1974 Barnet London Borough Council election

1974 Barnet London Borough Council election
All 60 seats to Barnet London Borough Council; 31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	39.1%
Council control before election; Conservative;	Council control after election ; Conservative;

The 1974 Barnet Council election took place on 2 May 1974 to elect members of Barnet London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. There were 60 councillors elected in 20 wards, each with 3 councillors, out of which 42 were Conservative, 17 were Labour and one represented the Hadley Ward Residents' Association. There also 10 aldermen, 8 Conservative and 2 Labour.^[1]

Background

Election result

Overall turnout in the election was 39.1%.

Barnet Local Election Result 1974^[2]
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	+/−
Conservative	42	3	4	-1	70.0	48.3	-1.1
Labour	17	3	3	0	28.3	33.1	-4.7
Residents	1	1	0	+1	1.7	1.1	+0.5
Liberal	0	0	0	0	0.0	17.5	+5.9

Ward results

Arkley

Arkley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. P. Moran	1,899
	Conservative	Mrs A. S. M. More	1,849
	Labour	Mrs J. E. Pudney	1,829
	Conservative	A. M. Rawle	1,771
	Labour	T. Scott	1,704
	Labour	L. Cohen	1,588
	Liberal	Mrs D. E. Pannell	799
Turnout				37.3
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Brunswick Park

Brunswick Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Mrs J. M. Cole	2,280
	Conservative	J. S. Payne	2,272
	Conservative	Miss M. Temple	2,175
	Liberal	C. Bone	1,012
	Labour	Miss S. S. Seagroatt	979
	Labour	J. Britz	919
	Labour	L. R. Kealey	905
Turnout				37.2
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Burnt Oak

Burnt Oak
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. S. Champion	2,489
	Labour	C. A. R. Lathrope	2,172
	Labour	R. Robinson	2,115
	Conservative	C. Turbutt	520
	Conservative	B. S. Mawhinney	481
	Conservative	R. M. Schleimer	475
	Liberal	J. F. Hearn	300
	Liberal	Mrs H. D. Munden	187
	Liberal	Mrs S. S. Palmer	161
Turnout				35.8
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Childs Hill

Childs Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mrs R. Wainwright	1,522
	Labour	A. J. D. Popper	1,517
	Conservative	A. Young	1,486
	Conservative	B.A. Jarman	1,478
	Labour	Mrs M. T. Catterson	1,460
	Conservative	V. Lyon	1,459
	Liberal	M. E. Palmer	1,237
	Liberal	I. Heichelheim	1,115
	Liberal	P. L. Smulian	1,064
Turnout				45.0
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Colindale

Colindale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	B. E. McCormack	1,566
	Labour	A. M. Williams	1,482
	Labour	Miss R. A. Thorpe-Tracey	1,466
	Conservative	Mrs G. Tweedy	919
	Conservative	J. M. R. Allen	862
	Conservative	Mrs R. F. Millett	846
	Liberal	Mrs B. C. Davis	361
	Liberal	A. W. Munden	341
	Liberal	Mrs C. T. Stokes	310
Turnout				36.6
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

East Barnet

East Barnet
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Mrs M. L. Slack	2,550
	Conservative	A. Pares	2,540
	Conservative	Mrs I. Storer	2,302
	Labour	W. Seagroatt	1,821
	Labour	Mrs H. Block	1,480
	Labour	V. A. Bonafont	1,395
	Liberal	Mrs P. Gilbert	703
Turnout				42.4
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

East Finchley

East Finchley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. J. O.Connor	1,850
	Labour	M. L. Freeman	1,750
	Labour	M. A. Cohen	1,743
	Conservative	P. A. Chalkley	1,326
	Conservative	M. C. Stern	1,326
	Conservative	Mrs B. I. Langstone	1,304
	Liberal	P. D. Watkins	759
	Liberal	Mrs R. M. Watkins	729
	Liberal	C. B. Purkis	721
Turnout				41.8
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Edgware

Edgware
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. E. Dell	2,040
	Conservative	G. I. Greenhouse	2,010
	Conservative	A. T. W. Smith	1,984
	Labour	Miss H. M. Scott	1,160
	Labour	G. S. West	1,156
	Labour	Mrs C. Gordon	1,142
	Liberal	L. H. Epstein	490
	Liberal	Mrs M. H. Schofield	424
	Liberal	J. G. R. Gair	382
Turnout				33.4
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Finchley

Finchley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	L. Sussman	1,869
	Conservative	M. Golding	1,844
	Conservative	Mrs J. I. Parmer	1,830
	Liberal	N. Brand	811
	Labour	K. Dillon	730
	Labour	Miss G. E. Matthews	714
	Liberal	S. B. Salik	714
	Liberal	P. G. Voller	696
	Labour	S. T. D. Rafique	659
Turnout				32.8
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Friern Barnet

Friern Barnet
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. C. Burton	2,275
	Conservative	F. D. Gibson	2,272
	Conservative	J. C. Tiplady	2,265
	Labour	R. S. Dunn	1,063
	Liberal	S. P. Crossick	1,025
	Labour	J. H. J. Scammell	1,020
	Labour	C. C. Williams	1,007
	Liberal	R. B. H. Pearman	990
	Liberal	R. J. Aron	974
Turnout				42.4
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Garden Suburb

Garden Suburb
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	P. K. Laurance	2,197
	Conservative	R. Blausten	2,126
	Conservative	Mrs P. M. Nevard	2,112
	Liberal	A. D. Cohen	1,515
	Liberal	M. Panting	1,452
	Liberal	Mrs V. F. Silbiger	1,404
	Labour	D. E. De Saxe	851
	Labour	C. J. Albu	804
	Labour	J. M. Deaner	802
Turnout				40.8
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Golders Green

Golders Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Mrs R. A. Freedman	1,645
	Conservative	C. F. Harris	1,576
	Conservative	J. S. Alexander	1,550
	Labour	L. W. J. Cole	1,344
	Labour	P. A. Thomas	1,307
	Labour	C. R. Stevens	1,246
	Liberal	L. Clayton	903
	Liberal	L. T. Edmonds	861
	Liberal	W. Newton	857
Turnout				37.8
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hadley

Hadley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	E. A. E. Asker	2,690
	Residents	A. J. Freake	2,610
	Conservative	Mrs R. W. Middleton	2,596
	Conservative	P. Beevers	2,306
	Liberal	K. D. Sayers	1,100
	Labour	B. C. Barker	1,034
	Labour	Mrs J. I. Harris	967
	Labour	Mrs E. Heinersdorff	817
Turnout				43.3
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Residents gain from Conservative		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

(Hadley Ward Residents' Association)

Hale

Hale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	L. J. Pym	2,330
	Conservative	Mrs M. J. Laskey	2,262
	Conservative	R. E. Haslehurst	2,240
	Labour	Mrs J. Smith	918
	Labour	Mrs G. McClelland	912
	Liberal	F. I. West	872
	Labour	L. Phillips	861
	Liberal	H. I. Lightstone	824
	Liberal	P. L. Miller	824
Turnout				39.7
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hendon

Hendon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. D. Gordon-Lee	2,084
	Conservative	N. E. Hirshfield	2,019
	Conservative	V. S. Hockley	1,965
	Labour	A. M. Magnus	1,369
	Labour	Mrs D. N. Neall	1,332
	Labour	C. H. Jacobs	1,327
	Liberal	Mrs A. S. Godfrey	968
	Liberal	I. D. Scott	932
	Liberal	A. Gilbey	896
Turnout				40.0
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mill Hill

Mill Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Mrs R. M. Levy	2,675
	Conservative	G. G. Fear	2,547
	Conservative	D. L. Dippel	2,506
	Labour	R. Walker	938
	Labour	P. J. Fordham	934
	Labour	P. Fowles	900
	Liberal	R. N. Page	797
	Liberal	A. V. Stokes	796
	Liberal	Mrs D. C. Pattison	788
Turnout				41.5
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Paul’s

St Paul’s
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	P. J. Fitzgibbon	1,898
	Conservative	Mrs E. P. James	1,842
	Conservative	N. J. Sapsted	1,835
	Labour	B. J. O'Sullivan	1,481
	Labour	T. C. Thomas	1,430
	Labour	Mrs B. M. Clements	1,371
	Liberal	L. W. Watkins	870
	Liberal	D. A. Harris	794
	Liberal	A. D. Wayne	791
Turnout				39.6
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Totteridge

Totteridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Mrs B. M. Franklin	2,703
	Conservative	V. H. Usher	2,672
	Conservative	M. J. Hill	2,622
	Liberal	F. J. Roper	807
	Liberal	R. G. Macdonald	764
	Liberal	B. A. Standing	759
	Labour	M. S. Cohen	666
	Labour	G. N. Cooke	666
	Labour	Mrs E. J. Grigg	647
Turnout				38.3
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

West Hendon

West Hendon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	T. J. Sims	1,582
	Labour	D. E. Timms	1,541
	Labour	J. D. Roith	1,540
	Conservative	Mrs J. Cobb	1,304
	Conservative	Mrs J. Partridge	1,304
	Conservative	J. Archard Jones	1,202
	Liberal	L. Jay	567
	Liberal	A. D. Mercer	532
	Liberal	Mrs M. J. Mills	529
Turnout				39.2
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Woodhouse

Woodhouse
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. E. Tomlinson	1,672
	Labour	I. S. Grier	1,624
	Conservative	K. A. Clarke	1,597
	Labour	B. E. Anderson	1,576
	Conservative	Mrs C. J. C. Levinson	1,552
	Conservative	C. W. Wilds	1,524
	Liberal	R. J. Eccles	684
	Liberal	J. T. Smith	677
	Liberal	F. G. Collins	674
Turnout				35.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

By-elections between 1974 and 1978

Brunswick Park

Brunswick Park by-election, 23 January 1975^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Anthony M. Rawle	1,603
	Liberal	David J. Terwey	892
	Labour	Andrew P. Harris	746
Turnout				30.8

Woodhouse

Woodhouse by-election, 28 October 1976^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Philip H. Williams	1,616
	Labour	Geoffrey N. Cooke	942
	National Front	John E. Warner	410
	Liberal	Robert J. Eccles	351
Turnout				26.7

Burnt Oak

Burnt Oak by-election, 14 April 1977^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Frederick J. Collisson	1,633
	Conservative	Brian C. Gordon	816
	National Front	Bernard F. Franklin	517
	Liberal	Hugh J. Ogus	130
Turnout				32.8

East Barnet

East Barnet by-election, 29 September 1977^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Howard J. Peters	1,504
	Labour	Olga G. Deaner	728
	Liberal	Britton T. J. Goudie	390
	National Front	Philip A. Ruddock	204
Turnout				25.3

References

^ "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 1974" (PDF). Intelligence Unit, Greater London Council.
^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). Demographic and Statistical Studies. London Research Centre. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "London Borough Council Elections 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 25 February 2015.

[1] "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 1974" (PDF). Intelligence Unit, Greater London Council.

[2] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). Demographic and Statistical Studies. London Research Centre. Retrieved 22 February 2015.

[London_1978_election-3] "London Borough Council Elections 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 25 February 2015.

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