Redbridge (electoral division)
{{Short description|Electoral division in Greater London, 1965–1973}}
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{{Infobox constituency
|name = Redbridge
|constituency_type = electoral division
|parl_name = Greater London Council
|district = London Borough of Redbridge
|towns =
|year = 1965
|abolished = 1973
|members = 3
|next = Ilford North, Ilford South and Wanstead and Woodford
|previous =
|population = 244,800 (1969 estimate)
|electorate = {{ubl | 174,419 (1964) | 173,086 (1967) | 183,054 (1970)}}
|area = {{convert|13,954|acres|sqkm}}
|image = {{maplink|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Redbridge (electoral division)}}|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=250|frame-height=245}}
|caption = Redbridge electoral division boundaries
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Redbridge 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 Redbridge.{{cite book |author1=British Information Services |title=British Record: Political and Economic Notes |date=1970 |quote=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.}}
The electoral division was replaced from 1973 by the single-member electoral divisions of Ilford North, Ilford South and Wanstead and Woodford.{{cite web |title=The Greater London (Electoral Areas) Order 1972 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1972/924/pdfs/uksi_19720924_en.pdf |website=legislation.gov.uk |access-date=9 October 2023 |date=20 June 1972}}
Elections
The Redbridge constituency was used for the Greater London Council elections in 1964,{{cite web |url=http://data.london.gov.uk/documents/GLC_1964-4-9.pdf |title=General Election of Greater London Councillors |date=9 April 1964 |accessdate=9 October 2023 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822163439/http://data.london.gov.uk/documents/GLC_1964-4-9.pdf |archivedate=22 August 2013 }} 1967{{cite web |url=http://data.london.gov.uk/documents/GLC_1967-4-13.pdf |title=General Election of Greater London Councillors | date=13 April 1967 |accessdate=9 October 2023 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822161716/http://data.london.gov.uk/documents/GLC_1967-4-13.pdf |archivedate=22 August 2013 }} and 1970.{{cite web |url=http://data.london.gov.uk/documents/GLCE_1970-4-9.pdf |title=Greater London Council Election | date=9 April 1970 |accessdate=9 October 2023 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822173130/http://data.london.gov.uk/documents/GLCE_1970-4-9.pdf |archivedate=22 August 2013 }} Three councillors were elected at each election using first-past-the-post voting.{{cite web |last1=Boothroyd |first1=David |title=Greater London Council Election results: Redbridge |url=http://www.election.demon.co.uk/glc/glcrb.html |website=United Kingdom Election Results |access-date=9 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324185158/http://www.election.demon.co.uk/glc/glcrb.html |archive-date=24 March 2016}}
=1964 election=
The first election was held on 9 April 1964, a year before the council came into its powers. The electorate was 174,419 and three Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 83,548 people voting, the turnout was 47.9%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.
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|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Mitchell
|votes = 37,601
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Francis Herbert James
|votes = 36,785
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Anne Sylvia Terry
|votes = 36,259
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|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = L. Fallaize
|votes = 24,463
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|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = A. F. J. Chorley
|votes = 23,205
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|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = A. E. O'Connor
|votes = 22,440
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|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = G. S. Bellamy
|votes = 17,901
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = K. H. N. Ives
|votes = 17,622
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = D. F. Murphy
|votes = 17,487
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|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = P. J. Devine
|votes = 3,885
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=1967 election=
The second election was held on 13 April 1967. The electorate was 173,086 and three Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 72,880 people voting, the turnout was 42.1%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.
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|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Mitchell
|votes = 45,445
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Francis Herbert James
|votes = 44,361
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Neil Gordon Thorne
|votes = 44,340
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Cuffe
|votes = 44,340
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = J. F. Keohane
|votes = 15,508
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = J. I. Tatch
|votes = 15,447
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = R. A. Newland
|votes = 8,279
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = M. M. Lorek
|votes = 8,112
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = R. A. Strain
|votes = 7,753
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|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = P. J. Devine
|votes = 2,966
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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=1970 election=
The third election was held on 9 April 1970. The electorate was 183,054 and three Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 62,026 people voting, the turnout was 33.9%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Hammond
|votes = 38,851
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Mitchell
|votes = 38,544
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Neil Gordon Thorne
|votes = 38,111
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = L. A. Emons
|votes = 16,169
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|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = A. F. J. Chorley
|votes = 16,002
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = A. M. O'Reilly
|votes = 15,392
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = M. J. Hoskins
|votes = 5,120
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = R. A. Newland
|votes = 4,726
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = R. J. Scott
|votes = 4,726
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|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = E. M. Woddis
|votes = 990
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Union Movement
|candidate = P. J. Devine
|votes = 526
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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