1899 Clerkenwell Vestry election

1899 UK local government election 1899 Clerkenwell Vestry election Parliamentary 1899 5 16 y 1898 Clerkenwell Vestry election 1898 1900 Finsbury Metropolitan Borough Council election 1900 24 of 72 seats to the Clerkenwell Vestry MOD Moderate (London) PRO Progressive Party (London) The final election to the Clerkenwell Vestry took place on Tuesday 16 May 1899. Vestrymen were elected for three years (to go out of office in 1902). The term was reduced to end on 1 November 1900 by the London Government Act 1899. Background In 1899 there were 24 of the 72 seats up for re-election:Vestry Elections for 1899 Holborn and Finsbury Guardian 6 May 1899 2 Ward No. 1, 4 seats (out of 12) Ward No. 2, 5 seats (out of 15) Ward No. 3, 4 seats (out of 12) Ward No. 4, 6 seats (out of 18) Ward No. 5, 5 seats (out of 15) Results The results were as follows:Vestry Elections for 1899 Holborn and Finsbury Guardian 20 May 1899 6The Vestry Elections The Echo 18 May 1899 3 Ward No. 1 Ward No. 1 Moderate (London) George Bassett 154 Moderate (London) William Bray 139 Moderate (London) James Hurrell 115 Moderate (London) Samuel Richards 114 Progressive Party (London) G. J. Brailey 114 Independent Labour Party John Penny 92 Independent Labour Party Edwin Davie 84 Independent Labour Party F. Wyard 83 Richards and Brailey each received 114 votes and resolved the election by drawing lots. Ward No. 2 Ward No. 2 Charles Brust unopposed George Herbert-Burns unopposed Arthur Millward unopposed Frederick Pettit unopposed John Robinson unopposed Ward No. 3 Ward No. 3 George Beard unopposed Charles Fortescue unopposed Henry Garn unopposed Benjamin Mendham unopposed Ward No. 4 Ward No. 4 Moderate (London) Frederick Stuart 338 Moderate (London) Edwin Penny 302 Progressive Party (London) Henry Pengelly 294 Progressive Party (London) Henry Mundy 283 Moderate (London) Edward Pearson 278 Moderate (London) Walter Abrahams 275 Progressive Party (London) H. G. Beeney 268 Moderate (London) A. Noone 267 Moderate (London) W. R. Corke 266 Progressive Party (London) C. Townend 263 Progressive Party (London) R. Jones 227 Social Democratic Federation W. E. Lavalette 115 Independent W. B. Jones 111 Independent M. M. Hanly 64 Ward No. 5 Ward No. 5 Moderate (London) James Knight 181 Moderate (London) Charles Fox 176 Progressive Party (London) Peter Pratt 158 Moderate (London) William Schultz 149 Moderate (London) Thomas Dickson 143 Progressive Party (London) F. Cox 141 Moderate (London) E. Hills 138 Progressive Party (London) Hanly 24 Progressive Party (London) D. Lloyd 19 References Clerkenwell Category:Clerkenwell Category:History of the London Borough of Islington