1971_Lambeth_London_Borough_Council_election

1971 Lambeth London Borough Council election

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Elections to Lambeth London Borough Council were held in May 1971. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 35.4%. This election had aldermen as well as councillors. Labour and the Conservatives both got 5 aldermen.

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Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (1993). Local Elections in Britain: A Statistical Digest. Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre.

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"London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Retrieved 25 December 2021.

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	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
Labour	56	48	0	+48	80.0	59.1	133,553
Conservative	14	0	48	-48	20.0	38.8	87,731
Liberal	0	0	0	0	0.0	1.3	2,976
Independent	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.3	745
Communist	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.3	600
National Front	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	303

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	C. Dryland	1,154	17.4%
	Labour	G. F. Carey	1,132	17.1%
	Labour	S. J. Fitchett	1,065	16.1%
	Conservative	R. S. Clinch	1,053	15.9%
	Conservative	Mrs J. M. Hodgson	1,045	15.8%
	Conservative	P. V. J. Whitelaw	989	14.9%
	Communist	Mrs J. M. Skipp	180	2.7%
Turnout			6,618
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	P. W. Lane	2,574	27.2%
	Labour	R. P. Gregory	2,556	27.0%
	Labour	Mrs R. Verden	2,440	25.8%
	Conservative	Miss A. Gains	718	7.6%
	Conservative	R. S. Ratman	628	6.6%
	Conservative	M. A. V. Brocklebank	558	5.9%
Turnout			9,474
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	C. C. Clegg	2,267	17.6%
	Labour	G. H. Smith	2,207	17.1%
	Labour	P. E Biddlecombe	2,158	16.7%
	Conservative	Mrs A. M. Blair	2,071	16.0%
	Conservative	E. Righelato	2,007	15.5%
	Conservative	Miss M. Yuill	1,970	15.3%
	Independent	Mrs M. A. Kelly	235	1.8%
Turnout			12,915
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	I. G. Bing	2,916	21.8%
	Labour	L. Drake	2,906	21.7%
	Labour	A. C. Muller	2,868	21.4%
	Conservative	Mrs M. Mackiewicz	1,588	11.9%
	Conservative	George Young	1,576	11.8%
	Conservative	A. Pfaff	1,544	11.5%
Turnout			13,398
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

1971_Lambeth_London_Borough_Council_election

1971 Lambeth London Borough Council election

Election result

Ward results

Angell

Bishop's

Clapham Park

Clapham Town

Ferndale

Herne Hill

Knight's Hill

Larkhall

Leigham

Oval

Prince's

St Leonard's

Stockwell

Streatham South

Streatham Wells

Thornton

Thurlow Park

Town Hall

Tulse Hill

Vassall

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	L. G. M. Davis	1,574	25.6%
	Labour	D. J. Packer	1,498	24.4%
	Labour	M. Kempadoo	1,468	23.9%
	Conservative	G. R. J. Allnutt	498	8.1%
	Conservative	J. S. Tosh	497	8.1%
	Conservative	R. Wheelhouse	480	7.8%
	Communist	Mrs J. Harman	122	2.0%
Turnout			6,137
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	L. D. Hammond	2,111	18.8%
	Labour	P. A. Butler	2,069	18.5%
	Labour	T. N. Flynn	2,058	18.4%
	Conservative	C. W. Jones	1,662	14.8%
	Conservative	L. D. Kennedy	1,657	14.8%
	Conservative	F. W. Salter	1,648	14.7%
Turnout			11,205
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Ken Livingstone	2,905	19.2%
	Labour	G. D. Manning	2,881	19.1%
	Labour	D. D. Prentice	2,813	18.6%
	Conservative	J. Johnstone	1,967	13.0%
	Conservative	Mrs L. M. Burton	1,937	12.8%
	Conservative	W. G. C. Vinnell	1,922	12.7%
	Liberal	M. F. Drake	236	1.6%
	Liberal	Mrs A. P. Wagman	226	1.5%
	Liberal	T. J. Barker	220	1.5%
Turnout			15,107
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	C. J. Blau	2,549	24.9%
	Labour	Mrs M. V. Kidd	2,481	24.2%
	Labour	Miss E. H. Horstead	2,450	23.9%
	Conservative	R. A. Hickman	836	8.2%
	Conservative	D. A. Powell	815	8.0%
	Conservative	D. M. D. Stephens	800	7.8%
	Communist	S. G. Hope	101	1.0%
	Liberal	W. A. J. Bennett	79	0.8%
	Liberal	D. B. Sandford	73	0.7%
	Liberal	W. Woodward	67	0.7%
Turnout			10,251
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Miss M. V. Bedford	2,533	16.9%
	Labour	B. C. Porter	2,503	16.7%
	Labour	S. L. H. Shah	2,388	15.9%
	Conservative	K. Scott-Simpson	2,377	15.8%
	Conservative	B. J. Perkins	2,376	15.8%
	Conservative	B. A. Udell	2,355	15.7%
	Liberal	G. A. Chattoe	178	1.2%
	Liberal	D. P. Mann	160	1.1%
	Liberal	Mrs M. L. Baker-Caton	154	1.0%
Turnout			15,024
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	E. G. Carr	2,409	25.1%
	Labour	W. J. Juniper	2,405	25.1%
	Labour	T. Sparrow	2,381	24.8%
	Conservative	J. R. Inglis	825	8.6%
	Conservative	Mrs J. Smith	799	8.3%
	Conservative	F. J. Vallis	764	8.0%
Turnout			9,583
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. R. Medway	2,279	22.8%
	Labour	Mrs P. J. Moberly	2,210	22.1%
	Labour	D. S. Speakman	2,198	22.0%
	Conservative	B. E. J. Shiner	961	9.6%
	Conservative	Mrs J. Brittain	919	9.2%
	Conservative	Miss B. L. Wallis	882	8.8%
	Independent	S. N. D. Brown	412	4.1%
	Communist	J. A. Henry	117	1.2%
Turnout			9,978
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Miss H. Jellie	2,563	22.4%
	Conservative	R. Turtill	2,517	22.0%
	Conservative	V. Bogazzi	2,515	22.0%
	Labour	M. Justice	1,316	11.5%
	Labour	D. F. Easto	1,298	11.4%
	Labour	N. D. Patel	1,215	10.6%
Turnout			11,424
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	S. H. Gurney	3,494	27.0%
	Labour	W. A. Hall	3,485	26.9%
	Labour	W. A. Johnson	3,401	26.3%
	Conservative	Mrs S. L. Arnold	894	6.9%
	Conservative	A. A. Shakespear	842	6.5%
	Conservative	Miss M. G. Tyler	824	6.4%
Turnout			12,940
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	P. C. H. Cary	2,105	17.6%
	Conservative	I. L. Aarons	2,082	17.4%
	Conservative	H. V. Chamarette	2,064	17.3%
	Labour	D. E. Beeke	1,574	13.2%
	Labour	E. W. Tarver	1,557	13.0%
	Labour	Mrs M. T. I. Martin	1,554	13.0%
	Liberal	D. E. Delaney	356	3.0%
	Liberal	Mrs E. M. Kininmonth	334	1.9%
	Liberal	Mrs G. F. Wright	328	1.8%
Turnout			11,954
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	H. D. B. Chambers	2,205	19.7%
	Conservative	R. E. G. Greenwood	2,176	19.4%
	Conservative	S. A. Davey	2,167	19.4%
	Labour	G. F. Culbard	1,551	13.9%
	Labour	V. S. Mathews	1,551	13.9%
	Labour	D. J. Dahl	1,541	13.8%
Turnout			11,191
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. W. Wendon	2,205	15.3%
	Labour	W. P. Weston	2,176	15.1%
	Labour	H. A. Bavin	2,167	15.1%
	Conservative	A. E. S. Meyer	2,065	14.4%
	Conservative	John Major	2,061	14.3%
	Conservative	J. S. Steele	2,055	14.3%
	Liberal	J. P. Taylor	205	1.4%
	Liberal	A. G. Blackmore	182	1.3%
	Liberal	Mrs M. A. Granger	178	1.2%
	Communist	Mrs J. E. Styles	80	0.6%
Turnout			14,376
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mrs I. D. Brown	3,213	19.9%
	Labour	M. B. Hopkins	3,163	19.6%
	Labour	M. D. Petrou	3,111	19.3%
	Conservative	J. F. E. Cartwright	2,136	13.2%
	Conservative	D. J. Cutmore	2,107	13.1%
	Conservative	D. F. How	2,103	13.0%
	National Front	C. G. G. Knight	117	0.7%
	National Front	P. McMenemie	94	0.6%
	National Front	P. J. L. Addis	92	0.6%
Turnout			16,136
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. M. Noble	2,224	20.8%
	Labour	F. S. G. Rigger	2,218	20.8%
	Labour	W. Seeley	2,188	20.5%
	Conservative	M. J. Lingwood	1,345	12.6%
	Conservative	Mrs M. Becker	1,308	12.2%
	Conservative	D. G. Llewellyn	1,305	12.2%
	Independent	Bill Boaks	98	0.9%
Turnout			10,686
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. A. N. Jones	2,355	22.7%
	Labour	Mrs F. Walker	2,298	22.1%
	Labour	K. L. Enwright	2,289	22.0%
	Conservative	A. S. Beadle	1,109	10.7%
	Conservative	A. C. Ballantine	1,090	10.5%
	Conservative	N. F. Epps	1,080	10.4%
	Communist	F. J. Williams	173	1.7%
Turnout			10,394
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mrs I. C. England	2,055	24.8%
	Labour	N. W. Mudie	1,989	24.0%
	Labour	F. W. Quenault	1,959	23.6%
	Conservative	Miss B. Manley	791	9.5%
	Conservative	R. G. Silver	751	9.1%
	Conservative	Mrs J. M. Boyle	747	9.0%
Turnout			8,292
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative