# Islington South (London County Council constituency)

Islington South 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 | George Samuel Elliott | Progressive | Richard Roberts | Progressive |
| 1898 | George Samuel Elliott | Independent Progressive | Howell Jones Williams | Progressive |
| 1901 | George Samuel Elliott | Moderate | Howell Jones Williams | Progressive |
| 1904 | George Dew | Progressive | Howell Jones Williams | Progressive |
| 1925 | William Thoresby Cooksey | Municipal Reform | Tom Howard | Municipal Reform |
| 1928 | Charles Bennett | Labour | George House | Labour |
| 1931 | William Thoresby Cooksey | Municipal Reform | Tom Howard | Municipal Reform |
| 1934 | John Dugdale | Labour | Eric Fletcher | Labour |
| 1941 | George Leonard Parker | Labour | Eric Fletcher | Labour |
| 1946 | George Percival Wright | Labour | Eric Fletcher | Labour |

## Election results

1889 London County Council election: Islington South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Progressive | George Samuel Elliott | 2,663 | |
| Progressive | Richard Roberts | 1,284 | |
| Progressive | Alfred Memory | 1,012 | |
| Independent | Spencer Furlong | 713 | |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | N/A |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | N/A |
1892 London County Council election: Islington South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Progressive | George Samuel Elliott | Unopposed | N/A |
| Progressive | Richard Roberts | Unopposed | N/A |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | N/A |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | N/A |
1895 London County Council election: Islington South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Progressive | George Samuel Elliott | 1,962 | |
| Progressive | Richard Roberts | 1,632 | |
| Ind. Conservative | A. A. Saltern Willett | 886 | |
| Independent Labour | F. A. White | 233 | |
| Ind. Labour Party | J. Morgan | 73 | |
| Ind. Labour Party | James Frederick Shilaker | 44 | |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | N/A |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | N/A |
1898 London County Council election: Islington South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | George Samuel Elliott | 2,377 |
| Progressive | Howell Jones Williams | 2,172 |
| Moderate | Frank Kimber Bull | 1,543 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| Independent gain from Progressive | Independent gain from Progressive | Swing |
1901 London County Council election: Islington South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive | Howell Jones Williams | unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Independent | George Samuel Elliott | unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | n/a | |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | n/a | |
1904 London County Council election: Islington South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive | Howell Jones Williams | 2,536 |
| | Progressive | George Dew | 2,437 |
| | Independent | George Samuel Elliott | 1,770 |
| | Independent | S. Lambert | 1,526 |
| | Independent Progressive | A. Memory | 356 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1907 London County Council election: Islington South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive | George Dew | 2,996 |
| | Progressive | Howell Jones Williams | 2,929 |
| | Municipal Reform | S. Lambert | 2,217 |
| | Municipal Reform | C. Moffatt | 2,076 |
| | Independent | George Samuel Elliott | 854 |
| | Independent | E. J. James | 179 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1910 London County Council election: Islington South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive | Howell Jones Williams | 2,855 | 26.7 |
| | Progressive | George Dew | 2,841 | 26.6 |
| | Municipal Reform | S. Lambert | 2,515 | 23.5 |
| | Municipal Reform | Violet Douglas-Pennant | 2,475 | 23.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | |
1913 London County Council election: Islington South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive | George Dew | 3,197 | 26.6 | +0.0 |
| | Progressive | Howell Jones Williams | 3,195 | 26.6 | −0.1 |
| | Municipal Reform | A. Dingli | 2,829 | 23.5 | +0.0 |
| | Municipal Reform | William Hunt | 2,807 | 23.3 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 366 | 3.0 | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | -0.0 | |
1919 London County Council election: Islington South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive | Howell Jones Williams | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Progressive | George Dew | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | N/A | |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | N/A | |
1922 London County Council election: Islington South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive | Howell Jones Williams | 4,916 | 25.6 | n/a |
| | Progressive | George Dew | 4,882 | 25.4 | n/a |
| | Municipal Reform | A. Hudson | 4,735 | 24.7 | n/a |
| | Municipal Reform | Hampton Lewis | 4,665 | 24.3 | n/a |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 147 | 0.7 | n/a |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | n/a | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | n/a | |
1925 London County Council election: Islington South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Municipal Reform | Tom Howard | 4,701 | |
| | Municipal Reform | William Thoresby Cooksey | 4,669 | |
| | Labour | M. Coleman | 4,071 | |
| | Labour | Stanley Morgan | 4,046 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing | n/a |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing | n/a |
1928 London County Council election: Islington South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Charles R Bennett | 5,272 | 22.34 |
| | Labour | George House | 5,266 | 22.31 |
| | Municipal Reform | Tom Howard | 4,876 | 20.66 |
| | Municipal Reform | William Thoresby Cooksey | 4,786 | 20.28 |
| | Liberal | Muriel Morgan Gibbon | 1,713 | 7.26 |
| | Liberal | David Eifion Puleston Evans | 1,689 | 7.16 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 480 | 2.03 |
| | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing | |
1931 London County Council election: Islington South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Tom Howard | 5,177 |
| | Municipal Reform | William Thoresby Cooksey | 5,019 |
| | Labour | George House | 4,676 |
| | Labour | Charles R Bennett | 4,613 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Labour | Municipal Reform gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Labour | Municipal Reform gain from Labour | Swing |
1934 London County Council election: Islington South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Eric Fletcher | 5,765 |
| | Labour | John Dugdale | 5,626 |
| | Municipal Reform | Tom Howard | 4,797 |
| | Municipal Reform | William Thoresby Cooksey | 4,587 |
| 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 |
1937 London County Council election: Islington South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Eric Fletcher | 7,805 |
| | Labour | John Dugdale | 7,717 |
| | Municipal Reform | F. Martineau | 4,192 |
| | Municipal Reform | D. Walker-Smith | 4,131 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1946 London County Council election: Islington South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Eric Fletcher | 4,032 |
| | Labour | George Percival Wright | 3,848 |
| | Conservative | Tom Howard | 2,030 |
| | Conservative | Deakin | 1,998 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |