1974 Croydon London Borough Council election

Croydon Council Election, 1974
All 60 councillors in 20 wards, and 10 Aldermen in the London Borough of Croydon; 36 seats needed for a majority
Leader of the Council before election; Unknown; Conservative	Elected Leader; Unknown; Conservative

Last updated July 05, 2025

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

Croydon Council election result 1974 - Councillors
	Seats	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %
Conservative	40	10	66.67	52.8
Labour	17	10	28.33	30.5
Independent	3		5.00

Croydon Council election result 1974 - Aldermen (1974-78)
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %
Conservative	4	0	1	1	80.0
Labour	1	1	0	1	20.0
Independent	0	0	0		0.0

Croydon Council election result 1971 - Aldermen (1971-77)
	Seats	Seats %
Conservative	3	60.0
Labour	2	40.0
Independent	0	0.0
Liberal	0	0.0

Croydon Council election result 1974 - Total result
	Seats	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %
Conservative	47	9	67.14	52.8
Labour	20	9	28.57	30.5
Independent	3		4.29

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47	3	20
Con	Independent	Labour

Ward results

Addiscombe

Addiscombe (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs M. M. Walker	2,177
	Labour	Mrs M. E. Curson	2,157
	Labour	L. E. Deane	2,150
	Conservative	D. F. Todd	2,142
	Conservative	J. A. Arnold	2,133
	Conservative	J. C. Mann	2,034
	Liberal	A. S. Morriss	508
	Liberal	B. Foster	493
	Liberal	C. C. Anderson	485
Majority			8
Turnout				46.0	3.4
Registered electors			10,967
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Bensham Manor

Bensham Manor (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. J. Bowker	1,842
	Conservative	A. Bourne	1,800
	Conservative	J. V. Simpson	1,718
	Labour	Mrs S. E. Lord	1,524
	Labour	A. Devesar	1,521
	Labour	J. A. Plinston	1,419
	Liberal	D. R. Capon	738
	Liberal	R. V. Greatorex	711
	Liberal	D. J. Mateer	650
Majority			194
Turnout				38.2	2.1
Registered electors			11,014
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Broad Green

Broad Green (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs A. M. Watson	1,996
	Labour	P. Byrne	1,939
	Labour	M. Warne	1,913
	Conservative	L. T. Wiles	993
	Conservative	P. R. Woolford	951
	Conservative	J. P. Szadlo	873
	Liberal	R. W. Stephens	465
Majority			920
Turnout				34.8	4.3
Registered electors			9,749
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Central

Central (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	V. W. H. Bendall	2,883
	Conservative	R. W. Coatman	2,875
	Conservative	I. G. McLeod	2,845
	Labour	F. D. J. Bailey	874
	Labour	E. L. Hall	865
	Labour	A. W. Jones	831
	Liberal	Miss M. K. Allan	540
	Liberal	A. J. Moss	511
	Liberal	J. B. Wheaver	483
Majority			1,971
Turnout				38.0	2.2
Registered electors			11,632
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Coulsdon East

Coulsdon East (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs P. A. M. Little	2,638
	Conservative	Mrs K. A. Littlechild	2,582
	Conservative	P. D. Cove	2,535
	Liberal	H. C. E. Lovejoy	1,493
	Liberal	T. J. Austin	1,234
	Liberal	R. G. Stevens	1,209
	Labour	K. M. Cunnane	405
	Labour	Miss K. M. Grady	385
	Labour	B. C. Lawrence	383
	Residents	S. B. Stray	135
Majority			1,042
Turnout				41.4	3.1
Registered electors			10,752
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

East

East (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. H. Simpson	3,751
	Conservative	D. J. Sutton	3,658
	Conservative	A. W. Elliott	3,613
	Labour	E. C. King	1,130
	Labour	P. R. Norwood	1,113
	Labour	T. P. Reilly	1,107
	Liberal	N. H. Perry	643
	Liberal	Mrs P. J. Meek	627
	Liberal	L. G. W. Kitchener	599
Majority			2,483
Turnout				43.4	8.6
Registered electors			12,915
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

New Addington

New Addington (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. J. Page	3,062
	Labour	T. J. Laffin	2,720
	Labour	P. J. Walker	2,626
	Conservative	M. H. Piper	719
	Conservative	K. W. Williams	505
	Conservative	T. M. Angell	483
	Liberal	R. D. George	435
	Independent	R. E. Gayler	366
Majority			1,907
Turnout				25.6	9.7
Registered electors			16,110
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Norbury

Norbury (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. G. Willis	2,481
	Conservative	C. Johnston	2,479
	Conservative	K. M. B. Munro	2,425
	Labour	J. A. E. Beamish-Crooke	1,623
	Labour	A. J. Simanowitz	1,559
	Labour	Mrs P. F. L. Knight	1,556
	Liberal	W. H. Pitt	1,139
	Liberal	G. W. Croton	1,087
	Liberal	N. B. Barnes	1,042
Majority			802
Turnout				45.9	12.2
Registered electors			11,648
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Purley

Purley (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs M. E. Campbell	2,988
	Conservative	Mrs J. M. C. Baker	2,945
	Conservative	G. A. Smith	2,874
	Liberal	P. J. Bellamy	667
	Liberal	D. B. Crampton	657
	Liberal	A. H. Rolph	600
	Labour	R. J. Irwin	534
	Labour	Mrs S. D. M. Poole	527
	Labour	S. Supiramanian	478
Majority			2,207
Turnout				33.9	2.2
Registered electors			12,524
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sanderstead & Selsdon

Sanderstead & Selsdon (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Miss C. M. Aplin	3,763
	Conservative	S. E. Sexton	3,735
	Conservative	B. H. Rawling	3,680
	Liberal	Mrs J. P. Coleman	1,396
	Liberal	Michael Richard Lane	1,162
	Liberal	S. J. Paterson	1,124
	Labour	Miss C. A. Webb	503
	Labour	G. C. Daisley	490
	Labour	G. W. Ford	481
Majority			2,284
Turnout				46.0	4.2
Registered electors			12,129
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sanderstead North

Sanderstead North (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P.W. Rickards	3,773
	Conservative	K.A. Wells	3,707
	Conservative	W.N. Peet	3,659
	Liberal	D. Nunneley	1,150
	Liberal	Mrs G.E. Westmoreland	1,105
	Liberal	G.S. Andrews	1,091
	Labour	W.A. Grimes	607
	Labour	J.C. Barlow	603
	Labour	A.J. Woodward	578
Majority
Turnout				43.3	2.2
Registered electors			12,841
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Shirley

Shirley (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. S. Bowness	5,044
	Conservative	D. E. Perry	4,992
	Conservative	Mrs M. M. H. Horden	4,958
	Liberal	R. A. Lightwing	1,335
	Labour	L. Campion	1,318
	Liberal	E. Waller	1,232
	Labour	Miss E. Stallibrass	1,216
	Liberal	Miss S. M. Wallis	1,203
Majority			3,623
Turnout				45.4	5.7
Registered electors			16,824
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

South Norwood

South Norwood (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs B. Saunders	2,197
	Conservative	P. A. Saunders	2,180
	Conservative	Miss I. S. Rodda	2,067
	Labour	Mrs A. M. Simpson	1,742
	Labour	G. Andrews	1,716
	Labour	B. E. A. Evans	1,701
	Liberal	Trevor J. Barker	475
	Liberal	D. F. Whyte	431
	Liberal	J. H. Hamilton	419
Majority			325
Turnout				35.5	4.6
Registered electors			12,849
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Thornton Heath

Thornton Heath (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	P. T. Chandler	1,925
	Residents	J. G. Davies	1,902
	Residents	W. Blackwood	1,840
	Labour	N. A. Tully	1,696
	Labour	A. F. Rowe	1,693
	Labour	J. L. Walker	1,682
	Communist	Mrs M. I. Lenehan	139
Majority			144
Turnout				36.0	1.5
Registered electors			10,589
	Residents gain from Labour		Swing
	Residents gain from Labour		Swing
	Residents gain from Labour		Swing

Upper Norwood

Upper Norwood (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. E. Buddle	3,060
	Conservative	Mrs M. C. V. Parfitt	2,999
	Conservative	Mrs P. A. Stelling	2,968
	Labour	Mrs J. A. Blockley	1,311
	Labour	K. M. Roberts	1,286
	Labour	J. R. Burns	1,279
	Liberal	Mrs J. A. Taylor	733
	Liberal	P. W. Austin	717
	Liberal	J. Marsh	700
Majority			1,657
Turnout				43.2	7.7
Registered electors			12,042
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Waddon

Waddon (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	V. Burgos	2,366
	Conservative	M. E. Crick	2,341
	Labour	A. Brett	2,327
	Conservative	J. J. Nea	2,317
	Conservative	M. D. Wunn	2,227
	Labour	B. H. Davies	2,180
	Liberal	Mrs Z. George	537
Majority			10
Turnout				42.8	6.4
Registered electors			12,076
	Labour hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

West Thornton

West Thornton (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. J. Stewart	1,613
	Conservative	D. R. Loughborough	1,573
	Conservative	Mrs Y. A. L. Stewart	1,536
	Labour	D. A. Herriott	1,464
	Labour	M. P. Rix	1,439
	Labour	Mrs E. E. Daisley	1,418
	Liberal	R. M. Greenhalgh	725
	Liberal	J. A. Pile-Gray	639
	Liberal	R. G. Rawcliffe	623
Majority			72
Turnout				37.0	3.1
Registered electors			10,570
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Whitehorse Manor

Whitehorse Manor (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. T. Bishop	1,557
	Labour	G. E. Mitchell	1,463
	Labour	S. L. Eaton	1,457
	Conservative	A. R. Crook	1,083
	Conservative	G. J. French	1,028
	Conservative	G. E. Jacques	1,022
	Liberal	M. O'Connor	218
	Liberal	J. S. M. Band	214
	Liberal	Miss L. J. Smith	214
Majority			374
Turnout				30.5	0.4
Registered electors			9,630
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Woodcote & Coulsdon West

Woodcote & Coulsdon West (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. E. Brassington	2,867
	Conservative	R. A. Bennett	2,835
	Conservative	R. D. May	2,832
	Liberal	Mrs Margaret R. A. Billenness	1,155
	Liberal	J. Stride	1,106
	Liberal	J. P. Callen	1,077
	Labour	M. H. Webb	307
	Labour	J. M. Dunning	306
	Labour	D. Denver	302
Majority			1,677
Turnout				38.2	5.2
Registered electors			11,426
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Woodside

Woodside (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. A. Hougham	1,938
	Labour	J. A. Keeling	1,859
	Labour	A. C. Lord	1,816
	Conservative	E. W. Howell	1,474
	Conservative	D. L. Congdon	1,414
	Conservative	Mrs P. A. Webb	1,397
	Communist	W. Woodard	110
Majority			342
Turnout				33.1	5.9
Registered electors			10,807
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

References

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

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