Islington (electoral division) explained

Islington
Constituency Type:	electoral division
Parl Name:	Greater London Council
District:	London Borough of Islington
Year:	1965
Abolished:	1973
Members:	3
Next:	Islington Central, Islington North and Islington South and Finsbury
Population:	235,990 (1969 estimate)
Area:	3678.6acres

Islington 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 Islington.^[1]

The electoral division was replaced from 1973 by the single-member electoral divisions of Islington Central, Islington North and Islington South and Finsbury.^[2]

Elections

The Islington 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 172,917 and three Labour Party councillors were elected. With 45,798 people voting, the turnout was 26.5%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1967 election

The second election was held on 13 April 1967. The electorate was 159,455 and three Labour Party councillors were elected. With 37,100 people voting, the turnout was 23.3%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1970 election

The third election was held on 9 April 1970. The electorate was 150,721 and three Labour Party councillors were elected. With 37,107 people voting, the turnout was 24.6%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

Notes and References

1. Book: British Information Services . British Record: Political and Economic Notes . 1970 . 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. Web site: The Greater London (Electoral Areas) Order 1972 . legislation.gov.uk . 1 October 2023 . 20 June 1972.
3. Web site: General Election of Greater London Councillors . 9 April 1964 . 1 October 2023 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130822163439/http://data.london.gov.uk/documents/GLC_1964-4-9.pdf . 22 August 2013 .
4. Web site: General Election of Greater London Councillors . 13 April 1967 . 1 October 2023 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130822161716/http://data.london.gov.uk/documents/GLC_1967-4-13.pdf . 22 August 2013 .
5. Web site: Greater London Council Election . 9 April 1970 . 1 October 2023 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130822173130/http://data.london.gov.uk/documents/GLCE_1970-4-9.pdf . 22 August 2013 .
6. Web site: Boothroyd . David . Greater London Council Election results: Islington . United Kingdom Election Results . 1 October 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20160324144619/http://www.election.demon.co.uk/glc/glcis.html . 24 March 2016.