# Croydon (electoral division)

Croydon was an electoral division for the purposes of elections to the Greater London Council. The constituency elected four 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 Croydon.
The boundaries of the electoral division were adjusted on 1 April 1969.
The electoral division was replaced from 1973 by the single-member electoral divisions of Croydon Central, Croydon North East, Croydon North West and Croydon South.

## Elections

The Croydon constituency was used for the Greater London Council elections in 1964, 1967 and 1970. Four 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 224,135 and four Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 105,514 people voting, the turnout was 47.1%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.
1964 Greater London Council election: Croydon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Leonard Aston | 57,625 | | |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Weston Aplin | 57,237 | | |
| | Conservative | Paul Alexander Saunders | 53,828 | | |
| | Conservative | Keith Andrew Edwards | 50,866 | | |
| | Labour | Arthur G. Edwards | 34,927 | | |
| | Labour | F. T. Cole | 31,840 | | |
| | Labour | J. A. Clinch | 28,957 | | |
| | Labour | S. Sutcliffe | 27,752 | | |
| | Liberal | R. E. J. Banks | 13,445 | | |
| | Liberal | Mrs. B. M. Bashford | 12,731 | | |
| | Liberal | L. G. Pine | 10,398 | | |
| | Liberal | R. F. Tapsell | 10,112 | | |
| | Communist | M. Rapaport | 3,498 | | |
| | Independent | S. B. Stray | 2,998 | | |
| | Independent | Jesse T. E. A. Waddell | 2,578 | | |
| 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) |
| | 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 222,835 and four Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 91,212 people voting, the turnout was 41.0%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.
1967 Greater London Council election: Croydon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Leonard Aston | 62,116 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Weston Aplin | 61,627 |
| | Conservative | Stephen James Stewart | 59,652 |
| | Conservative | Miss Gladys Emma Morgan | 59,385 |
| | Labour | F. T. Cole | 16,264 |
| | Labour | V. Burgos | 15,990 |
| | Labour | A. G. Edwards | 15,613 |
| | Labour | J. A. Clinch | 14,712 |
| | Liberal | K. H. Legge | 8,674 |
| | Liberal | M. A. Green | 8,048 |
| | Liberal | M. E. Thomas | 7,847 |
| | Liberal | H. A. Rivers | 7,685 |
| | National Union of Council Tenants | Mrs. M. V. Barnet | 2,984 |
| | Communist | Dr. M. Rapoport | 1,999 |
| | National Union of Council Tenants | W. J. Debenham | 1,977 |
| | National Union of Council Tenants | Mrs. C. A. Field | 1,596 |
| | Independent | J. T. E. A. Waddell | 1,411 |
| | Independent | S. B. Stray | 1,358 |
| | National Union of Council Tenants | R. G. Field | 1,352 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | 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 241,110 and four Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 86,889 people voting, the turnout was 36.0%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.
1970 Greater London Council election: Croydon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Vivian Bendall | 56,478 |
| | Conservative | Miss Gladys Emma Morgan | 56,441 |
| | Conservative | Stephen James Stewart | 56,182 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Weston Aplin | 51,194 |
| | Labour | F. T. Cole | 19,915 |
| | Labour | V. Burgos | 19,854 |
| | Labour | J. M. Bloom | 19,844 |
| | Labour | A. G. Edwards | 19,661 |
| | Liberal | Mrs. B. M. Bashford | 7,312 |
| | Liberal | G. A. Davidson | 5,681 |
| | Liberal | A. F. Reeves | 5,630 |
| | Liberal | H. A. Rivers | 5,386 |
| | Homes before Roads | Mrs. B. Brittian | 1,895 |
| | Homes before Roads | P. A. Brittian | 1,816 |
| | Homes before Roads | L. G. Coat | 1,807 |
| | Homes before Roads | G. Druce | 1,579 |
| | Communist | Mrs. A. Waddell | 1,144 |
| | Independent | S. B. Stray | 682 |
| | Union Movement | D. Godfrey | 417 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |