1934 London local elections

1934 London local elections parliamentary no yes 1931 London local elections 1931 1937 London local elections 1937 All 1,386 councillors in all 28 metropolitan boroughs 1 November 1934 Councils Councils +/– Councillors Councillors +/– Labour Party (UK) 15 10 717 Municipal Reform Party 13 9 619 Local elections were held in London on 1 November 1934. 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 1937. Ward boundaries were changed in Battersea (54 councillors increased to 55) and Greenwich. Total councillors were increased by 1 from 1,385 to 1,386. Results 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.pdfBig socialist gains in boroughs Daily Mirror 2 November 1934 3The new London councils at a glance Evening Standard 2 November 1934 5 Borough Previous control New control Labour Municipal ReformIncludes all Conservative Party-aligned candidates who stood as Municipal Reform or another name. Total Details Battersea Municipal Reform Party Labour Party (UK) 37 18 55 Bermondsey Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 54 54 Details Bethnal Green Municipal Reform Party Labour Party (UK) 30 30 Camberwell Municipal Reform Party Labour Party (UK) 36 24 60 Chelsea Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party 36 36 Deptford Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 30 6 36 Finsbury Municipal Reform Party Labour Party (UK) 47 9 56 Fulham Municipal Reform Party Labour Party (UK) 27 13 40 Greenwich No overall control Labour Party (UK) 21 9 30 Hackney Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 45 15 60 Hammersmith Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party 16 20 36 Hampstead Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party 42 42 Holborn Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party 42 42 Islington Municipal Reform Party Labour Party (UK) 34 26 60 Kensington Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party 14 46 60 Lambeth Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party 29 31 60 Lewisham Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party 5 45 50 Paddington Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party 21 39 60 Poplar Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 42 42 Shoreditch Municipal Reform Party Labour Party (UK) 36 6 42 Southwark Municipal Reform Party Labour Party (UK) 59 1 60 Details Stepney Municipal Reform Party Labour Party (UK) 60 60 St Marylebone Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party 9 51 60 Stoke Newington Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party 7 23 30 St Pancras Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party 28 32 60 Wandsworth Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party 7 53 60 Westminster Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party 60 60 Woolwich Municipal Reform Party Labour Party (UK) 35 10 45 Total 717 669 1,386 Notes References Category:London metropolitan borough council elections by year Category:Elections in London Category:1934 in London Category:1934 English local elections