Charing Cross (ward)
| Charing Cross | |
|---|---|
| Former electoral ward for the Westminster City Council | |
| Borough | Westminster |
| County | Greater London |
| Electorate | 3,695 (1974) |
| Former electoral ward | |
| Created | 1968 |
| Abolished | 1978 |
| Councillors | 2 |
Charing Cross was an electoral ward in the City of Westminster from 1968 to 1978. The ward was first used in the 1968 elections and last used for the 1974 elections. It returned two councillors to Westminster City Council.
List of councillors
[edit]| Term | Councillor | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968–1971 | Hugh Cubitt | Conservative | |
| 1968–1974 | B. Fitzgerald-Moore | Conservative | |
| 1971–1974 | R. Morcom-Harneis | Conservative | |
| 1974–1978 | A. Killick | Conservative | |
| 1974–1978 | R. Hargreaves | Conservative | |
Westminster council elections
[edit]1974 election
[edit]The election took place on 2 May 1974.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Killick | 498 | |||
| Conservative | R. Hargreaves | 496 | |||
| Labour | T. Heath | 429 | |||
| Labour | S. Smith | 389 | |||
| Liberal | D. Lux | 86 | |||
| Liberal | D. Copestake | 83 | |||
| Independent | C. Wertheim | 15 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
1971 election
[edit]The election took place on 13 May 1971.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | B. Fitzgerald-Moore | 618 | |||
| Conservative | R. Morcom-Harneis | 618 | |||
| Labour | B. Lyne | 510 | |||
| Labour | M. Merriman | 510 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
1968 election
[edit]The election took place on 9 May 1968.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Hugh Cubitt | 1,100 | |||
| Conservative | B. Fitzgerald-Moore | 1,085 | |||
| Labour | J. Davies | 363 | |||
| Labour | M. Brown | 324 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1974. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "London Borough Council Elections: 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1971. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "London Borough Council Elections: 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. April 1969. Retrieved 19 July 2024.