Frank Walter Banfield (14 August 1905 – 31 March 1970) was a British politician, who served on the London County Council and

Greater London Council The Greater London Council (GLC) was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986. It replaced the earlier London County Council (LCC) which had covered a much smaller area. The GLC was dissolved in 198 ...

. The youngest son of

William Banfield John William Banfield (29 August 1875 – 25 May 1945) was a British trade unionist and Labour Party politician, who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Wednesbury from 1932 until his death in 1945. Early life Banfield was born in Burton ...

, Frank followed him into the Labour Party and local politics in

Fulham Fulham () is an area of the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham in West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, bordering Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea. The area faces Wandsworth ...

. He served on Fulham Metropolitan Borough Council for 26 years, and was Mayor of Fulham in 1952/53. He was elected in the

1946 London County Council election An election to the County Council of London took place on 7 March 1946. The council was elected by First Past the Post with each elector having two votes in the two-member seats. The Labour Party once more made gains, again increasing their ma ...

, representing Fulham West, and was vice chair of the council in 1953/54. He also served as chair of the council's river, drainage and sewerage committee, a role in which he began investigating the possibility of a Thames Barrier. In 1955, the London County Council constituencies were reorganised, and Banfield moved to represent

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, remaining there until the council was abolished in 1965. He became an alderman on its replacement, the

, and contested Hammersmith at the

1970 Greater London Council election The third election to the Greater London Council was held on 9 April 1970 and saw a Conservative victory with a reduced majority. Electoral arrangements New constituencies to be used for elections to Parliament and also for elections to the GL ...

. He died suddenly, aged 64, during the election campaign, causing the election in the seat to be postponed. He was survived by his widow, Dorothy (née Clare) Banfield. In 1975, Frank Banfield Park was named for him.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Banfield, Frank 1905 births 1970 deaths Labour Party (UK) councillors Mayors of places in Greater London Members of Fulham Metropolitan Borough Council Members of the Greater London Council Members of London County Council People from Fulham