Wilton | |
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Former electoral ward for the Westminster City Council | |
Borough | Westminster |
County | Greater London |
Electorate | 2,510 (1964) |
Major settlements | Belgravia |
Former electoral ward | |
Created | 1965 |
Abolished | 1968 |
Councillors | 1 |
Replaced by | Knightsbridge |
Wilton was an electoral ward in the City of Westminster from 1965 to 1968. The ward was first used in the 1964 elections. It returned councillors to Westminster City Council.
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Wilton ward boundaries |
The by-election took place on 2 July 1964.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | A. Tennant | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
The election took place on 7 May 1964. [1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Gordon Pirie | 488 | |||
Liberal | J. Atkinson | 36 | |||
Labour | R. Allan | 22 | |||
Turnout | 548 | 21.8 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
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