1971 Camden London Borough Council election

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1971 Camden Council election
←  1968 13 May 1971 1974  →
All 60 seats to Camden London Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout35.6%
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Leader Millie Miller Martin Morton
Party Labour Conservative Liberal
Leader since19691970
Leader's seatGraftonDid not stand (Alderman)
Seats won49110
Seat changeIncrease2.svg31Decrease2.svg31Steady2.svg
Percentage59.5%37.7%1.8%
SwingIncrease2.svg21.0%Decrease2.svg17.2%Decrease2.svg3.7%
Leader before election

Martin Morton
Conservative

Leader

Millie Miller
Labour

The 1971 Camden Council election took place on 13 May 1971 to elect members of Camden London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party gained overall control of the council. [1]

Contents

Background

Election result

Camden local election results 1971
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 49310+3181.759.5+21.0
  Conservative 11031–3118.337.7–17.2
  Liberal 00000.01.8–3.7
 Others00000.01.0–0.1

Ward results

Adelaide

Adelaide (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Julian Tobin 2,090
Conservative Brenda Hennessy 2,087
Conservative Madeleine Du Mont 2,068
Conservative Huntly Spence 2,031
Labour Nicholas Bosanquet 1,981
Labour Mark Bass1,950
Labour Nora Henry1,931
Labour Barry Phillips1,917
Liberal Phillip Helemryk427
Liberal Gillian Latimer244
Liberal Sheila Williams241
Liberal Norman Latimer226
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Belsize

Belsize (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jill Gibson 2,225
Labour John Lipetz 2,132
Labour Bernard Taylor 2,130
Labour Irving Kuczynski 2,128
Conservative Norman Oatway1,955
Conservative Irene Burnett1,943
Conservative Julian Harrison1,923
Conservative Peter Hilton1,885
Liberal Margaret Darvall 352
Liberal Mary De La Mahotiere313
Communist Hubert Bevan292
Liberal John Swain282
Association of IndependentsJohn Davies92
Association of IndependentsAnthony Cunnew74
Association of IndependentsMary Davies60
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Bloomsbury

Bloomsbury (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jennifer Horne 1,383 55.6
Labour Richard Arthur 1,377
Labour Florence Parnell 1,345
Conservative Ian Galbraith1,10544.4
Conservative Colin Jaque1,077
Conservative Horace Shooter1,069
Turnout 27.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Camden

Camden (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Buckland 2,971 69.0
Labour Ivor Walker 2,913
Labour George Trevelyan 2,909
Labour Phil Turner 2,864
Conservative Leslie Langford97022.5
Conservative Michael Flynn959
Conservative Philp Brandt942
Conservative G. P. Sutherland919
Communist Ann Sedley3628.4
Turnout 36.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Chalk Farm

Chalk Farm (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Jonas 1,171 57.0
Labour Derek Jarman 1,154
Conservative George Radford88443.0
Conservative Robert Targett800
Turnout 37.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Gospel Oak

Gospel Oak (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Keohane 1,137 47.4
Labour Brian Loughran 1,112
Conservative Kenneth Graham47527.9
Conservative John Macdonald471
Communist Ken Herbert905.3
Turnout 46.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour hold Swing

Grafton

Grafton (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Millie Miller 2,923 76.2
Labour John Needham 2,900
Labour Roy Shaw 2,830
Labour Barry Peskin 2,820
Conservative George Paulley62816.4
Conservative Mary Quilliam611
Conservative Anthony Boosey599
Conservative Malcolm Heath595
Communist Victor Heath2877.5
Turnout 35.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Hampstead Town

Hampstead Town (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Lemkin 2,073
Conservative Archie Macdonald 2,071
Conservative Harriet Greenaway 2,064
Conservative Arthur Roome* 1,996
Labour Alix Maxwell1,574
Labour Roger Robinson1,537
Labour Edwin Rhodes1,511
Labour Keith Atkins1,501
Liberal David Sacker360
Liberal Bonamy Bradby337
Communist Betty Tate258
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Highgate

Highgate (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ronald Walker 1,735 46.6
Labour John Carrier 1,724 46.3
Conservative Christopher Fenwick 1,715
Conservative Denis Friis1,711
Labour Jeanne Cox1,703
Labour Bernard Miller1,656
Communist Jean Davis2627.0
Turnout 46.9
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Holborn

Holborn (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Clive Robinson 1,559 62.2
Labour Frank Dobson 1,554
Conservative John Barker94937.8
Conservative Kenneth Avery923
Turnout 39.9
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Kilburn

Kilburn (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Albert (Tim) Skinner 2,263 67.4
Labour Robert Humphreys 2,241
Labour Francis Rochford 2,204
Conservative Martin Guinness88226.3
Conservative Anthony Wright870
Conservative Ian Tomisson868
Liberal John Gibbs1313.9
Liberal Colin Brown122
Liberal Violet Green119
Communist Stella McEntire822.4
Turnout 40.3
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

King's Cross

King's Cross (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lyndal Evans 2,080 58.2
Labour Joseph Jacob 2,057
Labour Michael Cendrowicz 2,034
Labour David Offenbach 2,032
Conservative Ian Clarke1,49441.8
Conservative John Glendinning1,481
Conservative Edith Martin1,466
Conservative Joy Burgess1,436
Turnout 36.0
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Priory

Priory (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anthony Clarke 2,170 65.4
Labour Glyn Thomas 2,085
Labour Enid Wistrich 2,067
Conservative Irene Ellis1,01930.7
Conservative Ronald Raymond-Cox1,016
Conservative Brian Hutchins1,007
Communist Keith Ebbutt1313.9
Turnout 45.7
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Regent's Park

Regent's Park (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Collins 2,766 67.8
Labour Paddy O'Connor 2,688
Labour John Mills 2,667
Labour John Thane 2,605
Conservative Ernest Lee1,31132.2
Conservative Peter Briggs1,309
Conservative Roger Gale 1,298
Conservative Marcelle Simpson1,294
Turnout 40.1
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

St John's

St John's (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Corin Hughes-Stanton 1,761 75.1
Labour John Palmer 1,743
Labour Geoffrey Bindman 1,695
Conservative Alan Smith58324.9
Conservative Peter Bennett575
Conservative Joan Couzens560
Turnout 35.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

St Pancras

St Pancras (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brian Duggan 2,357 88.4
Labour Peter Best 2,342
Labour William Oakshott 2,312
Conservative Eric Bland31011.6
Conservative Carol Favell272
Conservative Malcolm Watts266
Turnout 32.2
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Swiss Cottage

Swiss Cottage (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tessa Jowell 2,026 48.9
Labour John Eidinow 2,018
Labour Arthur Soutter 1,974
Labour Ernest Wistrich 1,893
Conservative Ronald King1,80443.5
Conservative Phillippa Raymond-Cox1,792
Conservative Christine Stewart-Munro1,787
Conservative Sidney Torrance1,780
Liberal Kay Peacock3177.6
Liberal Ray Benad298
Turnout 38.8
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

West End

West End (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoffrey Finsberg 1,941 50.4
Labour Brian Arnold 1,914 49.6
Labour Joan Hymans 1,888
Labour Derek Pollard 1,880
Labour Edwin Lichtenstein1,878
Conservative Susan Ayliff1,852
Conservative Christopher Turner1,841
Conservative Gwyneth Williams1,833
Turnout 36.8
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

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References

  1. ↑ "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
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