Charing Cross (ward)

Charing Cross
Former electoral ward
for the Westminster City Council
BoroughWestminster
CountyGreater London
Electorate3,695 (1974)
Former electoral ward
Created1968
Abolished1978
Councillors2

Charing Cross was an electoral ward in the City of Westminster from 1968 to 1978. The ward was first used in the 1968 elections and last used for the 1974 elections. It returned two councillors to Westminster City Council.

List of councillors

Term Councillor Party
1968–1971 Hugh Cubitt Conservative
1968–1974 B. Fitzgerald-Moore Conservative
1971–1974 R. Morcom-Harneis Conservative
1974–1978 A. Killick Conservative
1974–1978 R. Hargreaves Conservative

Westminster council elections

1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974.[1]

Charing Cross
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Killick 498
Conservative R. Hargreaves 496
Labour T. Heath 429
Labour S. Smith 389
Liberal D. Lux 86
Liberal D. Copestake 83
Independent C. Wertheim 15
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971.[2]

Charing Cross
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B. Fitzgerald-Moore 618
Conservative R. Morcom-Harneis 618
Labour B. Lyne 510
Labour M. Merriman 510
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968.[3]

1968 Westminster City Council election: Charing Cross
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hugh Cubitt 1,100
Conservative B. Fitzgerald-Moore 1,085
Labour J. Davies 363
Labour M. Brown 324
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1974. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  2. ^ "London Borough Council Elections: 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1971. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  3. ^ "London Borough Council Elections: 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. April 1969. Retrieved 19 July 2024.