# Waltham Forest (electoral division)

Waltham Forest 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 Waltham Forest.
The electoral division was replaced from 1973 by the single-member electoral divisions of Chingford, Leyton and Walthamstow.

## Elections

The Waltham Forest 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 175,107 and three Labour Party councillors were elected. With 70,912 people voting, the turnout was 40.5%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.
1964 Greater London Council election: Waltham Forest :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Albert Edward Collins | 35,338 | | |
| | Labour | Betty Kathleen Lowton | 33,299 | | |
| | Labour | Mavis Joan Webster | 31,872 | | |
| | Conservative | M. J. Harvey | 22,980 | | |
| | Conservative | J. Gordon | 22,158 | | |
| | Conservative | G. W. Mason | 21,113 | | |
| | Ratepayers | W. J. Bowstead | 6,624 | | |
| | Liberal | J. M. Bishop | 5,995 | | |
| | Ratepayers | L. E. Norman | 5,557 | | |
| | Ratepayers | T. H. Oakman | 5,393 | | |
| | Liberal | W. T. Neilson-Hansen | 4,944 | | |
| | Liberal | W. V. E. Seymer | 4,748 | | |
| | Communist | D. J. Solomons | 1,289 | | |
| 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 170,725 and three Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 67,314 people voting, the turnout was 39.4%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.
1967 Greater London Council election: Waltham Forest :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Norman Sidney Munday | 34,594 |
| Conservative | George Edward Mynott | 34,190 |
| Conservative | Gordon Alexander Webb | 33,043 |
| Labour | James Albert Edward Collins | 24,239 |
| Labour | Betty Kathleen Lowton | 22,837 |
| Labour | N. E. Willis | 21,918 |
| Liberal | D. W. Bramley | 5,706 |
| Liberal | D. G. Kirkland | 5,664 |
| Liberal | J. T. Silvey | 5,367 |
| Communist | J. A. Courcouf | 2,354 |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |

### 1970 election

The third election was held on 9 April 1970. The electorate was 179,670 and three Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 64,596 people voting, the turnout was 35.9%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.
1970 Greater London Council election: Waltham Forest :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Norman Sidney Munday | 31,190 |
| | Conservative | Phillip Charles Desmond Williams | 30,833 |
| | Conservative | Gordon Alexander Webb | 30,780 |
| | Labour | R. F. Drew | 28,847 |
| | Labour | J. J. Walsh | 28,645 |
| | Labour | Betty Kathleen Lowton | 28,207 |
| | Liberal | M. E. D. Flanders | 2,472 |
| | Liberal | D. G. Kirkland | 2,433 |
| | Liberal | L. C. A. Roskilly | 2,117 |
| | Communist | J. A. Courcouf | 1,016 |
| | Union Movement | E. C. Stoneman | 436 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |