# Poplar (London County Council constituency)

Poplar was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1889 and 1919, and again between 1949 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 |
| 1889 | William Pelham Bullivant | Moderate | John McDougall | Progressive |
| 1892 | Will Crooks | Labour Progressive | John McDougall | Progressive |
| 1910 | Will Crooks | Labour Progressive | Robert Ensor | Labour |
| 1913 | St John Hutchinson | Progressive | Susan Lawrence | Labour |
| Year | Name | Party | Party | Name | Party | Party | Name | Party | Party |
| 1949 | Frederick Thomas Baldock | | Labour | John Branagan | | Labour | William Henry Guy | | Labour |
| 1952 | Arthur Niederman | | Labour | John Branagan | | Labour | William Henry Guy | | Labour |

## Election results
### 1889 to 1919

1898 London County Council election: Poplar :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | Will Crooks | 3,632 |
| Progressive | John McDougall | 3,310 |
| Moderate | J. B. Atlay | 1,585 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1901 London County Council election: Poplar :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive | Will Crooks | unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Progressive | John McDougall | unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | n/a | |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | n/a | |
1904 London County Council election: Poplar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive | Will Crooks | 3,565 |
| | Progressive | John McDougall | 3,169 |
| | Conservative | T. H. Clarke | 1,891 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1907 London County Council election: Poplar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive | Will Crooks | 3,504 |
| | Progressive | John McDougall | 3,476 |
| | Municipal Reform | T. H. Clarke | 2,778 |
| | Municipal Reform | A. Maude | 2,579 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 725 |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1910 London County Council election: Poplar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive | John McDougall | 3,169 |
| | Labour | Robert Ensor | 2,835 |
| | Municipal Reform | T. J. Clarke | 1,883 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour gain from Progressive | Labour gain from Progressive | Swing |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1913 London County Council election: Poplar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive | St John Hutchinson | 3,061 |
| | Labour | Susan Lawrence | 2,960 |
| | Municipal Reform | T. Vosper | 1,599 |
| | Municipal Reform | Elliott | 1,492 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,361 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,462 |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |

### 1949 to 1965

1949 London County Council election: Poplar :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | William Henry Guy | 13,219 |
| Labour | John Branagan | 12,864 |
| Labour | Frederick Thomas Baldock | 12,518 |
| Conservative | C. P. T. Burke | 4,237 |
| Conservative | Joan Vickers | 3,935 |
| Conservative | W. S. Pennicutt | 3,826 |
1952 London County Council election: Poplar :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | William Henry Guy | 14,485 |
| Labour | John Branagan | 13,871 |
| Labour | Arthur Niederman | 13,581 |
| Conservative | R. E. Gayler | 2,406 |
| Conservative | M. Lazarus | 1,876 |
| Conservative | R. W. Hudson | 1,820 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1955 London County Council election: Poplar :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | William Henry Guy | 9,698 |
| Labour | John Branagan | 9,093 |
| Labour | Arthur Niederman | 8,974 |
| Conservative | A. L. Causton | 2,037 |
| Conservative | J. T. Reynolds | 1,766 |
| Conservative | Gerard Vaughan | 1,689 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1958 London County Council election: Poplar :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | William Henry Guy | 10,173 |
| Labour | Arthur Niederman | 9,565 |
| Labour | John Branagan | 9,498 |
| Conservative | R. E. G. Howe | 1,464 |
| Conservative | J. T. Reynolds | 1,157 |
| Conservative | F. A. Rowland | 1,090 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1961 London County Council election: Poplar :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | William Henry Guy | 9,871 |
| Labour | Arthur Niederman | 9,095 |
| Labour | John Branagan | 9,003 |
| Conservative | E. A. F. Horey | 1,680 |
| Conservative | A. J. Lawrence | 1,510 |
| Conservative | F. A. Rowland | 1,341 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |