Waltham Forest
Former electoral division
for the Greater London Council
Waltham Forest electoral division boundaries
DistrictLondon Borough of Waltham Forest
Population235,880 (1969 estimate)
Electorate
  • 175,107 (1964)
  • 170,725 (1967)
  • 179,670 (1970)
Area9,803.8 acres (39.675 km2)
Former electoral division
Created1965
Abolished1973
Member(s)3
Replaced byChingford, 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.[1]

The electoral division was replaced from 1973 by the single-member electoral divisions of Chingford, Leyton and Walthamstow.[2]

Elections

The Waltham Forest 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 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
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 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
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

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
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative 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 8 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "General Election of Greater London Councillors" (PDF). 9 April 1964. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "General Election of Greater London Councillors" (PDF). 13 April 1967. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "Greater London Council Election" (PDF). 9 April 1970. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  6. ↑ 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.
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