# Finsbury Central (London County Council constituency)

Finsbury Central was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1889 and 1919. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name.

## Councillors

| Year | Name | Party | Name | Party |
| 1889 | William Compton | Progressive | Frederick Alfred Ford | Progressive |
| 1892 | Ashley Ponsonby | Progressive | Ernest Bowen Rowlands | Progressive |
| 1892 | Ashley Ponsonby | Progressive | William Farewell Blake | Progressive |
| 1898 | Phillip John Rutland | Moderate | Melvill Beachcroft | Moderate |
| 1901 | Fitzroy Hemphill | Progressive | Frank Smith | Labour Progressive |
| 1901 | Fitzroy Hemphill | Progressive | Ramsay MacDonald | Labour Progressive |
| 1904 | Fitzroy Hemphill | Progressive | Arthur Barnett Russell | Progressive |
| 1910 | Lawrence Rostron | Municipal Reform | Arthur Barnett Russell | Progressive |
| 1913 | Lawrence Rostron | Municipal Reform | Samuel Joyce Thomas | Municipal Reform |
| 1916 | James Little | Municipal Reform | Samuel Joyce Thomas | Municipal Reform |

## Election results

1889 London County Council election: Finsbury Central :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive | William Compton | 2,323 | | |
| Progressive | Frederick Alfred Ford | 1,461 | | |
| Ratepayers | Henry Edward Davis | 1,074 | | |
| Independent | William Robson | 841 | | |
| Independent | William Davies | 561 | | |
| Independent | Joseph John Goode | 374 | | |
| Independent | John Ross | 74 | | |
| 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: Finsbury Central :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | Ashley Ponsonby | 1,902 |
| Progressive | Ernest Bowen Rowlands | 1,902 |
| Independent Moderate | Henry Edward Davis | 1,265 |
| Moderate | John Bourne | 1,139 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1892 Finsbury Central by-election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | William Farewell Blake | 1,674 |
| Moderate | Philip John Rutland | 820 |
| Independent Moderate | Henry Edward Davis | 477 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1895 London County Council election: Finsbury Central :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | William Farewell Blake | 2,247 |
| Progressive | Ashley Ponsonby | 2,241 |
| Moderate | A. Churchill | 2,218 |
| Moderate | Phillip John Rutland | 2,143 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1898 London County Council election: Finsbury Central :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Phillip John Rutland | 2,392 |
| Conservative | Melvill Beachcroft | 2,286 |
| Progressive | William Farewell Blake | 2,267 |
| Progressive | Arthur Hayter | 1,987 |
| Ind. Labour Party | J. E. Woolacott | 382 |
| Moderate gain from Progressive | Moderate gain from Progressive | Swing |
| Moderate gain from Progressive | Moderate gain from Progressive | Swing |
1901 London County Council election: Finsbury Central :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive | Fitzroy Hemphill | 2,023 | 26.8 | +1.4 |
| Progressive | Frank Smith | 2,021 | 26.7 | +4.5 |
| Conservative | Phillip John Rutland | 1,796 | 23.8 | −3.0 |
| Conservative | Sidney Low | 1,722 | 22.8 | −2.8 |
| Progressive gain from Conservative | Progressive gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| Progressive gain from Conservative | Progressive gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.8 | |
1904 London County Council election: Finsbury Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive | Fitzroy Hemphill | 2,361 |
| | Progressive | Arthur Barnett Russell | 2,338 |
| | Conservative | R. F. Hosken | 1,935 |
| | Conservative | F. H. M. Wayne | 1,914 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1907 London County Council election: Finsbury Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive | Fitzroy Hemphill | 2,806 |
| | Progressive | Arthur Barnett Russell | 2,791 |
| | Municipal Reform | George Swinton | 2,508 |
| | Municipal Reform | M. Chapman | 2,507 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1910 London County Council election: Finsbury Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive | Arthur Barnett Russell | 2,482 | 25.3 |
| | Municipal Reform | Lawrence William Simpson Rostron | 2,460 | 25.1 |
| | Progressive | Fitzroy Hemphill | 2,459 | 25.0 |
| | Municipal Reform | Samuel Joyce Thomas | 2,420 | 24.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing | |
1913 London County Council election: Finsbury Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Municipal Reform | Lawrence William Simpson Rostron | 3,006 | 25.6 | +0.5 |
| | Municipal Reform | Samuel Joyce Thomas | 2,947 | 25.1 | +0.5 |
| | Progressive | Arthur Barnett Russell | 2,929 | 25.0 | −0.3 |
| | Progressive | Herbert Sutton Syrett | 2,853 | 24.3 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18 | 0.1 | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | +0.6 | |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing | +0.4 | |