Brent (electoral division)

Brent was an electoral division for the purposes of elections to the Greater London Council. The constituency elected four councillors for a three-year term in 1964, 1967 and 1970.

Brent
Former electoral division
for the Greater London Council
DistrictLondon Borough of Brent
Population281,530 (1969 estimate)
Electorate
  • 206,110 (1964)
  • 199,119 (1967)
  • 204,089 (1970)
Area10,923.6 acres (44.206 km2)
Former electoral division
Created1965
Abolished1973
Member(s)4
Replaced byBrent East, Brent North and Brent South

History

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 Brent.

The electoral division was replaced from 1973 by the single-member electoral divisions of Brent East, Brent North and Brent South.[1]

Elections

The Brent constituency was used for the Greater London Council elections in 1964,[2] 1967[3] and 1970.[4] Four councillors were elected at each election using first-past-the-post voting.[5]

1964 election

The first election was held on 9 April 1964, a year before the council came into its powers. The electorate was 206,110 and four Labour Party councillors were elected. With 100,538 people voting, the turnout was 48.8%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1964 Greater London Council election: Brent
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Muriel Rose Forbes 46,786
Labour Peter Otwell 46,307
Labour Illtyd Harrington 46,284
Labour Frank Towell 45,552
Conservative Ruby Georgina Nancy Taylor 38,500
Conservative C. H. Ansted 38,221
Conservative H. J. C. Faulkner 38,079
Conservative Alfred Abram Berney 37,892
Liberal E. Baker 11,180
Liberal J. E. C. Perry 10,727
Liberal G. Phelps 10,416
Liberal M. R. Uziell-Hamilton 8,029
Communist M. E. Alcock 3,574
Communist L. G. Burt 2,722
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

1967 election

The second election was held on 13 April 1967. The electorate was 199,119 and four Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 91,460 people voting, the turnout was 45.9%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1967 Greater London Council election: Brent
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ruby Georgina Nancy Taylor 47,901
Conservative Alfred Abram Berney 47,305
Conservative Alan Hardy 46,596
Conservative Ann McVicker Forbes-Cockell 43,709
Labour Muriel Rose Forbes 36,799
Labour Illtyd Harrington 32,185
Labour C. Shaw 31,184
Labour Frank Towell 30,678
Liberal V. E. Bennett 6,914
Liberal J. A. Bunce 6,408
Liberal D. de Vere Webb 5,689
Liberal M. J. Mole 5,588
Communist L. Bridges 2,765
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

1970 election

The third election was held on 9 April 1970. The electorate was 204,089 and four Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 78,004 people voting, the turnout was 38.2%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1970 Greater London Council election: Brent
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ann McVicker Forbes-Cockell 38,517
Conservative Ruby Georgina Nancy Taylor 38,312
Conservative Alfred Abram Berney 38,114
Conservative Alan Hardy 38,060
Labour Muriel Rose Forbes 32,424
Labour Illtyd Harrington 32,082
Labour R. Thompson 31,180
Labour Y. Sieve 31,015
Liberal V. E. Bennett 3,683
Liberal C. Coburn 3,470
Liberal G. F. Elmer 3,182
Liberal J. R. Kingsbury 3,147
Communist L. G. Burt 1,386
Communist L. Bridges 1,354
Homes before Roads M. Hawkes 1,175
Homes before Roads J. M. T. Hope 1,110
Homes before Roads R. T. Webster 1,006
Homes before Roads K. M. Runcie 958
Union Movement R. J. Noble 366
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

References
  1. "The Greater London (Electoral Areas) Order 1972" (PDF). legislation.gov.uk. 20 June 1972. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  2. "General Election of Greater London Councillors" (PDF). 9 April 1964. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  3. "General Election of Greater London Councillors" (PDF). 13 April 1967. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  4. "Greater London Council Election" (PDF). 9 April 1970. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  5. Boothroyd, David. "Greater London Council Election results: Brent". United Kingdom Election Results. Archived from the original on 24 October 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
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