Chipping Barnet (electoral division)

Chipping Barnet
Former electoral division for the Greater London Council
Chipping Barnet electoral division boundaries
District	Barnet
Electorate	56,764 (1973) 58,382 (1977) 57,958 (1981)
Major settlements	Chipping Barnet
Area	3,115 hectares (31.15 km2)
Former electoral division
Created	1973
Abolished	1986
Member(s)	1
Created from	Barnet

Chipping Barnet was an electoral division for the purposes of elections to the Greater London Council. The constituency elected one councillor for a four-year term in 1973, 1977 and 1981, with the final term extended for an extra year ahead of the abolition of the Greater London Council.

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. The London Borough of Barnet formed the Barnet electoral division. This was used for the Greater London Council elections in 1964, 1967 and 1970.

The new constituencies were settled following the Second Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and the new electoral division matched the boundaries of the Chipping Barnet parliamentary constituency. ^[1]

It covered an area of 3,115 hectares (31.15 km²).

Elections

The Chipping Barnet constituency was used for the Greater London Council elections in 1973, ^[2] 1977 ^[3] and 1981. ^[4] One councillor was elected at each election using first-past-the-post voting. ^[5]

1973 election

The fourth election to the GLC (and first using revised boundaries) was held on 12 April 1973. The electorate was 56,764 and one Conservative Party councillor was elected. The turnout was 37.9%. The councillor was elected for a three-year term. This was extended for an extra year in 1976 when the electoral cycle was switched to four-yearly. ^[6]

1973 Greater London Council election: Chipping Barnet

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Reginald Marks	10,753
	Labour	H. Sprague	6,035
	Liberal	Margaret Gelling Snow	4,727
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)

1977 election

The fifth election to the GLC (and second using revised boundaries) was held on 5 May 1977. The electorate was 58,382 and one Conservative Party councillor was elected. The turnout was 44.1%. The councillor was elected for a four-year term.

1977 Greater London Council election: Chipping Barnet

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Jonathan David Damian Lister Patterson	17,095
	Labour	Geoffrey N. Cooke	5,171
	Liberal	David H. Ive	2,491
	National Front	Daniel J. Monk	989

1981 election

The sixth and final election to the GLC (and third using revised boundaries) was held on 7 May 1981. The electorate was 57,958 and one Conservative Party councillor was elected. The turnout was 40.8%. The councillor was elected for a four-year term, extended by an extra year by the Local Government (Interim Provisions) Act 1984, ahead of the abolition of the council.

1981 Greater London Council election: Chipping Barnet

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Reveley Major	13,056
	Labour	Steven L. Powell	5,754
	Liberal	Jean W. Hawkins	4,003
	Ecology	Timothy H. Cooper	859

John Reveley Major stood and won the Hornchurch seat at the 1977 election.

References

1. "The Greater London (Electoral Areas) Order 1972" (PDF). legislation.gov.uk. 20 June 1972. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
2. "Greater London Council Election" (PDF). 12 April 1973. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
3. "Greater London Council Election" (PDF). 5 May 1977. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
4. "Greater London Council Election" (PDF). 7 May 1981. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
5. Boothroyd, David. "Greater London Council Election results: Barnet". United Kingdom Election Results. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
6. "The London Councillors Order 1976" (PDF). legislation.gov.uk. 17 February 1976. Retrieved 25 July 2023.