Islington (electoral division)

Islington
Islington
Former electoral division; for the Greater London Council
	Islington electoral division boundaries
District	London Borough of Islington
Population	235,990 (1969 estimate)
Electorate	172,917 (1964); 159,455 (1967); 150,721 (1970);
Area	3,678.6 acres (14.887 km2)
Former electoral division
Created	1965
Abolished	1973
Member(s)	3
Replaced by	Islington Central, Islington North and Islington South and Finsbury

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.

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.^[1]

The electoral division was replaced from 1973 by the single-member electoral divisions of Islington Central, Islington North and Islington South and Finsbury.^[2]

Elections

The Islington 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

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 & Ratepayers	F. C. Barrett	1,510
	Islington Tenants & Ratepayers	H. W. Bray	1,156
	Islington Tenants & Ratepayers	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

^ 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 1 October 2023.
^ "General Election of Greater London Councillors" (PDF). 9 April 1964. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
^ "General Election of Greater London Councillors" (PDF). 13 April 1967. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
^ "Greater London Council Election" (PDF). 9 April 1970. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
^ Boothroyd, David. "Greater London Council Election results: Islington". United Kingdom Election Results. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2023.

[1] 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.

[2] "The Greater London (Electoral Areas) Order 1972" (PDF). legislation.gov.uk. 20 June 1972. Retrieved 1 October 2023.

[3] "General Election of Greater London Councillors" (PDF). 9 April 1964. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2023.

[4] "General Election of Greater London Councillors" (PDF). 13 April 1967. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2023.

[5] "Greater London Council Election" (PDF). 9 April 1970. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2023.

[6] 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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v t e Greater London Council
Elections	1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 By-elections
Members	Chairmen Committee chairs Members
Leaderships	Bill Fiske Desmond Plummer Reg Goodwin Horace Cutler Ken Livingstone
Electoral divisions (1965–1973)	Barking Barnet Bexley Brent Bromley Camden Croydon Ealing Enfield Greenwich Hackney Hammersmith Haringey Harrow Havering Hillingdon Hounslow Islington Kensington and Chelsea Kingston upon Thames Lambeth Lewisham Merton Newham Redbridge Richmond upon Thames Southwark Sutton Tower Hamlets Waltham Forest Wandsworth Westminster and the City of London
Electoral divisions (1973–1986)	Acton Barking Battersea North Battersea South Beckenham Bermondsey Bethnal Green and Bow Bexleyheath Brent East Brent North Brent South Brentford and Isleworth Carshalton Chelsea Chingford Chipping Barnet Chislehurst City of London and Westminster South Croydon Central Croydon North East Croydon North West Croydon South Dagenham Deptford Dulwich Ealing North Edmonton Enfield North Erith and Crayford Feltham and Heston Finchley Fulham Greenwich Hackney Central Hackney North and Stoke Newington Hackney South and Shoreditch Hammersmith North Hampstead Harrow Central Harrow East Harrow West Hayes and Harlington Hendon North Hendon South Holborn and St Pancras South Hornchurch Hornsey Ilford North Ilford South Islington Central Islington North Islington South and Finsbury Kensington Kingston upon Thames Lambeth Central Lewisham East Lewisham West Leyton Mitcham and Morden Newham North East Newham North West Newham South Norwood Orpington Paddington Peckham Putney Ravensbourne Richmond Romford Ruislip-Northwood St Marylebone St Pancras North Sidcup Southall Southgate Stepney and Poplar Streatham Surbiton Sutton and Cheam Tooting Tottenham Twickenham Upminster Uxbridge Vauxhall Walthamstow Wanstead and Woodford Wimbledon Wood Green Woolwich East Woolwich West
Relevant legislation	London Government Act 1963 London Cab Act 1968 Port of London Act 1970 Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1972 London Cab Act 1973 Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1974 London Regional Transport Act 1984 London Regional Transport (Amendment) Act 1985 Local Government Act 1985
Other topics	County Hall Inner London Education Authority London Transport Executive

Islington
Former electoral division for the Greater London Council
Islington electoral division boundaries
District	London Borough of Islington
Population	235,990 (1969 estimate)
Electorate	172,917 (1964) 159,455 (1967) 150,721 (1970)
Area	3,678.6 acres (14.887 km²)
Former electoral division
Created	1965
Abolished	1973
Member(s)	3
Replaced by	Islington Central, Islington North and Islington South and Finsbury