Hammersmith London Borough Council election, 1971

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

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. No other party won any seats^[2]^[3].

Ward results

Addison

Addison (3)
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Bamford M. J. Mrs	1257
Labour	O'Neill L. C.	1254
Labour	Stanley L. W.	1245
Conservative	Belsham F. E. J. Mrs	1014
Conservative	Barker H. O. A.	997
Conservative	Berend A. P.	976

Avonmore

Avonmore (2)
	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	Dwyer P. G.	1234
Conservative	Simmerson R. E.	1211
Labour	Dimmick R. S.	886
Labour	House M.	848

Broadway

Broadway (3)
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Simpson G. E. C.	1364
Labour	Clarke M. L. Mrs	1358
Labour	Harris S. Mrs	1304
Liberal	Knott S. H. J. A.	1022
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

Brook Green

Brook Green (3)
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Hudson M.	1372
Labour	Taylor J.	1352
Labour	Rayner R. W.	1348
Conservative	Tait G. N.	1327
Conservative	Field R. G.	1313
Conservative	Ford T. G.	1312

Colehill

Colehill (2)
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Dimmick G. I. Mrs	1381
Labour	Worboys D. K.	1353
Conservative	Skalla L.	716
Conservative	Porter M. Mrs	711

College Park & Old Oak

College Park & Old Oak (3)
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Powell A. F. W.	1884
Labour	Fenelon M. Miss	1862
Labour	Ing F. W.	1854
Conservative	Whittaker E. M. Miss	631
Conservative	Hutson C. J. Mrs	608
Conservative	Bowler R. W.	601

Coningham

Coningham (3)
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Hathaway J. M. Miss	1392
Labour	Bull J.	1368
Labour	Martin A. J.	1335
Conservative	Hammond H. R.	786
Conservative	York I. D. Mrs	710
Conservative	Hutson E. J.	709

Crabtree

Crabtree (3)
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Banfield D. Mrs	1864
Labour	Evans J. G.	1844
Labour	Little B. Mrs	1795
Conservative	Horne C. F.	1707
Conservative	Ashby D. G.	1694
Conservative	Joseph D. M. L. Mrs	1689

Gibbs Green

Gibbs Green (3)
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Norridge A. M.	1568
Labour	Perlin H. H.	1529
Labour	Perlin P. Mrs	1487
Conservative	Patterson G. B.	1361
Conservative	Lengyel P. I. S.	1349
Conservative	Arnold C. E.	1345

Grove

Grove (3)
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Gosling E. R.	1793
Labour	Keppel F. E.	1757
Labour	Morris T.	1752
Conservative	Jones R. A.	984
Conservative	Boyce G. A.	974
Conservative	Woodfield A. M. Miss	960

Halford

Halford (3)
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Green A.	1652
Labour	Hedger S. M. Miss	1606
Labour	McCourt I.	1604
Conservative	Hardman J.	772
Conservative	Jarvis M. M. Mrs	750
Conservative	Cox W. D. S.	733
Liberal	Dowden G. A.	155
Liberal	Stratton C. E. Miss	126
Liberal	Hodgkinson B. J.	122

Margravine

Margravine (3)
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Hill E. L.	1824
Labour	Champion T. H.	1810
Labour	Matthews S. A.	1786
Conservative	List W.	606
Conservative	Fitzgerald P. A. Miss	599
Conservative	Beckett V. E. Mrs	587

Parsons Green

Parsons Green (3)
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Dimmick G. W.	1961
Labour	Duff H. D.	1936
Labour	Hall S. E. Miss	1902
Conservative	Ground R. P.	1591
Conservative	Ackerman J. F. S.	1577
Conservative	Howe K. G. F. B.	1542
Liberal	House W. J.	168

St Stephen's

St Stephen's (3)
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Braggins G. Mrs	1652
Labour	Degory P. D.	1650
Labour	Jones L. S. A.	1640
Conservative	Cohen R. Mrs	559
Conservative	Stephens E. G. Miss	529
Conservative	Wearmouth W. H.	507

Sandford

Sandford (3)
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Ireland J. J.	2362
Labour	Little A. H.	2276
Labour	Raynesford W. R. N.	2234
Conservative	Ibbott E.	932
Conservative	Moody T.	924
Conservative	O'Brien D. A.	917

Sherbrooke

Sherbrooke (2)
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Morgan R. G.	1671
Labour	Chapman J. Mrs	1637
Conservative	Tomlinson I. M. Mrs	439
Conservative	De Voghelaere S. E. Mrs	421

Starch Green

Starch Green (3)
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Freeman L. W.	1529
Labour	Johnson R. Mrs	1493
Labour	Wicks L. J.	1451
Conservative	Ward D. G.	1281
Conservative	Sexton M. E. Mrs	1277
Conservative	Dessimone V. C.	1271

Sulivan

Sulivan (3)
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Hall M. A.	2307
Labour	Liardet C. J. Mrs	2289
Labour	Unwin S. W.	2273
Conservative	Wagner C. M. Miss	1357
Conservative	Ground C. Mrs	1339
Conservative	Burland W. J.	1320

Town

Town (3)
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Gray I.	1622
Labour	Hilliard L. H.	1616
Labour	Boswell J. S.	1612
Conservative	Phillips P. M.	1386
Conservative	Falkiner G. Mrs	1380
Conservative	Vincent J. A.	1363

White City

White City (3)
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Murray D. R. P.	2049
Labour	Stead B. J.	2024
Labour	Beresford R.	2014
Conservative	Rolfe P. F. Mrs	398
Conservative	Stimpson M. A.	379
Conservative	Jankovich V. M.	370
Communist	Gould J.	136

Wormholt

Wormholt (3)
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Breeze A. G.	1760
Labour	Donoghue O.	1744
Labour	Ingram M. E. Mrs	1730
Conservative	Rose J. H. Dr	884
Conservative	Cohen I.	883
Conservative	Tait Z. M. Mrs	832

References

↑ "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
↑ https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1994-5-5.pdf
↑ https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1971-5-13.pdf

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