London County Council election 1889

The election of the first London County Council was held on 17 January 1889.

There were 118 seats to be filled, with the County of London divided into 58 electoral divisions corresponding to the parliamentary constituencies used to elect members of the parliament. Each division returned two councillors except for the City of London, which elected four.

Politics
Originally it was envisaged that the county council would not have any formal political groupings. Many candidates were supported by local Conservative/Unionist or Liberal/Radical organisations. When the council met it quickly formed into two main parties, the Progressive and Moderate Parties, using the same labels as the groups on the London School Board.

Results
Successful candidates are shown in bold text. The political affiliations are those given in the contemporary newspapers.

Lambeth, Brixton
** Following the election, Beresford-Hope challenged the right of Lady Sandhurst to sit as a member of the council on the grounds that she was a woman. Following a court case and an appeal, Sandhurst's election was declared illegal and Beresford Hope took the seat as a Moderate in May 1889.