1974 Croydon London Borough Council election
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All 60 councillors in 20 wards, and 10 Aldermen in the London Borough of Croydon 36 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1974 Croydon Council election took place on 2 May 1974 to elect members of Croydon London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
Background[]
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Election result[]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 40 | ![]() |
66.67 | 52.8 | |||||
Labour | 17 | ![]() |
28.33 | 30.5 | |||||
Independent | 3 | ![]() |
5 |
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 4 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
80 | ||||
Labour | 1 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
20 | ||||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0 |
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 3 | 60 | |||||||
Labour | 2 | 40 | |||||||
Independent | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Liberal | 0 | 0 |
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 47 | ![]() |
67.14 | 52.8 | |||||
Labour | 20 | ![]() |
28.57 | 30.5 | |||||
Independent | 3 | ![]() |
4.29 |
47 | 3 | 20 |
Con | Independent | Labour |
Ward results[]
Addiscombe[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mrs M. M. Walker | 2,177 | |||
Labour | Mrs M. E. Curson | 2,157 | |||
Labour | L. E. Deane | 2,150 | |||
Conservative | D. F. Todd | 2,142 | |||
Conservative | J. A. Arnold | 2,133 | |||
Conservative | J. C. Mann | 2,034 | |||
Liberal | A. S. Morriss | 508 | |||
Liberal | B. Foster | 493 | |||
Liberal | C. C. Anderson | 485 | |||
Majority | 8 | ||||
Turnout | 46.0 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 10,967 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Bensham Manor[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. J. Bowker | 1,842 | |||
Conservative | A. Bourne | 1,800 | |||
Conservative | J. V. Simpson | 1,718 | |||
Labour | Mrs S. E. Lord | 1,524 | |||
Labour | A. Devesar | 1,521 | |||
Labour | J. A. Plinston | 1,419 | |||
Liberal | D. R. Capon | 738 | |||
Liberal | R. V. Greatorex | 711 | |||
Liberal | D. J. Mateer | 650 | |||
Majority | 194 | ||||
Turnout | 38.2 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 11,014 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Broad Green[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mrs A. M. Watson | 1,996 | |||
Labour | P. Byrne | 1,939 | |||
Labour | M. Warne | 1,913 | |||
Conservative | L. T. Wiles | 993 | |||
Conservative | P. R. Woolford | 951 | |||
Conservative | J. P. Szadlo | 873 | |||
Liberal | R. W. Stephens | 465 | |||
Majority | 920 | ||||
Turnout | 34.8 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 9,749 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Central[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | V. W. H. Bendall | 2,883 | |||
Conservative | R. W. Coatman | 2,875 | |||
Conservative | I. G. McLeod | 2,845 | |||
Labour | F. D. J. Bailey | 874 | |||
Labour | E. L. Hall | 865 | |||
Labour | A. W. Jones | 831 | |||
Liberal | Miss M. K. Allan | 540 | |||
Liberal | A. J. Moss | 511 | |||
Liberal | J. B. Wheaver | 483 | |||
Majority | 1,971 | ||||
Turnout | 38.0 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 11,632 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Coulsdon East[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mrs P. A. M. Little | 2,638 | |||
Conservative | Mrs K. A. Littlechild | 2,582 | |||
Conservative | P. D. Cove | 2,535 | |||
Liberal | H. C. E. Lovejoy | 1,493 | |||
Liberal | T. J. Austin | 1,234 | |||
Liberal | R. G. Stevens | 1,209 | |||
Labour | K. M. Cunnane | 405 | |||
Labour | Miss K. M. Grady | 385 | |||
Labour | B. C. Lawrence | 383 | |||
Residents | S. B. Stray | 135 | |||
Majority | 1,042 | ||||
Turnout | 41.4 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 10,752 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
East[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W. H. Simpson | 3,751 | |||
Conservative | D. J. Sutton | 3,658 | |||
Conservative | A. W. Elliott | 3,613 | |||
Labour | E. C. King | 1,130 | |||
Labour | P. R. Norwood | 1,113 | |||
Labour | T. P. Reilly | 1,107 | |||
Liberal | N. H. Perry | 643 | |||
Liberal | Mrs P. J. Meek | 627 | |||
Liberal | L. G. W. Kitchener | 599 | |||
Majority | 2,483 | ||||
Turnout | 43.4 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 12,915 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
New Addington[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. J. Page | 3,062 | |||
Labour | T. J. Laffin | 2,720 | |||
Labour | P. J. Walker | 2,626 | |||
Conservative | M. H. Piper | 719 | |||
Conservative | K. W. Williams | 505 | |||
Conservative | T. M. Angell | 483 | |||
Liberal | R. D. George | 435 | |||
Independent | R. E. Gayler | 366 | |||
Majority | 1,907 | ||||
Turnout | 25.6 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 16,110 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Norbury[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. G. Willis | 2,481 | |||
Conservative | C. Johnston | 2,479 | |||
Conservative | K. M. B. Munro | 2,425 | |||
Labour | J. A. E. Beamish-Crooke | 1,623 | |||
Labour | A. J. Simanowitz | 1,559 | |||
Labour | Mrs P. F. L. Knight | 1,556 | |||
Liberal | W. H. Pitt | 1,139 | |||
Liberal | G. W. Croton | 1,087 | |||
Liberal | N. B. Barnes | 1,042 | |||
Majority | 802 | ||||
Turnout | 45.9 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 11,648 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Purley[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mrs M. E. Campbell | 2,988 | |||
Conservative | Mrs J. M. C. Baker | 2,945 | |||
Conservative | G. A. Smith | 2,874 | |||
Liberal | P. J. Bellamy | 667 | |||
Liberal | D. B. Crampton | 657 | |||
Liberal | A. H. Rolph | 600 | |||
Labour | R. J. Irwin | 534 | |||
Labour | Mrs S. D. M. Poole | 527 | |||
Labour | S. Supiramanian | 478 | |||
Majority | 2,207 | ||||
Turnout | 33.9 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 12,524 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Sanderstead & Selsdon[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Miss C. M. Aplin | 3,763 | |||
Conservative | S. E. Sexton | 3,735 | |||
Conservative | B. H. Rawling | 3,680 | |||
Liberal | Mrs J. P. Coleman | 1,396 | |||
Liberal | M. R. Lane | 1,162 | |||
Liberal | S. J. Paterson | 1,124 | |||
Labour | Miss C. A. Webb | 503 | |||
Labour | G. C. Daisley | 490 | |||
Labour | G. W. Ford | 481 | |||
Majority | 2,284 | ||||
Turnout | 46.0 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 12,129 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Sanderstead North[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | P.W. Rickards | 3,773 | |||
Conservative | K.A. Wells | 3,707 | |||
Conservative | W.N. Peet | 3,659 | |||
Liberal | D. Nunneley | 1,150 | |||
Liberal | Mrs G.E. Westmoreland | 1,105 | |||
Liberal | G.S. Andrews | 1,091 | |||
Labour | W.A. Grimes | 607 | |||
Labour | J.C. Barlow | 603 | |||
Labour | A.J. Woodward | 578 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 43.3 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 12,841 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Shirley[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | P. S. Bowness | 5,044 | |||
Conservative | D. E. Perry | 4,992 | |||
Conservative | Mrs M. M. H. Horden | 4,958 | |||
Liberal | R. A. Lightwing | 1,335 | |||
Labour | L. Campion | 1,318 | |||
Liberal | E. Waller | 1,232 | |||
Labour | Miss E. Stallibrass | 1,216 | |||
Liberal | Miss S. M. Wallis | 1,203 | |||
Majority | 3,623 | ||||
Turnout | 45.4 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 16,824 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
South Norwood[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mrs B. Saunders | 2,197 | |||
Conservative | P. A. Saunders | 2,180 | |||
Conservative | Miss I. S. Rodda | 2,067 | |||
Labour | Mrs A. M. Simpson | 1,742 | |||
Labour | G. Andrews | 1,716 | |||
Labour | B. E. A. Evans | 1,701 | |||
Liberal | T. J. Barker | 475 | |||
Liberal | D. F. Whyte | 431 | |||
Liberal | J. H. Hamilton | 419 | |||
Majority | 325 | ||||
Turnout | 35.5 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 12,849 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Thornton Heath[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Residents | P. T. Chandler | 1,925 | |||
Residents | J. G. Davies | 1,902 | |||
Residents | W. Blackwood | 1,840 | |||
Labour | N. A. Tully | 1,696 | |||
Labour | A. F. Rowe | 1,693 | |||
Labour | J. L. Walker | 1,682 | |||
Communist | Mrs M. I. Lenehan | 139 | |||
Majority | 144 | ||||
Turnout | 36.0 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 10,589 | ||||
Residents gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Residents gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Residents gain from Labour | Swing |
Upper Norwood[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. E. Buddle | 3,060 | |||
Conservative | Mrs M. C. V. Parfitt | 2,999 | |||
Conservative | Mrs P. A. Stelling | 2,968 | |||
Labour | Mrs J. A. Blockley | 1,311 | |||
Labour | K. M. Roberts | 1,286 | |||
Labour | J. R. Burns | 1,279 | |||
Liberal | Mrs J. A. Taylor | 733 | |||
Liberal | P. W. Austin | 717 | |||
Liberal | J. Marsh | 700 | |||
Majority | 1,657 | ||||
Turnout | 43.2 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 12,042 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Waddon[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | V. Burgos | 2,366 | |||
Conservative | M. E. Crick | 2,341 | |||
Labour | A. Brett | 2,327 | |||
Conservative | J. J. Nea | 2,317 | |||
Conservative | M. D. Wunn | 2,227 | |||
Labour | B. H. Davies | 2,180 | |||
Liberal | Mrs Z. George | 537 | |||
Majority | 10 | ||||
Turnout | 42.8 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 12,076 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
West Thornton[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | S. J. Stewart | 1,613 | |||
Conservative | D. R. Loughborough | 1,573 | |||
Conservative | Mrs Y. A. L. Stewart | 1,536 | |||
Labour | D. A. Herriott | 1,464 | |||
Labour | M. P. Rix | 1,439 | |||
Labour | Mrs E. E. Daisley | 1,418 | |||
Liberal | R. M. Greenhalgh | 725 | |||
Liberal | J. A. Pile-Gray | 639 | |||
Liberal | R. G. Rawcliffe | 623 | |||
Majority | 72 | ||||
Turnout | 37.0 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 10,570 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Whitehorse Manor[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. T. Bishop | 1,557 | |||
Labour | G. E. Mitchell | 1,463 | |||
Labour | S. L. Eaton | 1,457 | |||
Conservative | A. R. Crook | 1,083 | |||
Conservative | G. J. French | 1,028 | |||
Conservative | G. E. Jacques | 1,022 | |||
Liberal | M. O'Connor | 218 | |||
Liberal | J. S. M. Band | 214 | |||
Liberal | Miss L. J. Smith | 214 | |||
Majority | 374 | ||||
Turnout | 30.5 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 9,630 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Woodcote & Coulsdon West[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | S. E. Brassington | 2,867 | |||
Conservative | R. A. Bennett | 2,835 | |||
Conservative | R. D. May | 2,832 | |||
Liberal | Mrs M. R. A. Billenness | 1,155 | |||
Liberal | J. Stride | 1,106 | |||
Liberal | J. P. Callen | 1,077 | |||
Labour | M. H. Webb | 307 | |||
Labour | J. M. Dunning | 306 | |||
Labour | D. Denver | 302 | |||
Majority | 1,677 | ||||
Turnout | 38.2 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 11,426 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Woodside[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | D. A. Hougham | 1,938 | |||
Labour | J. A. keeling | 1,859 | |||
Labour | A. C. Lord | 1,816 | |||
Conservative | E. W. Howell | 1,474 | |||
Conservative | D. L. Congdon | 1,414 | |||
Conservative | Mrs P. A. Webb | 1,397 | |||
Communist | W. Woodard | 110 | |||
Majority | 342 | ||||
Turnout | 33.1 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 10,807 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
References[]
- ^ "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
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