1931 London local elections

1931 London local elections parliamentary no yes 1928 London local elections 1928 1934 London local elections 1934 All 1,385 councillors in all 28 metropolitan boroughs 2 November 1931 Councils Councils +/– Councillors Councillors +/– Municipal Reform Party 24 5 1,124 Labour Party (UK) 3 5 257 Local elections were held in London on 2 November 1931. 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 1934. Ward boundaries were changed in Lambeth (45 councillors increased to 60). Total councillors were increased by 15 from 1,370 to 1,385. 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.pdfThe socialists routed in councils The Daily Telegraph 3 November 1931 11Socialist downfall in the London boroughs The Daily Telegraph 4 November 1931 17How London's new councils will line up Evening Standard 3 November 1931 17 Borough Previous control New control Municipal ReformIncludes all Conservative Party-aligned candidates who stood as Municipal Reform or another name. Labour Independent Total Details Battersea Labour Party (UK) Municipal Reform Party 31 23 54 Bermondsey Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 9 45 54 Details Bethnal Green Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party 30 30 Camberwell Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party 46 14 60 Chelsea Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party 36 36 Deptford Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 15 21 36 Finsbury Labour Party (UK) Municipal Reform Party 47 9 56 Fulham Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party 40 40 Greenwich No overall control No overall control 15 15 30 Hackney Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party 59 1 60 Hammersmith Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party 33 3 36 Hampstead Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party 42 42 Holborn Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party 41 1 42 Islington Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party 60 60 Kensington Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party 54 6 60 Lambeth Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party 60 60 Lewisham Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party 45 5 50 Paddington Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party 60 60 Poplar Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 5 36 1 42 Shoreditch Labour Party (UK) Municipal Reform Party 36 6 42 Southwark Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party 51 7 2 60 Details Stepney Labour Party (UK) Municipal Reform Party 33 26 1 60 St Marylebone Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party 55 5 60 Stoke Newington Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party 30 30 St Pancras Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party 48 12 60 Wandsworth Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party 60 60 Westminster Municipal Reform Party Municipal Reform Party 60 60 Woolwich Labour Party (UK) Municipal Reform Party 23 22 45 Total 1,124 257 4 1,385 Notes References Category:London metropolitan borough council elections by year Category:Elections in London Category:1931 in London Category:1931 English local elections