Camden (electoral division)

Camden 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.

Camden
Former electoral division for the Greater London Council
Camden electoral division boundaries
District	London Borough of Camden
Population	228,080 (1969 estimate)
Electorate	165,118 (1964) 160,864 (1967) 163,572 (1970)
Area	5,364.7 acres (21.710 km2)
Former electoral division
Created	1965
Abolished	1973
Member(s)	3
Replaced by	Hampstead, Holborn and St Pancras South and St Pancras North

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 Camden.^[1]

The electoral division was replaced from 1973 by the single-member electoral divisions of Hampstead, Holborn and St Pancras South and St Pancras North.^[2]

Elections

The Camden 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 165,118 and three Labour Party councillors were elected. With 74,818 people voting, the turnout was 45.3%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1964 Greater London Council election: Camden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Leila Campbell	38,198
	Labour	Louis Wolfgang Bondy	38,191
	Labour	Evelyn Joyce Denington	37,364
	Conservative	F. E. H. Bennett	30,096
	Conservative	Lena Moncrieff Townsend	28,723
	Conservative	Isita Clare Mansel	28,588
	Liberal	A. J. F. Macdonald	4,839
	Liberal	J. M. Arram	4,614
	Liberal	M. S. Watson	4,087
	Communist	J. Nicolson	2,875
	Independent	B. W. Haines	1,016
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 160,864 and three Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 67,553 people voting, the turnout was 42.0%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1967 Greater London Council election: Camden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Brownrigg Butterfield	32,375
	Conservative	Lena Moncrieff Townsend	32,216
	Conservative	Isita Clare Mansel	31,587
	Labour	Luke Patrick O'Connor	28,504
	Labour	Leila Campbell	27,923
	Labour	Louis Wolfgang Bondy	27,284
	Liberal	G. H. Willett	4,911
	Liberal	A. G. Bevan	4,269
	Liberal	A. F. Cook	4,187
	Communist	J. Nicolson	2,133
	Socialist (GB)	W. Buchanan	907
	Socialist (GB)	E. S. Grant	419
	Socialist (GB)	T. E. Giles	411
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 163,572 and three Labour Party councillors were elected. With 56,109 people voting, the turnout was 34.3%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1970 Greater London Council election: Camden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Luke Patrick O'Connor	26,265
	Labour	Richard Collins	26,140
	Labour	Alexander John Kazantzis	25,731
	Conservative	James Anthony Lemkin	24,416
	Conservative	Lena Moncrieff Townsend	24,416
	Conservative	Isita Clare Mansel	24,047
	Liberal	J. Calmann	2,565
	Liberal	K. J. Peacock	2,252
	Liberal	R. A. P. Benad	2,208
	Communist	G. McLennan	1,692
	Homes before Roads	R. A. Peacock	1,311
	Homes before Roads	W. E. Walker	1,249
	Homes before Roads	C. K. Jacka	1,037
	Socialist (GB)	L. J. Cox	391
	Socialist (GB)	D. R. M. Davies	323
	Socialist (GB)	E. S. Grant	299
	Union Movement	F. Elliott	195
Turnout
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

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 1 October 2023.
3. "General Election of Greater London Councillors" (PDF). 9 April 1964. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
4. "General Election of Greater London Councillors" (PDF). 13 April 1967. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
5. "Greater London Council Election" (PDF). 9 April 1970. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
6. Boothroyd, David. "Greater London Council Election results: Camden". United Kingdom Election Results. Archived from the original on 24 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2023.