Sutton London Borough Council election, 1971

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The 1971 Sutton Council election took place on 13 May 1971 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]

Sutton London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Sutton in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in the United Kingdom capital of London. Sutton is divided into 18 wards, each electing three councillors. Following the May 2014 council election, Sutton London Borough Council comprises 45 Liberal Democrat councillors and 9 Conservative Party councillors, an increase of the Liberal Democrat majority. The council was created by the London Government Act 1963 and replaced three local authorities: Beddington and Wallington Borough Council, Sutton and Cheam Borough Council and Carshalton Urban District Council.

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom. Standing on the River Thames in the south-east of England, at the head of its 50-mile (80 km) estuary leading to the North Sea, London has been a major settlement for two millennia. Londinium was founded by the Romans. The City of London, London's ancient core − an area of just 1.12 square miles (2.9 km²) and colloquially known as the Square Mile − retains boundaries that follow closely its medieval limits. The City of Westminster is also an Inner London borough holding city status. Greater London is governed by the Mayor of London and the London Assembly.

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. Presently led by Theresa May, it has been the governing party since 2010. It presently has 314 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 249 members of the House of Lords, and 18 members of the European Parliament. It also has 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 9,008 local councillors. One of the major parties of UK politics, it has formed the government on 45 occasions, more than any other party.

Background

Election result

Ward results

Beddington North

Beddington North (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G.E.W. Eve	1,069	24.0
	Labour	H. Fox	975	21.9
	Residents	B.J. Carr	757	17.0
	Residents	D.J. Farthing	714	16.0
	Conservative	D.W. Cove	498	11.2
	Conservative	G.H.P. Gardiner	445	10.0
Turnout			4,458
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Beddington South

Beddington South (2)
	Candidate	Votes	%
Labour	A.W. Deane	1,478	19.4
Labour	P.L. Spalding	1,467	19.2
Conservative	W.R. Hadden	1,382	18.1
Conservative	F.G. Caunt	1,279	16.8
Residents	R.A. Finch	1,018	13.3
Residents	Mrs R.E.G. Haydon	1,011	13.2
Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Belmont

Belmont (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J.C. Cox	1,320	38.8
	Conservative	R.J.M Akhurst	1,297	38.1
	Labour	D. Jarman	214	6.3
	Labour	Mrs A.J. Lawler	198	5.8
	Liberal	Mrs J. Crowhurst	193	5.7%
	Liberal	A. Carr	184	5.4
Turnout			3,406
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Carshalton Central

Carshalton Central (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	C.W.M. McDowell	784	32.9
	Conservative	D.H.T. Salari	763	32.0
	Labour	J.W. Swain	255	10.7
	Labour	P.C. Simmonds	246	10.3
	Liberal	J.A. Phillimore	174	7.3
	Liberal	E.J. Munns	164	6.9
Turnout			2,386
	Conservative hold		Swing
	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

Cheam North

Cheam South

Cheam West

Sutton Central

Sutton East

Sutton North

Sutton North East

Sutton South

Sutton South East

Wallington Central

Wallington North

Wallington South

Worcester Park North

Worcester Park South

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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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Waltham Forest	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
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