Elections to Lewisham London Borough Council were held on 13th May 1971. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 39.8%. This election had aldermen as well as councillors. Labour and the Conservatives each got five aldermen.
Election result
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 61 | 87.1 | 63.2 | ||||||
Conservative | 9 | 12.9 | 33.8 | ||||||
Liberal | 0 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
Results by ward
editBellingham
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stanley Hardy | 2,768 | 87.0 | +21.0 | |
Labour | S Burlison | 2,727 | |||
Conservative | D Debenham | 413 | 13.0 | −21.0 | |
Conservative | J Sandland | 407 | |||
Turnout | 43.6 | +10.8 | |||
Registered electors | 7,366 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Blackheath & Lewisham Village
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R Godsiff | 2,764 | 51.1 | +27.6 | |
Labour | R Stockbridge | 2,740 | |||
Labour | A Watts | 2,710 | |||
Conservative | A Mason | 2,062 | 38.1 | −28.5 | |
Conservative | G Copland | 2,054 | |||
Conservative | R Wells | 1,996 | |||
Liberal | L Spicer | 499 | 9.2 | +2.7 | |
Liberal | C Hyde-Smith | 476 | |||
Liberal | D Staley | 464 | |||
Independent | B Ward | 84 | 1.6 | N/A | |
Turnout | 48.2 | +6.4 | |||
Registered electors | 11,180 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Brockley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J Wheeler | 2,727 | 56.7 | +25.6 | |
Labour | A Theobald | 2,675 | |||
Labour | A Kaye | 2,666 | |||
Conservative | M Snowdon | 2,084 | 31.1 | −25.6 | |
Conservative | J Bundock | 2,040 | |||
Conservative | M Baker | 2,038 | |||
Turnout | 47.5 | +8.8 | |||
Registered electors | 10,279 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Culverley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A Dean | 1,617 | 55.2 | −25.2 | |
Conservative | P Philpot | 1,563 | |||
Labour | D Palmer | 1,136 | 38.8 | +19.2 | |
Labour | Paul Fletcher-Tomenius | 1,121 | |||
Liberal | C Morris | 126 | 4.3 | N/A | |
Communist | R Bowden | 49 | 1.7 | N/A | |
Turnout | 42.9 | +4.2 | |||
Registered electors | 6,665 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Deptford
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Lowe | 2,281 | 84.2 | +29.7 | |
Labour | A Newman | 2,238 | |||
Labour | G Baker | 2,054 | |||
Conservative | D Barker | 428 | 15.8 | −16.7 | |
Conservative | D Riley | 203 | |||
Conservative | F Cunningham | 190 | |||
Turnout | 33.9 | +11.8 | |||
Registered electors | 7,676 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Drake
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R Davies | 1,948 | 63.0 | +31.4 | |
Labour | C Cole | 1,901 | |||
Labour | A Scutt | 1,867 | |||
Conservative | C Cross | 1,145 | 37.0 | −26.3 | |
Conservative | P McCallum | 1,052 | |||
Conservative | E Tasker | 1,024 | |||
Turnout | 30.2 | +2.6 | |||
Registered electors | 10,351 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Forest Hill
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R Mooney | 2,484 | 52.1 | +27.8 | |
Labour | W Simson | 2,443 | |||
Labour | K Thomas | 999 | |||
Conservative | R Bartlett | 2,284 | 47.9 | −15.5 | |
Conservative | N Banks | 2,262 | |||
Conservative | D Dear | 2,256 | |||
Turnout | 46.0 | +2.9 | |||
Registered electors | 10,565 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Grinling Gibbons
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C Fordham | 835 | 49.6 | −29.4 | |
Labour | C Goldthorp | 819 | |||
Labour | W Hall | 788 | |||
Conservative | J Smith | 701 | 41.6 | +25.7 | |
Conservative | M Lane | 663 | |||
Conservative | D Barker | 642 | |||
Communist | J Tierney | 148 | 8.8 | +3.3 | |
Turnout | 16.9 | −0.3 | |||
Registered electors | 9,730 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Grove Park
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W Holmes | 1,288 | 74.5 | −10.6 | |
Labour | Frederick Winslade | 1,277 | |||
Conservative | J Heath | 440 | 25.5 | +20.7 | |
Conservative | E Dickinson | 437 | |||
Turnout | 28.3 | −6.7 | |||
Registered electors | 6,227 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Honor Oak Park
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H Eames | 2,983 | 68.7 | +13.0 | |
Conservative | F Judge | 2,952 | |||
Conservative | H Thompson | 2,833 | |||
Labour | J Dare | 1,140 | 26.3 | −14.4 | |
Labour | N Thomas | 1,139 | |||
Labour | J Richards | 1,121 | |||
Communist | M Robinson | 217 | 5.0 | +1.4 | |
Turnout | 39.1 | +2.9 | |||
Registered electors | 10,845 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Ladywell
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J Earl | 2,307 | 57.3 | +20.0 | |
Conservative | D Dear | 2,292 | |||
Conservative | G Protz | 2,221 | |||
Labour | J Haynes | 1,344 | 33.4 | −18.1 | |
Labour | L Moody | 1,287 | |||
Labour | N Taylor | 1,261 | |||
Liberal | F Jeremiah | 305 | 7.6 | ±0.0 | |
Liberal | B Steele | 280 | |||
Liberal | I Senior | 249 | |||
Communist | R Toms | 68 | 1.7 | −1.8 | |
Turnout | 39.7 | −0.4 | |||
Registered electors | 10,081 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Lewisham Park
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | G Chandler | 2,086 | 54.5 | +22.6 | |
Conservative | P Philpot | 2,057 | |||
Conservative | J Cattini | 2,032 | |||
Labour | R Pepper | 1,408 | 36.8 | −14.6 | |
Labour | E Richards | 1,319 | |||
Labour | E Walker | 1,312 | |||
Liberal | J Edwards | 246 | 6.4 | +8.3 | |
Liberal | R Grundon | 183 | |||
Liberal | D Ruel-Bentall | 159 | |||
Communist | T White | 85 | 2.2 | +0.1 | |
Turnout | 36.5 | −4.0 | |||
Registered electors | 10,276 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Manor Lee
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | P Silk | 1,853 | 62.6 | +22.5 | |
Conservative | K Collins | 1,775 | |||
Labour | A McMurtrie | 857 | 28.9 | −20.8 | |
Labour | J Damer | 850 | |||
Liberal | R Nathan | 251 | 8.5 | −1.7 | |
Liberal | M. Cooper | 206 | |||
Turnout | 47.5 | +2.3 | |||
Registered electors | 6,217 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Marlowe
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F Keep | 830 | 57.7 | −28.3 | |
Labour | Ernest Rowing | 800 | |||
Labour | J Warnes | 778 | |||
Conservative | J Noble | 608 | 42.3 | +31.5 | |
Conservative | A Pinnell | 588 | |||
Conservative | F Chappell | 586 | |||
Turnout | 16.5 | +4.9 | |||
Registered electors | 8,960 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Pepys
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R McCarron | 1,567 | 58.5 | +39.9 | |
Conservative | J Latuskie | 1,552 | |||
Conservative | I Caulfield | 1,509 | |||
Labour | C Cole | 970 | 36.2 | −30.4 | |
Labour | C Cook | 949 | |||
Labour | C Wilkinson | 938 | |||
Communist | V Fineman | 143 | 5.3 | N/A | |
Turnout | 28.5 | +3.6 | |||
Registered electors | 9,263 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Rushey Green
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A Pearson | 1,037 | 51.3 | +26.2 | |
Conservative | T Yard | 1,024 | |||
Labour | A Patterson | 758 | 37.5 | −26.5 | |
Labour | J Donovan | 720 | |||
Liberal | J Eagle | 225 | 11.1 | +0.2 | |
Liberal | D Good | 217 | |||
Turnout | 31.5 | ±0.0 | |||
Registered electors | 6,465 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
St Andrew
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | P Gaywood | 2,052 | 67.6 | +27.3 | |
Conservative | H Talbot | 2,036 | |||
Labour | P Bellinger | 982 | 32.4 | −8.3 | |
Labour | A Boon | 955 | |||
Turnout | 49.9 | +1.4 | |||
Registered electors | 6,139 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
St Mildred Lee
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D Kerven | 2,322 | 77.6 | +19.0 | |
Conservative | L Silk | 2,310 | |||
Labour | R Dennis | 670 | 22.4 | −8.4 | |
Labour | F Smith | 667 | |||
Turnout | 51.0 | +9.1 | |||
Registered electors | 5,915 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
South Lee
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | G Manners | 1,871 | 64.4 | +29.6 | |
Conservative | S Troy | 1,853 | |||
Labour | N Filtness | 1,034 | 35.6 | −19.6 | |
Labour | L Barnes | 970 | |||
Turnout | 33.5 | +10.0 | |||
Registered electors | 6,534 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Southend
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Phil Gorin | 1,836 | 53.6 | −13.8 | |
Labour | D Hurren | 1,790 | |||
Labour | J Hurren | 1,754 | |||
Conservative | A Hawes | 1,591 | 46.4 | +29.9 | |
Conservative | D Epps | 1,587 | |||
Conservative | J Seabourne | 1,567 | |||
Turnout | 46.1 | +11.8 | |||
Registered electors | 6,332 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Sydenham East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Bridger | 2,517 | 58.9 | +15.1 | |
Conservative | E Bridger | 2,480 | |||
Conservative | M Winn | 2,438 | |||
Labour | Alan Pegg | 1,262 | 29.5 | −14.9 | |
Labour | J Lynch | 1,223 | |||
Labour | R Trevor | 1,197 | |||
Liberal | M Weaver | 313 | 7.3 | −1.3 | |
Liberal | L Marchant | 300 | |||
Liberal | D Birtchnell | 194 | |||
Communist | I Jerrom | 182 | 4.3 | +1.2 | |
Turnout | 38.7 | +0.9 | |||
Registered electors | 10,790 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Sydenham West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J Switzer | 2,493 | 69.1 | +22.8 | |
Conservative | D New | 2,486 | |||
Conservative | G Daters | 2,480 | |||
Labour | M Goldstein | 945 | 26.2 | −14.7 | |
Labour | A Kaye | 888 | |||
Labour | A Levene | 884 | |||
Communist | J Kingsford | 83 | 4.7 | +1.9 | |
Turnout | 36.4 | +2.8 | |||
Registered electors | 9,657 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Whitefoot
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | P Sims | 1,392 | 53.7 | +33.5 | |
Conservative | R Wells | 1,371 | |||
Labour | J Henry | 1,115 | 43.1 | −23.6 | |
Labour | F Hawes | 1,085 | |||
Communist | T Brewer | 171 | 4.7 | +2.6 | |
Turnout | 42.0 | +4.8 | |||
Registered electors | 6,162 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
By-elections between 1971 and 1974
editReferences
edit- ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (1993). Local Elections in Britain: A Statistical Digest. Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "London Borough of Lewisham Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.