No. 7 (Old Street), Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury
At the most recent election (12 May 1949), L. Hartley (The Labour Party), A. Woods (The Labour Party) and C. Payne (The Labour Party) won No. 7 (Old Street), with a majority of 210 votes.
- Area type
- ward
- Within
- Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury
- Elections recorded
- 14
- Recorded results
- 88
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Hartley | The Labour Party | 482 | 18.8% | Yes |
| A. Woods | The Labour Party | 462 | 18% | Yes |
| C. Payne | The Labour Party | 452 | 17.6% | Yes |
| K. Beauchamp | Communist | 242 | 9.4% | No |
| P. Leppard | Communist | 213 | 8.3% | No |
| W. Hunt | Communist | 184 | 7.2% | No |
| S. Kitchen | Conservative Party | 180 | 7% | No |
| H. Burton | Conservative Party | 178 | 6.9% | No |
| E. Coulson | Conservative Party | 169 | 6.6% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Beauchamp | Communist | 392 | 21.4% | Yes |
| W. Kingham | The Labour Party | 254 | 13.9% | Yes |
| E. Rowley | Other | 236 | 12.9% | Yes |
| C. Simmons | The Labour Party | 232 | 12.7% | No |
| W. Prowse | The Labour Party | 206 | 11.3% | No |
| M. Driscoll | Other | 153 | 8.4% | No |
| C. Score | Other | 140 | 7.7% | No |
| L. Brain | Ratepayers | 74 | 4% | No |
| F. Bone | Ratepayers | 72 | 3.9% | No |
| R. Bramble | Ratepayers | 71 | 3.9% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. Kingsley | The Labour Party | 608 | 27.8% | Yes |
| W. Prowse | The Labour Party | 602 | 27.5% | Yes |
| W. Kingham | The Labour Party | 597 | 27.3% | Yes |
| E. Moore | Ratepayers | 140 | 6.4% | No |
| A. Spencer | Ratepayers | 122 | 5.6% | No |
| F. Stelling | Ratepayers | 121 | 5.5% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Martin | The Labour Party | 831 | 30.4% | Yes |
| W. Prowse | The Labour Party | 818 | 29.9% | Yes |
| C. Simmons | The Labour Party | 812 | 29.7% | Yes |
| E. Anderson | Ratepayers | 77 | 2.8% | No |
| A. Achillini | Ratepayers | 72 | 2.6% | No |
| A. Eames | Ratepayers | 68 | 2.5% | No |
| F. Abbott | Communist | 34 | 1.2% | No |
| E. Vasco | Communist | 24 | 0.9% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. Baldwin | The Labour Party | 526 | 19% | Yes |
| C. Simmons | The Labour Party | 518 | 18.7% | Yes |
| E. Martin | The Labour Party | 517 | 18.7% | Yes |
| T. Smith | Ratepayers | 422 | 15.2% | No |
| T. Wilkins | Ratepayers | 406 | 14.7% | No |
| A. Restorick | Ratepayers | 379 | 13.7% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. Baldwin | The Labour Party | 630 | 23.5% | Yes |
| C. Simmons | The Labour Party | 615 | 23% | Yes |
| E. Martin | The Labour Party | 606 | 22.6% | Yes |
| J. Goodman | Ratepayers | 290 | 10.8% | No |
| A. Sparrow | Ratepayers | 269 | 10% | No |
| B. Barnard | Ratepayers | 267 | 10% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. Bonaker | The Labour Party | 611 | 19.7% | Yes |
| A. Grew | The Labour Party | 599 | 19.3% | Yes |
| A. Haggelt | The Labour Party | 570 | 18.4% | Yes |
| J. Galley | Ratepayers | 491 | 15.8% | No |
| W. Butts | Ratepayers | 427 | 13.8% | No |
| P. Josephs | Ratepayers | 403 | 13% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Lewthwaite | Ratepayers | 399 | 19.7% | Yes |
| W. Bonaker | The Labour Party | 339 | 16.7% | Yes |
| W. Gibbs | Ratepayers | 334 | 16.5% | Yes |
| J. Franklin | Ratepayers | 331 | 16.3% | No |
| O. Grew | The Labour Party | 327 | 16.1% | No |
| E. Mackney | The Labour Party | 295 | 14.6% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G. Perry | Municipal Reform Party (London, 1906-1946) | 292 | 19.3% | Yes |
| J. Lewthwaite | Municipal Reform Party (London, 1906-1946) | 281 | 18.6% | Yes |
| T. Webster | Municipal Reform Party (London, 1906-1946) | 247 | 16.4% | Yes |
| F. Wheeler | Progressive Party (London, 1889-1945) | 240 | 15.9% | No |
| O. Grew | Progressive Party (London, 1889-1945) | 232 | 15.4% | No |
| G. Cranston | Progressive Party (London, 1889-1945) | 218 | 14.4% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Lewthwaite | Municipal Reform Party (London, 1906-1946) | 0 | — | Yes |
| G. Perry | Municipal Reform Party (London, 1906-1946) | 0 | — | Yes |
| W. Roach | Municipal Reform Party (London, 1906-1946) | 0 | — | Yes |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Lewthwaite | Municipal Reform Party (London, 1906-1946) | 318 | 23.1% | Yes |
| G. Perry | Municipal Reform Party (London, 1906-1946) | 286 | 20.8% | Yes |
| W. Roach | Municipal Reform Party (London, 1906-1946) | 278 | 20.2% | Yes |
| W. Harmer | Progressive Party (London, 1889-1945) | 258 | 18.7% | No |
| E. Mackney | Progressive Party (London, 1889-1945) | 237 | 17.2% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G. Perry | Municipal Reform Party (London, 1906-1946) | 238 | 19.2% | Yes |
| W. Roach | Municipal Reform Party (London, 1906-1946) | 219 | 17.7% | Yes |
| R. Cornish | Progressive Party (London, 1889-1945) | 204 | 16.5% | Yes |
| J. Hoare | Municipal Reform Party (London, 1906-1946) | 198 | 16% | No |
| W. Selman | Progressive Party (London, 1889-1945) | 195 | 15.8% | No |
| E. Mackney | The Labour Party | 183 | 14.8% | No |
