1898 London County Council election

Local election in England 1898 London County Council election United Kingdom LCC arms 1914.png parliamentary no yes 1895 London County Council election 1895 1901 London County Council election 1901 3 March 1898 Lord_Onslows.jpg Earl of Onslow Alderman Moderate (London) 48 11 Thomas_Mackinnon_Wood.jpg McKinnon Wood Alderman Progressive Party (London) 70 11 An election to the County Council of London took place on 3 March 1898. The council was elected by First Past the Post with each elector having two votes in the two-member seats. The Progressive Party won a substantial majority on the council. Campaign The Progressives contended that, because the last election had resulted in a tie in the number of councillors, the council had made little progress over the past three years. They argued that they had successfully led slum clearance programmes. They proposed that the council should maintain its existing policy of refusing to sell alcohol in premises it owned, should seek to levy increased taxes on landlords, and should aim to municipalise the gas and water supplies.London County Council: opening of the Progressive campaign The Manchester Guardian 28 January 1898 The Moderates argued that the Progressives were fighting on party political lines, and that as a result, they would too. They contended that the Progressives wanted to adopt socialist policies, and that they had wasted money by overspending on building projects. Instead, the Moderates advocated passing the majority of the council's responsibilities to the Metropolitan Borough Councils.London County Council election The Times 10 February 1898 The election in Hackney Central was delayed, due to the death of one of the candidates.London County Council election The Times 3 March 1898 Results The Progressive Party gained 16 seats from the Moderates and lost only 4 seats to them, winning a substantial majority.London County Council elections: final results The Times 5 March 1898 The Times noted that this was less than their majority in the 1892 London County Council election, and did not necessarily mean that the voters of London would support the Liberal Party at the next UK general election.The success of the Progressive candidates The Times 7 March 1898 Party Voteshttp://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 % Progressive Party (London) 150,826 49.2 112 70 Moderate (London) 148,576 48.4 114 48 Independent (politician) 4,681 0.8 5 0 Independent Labour 4 0 Independent Labour Party 3 0 Social Democratic Federation 2 0 References Category:1898 elections in the United Kingdom County Council election London County Council election Category:London County Council elections London County Council election