Shoreditch (London County Council constituency)

{{short description|London County Council constituency}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox constituency

|name = Shoreditch

|parl_name = London County Council

|year = 1919

|abolished = 1949

|members = 2

|next = Shoreditch and Finsbury

|previous = Haggerston and Hoxton

}}

Shoreditch 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

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! Year !! Name !! colspan=2| Party !! Name !! colspan=2| Party

1919

| Charles Edward Taylor

| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}

|rowspan=2| Henry Ward

|rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{party color|Progressive Party (London)}}"|

|rowspan=2| Progressive

1922

| Frank Stanley Henwood

| {{Party name with colour|Progressive Party (London)}}

1925

| Thomas John Sillitoe

| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}

| Alfred Walton

| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}

1931

|rowspan=2| Henrietta Girling

|rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"|

|rowspan=2| Labour

| Santo Jeger

| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}

1946

| Dorothy Thurtle

| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}

Election results

{{Election box begin|

|title=1919 London County Council election: ShoreditchLondon Municipal Notes - Volumes 18-23, London Municipal Society

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party=Progressive Party (London)

|candidate=Henry Ward

|votes=1,701

|percentage=

|change=

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party=Labour Party (UK)

|candidate=Charles Edward Taylor

|votes=1,464

|percentage=35.3

|change=

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party=Progressive Party (London)

|candidate=Godfrey Vick

|votes=1,454

|percentage=

|change=

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party=Municipal Reform Party

|candidate=W. Weber

|votes=1,116

|percentage=

|change=

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party=Municipal Reform Party

|candidate=Rosamund Smith

|votes=1,110

|percentage=

|change=

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner=Progressive Party (London)

|swing=

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{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner=Labour Party (UK)

|loser=Progressive Party (London)

|swing=

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|

|title=1922 London County Council election: Shoreditch

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party=Progressive Party (London)

|candidate=Henry Ward

|votes=4,015

|percentage=28.7

|change=

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party=Progressive Party (London)

|candidate=Frank Stanley Henwood

|votes=3,814

|percentage=27.2

|change=

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party=Labour Party (UK)

|candidate=Charles Edward Taylor

|votes=3,215

|percentage=23.0

|change=

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party=Labour Party (UK)

|candidate=Alfred Walton

|votes=2,930

|percentage=21.0

|change=

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{{Election box majority|

|votes=599

|percentage=4.2

|change=

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{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner=Progressive Party (London)

|loser=Labour Party (UK)

|swing=

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner=Progressive Party (London)

|swing=

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|

|title=1925 London County Council election: Shoreditch{{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=Thomas John Sillitoe

|votes=4,894

|percentage=

|change=

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party=Labour Party (UK)

|candidate=Alfred Walton

|votes=4,876

|percentage=

|change=

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party=Municipal Reform Party

|candidate=Moyra Goff

|votes=3,845

|percentage=

|change=

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party=Municipal Reform Party

|candidate=J. E. Harwood

|votes=3,840

|percentage=

|change=

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{{Election box majority|

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{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner=Labour Party (UK)

|loser=Progressive Party (London)

|swing=

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{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner=Labour Party (UK)

|loser=Progressive Party (London)

|swing=

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|

|title=1928 London County Council election: Shoreditch{{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=Labour Party (UK)

|candidate=Thomas John Sillitoe

|votes=5,704

|percentage=

|change=

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party=Labour Party (UK)

|candidate=Alfred Walton

|votes=5,573

|percentage=

|change=

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party=Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate=Joseph Samuel Baker

|votes=4,286

|percentage=

|change=

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party=Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate=James Edward Houseman

|votes=4,248

|percentage=

|change=

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party=Municipal Reform Party

|candidate=Lois Sturt

|votes=2,770

|percentage=

|change=

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party=Municipal Reform Party

|candidate=Napier Sturt

|votes=2,725

|percentage=

|change=

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{{Election box majority|

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner=Labour Party (UK)

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner=Labour Party (UK)

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|

|title=1931 London County Council election: Shoreditch{{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=Labour Party (UK)

|candidate=Santo Jeger

|votes=4,608

|percentage=

|change=

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party=Labour Party (UK)

|candidate=Henrietta Girling

|votes=4,588

|percentage=

|change=

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party=Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate=James Edward Houseman

|votes=2,677

|percentage=

|change=

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party=Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate=George James Lusher-Pentney

|votes=2,376

|percentage=

|change=

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party=Municipal Reform Party

|candidate=W. J. Fudge

|votes=2,092

|percentage=

|change=

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party=Municipal Reform Party

|candidate=T. E. Crofts

|votes=2,013

|percentage=

|change=

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{{Election box majority|

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner=Labour Party (UK)

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner=Labour Party (UK)

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|

|title=1934 London County Council election: Shoreditch{{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=Henrietta Girling

|votes=9,071

|percentage=

|change=

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party=Labour Party (UK)

|candidate=Santo Jeger

|votes=8,888

|percentage=

|change=

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{{Election box candidate|

|party=People's Party

|candidate=James Edward Houseman

|votes=3,675

|percentage=

|change=

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{{Election box candidate|

|party=People's Party

|candidate=M. Christie

|votes=3,665

|percentage=

|change=

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{{Election box majority|

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner=Labour Party (UK)

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner=Labour Party (UK)

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|

|title=1937 London County Council election: Shoreditch{{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=Henrietta Girling

|votes=11,098

|percentage=

|change=

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party=Labour Party (UK)

|candidate=Santo Jeger

|votes=11,069

|percentage=

|change=

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party=Municipal Reform Party

|candidate=S. L. Price

|votes=3,303

|percentage=

|change=

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party=Municipal Reform Party

|candidate=R. S. Falk

|votes=3,217

|percentage=

|change=

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party=British Union of Fascists

|candidate=William Joyce

|votes=2,564

|percentage=

|change=

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party=British Union of Fascists

|candidate=J. A. Bailey

|votes=2,492

|percentage=

|change=

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party=Independent Labour Party

|candidate=C. E. Taylor

|votes=385

|percentage=

|change=

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{{Election box majority|

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner=Labour Party (UK)

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner=Labour Party (UK)

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|

|title=1946 London County Council election: Shoreditch{{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=Dorothy Thurtle

|votes=2,925

|percentage=

|change=

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party=Labour Party (UK)

|candidate=Henrietta Girling

|votes=2,756

|percentage=

|change=

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party=British People's Party

|candidate=J. Harris

|votes=509

|percentage=

|change=

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{{Election box candidate|

|party=British People's Party

|candidate=E. P. Epstein

|votes=490

|percentage=

|change=

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{{Election box majority|

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner=Labour Party (UK)

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner=Labour Party (UK)

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{{Election box end}}

References