title: Battersea (London County Council constituency)
text: # Battersea (London County Council constituency)
  
  Battersea was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1889 and 1919. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name.
  
  ## Councillors
  
  | Year | Name | Party | Name | Party |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1889 | John Burns | Progressive | James Tims | Progressive |
  | 1893 | John Burns | Progressive | William Willis | Progressive |
  | 1895 | John Burns | Progressive | William J. Davies | Progressive |
  | 1907 | Arthur Shirley Benn | Municipal Reform | William J. Davies | Progressive |
  | 1910 | Walter Richard Warren | Progressive | William J. Davies | Progressive |
  | 1913 | Walter Richard Warren | Progressive | William J. West | Progressive |
  
  ## Election results
  
  1889 London County Council election: Battersea :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Progressive | John Burns | 3,071 | | |
  | Progressive | James Tims | 2,307 | | |
  | Progressive | Andrew Cameron | 1,279 | | |
  | Radical | Robert Arthur Valpy | 1,564 | | |
  | Independent | George Harrison | 188 | | |
  | Vestryman | William Davies | 54 | | |
  | Progressive win (new seat) | Progressive win (new seat) | Progressive win (new seat) | Progressive win (new seat) | Progressive win (new seat) |
  | Progressive win (new seat) | Progressive win (new seat) | Progressive win (new seat) | Progressive win (new seat) | Progressive win (new seat) |
  
  1892 London County Council election: Battersea :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - |
  | Progressive | John Burns | 5,168 |
  | Progressive | James Tims | 4,470 |
  | Moderate | J. G. Taylor Whitehead | 2,011 |
  | Moderate | James Innes Michin | 1,780 |
  | Independent Progressive | Howarth Barnes | 1,060 |
  | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
  | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
  
  1893 Battersea by-election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - |
  | Progressive | William Willis | 2,817 |
  | Moderate | Arthur Philip Quicke | 2,165 |
  | Social Democratic Federation | Harry B. Rogers | 414 |
  | Independent Labour | W. F. Grey | 360 |
  | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
  
  1895 London County Council election: Battersea :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - |
  | Progressive | William Davies | 4,095 |
  | Progressive | John Burns | 3,940 |
  | Moderate | A. T. Quicke | 2,945 |
  | Moderate | T. Costigan | 2,921 |
  | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
  | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
  
  1898 London County Council election: Battersea :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - |
  | Progressive | William Davies | 5,284 |
  | Progressive | John Burns | 5,126 |
  | Moderate | Rudolph Feilding | 3,715 |
  | Moderate | A. T. Quicke | 3,670 |
  | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
  | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
  
  1901 London County Council election: Battersea :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Progressive | William Davies | 5,951 | 38.6 |
  | Progressive | John Burns | 5,906 | 38.3 |
  | Conservative | Stanley Boulter | 1,829 | 11.9 |
  | Conservative | John Dumphreys | 1,746 | 11.3 |
  | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | |
  | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | |
  
  1904 London County Council election: Battersea :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - |
  | Progressive | John Burns | 5,513 |
  | Progressive | William Davies | 5,502 |
  | Conservative | Francis Danford Thomas | 2,503 |
  | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
  | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
  
  1907 London County Council election: Battersea :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Progressive | William Davies | 7,250 |
  | | Municipal Reform | Arthur Benn | 7,217 |
  | | Municipal Reform | Edwin Evans | 6,691 |
  | | Progressive | William J. West | 6,669 |
  | | Independent Socialist | W. H. Humphreys | 489 |
  | | Socialist (GB) | Jack Fitzgerald | 98 |
  | | Socialist (GB) | H. Jansen-Neumann | 42 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing |
  | | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
  
  1910 London County Council election: Battersea :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Progressive | William Davies | 7,254 | 26.3 |
  | | Progressive | Walter Richard Warren | 7,049 | 25.6 |
  | | Municipal Reform | Arthur Benn | 6,837 | 24.8 |
  | | Municipal Reform | Edwin Evans | 6,441 | 23.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 212 | 0.8 |
  | | Progressive gain from Municipal Reform | Progressive gain from Municipal Reform | Swing | |
  | | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | |
  
  1913 London County Council election: Battersea :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Progressive | Walter Richard Warren | 5,483 | 27.5 | +1.9 |
  | | Progressive | William J. West | 5,451 | 27.3 | +1.0 |
  | | Municipal Reform | H. Ramsden | 4,502 | 22.6 | -2.2 |
  | | Municipal Reform | George Bettesworth Piggott | 4,502 | 22.6 | -0.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 949 | 4.7 | +3.9 |
  | | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | +2.0 | |
  | | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | | |
  