# Bermondsey (London County Council constituency)

Bermondsey was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1889 and 1919, and again between 1949 and the council's abolition, in 1965. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name.

## Councillors

| Year | Name | Party | Name | Party |
| 1889 | George Cooper | Progressive | Joseph Thornton | Progressive |
| 1899 | George Cooper | Progressive | Arthur Acland Allen | Progressive |
| 1906 | Alfred Salter | Progressive | Arthur Acland Allen | Progressive |
| 1910 | William Henry Ecroyd | Progressive | Charles Russell | Progressive |
| 1913 | William Henry Ecroyd | Progressive | Montague Shearman, Jr | Progressive |
| Year | Name | Party | Name | Party | Name | Party |
| 1949 | James Allan Gillison | Labour | Reg Goodwin | Labour | Alfred John Kemp | Labour |
| 1952 | John R. Thomas | Labour | Reg Goodwin | Labour | Alfred John Kemp | Labour |
| 1961 | John R. Thomas | Labour | Albert Samuels | Labour | Alfred John Kemp | Labour |

## Election results
### 1889 to 1919

1889 London County Council election: Bermondsey :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive | George Cooper | 2,602 | | |
| Progressive | Joseph Thornton | 2,401 | | |
| Moderate | Hugh Colin Smith | 1,319 | | |
| Moderate | Thomas Brooksbank | 1,280 | | |
| Independent | William Shepherd | 556 | | |
| 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: Bermondsey :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | George Cooper | 3,181 |
| Progressive | Joseph Thornton | 3,052 |
| Moderate | Horace Sedger | 1,995 |
| Moderate | John Dumphreys | 1,830 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1895 London County Council election: Bermondsey :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | George Cooper | 2,703 |
| Progressive | Joseph Thornton | 2,699 |
| Moderate | A. Beresford | 1,682 |
| Moderate | V. J. Hussey Walsh | 1,668 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1898 London County Council election: Bermondsey :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | George Cooper | 2,977 |
| Progressive | Joseph Thornton | 2,843 |
| Moderate | W. W. Tyler | 2,028 |
| Moderate | Forbes St John Morrow | 1,993 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1901 London County Council election: Bermondsey :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive | George Cooper | 3,147 | 30.4 | +0.2 |
| Progressive | Arthur Acland Allen | 3,096 | 29.9 | +1.0 |
| Conservative | Thomas Cox | 2,094 | 20.2 | −0.4 |
| Conservative | A. Layman | 2,026 | 19.5 | −0.8 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | | |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | +0.6 | |
1904 London County Council election: Bermondsey :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | George Cooper | 3,221 |
| Progressive | Arthur Acland Allen | 3,215 |
| Conservative | T. H. Flood | 2,153 |
| Conservative | F. R. Anderton | 2,085 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1907 London County Council election: Bermondsey :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | Alfred Salter | 4,197 |
| Progressive | Arthur Acland Allen | 4,195 |
| Municipal Reform | J. F. Vesey FitzGerald | 3,474 |
| Municipal Reform | J. K. Foster | 3,389 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1910 London County Council election: Bermondsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive | Charles Russell | 3,288 | 24.5 |
| | Progressive | William Henry Ecroyd | 3,276 | 24.4 |
| | Municipal Reform | Walter Somerville | 2,509 | 18.7 |
| | Municipal Reform | Joseph Ricardo | 2,470 | 18.4 |
| | Labour | Alfred Salter | 1,876 | 14.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | |
1913 London County Council election: Bermondsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive | William Henry Ecroyd | 2,951 |
| | Progressive | Montague Shearman | 2,820 |
| | Municipal Reform | E. Stickland | 2,462 |
| | Municipal Reform | John Swiney | 2,409 |
| | Labour | Alfred Salter | 1,632 |
| | Labour | Charles Ammon | 1,374 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |

### 1949 to 1965

1949 London County Council election: Bermondsey :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | James Allan Gillison | 12,551 | | |
| Labour | Reg Goodwin | 12,149 | | |
| Labour | Alfred John Kemp | 12,097 | | |
| Conservative | W. B. J. Pemberton | 4,045 | | |
| Conservative | A. P. Davis | 3,842 | | |
| Conservative | C. Martin | 3,824 | | |
| Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
1952 London County Council election: Bermondsey :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Alfred John Kemp | 13,149 |
| Labour | Reg Goodwin | 12,985 |
| Labour | John R. Thomas | 12,563 |
| Conservative | W. B. J. Pemberton | 2,035 |
| Conservative | C. F. Bassett | 1,980 |
| Conservative | D. Willmott | 1,811 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1955 London County Council election: Bermondsey :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Alfred John Kemp | 7,526 |
| Labour | Reg Goodwin | 7,098 |
| Labour | John R. Thomas | 7,093 |
| Conservative | J. Murray | 1,644 |
| Conservative | H. Oliver | 1,319 |
| Conservative | E. E. Simpkins | 1,303 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1958 London County Council election: Bermondsey :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Alfred John Kemp | 8,042 |
| Labour | Reg Goodwin | 7,725 |
| Labour | John R. Thomas | 7,650 |
| Conservative | H. M. L. Morton | 774 |
| Conservative | H. W. Aplin | 673 |
| Conservative | R. G. Field | 600 |
| Ind. Labour Party | E. R. Gomme | 362 |
| Ind. Labour Party | G. F. Bond | 300 |
| Ind. Labour Party | A. Collyer | 284 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1961 London County Council election: Bermondsey :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Alfred John Kemp | 9,404 |
| Labour | John R. Thomas | 9,134 |
| Labour | Albert Samuels | 8,814 |
| Conservative | N. G. Wallace | 1,506 |
| Conservative | J. MacN. Porter | 1,463 |
| Conservative | G. E. Collyer | 1,275 |
| Ind. Labour Party | A. Collyer | 724 |
| Ind. Labour Party | E. R. Gomme | 541 |
| Ind. Labour Party | Frank Ridley | 368 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |