# Bow and Bromley (London County Council constituency)

Bow and Bromley 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 | Jane Cobden | Progressive | Walter Hunter | Moderate |
| 1892 | William Wallace Bruce | Labour Progressive | Ben Cooper | Labour Progressive |
| 1907 | William Stanley Macbean Knight | Municipal Reform | Henry Vincent Rowe | Municipal Reform |
| 1910 | George Lewis Bruce | Progressive | George Lansbury | Labour |
| 1913 | Frank Herbert Baber | Municipal Reform | Malcolm Hilbery | Municipal Reform |
| 1917 | Frank Herbert Baber | Municipal Reform | Walter Charles Bersey | Municipal Reform |
| 1919 | Edward Cruse | Labour | Charlie Sumner | Labour |
| 1926 | Edward Cruse | Labour | Thomas John Blacketer | Labour |
| 1934 | Edward Cruse | Labour | Ethel Mary Lambert | Labour |
| 1938 | Thomas John Goodway | Labour | Ethel Mary Lambert | Labour |
| 1945 | Thomas John Goodway | Labour | Edward Heslop Smith | Labour |
| 1946 | Lilian Maud Sadler | Labour | Edward Heslop Smith | Labour |

## Election results

1889 London County Council election: Bow and Bromley :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Moderate | Walter Hunter | 2,159 | | |
| Progressive | Jane Cobden | 2,045 | | |
| Progressive | Edward Rider Cook | 1,722 | | |
| Moderate | James Henry Howard | 1,561 | | |
| Moderate win (new seat) | Moderate win (new seat) | Moderate win (new seat) | Moderate win (new seat) | Moderate 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: Bow and Bromley :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour Progressive | William Wallace Bruce | 3,467 |
| Labour Progressive | Ben Cooper | 3,467 |
| Moderate | Richard Whieldon Barnett | 1,381 |
| Moderate | Herman Joseph Lescher | 1,368 |
| Independent | Alfred Samuel Bird | 244 |
| Labour Progressive gain from Moderate | Labour Progressive gain from Moderate | Swing |
| Labour Progressive hold | Labour Progressive hold | Swing |
1895 London County Council election: Bow and Bromley :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | William Wallace Bruce | 2,919 |
| Progressive | Ben Cooper | 2,906 |
| Moderate | L. H. Hayter | 2,407 |
| Moderate | W. Tomlinson | 2,400 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1898 London County Council election: Bow and Bromley :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | William Wallace Bruce | 3,082 |
| Progressive | Ben Cooper | 3,018 |
| Moderate | Valentine John Hussey Walsh | 2,112 |
| Moderate | A. A'Beckett Terrell | 1,992 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1901 London County Council election: Bow and Bromley :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive | Ben Cooper | unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Progressive | William Wallace Bruce | unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | n/a | |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | n/a | |
1904 London County Council election: Bow and Bromley :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Progressive | William Wallace Bruce | 3,420 | |
| Progressive | Ben Cooper | 3,398 | |
| Conservative | H. C. Bachelor | 1,600 | |
| Conservative | B. Levett | 1,596 | |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | n/a |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | n/a |
1907 London County Council election: Bow and Bromley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | William Stanley Macbean Knight | 3,285 |
| | Municipal Reform | Horace Victor Rowe | 3,212 |
| | Progressive | William Wallace Bruce | 3,019 |
| | Progressive | Ben Cooper | 3,019 |
| | Social Democratic Federation | Alf Watts | 786 |
| | Social Democratic Federation | John Stokes | 783 |
| | Independent | J. S. Bird | 159 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing |
1910 London County Council election: Bow and Bromley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | George Lansbury | 4,002 |
| | Progressive | George Lewis Bruce | 3,442 |
| | Municipal Reform | Horace Victor Rowe | 2,507 |
| | Municipal Reform | Alfred Moor-Radford | 2,395 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing |
| | Progressive gain from Municipal Reform | Progressive gain from Municipal Reform | Swing |
1913 London County Council election: Bow and Bromley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Frank Herbert Baber | 2,505 |
| | Municipal Reform | Malcolm Hilbery | 2,464 |
| | Progressive | George Lewis Bruce | 1,936 |
| | Progressive | Ben Cooper | 1,826 |
| | British Socialist Party | Charlie Sumner | 1,794 |
| | British Socialist Party | Edwin C. Fairchild | 1,609 |
| | Independent | Frederick John William Leaney | 79 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Labour | Municipal Reform gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing |
1919 London County Council election: Bow and Bromley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Charlie Sumner | 3,461 | |
| | Labour | Edward Cruse | 3,169 | |
| | Independent | W. H. Hunt | 1,224 | 21.6 |
| | Municipal Reform | Herbert Williams | 1,193 | |
| | Municipal Reform | Malcolm Campbell-Johnston | 1,061 | |
| 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 | |
1922 London County Council election: Bow and Bromley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Charlie Sumner | 8,121 | 31.9 |
| | Labour | Edward Cruse | 8,043 | 31.6 |
| | Municipal Reform | Florence Barrie Lambert | 4,721 | 18.5 |
| | Municipal Reform | A. Barnard | 4,599 | 18.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,322 | 13.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
1925 London County Council election: Bow and Bromley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Charlie Sumner | 8,797 |
| | Labour | Edward Cruse | 8,645 |
| | Municipal Reform | H. A. Hill | 4,685 |
| | Municipal Reform | A. E. Phelps | 4,397 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Bow and Bromley by-election, 1926 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Thomas John Blacketer | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |
1928 London County Council election: Bow and Bromley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Edward Cruse | 8,519 |
| | Labour | Thomas John Blacketer | 8,260 |
| | Municipal Reform | H. A. Hill | 3,390 |
| | Municipal Reform | E. Mudge | 3,222 |
| | Independent | B. Hanson | 472 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1931 London County Council election: Bow and Bromley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Edward Cruse | 6,367 |
| | Labour | Thomas John Blacketer | 6,333 |
| | Municipal Reform | E. Gorst | 2,045 |
| | Municipal Reform | F. S. C. Head | 2,012 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1934 London County Council election: Bow and Bromley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Edward Cruse | 9,266 |
| | Labour | Ethel Mary Lambert | 9,019 |
| | Municipal Reform | G. G. Baker | 1,656 |
| | Municipal Reform | Sophia Jevons | 1,644 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1937 London County Council election: Bow and Bromley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Edward Cruse | 8,669 |
| | Labour | Ethel Mary Lambert | 8,480 |
| | Municipal Reform | W. Henderson | 2,459 |
| | Municipal Reform | T. M. Hardy | 2,243 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Bow and Bromley by-election, 1938 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Thomas John Goodway | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |
1946 London County Council election: Bow and Bromley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lilian Sadler | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Labour | Edward Heslop Smith | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |