# City of London (London County Council constituency)

City of London 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. Uniquely, the seat elected four councillors.

## Councillors

| Year | Name | Party | Name | Party | Name | Party | Name | Party |
| 1889 | Benjamin Cohen | Moderate | Henry Clarke | Moderate | John Lubbock | Progressive | Archibald Primrose | Progressive |
| 1892 | Benjamin Cohen | Moderate | Henry Clarke | Moderate | Alfred Fowell Buxton | Moderate | Henry Fitzalan-Howard | Moderate |
| 1895 | Benjamin Cohen | Moderate | Henry Clarke | Moderate | Joseph Dimsdale | Moderate | Henry Fitzalan-Howard | Moderate |
| 1896 | Benjamin Cohen | Moderate | Henry Clarke | Moderate | Joseph Dimsdale | Moderate | Rudolph Feilding | Moderate |
| 1898 | Benjamin Cohen | Moderate | Henry Clarke | Moderate | Joseph Dimsdale | Moderate | George Osborne | Moderate |
| 1899 | Benjamin Cohen | Moderate | Henry Clarke | Moderate | Joseph Dimsdale | Moderate | Alexander Thynne | Moderate |
| 1901 | Frederick Prat Alliston | Moderate | Henry Clarke | Moderate | Alfred Louis Cohen | Moderate | Stuart Sankey | Moderate |
| 1904 | Frederick Prat Alliston | Moderate | Thomas Brooke-Hitching | Moderate | Rupert Guinness | Moderate | Stuart Sankey | Moderate |
| 1907 | Nathaniel Louis Cohen | Municipal Reform | Francis Stanhope Hanson | Municipal Reform | William Henry Pannell | Municipal Reform | Stuart Sankey | Moderate |
| 1910 | Nathaniel Louis Cohen | Municipal Reform | James William Domoney | Municipal Reform | William Henry Pannell | Municipal Reform | Stuart Sankey | Moderate |
| 1911 | Gilbert Johnstone | Municipal Reform | James William Domoney | Municipal Reform | William Henry Pannell | Municipal Reform | Stuart Sankey | Moderate |
| 1913 | Gilbert Johnstone | Municipal Reform | James William Domoney | Municipal Reform | William Henry Pannell | Municipal Reform | William Wilson Grantham | Municipal Reform |
| 1915 | Gilbert Johnstone | Municipal Reform | James William Domoney | Municipal Reform | Charles Hanson | Municipal Reform | William Wilson Grantham | Municipal Reform |
| 1917 | John Robarts | Municipal Reform | James William Domoney | Municipal Reform | Charles Hanson | Municipal Reform | William Wilson Grantham | Municipal Reform |
| 1918 | John Robarts | Municipal Reform | Rowland Blades | Municipal Reform | Charles Hanson | Municipal Reform | William Wilson Grantham | Municipal Reform |
| 1919 | Lulham Pound | Municipal Reform | Rowland Blades | Municipal Reform | Percy Simmons | Municipal Reform | William Wilson Grantham | Municipal Reform |
| 1919 | Lulham Pound | Municipal Reform | Geoffrey Head | Municipal Reform | Percy Simmons | Municipal Reform | William Wilson Grantham | Municipal Reform |
| 1928 | Josiah Gunton | Municipal Reform | Geoffrey Head | Municipal Reform | Percy Simmons | Municipal Reform | William Wilson Grantham | Municipal Reform |
| 1930 | William Neal | Municipal Reform | Geoffrey Head | Municipal Reform | Percy Simmons | Municipal Reform | William Wilson Grantham | Municipal Reform |
| 1931 | Louis Arthur Newton | Municipal Reform | Geoffrey Head | Municipal Reform | Percy Simmons | Municipal Reform | William Wilson Grantham | Municipal Reform |
| 1934 | Frank Bowater | Municipal Reform | Angus Scott | Municipal Reform | Percy Simmons | Municipal Reform | William Wilson Grantham | Municipal Reform |
| 1937 | George Henry Wilkinson | Municipal Reform | Angus Scott | Municipal Reform | Percy Simmons | Municipal Reform | William Wilson Grantham | Municipal Reform |
| 1940 | George Henry Wilkinson | Municipal Reform | Angus Scott | Municipal Reform | Harold Webbe | Municipal Reform | William Wilson Grantham | Municipal Reform |
| 1941 | George Henry Wilkinson | Municipal Reform | Arthur Charles Bonsor | Municipal Reform | Harold Webbe | Municipal Reform | William Wilson Grantham | Municipal Reform |
| 1942 | George Henry Wilkinson | Municipal Reform | Arthur Charles Bonsor | Municipal Reform | Harold Webbe | Municipal Reform | Harold John Musker | Municipal Reform |
| 1944 | Harry Twyford | Municipal Reform | Arthur Charles Bonsor | Municipal Reform | Harold Webbe | Municipal Reform | Harold John Musker | Municipal Reform |
| 1946 | Seymour Howard | Municipal Reform | Arthur Charles Bonsor | Municipal Reform | Harold Webbe | Municipal Reform | Harold John Musker | Municipal Reform |
| 1947 | Seymour Howard | Municipal Reform | Arthur Charles Bonsor | Municipal Reform | Harold Webbe | Municipal Reform | Angus Mackinnon | Municipal Reform |

## Election results

1889 London County Council election: City of London :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive | John Lubbock | 8,976 | | |
| Progressive | Archibald Primrose | 8,032 | | |
| Moderate | Sir Benjamin Cohen | 3,925 | | |
| Moderate | Henry Clarke | 3,622 | | |
| Moderate | George Shaw | 2,752 | | |
| Moderate | George Noah Johnson | 729 | | |
| 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) |
| Moderate win (new seat) | Moderate win (new seat) | Moderate win (new seat) | Moderate win (new seat) | Moderate win (new seat) |
| Moderate win (new seat) | Moderate win (new seat) | Moderate win (new seat) | Moderate win (new seat) | Moderate win (new seat) |
1892 London County Council election: City of London :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Moderate | Alfred Fowell Buxton | 6,053 |
| Moderate | Henry Clarke | 5,937 |
| Moderate | Sir Benjamin Cohen | 5,923 |
| Moderate | Henry Fitzalan-Howard | 5,760 |
| Progressive | John George Rhodes | 2,399 |
| Progressive | George Palmer | 373 |
| Moderate gain from Progressive | Moderate gain from Progressive | Swing |
| Moderate gain from Progressive | Moderate gain from Progressive | Swing |
| Moderate hold | Moderate hold | Swing |
| Moderate hold | Moderate hold | Swing |
1895 London County Council election: City of London :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Moderate | Joseph Dimsdale | 6,092 |
| Moderate | Sir Benjamin Cohen | 6,035 |
| Moderate | Henry Clarke | 5,922 |
| Moderate | Henry Fitzalan-Howard | 5,901 |
| Progressive | Hoare | 2,067 |
| Progressive | J. H. Moore | 1,857 |
| Progressive | A. J. Shepheard | 1,834 |
| Progressive | J. H. Sandars | 1,815 |
| Moderate hold | Moderate hold | Swing |
| Moderate hold | Moderate hold | Swing |
| Moderate hold | Moderate hold | Swing |
| Moderate hold | Moderate hold | Swing |
1898 London County Council election: City of London :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Moderate | Joseph Dimsdale | 5,893 |
| Moderate | George Osborne | 5,785 |
| Moderate | Alfred Louis Cohen | 5,780 |
| Moderate | Henry Clarke | 5,780 |
| Progressive | T. A. Brassey | 2,413 |
| Progressive | Noel Buxton | 2,396 |
| Moderate hold | Moderate hold | Swing |
| Moderate hold | Moderate hold | Swing |
| Moderate hold | Moderate hold | Swing |
| Moderate hold | Moderate hold | Swing |
1901 London County Council election: City of London :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Frederick Prat Alliston | 3,325 | 18.8 | −2.2 |
| Conservative | Henry Clarke | 3,290 | 18.6 | −2.0 |
| Conservative | Alfred Louis Cohen | 3,251 | 18.4 | −2.1 |
| Conservative | Stuart Sankey | 3,138 | 17.8 | −2.8 |
| Progressive | Reginald Welby | 2,341 | 13.2 | +4.6 |
| Progressive | Evan Spicer | 2,327 | 13.2 | +4.7 |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -3.5 | |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1904 London County Council election: City of London :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Frederick Prat Alliston | 4,907 |
| Conservative | Thomas Brooke-Hitching | 4,858 |
| Conservative | Rupert Guinness | 4,799 |
| Conservative | Stuart Sankey | 4,606 |
| Progressive | F. W. Buxton | 2,342 |
| Progressive | William Mansfield | 2,298 |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
1907 London County Council election: City of London :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Francis Stanhope Hanson | 7,603 |
| | Municipal Reform | Nathaniel Louis Cohen | 7,519 |
| | Municipal Reform | William Henry Pannell | 7,484 |
| | Municipal Reform | Stuart Sankey | 7,451 |
| | Progressive | Charles Buxton | 1,768 |
| | Progressive | F. Debenham | 1,766 |
| | Progressive | G. S. Warmington | 1,719 |
| | Progressive | Willoughby Dickinson | 1,646 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1910 London County Council election: City of London :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Municipal Reform | Nathaniel Louis Cohen | 5,413 | 21.0 |
| | Municipal Reform | James William Domoney | 5,404 | 20.9 |
| | Municipal Reform | Stuart Sankey | 5,383 | 20.9 |
| | Municipal Reform | William Henry Pannell | 5,370 | 20.8 |
| | Progressive | Edmund Charles Rawlings | 1,439 | 5.6 |
| | Progressive | Harold Glanville | 1,403 | 5.4 |
| | Progressive | Samuel Lammas Dore | 1,403 | 5.4 |
| | Progressive | Frederick Link | 1,393 | 5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | |
1913 London County Council election: City of London :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Municipal Reform | James William Domoney | 7,321 | 21.5 | +0.6 |
| | Municipal Reform | Gilbert Johnstone | 7,279 | 21.4 | +0.4 |
| | Municipal Reform | William Henry Pannell | 7,245 | 21.2 | +0.4 |
| | Municipal Reform | Stuart Sankey | 7,206 | 21.2 | +0.3 |
| | Progressive | Fitzroy Hemphill | 1,708 | 5.0 | −0.6 |
| | Progressive | Constantine Scaramanga-Ralli | 1,647 | 4.8 | −0.8 |
| | Progressive | Stephen Miall | 1,644 | 4.8 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,498 | 16.2 | +1.0 |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | | |
1919 London County Council election: City of London :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Municipal Reform | John Lulham Pound | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform | William Wilson Grantham | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform | Percy Simmons | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform | Rowland Blades | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
City of London by-election, 1919 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Municipal Reform | Geoffrey Head | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | N/A | |
1922 London County Council election: City of London :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Municipal Reform | William Wilson Grantham | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform | Geoffrey Head | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform | John Lulham Pound | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform | Percy Simmons | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
1925 London County Council election: City of London :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Municipal Reform | William Wilson Grantham | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform | Geoffrey Head | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform | John Lulham Pound | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform | Percy Simmons | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
1928 London County Council election: City of London :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Municipal Reform | William Wilson Grantham | 6,506 | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform | Josiah Gunton | 6,496 | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform | Geoffrey Head | 6,469 | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform | Percy Simmons | 6,328 | n/a | n/a |
| Liberal | James Meston | 1,326 | n/a | n/a |
| Liberal | Frank A Notcutt | 1,246 | n/a | n/a |
| Liberal | T. Atholl Robertson | 1,233 | n/a | n/a |
| Liberal | George Frederic Rowe | 1,104 | n/a | n/a |
| Independent Labour | Henry Sparling Hadwyn | 228 | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
1931 London County Council election: City of London :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Municipal Reform | William Wilson Grantham | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform | Geoffrey Head | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform | Louis Arthur Newton | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform | Percy Simmons | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
1934 London County Council election: City of London :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Municipal Reform | Frank Bowater | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform | William Wilson Grantham | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform | Angus Scott | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform | Percy Simmons | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
1937 London County Council election: City of London :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Municipal Reform | William Wilson Grantham | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform | Angus Scott | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform | Percy Simmons | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform | George Wilkinson | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
1946 London County Council election: City of London :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Arthur Charles Bonsor | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Conservative | Seymour Howard | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Conservative | John Musker | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Conservative | Harold Webbe | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | n/a | |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | n/a | |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | n/a | |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | n/a | |