Newham
Former electoral division
for the Greater London Council
Newham electoral division boundaries
DistrictLondon Borough of Newham
Population252,090 (1969 estimate)
Electorate
  • 178,883 (1964)
  • 174,865 (1967)
  • 182,834 (1970)
Area8,986.1 acres (36.365 km2)
Former electoral division
Created1965
Abolished1973
Member(s)3
Replaced byNewham North East, Newham North West and Newham South

Newham 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 Newham.[1]

The electoral division was replaced from 1973 by the single-member electoral divisions of Newham North East, Newham North West and Newham South.[2]

Elections

The Newham constituency was used for the Greater London Council elections in 1964,[3] 1967[4] and 1970.[5] Three councillors were elected at each election using first-past-the-post voting.[6]

1964 election

The first election was held on 9 April 1964, a year before the council came into its powers. The electorate was 178,883 and three Labour Party councillors were elected. With 53,675 people voting, the turnout was 30.0%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1964 Greater London Council election: Newham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Samuel Boyce 34,429
Labour Edward Percy Bell 33,568
Labour Arthur Frank George Edwards 30,674
Liberal D. A. S. Brooke 9,476
Conservative C. A. Rugg 7,616
Conservative B. C. Balcomb 7,155
Conservative W. C. Willis 6,717
Liberal E. Johnson 6,119
Liberal R. A. Savill 5,703
Communist J. A. Walker 2,757
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 174,865 and three Labour Party councillors were elected. With 44,289 people voting, the turnout was 25.3%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1967 Greater London Council election: Newham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Samuel Boyce 23,383
Labour Edward Percy Bell 22,801
Labour Arthur Frank George Edwards 21,826
Conservative G. L. Crocker 11,102
Conservative C. A. Rugg 9,442
Conservative B. C. Balcomb 9,442
Liberal A. B .M. Bijl-Jarvis 5,039
Liberal R. P. McCarthy 4,365
Liberal P. T. Humphrey 4,117
Independent J. Clements 2,626
Communist R. A. Offley 2,164
Independent R. A. Savill 1,234
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1970 election

The third election was held on 9 April 1970. The electorate was 182,834 and three Labour Party councillors were elected. With 34,201 people voting, the turnout was 18.7%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1970 Greater London Council election: Newham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Samuel Boyce 19,728
Labour Edward Percy Bell 19,529
Labour Arthur Frank George Edwards 17,681
Conservative C. A. Knight 9,868
Conservative R. E. Wotherspoon 9,806
Conservative B. C. Balcomb 8,154
Liberal B. G. McCarthy 2,030
Liberal E. Wren 1,741
Homes before Roads M. Brown 1,693
Liberal Mrs J. Wren 1,446
Independent J. Clements 961
Communist R. A. Offley 956
Homes before Roads D. E. Coxhead 613
Homes before Roads M. Fior 457
Union Movement A. L. J. Winn 313
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ British Information Services (1970). British Record: Political and Economic Notes. To date elections, normally fought on traditional party lines, have been based on the London boroughs, each borough returning two or more councillors; after 1973 there will be single member electoral areas based on parliamentary constituencies.
  2. ↑ "The Greater London (Electoral Areas) Order 1972" (PDF). legislation.gov.uk. 20 June 1972. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "General Election of Greater London Councillors" (PDF). 9 April 1964. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "General Election of Greater London Councillors" (PDF). 13 April 1967. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "Greater London Council Election" (PDF). 9 April 1970. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  6. ↑ Boothroyd, David. "Greater London Council Election results: Newham". United Kingdom Election Results. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
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