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Harrow
May 5, 2018 7:57:35 GMT
Post by swanarcadian on May 5, 2018 7:57:35 GMT
Harrow
Existed 1954-1965.
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Harrow
Jun 25, 2018 21:50:37 GMT
Post by swanarcadian on Jun 25, 2018 21:50:37 GMT
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colinjg
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Living in the Past
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Post by colinjg on Jun 27, 2018 21:30:43 GMT
The period when Harrow was a Municipal Borough - from 1954 to 1965 - was a period of quietness, with rare changes in the political complexion of the Council. Again, from my site: The creation of Harrow Urban District Council took place in April 1934 by virtue of the Middlesex Review Order, 1934. Shortly afterwards, in November 1935, a petition was presented to the Privy Council asking for the granting of a Charter of Incorporation. Borough status was at that time denied, but a second petition in April 1950, drawing attention to the fact that Harrow was the largest Urban District in England and Wales, in terms of both population and rateable value, was successful.
On 3 March 1954 the Charter of Incorporation making Harrow a Borough passed under the Great Seal of the Realm, and Harrow became the first Urban District to be granted a Charter since 1939. On 4 May the Charter of Incorporation was presented by the Duke of Gloucester at a ceremony at the Kodak Hall, Wealdstone. The first Borough elections were held on 13 May, and on 24 May the Council met for the first time.
The composition of the new Harrow Council was 45 Councillors and 15 Aldermen. At the initial elections in May 1954 each of the 15 wards elected three Councillors, irrespective of the size of the electorate. Thereafter elections were held annually for one third of the seats. Aldermen served for periods of six years. (Shorter terms of one year or four years were served by those Aldermen elected in May 1954.)Full information on Harrow during this period can be found here.
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colinjg
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Post by colinjg on Jan 17, 2021 12:16:14 GMT
I forgot to mention that late last year I posted a "Revised Edition" of the 1954-63 volume on my website. The main change was to eliminate the "% share of the vote tables" at the end of each ward's results. Because most of the elections during this period were for single seats, the best place for expressing these data is with the voting figures in the main body of the text. For the handful of multiple-seat contests (mainly 1954), the popularity of each candidate is shown as their vote expressed as a percentage of the the number of ballot papers issued. Additionally, I have been able to improve the wording of some of the footnotes and other text; Appendix K (rejected ballot papers) has been enlarged by the inclusion of figures for 1956 and 1957. I am currently working on a similar revision for Harrow during 1934-53 period.
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