1967 Greater London Council election
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The second election to the Greater London Council was held on 13 April 1967, and saw the first Conservative victory for a London-wide authority since 1931.
Electoral arrangements
New constituencies to be used for elections to Parliament and also for elections to the GLC had not yet been settled, so the London boroughs were used as multi-member 'first past the post' electoral areas. Westminster was joined with the City of London for this purpose. Each electoral area returned between 2 and 4 councillors.
Results
General election of councillors
The Conservative Party won a majority of seats at the election.[1]
With an electorate of 5,319,023 and 2,187,789 persons voting, there was a turnout of 41.1%.[2]
Among those defeated in the election were the GLC leader, Bill Fiske, who was pushed into fourth place in Havering by a Conservative team that included Jeffrey Archer, who was making his entrance into politics, and Peggy Jay in Wandsworth. Other notable politicians who had their first success at this election include Harvey Hinds (Labour, Southwark, later Chief Whip for Ken Livingstone) and Christopher Bland (Conservative, Lewisham, later Chairman of the BBC).[2]
Aldermanic election
In addition to the 100 elected councillors, there were sixteen aldermen on the council. Eight aldermen elected in 1964 continued to serve until 1970 and the other eight retired before the 1967 election. Eight aldermen were elected by the council on 2 May 1967 to serve until 1973.
Aldermen elected in 1967, to retire in 1973:
| Party | Alderman | |
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Template:Redirect category shell || David Gilbert BakerTemplate:Efn | ||
Template:Redirect category shell || Brian Caldwell Cook BatsfordTemplate:Efn | ||
Template:Redirect category shell || Timothy James BlighTemplate:Efn | ||
Template:Redirect category shell || Christopher ChatawayTemplate:Efn | ||
Template:Redirect category shell || Timothy Charles FarmerTemplate:Efn | ||
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Template:Redirect category shell || Lady Walton (Nellie Margaret Walton)Template:Efn | ||
The aldermen divided 10 Conservative and 6 Labour, so that the Conservatives had a total 92 members to 24 for Labour following the aldermanic election.
By-elections 1967–1970
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There were two aldermanic by-elections caused by the resignation of Nelly Margaret Walton (Conservative) in 1968 and the death of Timothy James Bligh (Conservative) in 1969. Richard Maddock Brew (Conservative) was elected by the council on 8 October 1968, to serve until 1973. Maurice Stephenson (Conservative) was elected by the council on 29 April 1969, to serve until 1973.
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