# Hackney South (London County Council constituency)

Hackney South was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1889 and 1955. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name. The seat largely became Hackney Central, with part moved into Bethnal Green.

## Councillors

| Year | Name | Party | Name | Party | Name | Party | Party |
| 1889 | George Bethell Holmes | Progressive | John Jones | Progressive | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1892 | George Bethell Holmes | Progressive | James Bannerman | Progressive | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1895 | Arthur Humphrey | Labour Progressive | Alfred Smith | Progressive | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1898 | Edmond Browne | Progressive | Alfred Smith | Progressive | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1907 | William Augustus Casson | Progressive | Theodore Chapman | Progressive | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1913 | George King Naylor | Progressive | Theodore Chapman | Progressive | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1916 | Charles Winkley | Progressive | Theodore Chapman | Progressive | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1919 | John James McClelland | Progressive | Theodore Chapman | Progressive | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1922 | Herbert Grant | Progressive | Theodore Chapman | Progressive | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1925 | Alfred Baker | Labour | Ada Salter | Labour | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1928 | Alfred Baker | Labour | Marshall Jackman | Labour | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1934 | Alfred Baker | Labour | Charles Latham | Labour | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1943 | Giles Charles Burton | Labour | Charles Latham | Labour | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1946 | Giles Charles Burton | Labour | William Nichols | Labour | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1949 | Reginald Day | Labour | Bernard Homa | Labour | Peggy Jay | | Labour |
| 1952 | Hilary Halpin | Labour | Bernard Homa | Labour | Mary Ormerod | | Labour |

## Election results

1889 London County Council election: Hackney South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive | John Jones | 2,071 | | |
| Progressive | George Bethell Holmes | 1,968 | | |
| Moderate | John Lobb | 1,863 | | |
| Moderate | Thomas Jackson | 1,786 | | |
| 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: Hackney South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | George Bethell Holmes | 2,795 |
| Progressive | James Bannerman | 2,730 |
| Moderate | Frederick James Reilly | 1,973 |
| Moderate | Lewis Edmunds | 1,897 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1895 London County Council election: Hackney South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour Progressive | Arthur Humphrey | 3,315 |
| Progressive | Alfred Smith | 3,241 |
| Moderate | John Lobb | 2,689 |
| Moderate | John Hely-Hutchinson | 2,424 |
| Independent | C. Steel | 89 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1898 London County Council election: Hackney South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | Alfred Smith | 3,360 |
| Progressive | Edmond Browne | 3,174 |
| Moderate | C. Steel | 2,484 |
| Moderate | Frederick Briscoe Oldfield | 2,452 |
| Ind. Labour Party | Ramsay Macdonald | 379 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1901 London County Council election: Hackney South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive | Edmond Browne | 4,231 | 33.6 | +5.9 |
| Progressive | Alfred Smith | 4,169 | 33.1 | +3.8 |
| Conservative | Maurice Edmund Arnold Wallis | 2,117 | 16.8 | −4.9 |
| Conservative | Frederick Briscoe Oldfield | 2,068 | 16.4 | −5.0 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | | |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | +4.9 | |
1904 London County Council election: Hackney South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive | Edmond Browne | 4,318 |
| | Progressive | Alfred Smith | 4,316 |
| | Municipal Reform | Stanley Boulter | 1,776 |
| | Municipal Reform | R. M. Craig | 1,767 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1907 London County Council election: Hackney South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive | Theodore Chapman | 5,225 | |
| | Progressive | William Augustus Casson | 5,138 | |
| | Municipal Reform | C. Winkley | 3,325 | |
| | Municipal Reform | G. Naylor | 3,285 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
1910 London County Council election: Hackney South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive | Theodore Chapman | 4,947 | 32.0 |
| | Progressive | William Augustus Casson | 4,867 | 31.5 |
| | Municipal Reform | William Deedes | 2,830 | 18.3 |
| | Municipal Reform | Master of Saltoun | 2,809 | 18.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | |
1913 London County Council election: Hackney South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Municipal Reform | George King Naylor | 3,132 | 25.5 | +7.2 |
| | Progressive | Theodore Chapman | 3,109 | 25.3 | −6.7 |
| | Municipal Reform | James Ernest Brudenell-Bruce | 3,059 | 24.9 | +6.7 |
| | Progressive | C. Watson | 2,981 | 24.3 | −7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 50 | 0.4 | −12.8 |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing | +7.2 | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | +6.7 | |
1919 London County Council election: Hackney South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive | Theodore Chapman | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Progressive | John James McClelland | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | n/a | |
| Progressive gain from Municipal Reform | Progressive gain from Municipal Reform | Swing | n/a | |
1922 London County Council election: Hackney South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive | Theodore Chapman | 4,588 | 32.0 | n/a |
| | Progressive | H. O. Grant | 4,416 | 30.8 | n/a |
| | Labour | E. Wigan | 2,669 | 18.6 | n/a |
| | Labour | Emma Boyce | 2,662 | 18.6 | n/a |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,747 | 12.2 | n/a |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | n/a | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | n/a | |
1925 London County Council election: Hackney South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | ±% |
| | Labour | Ada Salter | 4,869 | |
| | Labour | Alfred Baker | 4,811 | |
| | Progressive | G. J. Holmes | 4,494 | |
| | Municipal Reform | R. M. Dix | 4,425 | n/a |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour gain from Progressive | Labour gain from Progressive | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Progressive | Labour gain from Progressive | Swing | |
1928 London County Council election: Hackney South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Alfred Baker | 5,190 |
| | Labour | Marshall Jackman | 5,158 |
| | Municipal Reform | Gladys Cecil | 3,513 |
| | Municipal Reform | C. H. Moore | 3,432 |
| | Liberal | V. Mathews | 2,390 |
| | Liberal | Joseph James Davies | 2,351 |
| | Independent Labour | Wal Hannington | 676 |
| | Independent Labour | G. Lee | 650 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1931 London County Council election: Hackney South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Marshall Jackman | 4,682 |
| | Labour | Alfred Baker | 4,628 |
| | Anti-Socialist | A. E. Smith | 4,119 |
| | Anti-Socialist | A. H. Molson | 4,115 |
| | Communist | A. V. Leicht | 158 |
| | Communist | A. Massic | 151 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1934 London County Council election: Hackney South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Charles Latham | 7,678 |
| | Labour | Alfred Baker | 7,662 |
| | Municipal Reform | A. E. Smith | 3,953 |
| | Municipal Reform | G. Gardiner | 3,873 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1937 London County Council election: Hackney South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Alfred Baker | 9,102 |
| | Labour | Charles Latham | 9,051 |
| | Municipal Reform | A. Ackerman | 4,580 |
| | Municipal Reform | H. P. M. Bower | 4,538 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1946 London County Council election: Hackney South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Giles Charles Burton | 4,687 |
| | Labour | William Nichols | 4,602 |
| | Conservative | A. H. Davey | 1,576 |
| | Conservative | E. T. Smith | 1,447 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1949 London County Council election: Hackney South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Bernard Homa | 14,251 |
| Labour | Peggy Jay | 13,892 |
| Labour | Reginald Day | 13,206 |
| Conservative | J. Milbourne | 9,775 |
| Conservative | Montague Moustardier | 9,748 |
| Conservative | J. A. Pritchard | 9,627 |
| Communist | Solly Kaye | 3,955 |
| Communist | Bob Darke | 3,227 |
| Communist | Morrie Blaston | 3,030 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1952 London County Council election: Hackney South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Bernard Homa | 17,014 |
| Labour | Hilary Halpin | 16,239 |
| Labour | Mary Ormerod | 15,193 |
| Conservative | R. P. Hornby | 6,482 |
| Conservative | J. W. Milbourne | 5,956 |
| Conservative | H. C. Coulter | 5,681 |
| Communist | Solly Kaye | 1,373 |
| Communist | Morrie Blaston | 1,303 |
| Communist | John Betteridge | 1,234 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |