Croydon London Borough Council election, 1971

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The 1971 Croydon Council election took place on 13 May 1971 to elect members of Croydon 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]

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Background

Election result

Croydon Council election result 1971 - Councillors
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %
Conservative	30			17	50	47.4
Labour	27			26	45	40.8
Independent	3			8	5
Liberal	0	0	1	1	0	6.1

Croydon Council election result 1971 - Aldermen (1971-77)
	Seats	Seats %
Conservative	3	60
Labour	2	40
Independent	0	0
Liberal	0	0

Croydon Council election result 1968 - Aldermen (1968-74)
	Seats	Seats %
Conservative	5	100
Labour	0	0
Independent	0	0
Liberal	0	0

Note: One Alderman was elected as an independent in 1968, but was a Conservative by the time of this election.

Croydon Council election result 1971 - Total result
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %
Conservative	38			16	54.29	47.4
Labour	29			26	41.43	40.8
Independent	3			9	4.29
Liberal	0	0	1	1	0	6.1

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38	3	29
Con	Independent	Labour

Ward results

Addiscombe

Addiscombe (3)
Party		Votes	%	±
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
Turnout			42.6	4.2%
Registered electors		11,421
	Labour gain from Conservative	Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative	Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative	Swing

Bensham Manor

Bensham Manor (3)
Party		Votes	%	±
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
Turnout			40.3	7.7%
Registered electors		11,121
	Labour gain from Residents	Swing
	Labour gain from Residents	Swing
	Labour gain from Residents	Swing

Broad Green

Broad Green (3)
Party		Votes	%	±
	Labour
	Labour Co-op
	Labour Co-op
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
Turnout			39.1	10.4%
Registered electors		9,703
	Labour gain from Conservative	Swing
	Labour Co-op gain from Conservative	Swing
	Labour Co-op gain from Conservative	Swing

Central

Central (3)
Party		Votes	%	±
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout			35.8	0.3%
Registered electors		11,608
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing

Coulsdon East

Coulsdon East (3)
Party		Votes	%	±
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Independent
Turnout			44.5	10.3%
Registered electors		10,707
	Conservative gain from Independent	Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal	Swing
	Conservative gain from Independent	Swing

East

East (3)
Party		Votes	%	±
	Independent
	Independent
	Independent
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout			34.8	2.7%
Registered electors		12,667
	Independent hold	Swing
	Independent hold	Swing
	Independent hold	Swing

New Addington

New Addington (3)
Party		Votes	%	±
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	A Tenant's Voice
Turnout			35.3	14.5%
Registered electors		16,194
	Labour gain from Conservative	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative	Swing

Norbury

Norbury (3)
Party		Votes	%	±
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout			33.7	1.5%
Registered electors		11,882
	Conservative gain from Conservative Resident	Swing
	Conservative gain from Conservative Resident	Swing
	Conservative gain from Conservative Resident	Swing

Purley

Purley (3)
Party		Votes	%	±
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
Turnout			31.7	3.9%
Registered electors		12,511
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing

Sanderstead & Selsdon

Sanderstead & Selsdon (3)
Party		Votes	%	±
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
Turnout			41.8	9.6%
Registered electors		12,451
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing

Sanderstead North

Sanderstead North (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	P.W. Rickards	3,809
	Conservative	K.A. Wells	3,748
	Conservative	W.N. Peet	3,734
	Labour	Mrs P.M. Poole	1,113
	Labour	J.W. Gleisner	1,054
	Labour	G.C. Daisley	1,051
	Liberal	R.A. Coleman	433
	Liberal	J.A.H. Clement	404
	Liberal	Mrs M.J. Woods	403
Turnout				41.1	6.3%
Registered electors			12,923
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Shirley

Shirley (3)
Party		Votes	%	±
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
Turnout			39.7	7.7%
Registered electors		16,024
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing

South Norwood

South Norwood (3)
Party		Votes	%	±
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout			30.9	1.4%
Registered electors		12,939
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing

Thornton Heath

Thornton Heath (3)
Party		Votes	%	±
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Residents
	Residents
	Residents
	Libertarian Socialist
Turnout			37.5	5.5%
Registered electors		10,991
	Labour gain from Residents	Swing
	Labour gain from Residents	Swing
	Labour gain from Residents	Swing

Upper Norwood

Upper Norwood (3)
Party		Votes	%	±
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
Turnout			35.5	4.4%
Registered electors		12,210
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing

Waddon

Waddon (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	V. Burgos	3449
	Labour	A. Brett	3408
	Labour	B.H. Davies	3367
	Conservative	D.S. Kingsland	2508
	Conservative	R.J. Moseley	2451
	Conservative	M.D. Wunn	2405
Turnout				49.2	7.3%
Registered electors			12,451
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

West Thornton

West Thornton (3)
Party		Votes	%	±
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
Turnout			40.1	7.7%
Registered electors		10,760
	Labour gain from Conservative Resident	Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative Resident	Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative Resident	Swing

Whitehorse Manor

Whitehorse Manor (3)
Party		Votes	%	±
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
Turnout			30.1	7.6%
Registered electors		10,501
	Labour gain from Conservative	Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative	Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative	Swing

Woodcote & Coulsdon West

Woodcote & Coulsdon West (3)
Party		Votes	%	±
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout			33.0	10.4%
Registered electors		11,709
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing

Woodside

Woodside (3)
Party		Votes	%	±
	Labour Co-op
	Labour Co-op
	Labour Co-op
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Communist
	National Front
	National Front
Turnout			39.0	7.8%
Registered electors		11,094
	Labour Co-op gain from Conservative	Swing
	Labour Co-op gain from Conservative	Swing
	Labour Co-op gain from Conservative	Swing

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References

↑ "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

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