberal | A. V. Stitt | 863 |
| Liberal | H. Burke | 830 |
| Liberal | C. N. Gilbert | 728 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1961 London County Council election: Paddington North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Edward Avery | 7,963 |
| Labour | George Lowe | 7,743 |
| Labour | Harry Browne | 7,474 |
| Conservative | R. Browne | 7,159 |
| Conservative | Harold Sebag-Montefiore | 6,343 |
| Conservative | T. P. K. Kemble | 6,057 |
| Liberal | L. Lever | 840 |
| Liberal | S. Cowan | 806 |
| Liberal | A. Sheldon-Williams | 647 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |