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1974 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election

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The 1974 Richmond upon Thames Council election took place on 2 May 1974 to elect members of Richmond upon Thames 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][2]

Background

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Election result

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Party Votes Seats
Conservative Party 25,885 (40.91%)
Decrease 2.91 36 (66.7%)
36 / 54
Steady 0
Liberal Party 19,746 (31.21%)
Increase 15.32 10 (18.5%)
10 / 54
Increase 7
Labour Party 17,157 (27.12%)
Decrease 10.01 8 (14.8%)
8 / 54
Decrease 7
Independent 277 (0.44%)
Decrease 0.40 0 (0.0%)
0 / 54
Steady 0
Communist Party 109 (0.17%)
Decrease 0.06 0 (0.0%)
0 / 54
Steady 0
Save London Action Group 98 (0.2%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 54
N/A
8 10 36
Labour Liberal Conservative

Ward results

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Barnes (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mason H. 1663 43.7 −4.6
Conservative Norris M. Ms. 1653
Conservative Robinson J. Ms. 1521
Liberal Huxstep M. Ms. 978 25.7 +13.2
Liberal Murdoch C. Ms. 921
Liberal O'Kelly F. 907
Labour Blundy K. Ms. 791 20.8 −18.4
Labour Duell M. 781
Labour Seager G. 717
Independent Hancox P. Ms. 277 7.3 N/A
Save London Action Group Kemmis Betty S. Ms. 98 2.6 N/A
Turnout 49.6 +3.9
Central Twickenham (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tate W. 1411 45.1 −3.5
Conservative Williams J. 1356
Conservative Bristow R. 1288
Labour Powell M. 1157 36.9 +7.9
Labour Shelton J. 1074
Labour Proud A. 1065
Liberal Lewis B. 564 18.0 −1.2
Liberal Sanders A. 529
Liberal Gan R. 511
Turnout 52.2 +9.6
East Sheen (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alcock R. 1480 47.2 −4.2
Conservative Green S. 1455
Conservative Grose S. 1442
Liberal Kinchin-Smith R. Ms. 1292 41.2 +7.3
Liberal Cook P. 1210
Liberal Parton J. 1179
Labour Millward A. Ms. 366 11.7 −3.0
Labour Fuller F. 357
Labour Hunt A. Ms. 347
Turnout 52.8 +6.1
East Twickenham (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Leaney A. 1448 43.6 −8.0
Conservative Bristow E. Ms. 1399
Conservative Hall H. 1388
Labour Pardington J. Ms. 1076 32.4 −0.4
Labour Eldridge E. 990
Labour Folkman P. 952
Liberal Nunn S. 800 24.1 +8.6
Liberal Ricketts G. Ms. 735
Liberal White P. 712
Turnout 50.3 +10.9
Ham & Petersham (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Williams, David 1458 38.4 +19.9
Labour Palmer A. 1395 36.7 −15.1
Labour Bayliss B. 1391
Liberal Carr-Jones C. 1336
Liberal Adams M. 1308
Labour Stevens R. 1258
Conservative Pritchard D. 945 24.9 −4.7
Conservative Goodman V. Ms. 926
Conservative Thomas N. 869
Turnout 56.7 +0.4
Hampton (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kenton G. 2406 54.7 +0.0
Conservative Hargreaves J. 2213
Conservative Lewis H. 2098
Liberal Woodriff M. Ms. 1215 27.6 +8.9
Liberal Anstead N. 1171
Liberal Maclachlan A. 1116
Labour Lalis M. 778 17.7 −8.9
Labour Smith M. 768
Labour Melunsky B. Ms. 756
Turnout 50.2 +7.3
Hampton Hill (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Champion H. Ms. 1538 39.1 −4.6
Labour Connor Lady M. 1525 38.7 −6.8
Labour Samuels G. 1519
Labour Elmes K. 1480
Conservative Bond P. 1450
Conservative Warhurst E. 1426
Liberal Booth L. Ms. 873 22.2 +11.4
Liberal Spencer B. 814
Liberal Ward-Lewis C. 802
Turnout 50.3 +3.8
Hampton Wick (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Cooper G. 1879 51.8 −1.0
Conservative Arbour, Anthony Francis 1853
Conservative Marlow D. 1843
Labour Morgan A. 998 27.5 −9.3
Labour Heitzmann A. 992
Labour Worsnip J. Ms. 975
Liberal Lloyd S. Ms. 748 20.6 +10.2
Liberal Stone M. 736
Liberal Perry J. 701
Turnout 48.2 +5.3
Heathfield (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Woodward A. Ms. 1344 39.6 −5.9
Conservative Anderson G. 1318
Conservative Baker J. 1308
Labour Goldring P. 1269 37.4 −17.1
Labour May P. 1235
Labour Piper R. 1207
Liberal Bullen C. 778 22.9 N/A
Liberal Mackinney K. 744
Liberal Humphrey P. 734
Turnout 53.2 +6.0
Kew (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rundle, Anthony Stanley Richard 2427 50.1 +4.1
Liberal Blomfield D. 2015
Liberal Worth L. 2011
Conservative Dyer S. 1497 30.9 −0.4
Conservative Laing D. 1467
Conservative Shaddock C. 1358
Labour Love A. 812 16.8 −3.8
Labour Gilbert P. 796
Labour Marshall-Andrews G. Ms. 735
Communist Tendler E. Ms. 109 2.2 +0.0
Turnout 56.0 +0.1
Mortlake (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Razzall, Edward Timothy 1270 41.9 +36.8
Liberal Scott-Owen R. Ms. 1244
Liberal Wainwright D. 1242
Labour Masters E. 1140 37.5 −24.2
Labour Hart A. 1088
Labour Mostyn J. Ms. 1073
Conservative Irvine M. 633 20.8 −6.4
Conservative Nugent J. 560
Conservative Popham J. 540
Turnout 52.9 +2.2
Palewell (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stow J. 1424 47.1 −16.8
Conservative Wade S. 1398
Conservative Barrow N. 1378
Liberal Manners A. 1006 33.3 N/A
Liberal Townsend G. 939
Liberal Van Der Voort R. 922
Labour Brandon E. 593 19.6 −16.5
Labour Lamb H. 586
Labour Hoskins D. 582
Turnout 44.4 +8.5
Richmond Hill (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ormiston J. 1234 44.7 +7.2
Conservative Leigh E. 1177
Conservative Foran M. 1174
Liberal Dickson R. Ms. 1135 41.1 +16.8
Liberal Macaulay W. Ms. 1106
Liberal Halford W. 1061
Labour Martin G. Ms. 394 14.3 −4.2
Labour Radley D. 367
Labour Kidd V. Ms. 362
Turnout 44.6 +6.1
Richmond Town (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Waller, John 1743 47.0 +34.3
Liberal Cornish A. Ms. 1494
Liberal Norton H. Ms. 1474
Conservative Saunders J. 1283 34.6 −4.3
Conservative Spain T. 1175
Conservative Lindenberg E. 1140
Labour Langford W. 682 18.4 −16.2
Labour Marshall-Andrews R. 667
Labour Dunne W. 637
Turnout 56.9 +12.5
South Twickenham (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bligh T. 1743 50.9 −3.3
Conservative Hollebone R. 1681
Conservative Millar N. Ms. 1623
Labour Hathaway K. 1024 29.9 −15.9
Labour Cordingley K. 1022
Labour Welstand H. 999
Liberal Cook N. 655 19.1 N/A
Liberal Collier J. 621
Liberal Tooley M. Ms. 569
Turnout 45.5 +4.4
Teddington (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gold M. 1507 45.7 +0.7
Conservative Buckley N. Ms. 1492
Labour Gilligan K. 1214 36.8 +0.0
Labour Stafford H. 1180
Labour Glass H. 1179
Liberal Reeves C. Ms. 580 17.6 +6.5
Liberal Twaits J. 534
Liberal Bryning J. 528
Turnout 48.4 +7.3
West Twickenham (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Samuel G. 1097 35.5 −22.6
Labour Kareh R. 1077
Labour Brown J. Ms. 1066
Conservative Fuller W. 1036 33.5 −8.4
Conservative Saunders D. Ms. 994
Conservative Kellett M. Ms. 985
Liberal Cornwell D. 956 30.9 −2.6
Liberal Lucy C. 938
Liberal Parry J. 907
Turnout 47.9 +5.1
Whitton (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lambeth J. 1414 40.1 +2.1
Conservative Warren W. 1322
Conservative Newstead L. 1303
Liberal Barnes C. 1268 35.9 +10.1
Liberal Wilfred Percival Letch 1228
Liberal Marshall S. 1127
Labour Potter C. Ms. 846 24.0 −5.0
Labour Peters D. Ms. 801
Labour Tait A. 788
Turnout 53.3 +5.1

References

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  1. ^ "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Richmond-upon-Thames Borough Council Elections" (PDF). Richmond-upon-Thames Borough Council. Richmond-upon-Thames Borough Council. Retrieved 20 January 2016.