# Kennington (London County Council constituency)

Kennington 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 | Horatio Myer | Progressive | Harry Seymour Foster | Moderate |
| 1892 | Richard Cecil Grosvenor | Progressive | William Stockbridge | Progressive |
| 1895 | Joseph Dixon | Moderate | Thomas Arthur Organ | Progressive |
| 1898 | John Benn | Progressive | Thomas Arthur Organ | Progressive |
| 1901 | John Benn | Progressive | Stephen Collins | Progressive |
| 1907 | John Benn | Progressive | Edward Denny | Progressive |
| 1910 | John Benn | Progressive | Maurice de Forest | Progressive |
| 1913 | John Benn | Progressive | William Peel | Municipal Reform |
| 1919 | John Benn | Progressive | Harry Gosling | Labour |
| 1922 | John Benn | Progressive | Harold Swann | Municipal Reform |
| 1922 | Harry Gosling | Labour | Harold Swann | Municipal Reform |
| 1925 | George Maurice Beaufoy | Municipal Reform | Harold Swann | Municipal Reform |
| 1928 | Charles Gibson | Labour | Harold Swann | Municipal Reform |
| 1931 | Henry Studholme | Municipal Reform | Harold Swann | Municipal Reform |
| 1934 | Charles Gibson | Labour | Amy Sayle | Labour |
| 1946 | Charles Gibson | Labour | Howell John Powell | Labour |

## Election results

1889 London County Council election: Kennington :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive | Horatio Myer | 2,139 | | |
| Moderate | Harry Seymour Foster | 1,192 | | |
| Independent | Charles William Andrew | 1,061 | | |
| Progressive | Charles Richard White | 918 | | |
| Independent | William Stockbridge | 211 | | |
| Progressive win (new seat) | Progressive win (new seat) | Progressive win (new seat) | Progressive win (new seat) | Progressive 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: Kennington :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | William Stockbridge | 2,872 |
| Progressive | Robert Cecil Grosvenor | 2,835 |
| Moderate | F. E. Goodhart | 1,580 |
| Moderate | J. M. Paterson | 1,529 |
| Progressive gain from Moderate | Progressive gain from Moderate | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1895 London County Council election: Kennington :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Moderate | Joseph Dixon | 2,337 |
| Progressive | Thomas Arthur Organ | 2,313 |
| Progressive | R. Temple Rennie | 2,297 |
| Moderate | R. Devereux | 2,261 |
| Independent | G. Palmer | 144 |
| Moderate gain from Progressive | Moderate gain from Progressive | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1898 London County Council election: Kennington :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | Thomas Arthur Organ | 2,672 |
| Progressive | John Benn | 2,661 |
| Moderate | Joseph Dixon | 2,526 |
| Moderate | J. R. Cousins | 2,471 |
| Ind. Labour Party | N. P. Palmer | 68 |
| Progressive gain from Moderate | Progressive gain from Moderate | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1901 London County Council election: Kennington :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive | John Benn | 3,505 | 32.8 | +7.0 |
| Progressive | Stephen Collins | 3,412 | 32.0 | +6.1 |
| Conservative | Benjamin William Bennett | 1,913 | 17.9 | −6.0 |
| Conservative | Joseph Dixon | 1,844 | 17.3 | −7.2 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | | |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | +6.6 | |
1904 London County Council election: Kennington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive | Stephen Collins | 3,394 |
| | Progressive | John Benn | 3,388 |
| | Conservative | Allen Edwards | 2,460 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1907 London County Council election: Kennington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive | John Benn | 3,424 |
| | Progressive | Edward Denny | 3,326 |
| | Municipal Reform | P. F. Budge | 2,718 |
| | Municipal Reform | W. Porter | 2,666 |
| | Social Democratic Federation | Joseph George Butler | 281 |
| | Social Democratic Federation | Fred Knee | 235 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1910 London County Council election: Kennington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive | John Benn | 3,290 |
| | Progressive | Maurice de Forest | 2,828 |
| | Municipal Reform | P. F. Budge | 2,421 |
| | Municipal Reform | Cecil Ince | 2,317 |
| | Labour | John Gilbert Dale | 900 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1913 London County Council election: Kennington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive | Sir John Williams Benn | 3,517 | 24.9 | −3.1 |
| | Municipal Reform | William Peel | 3,371 | 23.8 | +3.2 |
| | Municipal Reform | Victor Sassoon | 3,264 | 23.1 | +3.4 |
| | Progressive | W. J. Richardson | 2,878 | 20.3 | −3.8 |
| | Labour | John Gilbert Dale | 1,121 | 7.9 | +0.2 |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing | +3.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 493 | 3.5 | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | -3.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 253 | 1.8 | |
1919 London County Council election: Kennington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Harry Gosling | 2,764 | 31.6 |
| | Progressive | John Benn | 2,743 | 31.3 |
| | Municipal Reform | Frederick Benjamin Oliphant Hawes | 1,685 | 19.3 |
| | Municipal Reform | David Margesson | 1,558 | 17.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,058 | 12.0 |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing | |
1922 London County Council election: Kennington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Municipal Reform | Harold Swann | 5,728 | 31.8 | +12.5 |
| | Progressive | John Benn | 4,805 | 26.7 | −4.6 |
| | Labour | Harry Gosling | 4,275 | 23.7 | −7.9 |
| | Labour | Charles Gibson | 3,212 | 17.8 | n/a |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 530 | 3.0 | −9.0 |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Labour | Municipal Reform gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | | |
Kennington by-election, 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Harry Gosling | 3,871 | 42.2 |
| | Municipal Reform | Austin Hudson | 3,378 | 36.9 |
| | Progressive | George Brittain | 1,917 | 20.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 493 | 5.3 |
| | Labour gain from Progressive | Labour gain from Progressive | Swing | |
1925 London County Council election: Kennington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Municipal Reform | George Maurice Beaufoy | 5,715 | | |
| | Municipal Reform | Harold Swann | 5,564 | | |
| | Labour | Will Lockyer | 4,803 | | |
| | Labour | Francis Bowie | 4,796 | 17.8 | n/a |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing | | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | | |
1928 London County Council election: Kennington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Harold Swann | 5,153 |
| | Labour | Charles Gibson | 5,151 |
| | Municipal Reform | George Maurice Beaufoy | 5,139 |
| | Labour | Leonard Matters | 5,128 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1931 London County Council election: Kennington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Harold Swann | 4,731 |
| | Municipal Reform | Henry Studholme | 4,716 |
| | Labour | Charles Gibson | 4,239 |
| | Labour | W. Hunter | 4,186 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Labour | Municipal Reform gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1934 London County Council election: Kennington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Charles Gibson | 5,450 |
| | Labour | Amy Sayle | 5,393 |
| | Municipal Reform | Harold Swann | 3,950 |
| | Municipal Reform | Henry Studholme | 3,940 |
| 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 |
1937 London County Council election: Kennington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Charles Gibson | 7,303 |
| | Labour | Amy Sayle | 7,245 |
| | Municipal Reform | A. Kennedy | 5,324 |
| | Municipal Reform | Ingham Clarke | 5,055 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1946 London County Council election: Kennington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Charles Gibson | 4,378 |
| | Labour | Howell John Powell | 4,343 |
| | Conservative | S. R. Dean | 1,502 |
| | Conservative | K. Perona-Wright | 1,492 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |