# Battersea North (London County Council constituency)

Battersea North 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 | Joseph George Butler | Labour | Alf Watts | Labour | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1925 | Joseph George Butler | Labour | Caroline Ganley | Labour | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1928 | Morris Boscawen Savage | Municipal Reform | Edgar John Sainsbury | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1931 | Vincent Clarke | Municipal Reform | Edgar John Sainsbury | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1934 | Francis Douglas | Labour | Caroline Ganley | Labour | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1937 | Francis Douglas | Labour | Ewart Gladstone Culpin | Labour | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1946 | Douglas Prichard | Labour | J. S. Wilkie | Labour | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1947 | Douglas Prichard | Labour | Marjorie McIntosh | Labour | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1949 | Douglas Prichard | Labour | Marjorie McIntosh | Labour | Frederick Humphrey | | Labour |
| 1952 | Douglas Prichard | Labour | William Hare | Labour | Eric Hurst | | Labour |
| 1958 | Douglas Prichard | Labour | Helen Kiely | Labour | Eric Hurst | | Labour |
| 1961 | Peggy Jay | Labour | Helen Kiely | Labour | Joseph Simeon Samuels | | Labour |

## Election results

1919 London County Council election: Battersea North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Joseph George Butler | 2,635 | 28.7 |
| | Labour | Alf Watts | 2,518 | 27.4 |
| | Municipal Reform | William Watts | 2,019 | 22.0 |
| | Municipal Reform | G. L. B. Rees | 2,003 | 21.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 499 | 5.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
1922 London County Council election: Battersea North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Joseph George Butler | 6,585 |
| Labour | Alf Watts | 6,557 |
| Municipal Reform | William Watts | 4,686 |
| Municipal Reform | Charles James Allpass | 4,669 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1925 London County Council election: Battersea North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Joseph George Butler | 5,960 |
| Labour | Caroline Ganley | 5,924 |
| Municipal Reform | A. P. Godfrey | 4,133 |
| Municipal Reform | A. Hudson | 4,044 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1928 London County Council election: Battersea North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Municipal Reform | Morris Boscawen Savage | 5,089 |
| Municipal Reform | Edgar John Sainsbury | 5,081 |
| Labour | Joseph George Butler | 4,302 |
| Labour | Caroline Ganley | 4,148 |
| Independent Labour | J. G. Clancey | 2,697 |
| Independent Labour | M. Varran | 2,265 |
| Municipal Reform gain from Labour | Municipal Reform gain from Labour | Swing |
| Municipal Reform gain from Labour | Municipal Reform gain from Labour | Swing |
1931 London County Council election: Battersea North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Municipal Reform | Edgar John Sainsbury | 4,781 |
| Municipal Reform | Vincent Clarke | 4,647 |
| Labour | Caroline Ganley | 4,107 |
| Labour | Francis Douglas | 3,969 |
| Communist | Shapurji Saklatvala | 728 |
| Communist | Ellen Usher | 535 |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1934 London County Council election: Battersea North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Francis Douglas | 8,334 |
| Labour | Caroline Ganley | 8,325 |
| Municipal Reform | Vincent Clarke | 4,549 |
| Municipal Reform | Edgar John Sainsbury | 4,459 |
| Communist | Shapurji Saklatvala | 577 |
| Communist | B. Johnson | 526 |
| 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: Battersea North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Ewart Culpin | 9,922 |
| Labour | Francis Douglas | 9,847 |
| Municipal Reform | Vincent Clarke | 4,766 |
| Municipal Reform | Edgar John Sainsbury | 4,645 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1946 London County Council election: Battersea North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Douglas Prichard | 5,266 |
| Labour | J. S. Wilkie | 5,232 |
| Conservative | W. Harris | 1,324 |
| Conservative | Stewart Skingle | 1,316 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1949 London County Council election: Battersea North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Marjorie McIntosh | 10,345 |
| Labour | Douglas Prichard | 10,215 |
| Labour | Frederick Humphrey | 10,107 |
| Conservative | Ian Percival | 5,437 |
| Conservative | N. Johnston | 5,151 |
| Conservative | A. S. Clarke | 5,030 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1952 London County Council election: Battersea North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Douglas Prichard | 13,662 |
| Labour | William Hare | 13,161 |
| Labour | Eric Hurst | 13,130 |
| Conservative | W. C. Jones | 4,536 |
| Conservative | E. Morley | 4,307 |
| Conservative | H. W. Sendall | 4,236 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1955 London County Council election: Battersea North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Douglas Prichard | 9,023 |
| Labour | Eric Hurst | 8,774 |
| Labour | William Hare | 8,641 |
| Conservative | J. S. Ingram | 3,385 |
| Conservative | H. W. Sendall | 3,264 |
| Conservative | M. R. Shrimpton | 3,162 |
| Communist | J. Evans | 697 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1958 London County Council election: Battersea North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Douglas Prichard | 9,948 |
| Labour | Eric Hurst | 9,686 |
| Labour | Helen Kieley | 9,444 |
| Conservative | H. W. Sendall | 2,210 |
| Conservative | M. D. Thomas | 2,091 |
| Conservative | H. C. E. Bulley | 2,063 |
| Communist | J. Evans | 863 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1961 London County Council election: Battersea North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Peggy Jay | 10,061 |
| Labour | Helen Kieley | 8,715 |
| Labour | Joseph Simeon Samuels | 8,555 |
| Conservative | G. E. Currie | 3,617 |
| Conservative | E. de Bourbel | 3,383 |
| Conservative | W. W. Thornely | 3,239 |
| Communist | J. Evans | 1,204 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |