Local government elections took place in London, and some other parts of the United Kingdom on Thursday 13 May 1971.
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All 1,863 on all 32 London boroughs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 38.7% ( 2.9%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Results by Borough in 1971. (Red indicates Labour, blue indicates the Conservatives and black indicates No Overall Control) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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All London borough council seats were up for election. The previous Borough elections in London were in 1968.[1]
Results summary
edit| Party | Councillors | Change | Councils | Change | |
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| Labour | 1,221 | +871 | 21 | +18 | |
| Conservative | 597 | -841 | 10 | -18 | |
| Liberal | 9 | -1 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Others | 36 | -29 | 0 | ±0 | |
| No overall control | n/a | n/a | 1 | ±0 | |
- Turnout: 2,105,571 voters cast ballots, a turnout of 38.7% (+2.9%).[2]
Council results
editOverall councillor numbers
edit| London local elections 1971 Councillor statistics | |||
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| Party | Seats | Gain/loss | |
| Labour | 1,221 | +871 | |
| Conservative | 597 | -841 | |
| Liberal | 9 | -1 | |
| Others | 36 | -29 | |
References
edit- ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). Demographic and Statistical Studies. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council.