Local elections were held in London on 2 November 1931.
Electoral arrangements 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 1934.
Ward boundaries were changed in Lambeth (45 councillors increased to 60). Total councillors were increased by 15 from 1,370 to 1,385.
Results The results for each borough were as follows:
Borough Previous control New control Municipal Reform Labour Independent Total Details Battersea 31 23 54 Bermondsey 9 45 54 Details Bethnal Green 30 30 Camberwell 46 14 60 Chelsea 36 36 Deptford 15 21 36 Finsbury 47 9 56 Fulham 40 40 Greenwich 15 15 30 Hackney 59 1 60 Hammersmith 33 3 36 Hampstead 42 42 Holborn 41 1 42 Islington 60 60 Kensington 54 6 60 Lambeth 60 60 Lewisham 45 5 50 Paddington 60 60 Poplar 5 36 1 42 Shoreditch 36 6 42 Southwark 51 7 2 60 Details Stepney 33 26 1 60 St Marylebone 55 5 60 Stoke Newington 30 30 St Pancras 48 12 60 Wandsworth 60 60 Westminster 60 60 Woolwich 23 22 45 Total 1,124 257 4 1,385
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