# Lambeth North (London County Council constituency)

Lambeth North 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 | Henry Bell | Moderate | James Rolls Hoare | Moderate |
| 1892 | Charles Ford | Progressive | Frank Smith | Progressive |
| 1895 | Charles Ford | Progressive | Spencer Barclay Heward | Progressive |
| 1898 | Charles Ford | Progressive | Frank Smith | Progressive |
| 1901 | William Wightman | Progressive | Robert Williams | Progressive |
| 1904 | William Wightman | Progressive | Jabez Williams | Moderate |
| 1905 | Frank Briant | Progressive | Jabez Williams | Moderate |
| 1907 | Frank Briant | Progressive | Frank Smith | Labour |
| 1913 | Frank Briant | Progressive | Louis Courtauld | Municipal Reform |
| 1919 | Owen Jacobsen | Progressive | Rose Lamartine Yates | Independent |
| 1922 | Reginald Myer | Progressive | Richard Charles Powell | Labour |
| 1925 | George Strauss | Labour | Richard Charles Powell | Labour |
| 1928 | George Strauss | Labour | Jennie Adamson | Labour |
| 1931 | Frank Briant | Liberal | Ida Samuel | Liberal |
| 1934 | Reginald Ellison | Labour | Ada Emily Gray | Labour |
| 1937 | Will Lockyer | Labour | Ada Emily Gray | Labour |
| 1946 | Will Lockyer | Labour | Patricia Strauss | Labour |

## Election results

1889 London County Council election: Lambeth North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Moderate | James Rolls Hoare | 1,361 | | |
| Moderate | Henry Bell | 1,130 | | |
| Progressive | Charles Ford | 1,000 | | |
| Independent | Francis Godolphin Pelham | 955 | | |
| Progressive | Charles Wager Ryalls | 954 | | |
| Progressive | John Henry Lile | 794 | | |
| 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: Lambeth North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | Frank Smith | 2,227 |
| Progressive | Charles Ford | 2,223 |
| Moderate | George Adney Payne | 1,458 |
| Moderate | Edward Tufnell | 1,376 |
| Progressive gain from Moderate | Progressive gain from Moderate | Swing |
| Progressive gain from Moderate | Progressive gain from Moderate | Swing |
1895 London County Council election: Lambeth North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | Charles Ford | 1,828 |
| Progressive | Spencer Barclay Heward | 1,814 |
| Moderate | A. Keyser | 1,277 |
| Moderate | H. Lynn | 1,271 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1898 London County Council election: Lambeth North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | Charles Ford | 1,849 |
| Progressive | Frank Smith | 1,557 |
| Moderate | Charles Ansell | 1,252 |
| Moderate | R. Mortimer | 1,072 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1901 London County Council election: Lambeth North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive | Robert Williams | 1,677 | 27.4 | −4.9 |
| Progressive | William Wightman | 1,761 | 28.8 | +1.6 |
| Conservative | Jabez Williams | 1,357 | 22.2 | +3.5 |
| Conservative | Charles Ansell | 1,329 | 21.7 | −0.1 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | | |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | -3.3 | |
1904 London County Council election: Lambeth North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive | William Wightman | 1,180 |
| | Conservative | Jabez Williams | 1,132 |
| | Conservative | A. Brooks | 1,103 |
| | Progressive | J. G. Gregory | 1,028 |
| | Independent Progressive | William Edward Clery | 422 |
| | Independent Progressive | J. Clark | 419 |
| | Independent Progressive | William Henry Lock | 265 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing |
1907 London County Council election: Lambeth North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive | Frank Briant | 2,360 |
| | Labour | Frank Smith | 2,249 |
| | Municipal Reform | Jabez Williams | 2,080 |
| | Municipal Reform | G. Hinds | 2,077 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing |
1910 London County Council election: Lambeth North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive | Frank Briant | 2,262 |
| | Labour | Frank Smith | 1,930 |
| | Municipal Reform | H. Norris | 1,780 |
| | Municipal Reform | Henry Charlewood Turner | 1,753 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1913 London County Council election: Lambeth North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive | Frank Briant | 2,370 | 27.5 | −1.8 |
| | Municipal Reform | Louis Courtauld | 2,118 | 24.5 | +1.5 |
| | Municipal Reform | William Gough-Cook | 2,105 | 24.4 | +1.7 |
| | Labour | Frank Smith | 2,037 | 23.6 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13 | 0.1 | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | -1.7 | |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Labour | Municipal Reform gain from Labour | Swing | +1.5 | |
1919 London County Council election: Lambeth North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive | Owen Jacobsen | 2,656 | 38.1 | |
| | Independent | Rose Lamartine Yates | 2,619 | 37.6 | n/a |
| | Municipal Reform | Louis Courtauld | 885 | 12.7 | |
| | Municipal Reform | Camac Wilkinson | 809 | 11.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,734 | 24.9 | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | | |
| | Independent gain from Municipal Reform | Independent gain from Municipal Reform | Swing | n/a | |
1922 London County Council election: Lambeth North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Charles Powell | 3,019 | 17.3 | n/a |
| | Progressive | Reginald Myer | 3,015 | 17.2 | −20.9 |
| | Progressive | Frank Dawson Lapthorn | 3,015 | 17.2 | n/a |
| | Labour | J. C. Bessell | 2,838 | 16.2 | n/a |
| | Municipal Reform | R. T. Sharpe | 2,802 | 16.0 | +3.3 |
| | Municipal Reform | T. Page | 2,793 | 16.0 | +4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 0 | 0.0 | −24.9 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | n/a | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | | |
1925 London County Council election: Lambeth North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | George Strauss | 4,452 |
| | Labour | Richard Charles Powell | 4,331 |
| | Municipal Reform | George Gordon | 2,341 |
| | Municipal Reform | F. H. Armstrong | 2,299 |
| | Progressive | Frank Dawson Lapthorn | 1,776 |
| | Progressive | Edith Neville | 1,625 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour gain from Progressive | Labour gain from Progressive | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1928 London County Council election: Lambeth North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | George Strauss | 4,303 |
| | Labour | Jennie Adamson | 4,239 |
| | Liberal | Ida Samuel | 2,665 |
| | Liberal | Seth Coward | 2,586 |
| | Municipal Reform | R. Elwes | 2,014 |
| | Municipal Reform | N. G. Richards | 1,998 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1931 London County Council election: Lambeth North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Frank Briant | 5,453 |
| | Liberal | Ida Samuel | 4,875 |
| | Labour | Ada Gray | 3,395 |
| | Labour | George Strauss | 3,384 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Swing |
1934 London County Council election: Lambeth North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Reginald Ellison | 4,867 |
| | Labour | Ada Gray | 4,854 |
| | Liberal | Frank Briant | 4,245 |
| | Liberal | Ida Samuel | 4,074 |
| 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: Lambeth North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Ada Gray | 6,059 |
| | Labour | Will Lockyer | 6,000 |
| | Municipal Reform | J. W. Simpson | 2,064 |
| | Municipal Reform | Herbert Butcher | 1,934 |
| | Liberal | R. C. Shawyer | 1,311 |
| | Liberal | M. Allan | 1,186 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1946 London County Council election: Lambeth North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Patricia Strauss | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| | Labour | Will Lockyer | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |