# Hillingdon (electoral division)

Hillingdon 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 Hillingdon.
The electoral division was replaced from 1973 by the single-member electoral divisions of Hayes and Harlington, Ruislip-Northwood and Uxbridge.

## Elections

The Hillingdon 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 153,060 and three Labour Party councillors were elected. With 78,460 people voting, the turnout was 51.3%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.
1964 Greater London Council election: Hillingdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William John Lipscombe | 34,728 | | |
| | Labour | Frank Herbert Rapley | 33,216 | | |
| | Labour | David John Davies | 32,898 | | |
| | Conservative | E. L. Ing | 32,091 | | |
| | Conservative | G. Corran | 32,072 | | |
| | Conservative | Leslie Freeman | 31,715 | | |
| | Liberal | S. H. Davidson | 7,299 | | |
| | Liberal | J. B. Leno | 7,112 | | |
| | Liberal | J. A. Friedlander | 6,545 | | |
| | Independent | T. H. Barnard | 5,020 | | |
| | Communist | F. Stanley | 3,240 | | |
| 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 154,011 and three Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 81,699 people voting, the turnout was 53.0%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.
1967 Greater London Council election: Hillingdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Bernard John Brown | 46,443 |
| | Conservative | Andre William Potier | 46,101 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Charles Henry Chalker | 45,237 |
| | Labour | William John Lipscombe | 27,394 |
| | Labour | S. F. G. Walker | 27,144 |
| | Labour | Frank Herbert Rapley | 25,412 |
| | Liberal | P. G. Baker | 5,420 |
| | Liberal | S. H. Davidson | 4,975 |
| | Liberal | Miss B. Channon | 4,898 |
| | Communist | P. R. Pink | 1,678 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | 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 167,046 and three Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 73,793 people voting, the turnout was 44.1%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.
1970 Greater London Council election: Hillingdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Bernard Joseph Brown | 42,631 |
| | Conservative | John Rowland Wilton Cox | 42,058 |
| | Conservative | George William Tremlett | 40,640 |
| | Labour | Frank Arthur Cooper | 26,710 |
| | Labour | A. J. Beasley | 26,345 |
| | Labour | A. J. Potts | 25,033 |
| | Liberal | S. H. Davidson | 3,763 |
| | Liberal | J. B. Leno | 3,707 |
| | Liberal | B. Outhwaite | 3,308 |
| | Communist | P. R. Pink | 1,061 |
| | Union Movement | M. J. Goodchild | 685 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |