1974 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election

1974 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election
All 60 council seats of the Tower Hamlets London Borough Council ; 31 seats needed for a majority
Council control before election; ; Labour	Subsequent council control; ; Labour

Last updated October 14, 2025

Elections to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council were held on 2 May 1974. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 18.3%.

Election result

Tower Hamlets local election result 1974^[1]
	Seats	Seats %	Votes %
Labour	60	100.0	85.8
Liberal	0	0.0	6.5
Conservative	0	0.0	2.5

Ward results

^[2]

Bethnal Green Central

Bethnal Green Central (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H.T.E. Brazier	600
	Labour	Miss H. Morsman	588
	Labour	T.J. Crudgington	570
	Conservative	Mrs. E. Hartley	135
	Conservative	E.W. Hartley	115
Majority
Turnout			5,379	14.7
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Bethnal Green East

Bethnal Green East (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	E. Bishop	601
	Labour	Mrs. L.E. Brazier	593
	Labour	G.M. Browne	593
	Liberal	D.B. Williams	312
	Liberal	Miss S.E. Jayes	311
Majority
Turnout			5,587	17.9
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Bethnal Green North

Bethnal Green North (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mrs. L.D. Crook	797
	Labour	A.J. Snooks	784
	Labour	A. Stocks	769
	Liberal	B.C. Duffey	202
	Liberal	C.A.S. Suett	185
	Liberal	Mrs. J. Suett	170
Majority
Turnout			5,003	20.5
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Bethnal Green South

Bethnal Green South (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mrs. B. Orwell	595
	Labour	Miss R.J. Maher	594
	Labour	E.G. Walker	591
	Independent	Mrs. E.S. Hutchings	375
	Independent	Mrs. E.A. Colin	334
Majority
Turnout			4,625	22.5
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Bethnal Green West

Bethnal Green West (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	C.H. Main	Unopposed
	Labour	H.A. Moore	Unopposed
	Labour	A.M. Praag	Unopposed
Majority
Turnout			4,790
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Bow North

Bow North (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	T.J. Beningfield	Unopposed
	Labour	E.C. Winterflood	Unopposed
Majority
Turnout			4,085
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Bow South

Bow South (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Mrs. H.G. Hawksbee	Unopposed
	Labour	W.T. Tuson	Unopposed
	Labour	W.H. Woodley	Unopposed
Majority
Turnout			4,687
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Bromley

Bromley (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	T.W. Harvey	983
	Labour	A.W. Downes	905
	Labour	M. Pollins	905
	Conservative	Miss C.E. Evans	195
	Conservative	Mrs. B.A.S. Hill	160
	Conservative	Mrs. F.M. Roberts	154
Majority
Turnout			5,893	21.5
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Holy Trinity

Holy Trinity (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. O'Connor	887
	Labour	G.W. Negus	854
	Labour	G.H. Wall	828
	Liberal	E. Flounders	427
	Liberal	J.A. Maitland	410
Majority
Turnout			6,845	20.2
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Limehouse

Limehouse (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H.F. Rackley	825
	Labour	J. Milrood	819
	Labour	J. Riley	813
	Labour	A.R. Moffat	810
	Communist	Mrs. M.L.B. Campbell	141
Majority
Turnout			6,982	14.9
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Poplar East

Poplar East (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	P. Beasley	Unopposed
	Labour	Miss R.J. Deeming	Unopposed
	Labour	Mrs. P.M. Thompson	Unopposed
Majority
Turnout			5,052
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Poplar Millwall

Poplar Millwall (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	J.D. Allen	Unopposed
	Labour	W.C. Kilgour	Unopposed
Majority
Turnout			7,582
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Poplar South

Poplar South (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Kelly	639
	Labour	J.T. Tucker	564
	Communist	D. Lyons	62
Majority
Turnout			4,742	16.0
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Poplar West

Poplar West (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G.T. Desmond	922
	Labour	R. Beer	874
	Labour	A.P. Hegarty	874
	Communist	Miss R.M.G. Martin	94
Majority
Turnout			5,842	18.1
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Redcoat

Redcoat (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G.R. Chaney	877
	Labour	M.J. Durrell	870
	Labour	W. Leary	793
	Communist	J.B. Dash	330
Majority
Turnout			6,038	19.7
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

St Dunstan's

St Dunstan's (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	E.W. Hill	833
	Labour	B. Holmes	787
	Labour	E.D. Penner	737
	Communist	D.M. Bain	127
Majority
Turnout			6,117	16.5
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

St Katherine's

St Katherine's (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. Simons	736
	Labour	V.J. Birks	722
	Labour	T. White	703
	Labour	J.R. Ramanoop	665
	Communist	Miss C. Bland	196
Majority
Turnout			6,460	15.3
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

St Mary's

St Mary's (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H. Conway	729
	Labour	B. Saunders	697
	Labour	R.J. Warner	657
	Communist	Max Levitas	280
	Conservative	Mrs. M. Gilmore-Ellis	133
	Conservative	Mrs. L.A. Sumont	129
Majority
Turnout			5,239	19.9
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Shadwell

Shadwell (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mrs. E. Armsby	916
	Labour	J.J.A. Long	824
	Labour	C.W. Mudd	809
	Communist	K. Halpin	211
Majority
Turnout			6,172	19.3
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Spitalfields

Spitalfields (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. Harris	850
	Labour	Mrs. A. Elboz	826
	Labour	I.H. Kuczynski	749
	Labour	J. Reardon	679
	Liberal	W. Kelly	295
	Liberal	H.T. O'Neill	212
	Liberal	D.A. Nicholson	200
Majority
Turnout			6,619	18.1
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

References

↑ London Borough Council Elections, 2 May 1974. London: Greater London Council. 1974.
↑ London Borough Council Elections, 2 May 1974. Greater London Council. 1974.

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[1] London Borough Council Elections, 2 May 1974. London: Greater London Council. 1974.

[2] London Borough Council Elections, 2 May 1974. Greater London Council. 1974.

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