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1974 Havering London Borough Council election

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1974 Havering London Borough Council election
← 1971 2 May 1974 (1974-05-02) 1978 →

All 55 seats to the Havering London Borough Council
28 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
LAB
CON
RES
Party Labour Conservative Residents
Seats won 26 20 9[a]
Seat change Decrease4 Increase7 Decrease3

The 1974 Havering Council election took place on 2 May 1974 to elect members of Havering London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the council went in no overall control.

Electoral arrangements

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The 1974 election was the last to use the twenty wards established with the borough in 1965, with new boundaries in use for the 1978 election. Councillors were elected for a three-year term to end in 1977, but this was extended for a year to end in 1978.[b] Subsequent elections were for a four-year term. It was the last election to be followed by an aldermanic election, with the role of alderman eliminated in 1978.

Polling took place on 2 May 1974.[1]

Results

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General election of councillors

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Seats changed hands in only three wards. In Mawney ward one seat went from Labour to Conservative. The three seats in Harold Wood ward, that were gained by Labour in the 1971 election, went back to the Conservatives. In Upminster ward the three seats held by Independent Ratepayers were gained by the Conservatives. Labour lost their majority on the council which was now in no overall control.[1][2][3]

Aldermanic election

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In addition to the 55 elected councillors, there were nine aldermen on the council. Five aldermen elected in 1971 continued to serve until 1977 and the other four retired before the 1974 election. Four aldermen were elected by the council in 1974 to serve until 1977.

Aldermen elected in 1974, to retire in 1977:[4]

Party Alderman
Conservative Jean Frost
Conservative Norman Kemble
Conservative Sydney Legg
Residents Frank Morley

This was the last election of aldermen with all nine having their term extended by one year to go out of office in 1978.[b] The aldermen on the council divided five Labour, three Conservative and one Residents Association after the 1974 election.

Ward results

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Bedfords

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Bedfords (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Evan Davies 1,441
Conservative C. Kemp 1,351
Liberal T. Hurlstone 764
Liberal G. Jacobs 585
Labour E. Taylor 466
Labour D. Ainsworth 449
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Central

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Central (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Cox 1,255
Labour J. Taylor 1,174
Labour S. Parish 1,117
Conservative W. Whittingham 991
Conservative R. Ramsey 986
Conservative N. Symonds 986
Liberal T. Beaver 480
Liberal E. Bates 417
Liberal G. Donnelly 401
Communist C. Harper 58
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Collier Row

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Collier Row (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Kilbey 1,416
Labour Albert Mills 1,405
Labour A. Capon 1,402
Conservative F. Thompson 1,180
Conservative A. Maskall 1,171
Conservative G. Wright 1,135
Liberal E. Freeman 699
Liberal P. Smith 618
Liberal D. Rogerson 596
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Cranham

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Cranham (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Ratepayers Rowland Knell 2,811
Ind. Ratepayers Jean Mitchell 2,723
Ind. Ratepayers Louisa Sinclair 2,714
Conservative Mary Noyes 1,494
Conservative Peter Gardner 1,445
Conservative John Smith 1,317
Labour Tom Horlock 824
Labour M. Rufus 811
Labour M. Ajustron 706
Turnout
Ind. Ratepayers hold Swing
Ind. Ratepayers hold Swing
Ind. Ratepayers hold Swing

Elm Park

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Elm Park (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Saunders 1,531
Labour J. Hoepelman 1,511
Labour D. Burn 1,497
Conservative J. Arthur 1,060
Conservative K. Barlow 1,044
Conservative T. Robinson 975
Residents C. Cox 827
Residents E. Cunnew 734
Residents G. Ellis 718
Liberal E. Blythe 327
Liberal I. Kendall 316
Liberal S. Golledge 277
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Emerson Park

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Emerson Park (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jack Moultrie 2,774
Conservative William Sibley 2,728
Conservative Dennis Peters 2,718
Labour P. Saunders 667
Labour M. Hoepelman 634
Labour G. Harris 632
Liberal C. Hamilton 403
Ind. Ratepayers J. Whitton-Williams 370
Liberal D. de Sarandy 368
Ind. Ratepayers P. Whitton-Williams 363
Ind. Ratepayers I. Wilkes 357
Liberal D. Kruger 346
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Gidea Park

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Gidea Park (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Johnston 1,661
Conservative A. Smith 1,636
Liberal J. Gibbons 360
Liberal S. Gibbons 330
Labour E. Freeman 315
Labour J. Smith 315
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Gooshays

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Gooshays (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Coffin 1,907
Labour G. Dodge 1,834
Labour Wilf Mills 1,722
Conservative P. Cutcher 560
Conservative C. Mawson 499
Conservative P. Marsden 489
Liberal D. Ingle 253
Liberal M. Ingle 236
Liberal J. Wright 222
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Hacton

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Hacton (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Ratepayers A. Davis 1,724
Ind. Ratepayers N. Miles 1,679
Ind. Ratepayers N. Richards 1,647
Labour E. Rawlins 929
Labour E. Jones 928
Labour H. Hull 911
Conservative K. Humphries 652
Conservative C. Stancombe 626
Conservative A. Plain 609
Liberal G. Burnett 139
Liberal P. Burnett 139
Liberal K. Penfold 126
Turnout
Ind. Ratepayers hold Swing
Ind. Ratepayers hold Swing
Ind. Ratepayers hold Swing

Harold Wood

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Harold Wood (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout
Conservative D. Forster 2,147
Conservative R. Neill 2,130
Conservative P. Marsden 2,093
Labour B. Whitworth 1,519
Labour Geoffrey Otter 1,497
Labour S. Jack 1,434
Liberal D. Hart 574
Liberal J. Alton 559
Liberal P. Hart 543
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Heath Park

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Heath Park (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Gladwin 2,593
Conservative L. Hutton 2,540
Conservative W. Smith 2,471
Liberal K. Brewington 787
Liberal S. Brewington 773
Liberal I. Barwin 722
Labour K. Dutton 695
Labour J. Laws 680
Labour D. Dattner 677
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Heaton

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Heaton (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jocelyn Spindler 1,301
Labour Denis O'Flynn 1,278
Conservative D. Cure 373
Conservative R. Forster 353
Liberal B. Maynard 184
Liberal A. Rabone 152
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Hilldene

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Hilldene (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ron Whitworth 1,558
Labour May Rudlin 1,524
Conservative W. Thompson 341
Conservative R. Brabner 325
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Hylands

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Hylands (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour V. Birnie 1,421
Labour P. Osborne 1,417
Labour A. Prescott 1,415
Conservative Jimmy Greaves 1,387
Conservative Jean Frost 1,327
Conservative F. Roberts 1,262
Independent B. Percy-Davis 964
Liberal B. McCarthy 543
Liberal A. Kendall 490
Liberal J. Hewitt 489
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Mawney

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Mawney (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ruby Latham 1,279
Conservative V. Bush 1,243
Labour L. Mills 1,241
Conservative E. Joslin 1,228
Conservative S. Brabner 1,190
Labour H. Moss 1,183
Liberal P. Burrell 516
Liberal R. Packer 427
Liberal B. Skilton 389
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Oldchurch

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Oldchurch (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Baker 1,389
Labour J. Riley 1,366
Conservative S. Swift 837
Conservative W. Todd 817
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Rainham

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Rainham (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Ratepayers H. Turner 2,185
Ind. Ratepayers D. Poole 2,144
Ind. Ratepayers B. Hammond 2,065
Labour T. Mitchell 1,362
Labour H. Miller 1,343
Labour D. Ramstead 1,271
Conservative A. North 509
Conservative M. Reilly 457
Conservative N. Regnier 455
Liberal D. Thomson 306
Liberal J. Green 293
Liberal S. Garred 290
Turnout
Ind. Ratepayers hold Swing
Ind. Ratepayers hold Swing
Ind. Ratepayers hold Swing

St Andrew's

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St Andrew's (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Biddlecombe 1,487
Conservative Albert James 1,448
Conservative Edward Hoad 1,445
Labour B. Taylor 1,136
Labour W. Russell 1,112
Labour B. Baker 1,096
Residents J. Woollard 1,079
Residents G. Lewis 1,068
Residents H. Stubbles 1,065
Liberal B. Grant 242
Liberal T. Rimmer 231
Liberal T. Wood 219
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

South Hornchurch

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South Hornchurch (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Rivers 1,769
Labour J. Whysall 1,684
Labour S. Clarke 1,677
Ind. Ratepayers L. Long 946
Ind. Ratepayers L. Lowe 929
Ind. Ratepayers J. Oliver 915
Conservative D. Dryborough 767
Conservative D. White 767
Conservative B. Chamberlain 728
Turnout
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Upminster

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Upminster (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bruce Gordon-Picking 2,334
Conservative R. Chamberlain 2,242
Conservative L. Reilly 2,080
Ind. Ratepayers F. Everett 1,906
Ind. Ratepayers R. Manning 1,752
Ind. Ratepayers Frank Morley 1,736
Labour C. Murray 399
Labour J. Scott 333
Labour L. Thompson 321
Turnout
Conservative gain from Ind. Ratepayers Swing
Conservative gain from Ind. Ratepayers Swing
Conservative gain from Ind. Ratepayers Swing

By-elections

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The following by-elections took place between the 1974 and 1978 elections:

Notes

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  1. ^ Includes all candidates elected as (Independent) Residents or Ratepayers
  2. ^ a b Terms were extended by the London Councillors Order 1976.

References

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  1. ^ a b "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  2. ^ "1974 London Borough of Havering local election results". Havering Council. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  3. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Havering Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  4. ^ London Borough of Havering Aldermen 1964-1978. Havering Local Studies Library. September 2024.