# Bethnal Green (London County Council constituency)

Bethnal Green was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1949 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 |
| 1949 | Percy Harris | Liberal | Beatrice Lilian Tate | Labour | Ronald McKinnon Wood | Labour |
| 1952 | Dorothy Holman | Labour | Beatrice Lilian Tate | Labour | Ronald McKinnon Wood | Labour |
| 1961 | Dorothy Holman | Labour | A. McLaughlin | Labour | Ashley Bramall | Labour |

## Election results

1949 London County Council election: Bethnal Green :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Percy Harris | 8,305 |
| Labour | Beatrice Lilian Tate | 8,236 |
| Labour | Ronald McKinnon Wood | 8,115 |
| Labour | Helen Bentwich | 7,877 |
| Liberal | Guy Darnley Naylor | 7,652 |
| Liberal | Patrick Moynihan | 7,573 |
| Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1952 London County Council election: Bethnal Green :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Dorothy Holman | 11,277 |
| Labour | Beatrice Lilian Tate | 10,290 |
| Labour | Ronald McKinnon Wood | 9,735 |
| Liberal | Norman Harris | 3,460 |
| Liberal | R. W. Scott | 2,517 |
| Liberal | P. R. C. Lumsden | 2,460 |
| Conservative | J. J. Harvey-Kelly | 1,145 |
| Conservative | H. Seabag-Montefiore | 1,110 |
| Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1955 London County Council election: Bethnal Green :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Dorothy Holman | 10,263 |
| Labour | Beatrice Lilian Tate | 10,087 |
| Labour | Ronald McKinnon Wood | 9,545 |
| Liberal | J. Douglas | 1,328 |
| Conservative | K. B. Campbell | 1,194 |
| Liberal | J. Walters | 1,178 |
| Liberal | S. Ainley | 1,135 |
| Conservative | P. R. Roney | 1,092 |
| Conservative | L. L. Ware | 1,084 |
| Union Movement | F. Bailey | 634 |
| Union Movement | Alexander Raven Thomson | 540 |
| Union Movement | P. Duhig | 476 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1958 London County Council election: Bethnal Green :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Dorothy Holman | 10,395 |
| Labour | Beatrice Lilian Tate | 10,012 |
| Labour | Ronald McKinnon Wood | 9,822 |
| Conservative | W. H. Ballard | 721 |
| Conservative | R. Stock | 615 |
| Conservative | R. Roney | 543 |
| Socialist (GB) | A. W. Iverney | 356 |
| Socialist (GB) | J. L. Read | 333 |
| Socialist (GB) | F. James | 306 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1961 London County Council election: Bethnal Green :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Dorothy Holman | 10,341 |
| Labour | A. McLaughlin | 9,441 |
| Labour | Ashley Bramall | 9,072 |
| Liberal | Tudor Gates | 1,669 |
| Liberal | D. Sacker | 1,539 |
| Liberal | D. E. Wolfe | 1,429 |
| Conservative | W. H. Ballard | 1,349 |
| Conservative | O. S. Henriques | 1,146 |
| Conservative | J. G. Hemingway | 1,112 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |