The 1971 Richmond upon Thames Council election took place on 13 May 1971 to elect members of Richmond upon Thames 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][2]
Background
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Election result
edit| Party | Votes | Seats | |||||
| Conservative Party | 25,381 (43.83%) |  15.41
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36 (66.7%) | 36 / 54
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18
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| Labour Party | 21,501 (37.13%) |  17.07
|
15 (27.8%) | 15 / 54
|
15
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| Liberal Party | 9,199 (15.88%) | 2.20
|
3 (5.6%) | 3 / 54
|
3
| ||
| Residents Association | 980 (1.69%) | 0.47
|
0 (0.0%) | 0 / 54
|
 0
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| Independent | 488 (0.84%) | 0.63
|
0 (0.0%) | 0 / 54
|
0
| ||
| National Front | 232 (0.40%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 54
|
N/A | ||
| Communist Party | 133 (0.23%) | 0.02
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0 (0.0%) | 0 / 54
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0
| ||
| 15 | 3 | 36 |
| Labour | Liberal | Conservative |
Ward results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mason H. | 1717 | 48.3 | −15.3 | |
| Conservative | Otty N. | 1697 | − | ||
| Conservative | Roberts J. Ms. | 1652 | − | ||
| Labour | Ennals E. Ms. | 1395 | 39.2 | +19.7 | |
| Labour | Day R. | 1373 | − | ||
| Labour | Aylett E. | 1307 | − | ||
| Liberal | Paish A. | 444 | 12.5 | −4.3 | |
| Liberal | Rundle W. Ms. | 428 | − | ||
| Liberal | Dons J. Ms. | 395 | − | ||
| Turnout | 45.7 | +1.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Williams J. | 1307 | 48.6 | −10.4 | |
| Conservative | Cooper S. Ms. | 1304 | − | ||
| Conservative | Tate W. | 1298 | − | ||
| Labour | Powell M. | 782 | 29.0 | +8.4 | |
| Labour | Gilbert J. | 775 | − | ||
| Labour | Bennett R. | 756 | − | ||
| Liberal | Child D. | 516 | 19.2 | +2.9 | |
| Liberal | Marlow R. | 513 | − | ||
| Liberal | Morrison A. | 476 | − | ||
| Independent | Lock J. | 87 | 3.2 | +1.0 | |
| Turnout | 42.6 | +3.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Roberts G. | 1401 | 51.4 | −32.4 | |
| Conservative | Grose S. | 1364 | − | ||
| Conservative | Lythe G. | 1345 | − | ||
| Liberal | Parton J. | 924 | 33.9 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Manners A. | 921 | − | ||
| Liberal | Waller J. | 921 | − | ||
| Labour | Renier O. Ms. | 401 | 14.7 | −1.5 | |
| Labour | Seager G. | 387 | − | ||
| Labour | Bogner R. | 383 | − | ||
| Turnout | 46.7 | +11.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Leaney A. | 1386 | 51.6 | −12.2 | |
| Conservative | Smith D. | 1319 | − | ||
| Conservative | Golday-Fox F. | 1290 | − | ||
| Labour | Jones W. | 882 | 32.8 | +14.3 | |
| Labour | Jones H. Ms. | 878 | − | ||
| Labour | Schaler H. Ms. | 814 | − | ||
| Liberal | Jakobi S. Ms. | 417 | 15.5 | −2.2 | |
| Liberal | Jakobi S. | 404 | − | ||
| Liberal | Nunn S. | 378 | − | ||
| Turnout | 39.4 | −0.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bayliss B. | 1909 | 51.8 | +3.1 | |
| Labour | Palmer A. | 1866 | − | ||
| Labour | Stevens R. | 1772 | − | ||
| Conservative | Cuming M. | 1090 | 29.6 | −5.5 | |
| Conservative | Battle T. | 1081 | − | ||
| Conservative | Stansfield Smith A. Ms. | 1072 | − | ||
| Liberal | Williams D. | 683 | 18.5 | +2.3 | |
| Liberal | Trafford P. | 618 | − | ||
| Liberal | Debenham V. | 603 | − | ||
| Turnout | 56.3 | +10.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kenton V. | 2049 | 54.7 | −7.9 | |
| Conservative | Hargreaves J. | 1925 | − | ||
| Conservative | Lewis H. | 1872 | − | ||
| Labour | Robinson W. | 995 | 26.6 | +14.9 | |
| Labour | Holman C. | 940 | − | ||
| Labour | Windsor R. | 842 | − | ||
| Liberal | Reddrop A. | 702 | 18.7 | −7.0 | |
| Liberal | Weisblatt W. | 699 | − | ||
| Liberal | Cavendish-Pell D. | 562 | − | ||
| Turnout | 42.9 | −3.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Connor M. Ms. | 1623 | 45.5 | +26.5 | |
| Labour | Harris D. | 1598 | − | ||
| Labour | Elmes K. | 1571 | − | ||
| Conservative | Champion H. Ms. | 1561 | 43.7 | −17.7 | |
| Conservative | Lockyer P. | 1557 | − | ||
| Conservative | Samuels G. | 1527 | − | ||
| Liberal | Twaits J. | 385 | 10.8 | −8.8 | |
| Liberal | Maryon L. | 355 | − | ||
| Liberal | Starnes A. | 343 | − | ||
| Turnout | 46.5 | +5.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Cooper G. | 1701 | 52.8 | −13.8 | |
| Conservative | Wilkins O. Ms. | 1674 | − | ||
| Conservative | Arbour A. | 1653 | − | ||
| Labour | Heitzmann A. | 1184 | 36.8 | +21.1 | |
| Labour | Packer E. | 1144 | − | ||
| Labour | Tutchell E. Ms. | 1142 | − | ||
| Liberal | Brett M. Ms. | 336 | 10.4 | −7.3 | |
| Liberal | Easthope J. | 307 | − | ||
| Liberal | Stevens K. | 287 | − | ||
| Turnout | 42.9 | −0.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Goldring P. | 1695 | 54.5 | +28.6 | |
| Labour | Day D. Ms. | 1673 | − | ||
| Labour | Peters P. Ms. | 1667 | − | ||
| Conservative | Baker J. | 1416 | 45.5 | −17.8 | |
| Conservative | Woodward A. Ms. | 1410 | − | ||
| Conservative | Stephenson E. | 1385 | − | ||
| Turnout | 47.2 | +3.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Anthony Stanley Richard Rundle | 2409 | 46.0 | +17.8 | |
| Liberal | Blomfield D. | 1876 | − | ||
| Liberal | Dickson R. Ms. | 1806 | − | ||
| Conservative | Nugent J. | 1640 | 31.3 | −2.9 | |
| Conservative | Morland R. | 1586 | − | ||
| Conservative | Hodgson M. Ms. | 1540 | − | ||
| Labour | Campion E. | 1078 | 20.6 | +6.2 | |
| Labour | Gilbert P. | 965 | − | ||
| Labour | Kareh A. | 892 | − | ||
| Communist | Tendler E. Ms. | 114 | 2.2 | − | |
| Turnout | 55.9 | +1.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Masters E. | 2008 | 61.7 | +22.5 | |
| Labour | Hart A. | 1965 | − | ||
| Labour | Mostyn J. Ms. | 1956 | − | ||
| Conservative | Counter F. | 886 | 27.2 | −17.4 | |
| Conservative | Kelly J. | 846 | − | ||
| Conservative | Muteau C. | 822 | − | ||
| Independent | Drane A. | 201 | 6.2 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Lattimer G. | 158 | 4.9 | −6.5 | |
| Liberal | Seekings H. | 139 | − | ||
| Liberal | Collins J. | 137 | − | ||
| Turnout | 50.7 | +7.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Barrow N. | 1564 | 63.9 | −19.1 | |
| Conservative | Wade S. | 1556 | − | ||
| Conservative | Needs G. | 1554 | − | ||
| Labour | Lamb H. | 882 | 36.1 | +19.1 | |
| Labour | Hunt A. Ms. | 869 | − | ||
| Labour | Hunt L. | 865 | − | ||
| Turnout | 35.9 | +1.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ormiston J. | 1078 | 37.5 | −19.9 | |
| Conservative | Foran M. | 1055 | − | ||
| Conservative | Abell H. Ms. | 1039 | − | ||
| Liberal | Nemet M. Ms. | 700 | 24.3 | −4.9 | |
| Liberal | Lewis B. | 624 | − | ||
| Residents | Billingham A. | 565 | 19.6 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Roberts M. Ms. | 551 | − | ||
| Labour | Kidger D. Ms. | 533 | 18.5 | +5.1 | |
| Labour | Martin T. | 517 | − | ||
| Labour | Walker P. Ms. | 497 | − | ||
| Turnout | 38.5 | −1.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tremlett G. | 1172 | 38.9 | −21.8 | |
| Conservative | Spain T. | 1127 | − | ||
| Conservative | Wilton E. | 1076 | − | ||
| Labour | Burns F. | 1043 | 34.6 | +11.3 | |
| Labour | Dunne W. | 1036 | − | ||
| Labour | Langford W. | 1025 | − | ||
| Residents | Dennis K. Ms. | 415 | 13.8 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Cuff S. | 382 | 12.7 | −3.4 | |
| Liberal | Lee F. | 378 | − | ||
| Residents | Pattington E. | 359 | − | ||
| Liberal | Morcom J. | 357 | − | ||
| Turnout | 44.4 | +1.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Woodward J. | 1712 | 54.2 | −14.2 | |
| Conservative | Bligh T. | 1685 | − | ||
| Conservative | Godlonton A. Ms. | 1657 | − | ||
| Labour | Park M. Ms. | 1449 | 45.8 | +27.3 | |
| Labour | Maidment P. | 1438 | − | ||
| Labour | Hodgetts J. Ms. | 1407 | − | ||
| Turnout | 41.1 | −0.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gold M. | 1289 | 45.0 | −9.6 | |
| Conservative | West A. | 1274 | − | ||
| Conservative | Newstead L. | 1236 | − | ||
| Labour | Gilligan K. | 1055 | 36.8 | +21.4 | |
| Labour | Carr-Hill C. | 996 | − | ||
| Labour | Smith G. | 993 | − | ||
| Liberal | Newcombe F. | 319 | 11.1 | −18.9 | |
| Liberal | Counsell J. | 294 | − | ||
| Liberal | Hills I. | 271 | − | ||
| Independent | Leigh F. Ms. | 200 | 7.0 | N/A | |
| Independent | Leigh J. | 195 | − | ||
| Turnout | 41.1 | −5.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Grant J. | 1659 | 58.1 | +24.0 | |
| Labour | Brown J. Ms. | 1612 | − | ||
| Labour | Samuel G. | 1556 | − | ||
| Conservative | Johnson G. | 1197 | 41.9 | −14.5 | |
| Conservative | White I. Ms. | 1145 | − | ||
| Conservative | McKie R. | 1126 | − | ||
| Turnout | 42.8 | +1.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lambeth J. | 1215 | 38.0 | −21.8 | |
| Conservative | Warren W. | 1177 | − | ||
| Conservative | Grimston N. | 1142 | − | ||
| Labour | Potter C. Ms. | 928 | 29.0 | +17.0 | |
| Labour | Gaines M. | 918 | − | ||
| Labour | Taylor V. Ms. | 832 | − | ||
| Liberal | Letch W. | 824 | 25.8 | −2.4 | |
| Liberal | Barnes C. | 819 | − | ||
| Liberal | Marshall S. | 797 | − | ||
| National Front | Russell E. | 232 | 7.3 | N/A | |
| National Front | Denville-Faulkner T. | 224 | − | ||
| National Front | Wakeford T. | 213 | − | ||
| Turnout | 48.2 | +6.0 | |||
References
edit- ^ "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ^ "Richmond-upon-Thames Borough Council Elections" (PDF). Richmond-upon-Thames Borough Council. Retrieved 20 January 2016.