title: Paddington South (London County Council constituency)
text: # Paddington South (London County Council constituency)
  
  Paddington South was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1889 and the council's abolition, in 1965. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name.
  
  ## Councillors
  
  | Year | Name | Party | Name | Party | Name | Party | Party |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1889 | George Fardell | Moderate | George David Harris | Moderate | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
  | 1898 | Henry Andrade Harben | Conservative | George David Harris | Moderate | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
  | 1901 | Henry Andrade Harben | Conservative | Henry Percy Harris | Conservative | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
  | 1907 | Melvill Beachcroft | Municipal Reform | Henry Percy Harris | Conservative | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
  | 1910 | John Burgess-Preston Karslake | Municipal Reform | Harry Lewis-Barned | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
  | 1930 | John Burgess-Preston Karslake | Municipal Reform | John Temple Scriven | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
  | 1931 | Harold Vaughan Kenyon | Municipal Reform | John Temple Scriven | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
  | 1936 | Harold Vaughan Kenyon | Municipal Reform | Henry Studholme | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
  | 1945 | Harold Vaughan Kenyon | Municipal Reform | Ernest Hyatt | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
  | 1946 | Norris Kenyon | Conservative | Frederick Lawrence | Conservative | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
  | 1949 | Norris Kenyon | Conservative | Frederick Lawrence | Conservative | Thelma de Chair | | Conservative |
  | 1955 | Norris Kenyon | Conservative | Frederick Lawrence | Conservative | Edward Clive Bigham | | Conservative |
  | 1958 | Montagu Lowry-Corry | Conservative | Frederick Lawrence | Conservative | Edward Clive Bigham | | Conservative |
  
  ## Election results
  
  1898 London County Council election: Paddington South :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - |
  | Conservative | George Harris | 2,190 |
  | Conservative | Henry Andrade Harben | 2,146 |
  | Progressive | Charles George Paddon | 620 |
  | Progressive | H. C. Biron | 614 |
  | Moderate hold | Moderate hold | Swing |
  
  1901 London County Council election: Paddington South :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Conservative | George Harris | 1,618 | 43.1 | -1.1 |
  | Conservative | Henry Andrade Harben | 1,611 | 42.9 | -0.4 |
  | Progressive | Charles George Paddon | 524 | 14.0 | +1.5 |
  | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -1.5 | |
  
  1904 London County Council election: Paddington South :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Henry Andrade Harben | 2,608 |
  | | Conservative | Henry Percy Harris | 2,580 |
  | | Progressive | J. Kennedy | 970 |
  | | Progressive | D. Vaughan Owen | 937 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  
  1907 London County Council election: Paddington South :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Municipal Reform | Melvill Beachcroft | 3,763 |
  | | Municipal Reform | Henry Percy Harris | 3,709 |
  | | Progressive | J. S. Holmes | 843 |
  | | Progressive | Alfred Young Mayell | 816 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
  
  1910 London County Council election: Paddington South :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Municipal Reform | John Burgess-Preston Karslake | 3,226 |
  | | Municipal Reform | Harry Barned Lewis-Barned | 3,200 |
  | | Progressive | E. E. Hayward | 984 |
  | | Progressive | Alfred Young Mayell | 946 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
  
  1913 London County Council election: Paddington South :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Municipal Reform | John Burgess-Preston Karslake | 3,353 |
  | | Municipal Reform | Harry Barned Lewis-Barned | 3,316 |
  | | Progressive | Reymond Hervey de Montmorency | 817 |
  | | Progressive | Alfred Young Mayell | 805 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,499 |
  | | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
  | | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
  
  1919 London County Council election: Paddington South :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - |
  | Municipal Reform | John Burgess-Preston Karslake | |
  | Municipal Reform | Harry Lewis-Barned | |
  | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
  | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
  
  1922 London County Council election: Paddington South :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Municipal Reform | John Burgess-Preston Karslake | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
  | Municipal Reform | Harry Lewis-Barned | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
  | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | | |
  | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | | |
  
  1925 London County Council election: Paddington South :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Municipal Reform | John Burgess-Preston Karslake | 4,759 | n/a |
  | Municipal Reform | Harry Lewis-Barned | 4,629 | n/a |
  | Labour | A. Farrer | 1,175 | n/a |
  | Labour | Leopold Spero | 1,139 | n/a |
  | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | |
  | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | |
  
  1928 London County Council election: Paddington South :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Municipal Reform | John Burgess-Preston Karslake | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
  | Municipal Reform | Harry Lewis-Barned | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
  | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | | |
  | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | | |
  
  Paddington South by-election, 1930 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Municipal Reform | John Temple Scriven | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
  | | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | | |
  
  1931 London County Council election: Paddington South :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Municipal Reform | Harold Vaughan Kenyon | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
  | Municipal Reform | John Temple Scriven | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
  | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | | |
  | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | | |
  
  1934 London County Council election: Paddington South :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Municipal Reform | Harold Vaughan Kenyon | 5,647 | n/a |
  | Municipal Reform | John Temple Scriven | 5,574 | n/a |
  | Labour | J. E. MacColl | 2,251 | n/a |
  | Labour | G. Hill | 2,200 | n/a |
  | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | |
  | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | |
  
  1937 London County Council election: Paddington South :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - |
  | Municipal Reform | Harold Vaughan Kenyon | 7,531 |
  | Municipal Reform | Henry Studholme | 7,276 |
  | Labour | J. E. MacColl | 2,941 |
  | Labour | B. Ash | 2,817 |
  | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
  | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
  
  1946 London County Council election: Paddington South :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - |
  | Municipal Reform | Norris Kenyon | 7,354 |
  | Municipal Reform | Frederick Lawrence | 7,317 |
  | Labour | F. Hardie | 3,648 |
  | Labour | R. Chinn | 3,595 |
  | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  
  1949 London County Council election: Paddington South :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Conservative | Frederick Lawrence | 13,093 | | |
  | Conservative | Norris Kenyon | 13,085 | | |
  | Conservative | Thelma de Chair | 13,005 | | |
  | Labour | Charles Wegg-Prosser | 4,581 | | |
  | Labour | H. Browne | 4,284 | | |
  | Labour | M. Pawley | 4,261 | | |
  | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  1952 London County Council election: Paddington South :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - |
  | Conservative | Norris Kenyon | 11,909 |
  | Conservative | Frederick Lawrence | 11,857 |
  | Conservative | Thelma de Chair | 11,700 |
  | Labour | Charles Wegg-Prosser | 5,781 |
  | Labour | A. Dumont | 4,619 |
  | Labour | C. L. James | 4,583 |
  | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  
  1955 London County Council election: Paddington South :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - |
  | Conservative | Norris Kenyon | 9,857 |
  | Conservative | Frederick Lawrence | 9,778 |
  | Conservative | Edward Clive Bigham | 9,771 |
  | Labour | A. Dumont | 3,446 |
  | Labour | M. Haston | 3,425 |
  | Labour | C. Somers | 3,337 |
  | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  
  1958 London County Council election: Paddington South :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - |
  | Conservative | Norris Kenyon | 7,579 |
  | Conservative | Frederick Lawrence | 7,512 |
  | Conservative | Edward Clive Bigham | 7,434 |
  | Labour | J. Alford | 4,974 |
  | Labour | William Dow | 4,949 |
  | Labour | H. Gray | 4,890 |
  | Liberal | P. Bradney | 945 |
  | Liberal | S. M. Cowan | 926 |
  | Liberal | A. R. P. Ducros | 611 |
  | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  
  1961 London County Council election: Paddington South :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - |
  | Conservative | Frederick Lawrence | 8,352 |
  | Conservative | Montagu Lowry-Corry | 8,187 |
  | Conservative | Edward Clive Bigham | 8,105 |
  | Labour | William Dow | 4,413 |
  | Labour | C. Genese | 4,324 |
  | Labour | P. Park | 4,205 |
  | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  