Metropolitan borough council elections 1 Nov 1928
Metropolitan borough council elections 1 Nov 1928 was held on 1 November 1928. 1,415 seats were filled across 318 wards and divisions in 29 councils, from 2,935 candidates. Municipal Reform Party (London, 1906-1946) won 706, The Labour Party won 468 and Ratepayers won 92.
- Date
- 1 November 1928
- Seats filled
- 1,415
- Candidates
- 2,935
- Councils
- 29
| Party | Candidates | Seats won | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal Reform Party (London, 1906-1946) | 994 | 706 | 1,210,063 | 39.8% |
| The Labour Party | 1,167 | 468 | 1,273,344 | 41.9% |
| Ratepayers | 162 | 92 | 131,620 | 4.3% |
| Anti-socialist alliances (London Municipal Reform/Progressive joint tickets) | 164 | 77 | 133,890 | 4.4% |
| The Liberal Party | 179 | 38 | 143,427 | 4.7% |
| Conservative Party | 23 | 15 | 54,070 | 1.8% |
| Progressive Party (London, 1889-1945) | 55 | 10 | 30,335 | 1.0% |
| Independent | 62 | 7 | 36,584 | 1.2% |
| Ind(C) | 1 | 1 | 1,436 | 0.0% |
| Independent Conservative | 4 | 1 | 1,406 | 0.0% |
| Communist | 73 | 0 | 13,236 | 0.4% |
| Independent Liberal | 11 | 0 | 6,804 | 0.2% |
| Independent Labour | 16 | 0 | 2,358 | 0.1% |
| Other | 22 | 0 | 1,920 | 0.1% |
| IndLab | 1 | 0 | 1,065 | 0.0% |
| Independent Progressive | 1 | 0 | 105 | 0.0% |