1971 Barnet London Borough Council election

1971 local election in England

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13 May 1971

1974 →

All 60 seats to Barnet London Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority

Turnout

36.8

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	Conservative	Labour	Liberal
Seats before	56	3	1
Seats won	43	17	0
Seat change	13	14	1
Percentage	49.4%	37.8%	11.6%
Swing	13.1%	20.8%	8.7%

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

The 1971 Barnet Council election took place on 13 May 1971 to elect members of Barnet London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. There were 43 Conservative councillors and 17 Labour, and also 5 aldermen, all Conservative.

Election result

Overall turnout in the election was 36.8%.

Barnet Local Election Result 1971
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	+/−
Conservative	43	0	13	-13	71.7	49.4	-13.1
Labour	17	14	0	+14	28.3	37.8	+20.8
Liberal	0	0	1	-1	0.0	11.6	-8.7

Ward results

Arkley

Arkley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mrs J. E. Pudney	2,117
	Labour	J. C. Stevenson	2,108
	Labour	Mrs L. Levy	1,938
	Conservative	R. R. Stevenson	1,860
	Conservative	P. G. H. Woodruff	1,718
	Conservative	Mrs A. E. Brum	1,714
	Independent Ratepayer	C. Macdonald	1,254
Turnout				41.4
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Brunswick Park

Brunswick Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. S. Payne	2,379
	Conservative	A. C. Seaton	2,363
	Conservative	Miss M. Temple	2,320
	Labour	Miss E. M. Gregg	1,098
	Labour	J. Britz	1,067
	Labour	Mrs F. E. Stone	1,037
	Liberal	K. J. Fowler	622
	Liberal	Miss G. M. Oliver	577
	Liberal	S. W. F. Stockwell	570
Turnout				37.2
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Burnt Oak

Burnt Oak
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. S. Champion	3,468
	Labour	R. Robinson	3,327
	Labour	C. A. R. Lathrope	3,297
	Conservative	C. Turbutt	471
	Conservative	F. P. Bignell	459
	Conservative	A. D. C. Allan	444
Turnout				39.9
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Childs Hill

Childs Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	K. W. Hughes	1,680
	Labour	S. Pollard	1,655
	Conservative	B. A. Jarman	1,644
	Labour	B. K. Sanderson	1,611
	Conservative	V. Lyon	1,605
	Labour	D. H. T. Hammonds	1,567
	Liberal	M. E. Palmer	770
	Liberal	Mrs J. Strong	663
	Liberal	P. L. Smulian	661
Turnout				34.5
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Colindale

Colindale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	B. E. McCormack	2,036
	Labour	Miss R. A. Thorpe-Tracey	1,810
	Labour	A. M. Williams	1,776
	Conservative	Mrs S. P. Capper	1,123
	Conservative	C. W. Langley	1,054
	Conservative	J. P. Tanner	1,037
	Liberal	J. F. Hearn	241
	Liberal	Mrs G. E. Richards	209
	Liberal	Mrs C. T. Stokes	208
Turnout				45.2
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

East Barnet

East Barnet
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. Seagroatt	2,561
	Conservative	A. Pares	2,560
	Conservative	Mrs M. L. Slack	2,543
	Conservative	J. E. Park	2,537
	Labour	L. R. Kealey	2,304
	Labour	Mrs H. J. Block	2,284
Turnout				44.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

East Finchley

East Finchley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. L. Freeman	2,414
	Labour	M. S. Hefferman	2,231
	Labour	M. J. O'Connor	2,219
	Conservative	T. J. Carter	1,664
	Conservative	Mrs T. Z. Barnes	1,552
	Conservative	C. W. Wilds	1,549
	Liberal	D. M. Cohen	279
	Liberal	M. B. Davis	269
	Liberal	B. F. Khan-Panni	214
Turnout				37.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing

Edgware

Edgware
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. D. Apthrop	2,259
	Conservative	D. D. Dell	2,235
	Conservative	A. T. W. Smith	2,193
	Labour	L. Marks	1,549
	Labour	Miss V. E. Morris	1,508
	Labour	Mrs C. Gordon	1,491
	Liberal	S. Lawson	359
	Liberal	F. Alberg	351
	Liberal	S. L. Shipton	315
Turnout				35.0
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Finchley

Finchley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Mrs E. R. Gibson	2,032
	Conservative	L. Susman	2,019
	Conservative	M. Golding	2,010
	Labour	J. M. Deaner	954
	Labour	Mrs H. Pennington	933
	Labour	R. H. Burbury	930
	Liberal	S. B. Salik	459
	Liberal	Mrs M. A. Harris	435
	Liberal	Mrs V. F. Silbiger	421
Turnout				29.0
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Friern Barnet

Friern Barnet
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Mrs E. Constable	2,424
	Conservative	J. C. Tiplady	2,357
	Conservative	W. L. Pearson	2,348
	Labour	T. C. Pugh	904
	Labour	M. B. De Vane	838
	Labour	R. K. Malvanker	807
	Liberal	Mrs G. A. R. Morris	592
	Liberal	S. C. Winter	572
	Liberal	R. J. Aron	549
Turnout				34.0
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Garden Suburb

Garden Suburb
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. J. Fischer	2,410
	Conservative	P. K. Laurance	2,366
	Conservative	Mrs P. M. Nevard	2,344
	Liberal	Q. J. Iwi	1,197
	Liberal	L. S. Brass	1,126
	Liberal	M. J. Panting	1,062
	Labour	D. E. De Saxe	891
	Labour	C. Albu	870
	Labour	R. Warner	798
Turnout				36.5
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Golders Green

Golders Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Mrs R. A. Freedman	1,688
	Conservative	C. F. Harris	1,642
	Conservative	J. S. Alexander	1,588
	Labour	L. W. Cole	1,544
	Labour	F. Deutsch	1,500
	Labour	mRS B. Scharf	1,446
	Liberal	Mrs P. Fiander	662
	Liberal	W. Newton	648
	Liberal	V. J. Rosoux	594
	Communist	J. W. Pinder	114
Turnout				32.1
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hadley

Hadley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	E. A. E. Asker	2,937
	Conservative	Mrs R. W. Middleton	2,704
	Conservative	Mrs M. M. Symons	2,554
	Local Independent	A. J. Freake	1,585
	Labour	D. C. Candler	1,063
	Labour	R. H. Potter	1,051
	Labour	C. J. Grammer	1,018
	Liberal	Mrs M. G. Snow	755
	Liberal	B. A. Standing	624
	Liberal	K. D. Sayers	559
Turnout				39.3
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hale

Hale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	L. J. Pym	2,352
	Conservative	A. G. Risdon	2,327
	Conservative	M. Foux	2,268
	Labour	M. S. Cohen	1,374
	Labour	G. McClelland	1,358
	Labour	Mrs V. A. Bethell	1,341
	Liberal	B. A. Simmons	696
	Liberal	Mrs D. C. Pattison	695
	Liberal	F. I. West	660
Turnout				39.5
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hendon

Hendon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. D. Gordon-Lee	2,553
	Conservative	N. E. Hirshfield	2,318
	Conservative	V. S. Hockley	2,249
	Labour	L. Dinnie	1,532
	Labour	Mrs M. Lewis	1,524
	Labour	D. Ramage	1,446
	Liberal	D. T. Baron	1,103
	Liberal	Mrs A. S. Godfrey	984
	Liberal	A. B. L. Gower	902
Turnout				38.9
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mill Hill

Mill Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	A. P. Fletcher	2,783
	Conservative	Mrs C. M. Thubrun	2,735
	Conservative	A. Musgrave-Scott	2,689
	Labour	J. H. Husband	1,549
	Labour	W. C. Russell	1,444
	Labour	C. R. Stevens	1,342
	Liberal	C. M. Marks	842
	Liberal	A. V. Stokes	778
	Liberal	Mrs G. Page	773
Turnout				43.6
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Paul’s

St Paul’s
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. P. Fitzgibbon	2,094
	Conservative	Mrs E. P. James	2,030
	Conservative	N. J. Sapsted	2,023
	Labour	G. Dunn	1,018
	Labour	Mrs J. M. Allen	989
	Labour	W. G. Reid	971
	Liberal	Miss M. E. Lister	927
	Liberal	L. W. Watkins	919
	Liberal	L. J. Rubin	856
Turnout				32.4
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Totteridge

Totteridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Mrs B. M. Franklin	3,056
	Conservative	F. D. Gibson	3,044
	Conservative	V. H. Usher	3,034
	Labour	Mrs E. Grigg	958
	Labour	H. J. Gross	935
	Labour	Miss C. A. Ruse	911
Turnout				33.6
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

West Hendon

West Hendon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	T. J. Sims	1,650
	Labour	F. L. Tyler	1,629
	Labour	J. D. Roith	1,600
	Conservative	Mrs N. I. Cullinane	1,384
	Conservative	W. C. James	1,366
	Conservative	Mrs J. G. Burtchett	1,348
	Liberal	Mrs R. De Yong	254
	Liberal	Miss J. E. H. Walker	239
	Liberal	F. Olins	221
Turnout				34.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Woodhouse

Woodhouse
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Mrs D. G. Bradbury	1,849
	Conservative	D. C. Burton	1,833
	Conservative	K. A. Clarke	1,822
	Labour	A. E. Tomlinson	1,748
	Labour	R. S. Dunn	1,706
	Labour	J. S. Henley	1,665
	Liberal	C. B. Purkis	381
	Liberal	H. C. S. Bass	368
	Liberal	P. D. Watkins	367
Turnout				31.7
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

By-elections between 1971 and 1974

East Finchley

East Finchley by-election, 27 July 1972
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. A. Cohen	1,546
	Conservative	C. W. Wilds	903
	Liberal	L. W. Watkins	726
Turnout				29.9%

References

"London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). Intelligence Unit, Greater London Council. 1971.
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 22 February 2015.
"London Borough Council Elections 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 25 February 2015.

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