1937 London local elections

1937 London local elections parliamentary no yes 1934 London local elections 1934 1945 London local elections 1945 All 1,377 councillors in all 28 metropolitan boroughs 1 November 1937 Councils Councils +/– Councillors Councillors +/– Labour Party (UK) 17 2 778 Municipal Reform Party 11 2 598 Local elections were held in London on 1 November 1937. 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. Councillors were elected for a three-year term, to go out of office in November 1940. However, due to the Second World War, and the provisions of the Local Elections and Register of Electors (Temporary Provisions) Acts 1939–1944 and the Representation of the People Act 1945, the terms of those elected in 1937 were extended to 1945. Ward boundaries were changed in Hackney (60 councillors decreased to 48), Lewisham (50 increased to 53) and Southwark. Total councillors were reduced by 9 from 1,386 to 1,377. Results Labour took control of two councils, Hammersmith and Lambeth, from the Conservative-aligned Municipal Reform Party.The London borough results The Guardian 3 November 1937 8 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.pdfFinal election results The Daily Telegraph 3 November 1937 21 Borough Previous control New control Labour Municipal ReformIncludes all Conservative Party-aligned candidates who stood as Municipal Reform or another name. Communist Total Details Battersea Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 40 15 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) 38 22 60 Chelsea Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party 36 36 Deptford Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 30 6 36 Finsbury Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 48 8 56 Fulham Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 27 13 40 Greenwich Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 21 9 30 Hackney Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 41 7 48 Hammersmith Municipal Reform Party Labour Party (UK) 27 9 36 Hampstead Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party 6 36 42 Holborn Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party 6 36 42 Islington Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 42 18 60 Kensington Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party 12 48 60 Lambeth Municipal Reform Party Labour Party (UK) 31 29 60 Lewisham Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party 11 42 53 Paddington Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party 23 37 60 Poplar Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 42 42 Shoreditch Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 36 6 42 Southwark Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 60 60 Details Stepney Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 59 1 60 St Marylebone Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party 9 51 60 Stoke Newington Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party 13 17 30 St Pancras Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party 27 33 60 Wandsworth Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party 10 50 60 Westminster Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party 60 60 Woolwich Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 35 10 45 Total 778 598 1 1,377 Notes References Category:London metropolitan borough council elections by year Category:Elections in London Category:1937 in London Category:1937 English local elections