1974 Barking London Borough Council election

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The 1974 Barking Borough Council election took place on 2 May 1974 to elect members of Barking London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

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Background

100 Candidates across 7 parties ran. Labour was the only party that ran a full slate of candidates. The Conservative Party ran 25 candidates and the Liberal Party ran 11 candidates.

Results

Labour comfortably maintained its majority holding all of its seats. The Residents Association held all 4 of its Councillors. Labour won 45 councillors to the Residents Association 4. [2]

Results by ward

Abbey

Abbey (4 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jean Bruce 1,959 55.7 -0.2
Labour Horace Howie 1,956 N/A
Labour J Longden 1,899 N/A
Labour A Puddefoot 1,891 N/A
Liberal Alan Beadle92626.4+17.6
Liberal Martin Taylor905N/A
Liberal D Keenan820N/A
Liberal M Staines817N/A
Conservative C Martin62917.9-4.5
Conservative A Gray623N/A
Conservative J Barnett594N/A
Conservative W Williamson575N/A
Turnout 31.8-4.2
Registered electors 10,691
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Cambell

Cambell (4 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joseph Butler 1,884 90.2 -2.8
Labour Sidney Cole 1,877 N/A
Labour D Jones 1,788 N/A
Labour James Jones 1,679 N/A
Conservative B Williamson2059.8+2.8
Turnout 20.9-6.4
Registered electors 8,849
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Chadwell Heath

Chadwell Heath (4 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents D Grandison 1,783 54.9 +1.2
Residents Cyril Ayres 1,763 N/A
Residents Peggy Miller 1,733 N/A
Residents Joan Harper 1,698 N/A
Labour F Coomber89827.7-13.9
Labour L Henstock872N/A
Labour J O'Donogue841N/A
Labour J Tweed817N/A
Conservative G Hyams41312.7N/A
Conservative L Hyams360N/A
Communist D Connor1514.7-0.1
Turnout 29.9-0.9
Registered electors 9,459
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing

Eastbrook

Eastbrook (4 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frederick Tibble 1,824 80.3 -5.3
Labour Leonard Collins 1,812 N/A
Labour Arthur Biles 1,791 N/A
Labour J Lawrence 1,772 N/A
Conservative Reginald Johnson30113.2+5.7
Conservative William Maule222N/A
Communist J Carter1476.5-0.5
Turnout 19.3-6.6
Registered electors 10,177
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Fanshawe

Fanshawe (4 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frederick Jones 1,823 81.3 -5.2
Labour M Eales 1,736 N/A
Labour B Walker 1,681 N/A
Labour Ernest Turner 1,651 N/A
Communist K Madden23310.4+1.8
Conservative M Whiter1878.3+3.4
Conservative W Whiter168N/A
Turnout 19.6-10.0
Registered electors 9,553
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Gascoigne

Gascoigne (4 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eric Harris 2,640 82.8 -8.3
Labour C Godfrey 2,591 N/A
Labour George Shaw 2,536 N/A
Labour Douglas Waters 2,536 N/A
Conservative R Reed33510.5+1.6
Communist Frederick Creamer2156.7N/A
Turnout 26.4-9.5
Registered electors 10,277
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Heath

Heath (5 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charles Fairbrass 2,020 70.3 -8.5
Labour J Thomas 1,947 N/A
Labour Brian Wilkins 1,890 N/A
Labour K Darby 1,794 N/A
Labour Thomas Reynolds 1,668 N/A
Conservative Ada Horrell68223.7-7.0
Conservative Sydney Horrell659N/A
Communist Helena Ott1736.0+1.4
Turnout 17.3-8.0
Registered electors 12,548
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Longbridge

Longbridge (4 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Cavanagh 1,649 49.2 -12.5
Labour Marie Cole 1,560 N/A
Labour Michael O'Shea 1,463 N/A
Labour M Ness 1,361 N/A
Conservative C Pool1,06731.8-6.5
Conservative V Pool998N/A
Conservative Dennis Barnett958N/A
Conservative Edward Reed947N/A
Liberal G Vernon63518.9N/A
Liberal R Keenan615N/A
Liberal D Felton611N/A
Liberal J James609N/A
Turnout 29.1-3.1
Registered electors 10,724
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Manor

Manor (4 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maud Ball 796 80.8 -6.6
Labour Eric Mansell 648 N/A
Labour M Arnold 623 N/A
Labour M Preston 519 N/A
Conservative R Pool18919.2+6.6
Turnout 7.5-21.0
Registered electors 9,230
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

River

River (4 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Morton 1,516 80.9 -1.3
Labour P Bradley 1,508 N/A
Labour Edith Bradley 1,504 N/A
Labour Ernest White 1,380 N/A
Conservative V Nainby23612.6±0.0
Conservative J Patterson208N/A
Communist G Wake1226.5+1.2
Turnout 19.4-5.4
Registered electors 8,322
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Valence

Valence (4 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Brooker 1,773 70.4 -12.3
Labour John Davis 1,622 N/A
Labour C Whitelock 1,581 N/A
Labour R Wilkins 1,580 N/A
Conservative S Barnard25910.3-3.3
Ind. Labour Party V Cridland2449.7N/A
Communist A Brooks2419.6+3.2
Turnout 18.7-8.1
Registered electors 9,770
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Village

Village (4 seats) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Vic Rusha 1,652 64.4 -16.7
Labour L Bryant 1,610 N/A
Labour Matthew Spencer 1,595 N/A
Labour Harry Tindell 1,544 N/A
Liberal G Poole42116.4N/A
Liberal P Northover318N/A
Liberal G Andrews301N/A
Conservative W Russell25710.0-3.0
Conservative W Whiter235N/A
Conservative A Wilkens213N/A
Free SocialistW Metcalfe1224.8N/A
Communist T Keyworth1144.4-1.5
Turnout 21.6-3.8
Registered electors 9,694
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

By-elections between 1974 and 1978

There were no by-elections. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "London Borough of Barking & Dagenham Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "London Borough Council Elections 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
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