1974 Hammersmith London Borough Council election

The 1974 Hammersmith Council election took place on 2 May 1974 to elect members of Hammersmith London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.

1974 Hammersmith Council election

2 May 1974
All 60 seats to Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council 31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	41.3% (6.3%)
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Liberal Last election 58 seats, 61.6% 2 seats, 36.5% 0 seats, 1.8% Seats won 48 10 2 Seat change 10 8 2 Popular vote 25,143 15,930 3,125 Percentage 56.0% 35.5% 7.0% Swing 5.6% 1.0% 5.2%
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

Background

Both Labour and the Conservatives fielded a full slate of 60 candidates, as usual.

The Liberal Party ran 19 candidates across seven wards - an increase on the seven candidates across three wards which they ran in 1971.

In an era when candidates could choose their party designation without reference to an officially registered entity - two candidates in the Avonmore ward ran under the 'Powellite Conservative' banner. These were the only candidates across the whole of the London local elections to use this designation.

Whilst 125 people across London stood as Communist Party candidates - there was just one in Hammersmith. Mr J Gould stood again in the White City ward.

Across London 72 people stood under the 'Save London Action Group' banner - but in Hammersmith there was a single such candidate, in the Crabtree ward.

Two independent candidates stood for election - one each in Crabtree ward and St Stephen's ward.

A total of 145 candidates put themselves forward for the 60 seats.

Election result

The Labour Party won 48 seats - a loss of 10 seats from the previous election, but remained firmly in control. The Conservative Party won 10 seats - a gain of 8 seats from their previous result. The Liberal Party won 2 seats - a gain of two from the last election, and the first time that any party other than Labour and the Conservatives won a seat on this council. One of the newly elected Liberal councillors (Simon Knott) previously stood as a candidate at all three elections for the same ward.

Ward results

Addison

Addison (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hammond, Mrs C. J.	999
	Labour	Hanscomb, L.	934
	Labour	Perlin, P. S.	908
	Conservative	Belsham Mrs F. E. J.	832
	Conservative	Fleetwood-Hesketh, Miss E. D.	817
	Conservative	Prior, C. C. L.	795
Turnout				%	%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Avonmore

Avonmore (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Putnam, J. C.	982
	Conservative	Wylie, J.C.	965
	Labour	Whalley, Miss A.	701
	Labour	Hall, M. A.	677
	Liberal	Dyer, Mrs C. M.	233
	Liberal	Davis, B.	204
	Powellite Conservative	Simmerson, R. E. G.	65
	Powellite Conservative	Stokes, M. R.	50
Turnout				%	%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Broadway

Broadway (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Knott, S. H. J. A.	1,370
	Labour	Simpson, G. E. C.	1,054
	Liberal	Stratton, Miss C. E.	997
	Labour	Mason, Mrs A. E.	988
	Labour	Harris, Mrs S. H.	954
	Liberal	Allen, H. V.	925
	Conservative	Bryce-Smith, N.	599
	Conservative	Hogan, Miss G. C.	560
	Conservative	Cohen, I.	550
Turnout				%	%
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing

Brook Green

Brook Green (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Smith, W. C.	1,097
	Conservative	Field, R. G.	1,090
	Conservative	Waterson, N. C.	1,072
	Labour	Stanley, L. W.	773
	Labour	Wicks, Mrs J. A.	726
	Labour	Bamford, Mrs M. J.	720
	Liberal	Chase, S. G.	357
	Liberal	Holt, B.	339
	Liberal	Holt, Mrs M. M.	339
Turnout				%	%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Colehill

Colehill (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	O'Neill, L. C.	940
	Labour	Dimmick, Mrs G. I.	872
	Conservative	Maxwell, P. B.	423
	Conservative	Akerman, J. F. S.	417
	Liberal	George, K.	264
	Liberal	Strickland, Mrs H.	249
Turnout				%	%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

College Park & Old Oak

College Park & Old Oak (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Fenelon, Miss M.	1,756
	Labour	Ing, F. W.	1,756
	Labour	Breeze, A. G.	1,749
	Conservative	Gellately-Smith, Mrs K. E.	285
	Conservative	Patterson, Mrs C. G.	262
	Conservative	Wright, B. L. D.	250
Turnout				%	%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Coningham

Coningham (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bull, J.	914
	Labour	Crawford, Mrs E.	899
	Labour	Martin, A. J.	873
	Conservative	Harris, R. M.	376
	Conservative	Hutson, Mrs C. J.	374
	Conservative	Barnard, Miss M. W.	361
Turnout				%	%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Crabtree

Crabtree (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Banfield, Mrs D. J.	1,340
	Conservative	Howe, K. G. F. B.	1,297
	Labour	Evans, J. G.	1,295
	Labour	Hewitt, J. J. A.	1285
	Conservative	Tickler, G. R. G. C.	1267
	Conservative	Fitzgerald, Miss P. A.	1263
	Save London Action Group	de Maupeou, Mrs V. M.	132
	Independent	Ashworth, M. S.	124
Turnout				%	%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Gibbs Green

Gibbs Green (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Clarke, Mrs M. L.	1,388
	Labour	Kelly, Miss F. D.	1,340
	Labour	Norridge, A. M.	1,308
	Conservative	James, S.	1018
	Conservative	Browne, N. N.	1017
	Conservative	Lengyel, P. I. S.	984
	Liberal	Lyon, C.	311
	Liberal	Cox, Mrs C.	308
	Liberal	Barrington-Ward, Miss C.	250
Turnout				%	%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Grove

Grove (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jackson, Mrs M.	1,286
	Labour	Jacobs, P. S.	1,281
	Labour	Jowett, Mrs D.	1,244
	Conservative	Phillips, P. M.	920
	Conservative	O'Connor, C.	909
	Conservative	Thomas, D. E. G.	878
Turnout				%	%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Halford

Halford (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Green, A.	1,136
	Labour	O'Neill, Mrs S. M.	1,104
	Labour	McCourt, I.	1,103
	Conservative	Jarvis, Mrs M. M.	641
	Conservative	Cox, W. D. S.	629
	Conservative	Osmond, A. J.	612
Turnout				%	%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Margravine

Margravine (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Champion, T. H.	1,317
	Labour	Rayner, R. W.	1,286
	Labour	Soley, C. S.	1,275
	Conservative	Osmond, Mrs C. M.	436
	Conservative	Wooster, Mrs B. E	416
	Conservative	Becker, R. A	411
Turnout				%	%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Parsons Green

Parsons Green (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jackson, A. R.	1,448
	Conservative	Leishman, Mrs B. M.	1,420
	Conservative	Leishman, S. N. B.	1,400
	Labour	Duff, H. D.	1335
	Labour	Hammocks, J.	1287
	Labour	Dimmick, G. W.	1252
Turnout				%	%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

St Stephen's

St Stephen's (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jones, L. S.	936
	Labour	Braggins, Mrs G.	927
	Labour	Degory, P. D.	923
	Liberal	Griffith, Mrs E.	286
	Conservative	Cohen, Mrs R.	265
	Liberal	Turner, M. A.	265
	Liberal	Coombes, Mrs V. E. K.	249
	Conservative	Webb, F. W. Miss	221
	Independent	Sugrue, M. J.	215
	Conservative	Sharif, M.	206
Turnout				%	%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Sandford

Sandford (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ireland, J.	1,744
	Labour	Raynsford, W. R. N.	1,709
	Labour	Finn, M.	1,670
	Conservative	Hayes, F. G.	839
	Conservative	Hammond, S. T.	833
	Conservative	Lapham, R. D.	815
Turnout				%	%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Sherbrooke

Sherbrooke (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chapman, Mrs J.	1,174
	Labour	Gray, I.	1,108
	Conservative	De Chair, H. G. D.	327
	Conservative	Barrow, B. P.	321
Turnout				%	%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Starch Green

Starch Green (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Freeman, L. W.	1,086
	Labour	Johnson, Mrs R. M.	1,069
	Labour	Wicks, L. J.	1,011
	Conservative	Lewis, C. A.	995
	Conservative	Hutson, E. J.	992
	Conservative	Radmore, C. D.	980
	Liberal	Cook, Miss S. C.	304
	Liberal	Quinn, S.	278
	Liberal	Beger-Spayne, Mrs E. C.	258
Turnout				%	%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Sulivan

Sulivan (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Powell, A. F. W.	1,598
	Labour	Godden, Mrs V.	1,577
	Labour	Liardet, Mrs C. J.	1,556
	Conservative	Ibbott, E. C.	1101
	Conservative	Kingham, B.	1101
	Conservative	Colegrave, W. R. B.	1081
Turnout				%	%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Town

Town (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hilliard, L. H.	1,245
	Labour	Unwin, S. W.	1,239
	Conservative	Clarke, Mrs E. L. L.	1,237
	Conservative	Colling, D. J.	1234
	Conservative	Tweedie, D. A. O.	1220
	Labour	Widdowson, R.	1217
Turnout				%	%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

White City

White City (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hathaway, Miss J. M.	1,237
	Labour	Stead, B. J.	1,084
	Labour	Beresford, R.	1,068
	Conservative	Gellately-Smith, R.	238
	Conservative	Lewis, Mrs C. H.	232
	Conservative	Rolfe, Mrs P. F.	217
	Communist	Gould, J.	176
Turnout				%	%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Wormholt

Wormholt (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ingram, A. A.	1,184
	Labour	Donoghue, O.	1,164
	Labour	Ingram, Mrs M. E.	1,153
	Conservative	Barnes, J. M.	574
	Conservative	Darwin, Mrs J. M.	544
	Conservative	Lesniowski, J. J.	534
Turnout				%	%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing