Waltham Forest (electoral division)
| Waltham Forest | |
|---|---|
| Former electoral division for the Greater London Council | |
 Waltham Forest electoral division boundaries | |
| District | London Borough of Waltham Forest |
| Population | 235,880 (1969 estimate) |
| Electorate |
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| Area | 9,803.8 acres (39.675 km2) |
| Former electoral division | |
| Created | 1965 |
| Abolished | 1973 |
| Member(s) | 3 |
| Replaced by | Chingford, Leyton and Walthamstow |
Waltham Forest was an electoral division for the purposes of elections to the Greater London Council. The constituency elected three councillors for a three-year term in 1964, 1967 and 1970.
History
[edit]It was planned to use the same boundaries as the Westminster Parliament constituencies for election of councillors to the Greater London Council (GLC), as had been the practice for elections to the predecessor London County Council, but those that existed in 1965 crossed the Greater London boundary. Until new constituencies could be settled, the 32 London boroughs were used as electoral areas, which therefore created a constituency called Waltham Forest.[1]
The electoral division was replaced from 1973 by the single-member electoral divisions of Chingford, Leyton and Walthamstow.[2]
Elections
[edit]The Waltham Forest constituency was used for the Greater London Council elections in 1964,[3] 1967[4] and 1970.[5] Three councillors were elected at each election using first-past-the-post voting.[6]
1964 election
[edit]The first election was held on 9 April 1964, a year before the council came into its powers. The electorate was 175,107 and three Labour Party councillors were elected. With 70,912 people voting, the turnout was 40.5%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | James Albert Edward Collins | 35,338 | |||
| Labour | Betty Kathleen Lowton | 33,299 | |||
| Labour | Mavis Joan Webster | 31,872 | |||
| Conservative | M. J. Harvey | 22,980 | |||
| Conservative | J. Gordon | 22,158 | |||
| Conservative | G. W. Mason | 21,113 | |||
| Ratepayers | W. J. Bowstead | 6,624 | |||
| Liberal | J. M. Bishop | 5,995 | |||
| Ratepayers | L. E. Norman | 5,557 | |||
| Ratepayers | T. H. Oakman | 5,393 | |||
| Liberal | W. T. Neilson-Hansen | 4,944 | |||
| Liberal | W. V. E. Seymer | 4,748 | |||
| Communist | D. J. Solomons | 1,289 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
1967 election
[edit]The second election was held on 13 April 1967. The electorate was 170,725 and three Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 67,314 people voting, the turnout was 39.4%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Norman Sidney Munday | 34,594 | |||
| Conservative | George Edward Mynott | 34,190 | |||
| Conservative | Gordon Alexander Webb | 33,043 | |||
| Labour | James Albert Edward Collins | 24,239 | |||
| Labour | Betty Kathleen Lowton | 22,837 | |||
| Labour | N. E. Willis | 21,918 | |||
| Liberal | D. W. Bramley | 5,706 | |||
| Liberal | D. G. Kirkland | 5,664 | |||
| Liberal | J. T. Silvey | 5,367 | |||
| Communist | J. A. Courcouf | 2,354 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
1970 election
[edit]The third election was held on 9 April 1970. The electorate was 179,670 and three Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 64,596 people voting, the turnout was 35.9%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Norman Sidney Munday | 31,190 | |||
| Conservative | Phillip Charles Desmond Williams | 30,833 | |||
| Conservative | Gordon Alexander Webb | 30,780 | |||
| Labour | R. F. Drew | 28,847 | |||
| Labour | J. J. Walsh | 28,645 | |||
| Labour | Betty Kathleen Lowton | 28,207 | |||
| Liberal | M. E. D. Flanders | 2,472 | |||
| Liberal | D. G. Kirkland | 2,433 | |||
| Liberal | L. C. A. Roskilly | 2,117 | |||
| Communist | J. A. Courcouf | 1,016 | |||
| Union Movement | E. C. Stoneman | 436 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ British Information Services (1970). British Record: Political and Economic Notes.
To date elections, normally fought on traditional party lines, have been based on the London boroughs, each borough returning two or more councillors; after 1973 there will be single member electoral areas based on parliamentary constituencies.
- ^ "The Greater London (Electoral Areas) Order 1972" (PDF). legislation.gov.uk. 20 June 1972. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "General Election of Greater London Councillors" (PDF). 9 April 1964. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "General Election of Greater London Councillors" (PDF). 13 April 1967. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "Greater London Council Election" (PDF). 9 April 1970. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ Boothroyd, David. "Greater London Council Election results: Waltham Forest". United Kingdom Election Results. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2023.