1946 London County Council election

none March 2020 March 2020 1946 London County Council election United Kingdom LCC arms 1914.png parliamentary no yes 1937 London County Council election 1937 1949 London County Council election 1949 7 March 1946 Councillors x160px Charles Latham 1933 Alderman Labour Party (UK) 76 90 14 Con Harold Webbe 1936 City of London Conservative Party (UK) 48 30 18 CPGB Ted Bramley and Jack Gaster Mile End Communist Party of Great Britain 0 2 2 15,353 x160px Percy Harris Bethnal Green South West Liberal Party (UK) 0 2 2 11,119 An election to the County Council of London took place on 7 March 1946. The council was elected by First Past the Post with each elector having two votes in the two-member seats. The Labour Party once more made gains, again increasing their majority over the Conservative Party. Campaign Due to World War II, no election had been held to the council since 1937.London polling to-morrow The Times 6 March 1946 The Labour Party stood candidates in all constituencies except the City of London, and Westminster St George's. Its manifesto proposed a major programme of house building, new schools, and the adoption of the County of London Plan.Labour's plans for London The Times 6 February 1946 The Conservative Party proposed appointing a housing director with responsibility for the construction of new houses, and opposed building large secondary schools, instead arguing for smaller technical schools. Results The Labour Party won its largest ever majority, gaining eighteen seats from the Conservative Party. The Manchester Guardian argued that the Conservatives would be satisfied with the election, despite their losses, as their results were better than in the 1945 UK general election.New LCC seats for Labour Manchester Guardian 9 March 1946 However, Labour lost two seats to the Liberal Party, which had not been represented on the council since 1934, and two to the Communist Party of Great Britain, which had never previously held seats on the council.The new LCC The Times 9 March 1946 Turnout at the election was 26.4%, the lowest since the 1919 London County Council election. While it was as high as 34.6% in Fulham West, it was a mere 11.8% in Shoreditch.LCC election poll The Times 1 June 1946 Party Voteshttps://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Twentieth-Century-Local-Election-Results-Volume-3.pdf London County Council Elections 1889 - 1961 Council 12 May 2019 SeatsNumber % Stood Seats % Labour Party (UK) 291,138 55.0 118 90 72.6 Conservative Party (UK) 222,840 42.1 100 30 24.2 Communist Party of Great Britain 15,353 10 2 1.6 Liberal Party (UK) 11,119 6 2 1.6 National Liberal Party (UK, 1931) 1,930 3 0 0.0 British People's Party 1,916 6 0 0.0 Independent (politician) 1,184 2 0 0.0 References London County Council election County Council election London County Council election Category:London County Council elections London County Council election