Richmond (electoral division)
{{Short description|Electoral division in Greater London, 1973–1986}}
{{Other uses|Richmond electoral division (disambiguation){{!}}Richmond electoral division}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox constituency
|name = Richmond
|constituency_type = electoral division
|parl_name = Greater London Council
|district = Richmond upon Thames
|towns = Richmond
|year = 1973
|abolished = 1986
|members = 1
|next =
|previous = Richmond upon Thames
|population =
|electorate = {{ubl|53,758 (1973)|51,381 (1977)|49,766 (1981)}}
|area = {{convert|2684|hectare|sqkm}}
}}
Richmond was an electoral division for the purposes of elections to the Greater London Council. The constituency elected one councillor for a four-year term in 1973, 1977 and 1981, with the final term extended for an extra year ahead of the abolition of the Greater London Council.
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. The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames formed the Richmond upon Thames electoral division. This was used for the Greater London Council elections in 1964, 1967 and 1970.
The new constituencies were settled following the Second Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and the new electoral division matched the boundaries of the Richmond parliamentary constituency.{{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=19 September 2023 |date=20 June 1972}}
It covered an area of {{convert|2684|hectare|sqkm}}.
Elections
The Richmond constituency was used for the Greater London Council elections in 1973,{{cite web |url=http://data.london.gov.uk/documents/GLCE_1973-4-12.pdf |title=Greater London Council Election | date=12 April 1973 |accessdate=23 July 2023 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822164806/http://data.london.gov.uk/documents/GLCE_1973-4-12.pdf |archivedate=22 August 2013}} 1977{{cite web |url=http://data.london.gov.uk/documents/GLCE_1977-5-5.pdf |title=Greater London Council Election | date=5 May 1977 |accessdate=23 July 2023 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822160411/http://data.london.gov.uk/documents/GLCE_1977-5-5.pdf |archivedate=22 August 2013 }} and 1981.{{cite web|url=http://data.london.gov.uk/documents/GLCE_1981-5-7.pdf |title=Greater London Council Election | date=7 May 1981 |accessdate=23 July 2023 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822145946/http://data.london.gov.uk/documents/GLCE_1981-5-7.pdf |archivedate=22 August 2013 }} One councillor was elected at each election using first-past-the-post voting.{{cite web |last1=Boothroyd |first1=David |title=Greater London Council Election results: Richmond upon Thames |url=http://www.election.demon.co.uk/glc/glcrm.html |website=United Kingdom Election Results |access-date=29 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090813/http://www.election.demon.co.uk/glc/glcrm.html |archive-date=4 March 2016}}
=1973 election=
The fourth election to the GLC (and first using revised boundaries) was held on 12 April 1973. The electorate was 53,758 and one Liberal Party councillor was elected. The turnout was 51.2%. The councillor was elected for a three-year term. This was extended for an extra year in 1976 when the electoral cycle was switched to four-yearly.{{cite web |title=The London Councillors Order 1976 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1976/213/pdfs/uksi_19760213_en.pdf |website=legislation.gov.uk |access-date=25 July 2023 |date=17 February 1976}}
{{Election box begin | title= 1973 Greater London Council election: Richmond }}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Stanley Rundle
|votes = 12,160
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = B. S. Feldman
|votes = 9,312
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = K. L. Elmes
|votes = 5,796
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = E. Tendler
|votes = 250
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|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
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=1977 election=
The fifth election to the GLC (and second using revised boundaries) was held on 5 May 1977. The electorate was 51,381 and one Conservative Party councillor was elected. The turnout was 58.1%. The councillor was elected for a four-year term.
{{Election box begin | title=1977 Greater London Council election: Richmond }}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Edward Julian Egerton Leigh
|votes = 14,508
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = A. M. Cornish
|votes = 10,904
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = A. B. Hart
|votes = 3,574
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = National Front (UK)
|candidate = J. Harrison-Broadley
|votes = 536
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = GLC Abolitionist Campaign
|candidate = A. Billingham
|votes = 338
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Party (UK)
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=1981 election=
The sixth and final election to the GLC (and third using revised boundaries) was held on 7 May 1981. The electorate was 49,766 and one Liberal Party councillor was elected. The turnout was 62.4%. The councillor was elected for a four-year term, extended by an extra year by the Local Government (Interim Provisions) Act 1984, ahead of the abolition of the council.
{{Election box begin | title=1981 Greater London Council election: Richmond }}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Adrian Carnegie Slade
|votes = 14,168
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Edward Julian Egerton Leigh
|votes = 14,053
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Elizabeth Nash
|votes = 2,431
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Ecology Party (UK)
|candidate = Barnaby Martin
|votes = 300
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{{Election box candidate
|party = Save London Action Group
|candidate = Gwendoline M. Marsh
|votes = 112
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|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
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