1974 Sutton London Borough Council election

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The 1974 Sutton Council election took place on 2 May 1974 to elect members of Sutton 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
Sutton & Cheam
Carshalton
Beddington North
Beddington South
Carshalton Central
Carshalton North East
Carshalton North West
Carshalton St. Helier North
Carshalton St. Helier South
Carshalton St. Helier West
Carshalton South East
Carshalton South West
Wallington Central
Wallington North
Wallington South
References

Background

Election result

Sutton & Cheam

Belmont (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	John Charles Cox*	1895
	Conservative	Alan George Deards	1869
	Liberal	J H F Biffin	862
	Liberal	J A Illsley	859
	Labour	Charles M Harkin	224
	Labour	Malcolm C Smith	214
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cheam North (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	M D Baldwin	1165	42.9	n/a
	Liberal	Mrs Joan Crowhurst	1113
	Conservative	A R Green	1074	39.5	-10.2
	Conservative	D Worthington	1050
	Labour	J F Bell	479	17.6	-32.7
	Labour	Mrs May Jackson	464
Majority				3.3
Turnout				54.3	+16.2
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing	+5.1
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing	+16.3

Cheam South (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Edward G Trevor	2157
	Conservative	Kenneth A Rose	2127
	Liberal	G R Watkin	578
	Liberal	A R Craske	576
	Labour	David Jarman	108
	Labour	C Thompson	82
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cheam West (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Herbert A Bennett	1264
	Conservative	Stuart A Walker	1252
	Liberal	Mrs Elizabeth M Sharp	1096
	Liberal	P A Thomas	991
	Labour	D Banks	169
	Labour	Mrs D M I Anscombe	166
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sutton Central (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Graham Norman Tope	1273	53.1
	Liberal	Mrs J C Thomas	1073
	Labour	James Kenneth Rhodes*	620	25.9
	Labour	Eric C Marshall*	605
	Conservative	Richard T Barber	504	21.0
	Conservative	Mrs Lesley D Symonds	477
Majority				27.2
Turnout				60.0	+17.1
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing	+19.4

Sutton East (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Mrs Evelyn M McEwen	825
	Labour	Donald B Hopkins	769
	Conservative	A P Phillips	625
	Conservative	B E Coombs	605
	Liberal	D F Pell	531
	Liberal	Miss Jill L Servian	521
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Sutton North (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Leslie R G Brown	980
	Conservative	Stephen J Langley	974
	Liberal	Mrs P A Marlborough	904
	Liberal	John A Phillimore	842
	Labour	D R Cornell	467
	Labour	Mrs D K Knibbs	449
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sutton North East (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	M J Parker	1061	39.2
	Liberal	Donald E Strong	1052
	Conservative	Clifford C G Carter	879	32.4	-14.9
	Conservative	D A Drane	844
	Labour	Mrs Pauline M Brennan*	769	28.4	-24.3
	Labour	Ronald S Williams*	721
Majority				6.7	12.1
Turnout				52.4	+17.2
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing	+6.0

Sutton South (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Mrs Marjorie R Grimes	1206
	Conservative	Nicholas J Ferrier	1202
	Liberal	W A Neil	786
	Liberal	C Clark	779
	Labour	A L Clark	250
	Labour	Richard K Anscombe	244
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sutton South East (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Miss F A Blackler	1479
	Conservative	Robin C Squire	1439
	Liberal	P B Donner	627
	Liberal	Mrs E C Harrold	584
	Labour	Mrs Ada Pinkney	136
	Labour	H Wright	124
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Worcester Park North (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Mrs Jessie M Ryder	1305
	Conservative	J R Belcher	1295
	Liberal	David F Stockwell	1155
	Liberal	A Wenham-Prosser	1127
	Labour	M J Wadsworth	807
	Labour	Philip A Evers	802
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Worcester Park South (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Richard Anthony Kerslake*	1307
	Conservative	David J H Trafford	1269
	Liberal	John Aubrey Mullin	1190
	Liberal	A F Horner	1176
	Labour	Mrs S K Burridge	293
	Labour	J Burridge	284
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Carshalton

Beddington North

Beddington North (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Residents	D.J. Farthing	784	36.2
	Labour	G Eve*
	Residents
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
Majority
Turnout
	Residents gain from Labour		Swing

Beddington South

Beddington South (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour	P.L. Spalding*
	Labour
	Residents	Mrs R.E.G. Haydon
	Residents
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Communist
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Carshalton Central

Carshalton Central (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative	Dennis Hedley T. Salari*
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Carshalton North East

Carshalton North West

Carshalton St. Helier North

Carshalton St. Helier South

Carshalton St. Helier West

Carshalton South East

Carshalton South West

Wallington Central

Wallington North

Wallington South

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References

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

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Hounslow	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Islington	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Kensington and Chelsea	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Kingston upon Thames	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Lambeth	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Lewisham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Merton	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Newham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Redbridge	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Richmond upon Thames	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Southwark	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Sutton	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Tower Hamlets	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Waltham Forest	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Wandsworth	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Westminster	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
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