Hillingdon (electoral division)

Hillingdon
Former electoral division for the Greater London Council
District	London Borough of Hillingdon
Population	237,050 (1969 estimate)
Electorate	153,060 (1964) 154,011 (1967) 167,046 (1970)
Area	27,266.3 acres (110.343 km2)
Former electoral division
Created	1965
Abolished	1973
Member(s)	3
Replaced by	Hayes and Harlington, Ruislip-Northwood and Uxbridge

Hillingdon 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 Hillingdon.^{[ citation needed ]}

The electoral division was replaced from 1973 by the single-member electoral divisions of Hayes and Harlington, Ruislip-Northwood and Uxbridge. ^[1]

Elections

The Hillingdon 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]

1964 election

The first election was held on 9 April 1964, a year before the council came into its powers. The electorate was 153,060 and three Labour Party councillors were elected. With 78,460 people voting, the turnout was 51.3%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.^{[ citation needed ]}

1964 Greater London Council election: Hillingdon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William John Lipscombe	34,728
	Labour	Frank Herbert Rapley	33,216
	Labour	David John Davies	32,898
	Conservative	E. L. Ing	32,091
	Conservative	G. Corran	32,072
	Conservative	Leslie Freeman	31,715
	Liberal	S. H. Davidson	7,299
	Liberal	J. B. Leno	7,112
	Liberal	J. A. Friedlander	6,545
	Independent	T. H. Barnard	5,020
	Communist	F. Stanley	3,240
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 154,011 and three Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 81,699 people voting, the turnout was 53.0%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1967 Greater London Council election: Hillingdon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bernard John Brown	46,443
	Conservative	Andre William Potier	46,101
	Conservative	Christopher Charles Henry Chalker	45,237
	Labour	William John Lipscombe	27,394
	Labour	S. F. G. Walker	27,144
	Labour	Frank Herbert Rapley	25,412
	Liberal	P. G. Baker	5,420
	Liberal	S. H. Davidson	4,975
	Liberal	Miss B. Channon	4,898
	Communist	P. R. Pink	1,678
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 167,046 and three Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 73,793 people voting, the turnout was 44.1%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1970 Greater London Council election: Hillingdon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bernard Joseph Brown	42,631
	Conservative	John Rowland Wilton Cox	42,058
	Conservative	George William Tremlett	40,640
	Labour	Frank Arthur Cooper	26,710
	Labour	A. J. Beasley	26,345
	Labour	A. J. Potts	25,033
	Liberal	S. H. Davidson	3,763
	Liberal	J. B. Leno	3,707
	Liberal	B. Outhwaite	3,308
	Communist	P. R. Pink	1,061
	Union Movement	M. J. Goodchild	685
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 19 November 2023.
2. "General Election of Greater London Councillors" (PDF). 9 April 1964. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
3. "General Election of Greater London Councillors" (PDF). 13 April 1967. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
4. "Greater London Council Election" (PDF). 9 April 1970. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
5. Boothroyd, David. "Greater London Council Election results: Hillingdon". United Kingdom Election Results. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2023.