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Whitechapel And St George's (London County Council Constituency)
Whitechapel and St George's was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1919 and 1949. 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 Tower Hamlets Whitechapel ... [...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] |
Morry Davis
Morris Harold Davis (7 November 1894 – 15 March 1985) was a British politician, who also served as President of the Federation of Synagogues. Biography Born in St George's-in-the-East, in the East End of London, Davis served an apprenticeship as a tailor, then in 1921 became the manager of the Brown Bear pub, which was owned by his father. He joined the Labour Party, and in 1921 was elected as an alderman on Stepney Metropolitan Borough Council. He also stood for Whitechapel and St George's at the 1922 London County Council election, missing out on election by 87 votes, winning the seat easily in 1925. Davis won an elected seat on Stepney Council at a by-election in 1924. Now a prominent local figure, he was appointed to four council committees within his first six months, and by 1928 he chaired the council's education, finance, markets, and valuation committees. That year, he made a popular decision to reduce the gap between market stalls, allowing more to be set up, ... [...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] |
1946 London County Council Election
An election to the County Council of London took place on 7 March 1946. The council was elected by First Past the Post with each elector having two votes in the two-member seats. The Labour Party once more made gains, again increasing their majority over the Conservative Party. Campaign Due to World War II, no election had been held to the council since 1937. The Labour Party stood candidates in all constituencies except the City of London, and Westminster St George's. Its manifesto proposed a major programme of house building, new schools, and the adoption of the ''County of London Plan''. The Conservative Party proposed appointing a housing director with responsibility for the construction of new houses, and opposed building large secondary schools, instead arguing for smaller technical schools. Results The Labour Party won its largest ever majority, gaining eighteen seats from the Conservative Party. The ''Manchester Guardian'' argued that the Conservatives would be s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gollan
John Gollan (2 April 1911 – 5 September 1977) was a British political leader who was general secretary of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) from 1956 to 1975. Gollan was born in Edinburgh, where he grew up and took his first job as a painter's apprentice. His first introduction to political activity was during the 1926 general strike when he helped distribute the papers of the strike committee. On International Workers' Day, 1 May, the following year he joined the and its youth wing the Young Communist League (YCL). He became a signwriter but his career was cut short in July 1931 when he was arrested for distributing anti-militarist leaflets. He had been organising soldiers to demand better rights and conditions, an activity for which he was sentenced to 6 months in HM Prison Edinburgh. After a popular campaign calling for his release he was freed in January 1932 and began working for the party. Gollan became the editor of the 's newspaper ''The Young Worker'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Milton
Sir Frank Milton (born Frank Milton Lowenstein; 6 January 1906 – 8 January 1976) was a British Liberal Party politician and magistrate. Background Milton was born in Hampstead, London, the son of G. Lowenstein, Director of S. Japhet & Co. Ltd of London. He was educated at Bembridge School, St John's College, Oxford where he received a Master of Arts. In 1924, he dropped his surname of Lowenstein. In 1940, he married Barbara McFadyean. In 1945 the marriage was dissolved. In 1954 he married Iris Averil Neave. They had two adopted sons. He was knighted in 1970. Professional career Milton received a Call to Bar, Lincoln's Inn in 1930. He became a Bencher in 1967. He worked on the south-eastern circuit. He served in the War of 1939–45 in the Royal Artillery, reaching the rank of Major. He was a Metropolitan Magistrate from 1952–67. He was Chairman of Epping Group Hospital Management Committee from 1958–63. He was a Member of the Standing Committee on Criminal Law Revis ... [...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] |
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] |
Jack Oldfield
John Richard Anthony Oldfield (5 July 189911 December 1999) was a British landowner and politician. The son of Major H.E. Oldfield of the Royal Field Artillery, his father was killed in action two days before his first birthday during the Second Anglo-Boer War. With his widowed mother, he moved home many times, spending much time at Doddington Place Gardens, Kent, which had been purchased by his grandfather and aunt in 1906. Educated at Eton College, Oldfield was commissioned as an officer in the Grenadier Guards in the latter stages of the First World War. In 1920, he entered Trinity College, Cambridge. While at Cambridge, he converted from Anglicanism to Roman Catholicism. He also took an interest in social matters, and began voluntary work at Toynbee Hall in the East End of London and joined the Labour Party in the early 1920s. At the 1929 general election he was elected as Member of Parliament for South East Essex. With the formation of the Second Labour Government he ... [...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] |
1925 London County Council Election
An election to the County Council of London took place on 5 March 1925. The council was elected by First Past the Post with each elector having two votes in the two-member seats. The Municipal Reform Party retained a large majority, while the Labour Party established itself as the principal opposition, supplanting the Progressive Party. Campaign The Municipal Reform Party campaigned on its record in office, noting that it had reduced rates, and built housing. It opposed compulsory education for children over 14 years old and promised "patriotic education", and claimed that the Labour Party would introduce "communist schemes... under the revolutionary red flag". It stood 112 candidates, and those in the City of London, Kensington South and Streatham were elected without facing a contest. ''The Times'' predicted that the party could gain seats in Bow and Bromley, Kennington and Shoreditch. The Labour Party's manifesto proposed a major programme of municipalisation, includi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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