Battersea North (London County Council constituency)
{{short description|London County Council constituency}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox constituency
|name = Battersea North
|parl_name = London County Council
|year = 1919
|abolished = 1965
|members = 2 (to 1949)
3 (from 1949)
|next =
|previous = Battersea
}}
Battersea North was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1919 and the council's abolition, in 1965. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name.
Councillors
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! Year !! Name !! colspan=2| Party !! Name !! colspan=2| Party !! Name !! colspan=2| Party |
| 1919
|rowspan=2| Joseph George Butler |rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| |rowspan=2| Labour | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |rowspan=8 colspan=3 align="center"| Two seats until 1949 |
| 1925
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| 1928
| Morris Boscawen Savage | {{Party name with colour|Municipal Reform Party}} |rowspan=2| Edgar John Sainsbury |rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{party color|Municipal Reform Party}}"| |rowspan=2| Municipal Reform |
| 1931
| Vincent Clarke | {{Party name with colour|Municipal Reform Party}} |
| 1934
|rowspan=2| Francis Douglas |rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| |rowspan=2| Labour | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| 1937
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| 1946
|rowspan=5| Douglas Prichard |rowspan=5 style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| |rowspan=5| Labour | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| 1947
|rowspan=2| Marjorie McIntosh |rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| |rowspan=2| Labour |
| 1949
| Frederick Humphrey | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| 1952
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |rowspan=2| Eric Hurst |rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| |rowspan=2| Labour |
| 1958
|rowspan=2| Helen Kiely |rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| |rowspan=2| Labour |
| 1961
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | Joseph Simeon Samuels | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
Election results
{{Election box begin|
|title=1919 London County Council election: Battersea NorthLondon Municipal Notes - Volumes 18-23, London Municipal Society
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=Joseph George Butler
|votes=2,635
|percentage=28.7
|change=
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=Alf Watts
|votes=2,518
|percentage=27.4
|change=
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Municipal Reform Party
|candidate=William Watts
|votes=2,019
|percentage=22.0
|change=
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Municipal Reform Party
|candidate=G. L. B. Rees
|votes=2,003
|percentage=21.8
|change=
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{{Election box majority|
|votes=499
|percentage=5.4
|change=
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner=Labour Party (UK)
|swing=
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner=Labour Party (UK)
|swing=
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=1922 London County Council election: Battersea North
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=Joseph George Butler
|votes=6,585
|percentage=
|change=
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=Alf Watts
|votes=6,557
|percentage=
|change=
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Municipal Reform Party
|candidate=William Watts
|votes=4,686
|percentage=
|change=
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Municipal Reform Party
|candidate=Charles James Allpass
|votes=4,669
|percentage=
|change=
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner=Labour Party (UK)
|swing=
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner=Labour Party (UK)
|swing=
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=1925 London County Council election: Battersea North{{cite news |title=LCC Elections: Municipal Reform Leading |work=The Times |date=6 March 1925}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Joseph George Butler
|votes = 5,960
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Caroline Ganley
|votes = 5,924
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Municipal Reform Party
|candidate = A. P. Godfrey
|votes = 4,133
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Municipal Reform Party
|candidate = A. Hudson
|votes = 4,044
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=1928 London County Council election: Battersea North{{cite news |title=LCC Election: Full results of polling |work=The Times |date=10 March 1928}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Municipal Reform Party
|candidate = Morris Boscawen Savage
|votes = 5,089
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Municipal Reform Party
|candidate = Edgar John Sainsbury
|votes = 5,081
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Joseph George Butler
|votes = 4,302
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Caroline Ganley
|votes = 4,148
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent Labour
|candidate = J. G. Clancey
|votes = 2,697
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent Labour
|candidate = M. Varran
|votes = 2,265
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Municipal Reform Party
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Municipal Reform Party
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=1931 London County Council election: Battersea North{{cite news |title=LCC Election: Seven seats lost by Labour |work=The Times |date=7 March 1931}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Municipal Reform Party
|candidate = Edgar John Sainsbury
|votes = 4,781
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Municipal Reform Party
|candidate = Vincent Clarke
|votes = 4,647
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Caroline Ganley
|votes = 4,107
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Francis Douglas
|votes = 3,969
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = Shapurji Saklatvala
|votes = 728
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = Ellen Usher
|votes = 535
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Municipal Reform Party
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=1934 London County Council election: Battersea North{{cite news |title=LCC Election: Full results of the poll |work=The Times |date=10 March 1934}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Francis Douglas
|votes = 8,334
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Caroline Ganley
|votes = 8,325
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Municipal Reform Party
|candidate = Vincent Clarke
|votes = 4,549
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Municipal Reform Party
|candidate = Edgar John Sainsbury
|votes = 4,459
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = Shapurji Saklatvala
|votes = 577
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = B. Johnson
|votes = 526
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Municipal Reform Party
|swing =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Municipal Reform Party
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=1937 London County Council election: Battersea North{{cite news |title=New LCC: Labour's increased majority |work=The Times |date=6 March 1937}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ewart Culpin
|votes = 9,922
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Francis Douglas
|votes = 9,847
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Municipal Reform Party
|candidate = Vincent Clarke
|votes = 4,766
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Municipal Reform Party
|candidate = Edgar John Sainsbury
|votes = 4,645
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=1946 London County Council election: Battersea North{{cite news |title=The New LCC: Labour gains in a low poll |work=The Times |date=9 March 1946}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Douglas Prichard
|votes = 5,266
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = J. S. Wilkie
|votes = 5,232
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = W. Harris
|votes = 1,324
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Stewart Skingle
|votes = 1,316
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=1949 London County Council election: Battersea North{{cite news |title=LCC Polling |work=The Times |date=9 April 1949}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Marjorie McIntosh
|votes = 10,345
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Douglas Prichard
|votes = 10,215
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Frederick Humphrey
|votes = 10,107
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ian Percival
|votes = 5,437
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = N. Johnston
|votes = 5,151
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = A. S. Clarke
|votes = 5,030
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=1952 London County Council election: Battersea North{{cite news |title=London County Council: Election results |work=The Times |date=5 April 1952}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Douglas Prichard
|votes = 13,662
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = William Hare
|votes = 13,161
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Eric Hurst
|votes = 13,130
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = W. C. Jones
|votes = 4,536
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = E. Morley
|votes = 4,307
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = H. W. Sendall
|votes = 4,236
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=1955 London County Council election: Battersea North{{cite news |title=LCC results: Conservatives make headway |work=The Times |date=25 April 1955}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Douglas Prichard
|votes = 9,023
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Eric Hurst
|votes = 8,774
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = William Hare
|votes = 8,641
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = J. S. Ingram
|votes = 3,385
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = H. W. Sendall
|votes = 3,264
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = M. R. Shrimpton
|votes = 3,162
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = J. Evans
|votes = 697
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=1958 London County Council election: Battersea North{{cite news |title=Complete results of London County Council elections |work=The Times |date=18 April 1958}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Douglas Prichard
|votes = 9,948
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Eric Hurst
|votes = 9,686
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Helen Kieley
|votes = 9,444
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = H. W. Sendall
|votes = 2,210
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = M. D. Thomas
|votes = 2,091
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = H. C. E. Bulley
|votes = 2,063
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = J. Evans
|votes = 863
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=1961 London County Council election: Battersea North{{cite news |title=London County Council polling results |work=The Times |date=14 April 1961}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Peggy Jay
|votes = 10,061
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Helen Kieley
|votes = 8,715
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Joseph Simeon Samuels
|votes = 8,555
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = G. E. Currie
|votes = 3,617
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = E. de Bourbel
|votes = 3,383
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = W. W. Thornely
|votes = 3,239
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = J. Evans
|votes = 1,204
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}