Haringey
Former electoral division
for the Greater London Council
Haringey electoral division boundaries
DistrictLondon Borough of Haringey
Population242,300 (1969 estimate)
Electorate
  • 178,541 (1964)
  • 167,952 (1967)
  • 169,270 (1970)
Area7,490.1 acres (30.311 km2)
Former electoral division
Created1965
Abolished1973
Member(s)3
Replaced byHornsey, Tottenham and Wood Green

Haringey 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 Haringey.[1]

The electoral division was replaced from 1973 by the single-member electoral divisions of Hornsey, Tottenham and Wood Green.[2]

Elections

The Haringey constituency was used for the Greater London Council elections in 1964,[3] 1967[4] and 1970.[5] Three councillors were elected at each election using first-past-the-post voting.[6]

1964 election

The first election was held on 9 April 1964, a year before the council came into its powers. The electorate was 178,541 and three Labour Party councillors were elected. With 75,724 people voting, the turnout was 42.4%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1964 Greater London Council election: Haringey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Annie Florence Remington 39,698
Labour Louis Albert Vitoria 39,412
Labour Gladys Felicia Dimson 39,412
Conservative A. G. Brown 31,284
Conservative H. H. Godwin-Monck 30,849
Conservative N. Muldoon 30,177
Communist E. L. Ramsay 5,612
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 167,952 and three Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 69,258 people voting, the turnout was 41.2%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1967 Greater London Council election: Haringey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lawrence Arthur Bains 35,073
Conservative Alfred Ronald Dashwood Gilbey 34,635
Conservative Michael Peter Russell Malynn 34,437
Labour Annie Florence Remington 27,051
Labour Louis Albert Vitoria 26,599
Labour Gladys Felicia Dimson 25,878
Liberal D. E. Goode 3,493
Liberal D. C. M. Lambton 3,451
Liberal J. S. F. Parker 3,100
Communist E. L. Ramsay 2,820
Socialist (GB) A. J. L. Buick 1,277
Socialist (GB) J. Carter 1,191
Socialist (GB) D. R. M. Davies 1,067
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 169,270 and three Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 56,731 people voting, the turnout was 33.5%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1970 Greater London Council election: Haringey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lawrence Arthur Bains 26,716
Conservative Alfred Ronald Dashwood Gilbey 26,471
Conservative Michael Peter Russell Malynn 26,156
Labour A. J. R. Chaplin 25,625
Labour J. Morrissey 24,949
Labour L. D. Gurr 24,890
Liberal C. J. Fox 1,997
Liberal J. S. F. Parker 1,928
Liberal D. H. Edwards 1,910
Communist M. Morris 1,337
Communist E. L. Ramsay 982
Homes before Roads S. J. Hicklin 461
Homes before Roads K. B. Phillips 458
Socialist (GB) J. Carter 443
Socialist (GB) A. J. L. Buick 374
Homes before Roads M. A. Thompson 353
Independent F. J. Cooper 234
Socialist (GB) A. Waite 212
Independent K. Borowski 212
Independent M. Whittaker 154
Independent S. L. Kibble 149
Union Movement R. Summers 145
Independent P. Kerner 133
Independent C. R. Hood 77
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
  • Cooper/Borowski/Kibble: Bread and Circuses Party
  • Whittaker: Campaign for Non-Political Social Awareness
  • Kerner: All Night Party

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "The Greater London (Electoral Areas) Order 1972" (PDF). legislation.gov.uk. 20 June 1972. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "General Election of Greater London Councillors" (PDF). 9 April 1964. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "General Election of Greater London Councillors" (PDF). 13 April 1967. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "Greater London Council Election" (PDF). 9 April 1970. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  6. ↑ Boothroyd, David. "Greater London Council Election results: Haringey". United Kingdom Election Results. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
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