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Battersea South (London County Council Constituency)
Battersea South was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council London County Council (LCC) was the principal local government body for the County of London throughout its existence from 1889 to 1965, and the first London-wide general municipal authority to be directly elected. It covered the area today kno ... between 1919 and the council's abolition, in 1965. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name. Councillors Election results References {{London County Council London County Council constituencies Politics of the London Borough of Wandsworth Battersea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London County Council
London County Council (LCC) was the principal local government body for the County of London throughout its existence from 1889 to 1965, and the first London-wide general municipal authority to be directly elected. It covered the area today known as Inner London and was replaced by the Greater London Council. The LCC was the largest, most significant and most ambitious English municipal authority of its day. History By the 19th century, the City of London Corporation covered only a small fraction of metropolitan London. From 1855, the Metropolitan Board of Works (MBW) had certain powers across the metropolis, but it was appointed rather than elected. Many powers remained in the hands of traditional bodies such as parishes and the counties of Middlesex, Surrey and Kent. The creation of the LCC in 1889, as part of the Local Government Act 1888, was forced by a succession of scandals involving the MBW, and was also prompted by a general desire to create a competent government fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harbans Lall Gulati
Harbans Lall Gulati (c. 1896 – 13 June 1967) was an Indian-born physician living in London, who was a councillor for both the Conservative and Labour parties. After the Second World War he took a special interest in the effect of rationing on the health of the population and was an active campaigner for the extension of mobile canteen services to older people who could not queue for rations. He had a special interest in ophthalmology and worked as a general practitioner in Battersea, London for over four decades. Early life Gulati, known popularly as "Lall", was born around 1896 in Shaipur, near Lahore, Punjab, India. His exact date of birth is uncertain. He was the tenth son of Dola Ram Gulati and he had one younger sister. Career In 1916, Gulati became a medical officer in the Indian Medical Service after completing his medical training in Lahore. In 1919, he was in Amritsar at the time of the Amritsar massacre. In 1920, for reasons unknown, he worked his passage to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London County Council Constituencies
London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans as ''Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city#National capitals, Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national Government of the United Kingdom, government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the Counties of England, counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald McKinnon Wood
Ronald McKinnon Wood (11 May 1892–22 October 1967) was a Labour Member of London County Council for Bethnal Green from 1946 to 1961. He served as Chairman of London County Council from 1957 to 1958. The son of Thomas McKinnon Wood, he was educated at Highgate School, Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood and Pembroke College, Cambridge.‘WOOD, R(onald) McKinnon’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016 He married Gwendoline Elaine Dykes Spicer, daughter of Sir Albert Spicer, 1st Baronet Sir Albert Spicer, 1st Baronet PC (16 March 1847 – 20 December 1934) was an English businessman and Liberal Party politician. He was born in Brixton, London, the son of James Spicer D.L. of Alton, Hampshire (1807–1888), a wealthy paper merc ... in 1918. They had three children together. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Wood, Ronald McKinnon 1892 births 1967 deaths People educated at Highgate School People educated at Merchant Taylors' Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Drake
Barbara Drake (3 October 1876 – 19 July 1963) was a member of the Fabian Society and trade unionist. She was born in Knightsbridge, London, the daughter of Daniel Meinertzhagen, a banker, and his wife, Georgina ''née'' Potter, sister of Beatrice Webb. In 1900 she married the solicitor Bernard Harpur Drake. They had no children. Active in the Women's Industrial Council, she conducted an enquiry into the position of the ''tea-shop girl''. Her 1920 book, ''Women in Trade Unions'' was an influential work produced by her under the auspices of the Labour Research Department and the Fabian Women's Group. A co-opted member of the London County Council Education Committee from 1925, she supported educational reforms including the introduction of comprehensive schools. When the Labour Party took control of the county council in 1934, she was made an alderman, holding the seat until 1946. See also * Beatrice Webb Bibliography The following is a non-exhaustive list of the books, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1934 London County Council Election
An election to the County Council of London took place on 8 March 1934. The council was elected by First Past the Post with each elector having two votes in the two-member seats. The Labour Party made large gains from the Municipal Reform Party, and for the first time won control of the council.. Campaign The Municipal Reform Party had run the council for 27 years, and ran on its record in government. In Finsbury, the party supported two independent "National Municipal" candidates. One of these candidates Michael Franklin belonged to the National Labour Organisation, the pro- National Government splinter party led by Ramsay MacDonald. The Labour Party had never been the largest party on the council, and had lost ground at the previous election, in 1931. Its manifesto prioritised the construction of more housing, particularly in locations within the County of London or immediately surrounding it, and the reduction of municipal rents. It contested all seats except for those ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1931 London County Council Election
An election to the County Council of London took place on 5 March 1931. The council was elected by First Past the Post with each elector having two votes in the two-member seats. The Municipal Reform Party slightly increased its majority on the council, with overall results matching those from 1925. Campaign The Municipal Reform Party had run the council since 1907. The party campaigned on its record in government, contending that it had run the council economically, keeping rates low. Since the previous election, the council had gained the power to administer welfare benefits, and the Municipal Reformers argued that the Labour Party would practice "Poplarism" and be overly generous. The party stood 106 candidates, and won the seats in City of London, Kensington South, Paddington South, Westminster Abbey and Westminster St George's without facing a contest. The Labour Party argued that welfare was administered in a harsh and cruel manner. It also contended that the Munic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1928 London County Council Election
An election to the County Council of London took place on 8 March 1928. The council was elected by First Past the Post with each elector having two votes in the two-member seats. The Labour Party made slight gains at the expense of the Municipal Reform Party, which nonetheless retained a substantial majority. Campaign The Municipal Reform Party had run the council since 1907. It campaigned on its record of providing services while keeping rates low, and proposed maintain its current policies on education, housing, health and employment, while strengthening flood defences, in the wake of recent floods by the Thames. The party won the seats in Clapham, Kensington South, Paddington South and Westminster St George's without a contest. It hoped to make gains in Battersea North and Woolwich East. The party contested every seat on the council, the first time any party had done so. The Labour Party manifesto prioritised clearing slums and constructing new housing, improving sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Samuels
Albert Edward Samuels (12 May 1900 – 19 June 1982) was a British politician, who held leading roles on the London County Council (LCC) and Greater London Council (GLC). Samuels was educated at Sir Walter St John's School and King's College London, qualifying as a solicitor in 1921. He joined the Labour Party, and in 1922 won election to Battersea Metropolitan Borough Council, then from 1925 served on the council as an alderman. Samuels contested Battersea South unsuccessfully at the 1925 London County Council election. He was instead appointed to the Metropolitan Water Board, and at the 1928 London County Council election, he won a seat in St Pancras South East. He lost his seat in 1931, but gained a seat in St Pancras South West in 1934, and was immediately appointed as chair of the Public Control Committee. Samuels stood down from the county council in 1937, but remained politically active. From 1941, he again served on the Metropolitan Water Board, then at the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1922 London County Council Election
An election to the County Council of London took place on 2 March 1922. It was the eleventh triennial election of the whole council. There were sixty dual member constituencies and one four member constituency, making a total of 124 seats. The council was elected by First Past the Post with each elector having two votes in the dual member seats. National government background The Prime Minister of the day was the Liberal David Lloyd George who led a Coalition Government that included the Unionist Party and those Liberals and Socialists who had broken from the main Liberal and Labour parties who sat in opposition. The Coalition was numerically dominated by the Unionists who were still 7 months away from overthrowing Lloyd George. The Coalition had been losing parliamentary seats in by-elections to both opposition parties including two in London to Labour; at 1921 Southwark South East by-election and during the council election campaign at 1922 Camberwell North by-election where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Ganley
Caroline Selina Ganley, CBE, JP (née Blumfield; 16 September 1879 – 3 August 1966) was an English Labour and Co-operative Party politician. Early life Ganley was born on 16 September 1879 in East Stonehouse, Devon, the daughter of a James Blumfield, a bombardier in the Royal Artillery, and Selina Mary Blumfield. Political career She became politically active in opposition to the Boer War, declaring herself a pacifist, and joined the Social Democratic Federation that year. She actively supported women's suffrage and helped set up what would become the Women's Labour League branch in Battersea. She became involved in the British Committee of the International Congress for Peace and Freedom in 1914. A letter she wrote to the ''Sunday Chronicle'' meant that the wives of servicemen received their allowances through the Post Office. In 1919, Ganley was one of three women elected to Battersea Council. Ganley was a school manager and governor, becoming a Justice of the Peace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William J
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name shoul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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