# Whitechapel (London County Council constituency)

Whitechapel 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 | Stuart Samuel | Progressive | Charles Tarling | Progressive |
| 1892 | Thomas Catmur | Progressive | Charles Tarling | Progressive |
| 1895 | Thomas Catmur | Progressive | Morris Abrahams | Moderate |
| 1897 | Harry Levy-Lawson | Progressive | Morris Abrahams | Moderate |
| 1898 | Harry Levy-Lawson | Progressive | William Cowlishaw Johnson | Progressive |
| 1904 | Henry Herman Gordon | Independent | William Cowlishaw Johnson | Progressive |
| 1907 | Henry Herman Gordon | Progressive | William Cowlishaw Johnson | Progressive |

## Election results

1898 London County Council election: Whitechapel :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | Harry Levy-Lawson | 1,917 |
| Progressive | William Cowlishaw Johnson | 1,768 |
| Moderate | L. Campbell-Johnson | 1,322 |
| Progressive gain from Moderate | Progressive gain from Moderate | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1901 London County Council election: Whitechapel :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive | Harry Levy-Lawson | 1,785 | 32.9 | +2.6 |
| Progressive | William Cowlishaw Johnson | 1,701 | 31.3 | +3.4 |
| Conservative | Donald Alexander Munro | 1,053 | 19.4 | −1.2 |
| Conservative | Henry Wren Henderson | 892 | 16.4 | 4.5 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | | |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | | |
1904 London County Council election: Whitechapel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Henry Herman Gordon | 1,616 |
| | Progressive | William Cowlishaw Johnson | 1,326 |
| | Progressive | George Lewis Bruce | 1,163 |
| | Conservative | E. C. Carter | 910 |
| | Conservative | G. B. B. Hobart | 710 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| | Independent gain from Progressive | Independent gain from Progressive | Swing |
1907 London County Council election: Whitechapel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive | William Cowlishaw Johnson | 1,756 |
| | Independent | Henry Herman Gordon | 1,627 |
| | Municipal Reform | E. Hodsoll | 1,211 |
| | Municipal Reform | C. Wertheimer | 980 |
| | Independent Progressive | Elkin | 772 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
1910 London County Council election: Whitechapel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive | William Cowlishaw Johnson | 1,954 |
| | Progressive | Henry Herman Gordon | 1,950 |
| | Municipal Reform | W. Dully | 825 |
| | Municipal Reform | John Benjamin Lindenbaum | 813 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| | Progressive gain from Independent | Progressive gain from Independent | Swing |
1913 London County Council election: Whitechapel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive | Henry Herman Gordon | 1,746 |
| | Progressive | William Cowlishaw Johnson | 1,792 |
| | Municipal Reform | E. G. Parry | 1,008 |
| | Municipal Reform | A. Ludski | 916 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 738 |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |