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Middlesex County Council

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Members 1949-1965
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List of members of Middlesex County Council 1949-1965.

The county council was made up of three quarters elected councillors and one quarter aldermen chosen by the council. Councillors were elected every three years while aldermen had a six year term of office, with half being chosen at the annual meeting immediately after the triennial elections. In 1949 the number of councillors was increased to ninety, each representing a single electoral division. At the next election in 1952 the number of divisions and councillors was reduced to eighty-seven. The boundaries remained unchanged until the council's abolition. There were twenty-nine aldermen, with fourteen or fifteen retiring every three years.

Aldermen[]

Group 1: Retiring 1955 and 1961[]

There were fourteen seats in Group 1 following the enlargement of the council in 1949. No elections had been held for this group since 1937 and a large number had been co-opted in the twelve years since. When the annual meeting of the council was held on 21 May 1949, all the seats were taken by Conservatives with no nominations by Labour.

Group 2: Retiring 1952 and 1958[]

Thirteen aldermanic seats were filled at the meeting on 12 March 1946, all by Labour Party members. In 1951 the Conservative Party gained one seat when a casual vacancy occurred. Two extra seats were created in Group 2 in 1949 when the council was enlarged and at the annual meeting on 21 May two more Conservatives were elected to the new seats. At the election held in 1952 three Labour aldermen were elected with the remaining seats going to the Conservatives. In 1958 the Labour Party again took control of the council and chose all the aldermen elected that year, with nine Conservatives being unseated. The term of office of Group 2 was extended from 1964 to 1965 as the county council was abolished in that year.

 Acton (3 seats)[]

The representation of the Municipal Borough of Acton remained at three seats in 1949. The North-West and South divisions were abolished. Two new divisions called Acton South-East and West were formed. The existing North-East division had its boundaries revised. There was no change to the boundaries in 1952.

Acton North-East Division[]

Acton South-East Division[]

Acton West Division[]

Brentford and Chiswick (3 seats 1949-52, 2 seats 1952-65)[]

The three divisions of the Municipal Borough of Brentford and Chiswick were unchanged in 1949. In 1952 two new divisions replaced them.

Brentford Division (1949-52)[]

Chiswick East Division (1949-52)[]

Chiswick West Division (1949-52)[]

Brentford & Chiswick East Division (1952-65)[]

Brentford and Chiswick West Division (1952-65)[]

Ealing (8 seats 1949-52, 7 seats 1952-65)[]

In 1949 the representation of the Municipal Borough of Ealing was increased from five to eight councillors. One division was abolished, four new ones were formed there were boundary changes in three and one was unchanged. In 1952 the number of councillors was reduced to seven. Two divisions were abolished, one new division was created, the boundaries of three were changed and three were unaltered. The Central and West Divisions were unchanged.

Ealing Central Division[]

Drayton and Castlebar wards - unaltered from 1937 boundaries

Ealing East Division[]

Boundary changes in 1949 to comprise Mount Park and Hanger Hill wards. In 1952 Hanger Hill was transferred to North-East Division and Grange ward added from South-East, reverting to old boundaries.

Ealing North Division[]

New division created in 1949 to comprise North Greenford (previously in North-West) and new Perivale wards. Greatly revised boundaries from 1952: Perivale transferred to new North-East Division while Northolt North and Northolt South wards (previously comprising Northolt Division) were added

  • 1949-52: Oliver John Galley - Conservative Party. Defeated Joseph Hunter Murray, outgoing Labour Party councillor for Ealing North West division.
  • 1952-55, 1955-58, 1958-61, 1961-65: Ronald Ewart Gundry - Labour Party. Outgoing councillor for abolished Northolt Division.

Ealing Northolt Division (1949-52)[]

Division created in 1949 from part North-West Division (Northolt North and South wards) and abolished in 1952, becoming part of North Division

Ealing North-East Division (1952-65)[]

Created 1952, comprising Hanger Hill and Perivale wards from East and North Divisions respectively

  • 1952-55: George Ward - Conservative Party - Mayor of Ealing 1958-59.
  • 1955-58, 1958-61: Arthur William D'Arcy -Conservative Party
  • 1961-63: Claude Loyd Manning - Conservative Party - died 17 July 1963.
  • 1961-65: Rosemary Barbara Harrison - took seat in 28 November 1963 by-election. This was the last election to be held to Middlesex County Council.

Ealing North-West Division[]

Boundaries altered in 1949 to comprise Greenford Central and Greenford South wards. Northolt was removed to form a separate electoral division. Unchanged in 1952.

  • 1949-52: George Wilfred Chandler - Labour Party - outgoing councillor for Southgate North
  • 1952-55, 1955-58, 1958-61, 1961-65: Doris Gundry - Labour Party

Ealing South Division[]

1949: Manor, Lammas and Grosvenor wards - the latter had been in the abolished South-West Division. Unaltered in 1952.

Ealing South-East Division (1949-52)[]

Newly formed in 1949 and comprising Grange and Manor wards transferred from East and South divisions respectively. In 1952 the two wards were transferred back to their original divisions.

Ealing West Division[]

Created in 1949 and comprising Hanwell North and Hanwell South wards from the abolished South-West Division.

Edmonton (4 seats)[]

The Municipal Borough of Edmonton was divided into four electoral divisions.

Edmonton North-East Division[]

Bury Street Ward

Edmonton North-West Division[]

Church Street Ward

Edmonton South-East Division[]

Angel Road Ward

Edmonton South-West Division[]

Silver Street Ward

Enfield (3 seats 1949-52, 4 seats 1949-65)[]

Enfield Urban District (the Municipal Borough of Enfield from 1955) was divided into three divisions in 1949. In 1952 one division (East) was abolished and two new divisions (North-East and South-East) created. In 1955 there were small boundary changes and two divisions were renamed.'

Enfield East Division (1949-52)[]

Abolished 1952, mostly included in new North-East and South-East Divisions. Squire became councillor for South-East Division

Enfield North-East Division (1952-65)[]

Enfield West Division (1949-55), renamed Enfield North-West Division 1955[]

Enfield South-East Division (1952-65)[]

Enfield Central Division (1949-55), renamed Enfield South-West Division 1955[]

Feltham (1 seat 1949-52, 2 seats 1952-65)[]

Feltham Urban District was divided into two divisions in 1952.

Feltham Division (1949-52)[]

Feltham North Division (1952-65)[]

Feltham South Division (1952-65)[]

Finchley (3 seats)[]

The Municipal Borough of Finchley was divided into three electoral divisions.

Finchley East Division[]

Finchley North Division[]

Finchley West Division[]

Friern Barnet (1 seat)[]

The division was identical to Friern Barnet Urban District.

Harrow (8 seats)[]

Harrow Urban District (the Municipal Borough of Harrow from 1954) was divided into eight divisions.[4]

Harrow Central Division[]

Wealdstone North ward

  • 1949-52: Joan E Layton - Labour Party
  • 1952-55, 1955-58, 1958-61, 1961: Francis Victor Beacham - Labour Party - died 1 August 1961.
    • 1961-65: Mabel Constance Burgess Morley - Labour Party - elected at by-election 28 September 1961.

Harrow East Division[]

Queensbury and Stanmore South wards

  • 1949: Herbert Henry Elvin - Labour Party - died 1949.
  • 1949-52, 1952-55, 1955-58: Joseph Barrow - Labour Party. First elected at by-election on 15 December 1949.
  • 1958-61, 1961-65: Thomas Taylor Swan - Labour Party

Harrow East Central Division[]

Belmont and Kenton wards

  • 1949-52, 1952-55, 1955-58, 1958-61, 1961-65: Frederick Charles Battey - Conservative Party

Harrow North-East Division[]

Harrow Weald and Stanmore North wards

Harrow North-West Division[]

Pinner North & Hatch End and Pinner South wards

Harrow South Division[]

Harrow-on-the-Hill & Greenhill and West Harrow wards

Harrow South-West Division[]

Roxbourne and Roxeth wards

HarrowWest Central Division[]

Headstone and Wealdstone South wards

  • 1949-52, 1952-55, 1955: John H Wise - Conservative Party - resigned 1955.
  • 1956-58, 1958-61, 1961-65: Herbert Alexander Maun - Conservative Party. Originally elected at bye-election 26 January 1956.

Hayes and Harlington (2 seats)[]

Hayes and Harlington Urban District was divided into two divisions.

Hayes and Harlington North Division[]

Hayes and Harlington South Division[]

Hendon (6 seats)[]

The Municipal Borough of Hendon was divided into six divisions.

Hendon Central Division[]

Hendon East Division[]

Hendon North Division[]

Hendon North-West Division[]

Hendon South Division[]

Hendon West Division[]

Heston and Isleworth (4 seats)[]

The Municipal Borough of Heston and Isleworth was divided into four divisions. In 1952 Heston and Spring Grove Division was abolished and replaced by Heston and Cranford. Hounslow West and Isleworth Divisions had altered boundaries while Hounslow Central was unaltered.

Heston and Cranford Division (1952-65)[]

Heston and Spring Grove Division (1949-52)[]

Hounslow Central Division[]

Hounslow West Division[]

Isleworth Division[]

Hornsey (4 seats)[]

The Municipal Borough of Hornsey was divided into four divisions.

Hornsey Central Division[]

Hornsey Highgate Division[]

Hornsey Muswell Hill Division[]

Hornsey Stroud Green Division[]

Potters Bar (1 seat)[]

This was identical to Potters Bar Urban District.

Ruislip-Northwood (2 seats)[]

Ruislip-Northwood Urban District was divided into two divisions. There were minor boundary changes in 1955.

Ruislip-Northwood North Division[]

Northwood and Ruislip wards

Ruislip-Northwood South Division[]

Eastcote and South Ruislip wards

Southall (2 seats)[]

The Municipal Borough of Southall was divided into two electoral divisions. The North-West and South-East divisions created in 1949 were abolished in 1952 and replaced with North and South divsions.

Southall North-West Division (1949-52)[]

Southall North Division (1952-65)[]

Southall South-East Division (1949-52)[]

Southall South Division (1952-65)[]

Southgate (3 seats)[]

The Municipal Borough of Southgate was divided into three divisions.

Southgate North Division[]

Southgate Middle Division[]

Southgate South Division[]

Staines (1 seat 1949-52, 2 seats 1952-65)[]

Staines Urban District was divided into two divisions in 1952

Staines Division (1949-52)[]

Staines North-West Division (1952-65)[]

Staines and Stanwell wards

Staines South-East Division (1952-65)[]

Ashford and Laleham wards

Sunbury (1 seat)[]

Identical to the area of Sunbury on Thames Urban District.

Tottenham (7 seats 1949-52, 5 seats 1952-65)[]

The seven divisions into which the Municipal Borough of Tottenham had been divided since 1937 were unchanged in 1949. These divisions were abolished in 1952 and five new divisions formed.

Tottenham Bruce Grove and Stoneleigh Division (1949-52)[]

Tottenham Green Lanes Division (1949-52)[]

  • 1949-51: James Henry Morrell - Labour Party - died 1 November 1951
  • 1951-52:

Tottenham Park and Coleraine Division (1949-52)[]

Tottenham Stamford Hill Division (1949-52)[]

Tottenham Town Hall Division (1949-52)[]

Tottenham West Green Division (1949-52)[]

Tottenham White Hart Lane Division (1949-52)[]

Tottenham East Division (1952-65)[]

  • 1952-55, 1955-58, 1958-61, 1961-65: William Henry Martin - Labour Party

Tottenham North Division (1952-65)[]

Tottenham South-East Division (1952-65)[]

  • 1952-55, 1955-58, 1958-61, 1961-65: Mary Ethel Soall - Labour Party

Tottenham South-West Division (1952-65)[]

Tottenham West Division (1952-65)[]

Twickenham (4 seats)[]

The Municipal Borough of Twickenham was divided into four divisions.

Twickenham East Division[]

Twickenham Hampton Division[]

  • 1949-52, 1952-55, 1955-58, 1958-61, 1961-65: Montague William Garrett - Conservative Party

Twickenham Teddington Division[]

Twickenham West Division[]

Uxbridge (2 seats)[]

Uxbridge Urban District (Municipal Borough of Uxbridge from 1955) was divided into two divisions.

Uxbridge North Division[]

Uxbridge South Division[]

Wembley (5 seats)[]

The Municipal Borough of Wembley was divided into five divisions.

Wembley East Division[]

Wembley North-East Division[]

Kenton and Preston wards

Wembley North-West Division[]

Wembley South Division[]

Alperton and Tokyngton wards

  • 1949-51: A E Hughes - Conservative Party
  • 1951-52, 1952-54: Clifford George Osborne Clarke - Labour Party - gained seat at by-election on 30 June 1951. Resigned on appointment to British Railways Board.
  • 1954-55, 1955-58: Roger Harry Melville - Labour Party - originally elected at by-election on 21 January 1954.
  • 1958-61: Lilian Catherine Mary Mansfield - Labour Party
  • 1961-65: Ronald Smith - Labour Party

Wembley West Division[]

Willesden (8 seats 1949-52, 7 seats 1952-65)[]

The Municipal Borough of Willesden was divided into eight divisions in 1949. The number was reduced to seven in 1952: Carlton was abolished and the boundaries of Cricklewood, Willesden Green, Harlesden, Kensal Green and Kilburn were altered.

Willesden, Carlton Division (1949-52)[]

Willesden, Church End Division[]

  • 1949-52: Sarah Elizabeth Hannah Williams - Labour Party
  • 1952-55: Florence Mussell - Labour Party - councillor for Cricklewood 1949-52
  • 1955-58: Sarah Elizabeth Hannah Williams - Labour Party - councillor for Willesden Green 1952-55
  • 1958-61, 1961-65: Florence Mussell - Labour Party

Willesden, Cricklewood Division[]

Willesden Green Division[]

Willesden, Harlesden Division[]

Willesden, Kensal Green Division[]

Willesden, Kilburn Division[]

Willesden, Mapesbury Division[]

Wood Green (2 seats)[]

The Municipal Borough of Wood Green was divided into two divisions.

Wood Green East Division[]

Wood Green West Division[]

Yiewsley and West Drayton (1 seat)[]

Identical in area with Yiewsley and West Drayton Urban District.

References and Notes[]

  1. He had been involved in an accident in October 1950 in Polegate, Sussex in which two people died. He was described as a retired surveyor aged 58.
  2. "Resigned". The Shepherds Bush Gazette and Hammersmith Post: p. 2. 10 January 1963. 
  3. Married John Alfred Beavon in 1951.
  4. Much of this information has been sourced from Colin Gray's Harrow Election Results website, where you will find much more detail.Colin Gray. Harrow Election Results 1894-2020.
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