# Finsbury (London County Council constituency)

Finsbury 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 | Alfred Baker | Progressive | George Gillett | Progressive |
| 1922 | Otho Nicholson | Municipal Reform | Rachel Mary Parsons | Municipal Reform |
| 1925 | James Duncan | Municipal Reform | Ernest Taylor | Municipal Reform |
| 1928 | William Harry Martin | Labour | Charles Robert Simpson | Labour |
| 1934 | William Harry Martin | Labour | George Edward Hayes | Labour |
| 1946 | Barbara Marian Dobb | Labour | Chuni Lal Katial | Labour |

## Election results

1919 London County Council election: Finsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive | George Gillett | 2,897 | 29.9 |
| | Progressive | Alfred Baker | 2,569 | 26.5 |
| | Municipal Reform | Henry Baldwin Barton | 2,146 | 22.2 |
| | Municipal Reform | James Little | 2,073 | 21.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 423 | 4.3 |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | |
1922 London County Council election: Finsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Municipal Reform | Otho Nicholson | 5,778 | 25.7 | +3.5 |
| | Municipal Reform | Rachel Mary Parsons | 5,636 | 25.1 | +3.7 |
| | Labour | C. H. Brew | 3,222 | 14.3 | n/a |
| | Labour | Charles Simpson | 3,109 | 13.8 | n/a |
| | Progressive | Alfred Baker | 2,464 | 11.0 | −18.9 |
| | Progressive | Ida Samuel | 2,253 | 10.0 | −16.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,414 | 10.8 | |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing | | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | | |
1925 London County Council election: Finsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Ernest Taylor | 5,318 |
| | Municipal Reform | James Duncan | 4,981 |
| | Labour | Charles Simpson | 4,860 |
| | Labour | William Harry Martin | 4,844 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1928 London County Council election: Finsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | William Harry Martin | 7,212 |
| | Labour | Charles Simpson | 7,207 |
| | Municipal Reform | Alexander Henry Melvill Wedderburn | 4,365 |
| | Municipal Reform | Alfred P. Harrison | 4,332 |
| 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 |
1931 London County Council election: Finsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Charles Simpson | 5,866 |
| | Labour | William Harry Martin | 5,863 |
| | Municipal Reform | J. M. Naylor | 4,259 |
| | Municipal Reform | K. W. M. Green | 4,220 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1934 London County Council election: Finsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | William Harry Martin | 7,409 |
| | Labour | George Edward Hayes | 7,383 |
| | National Municipal | M. Franklin | 3,226 |
| | National Municipal | Fordham Flower | 3,213 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1937 London County Council election: Finsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | William Harry Martin | 7,968 |
| | Labour | George Edward Hayes | 7,896 |
| | Municipal Reform | G. H. Fletcher | 3,835 |
| | Municipal Reform | F. F. A. Burden | 3,775 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1946 London County Council election: Finsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Barbara Marian Dobb | 3,044 |
| | Labour | Chuni Lal Katial | 2,931 |
| | Conservative | A. G. Webb | 1,727 |
| | Conservative | C. R. Purnell | 1,719 |
| | Communist | Kay Beauchamp | 1,167 |
| | Communist | Ann C. Murray | 1,067 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |