1974 Southwark London Borough Council election

none 2 May 1974 1974 Southwark Council election parliamentary no Labour Party (UK) 1971 Southwark London Borough Council election 1971 1978 Southwark London Borough Council election 1978 All council seats Labour Party (UK) 66 2 31,604 65.28% Conservative Party (UK) 4 2 10,586 21.87% Council Control Labour Party (UK) Council Control Labour Party (UK) 9.34% 1.99%April 2022 Elections to Southwark Council were held in May 1974. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 24.2%. This was the last local election to feature aldermen as well as councillors. Labour got all ten aldermen as well as 56 elected councillors. Election result center|frameless|299x299px Southwark local election result 1974Rallings Colin Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher Michael Thrasher Local Elections in Britain: A Statistical Digest Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre 1993 Plymouth Labour Party (UK) 66 0 2 2 65.28 31,604 9.34 Conservative Party (UK) 4 2 0 2 21.87 10,586 1.99 Liberal Party (UK) 0 0 0 0.00 10.10 4,890 New Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 0.00 0.97 472 0.34Independent Ratepayers 0 0 0 0.00 0.90 434 NewNational Front (UK) 0 0 0 0.00 0.61 294 0.4Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0.00 0.28 135 New |} none|thumb|626x626px|Southwark Council voting history Ward results Abbey Abbey (2) Labour Party (UK) J. Dower* 1,455 85.6 0.2 Labour Party (UK) C.J. Coveney* 1,451 85.4 0.6 Conservative Party (UK) C.M. Wilson 118 6.9 4.0 Liberal Party (UK) G.B. Lee 92 5.4 New Liberal Party (UK) T.J. Perrin 86 5.1 New 1,700 26.4 -8.4 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Alleyn Alleyn (2) Labour Party (UK) Mrs A.S. Ward* 1,042 50.3 10.8 Labour Party (UK) E.A. Davies 1,037 50.0 13.3 Liberal Party (UK) C.M. Hall 490 23.6 New Liberal Party (UK) J.F. Hayes 462 22.3 New Conservative Party (UK) D.M. Lang 452 21.8 13.2 Conservative Party (UK) Miss S.E. Norman 449 21.7 12.7 2,073 33.4 -3.2 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Bellenden Bellenden (3) Labour Party (UK) F.E. Lee* 1,381 50.4 9.8 Labour Party (UK) Mrs F.E. Sampson 1,378 50.3 10.2 Labour Party (UK) Mrs J. Lee 1,369 50.0 8.4 Conservative Party (UK) B.C. Leach 756 27.6 7.1 Conservative Party (UK) R.P. Primmer 741 27.1 6.2 Conservative Party (UK) G. Scott 685 25.0 8.3 Liberal Party (UK) Mrs J.C. Haken 498 18.2 New Liberal Party (UK) A.J. Baker 468 17.1 New Communist Party of Great Britain E.L. Hodson 119 4.3 0.4 2,739 29.4 -4.6 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Bricklayers Bricklayers (2) Labour Party (UK) L.A.J. Henley* 934 83.5 21.3 Labour Party (UK) Mrs F. Whitnall* 900 80.5 20.6 Conservative Party (UK) C.C. Hayward 150 13.4 12.6 Conservative Party (UK) F.H. Morgan 144 12.9 13.0 1,118 21.9 -6.2 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Browning Browning (3) Labour Party (UK) J.S. Lees* 1,134 60.2 21.3 Labour Party (UK) P.E. McSorley 1,101 58.5 24.7 Labour Party (UK) Rev J.W. Watson* 1,090 57.9 24.0 Independent Ratepayers L.G. Howe 445 23.6 New Independent Ratepayers T.W. Elliott 434 23.0 New Independent Ratepayers W.C. Burnett 423 22.5 New Conservative Party (UK) D. Walker 231 12.3 0.2 Conservative Party (UK) K. Walmsley 201 10.7 0.3 Liberal Party (UK) Mrs A.L. Pelling 101 5.4 New 1,883 27.8 +0.8 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Brunswick Brunswick (3) Labour Party (UK) Miss A.G. Liddle* 1,421 72.0 10.2 Labour Party (UK) E.W.T. Pruce* 1,394 70.6 12.1 Labour Party (UK) R. Watts* 1,361 68.9 12.8 Liberal Party (UK) D.R. Howard 269 13.6 New Liberal Party (UK) Mrs V.A. Hunt 240 12.2 New Conservative Party (UK) F.N. Richardson 237 12.0 0.1 Liberal Party (UK) M.S. Stokes 232 11.8 New Conservative Party (UK) R.S. Higgins 225 11.4 0.5 1,974 23.4 -4.5 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Burgess Burgess (3) Labour Party (UK) J.H.K. Fowler* 1,388 78.1 5.2 Labour Party (UK) N.B. Parry Jones 1,284 72.2 11.9 Labour Party (UK) A.E. Wright 1,257 70.7 12.0 Conservative Party (UK) G.D. Bailey 189 10.6 0.2 Conservative Party (UK) C.V. Brewster 182 10.2 New Liberal Party (UK) Mrs K.C. Frith 141 7.9 New Liberal Party (UK) P.J.M. Glencross 127 7.1 New Liberal Party (UK) D.F. O'Byrne 108 6.1 New 1,778 20.1 -5.0 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Cathedral Cathedral (3) Labour Party (UK) C.C Gates* 1,139 79.1 6.5 Labour Party (UK) J.J. Lauder 1,116 77.5 2.8 Labour Party (UK) D.D. McCoid* 1,034 71.8 11.2 Conservative Party (UK) A.R. Nuttall 185 12.8 3.9 Independent (politician) P. Chancellor 135 9.4 New 1,440 19.2 ±0.0 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Chaucer Chaucer (3) Labour Party (UK) A.E. Knight* 1,401 75.9 4.1 Labour Party (UK) Mrs M.G. Farrow* 1,367 74.1 5.4 Labour Party (UK) N.H. Tertis* 1,287 69.7 8.0 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs K. Field 319 17.3 0.1 Conservative Party (UK) Miss B.E. North 319 17.3 0.3 Conservative Party (UK) Miss D.N. Parsons 300 16.3 0.9 Communist Party of Great Britain M.J. Chislett 101 5.5 New 1,846 23.5 -6.2 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) College College (2) Conservative Party (UK) B.G.J. Hoskins 1,769 45.9 2.9 Conservative Party (UK) N.J.D. Smith 1,744 45.2 2.2 Labour Party (UK) W.G. Symes* 1,589 41.2 8.7 Labour Party (UK) Mrs E.A. Ackroyd* 1,565 40.6 10.3 Liberal Party (UK) M.B. Cogan 442 11.5 New Liberal Party (UK) Mrs M. Irving 433 11.2 New 3,858 46.8 ±0.0 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Consort Consort (2) Labour Party (UK) W.F. Jones* 761 72.4 14.4 Labour Party (UK) F.J. Francis 756 71.9 11.6 Conservative Party (UK) Miss J. Holland 152 14.5 3.7 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs F.G. Percival 126 12.0 0.2 Liberal Party (UK) Miss P. Beale 97 9.2 New Liberal Party (UK) Mrs D.M. O'Byrne 94 8.9 New 1,051 22.4 -4.6 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Dockyard Dockyard (2) Labour Party (UK) Mrs L.M. Brown* 1,624 82.6 7.3 Labour Party (UK) John H. O'Grady* 1,512 76.9 10.9 Conservative Party (UK) P. Gray 223 11.3 2.8 National Front (UK) D.M. Thompson 100 5.1 New National Front (UK) A.H. Whitmore 80 4.1 New 1.966 25.9 -9.1 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Faraday Faraday (4) Labour Party (UK) F.W. Combes* 2,415 80.4 4.8 Labour Party (UK) W.A. Slater 2,384 79.4 5.1 Labour Party (UK) Mrs A.E. Waller* 2,369 78.9 3.8 Labour Party (UK) Mrs A. McNaught 2,368 78.9 5.2 Conservative Party (UK) J. McKay 287 9.6 0.2 Conservative Party (UK) C.C. Keene 280 9.3 0.1 Liberal Party (UK) R. Barker 216 7.2 New Liberal Party (UK) B.S. Jenkins 214 7.1 New Liberal Party (UK) Mrs V.E. Howard 213 7.1 New Liberal Party (UK) M.C. West 169 5.6 New 3,002 21.0 -5.9 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Friary Friary (3) Labour Party (UK) F.A. Goldwin* 1,480 76.1 10.8 Labour Party (UK) Mrs M.V. Goldwin* 1,443 74.2 14.0 Labour Party (UK) Miss J.M. Somerville 1,387 71.3 15.8 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs G. Cobley 221 11.4 3.5 Conservative Party (UK) E.L. Keetch 207 10.6 1.8 Conservative Party (UK) J.R. Mills 197 10.1 2.7 Liberal Party (UK) W.H. Hartin 155 8.0 New Liberal Party (UK) H.W.F. Moore 127 6.5 New 1,945 21.6 -4.2 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Lyndhurst Lyndhurst (3) Labour Party (UK) W.H. Payne* 2,103 63.3 6.2 Labour Party (UK) D.J. Whiting* 1,947 58.6 8.4 Labour Party (UK) H.C. Potter* 1,848 55.6 13.4 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs P.C. Cooper 787 23.7 4.9 Conservative Party (UK) R. Spilberg 766 23.1 4.2 Conservative Party (UK) I.M. Andrews 763 23.0 5.2 Liberal Party (UK) A.W. Porter 453 13.6 New Liberal Party (UK) Mrs A. Bostock 307 9.2 New Liberal Party (UK) D.M. Phillips 299 9.0 New Communist Party of Great Britain Miss C. Mayow 144 4.3 New 3,321 31.6 -7.6 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Newington Newington (3) Labour Party (UK) Mrs C.M. Clunn* 1,334 63.4 14.7 Labour Party (UK) C.A.G. Halford* 1,312 62.4 17.8 Labour Party (UK) S.W. Cox 1,299 61.7 17.2 Liberal Party (UK) N.J.S. Clemens 477 22.7 New Liberal Party (UK) Mrs G.I. Clemens 438 20.8 New Liberal Party (UK) Mrs D.M.I. Jenkins 416 19.8 New Conservative Party (UK) T.W.H. Eckersley 212 10.1 6.4 Conservative Party (UK) J.A. Villers 190 9.0 6.4 2,104 23.9 -1.8 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Riverside Riverside (2) Labour Party (UK) Mrs A. Stevens* 1,550 77.5 7.1 Labour Party (UK) L.T. Tucker* 1,482 74.1 10.3 Liberal Party (UK) T.J. Taylor 240 12.0 New Conservative Party (UK) A.J. Padmore 234 11.7 1.5 Liberal Party (UK) R.G. Tindall 149 7.4 New 2,001 28.2 -6.5 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Rotherhithe Rotherhithe (2) Labour Party (UK) E.A. Rowe* 1,317 89.3 0.9 Labour Party (UK) H.W.G. Young* 1,196 81.1 4.6 Conservative Party (UK) B.D. Thurnell 128 8.7 0.6 1,475 21.8 -6.7 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Ruskin Ruskin (2) Conservative Party (UK) Mrs H.E. Day* 1,776 52.0 8.8 Conservative Party (UK) R.J. Dunn 1,759 51.5 8.8 Labour Party (UK) R.W. Postlethwaite 972 28.5 10.1 Labour Party (UK) R.W. Eadie 969 28.4 9.7 Liberal Party (UK) J.A. Salisbury-Jones 598 17.5 New Liberal Party (UK) Mrs E. Boumphrey 583 17.1 New 3,413 48.1 +5.7 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Rye Rye (2) Labour Party (UK) C.J. Rouse 1,301 43.2 6.9 Labour Party (UK) Mrs A. Brereton* 1,298 43.1 7.1 Conservative Party (UK) N.R. Robinson 1,148 38.1 10.3 Conservative Party (UK) T.J. Smith 1,133 37.6 9.3 Liberal Party (UK) J.C. Barley 283 9.4 New Liberal Party (UK) P.T. Snasdell 265 8.8 New National Front (UK) R.A.W. Jackson 212 7.0 New National Front (UK) D.B. Webber 196 6.5 New 3,014 40.5 +1.0 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) St Giles St Giles (3) Labour Party (UK) Mrs E.M. Dalton* 1,318 65.8 11.3 Labour Party (UK) L.H. Alden* 1,282 64.0 13.1 Labour Party (UK) R. Wedlake* 1,244 62.1 12.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. Kilbane 328 16.4 0.7 Conservative Party (UK) Miss M. McKeown 328 16.4 4.1 Conservative Party (UK) M.P. Mulligan 317 15.8 2.0 Liberal Party (UK) R.B.G. Thompson 277 13.8 New Liberal Party (UK) J.N. Hunt 268 13.4 New Liberal Party (UK) D. Main 254 12.7 New 2,002 22.3 -1.7 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) The Lane The Lane (3) Labour Party (UK) G.W. Byfield* 1,958 69.5 4.5 Labour Party (UK) F.J. Brean* 1,948 69.1 6.4 Labour Party (UK) P. Cather* 1,905 67.6 5.6 Labour Party (UK) F.T. Rolfe* 1,837 65.2 5.5 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs J.R. Bryant 581 20.6 7.4 Conservative Party (UK) J.W. Kennedy 411 14.6 5.1 Conservative Party (UK) S.H. Smith 383 13.6 5.3 Conservative Party (UK) J.N. Uphill 357 12.7 6.1 Liberal Party (UK) Mrs R.E. Cogan 232 8.2 New Liberal Party (UK) Miss A.P. Lambert 221 7.8 New Liberal Party (UK) Mrs F.N. Kapadia 194 6.9 New Liberal Party (UK) D.A. Teale 194 6.9 New Communist Party of Great Britain I.P. Findlay 108 3.8 New 2,818 23.0 -6.9 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Waverley Waverley (2) Labour Party (UK) H.T. Ball* 1,354 69.2 1.7 Labour Party (UK) M.J. Dalton 1,280 65.4 4.2 Conservative Party (UK) R. Goose 412 21.1 7.1 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs A.M. Wallace 387 19.8 7.0 Liberal Party (UK) Mrs L.M. Hobbs 181 9.3 New Liberal Party (UK) S. Maharasingam 135 6.9 New 1,956 31.7 -5.9 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) By-Elections Cathedral by-election, 24 April 1975May 2020 Labour Party (UK) Stephen J. Kippin 633 69.8 2.0 Conservative Party (UK) Alfred R. Nuttall 136 15.0 2.2 National Front (United Kingdom) Kevin McDonagh 80 8.8 New Liberal Party (UK) Thomas J. Taylor 58 6.4 New 12.7 -6.5 Labour Party (UK) Brunswick by-election, 25 March 1976May 2020 Labour Party (UK) Jeremy Gordon 885 49.1 21.5 Conservative Party (UK) Tobias W. H. Eckersley 446 24.7 12.7 National Party (UK, 1976) Ronald A. Jackson 252 14.0 New Liberal Party (UK) Veronica Hunt 220 12.2 22.6 -0.8 Labour Party (UK) Burgess by-election, 20 January 1977May 2020 Labour Party (UK) Michael Geater 530 37.9 32.8 Conservative Party (UK) Tobias W. H. Eckersley 478 34.2 23.6 National Party (UK, 1976) Ronald A. Jackson 390 27.9 New 16.0 -4.1 Labour Party (UK) Ruskin by-election, 29 September 1977May 2020 Conservative Party (UK) Tobias W. H. Eckersley 1,580 59.1 7.1 Labour Party (UK) Carol Turner 622 23.3 5.2 Liberal Party (UK) Brian K. Seeley 243 9.1 8.4 National Front (United Kingdom) James S. Sneath 228 8.5 New 38.7 -9.4 Conservative Party (UK) References Category:Council elections in the London Borough of Southwark Category:1974 London Borough council elections Category:20th century in the London Borough of Southwark