# Poplar South (London County Council constituency)

Poplar South 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 | Susan Lawrence | Labour | Samuel March | Labour |
| 1925 | Susan Lawrence | Labour | George William Mills | Labour |
| 1928 | Ishbel MacDonald | Labour | George William Mills | Labour |
| 1930 | Ishbel MacDonald | Labour | David Morgan Adams | Labour |
| 1931 | Ishbel MacDonald | Independent Socialist | David Morgan Adams | Labour |
| 1934 | William Henry Guy | Labour | David Morgan Adams | Labour |
| 1937 | William Henry Guy | Labour | Frederick Thomas Baldock | Labour |

## Election results

1919 London County Council election: Poplar South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Samuel March | 3,466 |
| | Labour | Susan Lawrence | 3,317 |
| | Progressive | Fred Thorne | 1,528 |
| | Progressive | John Bussey | 1,313 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Progressive | Labour gain from Progressive | Swing |
1922 London County Council election: Poplar South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Samuel March | 10,716 | 31.6 |
| | Labour | Susan Lawrence | 10,511 | 31.0 |
| | Municipal Reform | C. R. Ingleby | 6,397 | 18.8 |
| | Municipal Reform | A. Tildesley | 6,328 | 18.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,114 | 12.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
1925 London County Council election: Poplar South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | George William Mills | 10,548 |
| | Labour | Susan Lawrence | 10,395 |
| | Municipal Reform | N. M. Macbeth | 2,124 |
| | Municipal Reform | Elliot Gorst | 2,062 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1928 London County Council election: Poplar South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | George William Mills | 10,694 |
| | Labour | Ishbel MacDonald | 10,681 |
| | Liberal | Harold Heathcote-Williams | 1,935 |
| | Municipal Reform | E. Macbeth | 1,751 |
| | Liberal | Henry Harcourt | 1,672 |
| | Municipal Reform | Elliot Marcet Gorst | 1,564 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Poplar South by-election, 1930 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Morgan Adams | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |
1931 London County Council election: Poplar South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Ishbel MacDonald | 8,682 |
| | Labour | David Morgan Adams | 8,493 |
| | Ratepayers | E. Macbeth | 2,782 |
| | Ratepayers | H. C. Joel | 2,657 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1934 London County Council election: Poplar South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | David Morgan Adams | 8,930 |
| | Labour | William Henry Guy | 8,431 |
| | Liberal | J. Boult | 1,965 |
| | Liberal | William Ridgway | 1,692 |
| | Ind. Labour Party | Jim Hammond | 1,003 |
| | Communist | A. Sweetman | 498 |
| | Communist | E. J. Wilson | 316 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1937 London County Council election: Poplar South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Frederick Thomas Baldock | 9,565 |
| | Labour | William Henry Guy | 9,552 |
| | Municipal Reform | J. H. Bowron | 1,958 |
| | Municipal Reform | C. G. Spencer | 1,872 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1946 London County Council election: Poplar South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frederick Thomas Baldock | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Labour | William Henry Guy | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |