title: Limehouse (London County Council constituency)
text: # Limehouse (London County Council constituency)
  
  Limehouse 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 | James Ambrose | Progressive | Arthur Lewis Leon | Progressive |
  | 1892 | William Pearce | Progressive | Arthur Lewis Leon | Progressive |
  | 1901 | William Byron Bawn | Progressive | Arthur Lewis Leon | Progressive |
  | 1907 | Cyril Jackson | Municipal Reform | John Lort-Williams | Municipal Reform |
  | 1910 | Cyril Jackson | Municipal Reform | Alfred Yeo | Progressive |
  | 1913 | Benjamin Evans | Progressive | Alfred Yeo | Progressive |
  | 1914 | Henry Bryant Marks | Progressive | Alfred Yeo | Progressive |
  | 1919 | Henry Bryant Marks | Progressive | Robert Bryan | Labour |
  | 1922 | Henry Bryant Marks | Progressive | Clarissa Bessie Lankester | Municipal Reform |
  | 1925 | Isaac Lyons | Labour | Anna Mathew | Labour |
  | 1928 | Malcolm MacDonald | Labour | Anna Mathew | Labour |
  | 1931 | Henry James Lazarus | Labour | Anna Mathew | Labour |
  | 1934 | Richard Coppock | Labour | Anna Mathew | Labour |
  | 1937 | Richard Coppock | Labour | Monica Whately | Labour |
  | 1946 | Richard Coppock | Labour | Louise Reeve | Labour |
  
  ## Election results
  
  1898 London County Council election: Limehouse :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - |
  | Progressive | William Pearce | 2,336 |
  | Progressive | Arthur Lewis Leon | 2,142 |
  | Moderate | J. R. Pascoe | 1,726 |
  | Moderate | W. H. Porter | 1,553 |
  | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
  
  1901 London County Council election: Limehouse :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Progressive | Arthur Lewis Leon | 1,751 | 29.1 | +1.5 |
  | Progressive | William Byron Bawn | 1,637 | 27.2 | -2.9 |
  | Conservative | Samuel Hugh Franklyn Hole | 1,326 | 22.1 | -0.1 |
  | Conservative | Dalby Williams | 1,297 | 21.6 | +1.6 |
  | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | | |
  | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | -1.4 | |
  
  1904 London County Council election: Limehouse :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Progressive | William Byron Bawn | 2,461 |
  | | Progressive | Arthur Lewis Leon | 2,381 |
  | | Conservative | H. C. Batchelor | 1,600 |
  | | Conservative | B. Levett | 1,590 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
  
  1907 London County Council election: Limehouse :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Municipal Reform | Cyril Jackson | 2,141 |
  | | Municipal Reform | John Lort-Williams | 2,026 |
  | | Progressive | Arthur Lewis Leon | 1,957 |
  | | Progressive | T. L. Knight | 1,935 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing |
  | | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing |
  
  1910 London County Council election: Limehouse :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Progressive | Alfred Yeo | 1,963 |
  | | Municipal Reform | Cyril Jackson | 1,962 |
  | | Progressive | H. J. Ogden | 1,930 |
  | | Municipal Reform | George Lillie Craik | 1,825 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
  | | Progressive gain from Municipal Reform | Progressive gain from Municipal Reform | Swing |
  
  1913 London County Council election: Limehouse :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Progressive | Benjamin Evans | 2,665 |
  | | Progressive | Alfred Yeo | 2,664 |
  | | Municipal Reform | Cyril Jackson | 2,024 |
  | | Municipal Reform | R. A. Reith | 1,916 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 640 |
  | | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
  | | Progressive gain from Municipal Reform | Progressive gain from Municipal Reform | Swing |
  
  1919 London County Council election: Limehouse :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Progressive | Henry Bryant Marks | 1,269 | 23.1 |
  | | Labour | Robert Bryan | 1,244 | 22.6 |
  | | Labour | Clement Attlee | 1,147 | 20.8 |
  | | Independent | R. Ridge | 1,110 | 20.2 |
  | | Progressive | Ida Samuel | 732 | 13.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 97 | 0.2 |
  | | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | |
  | | Labour gain from Progressive | Labour gain from Progressive | Swing | |
  
  1922 London County Council election: Limehouse :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Progressive | Henry Bryant Marks | 5,746 | 28.8 | +5.7 |
  | | Municipal Reform | Clarissa Bessie Lankester | 5,454 | 27.4 | n/a |
  | | Labour | Julia Scurr | 4,385 | 22.0 | -0.6 |
  | | Labour | Skene Mackay | 4,350 | 21.8 | +1.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,069 | 5.4 | +5.2 |
  | | Municipal Reform gain from Labour | Municipal Reform gain from Labour | Swing | n/a | |
  | | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | | |
  
  1925 London County Council election: Limehouse :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Isaac Lyons | 4,287 |
  | | Labour | Anna Mathew | 4,235 |
  | | Municipal Reform | Clarissa Bessie Lankester | 2,183 |
  | | Progressive | Henry Bryant Marks | 1,979 |
  | | Municipal Reform | P. W. Brown | 1,886 |
  | | Progressive | A. Hill | 1,415 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | | Labour gain from Progressive | Labour gain from Progressive | Swing |
  | | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing |
  
  1928 London County Council election: Limehouse :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Malcolm MacDonald | 5,270 |
  | | Labour | Anna Mathew | 5,108 |
  | | Municipal Reform | K. Slattery | 2,648 |
  | | Municipal Reform | F. Simms | 2,565 |
  | | Liberal | A. Hill | 1,514 |
  | | Liberal | John Henry Maynard | 1,480 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  
  1931 London County Council election: Limehouse :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Anna Mathew | 3,375 |
  | | Labour | Henry Lazarus | 3,353 |
  | | Municipal Reform | Clarissa Bessie Lankester | 2,344 |
  | | Municipal Reform | T. A. N. Way | 2,050 |
  | | Independent | John Henry Maynard | 528 |
  | | Democratic | J. Cahill | 517 |
  | | Democratic | G. J. Warren | 477 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  
  1934 London County Council election: Limehouse :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Anna Mathew | 5,565 |
  | | Labour | Richard Coppock | 5,356 |
  | | Municipal Reform | Clarissa Bessie Lankester | 2,344 |
  | | Municipal Reform | John Boyd-Carpenter | 1,935 |
  | | Liberal | John Henry Maynard | 622 |
  | | Liberal | J. Johnson | 479 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  
  1937 London County Council election: Limehouse :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Richard Coppock | 8,272 |
  | | Labour | Monica Whately | 8,042 |
  | | Municipal Reform | V. G. Weeple | 2,542 |
  | | Municipal Reform | G. E. Abrahams | 2,431 |
  | | British Union of Fascists | A. Brook-Griggs | 2,086 |
  | | British Union of Fascists | Charles Wegg-Prosser | 2,086 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  
  1946 London County Council election: Limehouse :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Richard Coppock | 2,333 |
  | | Labour | Louise Reeve | 2,206 |
  | | Conservative | P. Woodard | 593 |
  | | Conservative | M. Barclay | 550 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  