# Redbridge (electoral division)

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.
The electoral division was replaced from 1973 by the single-member electoral divisions of Ilford North, Ilford South and Wanstead and Woodford.

## Elections

The Redbridge 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 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.
1964 Greater London Council election: Redbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Mitchell | 37,601 | | |
| | Conservative | Francis Herbert James | 36,785 | | |
| | Conservative | Anne Sylvia Terry | 36,259 | | |
| | Labour | L. Fallaize | 24,463 | | |
| | Labour | A. F. J. Chorley | 23,205 | | |
| | Labour | A. E. O'Connor | 22,440 | | |
| | Liberal | G. S. Bellamy | 17,901 | | |
| | Liberal | K. H. N. Ives | 17,622 | | |
| | Liberal | D. F. Murphy | 17,487 | | |
| | Communist | P. J. Devine | 3,885 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### 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.
1967 Greater London Council election: Redbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Robert Mitchell | 45,445 |
| | Conservative | Francis Herbert James | 44,361 |
| | Conservative | Neil Gordon Thorne | 44,340 |
| | Labour | J. Cuffe | 44,340 |
| | Labour | J. F. Keohane | 15,508 |
| | Labour | J. I. Tatch | 15,447 |
| | Liberal | R. A. Newland | 8,279 |
| | Liberal | M. M. Lorek | 8,112 |
| | Liberal | R. A. Strain | 7,753 |
| | Communist | P. J. Devine | 2,966 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### 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.
1970 Greater London Council election: Redbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Hammond | 38,851 |
| | Conservative | Robert Mitchell | 38,544 |
| | Conservative | Neil Gordon Thorne | 38,111 |
| | Labour | L. A. Emons | 16,169 |
| | Labour | A. F. J. Chorley | 16,002 |
| | Labour | A. M. O'Reilly | 15,392 |
| | Liberal | M. J. Hoskins | 5,120 |
| | Liberal | R. A. Newland | 4,726 |
| | Liberal | R. J. Scott | 4,726 |
| | Communist | E. M. Woddis | 990 |
| | Union Movement | P. J. Devine | 526 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |