# Woolwich (London County Council constituency)

Woolwich 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 | Edwin Hughes | Moderate | James Alexander Rentoul | Moderate |
| 1892 | Edwin Hughes | Moderate | John Robert Jolly | Independent Progressive |
| 1895 | Edwin Hughes | Moderate | Abel Penfold | Moderate |
| 1900 | William Peel | Moderate | William James Squires | Moderate |
| 1904 | Fred Chambers | Labour Progressive | Lewis Jenkin Jones | Labour Progressive |
| 1907 | Edward Aubrey Hastings Jay | Municipal Reform | William James Squires | Municipal Reform |
| 1911 | Kingsley Wood | Municipal Reform | William James Squires | Municipal Reform |

## Election results

1898 London County Council election: Woolwich :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Moderate | Edwin Hughes | 5,133 |
| Moderate | Abel Penfold | 4,661 |
| Progressive | Decimus Marsh | 4,360 |
| Progressive | Albert Lindow | 4,041 |
| Moderate hold | Moderate hold | Swing |
1901 London County Council election: Woolwich :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William James Squires | 3,807 | 28.4 | +0.2 |
| Conservative | William Peel | 3,669 | 27.4 | +1.8 |
| Progressive | Decimus Marsh | 3,137 | 23.4 | −1.0 |
| Progressive | H. B. D. Woodcock | 2,784 | 20.8 | −1.4 |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.1 | |
1904 London County Council election: Woolwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour Progressive | Lewis Jenkin Jones | 6,982 |
| | Labour Progressive | Fred Chambers | 6,669 |
| | Conservative | Edward Aubrey Hastings Jay | 4,437 |
| | Conservative | J. M. T. Dumphreys | 4,097 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour Progressive gain from Conservative | Labour Progressive gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Labour Progressive gain from Conservative | Labour Progressive gain from Conservative | Swing |
1907 London County Council election: Woolwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | William James Squires | 8,904 |
| | Municipal Reform | Edward Aubrey Hastings Jay | 8,677 |
| | Labour Progressive | Lewis Jenkin Jones | 7,880 |
| | Labour Progressive | George Lansbury | 7,611 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Labour Progressive | Municipal Reform gain from Labour Progressive | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Labour Progressive | Municipal Reform gain from Labour Progressive | Swing |
1910 London County Council election: Woolwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | William James Squires | 7,956 |
| | Municipal Reform | Edward Aubrey Hastings Jay | 7,736 |
| | Labour | Margaret Bondfield | 6,931 |
| | Labour | Jenkin Jones | 6,789 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1913 London County Council election: Woolwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | William James Squires | 8,378 |
| | Municipal Reform | Kingsley Wood | 8,300 |
| | Labour | William Sanders | 7,618 |
| | Labour | Margaret Bondfield | 7,598 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 682 |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |