Bethnal Green Central (ward)

Bethnal Green Central

Former electoral ward
for the Tower Hamlets London Borough Council
Borough| Tower Hamlets
County| Greater London
Population| 7,680 (1966 estimate)
Electorate|

* 5,604 (1964)
* 5,799 (1968)
* 6,033 (1971)
* 5,379 (1974)

Area| 121.5 acres (0.492 km2)
Former electoral ward
Created| 1965
Abolished| 1978
Councillors| 3
External image

Map showing Bethnal Green Central ward boundaries from 1965 to 1978

Bethnal Green Central was an electoral ward in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The ward was first used in the 1964 elections and last used for the 1974 elections. It returned councillors to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council.

## Tower Hamlets council elections

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### 1974 election

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The election took place on 2 May 1974.[1]

1974 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Bethnal Green Central (3)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | H. Brazier  | 600  |  |
| Labour | H. Morsman  | 588  |  |
| Labour | T. Crudgington  | 570  |  |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Hartley  | 135  |  |
| Conservative | Ernest Hartley  | 115  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout | 5,379  | 14.7  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### 1971 election

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The election took place on 13 May 1971.[2]

1971 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Bethnal Green Central (3)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | J. Docherty  | 1,283  |  |
| Labour | D. Couling  | 1,220  |  |
| Labour | H. Morsman  | 1,132  |  |
| Independent | G. Abercrombie  | 398  |  |
| Conservative | R. Mitchell  | 271  |  |
| Conservative | P. Wood  | 215  |  |
| Conservative | L. Pask  | 182  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### 1968 election

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The election took place on 9 May 1968.[3]

1968 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Bethnal Green Central (3)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | J. Docherty  | 591  |  |
| Labour | D. Couling  | 576  |  |
| Labour | H. Morsman  | 570  |  |
| Conservative | R. Mitchell  | 499  |  |
| Conservative | J. Baker  | 465  |  |
| Conservative | E. Isaacs  | 452  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout | 5,799  | 19.4  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### 1964 election

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The election took place on 7 May 1964.[4]

1964 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Bethnal Green Central (3)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | D. Couling  | uncontested  |  |
| Labour | W. Griffiths  | uncontested  |  |
| Labour | H. Morsman  | uncontested  |  |
Registered electors | 5,604  |  |
| Labour win (new seat)
| Labour win (new seat)
| Labour win (new seat)

## References

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1. ^ "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1974. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
2. ^ "London Borough Council Elections: 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1971. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
3. ^ "London Borough Council Elections: 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. April 1969. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
4. ^ "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1964" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. November 1964. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

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Electoral wards in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets

1965|

* Bethnal Green Central
* Bethnal Green East
* Bethnal Green North
* Bethnal Green South
* Bethnal Green West
* Bow North
* Bow South
* Bromley
* Holy Trinity
* Limehouse
* Poplar East
* Poplar Millwall
* Poplar South
* Poplar West
* Redcoat
* St Dunstan's
* St Katherine's
* St Mary's
* Shadwell
* Spitalfields

1978|

* Blackwall
* Bow
* Bromley
* East India
* Grove
* Holy Trinity
* Lansbury
* Limehouse
* Millwall
* Park
* Redcoat
* St Dunstan's
* St James'
* St Katharine's
* St Mary's
* St Peter's
* Shadwell
* Spitalfields
* Weavers

2002|

* Bethnal Green North
* Bethnal Green South
* Blackwall and Cubitt Town
* Bow East
* Bow West
* Bromley-by-Bow
* East India and Lansbury
* Limehouse
* Mile End and Globe Town
* Mile End East
* Millwall
* St Dunstan's and Stepney Green
* St Katharine's and Wapping
* Shadwell
* Spitalfields and Banglatown
* Weavers
* Whitechapel

2014|

* Bethnal Green (since 2022 Bethnal Green East)
* Blackwall and Cubitt Town
* Bow East
* Bow West
* Bromley North
* Bromley South
* Canary Wharf
* Island Gardens
* Lansbury
* Limehouse
* Mile End
* Poplar
* St Dunstan's
* St Katharine's and Wapping
* St Peter's (since 2022 Bethnal Green West)
* Shadwell
* Spitalfields and Banglatown
* Stepney Green
* Weavers
* Whitechapel

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