Bromley (electoral division)
| Bromley | |
|---|---|
| Former electoral division for the Greater London Council | |
 Bromley electoral division boundaries from 1969 to 1973 | |
| District | London Borough of Bromley |
| Population | 303,550 (1969 estimate) |
| Electorate |
|
| Area | 37,509.0 acres (151.794 km2) |
| Former electoral division | |
| Created | 1965 |
| Abolished | 1973 |
| Member(s) | 4 |
| Replaced by | Beckenham, Chislehurst, Orpington and Ravensbourne |
Bromley was an electoral division for the purposes of elections to the Greater London Council. The constituency elected four councillors for a three-year term in 1964, 1967 and 1970.
History
[edit]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 Bromley.[1]
The boundaries of the electoral division were adjusted on 1 April 1969.[2]
The electoral division was replaced from 1973 by the single-member electoral divisions of Beckenham, Chislehurst, Orpington and Ravensbourne.[3]
Elections
[edit]The Bromley constituency was used for the Greater London Council elections in 1964,[4] 1967[5] and 1970.[6] Four councillors were elected at each election using first-past-the-post voting.[7]
1964 election
[edit]The first election was held on 9 April 1964, a year before the council came into its powers. The electorate was 204,108 and four Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 111,296 people voting, the turnout was 54.5%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mrs. Edith Gordon Beecher-Bryant | 55,168 | |||
| Conservative | Victor Sidney Henry Mitchell | 54,220 | |||
| Conservative | Mrs. Benita Dorothy Barham | 53,584 | |||
| Conservative | Robert Joseph Turner | 53,218 | |||
| Labour | C. J. Christopher | 27,325 | |||
| Labour | F. F. W. Coates | 27,270 | |||
| Liberal | M. A. Minter | 26,603 | |||
| Liberal | A. B. Howard | 26,498 | |||
| Liberal | N. D. M. McGeorge | 25,800 | |||
| Labour | Mrs. L. M. Moelwyn-Hughes | 25,223 | |||
| Labour | Miss G. H. Warrack | 24,457 | |||
| Liberal | L. D. Ricketts | 23,998 | |||
| Communist | C. L. Coleman | 4,295 | |||
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1967 election
[edit]The second election was held on 13 April 1967. The electorate was 207,083 and four Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 107,769 people voting, the turnout was 52.0%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mrs. Benita Dorothy Barham | 61,613 | |||
| Conservative | Mrs. Edith Gordon Beecher-Bryant | 61,093 | |||
| Conservative | Frank Willie Smith | 60,027 | |||
| Conservative | Robert Joseph Turner | 60,017 | |||
| Liberal | E. C. H. Jones | 26,755 | |||
| Liberal | P. McNally | 26,659 | |||
| Liberal | Mrs. J. I. Alexander | 26,453 | |||
| Liberal | M. A. Minter | 26,236 | |||
| Labour | C. J. Christopher | 16,463 | |||
| Labour | S. W. Mayne | 16,438 | |||
| Labour | G. N. Etherington | 16,027 | |||
| Labour | G. A, Griffiths | 15,652 | |||
| Communist | C. L. Coleman | 2,508 | |||
| New Freedom | Frank Hansford-Miller | 1,580 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
1968 by-election
[edit]A by-election was held on 7 November 1968, following the death of Robert Turner.[7] The electorate was 212,557 and one Conservative Party councillor was elected. With 44,177 voting, the turnout was 20.9%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David A. Harris | 28,695 | |||
| Liberal | P. A. Golding | 10,199 | |||
| Labour | S. W. Mayne | 5,283 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
1970 election
[edit]The third election was held on 9 April 1970. The electorate was 226,553 and four Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 89,985 people voting, the turnout was 39.7%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Harris | 54,800 | |||
| Conservative | Frank Willie Smith | 54,301 | |||
| Conservative | Charles Henry Ernst Pratt | 54,237 | |||
| Conservative | Roland Charles Beecher-Bryant | 51,194 | |||
| Labour | I. G. Bing | 18,494 | |||
| Labour | A. P. Chambers | 17,932 | |||
| Labour | D. I. Grant | 17,900 | |||
| Labour | John Spellar | 16,400 | |||
| Liberal | P. McNally | 14,979 | |||
| Liberal | W. Huckin | 14,818 | |||
| Liberal | A. V. Luff | 14,357 | |||
| Liberal | Mrs. D. E. Richmond | 14,129 | |||
| Communist | Mrs. M. B. Burkin | 1,551 | |||
| Homes before Roads | R. H. Mason | 1,421 | |||
| Homes before Roads | A. V. J. Day | 1,280 | |||
| Homes before Roads | R. Day | 1,025 | |||
| Homes before Roads | I. V. Dodd | 1,011 | |||
| New Freedom | Frank Hansford-Miller | 552 | |||
| Union Movement | J. P. Sibley | 426 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ The Greater London, Kent and Surrey Order 1968
- ^ "The Greater London (Electoral Areas) Order 1972" (PDF). legislation.gov.uk. 20 June 1972. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "General Election of Greater London Councillors" (PDF). 9 April 1964. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "General Election of Greater London Councillors" (PDF). 13 April 1967. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Greater London Council Election" (PDF). 9 April 1970. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ a b Boothroyd, David. "Greater London Council Election results: Bromley". United Kingdom Election Results. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2023.