| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All 60 councillors in 20 wards, and 10 Aldermen in the London Borough of Croydon 36 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
The 1974 Croydon Council election took place on 2 May 1974 to elect members of Croydon 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]
This section is empty. You can help by
adding to it. (March 2015) |
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 40 | 10 | 66.67 | 52.8 | |||||
Labour | 17 | 10 | 28.33 | 30.5 | |||||
Independent | 3 | 5.00 |
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 80.0 | ||||
Labour | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20.0 | ||||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 3 | 60.0 | |||||||
Labour | 2 | 40.0 | |||||||
Independent | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||
Liberal | 0 | 0.0 |
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 47 | 9 | 67.14 | 52.8 | |||||
Labour | 20 | 9 | 28.57 | 30.5 | |||||
Independent | 3 | 4.29 |
47 | 3 | 20 |
Con | Independent | Labour |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mrs M. M. Walker | 2,177 | |||
Labour | Mrs M. E. Curson | 2,157 | |||
Labour | L. E. Deane | 2,150 | |||
Conservative | D. F. Todd | 2,142 | |||
Conservative | J. A. Arnold | 2,133 | |||
Conservative | J. C. Mann | 2,034 | |||
Liberal | A. S. Morriss | 508 | |||
Liberal | B. Foster | 493 | |||
Liberal | C. C. Anderson | 485 | |||
Majority | 8 | ||||
Turnout | 46.0 | 3.4 | |||
Registered electors | 10,967 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. J. Bowker | 1,842 | |||
Conservative | A. Bourne | 1,800 | |||
Conservative | J. V. Simpson | 1,718 | |||
Labour | Mrs S. E. Lord | 1,524 | |||
Labour | A. Devesar | 1,521 | |||
Labour | J. A. Plinston | 1,419 | |||
Liberal | D. R. Capon | 738 | |||
Liberal | R. V. Greatorex | 711 | |||
Liberal | D. J. Mateer | 650 | |||
Majority | 194 | ||||
Turnout | 38.2 | 2.1 | |||
Registered electors | 11,014 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mrs A. M. Watson | 1,996 | |||
Labour | P. Byrne | 1,939 | |||
Labour | M. Warne | 1,913 | |||
Conservative | L. T. Wiles | 993 | |||
Conservative | P. R. Woolford | 951 | |||
Conservative | J. P. Szadlo | 873 | |||
Liberal | R. W. Stephens | 465 | |||
Majority | 920 | ||||
Turnout | 34.8 | 4.3 | |||
Registered electors | 9,749 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | V. W. H. Bendall | 2,883 | |||
Conservative | R. W. Coatman | 2,875 | |||
Conservative | I. G. McLeod | 2,845 | |||
Labour | F. D. J. Bailey | 874 | |||
Labour | E. L. Hall | 865 | |||
Labour | A. W. Jones | 831 | |||
Liberal | Miss M. K. Allan | 540 | |||
Liberal | A. J. Moss | 511 | |||
Liberal | J. B. Wheaver | 483 | |||
Majority | 1,971 | ||||
Turnout | 38.0 | 2.2 | |||
Registered electors | 11,632 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mrs P. A. M. Little | 2,638 | |||
Conservative | Mrs K. A. Littlechild | 2,582 | |||
Conservative | P. D. Cove | 2,535 | |||
Liberal | H. C. E. Lovejoy | 1,493 | |||
Liberal | T. J. Austin | 1,234 | |||
Liberal | R. G. Stevens | 1,209 | |||
Labour | K. M. Cunnane | 405 | |||
Labour | Miss K. M. Grady | 385 | |||
Labour | B. C. Lawrence | 383 | |||
Residents | S. B. Stray | 135 | |||
Majority | 1,042 | ||||
Turnout | 41.4 | 3.1 | |||
Registered electors | 10,752 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W. H. Simpson | 3,751 | |||
Conservative | D. J. Sutton | 3,658 | |||
Conservative | A. W. Elliott | 3,613 | |||
Labour | E. C. King | 1,130 | |||
Labour | P. R. Norwood | 1,113 | |||
Labour | T. P. Reilly | 1,107 | |||
Liberal | N. H. Perry | 643 | |||
Liberal | Mrs P. J. Meek | 627 | |||
Liberal | L. G. W. Kitchener | 599 | |||
Majority | 2,483 | ||||
Turnout | 43.4 | 8.6 | |||
Registered electors | 12,915 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. J. Page | 3,062 | |||
Labour | T. J. Laffin | 2,720 | |||
Labour | P. J. Walker | 2,626 | |||
Conservative | M. H. Piper | 719 | |||
Conservative | K. W. Williams | 505 | |||
Conservative | T. M. Angell | 483 | |||
Liberal | R. D. George | 435 | |||
Independent | R. E. Gayler | 366 | |||
Majority | 1,907 | ||||
Turnout | 25.6 | 9.7 | |||
Registered electors | 16,110 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. G. Willis | 2,481 | |||
Conservative | C. Johnston | 2,479 | |||
Conservative | K. M. B. Munro | 2,425 | |||
Labour | J. A. E. Beamish-Crooke | 1,623 | |||
Labour | A. J. Simanowitz | 1,559 | |||
Labour | Mrs P. F. L. Knight | 1,556 | |||
Liberal | W. H. Pitt | 1,139 | |||
Liberal | G. W. Croton | 1,087 | |||
Liberal | N. B. Barnes | 1,042 | |||
Majority | 802 | ||||
Turnout | 45.9 | 12.2 | |||
Registered electors | 11,648 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mrs M. E. Campbell | 2,988 | |||
Conservative | Mrs J. M. C. Baker | 2,945 | |||
Conservative | G. A. Smith | 2,874 | |||
Liberal | P. J. Bellamy | 667 | |||
Liberal | D. B. Crampton | 657 | |||
Liberal | A. H. Rolph | 600 | |||
Labour | R. J. Irwin | 534 | |||
Labour | Mrs S. D. M. Poole | 527 | |||
Labour | S. Supiramanian | 478 | |||
Majority | 2,207 | ||||
Turnout | 33.9 | 2.2 | |||
Registered electors | 12,524 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Miss C. M. Aplin | 3,763 | |||
Conservative | S. E. Sexton | 3,735 | |||
Conservative | B. H. Rawling | 3,680 | |||
Liberal | Mrs J. P. Coleman | 1,396 | |||
Liberal | Michael Richard Lane | 1,162 | |||
Liberal | S. J. Paterson | 1,124 | |||
Labour | Miss C. A. Webb | 503 | |||
Labour | G. C. Daisley | 490 | |||
Labour | G. W. Ford | 481 | |||
Majority | 2,284 | ||||
Turnout | 46.0 | 4.2 | |||
Registered electors | 12,129 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | P.W. Rickards | 3,773 | |||
Conservative | K.A. Wells | 3,707 | |||
Conservative | W.N. Peet | 3,659 | |||
Liberal | D. Nunneley | 1,150 | |||
Liberal | Mrs G.E. Westmoreland | 1,105 | |||
Liberal | G.S. Andrews | 1,091 | |||
Labour | W.A. Grimes | 607 | |||
Labour | J.C. Barlow | 603 | |||
Labour | A.J. Woodward | 578 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 43.3 | 2.2 | |||
Registered electors | 12,841 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | P. S. Bowness | 5,044 | |||
Conservative | D. E. Perry | 4,992 | |||
Conservative | Mrs M. M. H. Horden | 4,958 | |||
Liberal | R. A. Lightwing | 1,335 | |||
Labour | L. Campion | 1,318 | |||
Liberal | E. Waller | 1,232 | |||
Labour | Miss E. Stallibrass | 1,216 | |||
Liberal | Miss S. M. Wallis | 1,203 | |||
Majority | 3,623 | ||||
Turnout | 45.4 | 5.7 | |||
Registered electors | 16,824 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mrs B. Saunders | 2,197 | |||
Conservative | P. A. Saunders | 2,180 | |||
Conservative | Miss I. S. Rodda | 2,067 | |||
Labour | Mrs A. M. Simpson | 1,742 | |||
Labour | G. Andrews | 1,716 | |||
Labour | B. E. A. Evans | 1,701 | |||
Liberal | Trevor J. Barker | 475 | |||
Liberal | D. F. Whyte | 431 | |||
Liberal | J. H. Hamilton | 419 | |||
Majority | 325 | ||||
Turnout | 35.5 | 4.6 | |||
Registered electors | 12,849 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Residents | P. T. Chandler | 1,925 | |||
Residents | J. G. Davies | 1,902 | |||
Residents | W. Blackwood | 1,840 | |||
Labour | N. A. Tully | 1,696 | |||
Labour | A. F. Rowe | 1,693 | |||
Labour | J. L. Walker | 1,682 | |||
Communist | Mrs M. I. Lenehan | 139 | |||
Majority | 144 | ||||
Turnout | 36.0 | 1.5 | |||
Registered electors | 10,589 | ||||
Residents gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Residents gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Residents gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. E. Buddle | 3,060 | |||
Conservative | Mrs M. C. V. Parfitt | 2,999 | |||
Conservative | Mrs P. A. Stelling | 2,968 | |||
Labour | Mrs J. A. Blockley | 1,311 | |||
Labour | K. M. Roberts | 1,286 | |||
Labour | J. R. Burns | 1,279 | |||
Liberal | Mrs J. A. Taylor | 733 | |||
Liberal | P. W. Austin | 717 | |||
Liberal | J. Marsh | 700 | |||
Majority | 1,657 | ||||
Turnout | 43.2 | 7.7 | |||
Registered electors | 12,042 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | V. Burgos | 2,366 | |||
Conservative | M. E. Crick | 2,341 | |||
Labour | A. Brett | 2,327 | |||
Conservative | J. J. Nea | 2,317 | |||
Conservative | M. D. Wunn | 2,227 | |||
Labour | B. H. Davies | 2,180 | |||
Liberal | Mrs Z. George | 537 | |||
Majority | 10 | ||||
Turnout | 42.8 | 6.4 | |||
Registered electors | 12,076 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | S. J. Stewart | 1,613 | |||
Conservative | D. R. Loughborough | 1,573 | |||
Conservative | Mrs Y. A. L. Stewart | 1,536 | |||
Labour | D. A. Herriott | 1,464 | |||
Labour | M. P. Rix | 1,439 | |||
Labour | Mrs E. E. Daisley | 1,418 | |||
Liberal | R. M. Greenhalgh | 725 | |||
Liberal | J. A. Pile-Gray | 639 | |||
Liberal | R. G. Rawcliffe | 623 | |||
Majority | 72 | ||||
Turnout | 37.0 | 3.1 | |||
Registered electors | 10,570 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. T. Bishop | 1,557 | |||
Labour | G. E. Mitchell | 1,463 | |||
Labour | S. L. Eaton | 1,457 | |||
Conservative | A. R. Crook | 1,083 | |||
Conservative | G. J. French | 1,028 | |||
Conservative | G. E. Jacques | 1,022 | |||
Liberal | M. O'Connor | 218 | |||
Liberal | J. S. M. Band | 214 | |||
Liberal | Miss L. J. Smith | 214 | |||
Majority | 374 | ||||
Turnout | 30.5 | 0.4 | |||
Registered electors | 9,630 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | S. E. Brassington | 2,867 | |||
Conservative | R. A. Bennett | 2,835 | |||
Conservative | R. D. May | 2,832 | |||
Liberal | Mrs Margaret R. A. Billenness | 1,155 | |||
Liberal | J. Stride | 1,106 | |||
Liberal | J. P. Callen | 1,077 | |||
Labour | M. H. Webb | 307 | |||
Labour | J. M. Dunning | 306 | |||
Labour | D. Denver | 302 | |||
Majority | 1,677 | ||||
Turnout | 38.2 | 5.2 | |||
Registered electors | 11,426 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. A. Hougham | 1,938 | |||
Labour | J. A. Keeling | 1,859 | |||
Labour | A. C. Lord | 1,816 | |||
Conservative | E. W. Howell | 1,474 | |||
Conservative | D. L. Congdon | 1,414 | |||
Conservative | Mrs P. A. Webb | 1,397 | |||
Communist | W. Woodard | 110 | |||
Majority | 342 | ||||
Turnout | 33.1 | 5.9 | |||
Registered electors | 10,807 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |