Bernard Brook-Partridge

Bernard Brook-Partridge
Councillor on St Pancras Metropolitan Borough Council for No. 1 Ward
In office
1959–1963
Councillor on Greater London Council
for Romford
Havering (1967–1973)
In office
1967–1985
Chairman of the Greater London Council
In office
1980–1981
Personal details
Born1927 (1927)
Died2018
PartyConservative

Bernard Brook-Partridge was a politician in London.

Political career

At the 1958 London County Council election, Brook-Partridge unsuccessfully stood in St Pancras North. He was elected a councillor for Ward No. 1 (Highgate area) on St Pancras Borough Council in the 1959 London local elections. He held the seat until 1962.

He was elected to represent Havering on the Greater London Council (GLC) in 1967 and was returned at the election in 1970. He represented the replacement seat of Romford from 1973 and was re-elected in 1977 and 1981.

In January 1974, Brook-Partridge resigned from the GLC film viewing board, which had the power to censor films that were not certified for general release by the British Board of Film Censors. He said he felt he was being "corrupted" by the films he had reviewed.

He was the Conservative Party candidate for Nottingham Central at the 1970 general election.

In May 1977, Brook-Partridge became chairman of the council arts committee. In this role he attempted to close down Soho sex cinemas by refusing licenses. He threatened smaller and experimental arts organisations with the removal of their grants. £1,800,000 of the £2,100,000 arts grant budget for 1977/1978 went to four large established bodies. He was moved away from the arts brief in May 1978.

He was chairman of the public services and safety committee from May 1978. Part of the job was to oversee the construction of the Thames Barrier. He resigned as committee chairman in February 1979 after disclosing to a journalist information about the project that the GLC leader Horace Cutler had not yet reported to the UK government.

He was chairman of the GLC for the 1980/1981 municipal year. He was one of the Conservative GLC members who opposed abolition of the council against the policy of the UK government. He resigned from the GLC in 1985.

Punk music

In a television interview Brook-Partridge said of punk music, "Most of these groups would be vastly improved by sudden death. The worst of the punk rock groups I suppose currently are the Sex Pistols. They are unbelievably nauseating ... the antithesis of humankind. I would like to see somebody dig a very, very large, exceedingly deep hole and drop the whole bloody lot down it."

Notes

References

Citations

  1. ↑ Woollard, John; Willis, Alan (2000). Twentieth Century Local Elections Results. Volume 1: Election Results for the London County Council 1889-1961 and for the London Metropolitan Boroughs 1900-1928 (PDF). LGC Information.
  2. ↑ "Latest election results from London boroughs". Evening Standard. 8 May 1959. pp. 10–11.
  3. 1 2 Craggs, Colin (17 June 1970). "Man in possession must be the favourite in Nottingham Central". The Guardian Journal. p. 5.
  4. ↑ General Election of Greater London Councillors: 13 April 1967 (PDF). Greater London Council. 1967. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 October 2026. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
  5. ↑ Greater London Council Election: 9 April 1970 (PDF). Greater London Council. 1970. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 October 2026. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
  6. ↑ Greater London Council Election: 12 April 1973 (PDF). Greater London Council. 1973. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 October 2026. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
  7. ↑ Greater London Council Election: 5 May 1977 (PDF). Greater London Council. 1977. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 October 2026. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
  8. ↑ Greater London Council Election: 7 May 1981 (PDF). Greater London Council. 1981. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 October 2026. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
  9. ↑ "Bernard Brook-Partridge, politician – obituary". The Telegraph. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2026.
  10. ↑ Miller, Compton (4 January 1980). "Scourge of Soho returns to grace". Evening News (London). p. 7.
  11. ↑ "Soho sex cinemas face GLC showdown". Evening Standard. 30 September 1977. p. 48.
  12. 1 2 "Partridge in a bare tree". Evening Standard. 16 March 1978. p. 23.
  13. ↑ "Bird has flown". Evening Standard. 8 May 1978. p. 18.
  14. ↑ King, Michael (1 February 1979). "Tory in leak row quits GLC job". Evening Standard. p. 7.
  15. ↑ Brook-Partridge, Bernard (15 May 1980). "My plans to give London leadership". Evening News (London). p. 6.
  16. ↑ "Tory pledge: We'll fight to save GLC". Evening Standard. 2 February 1983. p. 9.
  17. ↑ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis; Beddard, Keith (1986). Inner London Education Authority Direct Elections: 8 May 1986 (PDF). London Residuary Body. ISBN 0946655197. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 October 2026. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
  18. ↑ Gimarc 2005, p. 49.

Sources

  • Gimarc, George (2005). Punk Diary: The Ultimate Trainspotter's Guide to Underground Rock, 1970–1982. Backbeat. ISBN 0-87930-848-6.