title: Southwark Central (London County Council constituency)
text: # Southwark Central (London County Council constituency)
  
  Southwark Central was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1919 and 1949. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name.
  
  ## Councillors
  
  | Year | Name | Party | Name | Party |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1919 | George Henry Cook | Progressive | James Daniel Gilbert | Progressive |
  | 1928 | David Arlott | Labour | Kitty Colyer | Labour |
  | 1931 | David Arlott | Labour | Harry Day | Labour |
  | 1939 | David Arlott | Labour | Ernest George Saunders | Labour |
  | 1946 | Albert Gates | Labour | John Keen | Labour |
  
  ## Election results
  
  1919 London County Council election: Southwark Central :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Progressive | James Daniel Gilbert | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
  | Progressive | George Henry Cook | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
  | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | n/a | |
  | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | n/a | |
  
  1922 London County Council election: Southwark Central :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Progressive | James Daniel Gilbert | 6,374 | 35.9 | n/a |
  | | Progressive | George Henry Cook | 6,154 | 34.7 | n/a |
  | | Labour | Lewis Silkin | 2,618 | 14.7 | n/a |
  | | Labour | W. Barrett | 2,611 | 14.7 | n/a |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,536 | 20.0 | n/a |
  | | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | n/a | |
  | | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | n/a | |
  
  1925 London County Council election: Southwark Central :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Progressive | James Daniel Gilbert | 5,198 |
  | | Progressive | George Henry Cook | 4,810 |
  | | Labour | Alfred George Prichard | 3,189 |
  | | Labour | F. Roberts | 3,148 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
  | | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
  
  1928 London County Council election: Southwark Central :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Kitty Colyer | 5,391 |
  | | Labour | David Arlott | 4,852 |
  | | Liberal | James Daniel Gilbert | 4,796 |
  | | Liberal | George Henry Cook | 4,534 |
  | | Municipal Reform | C. B. Salmon | 1,823 |
  | | Municipal Reform | Irene Dowling | 1,814 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | | Labour gain from Progressive | Labour gain from Progressive | Swing |
  | | Labour gain from Progressive | Labour gain from Progressive | Swing |
  
  1931 London County Council election: Southwark Central :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Harry Day | 3,325 |
  | | Labour | David Arlott | 3,037 |
  | | Anti-Socialist | J. M. Oakey | 2,548 |
  | | Anti-Socialist | F. Williams | 2,358 |
  | | Independent | P. McCarthy | 1,973 |
  | | Organised Unemployed | J. Fitzgerald | 123 |
  | | Organised Unemployed | W. Newton | 111 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  
  1934 London County Council election: Southwark Central :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Harry Day | 5,309 |
  | | Labour | David Arlott | 4,760 |
  | | Liberal | P. McCarthy | 2,410 |
  | | Liberal | James Robert Want | 2,225 |
  | | Municipal Reform | Hugh Gough | 1,611 |
  | | Municipal Reform | A. Mash | 1,502 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  
  1937 London County Council election: Southwark Central :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Harry Day | 6,291 |
  | | Labour | David Arlott | 5,628 |
  | | Municipal Progressive | James Robert Want | 3,517 |
  | | Municipal Progressive | F. A. Stockdale | 3,476 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  
  1946 London County Council election: Southwark Central :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Albert Gates | 3,745 |
  | | Labour | John Keen | 3,653 |
  | | Conservative | V. S. White | 777 |
  | | Conservative | A. E. Lloyd | 763 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  