Waltham Forest (electoral division)

Waltham Forest
Former electoral division for the Greater London Council
District	London Borough of Waltham Forest
Population	235,880 (1969 estimate)
Electorate	175,107 (1964) 170,725 (1967) 179,670 (1970)
Area	9,803.8 acres (39.675 km2)
Former electoral division
Created	1965
Abolished	1973
Member(s)	3
Replaced by	Chingford, Leyton and Walthamstow

Waltham Forest 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 Waltham Forest.

The electoral division was replaced from 1973 by the single-member electoral divisions of Chingford, Leyton and Walthamstow. ^[1]

Elections

The Waltham Forest 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 175,107 and three Labour Party councillors were elected. With 70,912 people voting, the turnout was 40.5%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1964 Greater London Council election: Waltham Forest

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Albert Edward Collins	35,338
	Labour	Betty Kathleen Lowton	33,299
	Labour	Mavis Joan Webster	31,872
	Conservative	M. J. Harvey	22,980
	Conservative	J. Gordon	22,158
	Conservative	G. W. Mason	21,113
	Ratepayers	W. J. Bowstead	6,624
	Liberal	J. M. Bishop	5,995
	Ratepayers	L. E. Norman	5,557
	Ratepayers	T. H. Oakman	5,393
	Liberal	W. T. Neilson-Hansen	4,944
	Liberal	W. V. E. Seymer	4,748
	Communist	D. J. Solomons	1,289

1967 election

The second election was held on 13 April 1967. The electorate was 170,725 and three Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 67,314 people voting, the turnout was 39.4%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1967 Greater London Council election: Waltham Forest

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Norman Sidney Munday	34,594
	Conservative	George Edward Mynott	34,190
	Conservative	Gordon Alexander Webb	33,043
	Labour	James Albert Edward Collins	24,239
	Labour	Betty Kathleen Lowton	22,837
	Labour	N. E. Willis	21,918
	Liberal	D. W. Bramley	5,706
	Liberal	D. G. Kirkland	5,664
	Liberal	J. T. Silvey	5,367
	Communist	J. A. Courcouf	2,354

1970 election

The third election was held on 9 April 1970. The electorate was 179,670 and three Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 64,596 people voting, the turnout was 35.9%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1970 Greater London Council election: Waltham Forest

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Norman Sidney Munday	31,190
	Conservative	Phillip Charles Desmond Williams	30,833
	Conservative	Gordon Alexander Webb	30,780
	Labour	R. F. Drew	28,847
	Labour	J. J. Walsh	28,645
	Labour	Betty Kathleen Lowton	28,207
	Liberal	M. E. D. Flanders	2,472
	Liberal	D. G. Kirkland	2,433
	Liberal	L. C. A. Roskilly	2,117
	Communist	J. A. Courcouf	1,016
	Union Movement	E. C. Stoneman	436

References

1. "The Greater London (Electoral Areas) Order 1972" (PDF). legislation.gov.uk. 20 June 1972. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
2. "General Election of Greater London Councillors" (PDF). 9 April 1964. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
3. "General Election of Greater London Councillors" (PDF). 13 April 1967. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
4. "Greater London Council Election" (PDF). 9 April 1970. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
5. Boothroyd, David. "Greater London Council Election results: Waltham Forest". United Kingdom Election Results. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2023.