# Battersea South (London County Council constituency)

Battersea South was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1919 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 |
| 1919 | Edwin Evans | Municipal Reform | William Hammond | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1921 | Edwin Evans | Municipal Reform | William Hall | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1925 | Charles James Allpass | Municipal Reform | Harry Selley | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1937 | Charles James Allpass | Municipal Reform | Edward Curzon | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1946 | Dorothy Archibald | Labour | David Rapoport | Labour | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1949 | Frank Abbott | Conservative | John Morgan | Conservative | Stewart Skingle | | Conservative |
| 1952 | William S. Hodgson | Labour | Reginald Harold Plant | Labour | Henry Stillman | | Labour |
| 1955 | Frank Abbott | Conservative | Albert Charles Marshall | Conservative | Douglas Rayment | | Conservative |
| 1958 | Harbans Lall Gulati | Labour | Peggy Jay | Labour | Marie Jenkins | | Labour |
| 1961 | Frank Abbott | Conservative | Muriel Bowen | Conservative | Ian Samuel | | Conservative |

## Election results

1919 London County Council election: Battersea South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Municipal Reform | Edwin Evans | 3,836 | 26.3 |
| | Municipal Reform | William Hammond | 3,683 | 25.2 |
| | Progressive | William J. West | 1,978 | 13.5 |
| | Progressive | Walter Richard Warren | 1,975 | 13.5 |
| | Labour | Caroline Ganley | 1,603 | 11.0 |
| | Labour | C. Reed | 1,523 | 10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,705 | 11.7 |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing | |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing | |
Battersea South by-election, 1921 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Municipal Reform | William Hall | 6,358 | 66.2 |
| | Labour | Caroline Ganley | 3,247 | 33.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,111 | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | |
1922 London County Council election: Battersea South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Municipal Reform | Edwin Evans | 10,424 |
| Municipal Reform | William Hall | 10,394 |
| Labour | Caroline Ganley | 5,872 |
| Labour | Alfred George Prichard | 5,843 |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1925 London County Council election: Battersea South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Municipal Reform | Charles James Allpass | 7,813 |
| Municipal Reform | Harry Selley | 7,731 |
| Labour | Edward William Coles | 5,530 |
| Labour | Albert Samuels | 5,290 |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1928 London County Council election: Battersea South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Municipal Reform | Charles James Allpass | 7,417 |
| Municipal Reform | Harry Selley | 7,391 |
| Labour | Charles Henry Young | 3,801 |
| Labour | I. Thomas | 3,656 |
| Liberal | William J. West | 2,240 |
| Liberal | Thomas Patrick Brogan | 2,193 |
| Independent Labour | J. T. Knock | 1,250 |
| Independent Labour | J. F. Lane, Jr | 1,241 |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1931 London County Council election: Battersea South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Municipal Reform | Harry Selley | 8,397 |
| Municipal Reform | Charles James Allpass | 8,258 |
| Labour | Edward William Coles | 4,566 |
| Labour | I. O. Thomas | 4,553 |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1934 London County Council election: Battersea South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Municipal Reform | Harry Selley | 8,583 |
| Municipal Reform | Charles James Allpass | 8,350 |
| Labour | E. R. Smith | 7,790 |
| Labour | Barbara Drake | 7,744 |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1937 London County Council election: Battersea South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Municipal Reform | Edward Curzon | 9,800 |
| Municipal Reform | Charles James Allpass | 9,715 |
| Labour | David Rapoport | 9,601 |
| Labour | Ronald McKinnon Wood | 9,542 |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1946 London County Council election: Battersea South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | David Rapoport | 7,982 |
| Labour | Dorothy Archibald | 7,541 |
| Conservative | E. Partridge | 6,057 |
| Conservative | Edward Curzon | 5,622 |
| Communist | Molly Keith | 811 |
| Communist | J. Evans | 774 |
| Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing |
| Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing |
1949 London County Council election: Battersea South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Morgan | 11,794 | | |
| Conservative | Frank Abbott | 11,788 | | |
| Conservative | Stewart Skingle | 11,406 | | |
| Labour | Dorothy Archibald | 10,446 | | |
| Labour | N. F. Hidden | 10,189 | | |
| Labour | C. Nairnsey | 9,993 | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
1952 London County Council election: Battersea South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | William S. Hodgson | 11,620 |
| Labour | Reginald Harold Plant | 11,568 |
| Labour | Henry Stillman | 11,561 |
| Conservative | I. N. Samuel | 11,406 |
| Conservative | Frank Abbott | 11,249 |
| Conservative | Stewart Skingle | 11,175 |
| 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: Battersea South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Frank Abbott | 8,627 |
| Conservative | Albert Charles Marshall | 8,563 |
| Conservative | Douglas Rayment | 8,478 |
| Labour | Harbans Lall Gulati | 8,314 |
| Labour | Helen Kiely | 7,918 |
| Labour | William S. Hodgson | 7,917 |
| Liberal | N. Goodall | 1,148 |
| Liberal | G. Pedrick | 1,049 |
| Liberal | S. Trustman | 839 |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
1958 London County Council election: Battersea South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Harbans Lall Gulati | 8,397 |
| Labour | Peggy Jay | 8,337 |
| Labour | Marie Jenkins | 8,077 |
| Conservative | Ian Samuel | 6,248 |
| Conservative | Frank Abbott | 6,169 |
| Conservative | F. Horne | 6,086 |
| Liberal | Cecil V. Gittins | 2,299 |
| Liberal | V. J. Howe | 2,210 |
| Liberal | B. Weekley | 2,030 |
| 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 |
1961 London County Council election: Battersea South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Ian Samuel | 7,899 |
| Conservative | Muriel Bowen | 7,757 |
| Conservative | Frank Abbott | 7,706 |
| Labour | Harbans Lall Gulati | 7,338 |
| Labour | Marie Jenkins | 7,141 |
| Labour | P. Goldacre | 7,070 |
| Liberal | C. V. Gittins | 2,421 |
| Liberal | C. J. V. Hurley | 2,282 |
| Liberal | B. Weekley | 2,032 |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |