1895 London County Council election

December 2022 Local election in England 1895 London County Council election United Kingdom LCC arms 1914.png parliamentary no yes 1892 London County Council election 1892 1898 London County Council election 1898 2 March 1895 Charles_Thomson_Ritchie_headshot.jpg Charles Ritchie None Moderate (London) 59 23 140,310 Charles_Harrison.jpg Charles Harrison Bethnal Green South West Progressive Party (London) 59 23 134,663 An election to the County Council of London took place on 2 March 1895. The council was elected by First Past the Post with each elector having two votes in the two-member seats. The Moderates made numerous gains, and tied the Progressive Party in seats on the council. Campaign The Progressives campaigned on their record of running the council, arguing that they had achieved far more than the Metropolitan Board of Works had, and also that the various Metropolitan Borough Councils should be unified and their powers given to the London County Council.London County Council election The Times 20 February 1895 The Moderates argued that the Progressives had delayed in making improvements, and that measures should be taken to increase home ownership rates, rather than constructing council housing.The London County Council election The Times 27 February 1895 The Earl of Onslow, a prominent figure in the Conservative Party, was expected to stand for the Moderates in Islington South, but he was disqualified as his nomination papers were not received in time.Earl Onslow disqualified The Observer 24 February 1895 Results The Moderates gained 23 seats from the Progressives, and lost only one seat to them, tying both parties on 59 seats. Although the result was a tie, the Progressives held the majority of aldermanic seats on the council, and thus were able to retain control of it.London County Council election The Times 5 March 1895 The Times argued that the result was worse for Progressives than initially appeared, as they had not only lost seats, but many of their formerly safe seats were now marginal.The final official returns The Times 5 March 1895 The Daily Chronicle argued that the poor result for the Progressives was due to apathy among workers, and that their vote had held steady among the middle class. In addition, it blamed the unsuccessful Independent Labour Party and Social Democratic Federation candidates for taking votes away from some Progressive candidates.View of The Daily Chronicle reported in: The London County Council election Manchester Guardian 4 March 1895 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 % StoodLondon County Council election: the nominations The Times 23 February 1895 Seats % Progressive Party (London) 134,663 48.0 110 59 50.0 Moderate (London) 140,310 50.0 116 59 50.0 Social Democratic Federation 6 0 0.0 Independent Labour Party 5 0 0.0 Independent (politician) 4 0 0.0 Independent Progressive 3 0 0.0 References Category:1895 elections in the United Kingdom County Council election London County Council election Category:London County Council elections London County Council election