Harrow (electoral division)

Harrow
Former electoral division for the Greater London Council
District	London Borough of Harrow
Population	207,700 (1969 estimate)
Electorate	145,864 (1964) 146,937 (1966) 143,881 (1967) 153,192 (1970)
Area	12,555.4 acres (50.810 km2)
Former electoral division
Created	1965
Abolished	1973
Member(s)	3
Replaced by	Harrow Central, Harrow East and Harrow West.

Harrow 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 Harrow.

The electoral division was replaced from 1973 by the single-member electoral divisions of Harrow Central, Harrow East and Harrow West. ^[1]

Elections

The Harrow constituency was used for the Greater London Council elections in 1964, ^[2] 1967 ^[3] and 1970. ^[4] Three councillors were elected at each election using first-past-the-post voting. ^[5] Horace Cutler, who was successful at all three elections was later elected to represent Harrow West in 1973, 1977 and 1981. He was Leader of the Greater London Council from 1973 to 1977.

1964 election

The first election was held on 9 April 1964, a year before the council came into its powers. The electorate was 145,864 and three Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 80,742 people voting, the turnout was 55.4%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1964 Greater London Council election: Harrow

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Horace Walter Cutler	37,895
	Conservative	Oliver John Galley	37,021
	Conservative	William Emlyn Jones	35,577
	Labour	A. J. Lovell	27,000
	Labour	T. T. Swan	25,995
	Labour	A. R. Judge	24,684
	Liberal	M. D. Colne	14,447
	Liberal	D. F. Joyner	13,333
	Liberal	C. M. Hawkings	13,151
	Communist	R. A. Ward	3,426
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

1966 by-election

A by-election was held on 27 January 1966, following the death of Oliver John Galley. The electorate was 146,937 and one Conservative Party councillor was elected. With 16,632 voting, the turnout was 14.9%

Harrow by-election, 1966

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Harold Trevor Mote	18,490
	Communist	R.A. Ward	1,858
	Union Movement	R.C. Ramage	1,539
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

1967 election

The second election was held on 13 April 1967. The electorate was 143,881 and three Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 83,534 people voting, the turnout was 47.5%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1967 Greater London Council election: Harrow

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Horace Walter Cutler	39,791
	Conservative	William Emlyn Jones	39,405
	Conservative	Harold Trevor Mote	39,003
	Labour	A. R. Judge	18,106
	Labour	A. J. Lovell	17,066
	Labour	A. H. Tidmarsh	16,447
	Liberal	W. R. Westaway	8,026
	Liberal	M. E. Wakefield	7,247
	Liberal	A. J. Wilson	7,074
	Communist	R. A. Ward	3,778
	Union Movement	R. C. Ramage	1,512
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1970 election

The third election was held on 9 April 1970. The electorate was 153,192 and three Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 60,074 people voting, the turnout was 39.2%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1970 Greater London Council election: Harrow

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Sydney Clack	37,370
	Conservative	Horace Walter Cutler	37,113
	Conservative	Harold Trevor Mote	36,867
	Labour	A. J. Lovell	16,449
	Labour	A. S. How	15,867
	Labour	J. P. Brophy	15,079
	Liberal	K. Higgins	4,985
	Liberal	A. H. J. Miller	4,530
	Liberal	J. F. Smith	4,491
	Homes before Roads	J. W. Jones	964
	Communist	R. A. Ward	851
	Homes before Roads	M. C. Mayer	652
	Homes before Roads	C. McSherry	508
	Union Movement	R. C. Ramage	478
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "The Greater London (Electoral Areas) Order 1972" (PDF). legislation.gov.uk. 20 June 1972. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
2. "General Election of Greater London Councillors" (PDF). 9 April 1964. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
3. "General Election of Greater London Councillors" (PDF). 13 April 1967. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
4. "Greater London Council Election" (PDF). 9 April 1970. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
5. Boothroyd, David. "Greater London Council Election results: Harrow". United Kingdom Election Results. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2023.