1974 Haringey London Borough Council election

The 1974 Haringey Council election took place on 2 May 1974 to elect members of Haringey London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]

Background

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Election result

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Ward results

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Alexandra-Bowes

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Alexandra-Bowes (4)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative V. N. Jary* 2,381 49.6 −2.9
Conservative S. R. Gaubert* 2,377 49.5 −2.7
Conservative T. E. Allen 2,374 49.5 −2.2
Conservative E. W. Rayner* 2,334 48.6 −3.2
Labour D. F. W. Billingsley** 1,550 32.3 −13.7
Labour J. F. Hall 1,533 31.9 −13.7
Labour W. Nicholls 1,502 31.3 −13.8
Labour R. A. Penton** 1,448 30.2 −14.8
Liberal A. F. Jowett 798 16.6 N/A
Liberal B. B. Sloam 744 15.5 N/A
Liberal Mrs J. M. Wilson 734 15.3 N/A
Liberal N. G. Thomson 709 14.8 N/A
Turnout 4,799 38.0 −0.5
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

D. F. W. Billingsley was a sitting councillor for Noel Park ward. R. A. Penton was a sitting councillor for Noel Park ward.

Bruce Grove

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Bruce Grove (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. M. Smith* 1,173 61.9 −6.5
Labour Mrs J. M. Smith* 1,147 60.6 −6.7
Labour R. A. R. Young* 1,095 57.8 −8.9
Conservative W. L. Hurley 601 31.7 +2.2
Conservative D. King 586 30.9 +1.5
Conservative D. Beale 577 30.5 +1.2
Turnout 1,894 22.2 −13.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Central Hornsey

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Central Hornsey (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. A. Bullard 1,181 47.5 −9.2
Labour N. A. Cameron* 1,176 47.3 −12.4
Labour B. D. Lipson* 1,105 44.5 −14.5
Conservative J. M. S. Drew 808 32.5 +1.3
Conservative Mrs Y. N. Owen 797 32.1 +1.4
Conservative B. L. Salinger 795 32.0 +2.1
National Front H. C. Lord 302 12.2 +8.6
National Front R. May 274 11.0 N/A
National Front Mrs S. May 257 10.3 N/A
Liberal M. W. Rogers 175 7.0 +1.6
Communist Mrs L. Hickey 85 3.4 N/A
Turnout 2,484 39.2 −6.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Coleraine

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Coleraine (4)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mrs D. Cunningham** 1,988 61.5 −10.5
Labour Mrs E. Garwood 1,912 59.2 −12.0
Labour E. V. Garwood* 1,892 58.6 −14.8
Labour Mrs M. F. Dewar* 1,860 57.6 −14.4
Conservative Miss J. A. Godfrey 775 24.0 +0.2
Conservative W. R. W. Taylor 759 23.5 −0.5
Conservative Miss E. M. Harries 733 22.7 −0.5
Conservative W. E. Band 641 19.8 −2.4
Liberal P. Snelling 479 14.8 N/A
Turnout 3,230 28.2 −11.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Mrs D. Cunningham was a sitting councillor for Seven Sisters ward.

Crouch End

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Crouch End (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B. G. Falk* 1,864 50.4 −1.5
Conservative B. D. Smith* 1,849 50.0 −2.0
Conservative W. A. Blackburne 1,818 49.1 −2.2
Labour R. S. Cotton 1,183 32.0 −9.3
Labour D. H. Stenhouse 1,140 30.8 −10.0
Labour U. M. Thompson** 1,100 29.7 −10.8
Liberal P. W. O’Brien 637 17.2 +10.6
Liberal Mrs C. G. Edwards 542 14.7 +8.4
Liberal H. O. Warschauer 445 12.0 +5.9
Turnout 3,699 44.3 +6.4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

U. M. Thompson was a sitting councillor for South Hornsey ward.

Fortis Green

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Fortis Green (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. Hannington* 1,782 55.1 −6.3
Conservative Mrs P. A. Hodgson 1,762 54.4 −7.4
Conservative G. J. Y. Murphy* 1,712 52.9 −8.0
Labour R. P. Lowe 1,018 31.4 −1.9
Labour R. M. Fisher 1,013 31.3 −0.6
Labour G. M. Rowan-Robinson 933 28.8 −3.0
Liberal W. G. Wood 367 11.3 N/A
Liberal A. J. Emmerson 353 10.9 N/A
Liberal J. M. H. Levene 332 10.3 N/A
Communist Mrs G. M. Jones 169 5.2 −1.2
Turnout 3,237 40.6 +2.2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Green Lanes

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Green Lanes (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. E. Greenacre* 1,015 58.5 −10.0
Labour A. G. Hudson* 984 56.7 −11.5
Labour G. F. Meehan* 960 55.3 −12.5
Conservative K. G. Palos 556 32.0 +1.8
Conservative Mrs I. E. Harrington 532 30.7 +2.1
Conservative L. J. Farthing 511 29.5 +1.1
Turnout 1,735 24.1 −7.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

High Cross

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High Cross (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mrs B. S. Remington* 497 72.4 −2.7
Labour D. C. Rumble* 445 64.9 −8.4
Conservative R. E. Plumb 149 21.7 +1.0
Conservative I. Crowther 143 20.8 +0.9
Turnout 686 21.2 −12.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Highgate

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Highgate (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. P. Rigby* 1,707 54.1 −5.8
Conservative Mrs S. A. S. Whitby* 1,692 53.6 −5.5
Conservative Mrs D. E. Whitmore 1,633 51.7 −7.4
Labour Mrs M. E. Caines 921 29.2 −10.4
Labour Mrs J. M. Goodwin 884 28.0 −10.8
Labour H. M. Stedman 880 27.9 −10.8
Liberal D. W. Maxwell 512 16.2 N/A
Liberal Mrs B. C. Zentner 452 14.3 N/A
Liberal D. J. L. Richardson 443 14.0 N/A
Turnout 3,156 39.0 −0.6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Muswell Hill

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Muswell Hill (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. J. Atkins* 1,755 55.5 −3.6
Conservative Miss A. Harris* 1,738 54.9 −2.2
Conservative Miss C. D. Jackson** 1,710 54.1 −4.7
Labour Mrs G. M. Dain 962 30.4 −5.4
Labour D. R. Lewin 939 29.7 −5.8
Labour M. S. Watson 918 29.0 −5.9
Liberal D. R. Trafford 388 12.3 +5.5
Liberal Mrs A. Duddington 379 12.0 +5.2
Liberal I. Single 347 11.0 +5.3
Turnout 3,163 39.5 −2.2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Miss C. D. Jackson was a sitting councillor for Stroud Green ward.

Noel Park

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Noel Park (4)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. W. J. Young* 1,674 50.3 −15.5
Labour C. P. Nuttall 1,592 47.9 −18.9
Labour Mrs M. E. Warbris 1,580 47.5 −18.6
Labour A. G. Krokou** 1,525 45.8 −17.6
Liberal J. B. Heron 879 26.4 N/A
Liberal J. Summerhill 840 25.2 N/A
Conservative R. G. Hoskins 805 24.2 −6.7
Conservative J. J. Human 790 23.7 −6.5
Conservative P. E. Hitchens 782 23.5 −6.5
Conservative Mrs M. E. Human 754 22.7 −7.8
Turnout 3,327 31.1 −6.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

A. G. Krokou was a sitting councillor for West Green ward.

Park

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Park (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour V. Butler* 1,530 78.7 −2.9
Labour D. Page** 1,301 67.0 −7.6
Labour C. Ware* 1,245 64.1 −11.4
Conservative Miss S. M. Lumb 342 17.6 +4.4
Conservative Mrs J. Allen 339 17.4 +5.6
Conservative Mrs Z. D. Tuck 312 16.1 +3.9
Turnout 1,943 21.4 −13.3
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

D. Page was a sitting councillor for Coleraine ward.

Seven Sisters

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Seven Sisters (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F. A. Knight* 736 79.1 −2.1
Labour L. H. Collis* 709 76.2 −4.2
Labour E. W. Day 681 73.2 −7.8
Conservative Mrs D. Atkins 158 17.0 +1.9
Conservative Mrs L. Braithwaite 139 14.9 +0.3
Conservative Mrs S. S. E. Hannington 126 13.5 −0.4
Turnout 1,630 24.0 −10.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

South Hornsey

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South Hornsey (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. B. Corbyn 1,190 50.6 −7.3
Labour D. H. Billingsley 1,169 49.7 −6.9
Labour F. Neuner* 1,041 44.3 −11.3
Conservative B. C. Greaves 879 37.4 +3.0
Conservative P. R. Haselwood 838 35.6 +1.7
Conservative C. Kavallares 824 35.0 +1.8
Liberal D. A. Arnold 198 8.4 N/A
Communist J. A. Luckett 116 4.9 +0.7
Turnout 2,352 34.3 −4.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

South Tottenham

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South Tottenham (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Independence Party and Residents Association M. P. Coney 1,039 47.8 +24.0
Labour Miss J. L. Chapman 926 42.6 −22.4
Labour A. Weichselbaum* 912 42.0 −22.2
National Independence Party and Residents Association Mrs F. E. Knox 767 35.3 N/A
Conservative G. Alleyn 145 6.7 −8.5
Conservative E. Christoforides 124 5.7 −8.2
Turnout 2,174 37.2 +2.4
National Independence Party and Residents Association gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Stroud Green

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Stroud Green (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B. R. Lewis* 1,388 42.6 −0.4
Conservative J. Lotery* 1,384 42.5 −1.0
Conservative S. G. Parker 1,294 39.7 −4.3
Labour G. Long 1,254 38.5 +1.2
Labour Mrs E. M. Murphy** 1,203 36.9 −0.4
Labour G. England 1,198 36.8 +0.6
Liberal D. C. Racher 463 14.2 +0.2
Liberal Miss G. E. O'Halloran 420 12.9 +0.4
Liberal E. C. Sandy 400 12.3 +0.2
Communist P. Sinclair 206 6.3 +2.5
Turnout 3,257 42.9 +4.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Mrs E. M. Murphy was a sitting councillor for Town Hall ward.

Tottenham Central

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Tottenham Central (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mrs A. D. Rumble* 915 61.4 −8.7
Labour R. Turner* 885 59.4 −9.7
Labour Miss K. A. Patrick 858 57.6 −12.3
Conservative I. H. Bell 266 17.9 −8.2
Conservative Mrs D. R. Bell 251 16.8 −9.0
National Front R. W. Painter 235 15.8 N/A
National Front K. Squire 214 14.4 N/A
Conservative Miss J. M. Backhouse 212 14.2 −11.0
National Front Mrs N. R. M. Kerby 201 13.5 N/A
Turnout 1,490 23.6 −10.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Town Hall

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Town Hall (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. J. Butt 1,115 48.4 −6.6
Labour Mrs L. H. Lipson** 1,046 45.4 −9.4
Labour Mrs S. A. Berkery Smith** 1,026 44.5 −10.1
Conservative K. T. Carr 943 40.9 ±0.0
Conservative J. L. Carrington 871 37.8 −2.7
Conservative P. D. Tuck 864 37.5 −2.6
Liberal D. M. Coombe 323 14.0 N/A
Turnout 2,304 29.0 −11.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Mrs L. H. Lipson was a sitting councillor for South Hornsey ward. Mrs S. A. Berkery Smith was a sitting councillor for South Tottenham ward.

Turnpike

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Turnpike (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. R. O'Sullivan* 775 46.7 −14.6
Labour C. L. Silverstone* 736 44.3 −16.9
Conservative M. J. Harris 686 41.3 +6.9
Conservative T. W. A. Easton 672 40.5 +4.5
Liberal Mrs A. M. O'Brien 144 8.7 N/A
Turnout 1,661 34.0 −4.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

West Green

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West Green (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mrs G. Atkinson* 1,098 60.1 +3.9
Labour D. Clark** 891 48.8 −4.1
Labour S. J. Whittle 871 47.7 −4.0
Conservative Mrs E. M. Donno 768 42.0 −0.1
Conservative A. J. Bell 763 41.8 −0.3
Conservative W. C. Donno 755 41.3 −0.4
Turnout 2,827 29.9 −6.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

D. Clark was a sitting councillor for Tottenham Central ward.

References

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  1. ^ "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
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