# Clapham (London County Council constituency)

Clapham was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council from 1889 until the council's abolition in 1965. The seat had the same boundaries as the UK Parliament constituency of the same name.

## Councillors

| Year | Name | Party | Name | Party | Name | Party | Party |
| 1889 | Thomas Lorimer Corbett | Moderate | Arthur Rotton | Moderate | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1892 | Fred Henderson | Labour Progressive | Henry Hollier Hood Barrs | Progressive | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1893 | Arthur Rotton | Moderate | Henry Hollier Hood Barrs | Progressive | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1895 | Arthur Rotton | Moderate | Thomas Lorimer Corbett | Moderate | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1901 | Arthur Rotton | Moderate | Thomas Penn Gaskell | Moderate | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1907 | James William Domoney | Municipal Reform | Clement Kinloch-Cooke | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1910 | Alexander Murray | Municipal Reform | Robert Sebag-Montefiore | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1913 | H. E. S. Parsons | Municipal Reform | Robert Sebag-Montefiore | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1915 | H. E. S. Parsons | Municipal Reform | William Henry Peruzzi Gibson | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1919 | Herbert Francis Golds | Municipal Reform | George Bettesworth Piggott | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1921 | Cyril Henry Montague Jacobs | Municipal Reform | George Bettesworth Piggott | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1922 | Cyril Henry Montague Jacobs | Municipal Reform | John Dodson | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1934 | Cyril Henry Montague Jacobs | Municipal Reform | John Leigh | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1934 | Bertram Mills | Municipal Reform | John Leigh | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1938 | John Battley | Labour | John Leigh | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1946 | Leslie Banks | Labour | Alfred Bransom | Labour | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1949 | William Charles Bonney | Conservative | Irene Dowling | Conservative | Neville Rayner | | Conservative |
| 1952 | Leslie Banks | Labour | James Benjamin Hayward | Labour | Christina Lawrence | | Labour |
| 1955 | Muriel Gumbel | Conservative | Francis Hadwen | Conservative | Geoffrey Mowbray | | Conservative |
| 1958 | Leslie Banks | Labour | Terence Dermott Cranfield | Labour | Winifred Katz | | Labour |
| 1961 | William Walter Emden | Conservative | Lintorn Trevor Highett | Conservative | Ursula Tracey | | Conservative |

## Election results

1889 London County Council election: Clapham :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Moderate | Thomas Lorimer Corbett | 2,501 | | |
| Moderate | Arthur Rotton | 2,336 | | |
| Progressive | Horace Turner | 2,286 | | |
| Progressive | Charles Conybeare | 1,883 | | |
| Moderate win (new seat) | Moderate win (new seat) | Moderate win (new seat) | Moderate win (new seat) | Moderate win (new seat) |
| Moderate win (new seat) | Moderate win (new seat) | Moderate win (new seat) | Moderate win (new seat) | Moderate win (new seat) |
1892 London County Council election: Clapham :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour Progressive | Fred Henderson | 4,063 |
| Progressive | Henry Hollier Hood Barrs | 4,007 |
| Moderate | Arthur Rotton | 3,150 |
| Moderate | Thomas Lorimer Corbett | 3,147 |
| Labour Progressive gain from Moderate | Labour Progressive gain from Moderate | Swing |
| Progressive gain from Moderate | Progressive gain from Moderate | Swing |
1893 Clapham by-election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Moderate | Arthur Rotton | 3,607 |
| Progressive | David Martineau | 3,422 |
| Moderate gain from Progressive | Moderate gain from Progressive | Swing |
1895 London County Council election: Clapham :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Moderate | Arthur Rotton | 4,191 |
| Moderate | Thomas Lorimer Corbett | 4,172 |
| Progressive | C. J. Rowe | 3,307 |
| Progressive | J. B. Batten | 3,292 |
| Moderate gain from Labour Progressive | Moderate gain from Labour Progressive | Swing |
| Moderate gain from Progressive | Moderate gain from Progressive | Swing |
1898 London County Council election: Clapham :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Moderate | Arthur Rotton | 4,785 |
| Moderate | Thomas Lorimer Corbett | 4,757 |
| Progressive | D. Martineau | 3,929 |
| Progressive | Harry Gosling | 3,842 |
| Moderate hold | Moderate hold | Swing |
| Moderate hold | Moderate hold | Swing |
1901 London County Council election: Clapham :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Arthur Rotton | 4,141 | 34.2 |
| Conservative | Thomas Penn Gaskell | 4,058 | 33.5 |
| Progressive | George Hewitt | 3,903 | 32.3 |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
1904 London County Council election: Clapham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Arthur Rotton | 5,910 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Penn Gaskell | 5,764 |
| | Progressive | John George Kipling | 5,544 |
| | Progressive | E. C. Pannett | 5,408 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
1907 London County Council election: Clapham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | James William Domoney | 10,200 |
| | Municipal Reform | Clement Kinloch-Cooke | 10,158 |
| | Progressive | A. Glegg | 7,320 |
| | Progressive | John George Kipling | 7,276 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1910 London County Council election: Clapham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Municipal Reform | Alexander Murray | 9,184 | 30.6 |
| | Municipal Reform | Robert Sebag-Montefiore | 9,087 | 30.3 |
| | Progressive | F. Griffiths | 5,864 | 19.5 |
| | Progressive | William Watts | 5,861 | 19.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,223 | 10.8 |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | |
1913 London County Council election: Clapham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Municipal Reform | Robert Sebag-Montefiore | 8,890 | 28.0 | −2.3 |
| | Municipal Reform | Herbert James Francis Parsons | 8,881 | 27.9 | −2.7 |
| | Progressive | Hubert Beaumont | 7,049 | 22.2 | +2.7 |
| | Progressive | Oswald Partington | 6,971 | 21.9 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,832 | 5.7 | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | -2.5 | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | | |
1919 London County Council election: Clapham :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Municipal Reform | George Bettesworth Piggott | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform | Herbert Francis Golds | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
Clapham by-election, 1921 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Municipal Reform | Cyril Jacobs | 7,293 | 66.7 |
| | Labour | Frederick Thoresby | 3,638 | 33.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,655 | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | |
1922 London County Council election: Clapham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Municipal Reform | Cyril Jacobs | 8,993 | 36.3 | |
| | Municipal Reform | John Dodson | 8,707 | 35.2 | |
| | Labour | H. Harries | 3,522 | 14.2 | n/a |
| | Labour | A. S. Albery | 3,522 | 14.2 | n/a |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,185 | 21.0 | n/a |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
1925 London County Council election: Clapham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Cyril Jacobs | 5,871 |
| | Municipal Reform | John Dodson | 5,825 |
| | Labour | John Lincoln Mahon | 2,985 |
| | Labour | James Kaylor | 2,956 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1928 London County Council election: Clapham :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Municipal Reform | Cyril Jacobs | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform | John Dodson | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | | |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | | |
1931 London County Council election: Clapham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | John Dodson | 5,429 |
| | Municipal Reform | Cyril Jacobs | 5,256 |
| | Labour | A. M. Tapp | 2,450 |
| | Labour | Thomas Dawson | 2,445 |
| | Liberal | John Henry Clarke | 1,444 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1934 London County Council election: Clapham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | John Leigh | 5,861 |
| | Municipal Reform | Cyril Jacobs | 5,782 |
| | Labour | Leslie Banks | 4,446 |
| | Labour | George Hay | 4,419 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
Clapham by-election, 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Bertram Mills | 5,378 |
| | Ind. Labour Party | Hilda Browning | 2,825 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,553 |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1937 London County Council election: Clapham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | John Leigh | 8,968 |
| | Municipal Reform | Bertram Mills | 8,793 |
| | Labour | John Battley | 7,153 |
| | Labour | Leslie Banks | 7,147 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
Clapham by-election 1938 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | John Battley | 6,366 |
| | Municipal Reform | Norman Bower | 6,309 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 57 |
| | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing |
1946 London County Council election: Clapham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Leslie Banks | 6,121 |
| | Labour | Alfred Bransom | 6,011 |
| | Conservative | William Charles Bonney | 4,360 |
| | Conservative | Irene Dowling | 4,170 |
| | Liberal | C. E. Paterson | 1,010 |
| | Liberal | J. G. Richards | 906 |
| 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 |
1949 London County Council election: Clapham :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William Charles Bonney | 15,476 | | |
| Conservative | Irene Dowling | 15,195 | | |
| Conservative | Neville Rayner | 14,387 | | |
| Labour | Leslie Banks | 13,670 | | |
| Labour | Leah L'Estrange Malone | 13,011 | | |
| Labour | Albert Samuels | 12,593 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
1952 London County Council election: Clapham :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Leslie Banks | 16,709 |
| Labour | James Benjamin Hayward | 16,327 |
| Labour | Christina Lawrence | 16,269 |
| Conservative | W. G. Clark | 14,700 |
| Conservative | Irene Dowling | 14,650 |
| Conservative | Neville Rayner | 14,348 |
| 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: Clapham :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Muriel Gumbel | 12,332 |
| Conservative | Francis Hadwen | 12,308 |
| Conservative | Geoffrey Mowbray | 12,165 |
| Labour | Leslie Banks | 12,041 |
| Labour | C. Lawrence | 11,601 |
| Labour | E. Horton | 11,549 |
| 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: Clapham :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Leslie Banks | 13,372 |
| Labour | Winifred Katz | 13,030 |
| Labour | T. D. Cranfield | 13,004 |
| Conservative | Muriel Gumbel | 9,286 |
| Conservative | P. D. Johnson | 9,108 |
| Conservative | Geoffrey Mowbray | 9,056 |
| 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: Clapham :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | W. W. Emden | 12,216 |
| Conservative | Ursula Tracey | 12,078 |
| Conservative | Lintorn Highett | 12,018 |
| Labour | Winifred Katz | 11,896 |
| Labour | E. Horstead | 11,892 |
| Labour | C. J. Blau | 11,874 |
| 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 |