# Hammersmith (electoral division)

Hammersmith 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 Hammersmith.
The electoral division was replaced from 1973 by the single-member electoral divisions of Hammersmith North and Fulham.

## Elections

The Hammersmith 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 140,651 and three Labour Party councillors were elected. With 60,573 people voting, the turnout was 43.1%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.
1964 Greater London Council election: Hammersmith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Clive Edmonds | 36,051 | | |
| | Labour | Marjorie Eleanor McIntosh | 35,406 | | |
| | Labour | Jane Phillips | 35,185 | | |
| | Conservative | John Stewart Collins | 21,135 | | |
| | Conservative | Ann McVicker Forbes-Cockell | 20,715 | | |
| | Conservative | J. Graham | 19,380 | | |
| | Liberal | C. M. Hildred-Goode | 2,055 | | |
| | Liberal | D. Webb | 1,966 | | |
| | Liberal | F. C. Scrivener | 1,892 | | |
| | Communist | P. T. Robson | 1,736 | | |
| 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) |

### 1964 by-election

A by-election was held on 18 June 1964, following the death of Marjorie Eleanor McIntosh. One Labour Party councillor was elected unopposed.
Hammersmith by-election, 1964 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Iris Mary Caroline Bonham | unopposed | | |

### 1967 election

The second election was held on 13 April 1967. The electorate was 127,515 and three Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 54,034 people voting, the turnout was 42.4%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.
1967 Greater London Council election: Hammersmith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | William Christopher Smith | 25,279 |
| | Conservative | Jeremy James Wagg | 25,205 |
| | Conservative | John Stewart Collins | 25,180 |
| | Labour | Richard Clive Edmonds | 23,854 |
| | Labour | Iris Mary Caroline Bonham | 23,839 |
| | Labour | Jane Phillips | 23,612 |
| | Liberal | S. H. J. A. Knott | 2,765 |
| | Liberal | E. R. Warren | 2,377 |
| | Liberal | R. W. Coghill | 2,353 |
| | Communist | P. T. Robson | 1,463 |
| | Union Movement | D. S. Anderson | 896 |
| 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 27 April 1970. The electorate was 125,806 and three Labour Party councillors were elected. With 56,732 people voting, the turnout was 45.1%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.
1970 Greater London Council election: Hammersmith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Iris Mary Caroline Bonham | 30,387 |
| | Labour | Anthony Louis Banks | 30,105 |
| | Labour | Arthur George Edwards | 29,660 |
| | Conservative | A. P. Berend | 23,512 |
| | Conservative | P. G. Dwyer | 22,948 |
| | Conservative | William Christopher Smith | 22,649 |
| | Liberal | S. H. J. A. Knott | 1,608 |
| | Liberal | R. J. Groves | 1,352 |
| | Liberal | E. R. Warren | 1,136 |
| | Independent | M. P. Coney | 854 |
| | Communist | J. Gould | 798 |
| | Homes before Roads | B. H. Caddow | 533 |
| | Homes before Roads | H. M. Stubbs | 408 |
| | Homes before Roads | P. J. Hillson | 399 |
| | Union Movement | B. A. Wakefield | 158 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |