# Finsbury East (London County Council constituency)

Finsbury East 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 | John Benn | Progressive | John Sinclair | Progressive |
| 1892 | John Benn | Progressive | Archibald Primrose | Progressive |
| 1895 | John Benn | Progressive | Joseph Allen Baker | Progressive |
| 1898 | Joseph Benson | Progressive | Joseph Allen Baker | Progressive |
| 1904 | Thomas Edmund Harvey | Progressive | Joseph Allen Baker | Progressive |
| 1907 | Enos Howes | Municipal Reform | Alfred Welby | Municipal Reform |
| 1910 | H. E. A. Cotton | Progressive | George Gillett | Progressive |

## Election results

1889 London County Council election: Finsbury East :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive | Sir John Benn | 1,791 | | |
| Progressive | John Sinclair | 1,655 | | |
| Moderate | John Brogden Moreland | 1,098 | | |
| Moderate | George Berry | 1,071 | | |
| Moderate | Robert Josiah Hall | 66 | | |
| 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 East :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | Archibald Primrose | 2,045 |
| Progressive | Sir John Benn | 2,031 |
| Moderate | James Tolimann | 928 |
| Moderate | Michael H. Temple | 918 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1895 London County Council election: Finsbury East :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | Sir John Benn | 1,805 |
| Progressive | Joseph Allen Baker | 1,787 |
| Moderate | S. P. Ridley | 1,407 |
| Moderate | W. H. Devenish | 1,404 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1898 London County Council election: Finsbury East :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | Joseph Allen Baker | 2,114 |
| Progressive | Joseph Benson | 2,038 |
| Moderate | Walter Smith | 1,391 |
| Moderate | W. W. Grantham | 1,338 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1901 London County Council election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive | Joseph Allen Baker | 2,471 | 37.3 | +6.6 |
| Progressive | Joseph Benson | 2,409 | 36.4 | +6.8 |
| Conservative | William Porter | 870 | 13.1 | −7.1 |
| Conservative | Herbert John Marcus | 870 | 13.1 | −6.3 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | +6.7 | |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | | |
1904 London County Council election: Finsbury East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive | Joseph Allen Baker | 2,336 |
| | Progressive | Thomas Edmund Harvey | 2,190 |
| | Conservative | Enos Howes | 1,772 |
| | Conservative | Walter Smith | 1,618 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1907 London County Council election: Finsbury East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Alfred Welby | 2,024 |
| | Municipal Reform | Enos Howes | 2,014 |
| | Progressive | Thomas Edmund Harvey | 1,988 |
| | Progressive | F. A. Harrison | 1,988 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing |
1910 London County Council election: Finsbury East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive | Evan Cotton | 2,026 | 27.9 |
| | Progressive | George Gillett | 2,020 | 27.8 |
| | Municipal Reform | Lord Hardwicke | 1,616 | 22.3 |
| | Municipal Reform | Joseph Lewthwaite | 1,592 | 21.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Progressive gain from Municipal Reform | Progressive gain from Municipal Reform | Swing | |
| | Progressive gain from Municipal Reform | Progressive gain from Municipal Reform | Swing | |
1913 London County Council election: Finsbury East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive | George Gillett | 2,037 | 26.2 | −1.6 |
| | Progressive | H. E. A. Cotton | 2,026 | 26.1 | −1.8 |
| | Municipal Reform | Eustace Widdrington Morrison-Bell | 1,866 | 24.0 | +1.7 |
| | Municipal Reform | William Perring | 1,837 | 23.7 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 160 | 2.1 | −3.4 |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | -1.7 | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | -1.8 | |