# Islington East (London County Council constituency)

Islington East was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1889 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 | Name | Party | Party |
| 1889 | Andrew Mitchell Torrance | Progressive | Charles Horsley | Moderate | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1892 | Andrew Mitchell Torrance | Progressive | James Galloway Weir | Progressive | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1895 | Andrew Mitchell Torrance | Progressive | James Laughland | Progressive | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1904 | Andrew Mitchell Torrance | Progressive | Arthur Augustus Thomas | Progressive | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1907 | Anderson Montague-Barlow | Municipal Reform | Philip Pilditch | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1910 | Edward Smallwood | Progressive | Arthur Augustus Thomas | Progressive | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1913 | Edward Smallwood | Progressive | William Lace Clague | Progressive | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1917 | Arthur Christopher Denham | Progressive | William Lace Clague | Progressive | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1919 | J. P. Blake | Progressive | William Lace Clague | Progressive | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1925 | Thelma Cazalet | Municipal Reform | Edward Cobb | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1931 | Charles Robertson | Labour | Edward Cobb | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1934 | Norman Hulbert | Municipal Reform | Guy Neumann | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1937 | Day Kimball | Municipal Reform | Ronald Storrs | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1940 | Leslie Walker | Municipal Reform | Ronald Storrs | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1945 | Leslie Walker | Municipal Reform | Hugh Quennell | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1946 | Edwin Bayliss | Labour | Irene Chaplin | Labour | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1949 | Edwin Bayliss | Labour | Irene Chaplin | Labour | Bernard Bagnari | | Labour |

## Election results

1889 London County Council election: Islington East :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive | Andrew Mitchell Torrance | 2,388 | | |
| Moderate | Charles Horsley | 2,066 | | |
| Independent Liberal | Hugh Robert Taylor | 512 | | |
| Independent Liberal | Thomas Francis Stonelake | 371 | | |
| Social Democratic Federation | Amelia Varley | 226 | | |
| Moderate | E. J. Wilson | 223 | | |
| 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) |
1892 London County Council election: Islington East :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | Andrew Mitchell Torrance | 2,989 |
| Progressive | James Galloway Weir | 2,857 |
| Moderate | William Thornthwaite | 2,274 |
| Moderate | E. J. Wilson | 2,223 |
| Progressive gain from Moderate | Progressive gain from Moderate | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1895 London County Council election: Islington East :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | Andrew Mitchell Torrance | 2,863 |
| Progressive | James Laughland | 2,791 |
| Moderate | H. Legge | 2,539 |
| Moderate | J. Wilson | 2,519 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1898 London County Council election: Islington East :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | Andrew Mitchell Torrance | 3,015 |
| Progressive | James Laughland | 2,717 |
| Conservative | George Frederick Lloyd Mortimer | 2,495 |
| Conservative | Alt | 2,306 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1901 London County Council election: Islington East :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive | Andrew Mitchell Torrance | 3,992 | 32.6 | +4.0 |
| Progressive | James Laughland | 3,751 | 30.6 | +4.8 |
| Conservative | George Frederick Lloyd Mortimer | 2,254 | 18.4 | −5.3 |
| Conservative | William Beale | 2,249 | 18.4 | −3.5 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | | |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | +4.4 | |
1904 London County Council election: Islington East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive | Andrew Mitchell Torrance | 4,413 |
| | Progressive | Arthur Augustus Thomas | 3,914 |
| | Conservative | A. H. Caesar | 2,416 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1907 London County Council election: Islington East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Anderson Montague-Barlow | 4,430 |
| | Municipal Reform | Philip Pilditch | 4,402 |
| | Progressive | Edward Smallwood | 4,292 |
| | Progressive | Arthur Augustus Thomas | 4,257 |
| 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: Islington East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive | Edward Smallwood | 4,031 | 26.2 |
| | Progressive | Arthur Augustus Thomas | 3,949 | 25.7 |
| | Municipal Reform | Charles Crole-Rees | 3,715 | 24.2 |
| | Municipal Reform | Percy Simner | 3,685 | 24.0 |
| 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: Islington East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive | Edward Smallwood | 4,545 | 26.1 | −0.1 |
| | Progressive | William Lace Clague | 4,453 | 25.6 | −0.1 |
| | Municipal Reform | David Hazel | 4,226 | 24.3 | +0.1 |
| | Municipal Reform | John Foster Vesey-FitzGerald | 4,170 | 24.0 | 0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 227 | 1.3 | −0.2 |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | -0.1 | |
1919 London County Council election: Islington East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive | William Lace Clague | 3,438 | 35.3 |
| | Progressive | J. P. Blake | 3,289 | 33.8 |
| | Municipal Reform | George King Naylor | 1,514 | 15.6 |
| | Municipal Reform | Henry Myers | 1,490 | 15.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,775 | 18.2 |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | |
1922 London County Council election: Islington East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive | William Lace Clague | 6,877 | 41.2 | +5.9 |
| | Progressive | J. P. Blake | 6,767 | 40.5 | +6.7 |
| | Independent | George King Naylor | 3,065 | 18.3 | +2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,702 | 22.2 | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | | |
1925 London County Council election: Islington East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Edward Cobb | 4,914 |
| | Municipal Reform | Thelma Cazalet | 4,832 |
| | Labour | W. Macrae Gibson | 3,502 |
| | Labour | S. Presbury | 3,196 |
| | Progressive | Frank Raffety | 2,590 |
| | Progressive | Frank Dilnot | 2,505 |
| 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 |
1928 London County Council election: Islington East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Edward Cobb | 5,630 |
| | Municipal Reform | Thelma Cazalet | 5,549 |
| | Liberal | William James Pincombe | 3,671 |
| | Liberal | William Nichols Marcy | 3,665 |
| | Labour | Santo Jeger | 3,375 |
| | Labour | Francis Douglas | 3,326 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1931 London County Council election: Islington East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Edward Cobb | 5,204 |
| | Labour | Charles Robertson | 3,897 |
| | Labour | H. Sykes | 3,825 |
| | Municipal Reform | Eric Hall | 3,746 |
| | Independent | Sidney Charles Harper | 2,603 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1934 London County Council election: Islington East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Norman Hulbert | 6,172 |
| | Municipal Reform | Guy Neumann | 6,028 |
| | Labour | Florence Harrison Bell | 5,361 |
| | Labour | Charles Robertson | 5,319 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Labour | Municipal Reform gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1937 London County Council election: Islington East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Day Kimball | 8,833 |
| | Municipal Reform | Ronald Storrs | 8,656 |
| | Labour | D. C. N. Moss | 8,496 |
| | Labour | Garry Allighan | 8,479 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1946 London County Council election: Islington East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Edwin Bayliss | 6,572 |
| | Labour | Irene Marcousé | 6,434 |
| | Conservative | Lady Elveden | 3,992 |
| | Conservative | Hugh Quennell | 3,954 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing |
1949 London County Council election: Islington East :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Edwin Bayliss | 10,102 | | |
| Labour | Bernard Bagnari | 9,798 | | |
| Labour | Irene Marcousé | 9,757 | | |
| Conservative | K. E. Fowler | 8,992 | | |
| Conservative | F. C. Harper | 8,814 | | |
| Conservative | R. A. Percival | 8,658 | | |
| Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1952 London County Council election: Islington East :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Edwin Bayliss | 12,770 |
| Labour | Bernard Bagnari | 12,569 |
| Labour | Irene Chaplin | 12,542 |
| Conservative | M. R. Clark | 7,448 |
| Conservative | R. A. Craigie | 7,350 |
| Conservative | A. G. Morkill | 7,232 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1955 London County Council election: Islington East :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Edwin Bayliss | 7,530 |
| Labour | Bernard Bagnari | 7,363 |
| Labour | Irene Chaplin | 7,346 |
| Conservative | P. A. Cooper | 4,761 |
| Conservative | J. Tobin | 4,656 |
| Conservative | Malcolm St Clair | 4,613 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1958 London County Council election: Islington North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Edwin Bayliss | 8,455 |
| Labour | Bernard Bagnari | 8,255 |
| Labour | Irene Chaplin | 7,881 |
| Conservative | R. B. Butterfield | 3,317 |
| Conservative | P. A. Cooper | 2,976 |
| Conservative | A. Musgrave Scott | 2,889 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1961 London County Council election: Islington East :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Edwin Bayliss | 8,011 |
| Labour | Bernard Bagnari | 7,774 |
| Labour | Irene Chaplin | 7,697 |
| Conservative | M. B. Agnew | 4,486 |
| Conservative | M. W. W. Farrow | 4,372 |
| Conservative | A. T. W. Smith | 4,349 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |