Hammersmith (electoral division)

Hammersmith
Former electoral division for the Greater London Council
District	London Borough of Hammersmith
Population	192,810 (1969 estimate)
Electorate	140,651 (1964) 127,515 (1967) 125,806 (1970)
Major settlements	Hammersmith, Fulham
Area	3,995.3 acres (16.168 km2)
Former electoral division
Created	1965
Abolished	1973
Member(s)	3
Replaced by	Hammersmith North and Fulham

Hammersmith 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 Hammersmith.

The electoral division was replaced from 1973 by the single-member electoral divisions of Hammersmith North and Fulham. ^[1]

Elections

The Hammersmith 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 140,651 and three Labour Party councillors were elected. With 60,573 people voting, the turnout was 43.1%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1964 Greater London Council election: Hammersmith

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Clive Edmonds	36,051
	Labour	Marjorie Eleanor McIntosh	35,406
	Labour	Jane Phillips	35,185
	Conservative	John Stewart Collins	21,135
	Conservative	Ann McVicker Forbes-Cockell	20,715
	Conservative	J. Graham	19,380
	Liberal	C. M. Hildred-Goode	2,055
	Liberal	D. Webb	1,966
	Liberal	F. C. Scrivener	1,892
	Communist	P. T. Robson	1,736
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

1964 by-election

A by-election was held on 18 June 1964, following the death of Marjorie Eleanor McIntosh. One Labour Party councillor was elected unopposed.

Hammersmith by-election, 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Iris Mary Caroline Bonham	unopposed

1967 election

The second election was held on 13 April 1967. The electorate was 127,515 and three Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 54,034 people voting, the turnout was 42.4%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1967 Greater London Council election: Hammersmith

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Christopher Smith	25,279
	Conservative	Jeremy James Wagg	25,205
	Conservative	John Stewart Collins	25,180
	Labour	Richard Clive Edmonds	23,854
	Labour	Iris Mary Caroline Bonham	23,839
	Labour	Jane Phillips	23,612
	Liberal	S. H. J. A. Knott	2,765
	Liberal	E. R. Warren	2,377
	Liberal	R. W. Coghill	2,353
	Communist	P. T. Robson	1,463
	Union Movement	D. S. Anderson	896
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

1970 election

The third election was held on 27 April 1970. ^{[lower-alpha 1]} The electorate was 125,806 and three Labour Party councillors were elected. With 56,732 people voting, the turnout was 45.1%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1970 Greater London Council election: Hammersmith

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Iris Mary Caroline Bonham	30,387
	Labour	Anthony Louis Banks	30,105
	Labour	Arthur George Edwards	29,660
	Conservative	A. P. Berend	23,512
	Conservative	P. G. Dwyer	22,948
	Conservative	William Christopher Smith	22,649
	Liberal	S. H. J. A. Knott	1,608
	Liberal	R. J. Groves	1,352
	Liberal	E. R. Warren	1,136
	Independent	M. P. Coney	854
	Communist	J. Gould	798
	Homes before Roads	B. H. Caddow	533
	Homes before Roads	H. M. Stubbs	408
	Homes before Roads	P. J. Hillson	399
	Union Movement	B. A. Wakefield	158
Turnout
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Notes

1. The general election of councillors took place on 9 April 1970 and was delayed in Hammersmith to 27 April 1970 because of the death of a candidate on 31 March 1970.

References

1. "The Greater London (Electoral Areas) Order 1972" (PDF). legislation.gov.uk. 20 June 1972. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
2. "General Election of Greater London Councillors" (PDF). 9 April 1964. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
3. "General Election of Greater London Councillors" (PDF). 13 April 1967. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
4. "Greater London Council Election" (PDF). 9 April 1970. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
5. Boothroyd, David. "Greater London Council Election results: Hammersmith and Fultham". United Kingdom Election Results. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2023.