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All 1,867 on all 32 London boroughs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 36.3% (2.4%) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results by Borough in 1974. (Red indicates Labour, blue indicates the Conservatives and grey indicates No Overall Control) |
Local government elections took place in London, and some other parts of the United Kingdom on Thursday 2 May 1974. Ward changes took place which increased the total number of councillors by 4 from 1,863 to 1,867.
All London borough council seats were up for election. The previous Borough elections in London were in 1971. [2]
Labour won a narrow victory in terms of votes, winning 41.9% to the Conservatives' 40.8%, but won a decisive victory in seats, winning 1,090 to the Conservatives' 713. [3]
Party | Votes won | % votes | Change | Seats | % seats | Change | Councils | Change | |
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Labour | 782,591 | 41.9 | 1,090 | 58.4 | -131 | 18 | -3 | ||
Conservative | 761,403 | 40.8 | 713 | 38.2 | +116 | 13 | +3 | ||
Liberal | 244,725 | 13.1 | 27 | 1.4 | +18 | 0 | ±0 | ||
Others | 78,479 | 4.0 | 37 | 2.0 | +1 | 0 | ±0 | ||
No overall control | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | ±0 | ||
London local elections 1974 Councillor statistics | |||
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Party | Seats | Gain/loss | |
Labour | 1,090 | -131 | |
Conservative | 713 | +116 | |
Liberal | 27 | +18 | |
Others | 37 | +1 |
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