New constituencies to be used for elections to Parliament and also for elections to the GLC had not yet been settled, so the London boroughs were used as multi-member 'first past the post' electoral areas. Westminster was joined with the City of London for this purpose. Each electoral area returned between 2 and 4 councillors. Polling day was 9 April 1970, except in Hammersmith where it was delayed until 27 April 1970 because of the death of a candidate.
Resultsedit
General election of councillorsedit
The Conservative Party won a majority of seats at the election.
Among those who were first elected to the GLC in 1970 were Tony Banks (Labour, Hammersmith, later Minister for Sport) and Sir George Young (Conservative, Ealing, later a cabinet minister under John Major). The election is also significant as it was at a meeting in support of the Conservative candidates in Lambeth that John Major met Norma Johnson, who became his wife.
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Aldermanic electionedit
In addition to the 100 councillors, there were sixteen aldermen elected by the council. Eight aldermen elected in 1967 continued to serve until 1973 and eight elected in 1964 retired before the 1970 election. Eight aldermen were elected by the council on 28 April 1970 to serve until 1976.
No seats changed hands in by-elections during this term. The Conservatives retained Kensington and Chelsea on 2 December 1971 after the death of Seton Forbes-Cockell, and Barnet on 19 October 1972 after the death of Arthur Peacock. Labour retained Wandsworth on 15 June 1972 after the death of Sir Norman Prichard. No seats were vacant at the end of the term.
There were three aldermanic by-elections caused by the resignations of David Gilbert Baker (Conservative), Brian Caldwell Cook Batsford (Conservative) and Christopher John Chataway (Conservative) in 1970. Three replacement aldermen were elected on 28 April 1970 (coinciding with the normal election of alderman). Ewan Geddes Carr (Labour), Illtyd Harrington (Labour) and William Watts (Labour) were elected, to serve until 1973.
Three further aldermanic by-elections were caused by the resignations of Reginald Ernest Prentice (Labour) in 1971, Timothy Charles Farmer (Labour) in 1971 and Gerard Folliott Vaughan (Conservative) in 1972. Alfred Frederick Joseph Chorley (Labour) was elected by the council on 4 May 1971, to serve until 1976.[d] Bernard James Perkins (Labour) was elected by the council on 19 October 1971, to serve until 1973. Gordon William Herbert Taylor (Conservative) was elected by the council on 3 October 1972, to serve until 1976.[e]
Notesedit
^The term was extended to seven years by the London Councillors Order 1976 and aldermen elected in 1970 served until 1977.
^The term was extended to 1977 by the London Councillors Order 1976
^The term was extended to 1977 by the London Councillors Order 1976
Referencesedit
^Boothroyd, David. . United Kingdom Election Results. Archived from the original on 1 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
^(PDF). London Datastore. 9 April 1970. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
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The third election to the Greater London Council was held on 9 April 1970 and saw a Conservative victory with a reduced majority 1970 Greater London Council election 1967 9 April 1970 1973 100 councillors51 seats needed for a majority First party Second party Leader Desmond Plummer Reg Goodwin Party Conservative Labour Leader since 1964 1967 Leader s seat Westminster and the City of London Southwark Seats won 65 35 Seat change 17 17 Popular vote 971 227 766 271 Percentage 50 6 39 9 Swing 2 1 5 9 Results by electoral divisionLeader before election Desmond Plummer Conservative Party Leader after election Desmond Plummer Conservative Party Contents 1 Electoral arrangements 2 Results 2 1 General election of councillors 2 2 Aldermanic election 3 By elections 1970 1973 4 Notes 5 ReferencesElectoral arrangements editNew constituencies to be used for elections to Parliament and also for elections to the GLC had not yet been settled so the London boroughs were used as multi member first past the post electoral areas Westminster was joined with the City of London for this purpose Each electoral area returned between 2 and 4 councillors Polling day was 9 April 1970 except in Hammersmith where it was delayed until 27 April 1970 because of the death of a candidate Results editGeneral election of councillors edit The Conservative Party won a majority of seats at the election With an electorate of 5 524 384 there was a turnout of 35 2 1 2 Labour recovered from its mauling three years previously but did so primarily in working class areas Consequently relatively few seats changed hands Labour won back Camden Greenwich Hammersmith Lewisham Wandsworth and one seat in Lambeth The results did enable Labour to take back control of the Inner London Education Authority and were one of the factors used by Prime Minister Harold Wilson in deciding to call a general election soon after Among those who were first elected to the GLC in 1970 were Tony Banks Labour Hammersmith later Minister for Sport and Sir George Young Conservative Ealing later a cabinet minister under John Major The election is also significant as it was at a meeting in support of the Conservative candidates in Lambeth that John Major met Norma Johnson who became his wife Party Votes Seats Number Stood Seats Conservative 971 227 50 6 nbsp 2 1 100 65 65 0 nbsp 17 Labour 766 272 39 9 nbsp 5 9 100 35 35 0 nbsp 17 Liberal 103 838 5 4 nbsp 3 4 100 0 0 0 nbsp Communist 33 869 1 8 nbsp 1 3 40 0 0 0 nbsp Homes before Roads 23 854 1 2 New 85 0 0 0 nbsp Union Movement 10 432 0 6 nbsp 0 2 32 0 0 0 nbsp Independent 6 450 0 3 nbsp 0 3 9 0 0 0 nbsp Socialist GB 1 656 0 1 nbsp 0 1 14 0 0 0 nbsp Independent Liberal 1 250 0 1 New 1 0 0 0 nbsp John Hampden New Freedom Party 552 0 0 nbsp 0 0 1 0 0 0 nbsp New Liberal 438 0 0 New 3 0 0 0 nbsp Movement for People s Democracy 405 0 0 New 1 0 0 0 nbsp All Night Party Bread and Circuses Party Campaign for Non Political Social Awareness 1 177 0 0 New 5 0 0 0 nbsp 1 These parties were created by a group of students standing in Haringey who declared that they intended to make a mockery of the election Aldermanic election edit In addition to the 100 councillors there were sixteen aldermen elected by the council Eight aldermen elected in 1967 continued to serve until 1973 and eight elected in 1964 retired before the 1970 election Eight aldermen were elected by the council on 28 April 1970 to serve until 1976 Aldermen elected in 1970 to retire in 1976 a Party Alderman Conservative Frank Lewis Abbott Conservative Francis Ernest Herman Bennett Conservative Leslie Freeman Labour Arthur James Hichisson Conservative Thomas Ponsonby Labour Reginald Prentice b Conservative Lena Townsend Conservative Gerard Folliott Vaughan c The aldermen divided 11 Conservative and 5 Labour so that the Conservatives had 76 members to 40 for Labour following the aldermanic election By elections 1970 1973 editFurther information List of Greater London Council by elections No seats changed hands in by elections during this term The Conservatives retained Kensington and Chelsea on 2 December 1971 after the death of Seton Forbes Cockell and Barnet on 19 October 1972 after the death of Arthur Peacock Labour retained Wandsworth on 15 June 1972 after the death of Sir Norman Prichard No seats were vacant at the end of the term There were three aldermanic by elections caused by the resignations of David Gilbert Baker Conservative Brian Caldwell Cook Batsford Conservative and Christopher John Chataway Conservative in 1970 Three replacement aldermen were elected on 28 April 1970 coinciding with the normal election of alderman Ewan Geddes Carr Labour Illtyd Harrington Labour and William Watts Labour were elected to serve until 1973 Three further aldermanic by elections were caused by the resignations of Reginald Ernest Prentice Labour in 1971 Timothy Charles Farmer Labour in 1971 and Gerard Folliott Vaughan Conservative in 1972 Alfred Frederick Joseph Chorley Labour was elected by the council on 4 May 1971 to serve until 1976 d Bernard James Perkins Labour was elected by the council on 19 October 1971 to serve until 1973 Gordon William Herbert Taylor Conservative was elected by the council on 3 October 1972 to serve until 1976 e Notes edit The term was extended to seven years by the London Councillors Order 1976 and aldermen elected in 1970 served until 1977 Resigned 29 March 1971 Resigned 18 September 1972 The term was extended to 1977 by the London Councillors Order 1976 The term was extended to 1977 by the London Councillors Order 1976References edit Boothroyd David GLC Election Results Summaries United Kingdom Election Results Archived from the original on 1 September 2018 Retrieved 2 September 2023 Greater London Council Election PDF London Datastore 9 April 1970 Archived from the original PDF on 22 August 2013 Retrieved 2 September 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1970 Greater London Council election amp oldid 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