# Limehouse (London County Council constituency)

Limehouse 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 | James Ambrose | Progressive | Arthur Lewis Leon | Progressive |
| 1892 | William Pearce | Progressive | Arthur Lewis Leon | Progressive |
| 1901 | William Byron Bawn | Progressive | Arthur Lewis Leon | Progressive |
| 1907 | Cyril Jackson | Municipal Reform | John Lort-Williams | Municipal Reform |
| 1910 | Cyril Jackson | Municipal Reform | Alfred Yeo | Progressive |
| 1913 | Benjamin Evans | Progressive | Alfred Yeo | Progressive |
| 1914 | Henry Bryant Marks | Progressive | Alfred Yeo | Progressive |
| 1919 | Henry Bryant Marks | Progressive | Robert Bryan | Labour |
| 1922 | Henry Bryant Marks | Progressive | Clarissa Bessie Lankester | Municipal Reform |
| 1925 | Isaac Lyons | Labour | Anna Mathew | Labour |
| 1928 | Malcolm MacDonald | Labour | Anna Mathew | Labour |
| 1931 | Henry James Lazarus | Labour | Anna Mathew | Labour |
| 1934 | Richard Coppock | Labour | Anna Mathew | Labour |
| 1937 | Richard Coppock | Labour | Monica Whately | Labour |
| 1946 | Richard Coppock | Labour | Louise Reeve | Labour |

## Election results

1889 London County Council election: Limehouse :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive | James Ambrose | 1,817 | | |
| Progressive | Arthur Lewis Leon | 1,684 | | |
| Moderate | Robert Johnson | 1,243 | | |
| Independent | John Abbott | 1,067 | | |
| Moderate | Henry Cox | 204 | | |
| Progressive win (new seat) | Progressive win (new seat) | Progressive win (new seat) | Progressive win (new seat) | Progressive 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: Limehouse :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | William Pearce | 2,415 |
| Progressive | Arthur Lewis Leon | 2,407 |
| Moderate | Adolphus Frederick Hirsch | 1,191 |
| Moderate | Henry Cox | 1,127 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1895 London County Council election: Limehouse :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | William Pearce | 1,775 |
| Progressive | Arthur Lewis Leon | 1,718 |
| Moderate | J. R. Pascoe | 1,698 |
| Moderate | H. Byron Reed | 1,503 |
| Independent Liberal | J. W. Helps | 84 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1898 London County Council election: Limehouse :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | William Pearce | 2,336 |
| Progressive | Arthur Lewis Leon | 2,142 |
| Moderate | J. R. Pascoe | 1,726 |
| Moderate | W. H. Porter | 1,553 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1901 London County Council election: Limehouse :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive | Arthur Lewis Leon | 1,751 | 29.1 | +1.5 |
| Progressive | William Byron Bawn | 1,637 | 27.2 | −2.9 |
| Conservative | Samuel Hugh Franklyn Hole | 1,326 | 22.1 | −0.1 |
| Conservative | Dalby Williams | 1,297 | 21.6 | +1.6 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | | |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | -1.4 | |
1904 London County Council election: Limehouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive | William Byron Bawn | 2,461 |
| | Progressive | Arthur Lewis Leon | 2,381 |
| | Conservative | H. C. Batchelor | 1,600 |
| | Conservative | B. Levett | 1,590 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1907 London County Council election: Limehouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Cyril Jackson | 2,141 |
| | Municipal Reform | John Lort-Williams | 2,026 |
| | Progressive | Arthur Lewis Leon | 1,957 |
| | Progressive | T. L. Knight | 1,935 |
| 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: Limehouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive | Alfred Yeo | 1,963 |
| | Municipal Reform | Cyril Jackson | 1,962 |
| | Progressive | H. J. Ogden | 1,930 |
| | Municipal Reform | George Lillie Craik | 1,825 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| | Progressive gain from Municipal Reform | Progressive gain from Municipal Reform | Swing |
1913 London County Council election: Limehouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive | Benjamin Evans | 2,665 |
| | Progressive | Alfred Yeo | 2,664 |
| | Municipal Reform | Cyril Jackson | 2,024 |
| | Municipal Reform | R. A. Reith | 1,916 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 640 |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| | Progressive gain from Municipal Reform | Progressive gain from Municipal Reform | Swing |
1919 London County Council election: Limehouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive | Henry Bryant Marks | 1,269 | 23.1 |
| | Labour | Robert Bryan | 1,244 | 22.6 |
| | Labour | Clement Attlee | 1,147 | 20.8 |
| | Independent | R. Ridge | 1,110 | 20.2 |
| | Progressive | Ida Samuel | 732 | 13.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 97 | 0.2 |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Progressive | Labour gain from Progressive | Swing | |
1922 London County Council election: Limehouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive | Henry Bryant Marks | 5,746 | 28.8 | +5.7 |
| | Municipal Reform | Clarissa Bessie Lankester | 5,454 | 27.4 | n/a |
| | Labour | Julia Scurr | 4,385 | 22.0 | −0.6 |
| | Labour | Skene Mackay | 4,350 | 21.8 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,069 | 5.4 | +5.2 |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Labour | Municipal Reform gain from Labour | Swing | n/a | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | | |
1925 London County Council election: Limehouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Isaac Lyons | 4,287 |
| | Labour | Anna Mathew | 4,235 |
| | Municipal Reform | Clarissa Bessie Lankester | 2,183 |
| | Progressive | Henry Bryant Marks | 1,979 |
| | Municipal Reform | P. W. Brown | 1,886 |
| | Progressive | A. Hill | 1,415 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour gain from Progressive | Labour gain from Progressive | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing |
1928 London County Council election: Limehouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Malcolm MacDonald | 5,270 |
| | Labour | Anna Mathew | 5,108 |
| | Municipal Reform | K. Slattery | 2,648 |
| | Municipal Reform | F. Simms | 2,565 |
| | Liberal | A. Hill | 1,514 |
| | Liberal | John Henry Maynard | 1,480 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1931 London County Council election: Limehouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Anna Mathew | 3,375 |
| | Labour | Henry Lazarus | 3,353 |
| | Municipal Reform | Clarissa Bessie Lankester | 2,344 |
| | Municipal Reform | T. A. N. Way | 2,050 |
| | Independent | John Henry Maynard | 528 |
| | Democratic | J. Cahill | 517 |
| | Democratic | G. J. Warren | 477 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1934 London County Council election: Limehouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Anna Mathew | 5,565 |
| | Labour | Richard Coppock | 5,356 |
| | Municipal Reform | Clarissa Bessie Lankester | 2,344 |
| | Municipal Reform | John Boyd-Carpenter | 1,935 |
| | Liberal | John Henry Maynard | 622 |
| | Liberal | J. Johnson | 479 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1937 London County Council election: Limehouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Richard Coppock | 8,272 |
| | Labour | Monica Whately | 8,042 |
| | Municipal Reform | V. G. Weeple | 2,542 |
| | Municipal Reform | G. E. Abrahams | 2,431 |
| | British Union of Fascists | A. Brook-Griggs | 2,086 |
| | British Union of Fascists | Charles Wegg-Prosser | 2,086 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1946 London County Council election: Limehouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Richard Coppock | 2,333 |
| | Labour | Louise Reeve | 2,206 |
| | Conservative | P. Woodard | 593 |
| | Conservative | M. Barclay | 550 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |