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The sixth and final election to the GLC (and third using revised boundaries) was held on 7 May 1981. The electorate was 51,873 and one
Conservative Party councillor was elected. The turnout was 39.2%. The councillor was elected for a four-year term, extended by an extra year by the Local Government
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The fourth election to the GLC (and first using revised boundaries) was held on 12 April 1973. The electorate was 68,305 and one
Conservative Party councillor was elected. The turnout was 33.7%. The councillor was elected for a three-year term. This was extended for an extra year in 1976 when the
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The fifth election to the GLC (and second using revised boundaries) was held on 5 May 1977. The electorate was 56,849 and one
Conservative Party councillor was elected. The turnout was 34.9%. The councillor was elected for a four-year term.
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147:, 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. The London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea formed the
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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
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The area was in a long-term period of population decline that was yet to reverse. The electorate reduced from 63,306 in 1973 to 51,873 in 1984. It covered an area of 632 hectares (6.32 km).
134:. The constituency elected one councillor for a four-year term in 1973, 1977 and 1981, with the final term extended for an extra year ahead of the abolition of the Greater London Council.
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Greater London Council elections in 1964, 1967 and 1970.
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The
Kensington constituency was used for the Greater London Council elections in
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547:(Interim Provisions) Act 1984, ahead of the abolition of the council.
906:"Greater London Council Election results: Kensington and Chelsea"
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was an electoral division for the purposes of elections to the
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and the new electoral division matched the boundaries of the
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Politics of the Royal
Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
185:. One councillor was elected at each election using
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Second
Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies
154:The new constituencies were settled following the
780:"The Greater London (Electoral Areas) Order 1972"
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16:Electoral division in Greater London, 1973–1986
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198:electoral cycle was switched to four-yearly.
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1375:City of London and Westminster South
552:1981 Greater London Council election
345:1977 Greater London Council election
203:1973 Greater London Council election
936:"The London Councillors Order 1976"
13:
1274:Westminster and the City of London
14:
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1807:1986 disestablishments in England
1460:Hackney North and Stoke Newington
873:"Greater London Council Election"
841:"Greater London Council Election"
809:"Greater London Council Election"
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1283:Electoral divisions (1973–1986)
910:United Kingdom Election Results
814:. 12 April 1973. Archived from
1802:1973 establishments in England
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1510:Holborn and St Pancras South
1465:Hackney South and Shoreditch
878:. 7 May 1981. Archived from
846:. 5 May 1977. Archived from
640:Council for Social Democracy
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162:parliamentary constituency.
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992:Greater London Council
149:Kensington and Chelsea
132:Greater London Council
120:Kensington and Chelsea
43:Kensington and Chelsea
33:Greater London Council
1725:Wanstead and Woodford
1320:Bethnal Green and Bow
697:Workers Revolutionary
145:London County Council
1555:Kingston upon Thames
1495:Hayes and Harlington
1244:Richmond upon Thames
1214:Kingston upon Thames
1110:Electoral divisions
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187:first-past-the-post
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1435:Feltham and Heston
1430:Erith and Crayford
1390:Croydon North West
1385:Croydon North East
945:. 17 February 1976
943:legislation.gov.uk
916:on 25 October 2015
904:Boothroyd, David.
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1535:Islington Central
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885:on 22 August 2013
853:on 22 August 2013
821:on 22 August 2013
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1754:Other topics
1625:Ravensbourne
1595:Newham South
1549:
1530:Ilford South
1525:Ilford North
1505:Hendon South
1500:Hendon North
1415:Ealing North
1038:By-elections
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746:Conservative
585:
581:Conservative
545:
524:
522:Conservative
494:L. E. Green
456:E. S. Adams
378:
374:Conservative
338:
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323:Conservative
295:E. S. Adams
257:D. J. Scott
236:
232:Conservative
196:
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116:Created from
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1761:County Hall
1720:Walthamstow
1490:Harrow West
1485:Harrow East
1370:Chislehurst
1340:Brent South
1335:Brent North
1325:Bexleyheath
1174:Hammersmith
1112:(1965–1973)
1090:Reg Goodwin
328:(new seat)
1812:Kensington
1786:Categories
1735:Wood Green
1700:Twickenham
1610:Paddington
1550:Kensington
1515:Hornchurch
1350:Carshalton
1330:Brent East
1315:Bermondsey
1269:Wandsworth
1194:Hillingdon
1080:Bill Fiske
1073:Leadership
766:References
644:Len Green
562:Candidate
355:Candidate
213:Candidate
160:Kensington
128:Kensington
73:Kensington
49:Electorate
24:Kensington
1730:Wimbledon
1705:Upminster
1695:Tottenham
1675:Streatham
1665:Southgate
1605:Orpington
1475:Hampstead
1450:Greenwich
1360:Chingford
1310:Beckenham
1249:Southwark
1239:Redbridge
1204:Islington
1164:Greenwich
1000:Elections
920:28 August
678:Communist
475:R. Fuchs
452:Communist
291:Communist
276:K. Rason
169:Elections
108:Member(s)
100:Abolished
1715:Vauxhall
1710:Uxbridge
1680:Surbiton
1660:Southall
1630:Richmond
1440:Finchley
1420:Edmonton
1405:Deptford
1400:Dagenham
1224:Lewisham
1199:Hounslow
1189:Havering
1179:Haringey
1054:Chairmen
189:voting.
39:District
31:for the
1690:Tooting
1635:Romford
1615:Peckham
1600:Norwood
1520:Hornsey
1410:Dulwich
1355:Chelsea
1295:Barking
1219:Lambeth
1169:Hackney
1159:Enfield
1149:Croydon
1139:Bromley
1119:Barking
1064:Members
1047:Members
949:25 July
889:23 July
857:23 July
825:23 July
731:Turnout
659:Ecology
621:Liberal
507:Turnout
414:Liberal
383:11,914
308:Turnout
272:Liberal
138:History
92:Created
1655:Sidcup
1620:Putney
1575:Leyton
1445:Fulham
1254:Sutton
1234:Newham
1229:Merton
1184:Harrow
1154:Ealing
1144:Camden
1129:Bexley
1124:Barnet
628:1,907
609:7,317
602:Labour
590:9,579
565:Votes
559:Party
421:1,576
402:5,005
395:Labour
358:Votes
352:Party
279:2,855
260:8,736
253:Labour
241:9,388
216:Votes
210:Party
1290:Acton
1134:Brent
939:(PDF)
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876:(PDF)
851:(PDF)
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812:(PDF)
783:(PDF)
754:Swing
530:Swing
1033:1981
1028:1977
1023:1973
1018:1970
1013:1967
1008:1964
951:2023
922:2023
891:2023
859:2023
827:2023
795:2023
749:hold
704:101
685:161
666:427
647:650
525:hold
497:147
478:250
459:349
440:498
298:366
183:1981
181:and
179:1977
175:1973
103:1986
95:1973
79:Area
721:97
326:win
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