1974 Camden London Borough Council election

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1974 Camden Council election
←  1971 2 May 1974 1978  →
All 60 seats to Camden London Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout37.1%
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Leader Frank Dobson Martin Morton
Party Labour Conservative Liberal
Leader since19731970
Leader's seatHolbornNone (defeated in Highgate)
Seats won48120
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1Steady2.svg0
Percentage54.7%37.1%7.0%
SwingDecrease2.svg4.8%Decrease2.svg0.6%Increase2.svg5.2%
Leader before election

Frank Dobson
Labour

Leader

Frank Dobson
Labour

The 1974 Camden Council election took place on 2 May 1974 to elect members of Camden 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]

Contents

Background

Election result

Ward results

Adelaide

Adelaide (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Julian Tobin 2,134 47.8
Conservative Madeleine Du Mont 2,101
Conservative Huntly Spence 2,080
Conservative Donald Degerdon 2,073
Labour John Palmer1,91142.8
Labour Stephen Mullin1,908
Labour Allan Mathias1,906
Labour Miles Seaman1,865
Liberal Margot Aptaker4179.3
Liberal John Raine412
Liberal Geoffrey McKeenan394
Liberal Phillip Hemerlryk385
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Belsize

Belsize (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Arthur 2,010 43.1
Labour David Mills 1,951
Labour Richard Ford 1,915
Labour Bernard Taylor 1,898
Conservative Julian Harrison1,84739.6
Conservative Arthur Roome1,815
Conservative Timothy Coghlan1,801
Conservative Peter Grosz1,773
Liberal Margaret Darvall 53911.6
Liberal Richard Franklin465
Communist Hubert Bevan2645.7
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Bloomsbury

Bloomsbury (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Guy 1,164 56.6
Labour William Evans 1,154
Labour John Thane 1,139
Conservative Mark Batchelor89243.4
Conservative Colin Jaque853
Conservative Horace Shooter839
Turnout 27.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Camden

Camden (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nicholas Bosanquet 1,892 62.9
Labour James Buckland 1,859
Labour Phil Turner 1,761
Labour Ivor Walker 1,728
Conservative David Coleman61220.4
Conservative Anthony Boosey609
Conservative Ian King592
Conservative George Paulley558
Liberal Mary Taylor2889.6
Liberal Alan Mather284
Liberal June Mather276
Liberal Daphne Morgan271
Communist Stephen Sedley 2157.1
Communist Marjorie Mayo203
Turnout 28.9
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Chalk Farm

Chalk Farm (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jonathan Sofer 1,013 55.1
Labour Derek Jarman 1,010
Conservative Peter Brooke 64234.9
Conservative Philippa Raymond-Cox631
Liberal Eric Watson1829.9
Liberal Peter Knowles177
Turnout 37.9
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Gospel Oak

Gospel Oak (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tessa Jowell 1,072 65.4
Labour Brian Loughran 1,033
Conservative Denis Friis37623.0
Conservative Robert Targett347
Liberal A Lawrie1157.0
Communist Henry Martin754.6
Turnout 42.3
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Grafton

Grafton (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christopher Gardiner 2,112 65.3
Labour Roy Shaw 2,015
Labour Neil McIntosh 1,995
Labour John Lipetz 1,920
Conservative George Radford48314.9
Conservative Joanna Radford446
Conservative Sally Mustoe442
Conservative Brenda Friis440
Neighbourhood Community ActionSidney Rawle3209.9
Liberal Alexandra Lawrie1785.5
Liberal Peter Dee152
Communist Victor Heath1434.4
Liberal Phillip Blackwell133
Turnout 30.3
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Hampstead Town

Hampstead Town (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Archibald J. F. MacDonald* 1,980
Conservative Alan D. Greengross 1,956
Conservative Gwyneth A. Williams 1,924
Conservative John P. L. Ratzer 1,902
Labour John Darlington1,141
Labour Lord George Archibald 1,137
Labour James Parish1,132
Labour John Rigby1,087
Liberal Sarah Khuner557
Liberal Nicholas G. Salmon548
Liberal Marion V. Friedmann523
Liberal Raymond A. P. Benad494
Communist Elizabeth P. Tate152
Save London Action GroupAndrew R. H. Urquhart73
Save London Action GroupCharles E. Carey57
Save London Action GroupRobert M. Fysh53
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Highgate

Highgate (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Carrier 1,607 44.5
Labour Jeanne Cox 1,462
Labour Albert J. Crouch 1,380
Conservative Martin Morton1,36937.9
Conservative Christopher Fenwick1,319
Conservative Ronald Walker1,306
Liberal Clive Coates42311.7
Liberal Alfred Cook395
Communist Peter Richards2105.8
Turnout 48.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Holborn

Holborn (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank Dobson 1,375 64.2
Labour Derek Godfrey 1,323
Conservative Ralph Stone55025.7
Conservative Peter Bruinvels 546
Liberal Peter Davison21810.2
Conservative Mairi Turner176
Turnout 37.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Kilburn

Kilburn (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Albert (Tim) Skinner 1,432 61.0
Labour Francis Rochford 1,423
Labour Robert Humphreys 1,384
Conservative Peter Briggs66428.3
Conservative George Maxwell652
Conservative Ronald Rees638
Liberal John Standish25210.7
Liberal Dennis Darnes229
Liberal Gillian Little217
Turnout 33.3
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

King's Cross

King's Cross (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Offenbach 1,745 51.8
Labour David Windsor 1,730
Labour Margaret Robertson 1,721
Labour Lyndal Evans 1,698
Conservative John Glendinning1,19335.4
Conservative Graham Hirschfield1,110
Conservative Kenneth Avery1,108
Conservative Kenneth Graham1,089
Liberal John Bishop43112.8
Liberal Anthony Connell405
Liberal Raymond Marks363
Liberal Margaret Maclaren360
Turnout 36.9
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Priory

Priory (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anthony Clarke 1,846 56.6
Labour Derek Pollard 1,604
Labour Glyn Thomas 1,451
Conservative Frederick Kingsley80624.7
Conservative Colin Mackay752
Conservative Anthony van der Elst707
Liberal Iain Scarlet38511.8
Communist Alan Thomas2256.9
Communist Ronald Champion115
Turnout 43.3
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Regent's Park

Regent's Park (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Collins 2,053 65.4
Labour Anthony Bethell 1,986
Labour Paddy O'Connor 1,975
Labour John Mills 1,974
Conservative Clare Mansel1,08534.6
Conservative Malcolm Watts1,054
Conservative John Blundell1,052
Conservative Michael Flynn1,038
Turnout 37.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

St John's

St John's (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roger Robinson 1,488 73.2
Labour Corin Hughes-Stanton 1,473
Labour Sarah (Sally) Peltier 1,438
Conservative John Livingston37918.6
Conservative Dennis Murfitt376
Conservative Christina Brennan368
Liberal Florence Elliot1678.2
Liberal Christopher Evans165
Liberal Micheline Sartoretti133
Turnout 34.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

St Pancras

St Pancras (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brian Duggan 1,865 85.9
Labour Florence Parnell 1,739
Labour John Toomey 1,729
Conservative Jaqueline Wilson30614.1
Conservative Ian Clarke305
Conservative Christopher Turner294
Turnout 30.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Swiss Cottage

Swiss Cottage (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ron King 1,636 45.7
Conservative Ronald Raymond-Cox 1,625
Conservative Anthony Kerpel 1,616
Conservative Brian Stoner 1,559
Labour William Budd1,53542.8
Labour Walter Burgess1,533
Labour Arthur Soutter *1,508
Labour Gurmukh Singh1,465
Liberal Kenneth Carter41211.5
Liberal Robert Pellegrinetti369
Turnout 38.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

West End

West End (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Blake 1,858 44.7
Labour Samuel Waldman 1,842
Labour Robert Hefferman 1,784
Labour Joan Hymans 1,777
Conservative Ian Tomisson1,76242.4
Conservative John Steel1,759
Conservative Peter Clemerson1,725
Conservative James Turner1,723
Liberal Kathleen Peacock44710.8
IndependentClaudina Eastwall-Naijna862.1
Turnout 41.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
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