Wanstead and Woodford was an electoral division for the purposes of elections to the

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. 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.

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. The London Borough of Redbridge formed the Redbridge electoral division. This was used for the Greater London Council elections in 1964, 1967 and 1970. The new constituencies were settled following the

Second Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies The Second Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies was undertaken between 1965 and 1969 by the four Boundary Commissions for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland for the United Kingdom Parliament as provided by the House of Common ...

and the new electoral division matched the boundaries of the Wanstead and Woodford parliamentary constituency. It covered an area of .

Elections

The Wanstead and Woodford constituency was used for the Greater London Council elections in

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and

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. One councillor was elected at each election using first-past-the-post voting.

1973 election

The fourth election to the GLC (and first using revised boundaries) was held on 12 April 1973. The electorate was 58,301 and one Conservative Party councillor was elected. The turnout was 32.6%. The councillor was elected for a three-year term. This was extended for an extra year in 1976 when the electoral cycle was switched to four-yearly.

1977 election

The fifth election to the GLC (and second using revised boundaries) was held on 5 May 1977. The electorate was 57,258 and one Conservative Party councillor was elected. The turnout was 44.1%. The councillor was elected for a four-year term.

1981 election

The sixth and final election to the GLC (and third using revised boundaries) was held on 7 May 1981. The electorate was 57,680 and one Conservative Party councillor was elected. The turnout was 41.6%. The councillor was elected for a four-year term, extended by an extra year by the Local Government (Interim Provisions) Act 1984, ahead of the abolition of the council.

References

{{Greater London Council Politics of the London Borough of Redbridge Greater London Council electoral divisions 1973 establishments in England 1986 disestablishments in England