1981 Greater London Council election

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1981 Greater London Council election
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←  1977 7 May 1981
92 councillors
47 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Lab
Con
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Leader Andrew McIntosh [n 1] Horace Cutler Adrian Slade
Party Labour Conservative Liberal
Leader's seat Tottenham Harrow West Richmond
Seats won50411
Seat changeIncrease2.svg22Decrease2.svg23Increase2.svg1
Popular vote939,457894,234323,856
Percentage41.8%39.7%14.4%
SwingIncrease2.svg8.9%Decrease2.svg12.8%Increase2.svg6.6%
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Results by electoral division
Leader before election

Horace Cutler
Conservative

Leader after election

Ken Livingstone
Labour

The sixth election to the Greater London Council (GLC) was held on 7 May 1981. Following the election Andrew McIntosh the leader of the Labour Group was replaced by Ken Livingstone, a member of the party's left-wing. This was the last election to the GLC. The Conservative government of Margaret Thatcher soon decided to abolish the council in the mid-1980s. Following the abolition of the GLC, there was a direct election to the Inner London Education Authority in 1986.

Contents

Electoral arrangements

The GLC was elected from 92 single-member electoral divisions which were identical with the Parliamentary constituencies in Greater London. The election date was fixed by section 43 of the Local Government Act 1972 as the first Thursday in May.

Councillors were elected for a four-year term. This was extended for an extra year in 1984 when the elections that had been scheduled for 1985 were cancelled. [1]

Results

The leader of the Labour GLC group Andrew McIntosh led the party into the election. Within 24 hours of the result, however, McIntosh's leadership was toppled by Ken Livingstone; a member of the party's left-wing. Livingstone was then elected GLC leader. [2] The results were as follows (all parties shown): [3]

PartyVotesSeats
Number%+/-StoodSeats%+/-
Labour 939,45741.8Increase2.svg8.9925054.3Increase2.svg22
Conservative 894,23439.7Decrease2.svg12.8924144.6Decrease2.svg23
Liberal 323,85614.4Increase2.svg6.68911.1Increase2.svg1
National Front 21,5821.0Decrease2.svg4.44100.0Steady2.svg
Social Democratic Alliance 21,5821.0New1000.0Steady2.svg
Ecology 17,5150.8Increase2.svg0.73800.0Steady2.svg
Independent 7,7630.3Increase2.svg0.22500.0Steady2.svg
NNF 5,8770.3New1800.0Steady2.svg
Communist 5,2750.2Decrease2.svg0.11600.0Steady2.svg
Constitutional Movement 4,8570.2New2300.0Steady2.svg
Workers Revolutionary 2,7530.1New1600.0Steady2.svg
Save London Action Group 1,7270.1New1300.0Steady2.svg
Abolish the GLC 1,1580.1Decrease2.svg0.3700.0Steady2.svg
Irish National Party7930.0New300.0Steady2.svg
Fellowship 6370.0Steady2.svg100.0Steady2.svg
Ind. Conservative 3620.0Steady2.svg100.0Steady2.svg
New Britain 3460.0Steady2.svg100.0Steady2.svg
Workers (Leninist) 1450.0New100.0Steady2.svg
Revolutionary Communist 1160.0New100.0Steady2.svg
Socialist (GB) 830.0Steady2.svg100.0Steady2.svg
Total2,250,11848992

Constituency results

Member of the old council* [4]

Barking and Dagenham

Barking
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Benjamin Ward 12,528
Conservative Ronald A Smith4,357
Liberal Mrs Ronwen R Beadle2,803
National Front Ian R Newport555
Constitutional Movement Brian F White104
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Dagenham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harry Kay* 15,134
Conservative Mrs Judith A Warner4,875
Liberal David C Smith3,508
National Front Ronald A Ferrett753
Communist Daniel Connor259
Constitutional Movement Michael D Sowerby210
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Barnet

Chipping Barnet
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Reveley Major 13,056
Labour Steven L Powell5,754
Liberal Mrs Jean W Hawkins4,003
Ecology Timothy H Cooper859
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Finchley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Neville Beale 10,710
Labour Thomas McKendry8,991
Liberal Christopher Perkin 2,702
Ecology Maureen T Colmans525
Abolish the GLC Andrew M Moncreiff113
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Hendon North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bryan Michael Deece Cassidy 10,904
Labour Frank Arthur Cooper10,289
Liberal Leonard W Watkins2,643
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Hendon South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Blair Black 9,796
Labour Montague Miller6,599
Liberal Andrew J Bridgwater3,933
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Bexley

Bexleyheath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Victor Rae Muske Langton* 11,087
Labour James A Dawson8,562
Liberal Colin E Wright4,550
Ecology Lynda A Sturrock389
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Erith & Crayford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elgar Handy 15,085
Conservative Peter R C Davies10,239
Liberal Sidney William Frank Saltmarsh 2,983
NFCM Owen Hawke559
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Sidcup
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rodney Charles Gent* 12,869
Labour Audrey M Martin7,190
Liberal Gillian V Scott3,596
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Brent

Brent East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Norman Howard 14,399
Conservative Arthur R Steel7,181
Workers Revolutionary Gerald J Downing434
Ind. Conservative Gerard Pierre-Michel362
Constitutional Movement Raymond J Marsh328
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Brent North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Hardy 17,602
Labour Lawrence M Nerva11,165
Liberal Mrs Ann S Arthur4,072
Constitutional Movement Michael Stubbs226
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Brent South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Illtyd Harrington 16,827
Conservative Sujan S Raizada4,365
Liberal John H Gover3,316
Workers Revolutionary Robert P Myers399
Constitutional Movement Roger Tainton165
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Bromley

Beckenham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon James Crawford Randall 12,822
Labour Paul H Brown5,980
Liberal William Alan Macdonald MacCormick 5,390
Ecology John W Taylor576
NNF Terence Cavin-Fitzgerald262
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Chislehurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joan Kathleen Wykes* 13,226
Labour Walter Kenneth Mansfield9,019
Liberal Michael F Deves3,022
Ecology Hugh G Duncan527
NNF Alfred Waite309
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Orpington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jean Tatham* 17,210
Liberal John C A Sachs11,325
Labour Keith R Morton4,704
Ecology Richard G Connor503
NNF Leslie T Taylor325
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Ravensbourne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael John Wheeler* 12,099
Labour John Richard Holbrook4,187
Liberal Ronald Lawrence Coverson 3,760
Ecology Peter J Greenwood595
NNF Mrs Bridget Smoker175
Abolition of Rates Frank H. Hansford-Miller 102
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Camden

Hampstead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan David Greengross 12,367
Labour Miss Margaret A V Bowman10,446
Liberal Roger G Billins 4,095
Ecology Iain M Huddleston677
Save London Action GroupAnthony B P Mockler73
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Holborn & St Pancras South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charles Andrew Rossi 7,796
Conservative Richard G Bull5,051
Liberal Roger Karn1,694
Constitutional Movement Paul T Kavanagh218
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
St Pancras North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anne Hallowell Sofer 9,935
Conservative Ian Pasley-Tyler5,202
Liberal Dennis G Strojwas1,506
Workers Revolutionary Cornelius P Murphy148
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Croydon

Croydon Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Gurth Hughes 14,058
Labour John K P Evers11,231
Liberal Patrick S Ryan3,947
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Croydon North East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arthur James Rolfe 11,486
Labour Peter L Spalding9,308
Liberal Leslie Anthony Rowe 3,506
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Croydon North West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen James Stewart 10,891
Labour Mrs Mary M Walker10,072
Liberal William Henry Pitt 2,878
National Front Keith E J Martin395
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Croydon South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Stuart Gill 17,340
Liberal Donald G Pratt5,709
Labour Michael P J Phelan3,485
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Ealing

Acton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Chaytor Dobson* 12,599
Labour Jennifer Fletcher10,208
Liberal Simon James Rowley 2,918
Ecology Paul Gorka310n/a
Irish National PartyJames O'Leary214n/a
Save London Action GroupHelen M Elliott182n/a
Communist Jerome C Spring139
Workers Revolutionary Martin Larkin118n/a
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Ealing North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gareth John Daniel 16,681
Conservative Sir Malby Sturges Crofton*16,297
Liberal Brian R Pollock5,702
NNF James Shaw500
Irish National PartyDaniel P O'Brien235n/a
Independent Protect Individual RightsJohn A Torrence164n/a
Constitutional Movement John A Murphy159n/a
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Southall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Yvonne Sieve* 16,714
Conservative Robin J P Wheatley8,419
Liberal Eric Reginald Lubbock 2,804
Independent Southall Mr CleanShambu D Gupta2,619n/a
Communist Vishnu D Sharma872n/a
National Front Ernest Pendrous569
Irish National PartyMrs Bridget G O'Leary344n/a
Workers Revolutionary Peter P Doraisamy134n/a
Constitutional Movement Richard Franklin132n/a
Rebublican PartySohan L Bodh111n/a
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Enfield

Edmonton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kenneth Watson Little 13,831
Conservative Ellen E Saul7,813
Liberal Barbara G Adams2,360
NNF David J Bruce496
Abolish the GLC Pamela J Adams235
Constitutional Movement David Izzard145
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Enfield North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anthony McBrearty 12,994
Conservative John Alfred Boris Connors*12,249
Liberal David R Affleck3,982
Ecology David J Merryweather446
NNF David G Robinson377
Abolish the GLC Dennis J E Keighley186
Constitutional Movement Ramon P Johns130
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Southgate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rachel Trixie Anne Gardner 17,535
Labour Miss Gladys E M Stanbridge7,141
Liberal Alan M Abrahams3,997
NNF Mark W Lavine334
Abolish the GLC Colin Sibley330
Constitutional Movement Mrs Janice E Izzard189
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Greenwich

Greenwich
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Deirdre Frances Mary Wood 12,857
Conservative Peter J Bassett6,571
Liberal Anthony J W Renouf2,001
Fellowship Ronald Stephen Mallone637
National Front Leslie Bristo319
NNF June R Dunster225
Abolition of Rates Phyllis Hansford-Miller129
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Woolwich East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mair Eluned Garside 14,596
Conservative David Arthur Stephen Tredinnick 4,920
Liberal David J Hall2,094
Ecology Nicholas P F Drey260
National Front Frank S Hitches190
NNF Henry E Dunster186
Workers Revolutionary Alan Clark169
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Woolwich West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Neil Davies 14,431
Conservative David Glynn Ashby*11,522
Liberal Edward J Randall 3,034
Ecology David R Daniels399
National Front William J Lovell241
NNF Sidney L Skeggs117
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Hackney

Hackney Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Adam Carr 11,402
Conservative James C Murphy2,684
Communist Leslie Jones611
National Front John D Field564
Independent Augustus Wodhams521n/a
Enoch Powell is RightRobin May504n/a
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Hackney North & Stoke Newington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Gerald Ross 10,045
Conservative Leslie R. House3,592
Liberal Maurice S. Owen2,243
Communist Monty Goldman 444
Enoch Powell is RightSylvia May341n/a
National Front Ralph Ashton192
East London Workers Against RacismJoan Lalmont187n/a
Workers Revolutionary William P. Rogers159n/a
Independent Goksel Hassan101n/a
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Hackney South & Shoreditch
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joan Margaret Morgan* 8,410
Liberal Stephen J C Walkley2,585
Conservative Bernard Lansman2,287
National Front Gerald Viner636
Enoch Powell is RightGeorge Williams399n/a
Communist Helen L Rosenthal321n/a
Workers Revolutionary Peter Curtis86n/a
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Hammersmith and Fulham

Fulham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barrington John Stead 13,304
Conservative John Charles Putnam*12,537
Liberal William George Wintle 2,625
Ecology Roger J Coward386
National Front Alistair I S Cameron282
Save London Action GroupMs Linda Hobbs102
Abolish the GLC Colin R Box68
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Hammersmith North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Christopher Wetzel 11,882
Conservative William Christopher Smith*7,544
Liberal Miss Margaret A Connaughton2,009
Ecology Deborah M Sutherland571
National Front Robert L J Pearse384
Save London Action GroupDavid A M Constable194
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Haringey

Hornsey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anthony Bernard Hart 12,311
Conservative Christopher Hannington11,758
Liberal Richard D Kennard2,870
Ecology Miriam F Daus740
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Tottenham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrew Robert McIntosh 10,775
Conservative Alan T Amos3,802
Liberal Katherine Alexander 1,605
Constitutional Movement Alexander Clark277
Workers Revolutionary Richard D Goldstein189
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Wood Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Ward 10,908
Conservative Jenefer Gwendolen Anne Riley*8,159
Liberal Alan N Sherwell2,010
National Front Anthony J Deboise359
New Britain Robert G Pritchard346
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Harrow

Harrow Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jill Elizabeth Clack 8,002
Labour Alfred H Elderton6,618
Liberal Stephen B A F H Giles-Medhurst5,107
Independent Labour Edward J O Hixon103n/a
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Harrow East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Harold Trevor Mote* 10,678
Labour John G. Bartlett8,452
Liberal John S. Winter3,357
Constitutional Movement Leslie Edward David Le Croissette296
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Harrow West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sir Horace Walter Cutler* 14,524
Labour Kerry Underwood6,542
Liberal Ronald Fraser Dick 4,943
Constitutional Movement Bernard W. Robinson271n/a
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Havering

Hornchurch
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Ronald Williams 13,734
Conservative Robert James MacGillivray Neill 10,845
Liberal Adrienne L. McCarthy4,226
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Romford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bernard Brook-Partridge* 12,041
Labour Jack Hoepelman9,029
Liberal Pauline A. Longhorn3,123
National Front Madeline Pauline V. Caine562
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Upminster
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony William Bays 14,549
Labour Graham W. Allen12,391
Liberal David J. Ingle4,213
National Front William J. Neary655
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Hillingdon

Hayes & Harlington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Martin McDonnell 12,871
Conservative Arthur Horace Sydney Hull*8,525
Liberal Alan H. Rowland3,628
Communist John C. Mansfield299
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Ruislip-Northwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cyril Julian Hebden Taylor* 17,147
Labour Keith Goldsworthy5,791
Liberal George Raymond Stephenson 4,958
Constitutional Movement George W. Bryant196n/a
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Uxbridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Anthony Lemkin* 15,413
Labour Patrick J. Magee11,791
Liberal Brian Outhwaite3,675
Constitutional Movement Jane O. Stubbs148
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Hounslow

Brentford & Isleworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Nicholas Alexander Bailey 17,695
Labour Roy G Gregory15,091
Liberal Joan B Langrognat3,342
Save London Action GroupPaul A Hughes-Smith233
Full Employment & Anti-Common MarketReginald E G Simmerson201
Constitutional Movement Gareth D Pearce104
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Feltham & Heston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Samuel Pitt 18,788
Conservative Ronald Dennis Mitchell*12,565
Liberal Mrs Ann M Alagappa3,629
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Islington

Islington Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Simon John Turney* 9,675
Conservative Peter R Crockford3,788
Liberal Margot Joan Dunn 1,744
NNF John R Smith333
Workers Revolutionary Mrs Sylvia Lincoln133
Constitutional Movement Philip Holden118
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Islington North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Bundred 10,401
Conservative Kenneth E J Graham3,564
Social Democratic Alliance Patrick Sheeran2,505
Liberal Christopher T Johnson812
Constitutional Movement Shaun P Bowdidge152
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Islington South & Finsbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frances M Morrell 7,296
Conservative John D E Gallagher3,014
Social Democratic Alliance Douglas Eden2,707
Liberal John P Hudson696
National Front John B Donegan447
Constitutional Movement Francis T Theobald109
Socialist (GB) Barry K McNeeney83
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Kensington and Chelsea

Chelsea
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Archibald Ottley Juxon Bell* 12,131
Labour Stephen Benn3,810
Liberal Jennifer Margaret Ware 2,793
Save London Action GroupMrs Mary P W Colmore316n/a
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Kensington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Louis Vigars* 9,579
Labour Stephen Peter Hoier7,317
Liberal Ernest Richard Tudway1,907
Social Democratic Alliance Len Green650n/a
Ecology Roger E Shorter427n/a
Communist Edward S Adams161
Workers Revolutionary Lesley E Gould101n/a
Save London Action GroupMaureen V M Cornwall97n/a
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Kingston upon Thames

Kingston upon Thames
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sydney William Leonard Ripley* 11,551
Labour Stuart Henry James Hercock5,739
Liberal Stephen J Harris4,894
Social Democratic Alliance Anthony M Ward1,544
Ecology Mike Elam355
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Surbiton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoffrey John David Seaton* 9,998
Labour Andrew Stuart MacKinlay 6,056
Liberal Patrick Thurlbeck Humphrey 3,246
Ecology Jim MacLellan432n/a
Independent Pauline E L M Russell82n/a
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Russell: Abolitionist

Lambeth

Lambeth Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul David Moore 8,349
Conservative Douglas S Mills4,788
Social Democratic Alliance Roger G Fox1,737
Liberal Christopher Josef Sadowski865
National Front Roger L Denny321
Communist Mrs Jean E Styles178
Revolutionary Communist Kevin Green116
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Norwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Prof. Norman John David Smith* 10,700
Labour Edward Robert Knight 8,107
Social Democratic Alliance Stephen Michael Alan Haseler 3,709
Liberal Fraser K. Murrey1,443
National Front Catherine M. Williams423
Ratepayers WatchdogBernard Webb317
Fair Rates, Anti-CorruptionSidney A. Chaney73
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Streatham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frederick Walter Weyer* 13,340
Labour Michael F Drake7,259
Liberal Christine L Headley3,732
National Front John G Wright344
Save London AllianceMartin C Gowar126
Public Safety Democratic Monarchist White Resident William George Boaks 82
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brinley Howard Davies* 7,383
Conservative Richard M S O'Sullivan4,177
Social Democratic Alliance Rev. David M Mason2,262
Liberal John W Parton830
National Front Vernon C Atkinson508
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Lewisham

Deptford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alexander Charles Mackay 11,698
Liberal Miss Hilary J Kramer7,479
Conservative William A A Wells4,438
NNF Richard C Edmonds487
Ecology Mrs Elaine A Gibson406
Constitutional Movement Trevor M Smith91
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Lewisham East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Nigel Rossi 15,887
Conservative Jonathan Sayeed 10,758
Liberal John R Hassall3,005
NNF Stephen P Greene719
Abolition of Rates Fannie E Saffery272
Communist Michael Power267
Workers Revolutionary Donovan H St E Chapman143
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Lewisham West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Lewis Herbert* 12,984
Conservative Robin F Pitt10,709
Liberal Gwilym J Savill2,333
NNF Ramon F Hoy511
Ecology Susan M Kennedy242
Constitutional Movement Susan C McKenzie100
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Merton

Mitcham & Morden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anthony Robert Judge 13,299
Conservative Brian Joseph Shenton*10,588
Liberal Ronald Arthur Locke 3,681
National Front John R Perryman693
Ecology Roger C Stanley330
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Wimbledon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stanley Charles Bolton* 16,548
Labour Rock Benedict Tansey9,645
Liberal Andrew C Trompeteler3,889
Ecology Antony Jones781
National Front Mark T Spong376
TeacherFrank Barnett162
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Newham

Newham North East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Wilson* 14,231 61.6 +12.0
Conservative Christopher D. Sills4,56319.8−17.9
Liberal David John Corney 2,60811.3n/a
National Front Robert S.F. Young8503.7−9.0
East London Workers Against RacismFarehk Afzal4692.0n/a
Workers Revolutionary Keith R. Scotcher1980.9n/a
Constitutional Movement Timothy S. Bennett1730.7n/a
Majority9,66841.8+29.9
Turnout 35.8
Labour hold Swing +14.9
Newham North West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Frank George Edwards* 11,724 69.6 +16.0
Conservative David R. Bick2,53015.0−17.6
Liberal Christopher M. Hill1,84510.9+6.8
National Front William J. Roberts7534.5−5.20
Majority9,19454.6+33.6
Turnout 33.0
Labour hold Swing +16.8
Newham South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas Alfred Jenkinson* 11,238 70.6 +15.9
Conservative Robert F. Williams1,89911.9−12.5
Liberal William P. Galinis1,78011.2+7.8
National Front Michael B. Hipperson1,0066.3n/a
Majority9,33958.7+28.4
Turnout 30.7
Labour hold Swing +14.2

Redbridge

Ilford North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Marion Audrey Roe* 15,022
Labour Michael M A Killingworth11,857
Liberal Gary P Straight3,236
National Front Harold Marshall387
Ecology Neil Jeffries330
NNF Keith Sims92
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Ilford South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Edward Stephen Gouge 11,561
Conservative Arnold Kinzley*10,115
Liberal Ralph John Scott 2,988
NNF Peter J Clark342
Ecology David Matanle247
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Wanstead & Woodford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Mitchell* 13,355
Labour Paul R Fiander4,770
Liberal Alan Frank Cornish 4,616
Ecology Mrs Cynthia Warth625
National Front Denis G Holland354
Communist Anthony J Briscoe186
NNF Robert A Martin87
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Richmond upon Thames

Richmond
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Adrian Carnegie Slade 14,168
Conservative Edward Julian Egerton Leigh*14,053
Labour Elizabeth Nash2,431
Ecology Barnaby Martin300
Save London Action GroupMs Gwendoline M Marsh112
Majority
Turnout
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
Twickenham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George William Tremlett* 17,513
Liberal John P M Rowlands15,906
Labour Brian A Kemp4,856
Ecology Peter Furtado486
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Southwark

Bermondsey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Edward Nicholson 12,000
Liberal Simon Henry Ward Hughes 2,914
Conservative Nicholas Paul Mearing-Smith2,444
National Front James Stephen Sneath830
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Dulwich
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lesley Hammon 13,039
Conservative Gerald Francis Bowden*10,041
Liberal Jonathan Nigel Hunt 3,526
National Front Patrick McConnell684
Ecology David A Smart525
Abolish the GLC William E S Newton110
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Peckham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harvey William Hinds* 12,461
Conservative John Alan Redwood 2,702
Liberal Gillian Isabel Clemens1,669
National Front Wayne L Martin971
Communist Eric L Hodson313
Abolish the GLC Brian W Dames116
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Sutton

Carshalton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sonia Copland* 14,070
Labour John A S Weir10,548
Liberal Thomas Edward Dutton7,059
National Front Denis V Horton513
Ecology Robert W Steel490
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Sutton & Cheam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Muriel Gumbel* 15,666
Liberal Elizabeth M Sharp14,664
Labour Philip J Bassett3,555
Ecology Jonathan P Vickery312
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Tower Hamlets

Bethnal Green & Bow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sir Ernest Ashley Bramall* 9,162
Liberal Brian Williams7,591
Conservative Christopher William Nolan1,230
National Front Victor J Clark755
NFCM Alan J Wilkens257
East London Workers Against Racism Fran Eden211
Workers Revolutionary Angela Mitchell185
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Stepney & Poplar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Patrick Branagan* 14,538
Conservative Mrs Elizabeth N Spencer2,458
National Front Peter W Poinery-Rudd618
Communist Max Samuel Levitas 487
Enoch Powell is RightMs Jean R White487
Ecology David J Fitzpatrick475
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Waltham Forest

Chingford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Maddock Brew* 13,501
Labour Benjamin B Birnbaum7,057
Liberal Miss Lucille D Wells3,634
Ecology John E Morgan847
National Front Mrs Irene McDuff694
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Leyton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter John Dawe 12,953
Conservative Waldemar Thor Neilson-Hansen*6,008
Liberal Robert F Sullivan3,071
National Front Colin R Coward734
Communist John Arthur Courcouf242
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Walthamstow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Yaw Boateng 9,749
Conservative Mark A L Batchelor5,293
Social Democratic Alliance Peter L Leighton3,068
Liberal Robert J Wheatley1,572
National Front George J F Flaxton824
Ecology Jean Denise Lambert 544
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Wandsworth

Battersea North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gladys Felicia Dimson* 11,143
Conservative Mrs Margaret Riddell4,760
Liberal James G Caple981
National Front Michael J Salt493
Ecology Paul W Ekins299
Workers Revolutionary Sandra Baker70
Save London Action GroupRalston L Winn43
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Battersea South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Valerie Wise 9,525
Conservative Mrs Margaret Williams*8,956
Liberal Charles S Welchman 2,359
Ecology Bruce MacKenzie337
National Front Anthony W Perry275
Save London Action GroupMs Catherine D Kennington35
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Putney
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrew Phillip Harris 14,488
Conservative Jeffrey Gordon13,741
Liberal Colin Gordon Darracott 3,813
Social Democratic Alliance Michael J Burton1,555
National Front Ms Shirley Attree393
Ecology Ms Geraldine A Goller240
Save London Action GroupMrs Mary M Giles53
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Tooting
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anthony Louis Banks 12,127
Conservative Thomas Alfred Leefe Ham*7,268
Liberal Ian D Mason2,278
National Front Peter Berbridge443
Ecology Donald J Valentine314
Communist Robert E Lewis281
Workers Revolutionary Adrian L Greeman145
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Westminster and the City of London

City of London & Westminster South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David James Avery 9,660
Labour Reg M Fryer4,628
Liberal Adrian A Walker-Smith 1,807
Communist Jeremy J Clark215
Save London Action GroupAlison A Furness178
Workers Revolutionary David W Gilbert87
Majority
Turnout
Swing
Paddington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kenneth Robert Livingstone* 11,864
Conservative Patricia Mary Kirwan*8,467
Social Democratic Alliance James Spillius1,845
Liberal Alastair John Brett 1,135
National Front William T. Acton237
Save London Action GroupDavid P. Green109
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
St Marylebone
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Herbert Henry Sandford* 8,183
Labour Co-op Jean Merriton4,573
Liberal Penelope E. Baker1,305
Ecology Audrey B. Hickey408
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

By-elections 1981-1986

The following by-elections took place between May 1981 and May 1986. [5]

St. Pancras North, October 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SDP Anne Hallowell Sofer* 6,919 43.6 +34.6
Labour Mildred Gordon 6,18139.0−20.2
Conservative Ian Pasley-Tyler2,68416.9−14.1
Abolish the GLC John J de R West820.5n/a
Majority7384.654.8
Turnout 15,86638.6
SDP gain from Labour Swing +27.4
Tottenham, May 1983
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jennifer Fletcher 8,984
Conservative Peter L Murphy5,835
Liberal Alexander S C L'Estrange2,089
National Front John B Donegan244
Majority
Turnout 40.1
Labour hold Swing
Surbiton, September 1983
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Francis Arbour 5,458
SDP Christopher Nowakowski3,870
Labour Allister H McGowan2,184
Ecology Jim Maclellan202
Communist Jean S F Turner58
Majority
Turnout 25.0
Conservative hold Swing
Edmonton, September 1984
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kenneth W Little* 9,340
SDP Alan J Wall2,007
Ind. Conservative Kevin Miller802
National Front Brent A Cheetham167
Ecology Stephen Rooney85
Majority
Turnout 20.4
Labour hold Swing
Hayes & Harlington, September 1984
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Martin McDonnell* 11,279 68.9 +18.1
SDP Peter F N Russell4,87029.7+15.4
National Front Mark T Spong2271.4n/a
Majority6,40939.2
Turnout 16,37628.3
Labour hold Swing +1.3
Lewisham West, September 1984
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Lewis Herbert 10,432 66.3
Liberal Julian M Davies4,71529.9
Pro-Abolition AllianceMichael Moore3302.1n/a
National Front John G Wright2661.7
Majority5,71736.3
Turnout 15,74326.3
Labour hold Swing
Paddington, September 1984
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kenneth Robert Livingstone* 12,414
Liberal Stephen J Harris2,729
Conservative, Anti-Common MarketReginald E G Simmerson287
Abolish the GLC Stephen W D Banks226
National Front Roger L Denny123
Reform schoolsGeorge A Clerick55
Gaitskellite LabourPeter J. Nealton45
Majority
Turnout 29.9
Labour hold Swing
Battersea North, June 1985
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Vincent Norman Lucas 7,321
Liberal Stephen J Pearson1,877
Ecology Sonia G Willington
Majority
Turnout 23.5
Labour hold Swing
Putney, June 1985
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret Anne Jenkins 8,680
SDP Jeremy N Ambache4,900
Ecology Christopher Cantwell392
Pro-Abolition AllianceMark W Hatherell171
Majority
Turnout 22.5
Labour hold Swing
Romford, July 1985
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert James MacGillivray Neill 7,122
Labour Gillian C. Hannah-Rogers4,793
Liberal Pauline A. Longhorn4,332
Ecology Diane R. Burgess431
Majority
Turnout 29.5
Conservative hold Swing
Vauxhall, July 1985
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Michael William Tuffrey 4,600 48.7 +28.6
Labour Lorna M Boreland4,21220.4−3.8
National Front John G Wright2532.7−0.6
Pro-Abolition AllianceSimon H Fawthorp1131.2n/a
Communist David J S Cook1101.2n/a
Revolutionary Communist Jean Smith931.0n/a
Majority32.4
Turnout 9,38124.7
Liberal gain from Labour Swing +16.2

Notes

  1. ↑ Andrew McIntosh led the party into the election. Within 24 hours however McIntosh's leadership was toppled by Ken Livingstone; a member of the party's left-wing.

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