Local government elections took place in London, and some other parts of the United Kingdom on Thursday 2 May 1974. Ward changes took place which increased the total number of councillors by 4 from 1,863 to 1,867.
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All 1,867 on all 32 London boroughs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 36.3% ( 2.4%)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Results by Borough in 1974. (Red indicates Labour, blue indicates the Conservatives and grey 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 1971.[2]
Results summary
editLabour won a narrow victory in terms of votes, winning 41.9% to the Conservatives' 40.8%, but won a decisive victory in seats, winning 1,090 to the Conservatives' 713.[3]
| Party | Votes won | % votes | Change | Seats | % seats | Change | Councils | Change | |
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| Labour | 782,591 | 41.9 | 1,090 | 58.4 | -131 | 18 | -3 | ||
| Conservative | 761,403 | 40.8 | 713 | 38.2 | +116 | 13 | +3 | ||
| Liberal | 244,725 | 13.1 | 27 | 1.4 | +18 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Others | 78,479 | 4.0 | 37 | 2.0 | +1 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| No overall control | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | ±0 | ||
Council results
editOverall councillor numbers
edit| London local elections 1974 Councillor statistics | |||
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| Party | Seats | Gain/loss | |
| Labour | 1,090 | -131 | |
| Conservative | 713 | +116 | |
| Liberal | 27 | +18 | |
| Others | 37 | +1 | |
References
edit- ^ "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Elections year tables". www.electionscentre.co.uk. The Election Centre, Plymouth University. 19 December 2015.