CITIES of LONDON and WESTMINSTER
[Four Seats]
| Election | Electors | T'out |
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| % | Ch.% |
|---|
| 1964 | 192,744 | 37.8 |
| Sir L.H. Gluckstein
H.H. Sebag-Montefiore
Sir S.I. Salmon
A.D.H. Plummer
J.J. Curran
H.E. Browne
Countess of Lucan
B.C.G. Whitaker
Rev. T.W. Beaumont
R.L. Afton
A.W.R. Capel
Lady Abrahams
L.R. Temple | C
C
C
C
Lab
Lab
Lab
Lab
L
L
L
L
Com | 40,109
39,856
39,703
39,581
25,735
25,511
25,136
24,856
4,996
4,405
4,112
4,035
1,758
13,846 |
| 55.9
35.5
6.1
2.5
19.4 |
|
|
| 1967 | 180,968 | 33.6 |
| H.H. Sebag-Montefiore
A.D.H. Plummer
R.J.M. Freeman
W.M.J. Grylls
D.R. Goodman
J.C. Fairhead
Countess of Lucan
Lady Kennet
D.A.T. Savill
T.P.M. Houston
A.W.R. Capel
J. Steel
L.R. Temple
H.A. Fox
G.E.F. Bate
H. Moss | C
C
C
C
Lab
Lab
Lab
Lab
L
L
L
L
Com
Ind
Ind
Ind | 38,447
38,238
38,092
37,305
15,574
15,433
15,175
15,040
4,283
4,264
4,208
3,785
1,340
1,081
697
659
21,731 |
| 63.0
25.4
6.8
2.2
1.4
1.2
36.0 | +7.1
-10.2
+0.7
-0.2 |
|
| 1970 | 174,838 | 30.1 |
| A.D.H. Plummer
H.H. Sebag-Montefiore
M.P. Gaffney
M.N. Scorgie
W.M. Bryden
Mrs. G.E. Haywood
Mrs. K. McNicholas
S.L. Saunders
Dr. Margaret M.G. Andrews
J. Steel
E. Pemberton
M.J.B. Vann
Miss D. Hart
Mrs. D.J. Dux
J.H. Larrett
L.R. Temple
J.A. Henry
A.E. Watkins
P.J.F. Crisp | C
C
C
C
Lab
Lab
Lab
Lab
L
L
L
L
HBR
HBR
HBR
Com
Com
HBR
UM | 31,742
31,307
30,960
30,773
16,930
16,639
16,552
16,280
1,533
1,456
1,452
1,286
1,110
1,021
844
823
822
745
321
13,843 |
| 60.8
32.4
2.8
1.8
1.6
0.6
27.0 | -2.2
+7.0
-4.1
-0.6 |
|
| Note:— |
| 1967: | Fox and Moss sought election as 'Independent Carnaby Street' candidates. |
|
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CITIES of LONDON and WESTMINSTER,
THE CITY of LONDON and WESTMINSTER SOUTH [90] |
| Election | Electors | T'out |
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| % | Ch.% |
|---|
| 1973 | 53,922 | 29.9 |
| M.N. Scorgie
P.J. Turner
R.W. Jones
A. Wilson
P.A. Clifford | C
Lab
L
Ind
Ind | 9,152
4,993
1,611
195
184
4,159 |
| 56.7
31.0
10.0
1.2
1.1
25.7 |
|
|
| 1977 | 51,393 | 30.7 |
| M.N. Scorgie
T.A. Heath
A.M.E. Scrimgeour
A.M. Moncrieff
Mrs. S. Attree
Mrs. S. Atkins | C
Lab
L
AGLC
NF
NBP | 10,250
3,153
985
651
463
254
7,097 |
| 65.1
20.0
6.3
4.1
2.9
1.6
45.1 | +8.3
-10.9
-3.7 |
|
| 1981 | 50,287 | 33.0 |
| D.J. Avery
R.M. Fryer
A.A. Walker-Smith
J.J. Clark
Mrs. A.A. Furness
D.W. Gilbert | C
Lab
L
Com
SLAG
WRP | 9,660
4,628
1,807
215
178
87
5,032 |
| 58.3
27.9
10.9
1.3
1.1
0.5
30.4 | -6.8
+7.9
+4.7 |
|
| Note:— |
| 1973: | Wilson opposed the proposals for redevelopment. |
|
|
CITY of WESTMINSTER, PADDINGTON [91] |
| Election | Electors | T'out |
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| % | Ch.% |
|---|
| 1973 | 60,436 | 33.0 |
| Mrs. J. Merriton
H.H. Sandford
J.H. Gover
D.J.B. Morgan | Lab
C
L
Ind | 11,085
7,101
1,609
172
3,984 |
| 55.5
35.6
8.0
0.9
19.9 |
|
|
| 1977 | 56,406 | 39.5 |
| Mrs. P.M. Kirwan
Mrs. J. Merriton
R.A. Martin
Z.G. Kronbergs
Miss H.M. Lye | C
Lab
NF
L
AGLC | 11,437
8,990
879
712
284
2,447 |
| 51.3
40.3
3.9
3.2
1.3
11.0 | +15.7
-15.2
-4.9 |
|
| 1981 | 54,209 | 43.6 |
| K.R. Livingstone
Mrs. P.M. Kirwan
J. Spillius
A.J. Brett
W.T. Acton
D.P. Green | Lab
C
SDA
L
NF
SLAG | 11,864
8,467
1,845
1,135
237
109
3,397 |
| 50.1
35.8
7.8
4.8
1.0
0.5
14.3 | +9.8
-15.5
+1.6
-2.9 |
|
| [Seeks re-election] |
1984
(20/9) | 53,700 | 29.6 |
| K.R. Livingstone
S.J. Harris
R.E.G. Simmerson
S.W.D. Banks
R.L. Denny
G.A. Colerick
P.J. Nealon | Lab
L
Ind C
Ind
NF
Ind
Ind Lab | 12,414
2,729
287
226
123
55
45
9,685 |
| 78.2
17.2
1.8
1.4
0.8
0.3
0.3
61.0 | +28.0
+12.4
-0.2 |
|
| Notes:— |
| 1984: | Simmerson opposed British membership of the European Community. |
|
| Banks advocated the abolition of the GLC. |
|
| Colerick had resigned from the Labour Party in 1983, in opposition to the party's more left-wing stance. He advocated breaking up large comprehensive schools to create more specialist schools. |
|
| Nealon sought election as a 'Gaitskell Labour against Marxist Labour' candidate. |
|
|
CITY of WESTMINSTER, ST. MARYLEBONE [92] |
| Election | Electors | T'out |
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| % | Ch.% |
|---|
| 1973 | 44,215 | 31.1 |
| Sir A.D.H. Plummer
J. Gordon
P. Darvas
L.R. Temple
R.A. Weidberg | C
Lab
Ind C
Com
SPGB | 7,930
4,971
485
276
84
2,959 |
| 57.7
36.2
3.5
2.0
0.6
21.5 |
|
|
| [Resignation] |
1976
(8/4) | 42,166 | 22.4 |
| H.H. Sandford
D. Miles
J.H. Bates
J. D’Arcy | C
Lab
L
SPGB | 6,080
2,854
428
96
3,226 |
| 64.3
30.2
4.5
1.0
34.1 | +6.6
-6.0
+0.4 |
|
| 1977 | 41,377 | 37.0 |
| H.H. Sandford
I.J.C. Peddie
P.R. Vandekar
C. Elrick
Hon. J.E. Porritt
J. D’Arcy
B.D. Lake | C
Lab
L
NF
EP
SPGB
Ind | 10,359
3,468
645
372
298
102
67
6,891 |
| 67.7
22.7
4.2
2.4
1.9
0.7
0.4
45.0 | +10.0
-13.5
+0.1 |
|
| 1981 | 39,009 | 37.1 |
| H.H. Sandford
Mrs. J. Merriton
Mrs. P.E. Baker
Miss A.B. Hickey | C
Lab/Co-op
L
EP | 8,183
4,573
1,305
408
3,610 |
| 56.6
31.6
9.0
2.8
25.0 | -11.1
+9.0
+4.8
+0.9 |
|
| Note:— |
| 1977: | Lake sought election as a 'Co-operative Housing' candidate. |
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