# Islington (electoral division)

Islington 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 Islington.
The electoral division was replaced from 1973 by the single-member electoral divisions of Islington Central, Islington North and Islington South and Finsbury.

## Elections

The Islington constituency was used for the Greater London Council elections in 1964, 1967 and 1970. Three councillors were elected at each election using first-past-the-post voting.

### 1964 election

The first election was held on 9 April 1964, a year before the council came into its powers. The electorate was 172,917 and three Labour Party councillors were elected. With 45,798 people voting, the turnout was 26.5%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.
1964 Greater London Council election: Islington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Edwin Bayliss | 31,077 | | |
| | Labour | Irene Chaplin | 30,165 | | |
| | Labour | Florence Evelyne Cayford | 30,107 | | |
| | Conservative | R. A. Baker | 8,152 | | |
| | Conservative | P. E. Postgate | 7,811 | | |
| | Conservative | A. Hardy | 7,380 | | |
| | New Liberal | F. C. Barrett | 2,922 | | |
| | Communist | J. F. Moss | 2,309 | | |
| | New Liberal | F. G. S. White | 2,292 | | |
| | Liberal | S. W. Applin | 2,290 | | |
| | New Liberal | A. E. Lomas | 2,207 | | |
| | Liberal | C. Simpson | 1,956 | | |
| | Liberal | A. F. Cook | 1,675 | | |
| | Independent | D. H. L. Chenappa | 659 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | 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 159,455 and three Labour Party councillors were elected. With 37,100 people voting, the turnout was 23.3%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.
1967 Greater London Council election: Islington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Evelyn Joyce Denington | 17,037 |
| | Labour | Hazel Corinne Rose | 16,829 |
| | Labour | Arthur Ernest Wicks | 16,638 |
| | Conservative | D. G. Baker | 14,984 |
| | Conservative | E. H. Archer | 14,972 |
| | Conservative | P. Carr | 14,195 |
| | Liberal | W. G. Webster | 1,805 |
| | Liberal | J. W. Tarling | 1,764 |
| | Liberal | A. W. Mildren | 1,742 |
| | Communist | M. Betteridge | 1,642 |
| | Islington Tenants & Ratepayers | F. C. Barrett | 1,510 |
| | Islington Tenants & Ratepayers | H. W. Bray | 1,156 |
| | Islington Tenants & Ratepayers | E. Gray | 1,067 |
| | Independent | J. Davies | 664 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### 1970 election

The third election was held on 9 April 1970. The electorate was 150,721 and three Labour Party councillors were elected. With 37,107 people voting, the turnout was 24.6%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.
1970 Greater London Council election: Islington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Louis Wolfgang Bondy | 22,150 |
| | Labour | Evelyn Joyce Denington | 22,080 |
| | Labour | Arthur Ernest Wicks | 21,239 |
| | Conservative | B. A. Devonald-Lewis | 12,228 |
| | Conservative | Ann P. Morris | 12,126 |
| | Conservative | J. Szeremey | 11,988 |
| | Communist | M. Betteridge | 1,591 |
| | Liberal | M. A. Rooke | 642 |
| | Liberal | A. W. Mildren | 580 |
| | Liberal | J. W. Shields | 544 |
| | Homes before Roads | D. J. Wager | 526 |
| | New Liberal | A. E. Lomas | 515 |
| | Homes before Roads | S. P. C. Plowden | 507 |
| | New Liberal | A. N. Richardson | 413 |
| | Homes before Roads | C. C. Willbourne | 401 |
| | New Liberal | R. Girolami | 387 |
| | Union Movement | R. A. Taylor | 190 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |