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1925 London local elections
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2 November 1925
1928 →
All 1,366 councillors in all 28 metropolitan boroughs
  First party Second party
 
Party Municipal Reform Labour
Councils 19 8
Councils +/– Decrease 4 Increase 4
Councillors 364 979

Local elections were held in London on 2 November 1925.

Electoral arrangements

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The County of London, outside of the City of London, was divided into 28 metropolitan boroughs. Each borough was divided into a number of multi-member electoral wards.

Councillors were elected to serve a three-year term, to go out of office in 1928. Polling took place on 2 November 1925.

Results

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The results for each borough were as follows:[1][2][3][4][5]

Borough Previous control New control Municipal Reform[a] Labour Others Total Details
Battersea Labour Labour 25 29 54
Bermondsey Labour Labour 6 48 54
Bethnal Green No overall control Labour 9 17 4[b] 30
Camberwell Municipal Reform Municipal Reform 39 21 60
Chelsea Municipal Reform Municipal Reform 36 36
Deptford No overall control Labour 15 21 36
Finsbury Municipal Reform Municipal Reform 39 15 54
Fulham Municipal Reform Municipal Reform 37 3 40
Greenwich Municipal Reform No overall control 15 15 30
Hackney Municipal Reform Municipal Reform 60 60
Hammersmith Municipal Reform Municipal Reform 33 3 36
Hampstead Municipal Reform Municipal Reform 42 42
Holborn Municipal Reform Municipal Reform 42 42
Islington Municipal Reform Municipal Reform 53 7 60
Kensington Municipal Reform Municipal Reform 54 6 60
Lambeth Municipal Reform Municipal Reform 45 9 6[c] 60
Lewisham Municipal Reform Municipal Reform 42 42
Paddington Municipal Reform Municipal Reform 55 5 60
Poplar Labour Labour 5 37 42
Shoreditch Municipal Reform Labour 6 26 10[d] 42
Southwark Municipal Reform Municipal Reform 44 16 60 Details
Stepney Municipal Reform Labour 17 40 3[e] 60
St Marylebone Municipal Reform Municipal Reform 51 9 60
Stoke Newington Municipal Reform Municipal Reform 30 30
St Pancras Municipal Reform Municipal Reform 47 13 60
Wandsworth Municipal Reform Municipal Reform 60 60
Westminster Municipal Reform Municipal Reform 60 60
Woolwich Labour Labour 12 24 36
Total 979 364 23 1,366

Notes

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  1. ↑ Includes all Conservative Party-aligned candidates who stood as Municipal Reform or another name.
  2. ↑ 4 Progressive
  3. ↑ 6 Progressive
  4. ↑ 10 Progressive
  5. ↑ 3 Independent

References

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  1. ↑ Woollard, John; Willis, Alan (2000). Twentieth Century Local Elections Results. Volume 1: Election Results for the London County Council 1889-1961 and for the London Metropolitan Boroughs 1900-1928 (PDF). LGC Information.
  2. ↑ Woollard, John; Willis, Alan (2000). Twentieth Century Local Elections Results. Volume 2: Election Results for London Metropolitan Boroughs 1931-1962 (PDF). LGC Information.
  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.
  4. ↑ "London elections". The Daily Telegraph. 4 November 1925. p. 11.
  5. ↑ "London elections: complete results". The Daily Telegraph. 4 November 1925. pp. 8–9.
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