title: Paddington North (London County Council constituency)
text: # Paddington North (London County Council constituency)
  
  Paddington North 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 | Melvill Beachcroft | Moderate | Edward Parker Young | Moderate | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
  | 1892 | Henry Percy Harris | Moderate | William Urquhart | Moderate | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
  | 1901 | Melvill Beachcroft | Conservative | John Blackwood | Progressive | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
  | 1904 | Melvill Beachcroft | Conservative | James Stephens | Conservative | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
  | 1907 | Walter Guinness | Municipal Reform | Herbert Hunter | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
  | 1910 | Thomas Clarence Edward Goff | Municipal Reform | Herbert Hunter | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
  | 1913 | Herbert Lidiard | Municipal Reform | Herbert Hunter | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
  | 1922 | Thomas Clarence Edward Goff | Municipal Reform | Herbert Hunter | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
  | 1930 | Thomas Clarence Edward Goff | Municipal Reform | Frank Stanley Henwood | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
  | 1931 | Geoffrey FitzClarence | Municipal Reform | Frank Stanley Henwood | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
  | 1937 | Eric Hall | Municipal Reform | Frank Stanley Henwood | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
  | 1946 | George de Swiet | Labour | Xenia Field | Labour | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
  | 1949 | Ernest Hyatt | Conservative | Mary Proby | Conservative | David Wilkie | | Conservative |
  | 1952 | Edward Avery | Labour | Myfanwy Griffith | Labour | John O'Neill Ryan | | Labour |
  | 1961 | Edward Avery | Labour | Harry Browne | Labour | George Lowe | | Labour |
  
  ## Election results
  
  1898 London County Council election: Paddington North :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - |
  | Moderate | William Urquhart | 2,142 |
  | Moderate | Henry Harris | 2,086 |
  | Progressive | A. White | 1,842 |
  | Progressive | W. Stevenson | 1,816 |
  | Moderate hold | Moderate hold | Swing |
  
  1901 London County Council election: Paddington North :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Conservative | Melvill Beachcroft | 1,962 | 26.0 | -1.2 |
  | Progressive | John Blackwood | 1,916 | 25.4 | +2.0 |
  | Conservative | Henry Harris | 1,858 | 24.6 | -1.9 |
  | Progressive | Walter Richard Warren | 1,820 | 24.1 | +1.1 |
  | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  | Progressive gain from Conservative | Progressive gain from Conservative | Swing | +1.5 | |
  
  1904 London County Council election: Paddington North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Melvill Beachcroft | 3,346 |
  | | Conservative | James Stephens | 3,120 |
  | | Progressive | John Blackwood | 2,393 |
  | | Progressive | J. H. Turner | 2,172 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | | Conservative gain from Progressive | Conservative gain from Progressive | Swing |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  
  1907 London County Council election: Paddington North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Municipal Reform | Walter Guinness | 4,711 |
  | | Municipal Reform | Herbert Hunter | 4,597 |
  | | Progressive | James Fairbank | 3,607 |
  | | Progressive | G. G. Maberly | 3,453 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
  
  1910 London County Council election: Paddington North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Municipal Reform | John Herbert Hunter | 4,017 |
  | | Municipal Reform | Thomas Clarence Edward Goff | 3,965 |
  | | Progressive | James Fairbank | 3,882 |
  | | Progressive | Horace George Holmes | 3,732 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
  
  1913 London County Council election: Paddington North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Municipal Reform | John Herbert Hunter | 4,561 |
  | | Municipal Reform | Herbert Lidiard | 4,522 |
  | | Progressive | Horace Holmes | 3,573 |
  | | Progressive | James Scott Duckers | 3,485 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 949 |
  | | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
  | | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
  
  1919 London County Council election: Paddington North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Municipal Reform | Herbert Hunter | 1,938 | 28.8 |
  | | Municipal Reform | Herbert Lidiard | 1,864 | 27.7 |
  | | Labour | Charles Terry Hendin | 1,470 | 21.9 |
  | | Labour | Hugh Roberts | 1,454 | 21.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 394 | 5.8 |
  | | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | |
  | | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | |
  
  1922 London County Council election: Paddington North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Municipal Reform | Herbert Hunter | 7,722 | 34.5 | +5.7 |
  | | Municipal Reform | Thomas Clarence Edward Goff | 7,713 | 34.5 | +6.8 |
  | | Labour | W. C. Bolton | 3,484 | 15.6 | -6.3 |
  | | Labour | H. P. Lawless | 3,456 | 15.4 | -6.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,229 | 18.9 | +13.1 |
  | | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | | |
  | | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | | |
  
  1925 London County Council election: Paddington North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Municipal Reform | Thomas Clarence Edward Goff | 5,612 |
  | | Municipal Reform | Herbert Hunter | 5,607 |
  | | Labour | Terry Hendin | 2,694 |
  | | Labour | L. G. Paul | 2,690 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
  | | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
  
  1928 London County Council election: Paddington North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Municipal Reform | John Herbert Hunter | 5,812 |
  | | Municipal Reform | Thomas Clarence Edward Goff | 5,743 |
  | | Labour | Walter Day | 4,491 |
  | | Labour | Charles Terry Hendin | 4,421 |
  | | Liberal | John Bethell Sackville-Evans | 1,548 |
  | | Liberal | Simeon Gilbert | 1,533 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
  | | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
  
  Paddington North by-election, 1930 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Municipal Reform | Frank Stanley Henwood | 4,327 |
  | | Labour | Terry Hendin | 3,209 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
  
  1931 London County Council election: Paddington North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Municipal Reform | Frank Stanley Henwood | 6,197 |
  | | Municipal Reform | Geoffrey FitzClarence | 6,138 |
  | | Labour | Richard Coppock | 3,414 |
  | | Labour | Ewart Culpin | 3,374 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
  | | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
  
  1934 London County Council election: Paddington North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Municipal Reform | Frank Stanley Henwood | 5,949 |
  | | Municipal Reform | Geoffrey FitzClarence | 5,948 |
  | | Labour | Barbara Ayrton-Gould | 4,261 |
  | | Labour | Harry Samuels | 4,212 |
  | | Communist | A. G. Barker | 393 |
  | | Communist | H. Smith | 328 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
  | | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
  
  1937 London County Council election: Paddington North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Municipal Reform | Frank Stanley Henwood | 7,272 |
  | | Municipal Reform | Eric Hall | 7,109 |
  | | Labour | G. Cann | 6,687 |
  | | Labour | E. A. Whitfield | 6,510 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
  | | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
  
  1946 London County Council election: Paddington North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | George de Swiet | 5,185 |
  | | Labour | Xenia Field | 5,175 |
  | | Conservative | D. Webster | 3,690 |
  | | Conservative | A. R. Moore | 3,673 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
  
  1949 London County Council election: Paddington North :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Conservative | Ernest Hyatt | 9,409 | | |
  | Conservative | David Wilkie | 9,328 | | |
  | Conservative | Mary Proby | 9,208 | | |
  | Labour | Xenia Field | 8,971 | | |
  | Labour | Edward Avery | 8,839 | | |
  | Labour | Frances Grimmett | 8,605 | | |
  | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
  | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
  
  1952 London County Council election: Paddington North :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - |
  | Labour | Myfanwy Griffith | 13,174 |
  | Labour | Edward Avery | 13,109 |
  | Labour | John O'Neill Ryan | 12,713 |
  | Conservative | Ernest Hyatt | 9,913 |
  | Conservative | Joan Vickers | 9,318 |
  | Conservative | David Wilkie | 9,214 |
  | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
  | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
  | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
  
  1955 London County Council election: Paddington North :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - |
  | Labour | Myfanwy Griffith | 8,889 |
  | Labour | Edward Avery | 8,829 |
  | Labour | John O'Neill Ryan | 8,782 |
  | Conservative | R. R. Brown | 7,185 |
  | Conservative | J. O'Connell | 7,043 |
  | Conservative | L. V. West Russell | 6,924 |
  | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  
  1958 London County Council election: Paddington North :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - |
  | Labour | Edward Avery | 9,040 |
  | Labour | John O'Neill Ryan | 8,949 |
  | Labour | Myfanwy Griffith | 8,883 |
  | Conservative | T. P. K. Kemble | 4,243 |
  | Conservative | S. T. A. Coren | 4,230 |
  | Conservative | J. W. Nuttall | 4,219 |
  | Liberal | A. V. Stitt | 863 |
  | Liberal | H. Burke | 830 |
  | Liberal | C. N. Gilbert | 728 |
  | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  
  1961 London County Council election: Paddington North :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - |
  | Labour | Edward Avery | 7,963 |
  | Labour | George Lowe | 7,743 |
  | Labour | Harry Browne | 7,474 |
  | Conservative | R. Browne | 7,159 |
  | Conservative | Harold Sebag-Montefiore | 6,343 |
  | Conservative | T. P. K. Kemble | 6,057 |
  | Liberal | L. Lever | 840 |
  | Liberal | S. Cowan | 806 |
  | Liberal | A. Sheldon-Williams | 647 |
  | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  