Feltham and Heston (electoral division)

Feltham and Heston
Former electoral division for the Greater London Council
District	Hounslow
Electorate	77,521 (1973) 78,069 (1977) 79,661 (1981)
Area	3,397 hectares (33.97 km2)
Former electoral division
Created	1973
Abolished	1986
Member(s)	1
Created from	Hounslow

Feltham and Heston was an electoral division for the purposes of elections to the Greater London Council. The constituency elected one councillor for a four-year term in 1973, 1977 and 1981, with the final term extended for an extra year ahead of the abolition of the Greater London Council.

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. The London Borough of Hounslow formed the Hounslow electoral division. This was used for the Greater London Council elections in 1964, 1967 and 1970.

The new constituencies were settled following the Second Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and the new electoral division matched the boundaries of the Feltham and Heston parliamentary constituency.

It covered an area of 3,397 hectares (33.97 km²).

Elections

The Feltham and Heston constituency was used for the Greater London Council elections in 1973, ^[1] 1977 ^[2] and 1981. ^[3] One councillor was elected at each election using first-past-the-post voting. ^[4]

1973 election

The fourth election to the GLC (and first using revised boundaries) was held on 12 April 1973. The electorate was 77,521 and one Labour Party councillor was elected. The turnout was 37.9%. The councillor was elected for a three-year term. This was extended for an extra year in 1976 when the electoral cycle was switched to four-yearly. ^[5]

1973 Greater London Council election: Feltham and Heston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Douglas Eden	16,529
	Conservative	Dyas Cyril Loftus Usher	9,173
	National Front	Mrs Josephine M Reid	3,332
	Communist	P. Rhodes	379
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)

1977 election

The fifth election to the GLC (and second using revised boundaries) was held on 5 May 1977. The electorate was 78,069 and one Conservative Party councillor was elected. The turnout was 42.1%. The councillor was elected for a four-year term.

1977 Greater London Council election: Feltham and Heston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ronald Dennis Mitchell	15,113
	Labour	Anthony Louis Banks	12,726
	National Front	Mrs Josephine M Reid	2,154
	Liberal	Charles W. Baily	1,589
	Independent Liberal	E. J. Connolly	551
	National Party	James F. Wood	458
	GLC Abolitionist Campaign	C. R. Bex	247
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

1981 election

The sixth and final election to the GLC (and third using revised boundaries) was held on 7 May 1981. The electorate was 79,661 and one Labour Party councillor was elected. The turnout was 43.9%. The councillor was elected for a four-year term, extended by an extra year by the Local Government (Interim Provisions) Act 1984, ahead of the abolition of the council.

1981 Greater London Council election: Feltham and Heston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Samuel Pitt	18,788
	Conservative	Ronald Dennis Mitchell	12,565
	Liberal	Ann M. Alagappa	3,629
Turnout
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

References

1. "Greater London Council Election" (PDF). 12 April 1973. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
2. "Greater London Council Election" (PDF). 5 May 1977. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
3. "Greater London Council Election" (PDF). 7 May 1981. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
4. Boothroyd, David. "Greater London Council Election results: Hounslow". United Kingdom Election Results. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
5. "The London Councillors Order 1976" (PDF). legislation.gov.uk. 17 February 1976. Retrieved 7 September 2023.