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1981 Greater London Council Election
The sixth election to the Greater London Council (GLC) was held on 7 May 1981. Following the election Andrew McIntosh the leader of the Labour Group was replaced by Ken Livingstone, a member of the party's left-wing. This was the last election to the GLC. The Conservative government of Margaret Thatcher soon decided to abolish the council in the mid-1980s. Following the abolition of the GLC, there was a direct election to the Inner London Education Authority in 1986. Electoral arrangements The GLC was elected from 92 single-member electoral divisions which were identical with the Parliamentary constituencies in Greater London. The election date was fixed by section 43 of the Local Government Act 1972 as the first Thursday in May. Councillors were elected for a four-year term. This was extended for an extra year in 1984 when the elections that had been scheduled for 1985 were cancelled. Results The leader of the Labour GLC group Andrew McIntosh led the party into the electio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Andrew McIntosh, Baron McIntosh Of Haringey
Andrew Robert McIntosh, Baron McIntosh of Haringey, PC (30 April 1933 – 27 August 2010) was a British Labour politician and last elected Principal of the Working Men's College. Personal life McIntosh was born at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead on 30 April 1933. He was educated at Haberdasher Aske's Hampstead School, the Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe, Jesus College, Oxford and Ohio State University. In 1962, McIntosh married Naomi Sargant, an academic, and they were together until her death in 2006. They had two sons, and McIntosh became a stepfather to her son from a prior marriage. McIntosh divided his time between a home in Highgate, London, and one in the Provence region of France. On 27 August 2010, he died from non-Hodgkin lymphoma at his home in Highgate, aged 77. He was cremated, and his ashes were buried at Highgate Cemetery. Politics He served as a councillor in the London Borough of Haringey (1964–68). He represented Tottenham on the Greater London Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Barking (electoral Division)
Barking was an electoral division for the purposes of elections to the Greater London Council. The constituency elected two councillors for a three-year term in 1964, 1967 and 1970. The constituency was revised in 1973 and then 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 which therefore created a constituency called Barking. The new constituencies were settled following the Second Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and the electoral division was r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Brent North (electoral Division)
Brent North was an electoral division for the purposes of elections to the Greater London Council. 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 Brent formed the Brent 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 and the new electoral division matched the boundaries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Brent East (electoral Division)
Brent may refer to: *Brent (name), an English given and surname Place name ;In the United States *Brent, Alabama *Brent, Florida *Brent, Georgia *Brent, Missouri, a ghost town *Brent, Oklahoma ;In the United Kingdom * Brent, Cornwall *Brent Knoll, a hill in Somerset, England *Brent Knoll (village), a village at the foot of the hill *East Brent, another village at the foot of the hill *London Borough of Brent, England **Brent (electoral division), Greater London Council *South Brent, Devon, England ;Elsewhere *Brent, Ontario, a village in Algonquin Provincial Park, Canada *Brent crater, a meteor crater named after the village of Brent, Ontario *Brent oilfield, North Sea In fiction * Brent (Planet of the Apes), Brent (''Planet of the Apes'') * Corey Brent, fictional character on the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' * David Brent, fictional character on the BBC television comedy ''The Office'' * Stefan Brent, fictional character on the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sidcup (electoral Division)
Sidcup is an area of south-east London, England, primarily in the London Borough of Bexley The London Borough of Bexley () is a London boroughs, London borough in south-east London, forming part of Outer London. It has a population of 248,287. The main settlements are Sidcup, Erith, Bexleyheath, Belvedere, London, Belvedere, Crayford .... It is south-east of Charing Cross, bordering the London Boroughs of London Borough of Bromley, Bromley and Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greenwich. It was part of Kent prior to the creation of Greater London in 1965. The name is thought to be derived from meaning "seat-shaped or flat-topped hill"; it had its earliest recorded use in 1254. According to the Office for National Statistics, ONS, as of 2021, the population of Sidcup is 15,400 (rounded to the nearest 100). History Origins Sidcup originated as a tiny hamlet on the road from Maidstone to London. According to Edward Hasted, "Thomas de Sedcopp was owner of this estate in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Peckham (UK Parliament Constituency)
Peckham is a borough constituency in South London which returns one Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Elections are held using the first-past-the-post voting system. It was created for the 1885 United Kingdom general election, 1885 general election and abolished for the 1997 United Kingdom general election, 1997 general election, when it was replaced by the new constituency of Camberwell and Peckham. Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was re-established for the 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 general election. It is composed primarily of the majority of the now abolished constituency of Camberwell and Peckham. History The constituency was, by the time of its abolition, a safe Labour seat. It was held for the last thirteen years of its existence by Harriet Harman, who went on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Erith And Crayford (electoral Division)
Erith () is an area in south-east London, England, east of Charing Cross. Before the creation of Greater London in 1965, it was in the Historic counties of England, historical county of Kent. Since 1965 it has formed part of the London Borough of Bexley. It lies north-east of Bexleyheath and north-west of Dartford, on the south bank of the River Thames. The town centre has been modernised with further dwellings added since 1961. The curved riverside high street has three listed buildings, including the Church of England church and the Carnegie Building. Erith otherwise consists mainly of suburban housing. It is linked to central London and Kent by Erith railway station, rail and to Thamesmead by a dual carriageway. It has the longest pier in London, and retains a coastal environment with salt marshes alongside industrial land. History Pre-medieval Work carried out at the former British Gypsum site in Church Manorway by the Museum of London Archaeological Service shows tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bexleyheath (electoral Division)
Bexleyheath is a town in southeast London, England, in the London Borough of Bexley. It had a population of approximately 15,600 in 2021 and is southeast of Charing Cross. It is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in London. Its post town takes in other surrounding neighbourhoods, including Barnehurst, West Heath and Upton. History For most of its history, Bexley heath was heath land. The Romans built a road through the heath, Watling Street, which connected Londinium (London) to Dubris (Dover). This Roman road still marks the spine of Bexley new town. 18th and 19th centuries In the early 19th century, Bexley heath was a broad rough pasture and scrubland with few buildings. Its windmill stood to the north east, where Erith and Mayplace Roads now meet. In 1766 Sir John Boyd had Danson House built in his enclosed land ("park"). The core of this remains as Danson Park between the southern halves of Bexleyheath and Welling. In 1814 most of the rest of wha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hendon South (electoral Division)
Hendon South was an electoral division for the purposes of elections to the Greater London Council. 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 Barnet formed the Barnet 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 and the new electoral division matched the boundarie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bryan Cassidy
Bryan Michael Deece Cassidy (17 February 1934 – 8 August 2023) was a British politician who served in the European Parliament from 1984 to 1999. Life and career Bryan Michael Deece Cassidy was born on 17 February 1934. He was educated at Ratcliffe College and then Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. Cassidy served as director of a trade association, and became active in the Conservative Party, unsuccessfully contesting Wandsworth Central at the 1966 general election. From 1977 until 1986, he served on the Greater London Council, representing Hendon North. At the 1984 European Parliament election, Cassidy was elected to represent Dorset East and Hampshire West, serving until 1994, when he was elected for Dorset and East Devon. He stood for the enlarged seat of South West England at the 1999 European Parliament election The 1999 European Parliament election was a European election for all 626 members of the European Parliament held across the 15 European Union member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hendon North (electoral Division)
Hendon North was an electoral division for the purposes of elections to the Greater London Council. 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 Barnet formed the Barnet 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 and the new electoral division matched the boundarie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Chipping Barnet (UK Parliament Constituency)
Chipping Barnet is a Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, constituency created in 1974 and represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament since 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 by Dan Tomlinson of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. It is part of the London Borough of Barnet, on the border with Hertfordshire. Boundaries The seat was created from the parts of the former Barnet constituency which were in the London Borough of Barnet. 1974–1997: The London Borough of Barnet wards of Arkley, Brunswick Park, East Barnet, Hadley, and Totteridge. 1997–2010: As above plus Friern Barnet. 2010–2024: The London Borough of Barnet wards of Brunswick Park, Coppetts, East Barnet, High Barnet, Oakleigh, Totteridge, and Underhill. 2024–present: The London Borough of Barnet wards of Barnet Vale, Brunswick Park, East Barnet, Edgwarebury, High Barnet, Totteridge & Woodside, Und ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
