1974 Croydon London Borough Council election
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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]
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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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Background edit
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Election result edit
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 40 | 10 | 66.67 | 52.8 | |||||
Labour | 17 | 10 | 28.33 | 30.5 | |||||
Independent | 3 | 5.00 |
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 80.0 | ||||
Labour | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20.0 | ||||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 3 | 60.0 | |||||||
Labour | 2 | 40.0 | |||||||
Independent | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||
Liberal | 0 | 0.0 |
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 47 | 9 | 67.14 | 52.8 | |||||
Labour | 20 | 9 | 28.57 | 30.5 | |||||
Independent | 3 | 4.29 |
47 | 3 | 20 |
Con | Independent | Labour |
Ward results edit
Addiscombe edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 3.4 | |||
Registered electors | 10,967 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Bensham Manor edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 2.1 | |||
Registered electors | 11,014 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Broad Green edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 4.3 | |||
Registered electors | 9,749 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Central edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 2.2 | |||
Registered electors | 11,632 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Coulsdon East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 3.1 | |||
Registered electors | 10,752 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 8.6 | |||
Registered electors | 12,915 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
New Addington edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 9.7 | |||
Registered electors | 16,110 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Norbury edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 12.2 | |||
Registered electors | 11,648 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Purley edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 2.2 | |||
Registered electors | 12,524 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Sanderstead & Selsdon edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | Michael Richard 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 | 4.2 | |||
Registered electors | 12,129 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Sanderstead North edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 2.2 | |||
Registered electors | 12,841 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Shirley edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 5.7 | |||
Registered electors | 16,824 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
South Norwood edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | Trevor J. Barker | 475 | |||
Liberal | D. F. Whyte | 431 | |||
Liberal | J. H. Hamilton | 419 | |||
Majority | 325 | ||||
Turnout | 35.5 | 4.6 | |||
Registered electors | 12,849 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Thornton Heath edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 1.5 | |||
Registered electors | 10,589 | ||||
Residents gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Residents gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Residents gain from Labour | Swing |
Upper Norwood edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 7.7 | |||
Registered electors | 12,042 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Waddon edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 6.4 | |||
Registered electors | 12,076 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
West Thornton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 3.1 | |||
Registered electors | 10,570 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Whitehorse Manor edit
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 | 0.4 | |||
Registered electors | 9,630 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Woodcote & Coulsdon West edit
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 Margaret 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 | 5.2 | |||
Registered electors | 11,426 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Woodside edit
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 | 5.9 | |||
Registered electors | 10,807 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
References edit
- ^ "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.