1974 Redbridge London Borough Council election

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1974 Redbridge London Borough Council election
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  1971 2 May 1974 1978  

All 60 Redbridge London Borough Council seats
31 seats needed for a majority

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

Contents

Background

Election result

Ward results

Aldborough

Aldborough (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. Borrott 1,815
Conservative E. Watts 1,804
Conservative J. Lovell 1,796
Labour W. Axon1,390
Labour R. Belkin1,372
Labour H. Lewis1,348
Liberal J. Davis488
Liberal M. Davies484
Liberal B. Freeman451
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Barkingside

Barkingside (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%

Bridge

Bridge (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%

Chadwell

Chadwell (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%

Clayhall

Clayhall (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%

Clementswood

Clementswood (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%

Cranbrook

Cranbrook (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%

Fairlop

Fairlop (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour B. Davies 1,610
Labour H. Kober 1,544
Labour A. Tapper 1,525
Conservative T. Jacobs1,425
Conservative M. Kirrage1,380
Conservative P. McDonnell1,371
Liberal P. Briggs552
Liberal G. Seabridge545
Liberal V. Schuman542
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Goodmayes

Goodmayes (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%

Hainault

Hainault (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%

Ilford

Ilford (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour K. Axon 1,396
Labour M. Batton 1,378
Labour S. Mather 1,279
Conservative A. Branscombe661
Conservative P. Cottrell651
Conservative P. Crellin626
Residents P. Kavanagh301
Liberal J. Boxell277
Liberal D. Jackson232
Liberal J. Alexander231
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Mayfield

Mayfield (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Jones 2,059
Conservative Roland Hill 2,051
Conservative H. Pearce 2,040
Conservative Bert Barker 2,024
Labour Charles Burgess1,477
Labour D. Cunningham1,460
Labour R. Hutton1,407
Labour J. O'Reilly1,401
Liberal J. Boden422
Liberal Bernard Boon422
Liberal R. Farrow397
Liberal M. Way386
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Park

Park (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Smith 1,431
Conservative C. Annal 1,418
Conservative A. Toms 1,384
Labour J. Blay980
Labour S. Marchant971
Labour D. Fenton966
Liberal J. Newland428
Liberal M. Newman404
Liberal P. Wright377
Communist M. Woddis106
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Seven Kings

Seven Kings (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%

Snaresbrook

Snaresbrook (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%

Wanstead

Wanstead (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%

Woodford

Woodford (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Fred Mountier 3,616
Conservative N. Thurgood 3,583
Conservative David Evennett 3,577
Conservative H. Nicholson 3,554
Liberal D. Gilby903
Liberal D. Blackett828
Liberal A. Griffiths793
Liberal G. Goldberg772
Labour P. Pollard576
Labour V. Pollard564
Labour J. Haworth550
Labour T. McKellar531
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

By-elections

The following by-elections took place between the 1974 and 1978 elections:

References

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