Ealing (electoral division)

Ealing
Former electoral division for the Greater London Council
District	London Borough of Ealing
Population	297,910 (1969 estimate)
Electorate	207,455 (1964) 204,223 (1967) 217,027 (1970)
Area	13,707.9 acres (55.474 km2)
Former electoral division
Created	1965
Abolished	1973
Member(s)	4
Replaced by	Acton, Ealing North and Southall

Ealing 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.

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 Ealing.

The electoral division was replaced from 1973 by the single-member electoral divisions of Acton, Ealing North and Southall. ^[1]

Elections

The Ealing 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 207,455 and four Labour Party councillors were elected. With 107,455 people voting, the turnout was 51.8%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1964 Greater London Council election: Ealing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Ernest Anderson	50,949
	Labour	Christopher Thomas Higgins	49,655
	Labour	George Francis Palmer	49,304
	Labour	Ethel Winifred Jones	49,253
	Conservative	Rose Henniker Heaton	45,688
	Conservative	J. H. Ward	43,971
	Conservative	E. L. Prodham	43,118
	Conservative	R. F. Tovell	42,894
	Liberal	H. C. N. Baylis	8,649
	Liberal	J. E. Elsom	8,272
	Liberal	S. E. Smith	7,448
	Liberal	J. A. Sullivan	7,299
	Independent	J. McConville	3,311
	Communist	H. A. Tank	3,137
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 204,223 and four Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 98,420 people voting, the turnout was 48.2%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1967 Greater London Council election: Ealing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Antony Thomas Reid Fletcher	53,539
	Conservative	Maurice Patrick Gaffney	52,965
	Conservative	John Graham	52,142
	Conservative	Robin Hubert Leach	51,912
	Labour	M. Franks	35,468
	Labour	Peter Ernest Anderson	35,379
	Labour	Christopher Thomas Higgins	35,141
	Labour	George Francis Palmer	34,512
	Liberal	R. A. P. Carden	5,201
	Liberal	E. A. Lewisohn	4,937
	Liberal	B. Stewart-Deane	4,753
	Liberal	S. E. Smith	4,643
	National Front	J. E. Bean	2,164
	National Front	B. E. Holbrook	1,690
	National Front	G. H. Kemp	1,665
	Union Movement	M. P. Dowton	1,290
	Communist	H. A. Tank	1,274
	Socialist (GB)	L. J. Cox	1,250
	Socialist (GB)	P. L. George	1,107
	Socialist (GB)	W. Rose	611
	Socialist (GB)	A. Waite	441
Turnout
	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 217,027 and four Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 85,800 people voting, the turnout was 39.5%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1970 Greater London Council election: Ealing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Chaytor Dobson	43,219
	Conservative	Michael William Walter Farrow	43,130
	Conservative	Mark Jonathan David Damian Lister Patterson	42,904
	Conservative	George Samuel Knatchbull Young	41,608
	Labour	G. N. Hughes	35,206
	Labour	P. C. Eccles	34,983
	Labour	D. M. Mason	34,955
	Labour	T. W. Newson	34,299
	Liberal	E. A. Lewisohn	3,195
	Liberal	R. W. Davies	3,165
	Liberal	P. C. D. Hankinson	3,026
	Liberal	A. D. Bailey	2,804
	Homes before Roads	G. P. Foley	2,010
	Homes before Roads	T. A. Greeves	1,683
	Homes before Roads	A. G. St. George	1,626
	Homes before Roads	E. M. Spence	1,594
	Communist	H. A. Tank	1,190
	Socialist (GB)	P. L. George	735
	Union Movement	D. J. Wilson	708
	Socialist (GB)	W. Buchanan	695
	Socialist (GB)	W. Rose	392
	Socialist (GB)	D. C. Sawyer	293
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	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 11 October 2023.
2. "General Election of Greater London Councillors" (PDF). 9 April 1964. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
3. "General Election of Greater London Councillors" (PDF). 13 April 1967. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
4. "Greater London Council Election" (PDF). 9 April 1970. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
5. Boothroyd, David. "Greater London Council Election results: Ealing". United Kingdom Election Results. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2023.