1953 London local elections

1953 London local elections parliamentary no yes 1949 London local elections 1949 1956 London local elections 1956 All 1,356 councillors in all 28 metropolitan boroughs 7 May 1953 Councils Councils +/– Councillors Councillors +/– Labour Party (UK) 19 2 876 Conservative Party (UK) 9 2 470 Local elections were held in London on 7 May 1953. 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 to serve a three-year term, to go out of office in 1956. Ward boundaries were changed in Bermondsey (54 councillors reduced to 45), Bethnal Green, Camberwell, Finsbury (56 to 34), Greenwich (30 increased to 35), Hackney, Lambeth, St Marylebone, Stoke Newington and Woolwich (45 to 54). Total councillors were reduced by 17 from 1,373 to 1,356. Results Two councils changed control, Stoke Newington and St Pancras, from Conservative to Labour.Apathy in the election Western Mail 9 May 1953 4 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.pdf Borough Previous control New control Labour Conservative Ind. Labour Total Details Battersea Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 37 18 55 Bermondsey Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 45 45 Details Bethnal Green Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 30 30 Camberwell Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 46 14 60 Chelsea Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 4 32 36 Deptford Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 31 5 36 Finsbury Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 29 5 34 Fulham Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 27 13 40 Greenwich Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 29 6 35 Hackney Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 48 48 Hammersmith Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 33 6 39 Hampstead Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 6 36 42 Holborn Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 4 38 42 Islington Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 60 60 Kensington Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 18 42 60 Lambeth Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 51 9 60 Lewisham Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 22 33 55 Paddington Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 24 36 60 Poplar Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 42 42 Shoreditch Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 33 33 Southwark Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 60 60 Details Stepney Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 59 1 60 St Marylebone Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 10 50 60 Stoke Newington Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 24 6 30 St Pancras Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 42 18 60 Wandsworth Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 21 39 60 Westminster Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 60 60 Woolwich Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 41 13 54 Total 876 470 1 1,356 References Category:London metropolitan borough council elections by year Category:Elections in London Category:1953 in London Category:1953 English local elections