1971 Sutton London Borough Council election

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The 1971 Sutton Council election took place on 13 May 1971 to elect members of Sutton 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]

Background

Election result

Ward results

Beddington North

Beddington North (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G.E.W. Eve	1,069	24.0
	Labour	H. Fox	975	21.9
	Residents	B.J. Carr	757	17.0
	Residents	D.J. Farthing	714	16.0
	Conservative	D.W. Cove	498	11.2
	Conservative	G.H.P. Gardiner	445	10.0
Turnout			4,458
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Beddington South

Beddington South (2)
	Candidate	Votes	%
Labour	A.W. Deane	1,478	19.4
Labour	P.L. Spalding	1,467	19.2
Conservative	W.R. Hadden	1,382	18.1
Conservative	F.G. Caunt	1,279	16.8
Residents	R.A. Finch	1,018	13.3
Residents	Mrs R.E.G. Haydon	1,011	13.2
Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Belmont

Belmont (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J.C. Cox	1,320	38.8
	Conservative	R.J.M Akhurst	1,297	38.1
	Labour	D. Jarman	214	6.3
	Labour	Mrs A.J. Lawler	198	5.8
	Liberal	Mrs J. Crowhurst	193	5.7
	Liberal	A. Carr	184	5.4
Turnout			3,406
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Carshalton Central

Carshalton Central (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	C.W.M. McDowell	784	32.9
	Conservative	D.H.T. Salari	763	32.0
	Labour	J.W. Swain	255	10.7
	Labour	P.C. Simmonds	246	10.3
	Liberal	J.A. Phillimore	174	7.3
	Liberal	E.J. Munns	164	6.9
Turnout			2,386
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Carshalton North East

Carshalton North West

Carshalton St. Helier North

Carshalton St. Helier South

Carshalton St. Helier West

Carshalton South East

Carshalton South West

Cheam North

Cheam South

Cheam West

Sutton Central

Sutton East

Sutton North

Sutton North East

Sutton South

Sutton South East

Wallington Central

Wallington North

Wallington South

Worcester Park North

Worcester Park South

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References

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

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Barking and Dagenham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Barnet	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Bexley	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Brent	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Bromley	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Camden	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
City of London	2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2022
Croydon	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Ealing	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Enfield	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Greenwich	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Hackney	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Hammersmith and Fulham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Haringey	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Harrow	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Havering	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Hillingdon	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Hounslow	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Islington	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Kensington and Chelsea	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Kingston upon Thames	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Lambeth	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Lewisham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Merton	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Newham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Redbridge	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Richmond upon Thames	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Southwark	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Sutton	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Tower Hamlets	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Waltham Forest	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Wandsworth	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Westminster	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Greater London	1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981
See also: London-wide elections Wards Boundary changes

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