# Newham (electoral division)

Newham 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 Newham.
The electoral division was replaced from 1973 by the single-member electoral divisions of Newham North East, Newham North West and Newham South.

## Elections

The Newham 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 178,883 and three Labour Party councillors were elected. With 53,675 people voting, the turnout was 30.0%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.
1964 Greater London Council election: Newham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Samuel Boyce | 34,429 | | |
| | Labour | Edward Percy Bell | 33,568 | | |
| | Labour | Arthur Frank George Edwards | 30,674 | | |
| | Liberal | D. A. S. Brooke | 9,476 | | |
| | Conservative | C. A. Rugg | 7,616 | | |
| | Conservative | B. C. Balcomb | 7,155 | | |
| | Conservative | W. C. Willis | 6,717 | | |
| | Liberal | E. Johnson | 6,119 | | |
| | Liberal | R. A. Savill | 5,703 | | |
| | Communist | J. A. Walker | 2,757 | | |
| 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 174,865 and three Labour Party councillors were elected. With 44,289 people voting, the turnout was 25.3%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.
1967 Greater London Council election: Newham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Samuel Boyce | 23,383 |
| | Labour | Edward Percy Bell | 22,801 |
| | Labour | Arthur Frank George Edwards | 21,826 |
| | Conservative | G. L. Crocker | 11,102 |
| | Conservative | C. A. Rugg | 9,442 |
| | Conservative | B. C. Balcomb | 9,442 |
| | Liberal | A. B .M. Bijl-Jarvis | 5,039 |
| | Liberal | R. P. McCarthy | 4,365 |
| | Liberal | P. T. Humphrey | 4,117 |
| | Independent | J. Clements | 2,626 |
| | Communist | R. A. Offley | 2,164 |
| | Independent | R. A. Savill | 1,234 |
| 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 182,834 and three Labour Party councillors were elected. With 34,201 people voting, the turnout was 18.7%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.
1970 Greater London Council election: Newham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Samuel Boyce | 19,728 |
| | Labour | Edward Percy Bell | 19,529 |
| | Labour | Arthur Frank George Edwards | 17,681 |
| | Conservative | C. A. Knight | 9,868 |
| | Conservative | R. E. Wotherspoon | 9,806 |
| | Conservative | B. C. Balcomb | 8,154 |
| | Liberal | B. G. McCarthy | 2,030 |
| | Liberal | E. Wren | 1,741 |
| | Homes before Roads | M. Brown | 1,693 |
| | Liberal | Mrs J. Wren | 1,446 |
| | Independent | J. Clements | 961 |
| | Communist | R. A. Offley | 956 |
| | Homes before Roads | D. E. Coxhead | 613 |
| | Homes before Roads | M. Fior | 457 |
| | Union Movement | A. L. J. Winn | 313 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |