1974 local election in England
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] Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | 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.