1971 Hammersmith London Borough Council election
Appearance
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The 1971 Hammersmith Council election took place on 13 May 1971 to elect members of Hammersmith London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party gained overall control of the council.[1]
Election result
[edit]The Labour Party won 58 seats - a gain of 52 seats from the previous election, taking control of the council. The Conservative Party won 2 seats (the Avonmore ward) - a loss of 52 seats from their previous result, and lost control of the council.
The Liberal Party stood candidates in three wards, and a single candidate stood for the Communist Party, but none of these won a seat.[1][2]
Ward results
[edit]Addison
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Bamford M. J. Mrs | 1,257 | |||
Labour | O'Neill L. C. | 1,254 | |||
Labour | Stanley L. W. | 1,245 | |||
Conservative | Belsham F. E. J. Mrs | 1,014 | |||
Conservative | Barker H. O. A. | 997 | |||
Conservative | Berend A. P. | 976 | |||
Turnout | % | % | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Avonmore
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Dwyer P. G. | 1,234 | |||
Conservative | Simmerson R. E. | 1,211 | |||
Labour | Dimmick R. S. | 886 | |||
Labour | House M. | 848 | |||
Turnout | % | % | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Broadway
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Simpson G. E. C. | 1,364 | |||
Labour | Clarke M. L. Mrs | 1,358 | |||
Labour | Harris S. Mrs | 1,304 | |||
Liberal | Knott S. H. J. A. | 1,022 | |||
Conservative | Chapman J. C. | 909 | |||
Conservative | Goodden E. S. Mrs | 901 | |||
Conservative | Honeybourne C. T. | 887 | |||
Liberal | Groves R. J. | 670 | |||
Liberal | Abrahams F. Mrs | 662 | |||
Turnout | % | % | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Brook Green
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Hudson M. | 1,372 | |||
Labour | Taylor J. | 1,352 | |||
Labour | Rayner R. W. | 1,348 | |||
Conservative | Tait G. N. | 1,327 | |||
Conservative | Field R. G. | 1,313 | |||
Conservative | Ford T. G. | 1,312 | |||
Turnout | % | % | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Colehill
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Dimmick G. I. Mrs | 1,381 | |||
Labour | Worboys D. K. | 1,353 | |||
Conservative | Skalla L. | 716 | |||
Conservative | Porter M. Mrs | 711 | |||
Turnout | % | % | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
College Park & Old Oak
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Powell A. F. W. | 1,884 | |||
Labour | Fenelon M. Miss | 1,862 | |||
Labour | Ing F. W. | 1,854 | |||
Conservative | Whittaker E. M. Miss | 631 | |||
Conservative | Hutson C. J. Mrs | 608 | |||
Conservative | Bowler R. W. | 601 | |||
Turnout | % | % | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Coningham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Hathaway J. M. Miss | 1,392 | |||
Labour | Bull J. | 1,368 | |||
Labour | Martin A. J. | 1,335 | |||
Conservative | Hammond H. R. | 786 | |||
Conservative | York I. D. Mrs | 710 | |||
Conservative | Hutson E. J. | 709 | |||
Turnout | % | % | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Crabtree
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Banfield D. Mrs | 1,864 | |||
Labour | Evans J. G. | 1,844 | |||
Labour | Little B. Mrs | 1,795 | |||
Conservative | Horne C. F. | 1,707 | |||
Conservative | Ashby D. G. | 1,694 | |||
Conservative | Joseph D. M. L. Mrs | 1,689 | |||
Turnout | % | % | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Gibbs Green
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Norridge A. M. | 1,568 | |||
Labour | Perlin H. H. | 1,529 | |||
Labour | Perlin P. Mrs | 1,487 | |||
Conservative | Patterson G. B. | 1,361 | |||
Conservative | Lengyel P. I. S. | 1,349 | |||
Conservative | Arnold C. E. | 1,345 | |||
Turnout | % | % | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Grove
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Gosling E. R. | 1,793 | |||
Labour | Keppel F. E. | 1,757 | |||
Labour | Morris T. | 1,752 | |||
Conservative | Jones R. A. | 984 | |||
Conservative | Boyce G. A. | 974 | |||
Conservative | Woodfield A. M. Miss | 960 | |||
Turnout | % | % | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Halford
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Green A. | 1,652 | |||
Labour | Hedger S. M. Miss | 1,606 | |||
Labour | McCourt I. | 1,604 | |||
Conservative | Hardman J. | 772 | |||
Conservative | Jarvis M. M. Mrs | 750 | |||
Conservative | Cox W. D. S. | 733 | |||
Liberal | Dowden Gerald Arthur | 155 | |||
Liberal | Stratton C. E. Miss | 126 | |||
Liberal | Hodgkinson B. J. | 122 | |||
Turnout | % | % | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Margravine
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Hill E. L. | 1,824 | |||
Labour | Champion T. H. | 1,810 | |||
Labour | Matthews S. A. | 1,786 | |||
Conservative | List W. | 606 | |||
Conservative | Fitzgerald P. A. Miss | 599 | |||
Conservative | Beckett V. E. Mrs | 587 | |||
Turnout | % | % | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Parsons Green
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Dimmick G. W. | 1,961 | |||
Labour | Duff H. D. | 1,936 | |||
Labour | Hall S. E. Miss | 1,902 | |||
Conservative | Ground R. P. | 1,591 | |||
Conservative | Ackerman J. F. S. | 1,577 | |||
Conservative | Howe K. G. F. B. | 1,542 | |||
Liberal | House W. J. | 168 | |||
Turnout | % | % | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
St Stephen's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Braggins G. Mrs | 1,652 | |||
Labour | Degory P. D. | 1,650 | |||
Labour | Jones L. S. A. | 1,640 | |||
Conservative | Cohen R. Mrs | 559 | |||
Conservative | Stephens E. G. Miss | 529 | |||
Conservative | Wearmouth W. H. | 507 | |||
Turnout | % | % | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Sandford
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ireland J. J. | 2,362 | |||
Labour | Little A. H. | 2,276 | |||
Labour | Raynesford W. R. N. | 2,234 | |||
Conservative | Ibbott E. | 932 | |||
Conservative | Moody T. | 924 | |||
Conservative | O'Brien D. A. | 917 | |||
Turnout | % | % | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Sherbrooke
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Morgan R. G. | 1,671 | |||
Labour | Chapman J. Mrs | 1,637 | |||
Conservative | Tomlinson I. M. Mrs | 439 | |||
Conservative | De Voghelaere S. E. Mrs | 421 | |||
Turnout | % | % | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Starch Green
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Freeman L. W. | 1,529 | |||
Labour | Johnson R. Mrs | 1,493 | |||
Labour | Wicks L. J. | 1,451 | |||
Conservative | Ward D. G. | 1,281 | |||
Conservative | Sexton M. E. Mrs | 1,277 | |||
Conservative | Dessimone V. C. | 1,271 | |||
Turnout | % | % | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Sulivan
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Hall M. A. | 2,307 | |||
Labour | Liardet C. J. Mrs | 2,289 | |||
Labour | Unwin S. W. | 2,273 | |||
Conservative | Wagner C. M. Miss | 1,357 | |||
Conservative | Ground C. Mrs | 1,339 | |||
Conservative | Burland W. J. | 1,320 | |||
Turnout | % | % | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Town
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Gray I. | 1,622 | |||
Labour | Hilliard L. H. | 1,616 | |||
Labour | Boswell J. S. | 1,612 | |||
Conservative | Phillips P. M. | 1,386 | |||
Conservative | Falkiner G. Mrs | 1,380 | |||
Conservative | Vincent J. A. | 1,363 | |||
Turnout | % | % | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
White City
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Murray D. R. P. | 2,049 | |||
Labour | Stead B. J. | 2,024 | |||
Labour | Beresford R. | 2,014 | |||
Conservative | Rolfe P. F. Mrs | 398 | |||
Conservative | Stimpson M. A. | 379 | |||
Conservative | Jankovich V. M. | 370 | |||
Communist | Gould J. | 136 | |||
Turnout | % | % | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Wormholt
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Breeze A. G. | 1,760 | |||
Labour | Donoghue O. | 1,744 | |||
Labour | Ingram M. E. Mrs | 1,730 | |||
Conservative | Rose J. H. Dr | 884 | |||
Conservative | Cohen I. | 883 | |||
Conservative | Tait Z. M. Mrs | 832 | |||
Turnout | % | % | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ^ "London Borough Council Elections 5 May 1994". London Datastore. Greater London Council.