1928 Southwark Borough Council election

March 2020 March 2020 thumb|1928 ward boundaries Elections to the Metropolitan Borough of Southwark were held in 1928. The borough had ten wards which returned between 3 and 9 members. Election summary At the previous elections in 1925 the Ratepayers Association won 44 seats to the Labour Party's 16. The Ratepayers Association was the name adopted for an anti-Labour Party electoral alliance. By 1928 this electoral alliance had ended in two of the ten of wards. In other wards, candidates reverted to running either as Liberals (Progressives) or Municipal Reform (Conservatives). Southwark Borough Election Result 1928Willis Alan John Woollard Twentieth Century Local Election Results Volume 1: Election Results For the London County Council (1889-1961) and London Metropolitan Boroughs (1900–1928) Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre 2000 Plymouth Labour Party (UK) 18 3 1 +2 30.0 45.6 10,728 Liberal Party (UK) 17 17 0 +17 28.3 24.7 5,802 Municipal Reform Party 13 13 0 +13 21.7 15.3 3,596 Ratepayers Association 12 0 32 -32 20.0 12.7 2,990 Unemployed Workers 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.3 301 Independent Progressive 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.4 105 |} Election result No. 1 St Michael'sThe Municipal Year Book and Public Services Directory Liberal Party (UK) Henry Arthur Dalton 1,385 51.4 -1.6 Liberal Party (UK) F G Niblett * 1,295 Liberal Party (UK) Miss Catherine M Green 1,288 Liberal Party (UK) Peter William Wallace 1,263 Liberal Party (UK) Frank Thomas Maish 1,227 Liberal Party (UK) J G Wood 1,223 Labour Party (UK) W Cuss 1,075 39.9 -7.1 Labour Party (UK) K Day 1,062 Labour Party (UK) W O'Brien 1,056 Labour Party (UK) J Ammond 1,037 Labour Party (UK) C McGovern 1,034 Labour Party (UK) J Read 985 Unemployed Workers E Rothery 236 8.8 n/a Unemployed Workers W Southwell 178 Unemployed Workers W Cameron 170 Unemployed Workers B Ball 150 Unemployed Workers J Dean 125 Unemployed Workers A Peck 100 |} Liberal gain 5 from Ratepayers and 1 from Labour No. 2 St Jude'sThe Municipal Year Book and Public Services Directory Liberal Party (UK) B. Rowe 831 50.2 Liberal Party (UK) Frederick Charles Rowe Liberal Party (UK) W. Myers Labour Party (UK) T. Cullen 43.4 Labour Party (UK) P. Gallagher Labour Party (UK) H. Gidden Independent Progressive A. Bennett 6.3 n/a |} Liberal gain 3 from Ratepayers No. 3 St George'sThe Municipal Year Book and Public Services Directory Labour Party (UK) 73.7 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Municipal Reform Party 26.3 Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party |} No Change No. 4 ChristchurchThe Municipal Year Book and Public Services Directory Municipal Reform Party M. Rushen 489 49.6 Liberal Party (UK) F. Martin 487 Municipal Reform Party A. Evans Municipal Reform Party S. Cole Municipal Reform Party J. Moyle Liberal Party (UK) H. Brockman 453 Labour Party (UK) Leonard James Styles 431 43.8 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Unemployed Workers J. Brown 65 6.6 n/a Unemployed Workers Unemployed Workers Unemployed Workers Unemployed Workers Unemployed Workers |} Municipal Reform gain 4 and Liberals 2 from Ratepayers No. 5 St SaviourThe Municipal Year Book and Public Services Directory Municipal Reform Party 792 63.6 Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party Labour Party (UK) 453 36.4 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) |} Municipal Reform gain 9 from Ratepayers No. 6 St Mary'sThe Municipal Year Book and Public Services Directory Liberal Party (UK) P. McCarthy 1,734 54.1 Ratepayers Association Ratepayers Association Ratepayers Association Ratepayers Association Ratepayers Association Labour Party (UK) 1,474 45.9 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Albert Joseph Gates Labour Party (UK) |} Liberal gain 1 from Ratepayers No. 7 St Paul'sThe Municipal Year Book and Public Services Directory Liberal Party (UK) William Westcott 1,928 Liberal Party (UK) L. Want Liberal Party (UK) A. Bodenham Liberal Party (UK) F. Dupree Liberal Party (UK) D. Shadbolt Liberal Party (UK) T. Willers Labour Party (UK) 857 30.8 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) |} Liberal gain 6 from Ratepayers No. 8 St Peter'sThe Municipal Year Book and Public Services Directory Labour Party (UK) H. Aldridge 1,974 58.5 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 1,909 Liberal Party (UK) W. Bremer 738 21.9 Liberal Party (UK) Municipal Reform Party E. Gledhill 661 19.6 Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party Liberal Party (UK) Municipal Reform Party Liberal Party (UK) Municipal Reform Party |} Labour gain 3 from Ratepayers No. 9 St John'sThe Municipal Year Book and Public Services Directory Labour Party (UK) Harry Hinkins 1,679 64.5 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Municipal Reform Party H. Russell 491 18.9 Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party 436 Liberal Party (UK) H. Betts 433 16.6 Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) |} No Change No. 10 TrinityThe Municipal Year Book and Public Services Directory Ratepayers Association C. Fordham 1,256 58.4 Ratepayers Association J. Davies Ratepayers Association William Frederick Castle Ratepayers Association Peter Milne Middleton Ratepayers Association J. Witham Ratepayers Association B. Calvert Labour Party (UK) P. Daly 893 41.6 Labour Party (UK) F. Foot Labour Party (UK) A. Saunders Labour Party (UK) W. Jones Labour Party (UK) C. Wagner Labour Party (UK) J. Yates |} No Change Notes References 1925 Southwark Borough election Southwark local elections 1931 Southwark Borough election Category:Council elections in the London Borough of Southwark Category:1928 in London Category:1928 English local elections