1971 Lewisham London Borough Council election

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Elections to

councillors
. Labour and the Conservatives each got five aldermen.

Election result

Lewisham Local Election Result 1971[1][2][3]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 61 61.7
  Conservative 9 33.3
  Liberal 0 0.0 2.4

Results by ward

Bellingham

Bellingham (2 Seats)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stanley Hardy 2,768 87.0 +21.0
Labour S Burlison 2,727
Conservative D Debenham 413 13.0 -21.0
Conservative J Sandland 407
Turnout 43.6 +10.8
Registered electors 7,366
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Blackheath & Lewisham Village

Blackheath & Lewisham Village (3 seats)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R Godsiff 2,764 51.1 +27.6
Labour R Stockbridge 2,740
Labour A Watts 2,710
Conservative A Mason 2,062 38.1 -28.5
Conservative G Copland 2,054
Conservative R Wells 1,996
Liberal L Spicer 499 9.2 +2.7
Liberal C Hyde-Smith 476
Liberal D Staley 464
Independent
 B Ward 84 1.6 N/A
Turnout 48.2 +6.4
Registered electors 11,180
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Brockley

Brockley (3 seats)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J Wheeler 2,727 56.7 +25.6
Labour A Theobald 2,675
Labour A Kaye 2,666
Conservative M Snowdon 2,084 31.1 -25.6
Conservative J Bundock 2,040
Conservative M Baker 2,038
Turnout 47.5 +8.8
Registered electors 10,279
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Culverley

Culverley (2 seats)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A Dean 2,286 80.4 +22.4
Conservative A Pinnegar 2,264
Labour P Braithwaite 557 19.6 -7.2
Labour D Eagles 552
Turnout 45.0 +4.4
Registered electors 6,398
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Deptford

Deptford (3 seats)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Lowe 846 54.5 -32.4
Labour A Scutt 801
Labour T Agambar 775
Conservative E Green 505 32.5 +20.3
Conservative D Nicholls 496
Conservative S Hickisson 496
Independent
 M Collins 201 13.0 N/A
Turnout 22.1 +1.9
Registered electors 6,552
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Drake

Drake (3 seats)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W Brydon 1,753 63.3 +23.8
Conservative L Cornford 1,720
Conservative C Cross 1,714
Labour W Barrett 875 31.6 -18.2
Labour A Mayer 850
Labour H BaCon 842
Union Movement A Nicholson 140 5.1 N/A
Turnout 27.6 -0.1
Registered electors 9,915
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Forest Hill

Forest Hill (3 seats)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R Bartlett 2,758 63.4 +20.3
Conservative N Banks 2,756
Conservative C Costello 2,712
Labour R Mooney 1,059 24.3 -19.0
Labour Roger Godsiff 1,024
Labour R White 999
Liberal H Beecher 422 9.7 -2.3
Liberal F Shine 388
Liberal B Small 373
Communist R Bowden 111 2.6 +1.0
Turnout 43.1 +1.1
Registered electors 9,968
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Grinling Gibbons

Grinling Gibbons (3 seats)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C Fordham 835 49.6 -29.4
Labour C Goldthorp 819
Labour W Hall 788
Conservative J Smith 701 41.6 +25.7
Conservative M Lane 663
Conservative D Barker 642
Communist J Tierney 148 8.8 +3.3
Turnout 16.9 -0.3
Registered electors 9,730
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Grove Park

Grove Park (2 seats)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W Holmes 1,288 74.5 -10.6
Labour Frederick Winslade 1,277
Conservative J Heath 440 25.5 +20.7
Conservative E Dickinson 437
Turnout 28.3 -6.7
Registered electors 6,227
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Honor Oak Park

Honor Oak Park (3 seats)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H Eames 2,983 68.7 +13.0
Conservative F Judge 2,952
Conservative H Thompson 2,833
Labour J Dare 1,140 26.3 -14.4
Labour N Thomas 1,139
Labour J Richards 1,121
Communist M Robinson 217 5.0 +1.4
Turnout 39.1 +2.9
Registered electors 10,845
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Ladywell

Ladywell (3 seats)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J Earl 2,307 57.3 +20.0
Conservative D Dear 2,292
Conservative G Protz 2,221
Labour J Haynes 1,344 33.4 -18.1
Labour L Moody 1,287
Labour N Taylor 1,261
Liberal F Jeremiah 305 7.6 ±0.0
Liberal B Steele 280
Liberal I Senior 249
Communist R Toms 68 1.7 -1.8
Turnout 39.7 -0.4
Registered electors 10,081
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Lewisham Park

Lewisham Park (3 seats)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G Chandler 2,086 54.5 +22.6
Conservative P Philpot 2,057
Conservative J Cattini 2,032
Labour R Pepper 1,408 36.8 -14.6
Labour E Richards 1,319
Labour E Walker 1,312
Liberal J Edwards 246 6.4 +8.3
Liberal R Grundon 183
Liberal D Ruel-Bentall 159
Communist T White 85 2.2 +0.1
Turnout 36.5 -4.0
Registered electors 10,276
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Manor Lee

Manor Lee (2 seats)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P Silk 1,853 62.6 +22.5
Conservative K Collins 1,775
Labour A McMurtrie 857 28.9 -20.8
Labour J Damer 850
Liberal R Nathan 251 8.5 -1.7
Liberal M. Cooper 206
Turnout 47.5 +2.3
Registered electors 6,217
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Marlowe

Marlowe (3 seats)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F Keep 830 57.7 -28.3
Labour Ernest Rowing 800
Labour J Warnes 778
Conservative J Noble 608 42.3 +31.5
Conservative A Pinnell 588
Conservative F Chappell 586
Turnout 16.5 +4.9
Registered electors 8,960
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Pepys

Pepys (3 seats)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R McCarron 1,567 58.5 +39.9
Conservative J Latuskie 1,552
Conservative I Caulfield 1,509
Labour C Cole 970 36.2 -30.4
Labour C Cook 949
Labour C Wilkinson 938
Communist V Fineman 143 5.3 N/A
Turnout 28.5 +3.6
Registered electors 9,263
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Rushey Green

Rushey Green (2 seats)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A Pearson 1,037 51.3 +26.2
Conservative T Yard 1,024
Labour A Patterson 758 37.5 -26.5
Labour J Donovan 720
Liberal J Eagle 225 11.1 +0.2
Liberal D Good 217
Turnout 31.5 ±0.0
Registered electors 6,465
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

St Andrew

St Andrew (2 seats)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P Gaywood 2,052 67.6 +27.3
Conservative H Talbot 2,036
Labour P Bellinger 982 32.4 -8.3
Labour A Boon 955
Turnout 49.9 +1.4
Registered electors 6,139
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

St Mildred Lee

St Mildred Lee (2 seats)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D Kerven 2,322 77.6 +19.0
Conservative L Silk 2,310
Labour R Dennis 670 22.4 -8.4
Labour F Smith 667
Turnout 51.0 +9.1
Registered electors 5,915
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

South Lee

South Lee (2 seats)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G Manners 1,871 64.4 +29.6
Conservative S Troy 1,853
Labour N Filtness 1,034 35.6 -19.6
Labour L Barnes 970
Turnout 33.5 +10.0
Registered electors 6,534
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Southend

Southend (3 seats)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Phil Gorin 1,836 53.6 -13.8
Labour D Hurren 1,790
Labour J Hurren 1,754
Conservative A Hawes 1,591 46.4 +29.9
Conservative D Epps 1,587
Conservative J Seabourne 1,567
Turnout 46.1 +11.8
Registered electors 6,332
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Sydenham East

Sydenham East (3 seats)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Bridger 2,517 58.9 +15.1
Conservative E Bridger 2,480
Conservative M Winn 2,438
Labour Alan Pegg 1,262 29.5 -14.9
Labour J Lynch 1,223
Labour R Trevor 1,197
Liberal M Weaver 313 7.3 -1.3
Liberal L Marchant 300
Liberal D Birtchnell 194
Communist I Jerrom 182 4.3 +1.2
Turnout 38.7 +0.9
Registered electors 10,790
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Sydenham West

Sydenham West (3 seats)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J Switzer 2,493 69.1 +22.8
Conservative D New 2,486
Conservative G Daters 2,480
Labour M Goldstein 945 26.2 -14.7
Labour A Kaye 888
Labour A Levene 884
Communist J Kingsford 83 4.7 +1.9
Turnout 36.4 +2.8
Registered electors 9,657
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Whitefoot

Whitefoot (2 seats)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P Sims 1,392 53.7 +33.5
Conservative R Wells 1,371
Labour J Henry 1,115 43.1 -23.6
Labour F Hawes 1,085
Communist T Brewer 171 4.7 +2.6
Turnout 42.0 +4.8
Registered electors 6,162
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

By-elections between 1971 and 1974

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References

  1. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (1993). Local Elections in Britain: A Statistical Digest. Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "London Borough of Lewisham Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
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