1974 Barnet London Borough Council election

The 1974 Barnet Council election took place on 2 May 1974 to elect members of Barnet London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

Background[]

Election result[]

Overall turnout in the election was 39.1%.

Barnet Local Election Result 1974^[1]
	Seats	Votes %
Conservative	42	48.3
Labour	17	33.1
Liberal	0	17.5

Ward results[]

Arkley[]

Arkley (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Brunswick Park[]

Brunswick Park (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Burnt Oak[]

Burnt Oak (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Labour		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Childs Hill[]

Childs Hill (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Colindale[]

Colindale (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

East Barnet[]

East Barnet (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

East Finchley[]

East Finchley (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Edgware[]

Edgware (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Finchley[]

Finchley (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Friern Barnet[]

Friern Barnet (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Garden Suburb[]

Garden Suburb (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Golders Green[]

Golders Green (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hadley[]

Hadley (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Residents gain from Conservative		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

(Hadley Ward Residents' Association)

Hale[]

Hale (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hendon[]

Hendon (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mill Hill[]

Mill Hill (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Paul’s[]

St Paul’s (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Totteridge[]

Totteridge (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

West Hendon[]

West Hendon (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Woodhouse[]

Woodhouse (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

By-elections between 1974 and 1978[]

Brunswick Park[]

Brunswick Park by-election, 23 January 1975^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Anthony M. Rawle	1,603
	Liberal	David J. Terwey	892
	Labour	Andrew P. Harris	746
Turnout				30.8

Woodhouse[]

Woodhouse by-election, 28 October 1976^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Philip H. Williams	1,616
	Labour	Geoffrey N. Cooke	942
	National Front	John E. Warner	410
	Liberal	Robert J. Eccles	351
Turnout				26.7

Burnt Oak[]

Burnt Oak by-election, 14 April 1977^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Frederick J. Collisson	1,633
	Conservative	Brian C. Gordon	816
	National Front	Bernard F. Franklin	517
	Liberal	Hugh J. Ogus	130
Turnout				32.8

East Barnet[]

East Barnet by-election, 29 September 1977^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Howard J. Peters	1,504
	Labour	Olga G. Deaner	728
	Liberal	Britton T. J. Goudie	390
	National Front	Philip A. Ruddock	204
Turnout				25.3

References[]

^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). Demographic and Statistical Studies. London Research Centre. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "London Borough Council Elections 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 25 February 2015.

[1] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). Demographic and Statistical Studies. London Research Centre. Retrieved 22 February 2015.

[London_1978_election-2] "London Borough Council Elections 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 25 February 2015.

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