ELECTION OF LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL

Southland Times, Issue 23141, 6 March 1937, Page 7

ELECTION OF LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL

LABOUR LEADS IN PROGRESS REPORT (Received March 5, 7.5 p.m.) LONDON, March 5. In the London County Council elections the stale of the parties, after 94 results were declared, was:— Labour 54 Municipal Reformers 40 Each side gained four seats from the other; thus there is no net change so The remaining 30 results will be declared today. The Times says that unless there are decided changes in today’s declarations Labour is likely to retain control of the Government of London for the next three years. 1 The London County Council consists of 124 councillors (elected by the ratepayers) and 20 aidermen (elected by the councillors). All councillors retire automatically every three ye At S the last election Labour gained the majority of seats and before the election there were 69 Labour members and 55 Municipal Reform members of the council. With the exception of four seats for the City of London, for which Municipal Reform candidates have been returned unopnosed, all the seats are contested. Labour is represented by 120 candidates. Municipal Reform by 116, the Liberals by 18, the Fascists by six and the Independents by three.