# Southwark North (London County Council constituency)

Southwark North was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1919 and 1949. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name.

## Councillors

| Year | Name | Party | Name | Party |
| 1919 | Consuelo Vanderbilt | Progressive | Walter Wightman | Progressive |
| 1920 | James Owers Devereux | Progressive | Walter Wightman | Progressive |
| 1922 | James Owers Devereux | Progressive | Frank Percy Rider | Municipal Reform |
| 1925 | James Owers Devereux | Progressive Ratepayers | Thomas George Gibbings | Labour |
| 1928 | James Hyndman MacDonnell | Labour | Thomas George Gibbings | Labour |
| 1931 | James Hyndman MacDonnell | Labour | Charles Brook | Labour |
| 1942 | James Hyndman MacDonnell | Labour | Thomas George Gibbings | Labour |

## Election results

1919 London County Council election: Southwark North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive | Consuelo Vanderbilt | 2,602 | 39.9 |
| | Progressive | Walter James Wightman | 2,392 | 36.7 |
| | Labour | John Osborne | 764 | 11.7 |
| | Labour | S. G. Weaver | 761 | 11.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,628 | 25.0 |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | |
Southwark North by-election, 1920 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive | James Owers Devereux | 2,314 | 57.6 |
| | Labour | Herbert Morrison | 1,703 | 42.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 611 | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | |
1922 London County Council election: Southwark North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive | James Owers Devereux | 4,453 | 32.1 | −7.8 |
| | Municipal Reform | Frank Percy Rider | 4,306 | 31.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Holford Knight | 2,565 | 18.5 | +6.8 |
| | Labour | T. P. Stevens | 2,553 | 18.4 | +6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,741 | 12.5 | −12.5 |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing | | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | | |
1925 London County Council election: Southwark North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive | James Owers Devereux | 5,673 |
| | Labour | C. E. Gibbings | 2,661 |
| | Labour | James Hyndman MacDonnell | 2,630 |
| | Municipal Reform | F. Richardson | 2,565 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1928 London County Council election: Southwark North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Thomas George Gibbings | 3,156 |
| | Labour | James Hyndman MacDonnell | 3,132 |
| | Liberal | Edgar Bonham-Carter | 3,098 |
| | Liberal | Herbert Arthur Baker | 2,925 |
| | Municipal Reform | F. H. Bowyer | 1,383 |
| | Municipal Reform | Arthur Capewell | 1,244 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour gain from Progressive | Labour gain from Progressive | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1931 London County Council election: Southwark North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | James Hyndman MacDonnell | 2,703 |
| | Labour | Charles Brook | 2,667 |
| | Anti-Socialist | L. C. Downman | 2,400 |
| | Anti-Socialist | S. V. Gledhill | 2,333 |
| | Organised Unemployed | W. Southwell | 166 |
| | Organised Unemployed | E. J. Pullen | 132 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1934 London County Council election: Southwark North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | James Hyndman MacDonnell | 4,404 |
| | Labour | Charles Brook | 4,356 |
| | Municipal Reform | Ivor Guest | 2,296 |
| | Municipal Reform | E. Wickham | 2,254 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1937 London County Council election: Southwark North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Charles Brook | 4,789 |
| | Labour | James Hyndman MacDonnell | 4,738 |
| | Municipal Progressive | Scott | 3,053 |
| | Municipal Progressive | J. R. Gardiner | 2,982 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1946 London County Council election: Southwark North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | James Hyndman MacDonnell | 1,779 |
| | Labour | Thomas George Gibbings | 1,762 |
| | National Liberal | Lucy Ashley-Brereton | 602 |
| | Conservative | A. E. Taylor | 600 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |