1949 London local elections

1949 London local elections parliamentary no yes 1945 London local elections 1945 1953 London local elections 1953 All 1,373 councillors in all 28 metropolitan boroughs 12 May 1949 Councils Councils +/– Councillors Councillors +/– Labour Party (UK) 17 6 742 Conservative Party (UK) 11 6 616 Local elections were held in London on 12 May 1949. Electoral arrangements The County of London, outside of the City of London, was divided into 28 metropolitan boroughs. Each borough was divided into a number of multi-member electoral wards. The elections were due to take place in November 1948. However, the normal month of this and future borough council elections was changed to the following May by the Representation of the People Act 1948. For councillors elected in 1949, terms were extended to four years. This was done so future triennial elections to the metropolitan borough councils and the London County Council would not take place in the same years.Statistics of the metropolitan borough council elections The Kensington News and West London Times 4 September 1953 7 Ward boundaries were changed in Battersea, Chelsea, Hammersmith (36 councillors increased to 39), Lewisham (53 to 55), Shoreditch (42 reduced to 33) and Wandsworth. Total councillors were reduced by 4 from 1,377 to 1,373. Results The Conservatives regained control of six councils, Holborn, Lewisham, Paddington, Stoke Newington, St Pancras and Wandsworth, that they had lost at the previous election.Tories had 246,008 votes Evening Standard 21 May 1949 3 The results for each borough were as follows:Woollard John Willis Alan Twentieth Century Local Elections Results. Volume 2: Election Results for London Metropolitan Boroughs 1931-1962 2000 LGC Information https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Twentieth-Century-Local-Election-Results-Volume-2.pdfWoollard John Willis Alan Twentieth Century Local Elections Results. Volume 3: Summary Data: Inner London County & Borough Elections 1889-1998 2000 LGC Information https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Twentieth-Century-Local-Election-Results-Volume-3.pdfElection results in the London boroughs The Daily Telegraph 14 May 1949 3 Borough Previous control New control Labour Conservative Communist Ind. Labour Total Details Battersea Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 34 21 55 Bermondsey Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 54 54 Details Bethnal Green Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 30 30 Camberwell Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 39 21 60 Chelsea Municipal Reform Party Conservative Party (UK) 4 32 36 Deptford Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 29 7 36 Finsbury Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 37 16 3 56 Fulham Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 21 19 40 Greenwich Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 21 9 30 Hackney Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 38"Hackney" In Hackney the election was postponed until 15 June for one ward with three seats due to the death of a candidate.Three candidates re-adopted Evening Standard 21 May 1949 3 8 2 48"Hackney" Hammersmith Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 27 12 39The number of councillors elected in Hammersmith was increased from 36 to 39.London Labour hold first six Daily Herald 13 May 1949 1 Hampstead Municipal Reform Party Conservative Party (UK) 2 40 42 Holborn Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 1 41 42 Islington Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 48 12 60 Kensington Municipal Reform Party Conservative Party (UK) 12 48 60 Lambeth Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 41 19 60 Lewisham Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 11 44 55The number of councillors elected in Lewisham was increased from 53 to 55. Paddington Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 20 40 60 Poplar Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 42 42 Shoreditch Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 33 33The number of councillors elected in Shoreditch was reduced from 42 to 33.Labour lose seats in London Liverpool Daily Post 13 May 1949 1 Southwark Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 60 60 Details Stepney Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 50 9 1 60 St Marylebone Municipal Reform Party Conservative Party (UK) 9 51 60 Stoke Newington Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 7 23 30 St Pancras Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 26 34 60 Wandsworth Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 10 50 60 Westminster Municipal Reform Party Conservative Party (UK) 60 60 Woolwich Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 36 9 45 Total 742 616 11 4 1,373 Notes References Category:London metropolitan borough council elections by year Category:Elections in London Category:1949 in London Category:1949 English local elections