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1953 London local elections

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1953 London local elections
← 1949
7 May 1953
1956 →
All 1,356 councillors in all 28 metropolitan boroughs
  First party Second party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Councils 19 9
Councils +/– Increase2 Decrease2
Councillors 876 470

Local elections were held in London on 7 May 1953.

Electoral arrangments

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Councillors were elected to serve a three-year term, to go out of office in 1956.

Ward boundaries were changed in Bermondsey (54 councillors reduced to 45), Bethnal Green, Camberwell, Finsbury (56 to 34), Greenwich (30 increased to 35), Hackney, Lambeth, St Marylebone, Stoke Newington and Woolwich (45 to 54). Total councillors were reduced by 17 from 1,373 to 1,356.[1]

Results

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Two councils changed control, Stoke Newington and St Pancras, from Conservative to Labour.[2]

The results for each borough were as follows:[1][3]

Borough Previous control New control Labour Conservative Ind. Labour Total Details
Battersea Labour Labour 37 18 55
Bermondsey Labour Labour 45 45 Details
Bethnal Green Labour Labour 30 30
Camberwell Labour Labour 46 14 60
Chelsea Conservative Conservative 4 32 36
Deptford Labour Labour 31 5 36
Finsbury Labour Labour 29 5 34
Fulham Labour Labour 27 13 40
Greenwich Labour Labour 29 6 35
Hackney Labour Labour 48 48
Hammersmith Labour Labour 33 6 39
Hampstead Conservative Conservative 6 36 42
Holborn Conservative Conservative 4 38 42
Islington Labour Labour 60 60
Kensington Conservative Conservative 18 42 60
Lambeth Labour Labour 51 9 60
Lewisham Conservative Conservative 22 33 55
Paddington Conservative Conservative 24 36 60
Poplar Labour Labour 42 42
Shoreditch Labour Labour 33 33
Southwark Labour Labour 60 60 Details
Stepney Labour Labour 59 1 60
St Marylebone Conservative Conservative 10 50 60
Stoke Newington Conservative Labour 24 6 30
St Pancras Conservative Labour 42 18 60
Wandsworth Conservative Conservative 21 39 60
Westminster Conservative Conservative 60 60
Woolwich Labour Labour 41 13 54
Total 876 470 1 1,356

References

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  1. 1 2 Woollard, John; Willis, Alan (2000). Twentieth Century Local Elections Results. Volume 2: Election Results for London Metropolitan Boroughs 1931-1962 (PDF). LGC Information.
  2. ↑ "Apathy in the election". Western Mail. 9 May 1953. p. 4.
  3. ↑ Woollard, John; Willis, Alan (2000). Twentieth Century Local Elections Results. Volume 3: Summary Data: Inner London County & Borough Elections 1889-1998 (PDF). LGC Information.
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