1971 Hammersmith London Borough Council election

1971 Hammersmith Borough Council election

←  1968 13 May 1971 1974  →
All 60 seats to Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council 31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	47.6% (8.5%)
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Liberal Seats before 6 54 0 Seats won 58 2 0 Seat change 52 52 Percentage 61.6% 36.5% 1.8% Swing 22.6% 21.5% 0.6%
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Labour

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

Election result

The Labour Party won 58 seats - a gain of 52 seats from the previous election, taking control of the council. The Conservative Party won 2 seats (the Avonmore ward) - a loss of 52 seats from their previous result, and lost control of the council.

The Liberal Party stood candidates in three wards, and a single candidate stood for the Communist Party, but none of these won a seat. ^{[1] [2]}

Ward results

Addison

Addison (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bamford M. J. Mrs	1,257
	Labour	O'Neill L. C.	1,254
	Labour	Stanley L. W.	1,245
	Conservative	Belsham F. E. J. Mrs	1,014
	Conservative	Barker H. O. A.	997
	Conservative	Berend A. P.	976
Turnout				%	%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Avonmore

Avonmore (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dwyer P. G.	1,234
	Conservative	Simmerson R. E.	1,211
	Labour	Dimmick R. S.	886
	Labour	House M.	848
Turnout				%	%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Broadway

Broadway (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Simpson G. E. C.	1,364
	Labour	Clarke M. L. Mrs	1,358
	Labour	Harris S. Mrs	1,304
	Liberal	Knott S. H. J. A.	1,022
	Conservative	Chapman J. C.	909
	Conservative	Goodden E. S. Mrs	901
	Conservative	Honeybourne C. T.	887
	Liberal	Groves R. J.	670
	Liberal	Abrahams F. Mrs	662
Turnout				%	%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Brook Green

Brook Green (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hudson M.	1,372
	Labour	Taylor J.	1,352
	Labour	Rayner R. W.	1,348
	Conservative	Tait G. N.	1,327
	Conservative	Field R. G.	1,313
	Conservative	Ford T. G.	1,312
Turnout				%	%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Colehill

Colehill (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dimmick G. I. Mrs	1,381
	Labour	Worboys D. K.	1,353
	Conservative	Skalla L.	716
	Conservative	Porter M. Mrs	711
Turnout				%	%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

College Park & Old Oak

College Park & Old Oak (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Powell A. F. W.	1,884
	Labour	Fenelon M. Miss	1,862
	Labour	Ing F. W.	1,854
	Conservative	Whittaker E. M. Miss	631
	Conservative	Hutson C. J. Mrs	608
	Conservative	Bowler R. W.	601
Turnout				%	%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Coningham

Coningham (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hathaway J. M. Miss	1,392
	Labour	Bull J.	1,368
	Labour	Martin A. J.	1,335
	Conservative	Hammond H. R.	786
	Conservative	York I. D. Mrs	710
	Conservative	Hutson E. J.	709
Turnout				%	%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Crabtree

Crabtree (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Banfield D. Mrs	1,864
	Labour	Evans J. G.	1,844
	Labour	Little B. Mrs	1,795
	Conservative	Horne C. F.	1,707
	Conservative	Ashby D. G.	1,694
	Conservative	Joseph D. M. L. Mrs	1,689
Turnout				%	%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Gibbs Green

Gibbs Green (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Norridge A. M.	1,568
	Labour	Perlin H. H.	1,529
	Labour	Perlin P. Mrs	1,487
	Conservative	Patterson G. B.	1,361
	Conservative	Lengyel P. I. S.	1,349
	Conservative	Arnold C. E.	1,345
Turnout				%	%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Grove

Grove (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gosling E. R.	1,793
	Labour	Keppel F. E.	1,757
	Labour	Morris T.	1,752
	Conservative	Jones R. A.	984
	Conservative	Boyce G. A.	974
	Conservative	Woodfield A. M. Miss	960
Turnout				%	%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Halford

Halford (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Green A.	1,652
	Labour	Hedger S. M. Miss	1,606
	Labour	McCourt I.	1,604
	Conservative	Hardman J.	772
	Conservative	Jarvis M. M. Mrs	750
	Conservative	Cox W. D. S.	733
	Liberal	Dowden Gerald Arthur	155
	Liberal	Stratton C. E. Miss	126
	Liberal	Hodgkinson B. J.	122
Turnout				%	%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Margravine

Margravine (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hill E. L.	1,824
	Labour	Champion T. H.	1,810
	Labour	Matthews S. A.	1,786
	Conservative	List W.	606
	Conservative	Fitzgerald P. A. Miss	599
	Conservative	Beckett V. E. Mrs	587
Turnout				%	%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Parsons Green

Parsons Green (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dimmick G. W.	1,961
	Labour	Duff H. D.	1,936
	Labour	Hall S. E. Miss	1,902
	Conservative	Ground R. P.	1,591
	Conservative	Ackerman J. F. S.	1,577
	Conservative	Howe K. G. F. B.	1,542
	Liberal	House W. J.	168
Turnout				%	%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

St Stephen's

St Stephen's (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Braggins G. Mrs	1,652
	Labour	Degory P. D.	1,650
	Labour	Jones L. S. A.	1,640
	Conservative	Cohen R. Mrs	559
	Conservative	Stephens E. G. Miss	529
	Conservative	Wearmouth W. H.	507
Turnout				%	%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Sandford

Sandford (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ireland J. J.	2,362
	Labour	Little A. H.	2,276
	Labour	Raynesford W. R. N.	2,234
	Conservative	Ibbott E.	932
	Conservative	Moody T.	924
	Conservative	O'Brien D. A.	917
Turnout				%	%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Sherbrooke

Sherbrooke (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Morgan R. G.	1,671
	Labour	Chapman J. Mrs	1,637
	Conservative	Tomlinson I. M. Mrs	439
	Conservative	De Voghelaere S. E. Mrs	421
Turnout				%	%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Starch Green

Starch Green (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Freeman L. W.	1,529
	Labour	Johnson R. Mrs	1,493
	Labour	Wicks L. J.	1,451
	Conservative	Ward D. G.	1,281
	Conservative	Sexton M. E. Mrs	1,277
	Conservative	Dessimone V. C.	1,271
Turnout				%	%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Sulivan

Sulivan (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hall M. A.	2,307
	Labour	Liardet C. J. Mrs	2,289
	Labour	Unwin S. W.	2,273
	Conservative	Wagner C. M. Miss	1,357
	Conservative	Ground C. Mrs	1,339
	Conservative	Burland W. J.	1,320
Turnout				%	%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Town

Town (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gray I.	1,622
	Labour	Hilliard L. H.	1,616
	Labour	Boswell J. S.	1,612
	Conservative	Phillips P. M.	1,386
	Conservative	Falkiner G. Mrs	1,380
	Conservative	Vincent J. A.	1,363
Turnout				%	%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

White City

White City (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Murray D. R. P.	2,049
	Labour	Stead B. J.	2,024
	Labour	Beresford R.	2,014
	Conservative	Rolfe P. F. Mrs	398
	Conservative	Stimpson M. A.	379
	Conservative	Jankovich V. M.	370
	Communist	Gould J.	136
Turnout				%	%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Wormholt

Wormholt (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Breeze A. G.	1,760
	Labour	Donoghue O.	1,744
	Labour	Ingram M. E. Mrs	1,730
	Conservative	Rose J. H. Dr	884
	Conservative	Cohen I.	883
	Conservative	Tait Z. M. Mrs	832
Turnout				%	%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

References

1. "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
2. "London Borough Council Elections 5 May 1994". London Datastore. Greater London Council.