# Bethnal Green South West (London County Council constituency)

Bethnal Green South West 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 Branch | Progressive | Charles Harrison | Progressive |
| 1898 | James Branch | Progressive | Frank Costelloe | Progressive |
| 1899 | James Branch | Progressive | Thomas Wiles | Progressive |
| 1907 | Percy Harris | Progressive | Stewart Headlam | Progressive |
| 1925 | Percy Harris | Progressive | Ronald Jones | Progressive |
| 1934 | John Edward Anthony King | Labour | Reginald Stamp | Labour |
| 1944 | John Edward Anthony King | Communist | Reginald Stamp | Labour |
| 1946 | Percy Harris | Liberal | Edward Martell | Liberal |

## Election results

1889 London County Council election: Bethnal Green South West :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive | James Branch | 2,406 | | |
| Progressive | Charles Harrison | 2,366 | | |
| Moderate | Thomas Watson Francis | 975 | | |
| Moderate | Alfred Ewin | 835 | | |
| Independent | Isaac C. Walton | 677 | | |
| 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: Bethnal Green South West :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | Charles Harrison | 2,462 |
| Progressive | James Branch | 2,443 |
| Moderate | Carlton Roberts | 1,089 |
| Moderate | Henry Collins Gould | 1,037 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1895 London County Council election: Bethnal Green South West :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | James Branch | 1,765 |
| Progressive | Charles Harrison | 1,752 |
| Moderate | W. A. Statham | 880 |
| Moderate | N. J. Synnott | 865 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1898 London County Council election: Bethnal Green South West :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | James Branch | 2,275 |
| Progressive | Frank Costelloe | 2,155 |
| Moderate | Percy Braby | 1,397 |
| Moderate | H. H. Finch | 1,374 |
| Independent | A. D. Jones | 54 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1901 London County Council election: Bethnal Green South West :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Progressive | James Branch | 2,401 | 32.2 |
| Progressive | Thomas Wiles | 2,365 | 31.7 |
| Conservative | Archibald Hay | 1,358 | 18.2 |
| Conservative | Frederick Joseph Coltman | 1,329 | 17.8 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | |
1904 London County Council election: Bethnal Green South West :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | James Branch | 2,490 |
| Progressive | Thomas Wiles | 2,458 |
| Conservative | J. H. Keeling | 955 |
| Conservative | A. Maconachie | 955 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1907 London County Council election: Bethnal Green South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive | Stewart Headlam | 2,995 |
| | Progressive | Percy Harris | 2,762 |
| | Municipal Reform | F. Sebag-Montefiore | 1,774 |
| | Municipal Reform | Frank Brinsley-Harper | 1,643 |
| | Labour | J. H. Harley | 512 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1910 London County Council election: Bethnal Green South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive | Stewart Headlam | 2,684 | 29.0 |
| | Progressive | Percy Harris | 2,618 | 28.2 |
| | Municipal Reform | Eric Alfred Hoffgaard | 2,060 | 22.2 |
| | Municipal Reform | Horace Alfred Medway | 1,900 | 20.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 558 | 6.0 |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | |
1913 London County Council election: Bethnal Green South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive | Stewart Headlam | 2,369 | 30.9 | +1.9 |
| | Progressive | Percy Harris | 2,359 | 30.8 | +2.6 |
| | Municipal Reform | Malcolm Campbell-Johnston | 1,487 | 19.4 | −2.8 |
| | Municipal Reform | L. Tyfield | 1,441 | 18.8 | −1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 872 | 11.4 | +5.4 |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | +2.7 | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | | |
1919 London County Council election: Bethnal Green South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive | Stewart Headlam | 1,599 | 42.0 |
| | Progressive | Percy Harris | 1,446 | 38.0 |
| | Labour | Joe Vaughan | 393 | 10.3 |
| | Labour | H. Fitt | 371 | 9.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,053 | 27.6 |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | |
1922 London County Council election: Bethnal Green South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive | Stewart Headlam | 3,178 |
| | Progressive | Percy Harris | 3,049 |
| | Labour | Joe Vaughan | 2,244 |
| | Labour | J. Valentine | 2,148 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1925 London County Council election: Bethnal Green South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive | Percy Harris | 3,675 |
| | Progressive | Ronald Jones | 3,369 |
| | Labour | Joe Vaughan | 2,569 |
| | Labour | Sam Elsbury | 2,276 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1928 London County Council election: Bethnal Green South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Percy Harris | 3,753 |
| | Liberal | Ronald Potter Jones | 3,412 |
| | Communist | Joe Vaughan | 1,976 |
| | Communist | J. King | 1,829 |
| | Labour | Skene Mackay | 794 |
| | Labour | Jack Oldfield | 789 |
| | Municipal Reform | J. A. Baker | 454 |
| | Municipal Reform | H. Malone | 450 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |
1931 London County Council election: Bethnal Green South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Percy Harris | 3,761 |
| | Liberal | Ronald Potter Jones | 3,537 |
| | Labour | H. McNulty | 2,180 |
| | Labour | Maurice Orbach | 2,104 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |
1934 London County Council election: Bethnal Green South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | John Edward Anthony King | 3,202 |
| | Labour | Reginald Stamp | 3,115 |
| | Liberal | Percy Harris | 2,979 |
| | Liberal | Ronald Potter Jones | 2,824 |
| | Communist | Joe Vaughan | 617 |
| | Communist | Dave Springhall | 542 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
1937 London County Council election: Bethnal Green South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | John Edward Anthony King | 5,202 |
| | Labour | Reginald Stamp | 5,109 |
| | Liberal | Ronald Potter Jones | 3,628 |
| | Liberal | G. T. Holmes | 3,615 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1946 London County Council election: Bethnal Green South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Percy Harris | 3,020 |
| | Liberal | Edward Martell | 2,890 |
| | Labour | Reginald Stamp | 2,093 |
| | Labour | M. Finlay | 2,060 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Swing |