1971 Redbridge London Borough Council election

1971 Redbridge London Borough Council election
← 1968 13 May 1971 1974 →
All 60 Redbridge London Borough Council seats; 31 seats needed for a majority

The 1971 Redbridge Council election took place on 13 May 1971 to elect members of Redbridge London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.^[1]

Background

Results

Ward results

Aldborough

Aldborough (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	J. Smith	1,519
	Conservative	R. Chapman	1,496
	Conservative	E. Watts	1,481
	Labour	M. Roderick	1471
	Conservative	J. Savage	1460
	Labour	K. Axon	1416
	Liberal	J. Hewitt	172
	Liberal	R. Price	172
	Liberal	V. Shuman	158
	Independent	C. Giles	152
Turnout
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Barkingside

Barkingside (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Bridge

Bridge (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Chadwell

Chadwell (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Clayhall

Clayhall (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Clementswood

Clementswood (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Cranbrook

Cranbrook (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Fairlop

Fairlop (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	B. Davies	1,934
	Labour	H. Kober	1,791
	Labour	A. Tapper	1,746
	Conservative	A. Follows	1,323
	Conservative	I. Cameron	1,295
	Conservative	K. Harvey	1,260
	Liberal	J. Graham	298
	Liberal	R. Scott	275
	Liberal	D. Swindell	261
Turnout
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Goodmayes

Goodmayes (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Hainault

Hainault (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	George Davies	3,296
	Labour	Glen Jarman	3,251
	Labour	J. Ryder	3,173
	Conservative	J. Sweeney	722
	Conservative	S. Rose	710
	Conservative	R. Westrip	680
	Liberal	E. Flack	273
	Liberal	D. Lawrence	172
	Liberal	S. Wicks	157
	Communist	T. Ling	75
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Ilford

Ilford (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	P. Connellan	1,734
	Labour	H. Lewis	1,660
	Labour	L. Emons	1,629
	Conservative	M. Clark	840
	Conservative	P. Cottrell	815
	Conservative	D. Perril	782
	Liberal	J. Newland	168
	Liberal	D. Jackson	159
	Liberal	A. Train	152
	National Front	W. Bouverie	121
	Communist	G. Devine	91
Turnout
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Mayfield

Mayfield (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	D. Latham	2,189
	Conservative	Bert Barker	2,174
	Conservative	H. Pearce	2,170
	Conservative	Roland Hill	2,140
	Labour	Charles Burgess	1,630
	Labour	D. Cunningham	1,584
	Labour	C. Pyke	1,529
	Labour	B. Vadher	1,428
	Liberal	N. Davis	296
	Liberal	Bernard Boon	293
	Liberal	W. Spring	276
	Liberal	M. Jaeger-Carlsen	239
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Park

Park (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	J. Smith	1,455
	Conservative	C. Annal	1,440
	Conservative	A. Toms	1,383
	Labour	S. Brooks	1291
	Labour	W. Burgess	1258
	Labour	A. Willson	1249
	Liberal	T. Needham	328
	Liberal	G. McDonough	297
	Liberal	P. Wright	288
	Communist	E. Woddis	99
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Seven Kings

Seven Kings (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Snaresbrook

Snaresbrook (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Wanstead

Wanstead (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Woodford

Woodford (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Fred Mountier	3,413
	Conservative	N. Thurgood	3,406
	Conservative	H. Dedman	3,340
	Conservative	J. Billingham	3,301
	Labour	J. D. Haworth	764
	Labour	J. M. Haworth	735
	Labour	P. Pollard	735
	Labour	S. Madell	675
	Liberal	D. Blackett	472
	Liberal	B. Bray	457
	Liberal	L. Dilloway	375
	Independent	A. Land	214
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

By-elections

The following by-elections took place between the 1971 and 1974 elections:

References

↑ "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

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