Woodford (ward)

Woodford was an electoral ward in the London Borough of Redbridge from 1965 to 1978. The ward was first used in the 1964 elections and last used for the 1974 elections, with a by-election in 1975. It returned four councillors to Redbridge London Borough Council. The ward covered Woodford. For elections to the Greater London Council, the ward was part of the Redbridge electoral division from 1965 and then the Wanstead and Woodford division from 1973. The ward was only represented by Conservative Party councillors, including David Evennett who became a member of parliament.

Woodford
Former electoral ward for the Redbridge London Borough Council
Borough	Redbridge
County	Greater London
Population	16,130 (1966 estimate)
Electorate	13,191 (1974)
Major settlements	Woodford
Area	1,012.4 acres (4.097 km2)
Former electoral ward
Created	1965
Abolished	1978
Councillors	4

External images
Map showing Woodford ward (east) boundaries from 1965 to 1978
Map showing Woodford ward (west) boundaries from 1965 to 1978

List of councillors

The ward was represented by four councillors.

Term	Councillor	Party
1964–1968	R. Dalton		Conservative
1964–1968	J. Harvey		Conservative
1964–1978	Fred Mountier		Conservative
1964–1968	R. Ayers		Conservative
1968–1974	H. Dedman		Conservative
1968–1974	J. Billingham		Conservative
1968–1978	N. Thurgood		Conservative
1974–1978	David Evennett		Conservative
1974–1975	H. Nicholson		Conservative
1975–1978	Leslie Bridgeman		Conservative

Redbridge council elections

1975 by-election

The by-election took place on 19 November 1975.^[1]

1975 Woodford by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Leslie Bridgeman	2,413
	Liberal	Sidney Cohen	450
	Labour	Gwyneth Phillips	284
Turnout				23.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974.^[2]

1974 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Woodford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Fred Mountier	3,616
	Conservative	N. Thurgood	3,583
	Conservative	David Evennett	3,577
	Conservative	H. Nicholson	3,554
	Liberal	D. Gilby	903
	Liberal	D. Blackett	828
	Liberal	A. Griffiths	793
	Liberal	G. Goldberg	772
	Labour	P. Pollard	576
	Labour	V. Pollard	564
	Labour	J. Haworth	550
	Labour	T. McKellar	531
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971.^[3]

1971 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Woodford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Fred Mountier	3,413
	Conservative	N. Thurgood	3,406
	Conservative	H. Dedman	3,340
	Conservative	J. Billingham	3,301
	Labour	J. D. Haworth	764
	Labour	J. M. Haworth	735
	Labour	P. Pollard	735
	Labour	S. Madell	675
	Liberal	D. Blackett	472
	Liberal	B. Bray	457
	Liberal	L. Dilloway	375
	Independent	A. Land	214
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968.^[4]

1968 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Woodford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Dedman	4,282
	Conservative	J. Billingham	4,255
	Conservative	N. Thurgood	4,212
	Conservative	Fred Mountier	4,198
	Liberal	M. Hoskins	676
	Liberal	L. Dilloway	612
	Liberal	D. Blackett	572
	Liberal	D. Payne	539
	Labour	J. Mallinson	314
	Labour	M. Stark	277
	Labour	P. Pollard	276
	Labour	H. Duffree	266
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964.^[5]

1964 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Woodford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Dalton	3,851
	Conservative	J. Harvey	3,840
	Conservative	Fred Mountier	3,822
	Conservative	R. Ayers	3,805
	Liberal	M. Wilding	1,466
	Liberal	M. Hoskins	1,429
	Liberal	G. Lloyd	1,418
	Liberal	D. Bourne	1,416
	Labour	P. Cave	561
	Labour	P. Leighton	546
	Labour	P. Leatham	537
	Labour	P. Pollard	537
Turnout			5,782	49.7
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)