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St Marylebone (London County Council Constituency)
St Marylebone was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council 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 :Louis Gluckstein elected unopposed 1955 :Desmond Plummer Arthur Desmond Herne Plummer, Baron Plummer of St Marylebone, TD, DL, FRSA (25 May 1914 – 2 October 2009) was a British Conservative Party politician in London and the longest serving Leader of the Greater London Council 1967–1973. Educ ... elected unopposed 1960 References {{London County Council London County Council constituencies Politics of the City of Westminster ... [...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] |
1958 London County Council Election
An election to the County Council of London took place on 16 April 1958. The council was elected by First Past the Post with each elector having three votes in the three-member seats. The Labour Party, who had already run the council for 24 years, won their largest ever majority. Campaign The Labour Party were optimistic about making gains, and targeted seats in Battersea South, Clapham, Lewisham West, Wandsworth Central and Woolwich West. The Conservatives targeted the marginal Labour-held constituencies of Barons Court, Kensington North and Paddington North. Their manifesto argued that the Labour Party were wasting money; they proposed reducing rates, and encouraged Londoners to move to new towns. The Liberal Party stood 31 candidates, but reports suggested that they were hampered by poor organisation, and were not optimistic of taking a seat. The Communist Party of Great Britain and the Independent Labour Party each stood four candidates, while the Socialist Party ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harriet Harman
Harriet Ruth Harman (born 30 July 1950) is a British politician and solicitor who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Camberwell and Peckham, formerly Peckham, since 1982. A member of the Labour Party, she has served in various Cabinet and Shadow Cabinet positions. Born in London to a doctor and a barrister, Harman was privately educated at St Paul's Girls' School before going on to study politics at the University of York. After working for Brent Law Centre, she became a legal officer for the National Council for Civil Liberties, a role in which she was found in contempt of court following action pursued by Michael Havers, a former Attorney General. She successfully took a case, ''Harman v United Kingdom'', to the European Court of Human Rights, which found Havers had breached her right to freedom of expression. Harman was elected as MP for Peckham at a 1982 by-election. She was made a shadow social services minister in 1984 and a shadow health minister in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 London County Council Election
An election to the County Council of London took place on 13 April 1961. It proved to be the last election to the council, and plans for its replacement by the Greater London Council were already in process. The council was elected by First Past the Post with each elector having three votes in the three-member seats. Campaign The campaign attracted little attention. The Conservative Party campaign focused on housing issues. The London Labour Party organised a tour of twenty cars through South East London, carrying politicians who made short speeches at numerous locations in the area. Other election issues included the proposed construction of the Royal National Theatre, and the London Ringways road schemes. Results The Labour Party lost seventeen seats to the Conservative Party, but still secured a substantial majority of seats on the council. This ensured that the Labour Party would complete thirty years in control of the council. The Liberal Party was hopeful of winning a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Bingham, 6th Earl Of Lucan
George Charles Patrick Bingham, 6th Earl of Lucan Military Cross, MC (24 November 1898 – 21 January 1964), known as Lord Bingham from 1914 to 1949, was an Peerage of Ireland, Irish peer, British soldier and Labour Party (UK), Labour politician. Early life Pat Lucan was the eldest son of George Bingham, 5th Earl of Lucan, the 5th Earl of Lucan and his wife, Violet Sylvia Blanche, daughter of J. Spender Clay. He was educated at Eton College and at the Royal Military College Sandhurst. Military career He entered the Royal Military College, Sandhurst and was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Coldstream Guards, during World War I. Remaining in the army, he attended the Staff College, Camberley. He was a Colonel (United Kingdom), colonel and commanded the 1st Battalion of the regiment from 1940 to 1942 during the Second World War. From 1942 to 1945 he was Deputy Director for Ground Defence in the Air Ministry. House of Lords He succeeded his father in the earldom in 1949 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1937 London County Council Election
An election to the County Council of London took place on 4 March 1937. The council was elected by First Past the Post with each elector having two votes in the two-member seats. The Labour Party made gains, increasing their majority over the Municipal Reform Party. Campaign The Labour Party had gained control of the council for the first time in 1934. It campaigned on its record of three years running the council, and also called for a Metropolitan Green Belt, the completion of slum clearance, a scheme to beautify the South Bank, and the provision of more school playing fields. The party ran candidates for every seat other than the four in the City of London. The Conservatives, running as the Municipal Reform Party, hoped to regain control of council, believing that their defeat in 1934 was due to complacency and a low turnout. Its manifesto noted that Labour had failed to meet its 1934 promise of increased house building, and proposed rebuilding schools, providing cheap m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Gaster
Jacob Gaster (6 October 1907–12 March 2007), known as Jack Gaster, was a British communist solicitor and politician. Biography Born in Maida Vale, Jack was the son of Moses Gaster, the leader of the Sephardic Jewish Congregation in London, and Lucy Friedlander. He studied at the London School of Economics and then entered a legal career, qualifying as a solicitor in 1931, and soon thereafter forming a socialist law practice with Richard Turner.Victoria Brittain,Obituary: Jack Gaster, ''The Guardian'', 13 March 2007. In 1926, Gaster joined the Independent Labour Party (ILP), inspired by its support for workers during the British General Strike. He became prominent in the party, and was its representative at the arrival of the Jarrow March in London. However, he was a champion of unity with the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB), and to this end was a founder of the ILP's Revolutionary Policy Committee. The Committee successfully persuaded the ILP to disaffiliate fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Jacobs (politician)
Elizabeth Jacobs (born 1900) was a medical doctor and politician. Jacobs was educated at Highbury School, King's College London, and St Mary's Hospital in Paddington. She qualified as a doctor in 1925, and married fellow doctor Lawrence Jacobs soon after. She spent a period working as a clinical assistant at the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital, then set up a general practice on Church Street in Marylebone. Jacobs joined the Labour Party, and won a seat on St Marylebone Metropolitan Borough Council. She stood in the 1935 and 1945 UK general elections in St Marylebone, but was not elected. She also stood in the 1931 and 1955, 1958 and 1961 London County Council elections in the equivalent seat, again without success. In 1952, Jacobs' son, Leonard, joined her at the practice, and in 1964 her daughter, Anne, also joined. She stood down as a local councillor in 1962, becoming an alderman An alderman is a member of a Municipal government, municipal assembly or council i ... [...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] |
Frances Josephy
Frances Louise Josephy (February 1900 – 1985) was a British Liberal politician, journalist and lecturer. Background She was born in Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire. She was educated at Seymour Lodge School, Dundee, before going on to St. Andrews University and Newnham College, Cambridge. She graduated from Cambridge with a degree in Classics and English. Political career In 1924, she joined the National League of Young Liberals. She was Research Secretary to the Radical Parliamentary Group in the House of Commons. In March 1928 she stood at the London County Council elections as a Liberal candidate for St. Marylebone alongside Harcourt Johnstone. They trailed both Municipal Reform and Labour candidates. In February 1929 she was selected as prospective Liberal candidate for Winchester for the general election. She contested Winchester in 1929. This was a safe Tory seat that they had won at every election since 1885 and at the previous election, the Liberals came third. She manage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harcourt Johnstone
Harcourt Johnstone (19 May 18951 March 1945), nicknamed Crinks, was a British Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party politician. Early life and education Johnstone was born in London in 1895, the son of the Hon. Alan Johnstone (diplomat), Sir Alan Johnstone, a British diplomat, and his American wife Antoinette Pinchot. His nickname 'Crinks' is alleged to have derived from the wrinkled face he had as a baby. One of his ancestors was Sir William Vernon Harcourt (politician), William Vernon Harcourt (1827–1904) who was Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer under William Ewart Gladstone. His paternal grandfather was the first Baron Derwent. Harcourt Johnstone was educated at Eton College and at Balliol College, Oxford. In the First World War he served in the Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own), Rifle Brigade and on the staff in France and Belgium. Politics Drawn to politics, he unsuccessfully contested Willesden East (UK Parliament constituency), Willesden East for the Li ... [...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] |
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