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1937 London County Council election

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84: 2396: 199: 189: 29: 265:, hoped to regain control of council, believing that their defeat in 1934 was due to complacency and a low turnout. Its manifesto noted that Labour had failed to meet its 1934 promise of increased house building, and proposed rebuilding schools, providing cheap milk for schoolchildren, opening new nurseries, and constructing a major road from the north to the south of the city, through 312:, leader of the Labour Party, repudiated the support, but the Municipal Reformers emphasised the communist involvement. However, by polling day, the Municipal Reformers acknowledged that this approach had not won new voters over to them. 2613: 2583: 2733: 2593: 2523: 2498: 2433: 2693: 2688: 2663: 2588: 2553: 2438: 2738: 2728: 2623: 2533: 2513: 2508: 2708: 2643: 2633: 2578: 2483: 2423: 2743: 2653: 2648: 2638: 2598: 2528: 2488: 2478: 2713: 2608: 2548: 2458: 2453: 2723: 2658: 2503: 2428: 2683: 2618: 2448: 2443: 2603: 2573: 2558: 2518: 1843: 2628: 2473: 2468: 2404: 2400: 2389: 1672: 2493: 2463: 297:
ran candidates as the "Municipal Progressive Party", or in some cases as "Liberal Progressive and Ratepayers' candidates". They ran in coalition with the Municipal Reform Party, and the
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Turnout in the election was 42.6%, the highest for many years, and it reached 56.8% in Woolwich West. The Municipal Reformers were surprised that this did not result in gains for them.
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The Labour Party had gained control of the council for the first time in 1934. It campaigned on its record of three years running the council, and also called for a
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argued that their platform was entirely conservative, and that in Lambeth North they would split the liberal vote, making a Liberal Party victory less likely.
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and the two Bethnal Green constituencies. In the two Bethnal Green seats, the party was not opposed by the Municipal Reformers or their allies.
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issued an appeal to voters, calling for the construction of more housing and better traffic facilities.
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predicted that Labour would retain control, with a slightly increased majority, gaining one seat in
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decided not to run its own candidates, but instead to campaign on behalf of the Labour Party.
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had lost its last seats on the council in 1934. While not the favourites in any seat, the
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were also far off winning a seat, but performed better than expected, particularly in
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with each elector having two votes in the two-member seats. The
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took place on 4 March 1937. The council was elected by
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Index


1934
1946

Herbert Morrison
Harold Webbe
Labour
Municipal Reform
City of London
County Council
London
First Past the Post
Labour Party
Municipal Reform Party
Metropolitan Green Belt
slum clearance
South Bank
City of London
Municipal Reform Party
Charing Cross
Liberal Party
Manchester Guardian
Lambeth North
Percy Harris
National Liberal Party
Communist Party of Great Britain
Herbert Morrison
Wandsworth Central
Fulham East
Fulham West

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