# Rotherhithe (London County Council constituency)

Rotherhithe 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 | Francis Culling Carr-Gomm | Progressive | Lawrence Stevens | Progressive |
| 1892 | James Thomas Macnamara | Progressive | Lawrence Stevens | Progressive |
| 1894 | Howell Jones Williams | Progressive | Lawrence Stevens | Progressive |
| 1894 | Howell Jones Williams | Progressive | William Henry Christopher Payne | Moderate |
| 1895 | Arthur Henry Aylmer Morton | Moderate | William Henry Christopher Payne | Moderate |
| 1898 | Ambrose Pomeroy | Progressive | Harold Glanville | Progressive |
| 1910 | John Scott Lidgett | Progressive | Robert Leishman Stuart | Progressive |
| 1922 | Alan Randle | Labour | William John Webb | Labour |
| 1928 | Isaac Hayward | Labour | Sidney Stranks | Labour |
| 1934 | Isaac Hayward | Labour | James Allan Gillison | Labour |
| 1937 | Albert Charles Starr | Labour | James Allan Gillison | Labour |

## Election results

1898 London County Council election: Rotherhithe :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | Ambrose Pomeroy | 2,778 |
| Progressive | Harold Glanville | 2,650 |
| Moderate | William Henry Christopher Payne | 2,427 |
| Moderate | A. Radford | 2,344 |
| Progressive gain from Moderate | Progressive gain from Moderate | Swing |
| Progressive gain from Moderate | Progressive gain from Moderate | Swing |
1901 London County Council election: Rotherhithe :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive | Harold Glanville | 2,934 | 28.2 | +2.2 |
| Progressive | Ambrose Pomeroy | 2,927 | 28.1 | +0.9 |
| Conservative | James Augustus Grant | 2,302 | 22.1 | −1.7 |
| Conservative | Arthur Pennell | 2,244 | 21.6 | −1.4 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | | |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | +1.5 | |
1904 London County Council election: Rotherhithe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive | Ambrose Pomeroy | 3,103 |
| | Progressive | Harold Glanville | 3,029 |
| | Conservative | J. W. Oake | 1,530 |
| | Conservative | W. W. Tyler | 1,448 |
| | Independent | W. F. Brown | 1,160 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1907 London County Council election: Rotherhithe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive | Ambrose Pomeroy | 3,693 |
| | Progressive | Harold Glanville | 3,663 |
| | Municipal Reform | F. Fremantle | 3,365 |
| | Municipal Reform | F. E. Eddie | 3,259 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1910 London County Council election: Rotherhithe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive | John Scott Lidgett | 3,716 |
| | Progressive | Robert Leishman Stuart | 3,706 |
| | Municipal Reform | H. G. L. Davidson | 2,060 |
| | Municipal Reform | Gilbert Hurst | 2,058 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1913 London County Council election: Rotherhithe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive | Robert Leishman Stuart | 3,186 |
| | Progressive | John Scott Lidgett | 3,159 |
| | Municipal Reform | W. G. Marriott | 2,662 |
| | Municipal Reform | D. Radcliffe | 2,457 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1919 London County Council election: Rotherhithe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive | John Scott Lidgett | 2,327 | 36.3 |
| | Progressive | Robert Leishman Stuart | 2,252 | 35.2 |
| | Labour | Ada Salter | 988 | 15.4 |
| | Labour | John Thomas Westcott | 839 | 13.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,264 | 19.7 |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | |
1922 London County Council election: Rotherhithe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Alan Randle | 5,457 |
| | Labour | William John Webb | 5,296 |
| | Progressive | John Scott Lidgett | 3,807 |
| | Progressive | Arthur Acland Allen | 3,604 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour gain from Progressive | Labour gain from Progressive | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Progressive | Labour gain from Progressive | Swing |
1925 London County Council election: Rotherhithe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Alan Randle | 5,604 |
| | Labour | William John Webb | 5,355 |
| | Municipal Reform | J. J. Stewart | 2,305 |
| | Municipal Reform | F. W. Wallace | 2,232 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1928 London County Council election: Rotherhithe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Isaac Hayward | 6,006 |
| | Labour | Sidney Stranks | 5,946 |
| | Municipal Reform | W. T. Donovan | 2,721 |
| | Municipal Reform | F. H. East | 2,686 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1931 London County Council election: Rotherhithe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Isaac Hayward | 4,338 |
| | Labour | Sidney Stranks | 4,291 |
| | Municipal Reform | A. H. Gorman | 2,053 |
| | Municipal Reform | A. B. Bartley | 2,047 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1934 London County Council election: Rotherhithe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | James Allan Gillison | 8,561 |
| | Labour | Isaac Hayward | 8,436 |
| | Municipal Reform | A. H. Gorman | 2,640 |
| | Municipal Reform | T. W. E. Burgess | 2,618 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1937 London County Council election: Rotherhithe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | James Allan Gillison | 9,065 |
| | Labour | Albert Charles Starr | 8,690 |
| | Municipal Reform | Norah Runge | 4,187 |
| | Municipal Reform | J. A. Davis | 3,830 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1946 London County Council election: Rotherhithe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | James Allan Gillison | 4,097 |
| | Labour | Albert Charles Starr | 4,094 |
| | Conservative | C. Martin | 645 |
| | Conservative | W. Say | 611 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |