# Hammersmith South (London County Council constituency)

Hammersmith South was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1919 and 1955. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name. Part was moved into Hammersmith North, and the remainder became part of a new Barons Court constituency.

## Councillors

| Year | Name | Party | Name | Party | Name | Party | Party |
| 1919 | Francis Robert Ince Anderton | Municipal Reform | Isidore Salmon | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1925 | John Crawford Platt | Municipal Reform | Bertie Jonathan Samuels | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1931 | Walter Clifford Northcott | Municipal Reform | Bertie Jonathan Samuels | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1946 | Vera Dart | Labour | Bill Fiske | Labour | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1949 | Anthony Dalmain | Conservative | John Howard | Conservative | Leslie Frank Ramseyer | | Conservative |
| 1952 | Ena Daniels | Labour | Audrey Lees | Labour | Fred Tonge | | Labour |

## Election results

1919 London County Council election: Hammersmith South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Municipal Reform | Francis Robert Ince Anderton | 2,168 | 40.4 |
| | Municipal Reform | Isidore Salmon | 2,109 | 39.3 |
| | Labour | Dora Montefiore | 1,093 | 20.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,016 | 18.9 |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | |
1922 London County Council election: Hammersmith South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Municipal Reform | Francis Robert Ince Anderton | 6,483 | 36.4 | −4.0 |
| | Municipal Reform | Isidore Salmon | 6,415 | 36.1 | −3.2 |
| | Labour | C. J. Atkinson | 2,574 | 14.5 | −4.4 |
| | Labour | M. Price | 2,305 | 13.0 | n/a |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,841 | 21.6 | +2.7 |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | | |
1925 London County Council election: Hammersmith South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | John Crawford Platt | 4,924 |
| | Municipal Reform | Bertie Jonathan Samuels | 4,819 |
| | Labour | F. C. R. Douglas | 2,630 |
| | Labour | Barbara Drake | 2,613 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1928 London County Council election: Hammersmith South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | John Crawford Platt | 5,176 |
| | Municipal Reform | Bertie Jonathan Samuels | 5,172 |
| | Labour | Stanley James Wells Morgan | 3,769 |
| | Labour | Herman Finer | 3,759 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1931 London County Council election: Hammersmith South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Bertie Jonathan Samuels | 5,186 |
| | Municipal Reform | Walter Clifford Northcott | 5,128 |
| | Labour | Wyndham Albery | 3,007 |
| | Labour | P. W. J. Kingdom | 2,915 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1934 London County Council election: Hammersmith South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Bertie Jonathan Samuels | 5,403 |
| | Municipal Reform | Walter Clifford Northcott | 5,279 |
| | Labour | T. Morris | 3,839 |
| | Labour | H. J. Yarham | 3,734 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1937 London County Council election: Hammersmith South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Bertie Jonathan Samuels | 6,753 |
| | Municipal Reform | Walter Clifford Northcott | 6,695 |
| | Labour | N. F. Bartlett | 5,527 |
| | Labour | W. W. Miller | 5,436 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1946 London County Council election: Hammersmith South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Bill Fiske | 5,539 |
| | Labour | Vera Dart | 5,485 |
| | Conservative | Isidore Salmon | 5,001 |
| | Conservative | Furse | 4,923 |
| 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: Hammersmith South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Howard | 9,859 | | |
| Conservative | Leslie Frank Ramseyer | 9,850 | | |
| Conservative | Anthony Dalmain | 9,238 | | |
| Labour | Vera Dart | 8,609 | | |
| Labour | Bill Fiske | 8,552 | | |
| Labour | H. Solomons | 8,527 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
1952 London County Council election: Hammersmith South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Ena Daniels | 12,790 |
| Labour | Fred Tonge | 12,398 |
| Labour | Audrey Lees | 12,380 |
| Conservative | J. M. Chambon | 9,485 |
| Conservative | John Howard | 9,439 |
| Conservative | P. T. R. Acton | 9,433 |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |