1974 Newham London Borough Council election

Election in the Newham Borough Council in 1974May 2021 May 2021 The 1974 Newham London Borough Council election was held on 2 May 1974. The entire Newham London Borough Council was up for election. Turnout was 19.9%. Four of the wards had incumbents that were re-elected unopposed. Election result Newham local election result 1974Rallings Colin Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher Michael Thrasher Local Elections in Britain: A Statistical Digest Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre 1993 PlymouthLondon Borough Council Elections 2 May 1974 https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1974-5-2.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20150226024342/https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1974-5-2.pdf dead 26 February 2015 London Datastore London County Council 6 July 2019London Borough of Newham Election Results 1964-2010 http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Newham-1964-2010.pdf Elections Centre Plymouth University 6 July 2019 Labour Party (UK) 51 2 4 -2 63.5 Conservative Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 9.3 Liberal Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 4.4 Other parties 9 4 2 +2 22.8 |} Background A total of 133 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 24 wards. 9 seats in four wards were elected unopposed. Candidates included a full slate from the Labour Party, while the Liberal and Conservative parties stood 16 and 21 respectively. Other candidates included 22 Residents & Ratepayers, 5 Communists and 6 National Front. Results by ward Beckton Beckton (2) Labour Party (UK) H. A. Taylor 826 91.2 +17.0 Labour Party (UK) D. A. Whitbread 809 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain R. A. Offley 80 8.8 +1.0 19.4 -13.2 5,037 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Bemersyde Bemersyde (2) Labour Party (UK) H. Bauckham 1,164 70.9 +1.1 Labour Party (UK) F. H. Ferrier 1,164 N/A Liberal Party (UK) D. L. Perry 257 15.7 N/A Liberal Party (UK) E. Hollywood 256 N/A National Front (UK) P. Alldis 220 13.4 N/A 25.8 -14.0 6,236 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Canning Town & Grange Canning Town & Grange (2) Labour Party (UK) C. L. Bock 623 75.4 -3.7 Labour Party (UK) D. W. Lee 598 N/A National Front (UK) W. H. Hill 203 24.6 N/A 16.6 -9.1 5,254 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Castle Castle (2) Residents Association A. W. King 813 59.4 +9.5 Residents Association J. D. Smith 637 N/A Labour Party (UK) C. J. Palme 555 40.6 -9.5 Labour Party (UK) A. J. Whincup 552 N/A 25.2 -8.2 6,122 Residents Association Labour Party (UK) Residents Association Central Central (2) Labour Party (UK) S. A. Elson 743 56.4 -0.1 Labour Party (UK) L. E. Higgs 693 N/A Residents Association R. J. Hurlock 503 40.6 -2.9 Residents Association J. E. Major 465 N/A Liberal Party (UK) K. W. Carter 72 5.5 N/A Liberal Party (UK) B. L. Porter 65 N/A 23.0 -6.3 6,024 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Custom House & Silvertown Custom House & Silvertown (3) Labour Party (UK) W. A. Chapman 1,024 73.8 -11.4 Labour Party (UK) J. C. Stockbridge 983 N/A Labour Party (UK) P. J. Stanyer 891 N/A National Front (UK) A. J. Hammond 217 15.6 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain A. A. Proctor 146 10.5 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain E. G. Smith 117 N/A 18.6 -3.9 7,640 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Forest Gate Forest Gate (3) Labour Party (UK) J. J. Haggerty 1,075 60.1 +9.6 Labour Party (UK) M. E. Helps 1,063 N/A Labour Party (UK) S. Hopwood 1,002 N/A Conservative Party (UK) D. A. A. Amess 425 23.8 +7.6 Conservative Party (UK) T. W. Orrin 404 N/A Conservative Party (UK) L. Peluso 381 N/A Liberal Party (UK) A. Hetherington 288 16.1 N/A Liberal Party (UK) V. E. Hetherington 236 N/A Liberal Party (UK) J. H. Linehan 230 N/A 22.6 -8.9 8,203 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Greatfield Greatfield (3) Residents Association F. G. Hammond 1,524 56.2 -3.7 Residents Association H. Castle 1,481 N/A Residents Association L. Hall 1,420 N/A Labour Party (UK) A. J. Beverley 904 33.3 -7.8 Labour Party (UK) J. F. Byrne 871 N/A Labour Party (UK) J. Clements 862 N/A Conservative Party (UK) C. L. Beach 286 10.5 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J. T. Smith 278 N/A Conservative Party (UK) D. P. J. Sutton 264 N/A 31.1 -1.8 9,127 Residents Association Residents Association Residents Association Hudsons Hudsons (3) Labour Party (UK) F. J. Dance 1,121 71.9 -12.0 Labour Party (UK) H. E. Fitzsimons 1,070 N/A Labour Party (UK) W. P. Foley 1,068 N/A National Front (UK) R. A. Flower 439 28.1 N/A 30.4 +2.3 8,594 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Kensington Kensington (2) Residents Association E. A. R. Lonsdale 989 53.5 +7.8 Residents Association D. A. Williams 939 N/A Labour Party (UK) H. W. Pike 861 46.5 +0.6 Labour Party (UK) H. E. L. Ronan 810 N/A 30.4 -1.1 6,300 Residents Association Labour Party (UK) Residents Association Little Ilford Little Ilford (3) Labour Party (UK) W. E. Hurford 900 61.2 +3.7 Labour Party (UK) W. H. Brown 886 N/A Labour Party (UK) G. W. Phillips 793 N/A Residents Association T. Moran 396 26.9 +6.7 Residents Association E. D. M. Lonsdale 387 N/A Residents Association N. J. Biggadike 349 N/A Liberal Party (UK) L. A. Edwards 175 11.9 N/A Liberal Party (UK) M. C. Fuller 159 N/A Liberal Party (UK) A. J. H. Fulton 148 N/A 19.1 -5.9 8,292 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Manor Park Manor Park (3) Labour Party (UK) N. A. Chubb 1,192 57.4 +5.7 Labour Party (UK) M. Schofield 1,154 N/A Labour Party (UK) F. A. J. Bigland 1,151 N/A Conservative Party (UK) C. A. Rugg 616 29.7 -7.2 Conservative Party (UK) R. E. Wotherspoon 598 N/A Conservative Party (UK) T. A. L. Ham 579 N/A Liberal Party (UK) P. R. Campbell 268 12.9 N/A Liberal Party (UK) L. H. Cohen 232 N/A Liberal Party (UK) J. L. Davies 193 N/A 23.8 -4.2 9,423 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) New Town New Town (2) Labour Party (UK) J. G. Warren 0 N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) L. A. Wood 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A 5,558 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Ordnance Ordnance (2) Labour Party (UK) D. J. Brand 741 75.7 -7.8 Labour Party (UK) C. A. Flemwell 617 N/A National Front (UK) J. M. Barnard 150 15.3 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain T. F. Church 88 9.0 N/A 23.8 -2.2 5,625 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Park Park (3) Labour Party (UK) F. Dowling 0 N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) S. H. Smith 0 N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) A. Wolffe 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A 10,371 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Plaistow Plaistow (3) Labour Party (UK) L.G. Fox 1,331 64.8 -3.5 Labour Party (UK) E. Billups 1,258 N/A Labour Party (UK) C. D. Watts 1,177 N/A Residents Association M. L. Finch 723 35.2 +3.5 Residents Association E. I. Torkington 587 N/A Residents Association N. Torkington 546 N/A 22.8 -9.4 9,033 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Plashet Plashet (3) Labour Party (UK) A. F. Wilson 1,560 85.7 -0.1 Labour Party (UK) C. D. Watts 1,523 N/A Labour Party (UK) J. G. Newstead 1,473 N/A Conservative Party (UK) B. J. Hunt 260 14.3 +0.1 Conservative Party (UK) L. A. Howell 251 N/A Conservative Party (UK) R. T. Hunt 250 N/A 22.2 -7.0 8,919 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) St Stephens St Stephens (2) Residents Association S. V. King 838 51.7 +5.1 Residents Association R. J. Smith 793 N/A Labour Party (UK) T. Nolan 782 48.3 -5.1 Labour Party (UK) K. R. Mansell 744 N/A 29.3 -4.0 5,954 Residents Association Labour Party (UK) Residents Association Labour Party (UK) South South (3) Labour Party (UK) E. Daly 1,510 71.5 -9.8 Labour Party (UK) T. Jenkinson 1,425 N/A Labour Party (UK) J. C. Taylor 1,366 N/A Conservative Party (UK) P. McLean 325 15.4 -3.3 Conservative Party (UK) R. F. Williams 307 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J. H. Brewster 277 N/A National Front (UK) A. G. Havard 277 13.1 N/A 20.8 -8.9 10,042 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Stratford Stratford (2) Labour Party (UK) H. W. Doran 0 N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) A. S. Dowley 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A 4,811 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Upton Upton (3) Labour Party (UK) E. S. C. Kebbell 1,186 57.2 -6.1 Labour Party (UK) K. Hasler 1,165 N/A Labour Party (UK) L. A. Williams 1,128 N/A Conservative Party (UK) G. Eldridge 394 19.0 -1.0 Liberal Party (UK) F. P. Penfold 358 17.3 +0.6 Conservative Party (UK) S. J. Bradford 356 N/A Conservative Party (UK) D. H. Brewster 350 N/A Liberal Party (UK) E. L. Andrews 306 N/A Liberal Party (UK) I. Towndrow 291 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain C. O. L. Derick 73 3.5 N/A Socialist Current Organisation M. R. Boukerou 62 3.0 N/A Socialist Current Organisation L. Welsh 52 N/A Socialist Current Organisation R. Rowe 42 N/A 19.7 -13.5 10,603 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Wall End Wall End (3) Labour Party (UK) H. T. Philpott 1,033 53.7 +3.1 Labour Party (UK) J. Wilson 994 N/A Labour Party (UK) M. E. Philpott 970 N/A Residents Association B. A. Lineker 604 31.4 -5.5 Residents Association F. J. Brown 586 N/A Residents Association P. M. Parr 555 N/A Conservative Party (UK) E. S. Freeman 285 14.8 +2.3 Conservative Party (UK) S. Hunt 278 N/A Conservative Party (UK) G. A. K. Rees 256 N/A 22.9 -10.6 8,892 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) West Ham West Ham (2) Labour Party (UK) D. Clarke 0 N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) C. Cole 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A 4,842 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Woodgrange Woodgrange (2)London Borough Council Elections 4 May 1978 https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1978-5-4.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20150402091850/https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1978-5-4.pdf dead 2 April 2015 London Datastore London County Council 13 July 2019 Labour Party (UK) M. G. Pemberton 608 58.3 +14.5 Labour Party (UK) F. E. York 873 N/A Residents Association J. P. Davis 435 41.7 -14.5 Residents Association E. G. Walker 419 N/A 19.9 -6.4 5,543 Labour Party (UK) Residents Association Labour Party (UK) Residents Association By-elections between 1974 and 1978 Manor Park Manor Park by-election, 9 October 1975 Labour Party (UK) Christopher J. Palme 799 35.5 -21.9 Residents Association James W.F. Hucker 758 33.7 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Cyril A. Rugg 574 25.5 -4.2 Liberal Party (UK) Lionel H. Cohen 120 5.3 -7.6 41 1.8 N/A 24.0 -13.8 9,393 Labour Party (UK) Canning Town & Grange Canning Town & Grange by-election, 14 July 1977 Labour Party (UK) Jack A. Hart 787 57.1 -18.3 National Front (United Kingdom) John J. Johnston 260 18.9 -5.7 Conservative Party (UK) Robert F. Williams 160 11.6 N/A Liberal Party (UK) Anthony Hetherington 115 8.3 N/A Residents Association Michael L. Finch 40 2.9 N/A Labour Party (UK) John Clements 17 1.2 N/A 527 38.2 N/A 23.8 +7.2 4,777 Labour Party (UK) Hudsons Hudsons by-election, 14 July 1977 Labour Party (UK) Frederick Jones 1,024 53.9 -18.0 Conservative Party (UK) Edward J. Oakes 438 23.0 N/A National Front (United Kingdom) Robert D. V. Ray 290 15.2 -12.9 Residents Association George V. S. Nottage 103 5.4 N/A Liberal Party (UK) Margaret Bahr 47 2.5 N/A 586 30.9 N/A 23.8 -6.6 8,002 Labour Party (UK) References 1974 Category:1974 London Borough council elections