1974 Southwark London Borough Council election

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Elections to Southwark Council were held in May 1974. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 24.2%.

This was the last local election to feature aldermen as well as councillors. Labour got all ten aldermen as well as 56 elected councillors.

Election result[]

Southwark Local Election Result 1974[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 66 -2 64.9
  Conservative 4 +2 21.8
  Liberal 0 0 10.5

Ward results[]

Abbey[]

Abbey (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Dower* 1,455 85.6 -0.2
Labour C.J. Coveney* 1,451 85.4 -0.6
Conservative C.M. Wilson 118 6.9 -4.0
Liberal G.B. Lee 92 5.4 N/A
Liberal T.J. Perrin 86 5.1 N/A
Turnout 1,700 26.4 -8.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Alleyn[]

Alleyn (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mrs A.S. Ward* 1,042 50.3 -10.8
Labour E.A. Davies 1,037 50.0 -13.3
Liberal C.M. Hall 490 23.6 N/A
Liberal J.F. Hayes 462 22.3 N/A
Conservative D.M. Lang 452 21.8 -13.2
Conservative Miss S.E. Norman 449 21.7 -12.7
Turnout 2,073 33.4 -3.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Bellenden[]

Bellenden (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F.E. Lee* 1,381 50.4 -9.8
Labour Mrs F.E. Sampson 1,378 50.3 -10.2
Labour Mrs J. Lee 1,369 50.0 -8.4
Conservative B.C. Leach 756 27.6 -7.1
Conservative R.P. Primmer 741 27.1 -6.2
Conservative G. Scott 685 25.0 -8.3
Liberal Mrs J.C. Haken 498 18.2 N/A
Liberal A.J. Baker 468 17.1 N/A
Communist E.L. Hodson 119 4.3 -0.4
Turnout 2,739 29.4 -4.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Bricklayers[]

Bricklayers (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour L.A.J. Henley* 934 83.5 +21.3
Labour Mrs F. Whitnall* 900 80.5 +20.6
Conservative C.C. Hayward 150 13.4 -12.6
Conservative F.H. Morgan 144 12.9 -13.0
Turnout 1,118 21.9 -6.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Browning[]

Browning (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J.S. Lees* 1,134 60.2 -21.3
Labour P.E. McSorley 1,101 58.5 -24.7
Labour Rev J.W. Watson* 1,090 57.9 -24.0
Independent Ratepayers L.G. Howe 445 23.6 N/A
Independent Ratepayers T.W. Elliott 434 23.0 N/A
Independent Ratepayers W.C. Burnett 423 22.5 N/A
Conservative D. Walker 231 12.3 +0.2
Conservative K. Walmsley 201 10.7 -0.3
Liberal Mrs A.L. Pelling 101 5.4 N/A
Turnout 1,883 27.8 +0.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Brunswick[]

Brunswick (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Miss A.G. Liddle* 1,421 72.0 -10.2
Labour E.W.T. Pruce* 1,394 70.6 -12.1
Labour R. Watts* 1,361 68.9 -12.8
Liberal D.R. Howard 269 13.6 N/A
Liberal Mrs V.A. Hunt 240 12.2 N/A
Conservative F.N. Richardson 237 12.0 -0.1
Liberal M.S. Stokes 232 11.8 N/A
Conservative R.S. Higgins 225 11.4 -0.5
Turnout 1,974 23.4 -4.5
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Burgess[]

Burgess (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J.H.K. Fowler* 1,388 78.1 -5.2
Labour N.B. Parry Jones 1,284 72.2 -11.9
Labour A.E. Wright 1,257 70.7 -12.0
Conservative G.D. Bailey 189 10.6 -0.2
Conservative C.V. Brewster 182 10.2 N/A
Liberal Mrs K.C. Frith 141 7.9 N/A
Liberal P.J.M. Glencross 127 7.1 N/A
Liberal D.F. O'Byrne 108 6.1 N/A
Turnout 1,778 20.1 -5.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Cathedral[]

Cathedral (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C.C Gates* 1,139 79.1 -6.5
Labour J.J. Lauder 1,116 77.5 -2.8
Labour D.D. McCoid* 1,034 71.8 -11.2
Conservative A.R. Nuttall 185 12.8 -3.9
Independent P. Chancellor 135 9.4 N/A
Turnout 1,440 19.2 ±0.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Chaucer[]

Chaucer (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A.E. Knight* 1,401 75.9 -4.1
Labour Mrs M.G. Farrow* 1,367 74.1 -5.4
Labour N.H. Tertis* 1,287 69.7 - 8.0
Conservative Mrs K. Field 319 17.3 +0.1
Conservative Miss B.E. North 319 17.3 -0.3
Conservative Miss D.N. Parsons 300 16.3 -0.9
Communist M.J. Chislett 101 5.5 N/A
Turnout 1,846 23.5 -6.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

College[]

College (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B.G.J. Hoskins 1,769 45.9 -2.9
Conservative N.J.D. Smith 1,744 45.2 -2.2
Labour W.G. Symes* 1,589 41.2 -8.7
Labour Mrs E.A. Ackroyd* 1,565 40.6 -10.3
Liberal M.B. Cogan 442 11.5 N/A
Liberal Mrs M. Irving 433 11.2 N/A
Turnout 3,858 46.8 ±0.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Consort[]

Consort (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W.F. Jones* 761 72.4 -14.4
Labour F.J. Francis 756 71.9 -11.6
Conservative Miss J. Holland 152 14.5 +3.7
Conservative Mrs F.G. Percival 126 12.0 +0.2
Liberal Miss P. Beale 97 9.2 N/A
Liberal Mrs D.M. O'Byrne 94 8.9 N/A
Turnout 1,051 22.4 -4.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Dockyard[]

Dockyard (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mrs L.M. Brown* 1,624 82.6 -7.3
Labour John H. O'Grady* 1,512 76.9 -10.9
Conservative P. Gray 223 11.3 +2.8
National Front D.M. Thompson 100 5.1 N/A
National Front A.H. Whitmore 80 4.1 N/A
Turnout 1.966 25.9 -9.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Faraday[]

Faraday (4)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F.W. Combes* 2,415 80.4 -4.8
Labour W.A. Slater 2,384 79.4 -5.1
Labour Mrs A.E. Waller* 2,369 78.9 -3.8
Labour Mrs A. McNaught 2,368 78.9 -5.2
Conservative J. McKay 287 9.6 +0.2
Conservative C.C. Keene 280 9.3 +0.1
Liberal R. Barker 216 7.2 N/A
Liberal B.S. Jenkins 214 7.1 N/A
Liberal Mrs V.E. Howard 213 7.1 N/A
Liberal M.C. West 169 5.6 N/A
Turnout 3,002 21.0 -5.9
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Friary[]

Friary (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F.A. Goldwin* 1,480 76.1 -10.8
Labour Mrs M.V. Goldwin* 1,443 74.2 -14.0
Labour Miss J.M. Somerville 1,387 71.3 -15.8
Conservative Mrs G. Cobley 221 11.4 +3.5
Conservative E.L. Keetch 207 10.6 +1.8
Conservative J.R. Mills 197 10.1 +2.7
Liberal W.H. Hartin 155 8.0 N/A
Liberal H.W.F. Moore 127 6.5 N/A
Turnout 1,945 21.6 -4.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Lyndhurst[]

Lyndhurst (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W.H. Payne* 2,103 63.3 -6.2
Labour D.J. Whiting* 1,947 58.6 -8.4
Labour H.C. Potter* 1,848 55.6 -13.4
Conservative Mrs P.C. Cooper 787 23.7 -4.9
Conservative R. Spilberg 766 23.1 -4.2
Conservative I.M. Andrews 763 23.0 -5.2
Liberal A.W. Porter 453 13.6 N/A
Liberal Mrs A. Bostock 307 9.2 N/A
Liberal D.M. Phillips 299 9.0 N/A
Communist Miss C. Mayow 144 4.3 N/A
Turnout 3,321 31.6 -7.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Newington[]

Newington (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mrs C.M. Clunn* 1,334 63.4 -14.7
Labour C.A.G. Halford* 1,312 62.4 -17.8
Labour S.W. Cox 1,299 61.7 -17.2
Liberal N.J.S. Clemens 477 22.7 N/A
Liberal Mrs G.I. Clemens 438 20.8 N/A
Liberal Mrs D.M.I. Jenkins 416 19.8 N/A
Conservative T.W.H. Eckersley 212 10.1 -6.4
Conservative J.A. Villers 190 9.0 -6.4
Turnout 2,104 23.9 -1.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Riverside[]

Riverside (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mrs A. Stevens* 1,550 77.5 -7.1
Labour L.T. Tucker* 1,482 74.1 -10.3
Liberal T.J. Taylor 240 12.0 N/A
Conservative A.J. Padmore 234 11.7 -1.5
Liberal R.G. Tindall 149 7.4 N/A
Turnout 2,001 28.2 -6.5
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Rotherhithe[]

Rotherhithe (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E.A. Rowe* 1,317 89.3 -0.9
Labour H.W.G. Young* 1,196 81.1 -4.6
Conservative B.D. Thurnell 128 8.7 -0.6
Turnout 1,475 21.8 -6.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Ruskin[]

Ruskin (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mrs H.E. Day* 1,776 52.0 -8.8
Conservative R.J. Dunn 1,759 51.5 -8.8
Labour R.W. Postlethwaite 972 28.5 -10.1
Labour R.W. Eadie 969 28.4 -9.7
Liberal J.A. Salisbury-Jones 598 17.5 N/A
Liberal Mrs E. Boumphrey 583 17.1 N/A
Turnout 3,413 48.1 +5.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Rye[]

Rye (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C.J. Rouse 1,301 43.2 -6.9
Labour Mrs A. Brereton* 1,298 43.1 -7.1
Conservative N.R. Robinson 1,148 38.1 -10.3
Conservative T.J. Smith 1,133 37.6 -9.3
Liberal J.C. Barley 283 9.4 N/A
Liberal P.T. Snasdell 265 8.8 N/A
National Front R.A.W. Jackson 212 7.0 N/A
National Front D.B. Webber 196 6.5 N/A
Turnout 3,014 40.5 +1.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

St Giles[]

St Giles (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mrs E.M. Dalton* 1,318 65.8 -11.3
Labour L.H. Alden* 1,282 64.0 -13.1
Labour R. Wedlake* 1,244 62.1 -12.1
Conservative J. Kilbane 328 16.4 +0.7
Conservative Miss M. McKeown 328 16.4 +4.1
Conservative M.P. Mulligan 317 15.8 +2.0
Liberal R.B.G. Thompson 277 13.8 N/A
Liberal J.N. Hunt 268 13.4 N/A
Liberal D. Main 254 12.7 N/A
Turnout 2,002 22.3 -1.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

The Lane[]

The Lane (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G.W. Byfield* 1,958 69.5 -4.5
Labour F.J. Brean* 1,948 69.1 -6.4
Labour P. Cather* 1,905 67.6 -5.6
Labour F.T. Rolfe* 1,837 65.2 -5.5
Conservative Mrs J.R. Bryant 581 20.6 -7.4
Conservative J.W. Kennedy 411 14.6 -5.1
Conservative S.H. Smith 383 13.6 -5.3
Conservative J.N. Uphill 357 12.7 -6.1
Liberal Mrs R.E. Cogan 232 8.2 N/A
Liberal Miss A.P. Lambert 221 7.8 N/A
Liberal Mrs F.N. Kapadia 194 6.9 N/A
Liberal D.A. Teale 194 6.9 N/A
Communist I.P. Findlay 108 3.8 N/A
Turnout 2,818 23.0 -6.9
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Waverley[]

Waverley (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H.T. Ball* 1,354 69.2 -1.7
Labour M.J. Dalton 1,280 65.4 -4.2
Conservative R. Goose 412 21.1 -7.1
Conservative Mrs A.M. Wallace 387 19.8 -7.0
Liberal Mrs L.M. Hobbs 181 9.3 N/A
Liberal S. Maharasingam 135 6.9 N/A
Turnout 1,956 31.7 -5.9
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

By-Elections[]

Cathedral by-election, 24 April 1975[citation needed]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stephen J. Kippin 633 69.8 -2.0
Conservative Alfred R. Nuttall 136 15.0 +2.2
National Front Kevin McDonagh 80 8.8 N/A
Liberal Thomas J. Taylor 58 6.4 N/A
Turnout 12.7 -6.5
Labour hold Swing
Brunswick by-election, 25 March 1976[citation needed]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jeremy Gordon 885 49.1 -21.5
Conservative Tobias W. H. Eckersley 446 24.7 +12.7
National Party Ronald A. Jackson 252 14.0 N/A
Liberal Veronica Hunt 220 12.2 ±0.0
Turnout 22.6 -0.8
Labour hold Swing
Burgess by-election, 20 January 1977[citation needed]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Geater 530 37.9 -32.8
Conservative Tobias W. H. Eckersley 478 34.2 +23.6
National Party Ronald A. Jackson 390 27.9 N/A
Turnout 16.0 -4.1
Labour hold Swing
Ruskin by-election, 29 September 1977[citation needed]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tobias W. H. Eckersley 1,580 59.1 +7.1
Labour Carol Turner 622 23.3 -5.2
Liberal Brian K. Seeley 243 9.1 -8.4
National Front James S. Sneath 228 8.5 N/A
Turnout 38.7 -9.4
Conservative hold Swing

References[]

  1. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (1993). Local Elections in Britain: A Statistical Digest. Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre.
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