Islington (electoral division)

Islington 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.

Islington
Former electoral division
for the Greater London Council
DistrictLondon Borough of Islington
Population235,990 (1969 estimate)
Electorate
  • 172,917 (1964)
  • 159,455 (1967)
  • 150,721 (1970)
Area3,678.6 acres (14.887 km2)
Former electoral division
Created1965
Abolished1973
Member(s)3
Replaced byIslington Central, Islington North and Islington South and Finsbury

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 Islington.

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

Elections

The Islington constituency was used for the Greater London Council elections in 1964,[2] 1967[3] and 1970.[4] Three 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 172,917 and three Labour Party councillors were elected. With 45,798 people voting, the turnout was 26.5%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1964 Greater London Council election: Islington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Edwin Bayliss 31,077
Labour Irene Chaplin 30,165
Labour Florence Evelyne Cayford 30,107
Conservative R. A. Baker 8,152
Conservative P. E. Postgate 7,811
Conservative A. Hardy 7,380
New Liberal F. C. Barrett 2,922
Communist J. F. Moss 2,309
New Liberal F. G. S. White 2,292
Liberal S. W. Applin 2,290
New Liberal A. E. Lomas 2,207
Liberal C. Simpson 1,956
Liberal A. F. Cook 1,675
Independent D. H. L. Chenappa 659
Turnout
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 159,455 and three Labour Party councillors were elected. With 37,100 people voting, the turnout was 23.3%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1967 Greater London Council election: Islington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Evelyn Joyce Denington 17,037
Labour Hazel Corinne Rose 16,829
Labour Arthur Ernest Wicks 16,638
Conservative D. G. Baker 14,984
Conservative E. H. Archer 14,972
Conservative P. Carr 14,195
Liberal W. G. Webster 1,805
Liberal J. W. Tarling 1,764
Liberal A. W. Mildren 1,742
Communist M. Betteridge 1,642
Islington Tenants and Ratepayers Political Association F. C. Barrett 1,510
Islington Tenants and Ratepayers Political Association H. W. Bray 1,156
Islington Tenants and Ratepayers Political Association E. Gray 1,067
Independent J. Davies 664
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1970 election

The third election was held on 9 April 1970. The electorate was 150,721 and three Labour Party councillors were elected. With 37,107 people voting, the turnout was 24.6%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1970 Greater London Council election: Islington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Louis Wolfgang Bondy 22,150
Labour Evelyn Joyce Denington 22,080
Labour Arthur Ernest Wicks 21,239
Conservative B. A. Devonald-Lewis 12,228
Conservative Ann P. Morris 12,126
Conservative J. Szeremey 11,988
Communist M. Betteridge 1,591
Liberal M. A. Rooke 642
Liberal A. W. Mildren 580
Liberal J. W. Shields 544
Homes before Roads D. J. Wager 526
New Liberal A. E. Lomas 515
Homes before Roads S. P. C. Plowden 507
New Liberal A. N. Richardson 413
Homes before Roads C. C. Willbourne 401
New Liberal R. Girolami 387
Union Movement R. A. Taylor 190
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

References
  1. "The Greater London (Electoral Areas) Order 1972" (PDF). legislation.gov.uk. 20 June 1972. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  2. "General Election of Greater London Councillors" (PDF). 9 April 1964. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  3. "General Election of Greater London Councillors" (PDF). 13 April 1967. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  4. "Greater London Council Election" (PDF). 9 April 1970. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  5. Boothroyd, David. "Greater London Council Election results: Islington". United Kingdom Election Results. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
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