List of electoral divisions in Greater London

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This is a list of electoral divisions in Greater London that existed from 1 April 1965 for elections to the Greater London Council until 1 April 1986 when that authority was disbanded. When Greater London was created, Parliamentary constituencies straddled the boundary so it was not possible to use these areas for election of councillors. Until new constituencies were drawn by the Boundary Commission nationally, the London boroughs were used as 32 multiple-member electoral divisions, with the City of London and London Borough of Westminster treated as though they were one London borough. The divisions altogether returned 100 Greater London councillors and from 1973, returned 92. A successor body with modified powers was created in 2000, the Mayor of London and London Assembly and its divisions are London Assembly constituencies, with a form of proportional representation used.

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First series

It was planned to use Westminster Parliament constituencies as electoral areas for Greater London, 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 London boroughs were used as electoral areas. Westminster was joined with the City of London for this purpose. 32 electoral areas were used for the elections in 1964, [1] 1967 [2] and 1970. [3] They were 'winner takes all' multiple member electoral areas using first-past-the-post voting. 100 councillors were elected in total. The Second Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies reported in 1969, but was not implemented in time for the 1970 election. There were minor revisions to Bromley and Croydon in 1969 and Richmond upon Thames in 1970 when the Greater London boundary was adjusted. The number of councillors elected for each electoral division is shown.

Second series

92 electoral divisions were used for the elections in 1973, [4] 1977 [5] and 1981. [6] They were defined as electoral areas by statutory instrument on 20 June 1972 [7] and were renamed electoral divisions by the Local Government Act 1972 later that year. Each electoral division returned one councillor using first-past-the-post voting. These areas were identical to the Westminster constituencies from 1974 to 1983 that had been defined in 1970. [8] 92 councillors were elected in total. There was a minor revision to Uxbridge in 1982 when the Greater London boundary was adjusted. The electoral divisions were abolished with the Greater London Council in 1986.

Replacement

In 1986 there were direct elections to the Inner London Education Authority from 29 electoral areas in Inner London.

In 2000, the Greater London Authority successor body with modified powers was created. It included a Mayor of London and London Assembly of both Londonwide representatives elected through proportional representation and local representatives elected from first-past-the-post London Assembly constituencies.

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References

  1. ↑ "General Election of Greater London Councillors" (PDF). 9 April 1964. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "General Election of Greater London Councillors" (PDF). 13 April 1967. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "Greater London Council Election" (PDF). 9 April 1970. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Greater London Council Election" (PDF). 12 April 1973. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Greater London Council Election" (PDF). 5 May 1977. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "Greater London Council Election" (PDF). 7 May 1981. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "The Greater London (Electoral Areas) Order 1972" (PDF). legislation.gov.uk. 20 June 1972. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1970" (PDF). legislation.gov.uk. 11 November 1970. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
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