Islington (electoral division)

Islington
Former electoral division for the Greater London Council
District	London Borough of Islington
Population	235,990 (1969 estimate)
Electorate	172,917 (1964) 159,455 (1967) 150,721 (1970)
Area	3,678.6 acres (14.887 km2)
Former electoral division
Created	1965
Abolished	1973
Member(s)	3
Replaced by	Islington Central, Islington North and Islington South and Finsbury

Islington 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 Islington.

The electoral division was replaced from 1973 by the single-member electoral divisions of Islington Central, Islington North and Islington South and Finsbury. ^[1]

Elections

The Islington 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 172,917 and three Labour Party councillors were elected. With 45,798 people voting, the turnout was 26.5%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1964 Greater London Council election: Islington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Edwin Bayliss	31,077
	Labour	Irene Chaplin	30,165
	Labour	Florence Evelyne Cayford	30,107
	Conservative	R. A. Baker	8,152
	Conservative	P. E. Postgate	7,811
	Conservative	A. Hardy	7,380
	New Liberal	F. C. Barrett	2,922
	Communist	J. F. Moss	2,309
	New Liberal	F. G. S. White	2,292
	Liberal	S. W. Applin	2,290
	New Liberal	A. E. Lomas	2,207
	Liberal	C. Simpson	1,956
	Liberal	A. F. Cook	1,675
	Independent	D. H. L. Chenappa	659
Turnout
	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 159,455 and three Labour Party councillors were elected. With 37,100 people voting, the turnout was 23.3%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1967 Greater London Council election: Islington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Evelyn Joyce Denington	17,037
	Labour	Hazel Corinne Rose	16,829
	Labour	Arthur Ernest Wicks	16,638
	Conservative	D. G. Baker	14,984
	Conservative	E. H. Archer	14,972
	Conservative	P. Carr	14,195
	Liberal	W. G. Webster	1,805
	Liberal	J. W. Tarling	1,764
	Liberal	A. W. Mildren	1,742
	Communist	M. Betteridge	1,642
	Islington Tenants and Ratepayers Political Association	F. C. Barrett	1,510
	Islington Tenants and Ratepayers Political Association	H. W. Bray	1,156
	Islington Tenants and Ratepayers Political Association	E. Gray	1,067
	Independent	J. Davies	664
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

1970 election

The third election was held on 9 April 1970. The electorate was 150,721 and three Labour Party councillors were elected. With 37,107 people voting, the turnout was 24.6%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1970 Greater London Council election: Islington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Louis Wolfgang Bondy	22,150
	Labour	Evelyn Joyce Denington	22,080
	Labour	Arthur Ernest Wicks	21,239
	Conservative	B. A. Devonald-Lewis	12,228
	Conservative	Ann P. Morris	12,126
	Conservative	J. Szeremey	11,988
	Communist	M. Betteridge	1,591
	Liberal	M. A. Rooke	642
	Liberal	A. W. Mildren	580
	Liberal	J. W. Shields	544
	Homes before Roads	D. J. Wager	526
	New Liberal	A. E. Lomas	515
	Homes before Roads	S. P. C. Plowden	507
	New Liberal	A. N. Richardson	413
	Homes before Roads	C. C. Willbourne	401
	New Liberal	R. Girolami	387
	Union Movement	R. A. Taylor	190
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

References

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