Haringey (electoral division)

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.

Haringey
Former electoral division for the Greater London Council
Haringey electoral division boundaries
District	London Borough of Haringey
Population	242,300 (1969 estimate)
Electorate	178,541 (1964) 167,952 (1967) 169,270 (1970)
Area	7,490.1 acres (30.311 km2)
Former electoral division
Created	1965
Abolished	1973
Member(s)	3
Replaced by	Hornsey, Tottenham and Wood Green

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.