1974 Barnet London Borough Council election
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All 60 seats to Barnet London Borough Council 31 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 39.1% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1974 Barnet Council election took place on 2 May 1974 to elect members of Barnet London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. There were 60 councillors elected in 20 wards, each with 3 councillors, out of which 42 were Conservative, 17 were Labour and one represented the Hadley Ward Residents' Association. There also 10 aldermen, 8 Conservative and 2 Labour.[1]
Background
Election result
Overall turnout in the election was 39.1%.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 42 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 70.0 | 48.3 | -1.1 | ||
Labour | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 28.3 | 33.1 | -4.7 | ||
Residents | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 1.7 | 1.1 | +0.5 | ||
Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 17.5 | +5.9 |
Ward results
Arkley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. P. Moran | 1,899 | |||
Conservative | Mrs A. S. M. More | 1,849 | |||
Labour | Mrs J. E. Pudney | 1,829 | |||
Conservative | A. M. Rawle | 1,771 | |||
Labour | T. Scott | 1,704 | |||
Labour | L. Cohen | 1,588 | |||
Liberal | Mrs D. E. Pannell | 799 | |||
Turnout | 37.3 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Brunswick Park
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mrs J. M. Cole | 2,280 | |||
Conservative | J. S. Payne | 2,272 | |||
Conservative | Miss M. Temple | 2,175 | |||
Liberal | C. Bone | 1,012 | |||
Labour | Miss S. S. Seagroatt | 979 | |||
Labour | J. Britz | 919 | |||
Labour | L. R. Kealey | 905 | |||
Turnout | 37.2 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Burnt Oak
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. S. Champion | 2,489 | |||
Labour | C. A. R. Lathrope | 2,172 | |||
Labour | R. Robinson | 2,115 | |||
Conservative | C. Turbutt | 520 | |||
Conservative | B. S. Mawhinney | 481 | |||
Conservative | R. M. Schleimer | 475 | |||
Liberal | J. F. Hearn | 300 | |||
Liberal | Mrs H. D. Munden | 187 | |||
Liberal | Mrs S. S. Palmer | 161 | |||
Turnout | 35.8 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Childs Hill
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mrs R. Wainwright | 1,522 | |||
Labour | A. J. D. Popper | 1,517 | |||
Conservative | A. Young | 1,486 | |||
Conservative | B.A. Jarman | 1,478 | |||
Labour | Mrs M. T. Catterson | 1,460 | |||
Conservative | V. Lyon | 1,459 | |||
Liberal | M. E. Palmer | 1,237 | |||
Liberal | I. Heichelheim | 1,115 | |||
Liberal | P. L. Smulian | 1,064 | |||
Turnout | 45.0 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Colindale
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B. E. McCormack | 1,566 | |||
Labour | A. M. Williams | 1,482 | |||
Labour | Miss R. A. Thorpe-Tracey | 1,466 | |||
Conservative | Mrs G. Tweedy | 919 | |||
Conservative | J. M. R. Allen | 862 | |||
Conservative | Mrs R. F. Millett | 846 | |||
Liberal | Mrs B. C. Davis | 361 | |||
Liberal | A. W. Munden | 341 | |||
Liberal | Mrs C. T. Stokes | 310 | |||
Turnout | 36.6 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
East Barnet
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mrs M. L. Slack | 2,550 | |||
Conservative | A. Pares | 2,540 | |||
Conservative | Mrs I. Storer | 2,302 | |||
Labour | W. Seagroatt | 1,821 | |||
Labour | Mrs H. Block | 1,480 | |||
Labour | V. A. Bonafont | 1,395 | |||
Liberal | Mrs P. Gilbert | 703 | |||
Turnout | 42.4 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
East Finchley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. J. O.Connor | 1,850 | |||
Labour | M. L. Freeman | 1,750 | |||
Labour | M. A. Cohen | 1,743 | |||
Conservative | P. A. Chalkley | 1,326 | |||
Conservative | M. C. Stern | 1,326 | |||
Conservative | Mrs B. I. Langstone | 1,304 | |||
Liberal | P. D. Watkins | 759 | |||
Liberal | Mrs R. M. Watkins | 729 | |||
Liberal | C. B. Purkis | 721 | |||
Turnout | 41.8 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Edgware
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D. E. Dell | 2,040 | |||
Conservative | G. I. Greenhouse | 2,010 | |||
Conservative | A. T. W. Smith | 1,984 | |||
Labour | Miss H. M. Scott | 1,160 | |||
Labour | G. S. West | 1,156 | |||
Labour | Mrs C. Gordon | 1,142 | |||
Liberal | L. H. Epstein | 490 | |||
Liberal | Mrs M. H. Schofield | 424 | |||
Liberal | J. G. R. Gair | 382 | |||
Turnout | 33.4 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Finchley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | L. Sussman | 1,869 | |||
Conservative | M. Golding | 1,844 | |||
Conservative | Mrs J. I. Parmer | 1,830 | |||
Liberal | N. Brand | 811 | |||
Labour | K. Dillon | 730 | |||
Labour | Miss G. E. Matthews | 714 | |||
Liberal | S. B. Salik | 714 | |||
Liberal | P. G. Voller | 696 | |||
Labour | S. T. D. Rafique | 659 | |||
Turnout | 32.8 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Friern Barnet
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | D. C. Burton | 2,275 | |||
Conservative | F. D. Gibson | 2,272 | |||
Conservative | J. C. Tiplady | 2,265 | |||
Labour | R. S. Dunn | 1,063 | |||
Liberal | S. P. Crossick | 1,025 | |||
Labour | J. H. J. Scammell | 1,020 | |||
Labour | C. C. Williams | 1,007 | |||
Liberal | R. B. H. Pearman | 990 | |||
Liberal | R. J. Aron | 974 | |||
Turnout | 42.4 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Garden Suburb
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | P. K. Laurance | 2,197 | |||
Conservative | R. Blausten | 2,126 | |||
Conservative | Mrs P. M. Nevard | 2,112 | |||
Liberal | A. D. Cohen | 1,515 | |||
Liberal | M. Panting | 1,452 | |||
Liberal | Mrs V. F. Silbiger | 1,404 | |||
Labour | D. E. De Saxe | 851 | |||
Labour | C. J. Albu | 804 | |||
Labour | J. M. Deaner | 802 | |||
Turnout | 40.8 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Golders Green
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mrs R. A. Freedman | 1,645 | |||
Conservative | C. F. Harris | 1,576 | |||
Conservative | J. S. Alexander | 1,550 | |||
Labour | L. W. J. Cole | 1,344 | |||
Labour | P. A. Thomas | 1,307 | |||
Labour | C. R. Stevens | 1,246 | |||
Liberal | L. Clayton | 903 | |||
Liberal | L. T. Edmonds | 861 | |||
Liberal | W. Newton | 857 | |||
Turnout | 37.8 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Hadley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E. A. E. Asker | 2,690 | |||
Residents | A. J. Freake | 2,610 | |||
Conservative | Mrs R. W. Middleton | 2,596 | |||
Conservative | P. Beevers | 2,306 | |||
Liberal | K. D. Sayers | 1,100 | |||
Labour | B. C. Barker | 1,034 | |||
Labour | Mrs J. I. Harris | 967 | |||
Labour | Mrs E. Heinersdorff | 817 | |||
Turnout | 43.3 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Residents gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
(Hadley Ward Residents' Association)
Hale
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | L. J. Pym | 2,330 | |||
Conservative | Mrs M. J. Laskey | 2,262 | |||
Conservative | R. E. Haslehurst | 2,240 | |||
Labour | Mrs J. Smith | 918 | |||
Labour | Mrs G. McClelland | 912 | |||
Liberal | F. I. West | 872 | |||
Labour | L. Phillips | 861 | |||
Liberal | H. I. Lightstone | 824 | |||
Liberal | P. L. Miller | 824 | |||
Turnout | 39.7 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Hendon
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. D. Gordon-Lee | 2,084 | |||
Conservative | N. E. Hirshfield | 2,019 | |||
Conservative | V. S. Hockley | 1,965 | |||
Labour | A. M. Magnus | 1,369 | |||
Labour | Mrs D. N. Neall | 1,332 | |||
Labour | C. H. Jacobs | 1,327 | |||
Liberal | Mrs A. S. Godfrey | 968 | |||
Liberal | I. D. Scott | 932 | |||
Liberal | A. Gilbey | 896 | |||
Turnout | 40.0 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Mill Hill
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mrs R. M. Levy | 2,675 | |||
Conservative | G. G. Fear | 2,547 | |||
Conservative | D. L. Dippel | 2,506 | |||
Labour | R. Walker | 938 | |||
Labour | P. J. Fordham | 934 | |||
Labour | P. Fowles | 900 | |||
Liberal | R. N. Page | 797 | |||
Liberal | A. V. Stokes | 796 | |||
Liberal | Mrs D. C. Pattison | 788 | |||
Turnout | 41.5 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St Paul’s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | P. J. Fitzgibbon | 1,898 | |||
Conservative | Mrs E. P. James | 1,842 | |||
Conservative | N. J. Sapsted | 1,835 | |||
Labour | B. J. O'Sullivan | 1,481 | |||
Labour | T. C. Thomas | 1,430 | |||
Labour | Mrs B. M. Clements | 1,371 | |||
Liberal | L. W. Watkins | 870 | |||
Liberal | D. A. Harris | 794 | |||
Liberal | A. D. Wayne | 791 | |||
Turnout | 39.6 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Totteridge
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mrs B. M. Franklin | 2,703 | |||
Conservative | V. H. Usher | 2,672 | |||
Conservative | M. J. Hill | 2,622 | |||
Liberal | F. J. Roper | 807 | |||
Liberal | R. G. Macdonald | 764 | |||
Liberal | B. A. Standing | 759 | |||
Labour | M. S. Cohen | 666 | |||
Labour | G. N. Cooke | 666 | |||
Labour | Mrs E. J. Grigg | 647 | |||
Turnout | 38.3 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
West Hendon
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. J. Sims | 1,582 | |||
Labour | D. E. Timms | 1,541 | |||
Labour | J. D. Roith | 1,540 | |||
Conservative | Mrs J. Cobb | 1,304 | |||
Conservative | Mrs J. Partridge | 1,304 | |||
Conservative | J. Archard Jones | 1,202 | |||
Liberal | L. Jay | 567 | |||
Liberal | A. D. Mercer | 532 | |||
Liberal | Mrs M. J. Mills | 529 | |||
Turnout | 39.2 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Woodhouse
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. E. Tomlinson | 1,672 | |||
Labour | I. S. Grier | 1,624 | |||
Conservative | K. A. Clarke | 1,597 | |||
Labour | B. E. Anderson | 1,576 | |||
Conservative | Mrs C. J. C. Levinson | 1,552 | |||
Conservative | C. W. Wilds | 1,524 | |||
Liberal | R. J. Eccles | 684 | |||
Liberal | J. T. Smith | 677 | |||
Liberal | F. G. Collins | 674 | |||
Turnout | 35.8 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
By-elections between 1974 and 1978
Brunswick Park
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Anthony M. Rawle | 1,603 | |||
Liberal | David J. Terwey | 892 | |||
Labour | Andrew P. Harris | 746 | |||
Turnout | 30.8 |
Woodhouse
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Philip H. Williams | 1,616 | |||
Labour | Geoffrey N. Cooke | 942 | |||
National Front | John E. Warner | 410 | |||
Liberal | Robert J. Eccles | 351 | |||
Turnout | 26.7 |
Burnt Oak
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Frederick J. Collisson | 1,633 | |||
Conservative | Brian C. Gordon | 816 | |||
National Front | Bernard F. Franklin | 517 | |||
Liberal | Hugh J. Ogus | 130 | |||
Turnout | 32.8 |
East Barnet
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Howard J. Peters | 1,504 | |||
Labour | Olga G. Deaner | 728 | |||
Liberal | Britton T. J. Goudie | 390 | |||
National Front | Philip A. Ruddock | 204 | |||
Turnout | 25.3 |
References
- ^ "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 1974" (PDF). Intelligence Unit, Greater London Council.
- ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). Demographic and Statistical Studies. London Research Centre. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ^ a b c d "London Borough Council Elections 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 25 February 2015.