# Camden (electoral division)

Camden 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 Camden.
The electoral division was replaced from 1973 by the single-member electoral divisions of Hampstead, Holborn and St Pancras South and St Pancras North.

## Elections

The Camden 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 165,118 and three Labour Party councillors were elected. With 74,818 people voting, the turnout was 45.3%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.
1964 Greater London Council election: Camden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Leila Campbell | 38,198 | | |
| | Labour | Louis Wolfgang Bondy | 38,191 | | |
| | Labour | Evelyn Joyce Denington | 37,364 | | |
| | Conservative | F. E. H. Bennett | 30,096 | | |
| | Conservative | Lena Moncrieff Townsend | 28,723 | | |
| | Conservative | Isita Clare Mansel | 28,588 | | |
| | Liberal | A. J. F. Macdonald | 4,839 | | |
| | Liberal | J. M. Arram | 4,614 | | |
| | Liberal | M. S. Watson | 4,087 | | |
| | Communist | J. Nicolson | 2,875 | | |
| | Independent | B. W. Haines | 1,016 | | |
| 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 160,864 and three Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 67,553 people voting, the turnout was 42.0%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.
1967 Greater London Council election: Camden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Richard Brownrigg Butterfield | 32,375 |
| | Conservative | Lena Moncrieff Townsend | 32,216 |
| | Conservative | Isita Clare Mansel | 31,587 |
| | Labour | Luke Patrick O'Connor | 28,504 |
| | Labour | Leila Campbell | 27,923 |
| | Labour | Louis Wolfgang Bondy | 27,284 |
| | Liberal | G. H. Willett | 4,911 |
| | Liberal | A. G. Bevan | 4,269 |
| | Liberal | A. F. Cook | 4,187 |
| | Communist | J. Nicolson | 2,133 |
| | Socialist (GB) | W. Buchanan | 907 |
| | Socialist (GB) | E. S. Grant | 419 |
| | Socialist (GB) | T. E. Giles | 411 |
| 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 163,572 and three Labour Party councillors were elected. With 56,109 people voting, the turnout was 34.3%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.
1970 Greater London Council election: Camden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Luke Patrick O'Connor | 26,265 |
| | Labour | Richard Collins | 26,140 |
| | Labour | Alexander John Kazantzis | 25,731 |
| | Conservative | James Anthony Lemkin | 24,416 |
| | Conservative | Lena Moncrieff Townsend | 24,416 |
| | Conservative | Isita Clare Mansel | 24,047 |
| | Liberal | J. Calmann | 2,565 |
| | Liberal | K. J. Peacock | 2,252 |
| | Liberal | R. A. P. Benad | 2,208 |
| | Communist | G. McLennan | 1,692 |
| | Homes before Roads | R. A. Peacock | 1,311 |
| | Homes before Roads | W. E. Walker | 1,249 |
| | Homes before Roads | C. K. Jacka | 1,037 |
| | Socialist (GB) | L. J. Cox | 391 |
| | Socialist (GB) | D. R. M. Davies | 323 |
| | Socialist (GB) | E. S. Grant | 299 |
| | Union Movement | F. Elliott | 195 |
| 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 |