Camden (electoral division)

Camden
Former electoral division
for the Greater London Council
Map
Camden electoral division boundaries
DistrictLondon Borough of Camden
Population228,080 (1969 estimate)
Electorate
  • 165,118 (1964)
  • 160,864 (1967)
  • 163,572 (1970)
Area5,364.7 acres (21.710 km2)
Former electoral division
Created1965
Abolished1973
Member(s)3
Replaced byHampstead, Holborn and St Pancras South and St Pancras North

Camden 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 Camden.[1]

The electoral division was replaced from 1973 by the single-member electoral divisions of Hampstead, Holborn and St Pancras South and St Pancras North.[2]

Elections

The Camden 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 165,118 and three Labour Party councillors were elected. With 74,818 people voting, the turnout was 45.3%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1964 Greater London Council election: Camden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Leila Campbell 38,198
Labour Louis Wolfgang Bondy 38,191
Labour Evelyn Joyce Denington 37,364
Conservative F. E. H. Bennett 30,096
Conservative Lena Moncrieff Townsend 28,723
Conservative Isita Clare Mansel 28,588
Liberal A. J. F. Macdonald 4,839
Liberal J. M. Arram 4,614
Liberal M. S. Watson 4,087
Communist J. Nicolson 2,875
Independent B. W. Haines 1,016
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 160,864 and three Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 67,553 people voting, the turnout was 42.0%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1967 Greater London Council election: Camden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Brownrigg Butterfield 32,375
Conservative Lena Moncrieff Townsend 32,216
Conservative Isita Clare Mansel 31,587
Labour Luke Patrick O'Connor 28,504
Labour Leila Campbell 27,923
Labour Louis Wolfgang Bondy 27,284
Liberal G. H. Willett 4,911
Liberal A. G. Bevan 4,269
Liberal A. F. Cook 4,187
Communist J. Nicolson 2,133
Socialist (GB) W. Buchanan 907
Socialist (GB) E. S. Grant 419
Socialist (GB) T. E. Giles 411
Turnout
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 163,572 and three Labour Party councillors were elected. With 56,109 people voting, the turnout was 34.3%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1970 Greater London Council election: Camden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Luke Patrick O'Connor 26,265
Labour Richard Collins 26,140
Labour Alexander John Kazantzis 25,731
Conservative James Anthony Lemkin 24,416
Conservative Lena Moncrieff Townsend 24,416
Conservative Isita Clare Mansel 24,047
Liberal J. Calmann 2,565
Liberal K. J. Peacock 2,252
Liberal R. A. P. Benad 2,208
Communist G. McLennan 1,692
Homes before Roads R. A. Peacock 1,311
Homes before Roads W. E. Walker 1,249
Homes before Roads C. K. Jacka 1,037
Socialist (GB) L. J. Cox 391
Socialist (GB) D. R. M. Davies 323
Socialist (GB) E. S. Grant 299
Union Movement F. Elliott 195
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative 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 1 October 2023.
  3. ^ "General Election of Greater London Councillors" (PDF). 9 April 1964. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  4. ^ "General Election of Greater London Councillors" (PDF). 13 April 1967. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Greater London Council Election" (PDF). 9 April 1970. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  6. ^ Boothroyd, David. "Greater London Council Election results: Camden". United Kingdom Election Results. Archived from the original on 24 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2023.