1974 Islington London Borough Council election

1974 Islington London Borough Council election
All 60 council seats; 31 seats needed for a majority
Registered	129,353
Turnout	26.0%
Council control before election; Labour ;	Council control after election; Labour ;

Last updated March 17, 2024

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

Background

Election result

1974 Islington Borough Council election^[2]^[3]
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
	Labour	60	0	0	100.00	65.26	69,423
	Conservative	0	0	0	3.84	22.83	24,286
	Liberal	0	0	0	0.00	10.27	10,927
	National Front	0	0	0	0.00	0.57	609
	Communist	0	0	0	0.00	0.56	601
	Independent Liberal	0	0	0	0.00	0.49	526
Total		60					106,372

Ward results

(*) - Represents an incumbent councillor running for re-election

Barnsbury

Barnsbury (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mrs. M.E. Watson	836
	Labour	M. McAskill	830
	Labour	M.B. Conway	822
	Conservative	J. A. A. Field	421
	Conservative	L.T.E. McAfee	387
	Conservative	D.T. Taylor	386
	Liberal	Mrs M.S.Pears	327
	Liberal	M.C. Oilard	305
	Liberal	Mrs H.S. Smith	266
	Communist	Mrs. P.S. Sentinella	90
Registered electors			5,322
Turnout				31.6
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Bunhill

Bunhill (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mrs E.K. Browning*	1,044
	Labour	G.A.W. Ives*	1,037
	Conservative	A.H.S. Hull	382
	Conservative	D.A. Douglas	364
Registered electors			5,652
Turnout				26.3
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Canonbury

Canonbury (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mrs. E.J.W. Bayliss*	1,875
	Labour	L.S. Bailey*	1,801
	Labour	F. Johns	1,789
	Labour	J.C. Score	1,737
	Liberal	Mrs. B.J. Capel	476
	Liberal	S.F. Hampson	461
	Liberal	J.S Knight	446
	Liberal	R.G.L. Stileman	423
	Conservative	Miss E.M. Carlson	385
	Conservative	Mrs. B.A. Devonald-Lewis	374
	Conservative	J.A. Rooke	351
	Conservative	P.E.G. Kilmartin	340
Registered electors			9,881
Turnout				28.1
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Clerkenwell

Clerkenwell (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G.D. Southgate*	939
	Labour	D. Hyams	936
	Labour	H.J. Stanfield*	914
	Conservative	Mrs. L.M. Rush	261
	Conservative	Mrs. M.G. Taylor	255
	Conservative	R.E. Trott	234
Registered electors			5,694
Turnout				22.2
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Highbury

Highbury (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mrs P. Brown	1,296
	Labour	J. Walker*	1,270
	Labour	G.R. Taylor*	1,265
	Labour	J.W. Straw*	1,262
	Conservative	F.R. Garner	409
	Conservative	Mrs C.D.M. Jelbart	405
	Conservative	Mrs M.A.K. Malone	399
	Conservative	Mrs M.E. Garner	396
	Liberal	D.F. Davies	305
	Liberal	Mrs M.I. Campbell	302
	Liberal	Miss V.M. Brand	300
	Liberal	G.A. Dobison	271
Registered electors			8,582
Turnout				24.6
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Highview

Highview (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J.C. Evans	1,154
	Labour	A.J. Kirby	1,127
	Labour	A.E. White*	1,085
	Conservative	H.A.C. Collingham	519
	Conservative	R.P.C. Taft	499
	Conservative	T.S.K Yeo	491
	Communist	Miss B.A. Brady	126
Registered electors			7,313
Turnout				23.1
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Hillmarton

Hillmarton (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A.L. Bell*	694
	Labour	Mrs P. Kershaw	658
	Conservative	Mrs E.D. Bridgewater	348
	Conservative	J.W.S. Bridgewater	346
Registered electors			4,257
Turnout				25.7
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Hillrise

Hillrise (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mrs E.M. Brosnan*	752
	Labour	Miss M. McCann	745
	Labour	A.L. Murphy*	737
	Conservative	Miss A.D. Hathaway	246
	Conservative	E.F. Bull	235
	Conservative	R.W. Dunn	235
Registered electors			4,689
Turnout				23.1
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Holloway

Holloway (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. Moroney	717
	Labour	P.E. Haynes*	715
	Labour	E.M. Holroyd-Doveton*	704
	Labour	D. Aitchison	699
	Liberal	J.D. Carvel	295
	Liberal	Mrs M. Wilkins	287
	Liberal	Mrs C.H. Williams	285
	Liberal	G. Sattin	281
	Conservative	C.A. Amodio	135
	Conservative	Mrs S.J. Marcus	130
	Conservative	Mrs N.E. Sullivan	128
	Conservative	Mrs D.J. Suckling	121
Registered electors			5.590
Turnout				21.9
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Junction

Junction (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mrs K.P. Donoghue	1,161
	Labour	Mrs H. Metcalf	1,152
	Labour	M.S.B. Van de Weyer	1,131
	Labour	Mrs V.A. Veness	1,089
	Conservative	R.R.F. Kinghorn	648
	Conservative	J.T. Hanvey	637
	Conservative	T.J.A. Northey	610
	Conservative	J. Sayeed	584
	Liberal	J.W. Froment	241
	Liberal	A.E. Brown	235
	Liberal	H.G. Barker	221
	Liberal	A.J. Toffel	216
Registered electors			7,598
Turnout				28.1
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Mildmay

Mildmay (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mrs J.B. Gibson	1,653
	Labour	D.A. Howell*	1,640
	Labour	F.M. Perry*	1,631
	Labour	Mrs M.A. Ogilvy-Webb	1,597
	Conservative	Mrs A.M.M. Beaumont	779
	Conservative	A.E. Forsyth	756
	Conservative	C.S. Millar	740
	Conservative	N.B. Baile	732
	Liberal	Mrs P.M. Duncan	641
	Liberal	A.W.R. Capel	636
	Liberal	R.C. James	626
	Liberal	Mrs P.F. Stileman	564
Registered electors			11,191
Turnout				28.7
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Parkway

Parkway (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	P. A. Holmes	1,049
	Labour	C. O'Brien	1,036
	Labour	F. W. H. Sandford	975
	National Front	E. Richardson	225
	National Front	D. F. Painter	196
	National Front	J. O. Wingrove	188
	Conservative	A. M. Furbank	185
	Conservative	J. M. G. Baile	172
Turnout
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Pentonville

Pentonville (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	N. P. Riddell*	991
	Labour	J. F. Sabini	907
	Labour	D. K. A. Rogers	892
	Liberal	A. G. Richards	348
	Liberal	S. W. Applin	330
	Conservative	S. W. Morris	328
	Liberal	B. S. Wright	326
	Conservative	J. L. Tovell	320
	Conservative	G. I. H. Traill	301
	Communist	F. Cartwright	52
Turnout
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Quadrant

Quadrant (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mrs P.A. Bradbury*	2,480
	Labour	D. Gwyn-Jones	2,415
	Labour	P.L.B. Woodroffe	2,364
	Labour	Mrs R. Rogers	2,352
	Conservative	Mrs E.H. Archer	1,031
	Conservative	R. Devonald-Lewis	1,013
	Conservative	D.W. Bromfield	1,011
	Conservative	R.C.J. Wright	1,000
Registered electors			10,233
Turnout				23.8
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

St George's

St George's (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D.J. Davies	1,263
	Labour	H. Hodge	1,241
	Labour	Mrs J.L. Streather	1,204
	Conservative	J.S. Horton-Hunter	491
	Conservative	Mrs E.M. Stephens	481
	Conservative	G.M. Wolfson	461
Registered electors			7,516
Turnout				24.6
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

St Mary

St Mary (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D.B. Hoodless*	987
	Labour	R.C. Mabey*	938
	Labour	A. Pedrick	910
	Liberal	R.G. Adams	361
	Conservative	M.D.M. Berkin	270
	Liberal	Mrs N. Heigham	270
	Liberal	R.E. Sanderson	266
	Conservative	J.R. Humber	265
	Conservative	R.H. Embleton	259
	Communist	Mrs M. Betteridge	184
Registered electors			6,311
Turnout				30.9
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

St Peter

St Peter (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mrs A.L. Page	1,229
	Labour	M.P. Reynolds	1,152
	Labour	A.E. Smith*	1,115
	Independent Liberal	T.J.M. Voelcker	526
	Conservative	F.A. Falk	441
	Conservative	J.R. Rush	390
	Conservative	W.G.M. Shipley	380
	Liberal	J.P. Hudson	357
	Liberal	H.W. Bray	355
	Communist	E.C. Archer	99
Registered electors			7,525
Turnout				29.4
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Station

Station (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	A. G. Smith	651
	Labour	A. Carty*	643
	Conservative	K. N. Baxendale	92
Turnout
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Thornhill

Thornhill (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mrs A.T. MacDonald	725
	Labour	A. Baker	712
	Labour	L. Gerrans	698
	Conservative	T.P. Kelly	256
	Conservative	H.J.H. Pearson	238
	Conservative	F. Philpott	233
	Communist	Miss M. Foy	50
Registered electors			5,720
Turnout				19.4
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

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References

↑ "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
↑ "London Borough Council Elections - 4 May 1987" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. pp. 42–44, 88, 90. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
↑ "London Borough of Islington Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 24 November 2023.

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[elect1974-2] "London Borough Council Elections - 4 May 1987" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. pp. 42–44, 88, 90. Retrieved 28 November 2023.

[ElectionsCentre-3] "London Borough of Islington Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 24 November 2023.

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