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.
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