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{{Short description|Electoral division in Greater London, 1973–1986}}
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{{Infobox constituency
|name              = Bethnal Green and Bow
|constituency_type = electoral division
|parl_name         = [[Greater London Council]]
|district          = [[London Borough of Tower Hamlets|Tower Hamlets]]
|towns             =
|year              = 1973
|abolished         = 1986
|members           = 1
|next              =
|previous          = [[Tower Hamlets (electoral division)|Tower Hamlets]]
|population        =
|electorate        = {{ubl|55,242 (1973)|51,172 (1977)|51,159 (1981)}}
|area              = {{convert|810|hectare|sqkm}}
|image             = {{maplink|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Bethnal Green and Bow (electoral division)}}|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=250|frame-height=245}}
|caption           = Bethnal Green and Bow electoral division boundaries
}}
'''Bethnal Green and Bow''' 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 Tower Hamlets formed the [[Tower Hamlets (electoral division)|Tower Hamlets]] 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 of the [[Bethnal Green and Bow (UK Parliament constituency)|Bethnal Green and Bow]] parliamentary constituency.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Greater London (Electoral Areas) Order 1972 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1972/924/pdfs/uksi_19720924_en.pdf |website=legislation.gov.uk |access-date=19 September 2023 |date=20 June 1972}}</ref>
The area was in a long-term period of population decline that was yet to reverse. The electorate reduced from 55,242 in 1973 to 51,159 in 1981. It covered an area of {{convert|810|hectare|sqkm}}.
==Elections==
The Bethnal Green and Bow constituency was used for the Greater London Council elections in [[1973 Greater London Council election|1973]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://data.london.gov.uk/documents/GLCE_1973-4-12.pdf |title=Greater London Council Election | date=12 April 1973 |accessdate=23 July 2023 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822164806/http://data.london.gov.uk/documents/GLCE_1973-4-12.pdf |archivedate=22 August 2013}}</ref> [[1977 Greater London Council election|1977]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://data.london.gov.uk/documents/GLCE_1977-5-5.pdf |title=Greater London Council Election | date=5 May 1977 |accessdate=23 July 2023  |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822160411/http://data.london.gov.uk/documents/GLCE_1977-5-5.pdf |archivedate=22 August 2013 }}</ref> and [[1981 Greater London Council election|1981]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://data.london.gov.uk/documents/GLCE_1981-5-7.pdf |title=Greater London Council Election | date=7 May 1981 |accessdate=23 July 2023  |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822145946/http://data.london.gov.uk/documents/GLCE_1981-5-7.pdf |archivedate=22 August 2013 }}</ref> One councillor was elected at each election using [[first-past-the-post]] voting.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Boothroyd |first1=David |title=Greater London Council Election results: Tower Hamlets |url=http://www.election.demon.co.uk/glc/glcth.html |website=United Kingdom Election Results |access-date=29 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151024224533/http://www.election.demon.co.uk/glc/glcth.html |archive-date=24 October 2015}}</ref>
===1973 election===
The fourth election to the GLC (and first using revised boundaries) was held on 12 April 1973. The electorate was 55,242 and one Labour Party councillor was elected. The turnout was 22.0%. 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=The London Councillors Order 1976 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1976/213/pdfs/uksi_19760213_en.pdf |website=legislation.gov.uk |access-date=25 July 2023 |date=17 February 1976}}</ref>
{{Election box begin | title= [[1973 Greater London Council election]]: Bethnal Green and Bow }}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate  = '''[[Ashley Bramall|Ernest Ashley Bramall]]'''
|votes      = 10,802
|percentage =
|change     =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate  = L. E. Smith
|votes      = 899
|percentage =
|change     =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Independent
|candidate  = J. P. Collins
|votes      = 467
|percentage =
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
===1977 election===
The fifth election to the GLC (and second using revised boundaries) was held on 5 May 1977. The electorate was 51,172 and one Labour Party councillor was elected. The turnout was 28.7%. The councillor was elected for a four-year term.
{{Election box begin | title=[[1977 Greater London Council election]]: Bethnal Green and Bow }}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate  = '''[[Ashley Bramall|Ernest Ashley Bramall]]'''
|votes      = 8,064
|percentage =
|change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate  = [[John Ranelagh|John O'Beirne Ranelagh]]
|votes      = 3,090
|percentage =
|change     =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = National Front (UK)
|candidate  = W. E. Castleton
|votes      = 2,811
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = International Marxist Group
|candidate  = C. M. B. Weingarten
|votes      = 354
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = GLC Abolitionist Campaign
|candidate  = G. Lewis
|votes      = 345
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link |
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
===1981 election===
The sixth and final election to the GLC (and third using revised boundaries) was held on 7 May 1981. The electorate was 51,159 and one Labour Party councillor was elected. The turnout was 37.9%. 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.
{{Election box begin | title=[[1981 Greater London Council election]]: Bethnal Green and Bow }}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate  = '''[[Ashley Bramall|Ernest Ashley Bramall]]'''
|votes      = 9,162
|percentage =
|change     =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate  = Brian Williams
|votes      = 7,591
|percentage =
|change     =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate  = Christopher W. Nolan
|votes      = 1,230
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = National Front (UK)
|candidate  = Victor J. Clark
|votes      = 755
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = National Front Constitutional Movement
|candidate  = Alan J. Wilkens
|votes      = 257
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate
|party      = [[East London Workers Against Racism]]
|candidate  = Fran Eden
|votes      = 211
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Workers Revolutionary Party (UK)
|candidate  = Angela Mitchell
|votes      = 185
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link |
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
==References==
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{{Greater London Council}}
[[Category:Politics of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets]]
[[Category:Greater London Council electoral divisions]]
[[Category:1973 establishments in England]]
[[Category:1986 disestablishments in England]]