# Balham and Tooting (London County Council constituency)

Balham and Tooting was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1919 and 1949. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name.

## Councillors

| Year | Name | Party | Name | Party |
| 1919 | Bevill Allen | Progressive | Henry Herman Carlisle | Progressive |
| 1922 | Malcolm Campbell-Johnston | Municipal Reform | John Ernest Perring | Municipal Reform |
| 1934 | George Doland | Municipal Reform | John Ernest Perring | Municipal Reform |
| 1937 | George Doland | Municipal Reform | Stephen Benson | Municipal Reform |
| 1940 | William Charles Bonney | Municipal Reform | Stephen Benson | Municipal Reform |
| 1942 | William Charles Bonney | Municipal Reform | Harold William Hayden | Municipal Reform |
| 1946 | Eleanor Goodrich | Labour | Albert Samuels | Labour |

## Election results

1919 London County Council election: Balham and Tooting :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive | Bevill Allen | 3,149 | 27.1 |
| | Progressive | Henry Herman Carlisle | 3,082 | 26.5 |
| | Municipal Reform | William Mellhuish | 1,584 | 13.6 |
| | Municipal Reform | Harry Selley | 1,542 | 13.3 |
| | Labour | W. Eland | 1,200 | 10.3 |
| | Labour | R. Champion | 1,059 | 9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,498 | 12.9 |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | |
1922 London County Council election: Balham and Tooting :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Municipal Reform | John Ernest Perring | 8,403 | 27.1 | +13.5 |
| | Municipal Reform | Malcolm Campbell-Johnston | 8,308 | 26.8 | +13.8 |
| | Progressive | Bevill Allen | 4,587 | 14.8 | −12.3 |
| | Progressive | S. G. Warner | 3,529 | 11.4 | −15.1 |
| | Labour | G. Bell | 3,203 | 10.3 | −0.0 |
| | Labour | Mary Thoresby | 2,943 | 9.5 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,721 | 12.0 | |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing | | |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing | | |
1925 London County Council election: Balham and Tooting :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Municipal Reform | Malcolm Campbell-Johnston | 7,041 |
| Municipal Reform | John Perring | 6,984 |
| Labour | T. C. Foley | 2,747 |
| Labour | P. McGrath | 2,741 |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1928 London County Council election: Balham and Tooting :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Municipal Reform | Malcolm Campbell-Johnston | 8,169 |
| Municipal Reform | John Perring | 8,143 |
| Labour | John Gregory | 4,084 |
| Labour | Mary Carlin | 3,964 |
| Liberal | Frederick Lees McGhee | 2,614 |
| Liberal | G. W. Roche | 2,471 |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1931 London County Council election: Balham and Tooting :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Municipal Reform | Malcolm Campbell-Johnston | 8,790 |
| Municipal Reform | John Perring | 8,738 |
| Labour | Frances Stewart | 3,608 |
| Labour | Joseph George Butler | 3,591 |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1934 London County Council election: Balham and Tooting :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Municipal Reform | George Doland | 9,332 |
| Municipal Reform | John Perring | 9,298 |
| Labour | John Gregory | 6,241 |
| Labour | Annie Alice Wilson | 6,106 |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1937 London County Council election: Balham and Tooting :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Municipal Reform | George Doland | 10,274 |
| Municipal Reform | Stephen Benson | 9,773 |
| Labour | John Gregory | 7,222 |
| Labour | Annie Alice Wilson | 7,148 |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1946 London County Council election: Balham and Tooting :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Eleanor Goodrich | 7,936 |
| Labour | Albert Samuels | 7,638 |
| Conservative | Ronald Wates | 7,073 |
| Conservative | John Taylor Clarke | 7,072 |
| Independent | R. V. Owen | 554 |
| Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing |
| Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing |