List of members of London County Council 1889–1919

This is a list of councillors and aldermen elected or co-opted to the London County Council from its creation under the Local Government Act 1888 until 1919. There were nine triennial elections of the whole council during this period. Elections were postponed for the duration of the First World War. Elections resumed in 1919 under new electoral boundaries and are detailed in List of members of London County Council 1919–37.

Councillors 1889–1898

Elections of councillors were held every three years. There were 118 councillors, with four elected to represent the City of London and two each for 57 electoral divisions. The divisions were identical to the constituencies for elections to the United Kingdom House of Commons that had been created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. The Progressive Party won a majority of seats in the 1889 elections, and retained it until 1907. Electoral division Elected 17 January 1889"The County Councils – London Polls", The Times, 18 January 1889, p. 9. * Members of the outgoingMetropolitan Board of Works Party Elected 6 March 1892"The London County Council Election", The Times, 7 March 1892, p. 10. Party Elected 2 March 1895"The London County Council Election", The Times, 4 March 1895, p. 7. PartyCity of London Sir John Lubbock MPProgressive Alfred Fowell BuxtonModerate Sir Joseph DimsdaleModerate The Earl of RoseberyProgressiveThe Duke of NorfolkModerateThe Duke of Norfolk (resigned 20 January 1896) The Earl of Denbigh and Desmond (elected 1 February 1896)Moderate Benjamin CohenModerate Benjamin CohenModerate Benjamin Cohen MPModerate Henry Clarke Moderate Henry ClarkeModerate Henry ClarkeModerateBattersea and Clapham (Battersea) John BurnsProgressive John BurnsProgressive John Burns MPProgressive James TimsProgressive James Tims (resigned 10 July 1893 following conviction for fraud) William Willis (elected 22 July 1893)Progressive William J DaviesProgressiveBattersea and Clapham (Clapham) Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Rotton ModerateFred Henderson (resigned 27 March 1893 following his imprisonment)Labour ProgressiveColonel Arthur Rotton ModerateColonel Arthur Rotton (by-election, 11 April 1893)The London County Council, The Times, Thursday, 20 April 1893, p. 4.Moderate Thomas Lorimer CorbettModerate Henry Hollier Hood BarrsProgressive Thomas Lorimer CorbettModerateBethnal Green North East James Fenning TorrProgressive James Fenning TorrProgressive James Fenning Torr (resigned 18 June 1895 on appointment as Recorder of Deal)Progressive Cosmo Rose-Innes (elected 29 June 1895)Moderate Walter WrenProgressive Charles FreakLabour Progressive Charles FreakLabour ProgressiveBethnal Green South West James BranchProgressive James BranchProgressive James BranchProgressive Charles HarrisonProgressive Charles HarrisonProgressive Charles Harrison MP(died December 1897: seat remained vacant until 1898 election)ProgressiveCamberwell (Dulwich) William Mitchell AcworthModerate William MatthewsModerate William MatthewsModerate Harry James PowellModerate Harry James PowellModerate Captain Richard William Evelyn MiddletonModerateCamberwell (North) Richard StrongProgressive Richard StrongProgressive Richard StrongProgressive The Rev Hugh Boswell ChapmanProgressive James SearsProgressive James SearsProgressiveCamberwell (Peckham) Edwin JonesProgressive Edwin JonesProgressive Edwin JonesProgressive Robert LyonProgressive Robert LyonProgressive Robert LyonProgressiveChelsea William Æneas SmithProgressive William Æneas Smith (resigned 31 January 1893) Edmund Turton (elected unopposed 8 February 1893)Progressive The Earl Cadogan (resigned 2 November 1895) Cecil Maurice Chapman (elected 19 November 1895)Moderate George William OsbornProgressive Benjamin Francis Conn CostelloeProgressive Benjamin Francis Conn CostelloeProgressiveDeptford Ernest CollardModerate Sidney WebbProgressive Sidney WebbProgressive William Hazlewood PhillipsProgressive Henry KeylockLabour Progressive John DumphreysModerateFinsbury(Central) Earl ComptonProgressive Hon. Ashley PonsonbyProgressive Hon. Ashley PonsonbyProgressive Frederick Alfred FordProgressiveErnest Bowen Rowlands (declared bankrupt 10 June 1892) Dr William Farewell Blake (elected at by-election 2 July 1892)Progressive Dr William Farewell BlakeProgressiveFinsbury(East) John BennProgressive John BennProgressive John BennProgressive Captain John SinclairProgressive The Earl of RoseberyProgressive Joseph Allen BakerProgressiveFinsbury(Holborn) Alfred HoareModerate James RemnantModerate James RemnantModerate Thomas William MauleProgressive Arthur Cowper RanyardModerate The Earl of DudleyModerateFulham James BealProgressive Edwin CornwallProgressive Edwin CornwallProgressive Robert Arthur GermaineModerate Commissary General Arthur DownesProgressiveSir William Lawrence YoungProgressiveGreenwich George LidgettProgressive George LidgettProgressive Henry Thomas BanningModerate Richard Stephens JacksonProgressive Richard JacksonProgressive Dr Ralph GoodingModerateHackney (Central) John LowlesModerate Edward PickersgillProgressive Frederick William MaudeProgressive Walter JohnstonModerate Thomas McKinnon WoodProgressive Thomas McKinnon WoodProgressiveHackney (North) Joseph Beck (died 18 April 1891) Dr. Elijah Baxter Forman elected at by-election 11 May 1891Moderate Dr. Elijah Baxter FormanModerate Dr. Elijah Baxter FormanModerate Alfred DaviesProgressive John McCallProgressiveEdward Baudouin Ellice-ClarkModerateHackney (South) John JonesProgressive Captain James BannermanProgressive Alfred SmithProgressive George Bethell HolmesProgressive George Bethell HolmesProgressive Arthur HumphreyLabour ProgressiveHammersmith Charles Courtenay CrampModerate William BullModerate William BullModerate Andrew ArterModerate Andrew ArterModerate Edward GouldingModerateHampstead John FletcherModerate John FletcherModerate John FletcherModerate Henry Harben*Moderate Henry HarbenModerate Edward BondModerateIslington East Andrew Mitchell TorranceProgressive Andrew Mitchell TorranceProgressive Andrew Mitchell TorranceProgressive Charles HorsleyModerate James Galloway WeirProgressive James LaughlandProgressiveIslington North Dr William Ebenezer GrigsbyProgressive Dr William Ebenezer Grigsby (resigned 8 November 1893 following appointment as a district judge in Cyprus.) Dr Thomas Bateman Napier (elected 25 November 1893)Progressive Dr Thomas Bateman NapierProgressive William Coulson ParkinsonProgressive William Coulson ParkinsonProgressive William Coulson ParkinsonProgressiveIslington South George Samuel ElliottProgressive George Samuel ElliottProgressive George Samuel ElliottProgressive Richard RobertsProgressive Richard RobertsProgressive Richard RobertsProgressiveIslington West Donald Horne MacfarlaneProgressive George Joseph ChattertonModerate George Heynes RadfordProgressive Robert Brudenell CarterModerate William GoodmanProgressive William GoodmanProgressiveKensington North Frederick Charlwood Frye*Progressive Frederick Charles Baum (resigned 11 October 1892 ) Richard Baxter Doake (elected at by-election 29 October 1892)Progressive William Henry FoxModerate John LloydProgressive John LloydProgressive James Biggs PorterModerateKensington South Charles Hallyburton CampbellModerate Charles Hallyburton CampbellModerate Charles Hallyburton CampbellModerate Captain Walter Haweis JamesModerate Captain Walter Haweis James (resigned 31 January 1893) Charles Thompson Beresford-Hope (elected at by-election 15 February 1893)ModerateCharles Thompson Beresford-Hope (resigned 3 November 1896) Richard Robinson (elected unopposed 14 November 1896)ModerateLambeth(Brixton) Captain Edmund VerneyProgressive Dr Henry HarrisProgressive William HaydonModerateCharles Thompson Beresford-Hope (on petition)‡Moderate Stephen Seaward TaylerProgressive Charles JeromeModerateLambeth(Kennington) Horatio MyerProgressive William StockbridgeProgressive Joseph DixonModerate Harry Seymour FosterModerate Hon Richard Cecil GrosvenorProgressive Thomas Arthur OrganProgressiveLambeth(North) James Rolls HoareModerate Frank SmithProgressive Spencer Barclay HewardProgressive Henry BellModerate Lieutenant-Colonel Charles FordProgressive Lieutenant-Colonel Charles FordProgressiveLambeth(Norwood) William Bennett DoubledayProgressive William Bennett DoubledayProgressive Col Frederick CampbellModerate Nathaniel William HubbardProgressive Nathaniel William HubbardProgressive Dr James WhiteModerateLewisham William George LemonProgressive William George LemonProgressive Sir Alexander WilsonModerate Franc Sadleir BreretonModerate George Alfred HarveyProgressive Theophilus William WilliamsModerateMarylebone East Harry Hananel MarksModerate Edmund BoulnoisModerate Edmund Boulnois MPModerate Horace FarquharModerate Horace FarquharModerate Sir Horace FarquharModerateMarylebone West Edmund BoulnoisModerate Thomas ReedModerate Thomas Reed (died 9 February 1897) Viscount Royston (elected 26 February 1897, succeeded as 6th Earl of Hardwicke 18 May 1897)Moderate Sir Reginald HansonModerate Thomas DewarModerate Edward WhiteModerateNewington(Walworth) John MarslandProgressive John MarslandProgressive Richard ParkerProgressive William SaundersProgressive William SaundersProgressive Russell SpokesProgressiveNewington (West) Dr William Gibson BottProgressive Dr William Gibson BottProgressive William Marcus ThompsonProgressive Albert Bassett HopkinsProgressive Albert Bassett HopkinsProgressive The Earl RussellProgressivePaddington (North) Melvill BeachcroftModerate William UrquhartModerate William UrquhartModerate Dr Edward Parker YoungModerate Henry Percy HarrisModerate Henry Percy HarrisModeratePaddington (South) George Fardell*Moderate George FardellModerate George FardellModerate Sir George David HarrisModerate Sir George David HarrisModerate Sir George David HarrisModerateSt George's Hanover Square Robert AntrobusModerate Robert AntrobusModerate Robert AntrobusModerate Howard VincentModerate Howard VincentModerate Howard Vincent (resigned 18 February 1896) Hon Henry Legge (elected unopposed 29 February 1896)ModerateSt Pancras (East) Nathan RobinsonProgressive Nathan RobinsonProgressive Nathan RobinsonProgressive Thomas Bentley WestacottModerateThomas Bentley WestacottModerate Thomas Bentley WestacottModerateSt Pancras (North) Thomas Howell WilliamsProgressive Thomas Howell WilliamsProgressive Thomas Howell Williams Idris (assumed the additional surname "Idris")Progressive Charles Lee Lewes (died 26 February 1891)ProgressiveWilliam James Wetenhall*ModerateWilliam James WetenhallModerate William James Wetenhall (elected at by-election 17 March 1891)ModerateSt Pancras (South)John HuttonProgressiveJohn HuttonProgressiveSir John HuttonProgressive Colonel Robert William EdisModerate Captain Frank SheffieldProgressive Sir John Blundell Maple MPModerateSt Pancras (West) Harry Levy-Lawson MPProgressive Lord CarringtonProgressive Lord CarringtonProgressive Herbert RaphaelProgressive Dr William Job CollinsProgressive Dr William Job CollinsProgressiveShoreditch (Haggerston) Joseph Bottomley Firth MP (died 3 September 1889) William James Orsman elected in by-election 14 October 1889Progressive William James OrsmanProgressive Edmund Turton (resigned 21 January 1897)