title: Kennington (London County Council constituency)
text: # Kennington (London County Council constituency)
  
  Kennington was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1889 and 1949. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name.
  
  ## Councillors
  
  | Year | Name | Party | Name | Party |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1889 | Horatio Myer | Progressive | Harry Seymour Foster | Moderate |
  | 1892 | Richard Cecil Grosvenor | Progressive | William Stockbridge | Progressive |
  | 1895 | Joseph Dixon | Moderate | Thomas Arthur Organ | Progressive |
  | 1898 | John Benn | Progressive | Thomas Arthur Organ | Progressive |
  | 1901 | John Benn | Progressive | Stephen Collins | Progressive |
  | 1907 | John Benn | Progressive | Edward Denny | Progressive |
  | 1910 | John Benn | Progressive | Maurice de Forest | Progressive |
  | 1913 | John Benn | Progressive | William Peel | Municipal Reform |
  | 1919 | John Benn | Progressive | Harry Gosling | Labour |
  | 1922 | John Benn | Progressive | Harold Swann | Municipal Reform |
  | 1922 | Harry Gosling | Labour | Harold Swann | Municipal Reform |
  | 1925 | George Maurice Beaufoy | Municipal Reform | Harold Swann | Municipal Reform |
  | 1928 | Charles Gibson | Labour | Harold Swann | Municipal Reform |
  | 1931 | Henry Studholme | Municipal Reform | Harold Swann | Municipal Reform |
  | 1934 | Charles Gibson | Labour | Amy Sayle | Labour |
  | 1946 | Charles Gibson | Labour | Howell John Powell | Labour |
  
  ## Election results
  
  1898 London County Council election: Kennington :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - |
  | Progressive | Thomas Arthur Organ | 2,672 |
  | Progressive | John Benn | 2,661 |
  | Moderate | Joseph Dixon | 2,526 |
  | Moderate | J. R. Cousins | 2,471 |
  | Ind. Labour Party | N. P. Palmer | 68 |
  | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
  | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
  
  1901 London County Council election: Kennington :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Progressive | John Benn | 3,505 | 32.8 | +7.0 |
  | Progressive | Stephen Collins | 3,412 | 32.0 | +6.1 |
  | Conservative | Benjamin William Bennett | 1,913 | 17.9 | -6.0 |
  | Conservative | Joseph Dixon | 1,844 | 17.3 | -7.2 |
  | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | | |
  | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | +6.6 | |
  
  1904 London County Council election: Kennington :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Progressive | Stephen Collins | 3,394 |
  | | Progressive | John Benn | 3,388 |
  | | Conservative | Allen Edwards | 2,460 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
  | | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
  
  1907 London County Council election: Kennington :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Progressive | John Benn | 3,424 |
  | | Progressive | Edward Denny | 3,326 |
  | | Municipal Reform | P. F. Budge | 2,718 |
  | | Municipal Reform | W. Porter | 2,666 |
  | | Social Democratic Federation | Joseph George Butler | 281 |
  | | Social Democratic Federation | Fred Knee | 235 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
  | | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
  
  1910 London County Council election: Kennington :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Progressive | John Benn | 3,290 |
  | | Progressive | Maurice de Forest | 2,828 |
  | | Municipal Reform | P. F. Budge | 2,421 |
  | | Municipal Reform | Cecil Ince | 2,317 |
  | | Labour | John Gilbert Dale | 900 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
  | | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
  
  1913 London County Council election: Kennington :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Progressive | Sir John Williams Benn | 3,517 | 24.9 | -3.1 |
  | | Municipal Reform | William Peel | 3,371 | 23.8 | +3.2 |
  | | Municipal Reform | Victor Sassoon | 3,264 | 23.1 | +3.4 |
  | | Progressive | W. J. Richardson | 2,878 | 20.3 | -3.8 |
  | | Labour | John Gilbert Dale | 1,121 | 7.9 | +0.2 |
  | | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing | +3.5 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 493 | 3.5 | |
  | | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | -3.2 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 253 | 1.8 | |
  
  1919 London County Council election: Kennington :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Harry Gosling | 2,764 | 31.6 |
  | | Progressive | John Benn | 2,743 | 31.3 |
  | | Municipal Reform | Frederick Benjamin Oliphant Hawes | 1,685 | 19.3 |
  | | Municipal Reform | David Margesson | 1,558 | 17.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,058 | 12.0 |
  | | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | |
  | | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing | |
  
  1922 London County Council election: Kennington :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Municipal Reform | Harold Swann | 5,728 | 31.8 | +12.5 |
  | | Progressive | John Benn | 4,805 | 26.7 | -4.6 |
  | | Labour | Harry Gosling | 4,275 | 23.7 | -7.9 |
  | | Labour | Charles Gibson | 3,212 | 17.8 | n/a |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 530 | 3.0 | -9.0 |
  | | Municipal Reform gain from Labour | Municipal Reform gain from Labour | Swing | | |
  | | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | | |
  
  Kennington by-election, 1922 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Harry Gosling | 3,871 | 42.2 |
  | | Municipal Reform | Austin Hudson | 3,378 | 36.9 |
  | | Progressive | George Brittain | 1,917 | 20.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 493 | 5.3 |
  | | Labour gain from Progressive | Labour gain from Progressive | Swing | |
  
  1925 London County Council election: Kennington :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Municipal Reform | George Maurice Beaufoy | 5,715 | | |
  | | Municipal Reform | Harold Swann | 5,564 | | |
  | | Labour | Will Lockyer | 4,803 | | |
  | | Labour | Francis Bowie | 4,796 | 17.8 | n/a |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
  | | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing | | |
  | | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | | |
  
  1928 London County Council election: Kennington :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Municipal Reform | Harold Swann | 5,153 |
  | | Labour | Charles Gibson | 5,151 |
  | | Municipal Reform | George Maurice Beaufoy | 5,139 |
  | | Labour | Leonard Matters | 5,128 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing |
  | | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
  
  1931 London County Council election: Kennington :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Municipal Reform | Harold Swann | 4,731 |
  | | Municipal Reform | Henry Studholme | 4,716 |
  | | Labour | Charles Gibson | 4,239 |
  | | Labour | W. Hunter | 4,186 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | | Municipal Reform gain from Labour | Municipal Reform gain from Labour | Swing |
  | | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
  
  1934 London County Council election: Kennington :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Charles Gibson | 5,450 |
  | | Labour | Amy Sayle | 5,393 |
  | | Municipal Reform | Harold Swann | 3,950 |
  | | Municipal Reform | Henry Studholme | 3,940 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing |
  | | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing |
  
  1937 London County Council election: Kennington :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Charles Gibson | 7,303 |
  | | Labour | Amy Sayle | 7,245 |
  | | Municipal Reform | A. Kennedy | 5,324 |
  | | Municipal Reform | Ingham Clarke | 5,055 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  
  1946 London County Council election: Kennington :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Charles Gibson | 4,378 |
  | | Labour | Howell John Powell | 4,343 |
  | | Conservative | S. R. Dean | 1,502 |
  | | Conservative | K. Perona-Wright | 1,492 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  