The 1892 United Kingdom local elections took place throughout 1892. The elections were the second following the
Local Government Act 1888
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and
Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889
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, which had established county councils and county borough councils in England, Wales, and Scotland. The election saw elections of members to these various new county councils.
The March elections saw
Liberal Progressives strengthening their control of
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 ...
. The result had the effect of strengthening the opposition of some Conservatives to female suffrage, as a correlation between widening female suffrage and the Conservative defeat was read into the election.
Municipal elections were held in England and Wales in November, although like their County Council elections remained generally apolitical.
The elections also witnessed the further growth of the Labour movement in local government, with there being an estimated 200 Labour councillors by 1892, as opposed to 12 Labour councillors in 1882.
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