1971 Islington London Borough Council election

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13 May 1971 (1971-05-13)

1974 →

All 60 Council seats
31 seats needed for a majority

Registered

144,653

Turnout

33.5%

	First party	Second party

Party	Labour	Conservative
Seats before	10	47
Seats after	60	0
Seat change	50	47
Popular vote	105,713	39,787
Percentage	71.29%	26.83%

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Labour

The 1971 Islington Council election took place on 13 May 1971 to elect members of Islington London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party gained overall control of the council.

Background

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Election result

1971 Islington London Borough Council election
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
	Labour	60	50	0	50	100.00	71.29	105,713
	Conservative	0	0	47	47	0.00	26.83	39,787
	Liberal	0	0	0		0.00	0.78	1,155
	Independent Labour	0	0	0		0.00	0.45	668
	Communist	0	0	0		0.00	0.36	533
	National Front	0	0	0		0.00	0.17	251
	Independent	0	0	3	3	0.00	0.05	67
	Dwarf	0	0	0		0.00	0.04	61
	Union Movement	0	0	0		0.00	0.03	43
Total		60

Ward results

Barnsbury

Barnsbury (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mrs P.J. Milsom	1,620
	Labour	Madeley R.J.	1,580
	Labour	R. Wylie	1,570
	Conservative	A.W. Rose	600
	Conservative	C.W. Alexander	599
	Conservative	Mrs S.M. Dykes	587
	Communist	J.W. Jones	124
	Dwarf	Miss L.E. Arnold	61
Registered electors			6,220
Turnout				38.7
	Labour gain from Independent
	Labour gain from Independent
	Labour gain from Independent

Bunhill

Bunhill (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mrs E.K. Browning	1,579
	Labour	G.A.W. Ives	1,565
	Conservative	P.H.W. Britten*	518
	Conservative	S.W. Morris*	501
Registered electors			5,635
Turnout				38.1
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

Canonbury

Canonbury (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	L.S. Bailey	2,749
	Labour	E.J.W. Bayliss	2,748
	Labour	V.J. Cordwell	2,655
	Labour	E.C. Gough	2,649
	Conservative	Miss E.M. Carlson*	792
	Conservative	Mrs G. Young	787
	Conservative	P.E.G. Kilmartin	775
	Conservative	J.A. Rooke	753
	Liberal	D.W.D. Ainger	144
	Liberal	A.W.R. Capel	135
	Liberal	J.O. Carter	118
	Liberal	J.P. Hudson	112
Registered electors			10,494
Turnout				36.2
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

Clerkenwell

Clerkenwell (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	C. Slater	1,756
	Labour	G.D. Southgate	1,741
	Labour	H.J. Stanfield	1,732
	Conservative	Mrs A.A. Richards	302
	Conservative	P.A.T. Burman	286
	Conservative	R. Richards	283
	Communist	P.J. Leppard	77
Registered electors			6,114
Turnout				35.4
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Highbury

Highbury (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J.W. Straw	2,107
	Labour	H.C. Beard	2,104
	Labour	G.R. Taylor	2,097
	Labour	J. Walker	2,071
	Conservative	Mrs P.J. Wilsher	793
	Conservative	Miss L. Catterick	788
	Conservative	Mrs C.D.M. Jelbart	776
	Conservative	M.J. Prager	768
Registered electors			9,161
Turnout				33.4
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

Highview

Highview (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	N.L. Hackett	1,587
	Labour	A.E.J. Cannon	1,525
	Labour	A.E. White	1,492
	Conservative	J.T. Hanvey*	629
	Conservative	M.J. Bentley*	616
	Conservative	Miss N. Morris	607
	Communist	Miss B.A. Brady	155
	Liberal	M.J. Bird	142
	Liberal	Mrs A.M. Brady	137
Registered electors			7,775
Turnout				31.7
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

Hillmarton

Hillmarton (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A.L. Bell	1,006
	Labour	M.A. Ogilvy-Webb	928
	Conservative	Mrs E.J. Pentecost*	534
	Conservative	R.P.C. Taft*	504
Registered electors			4,721
Turnout				33.7
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

Hillrise

Hillrise (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Miss E.M. Brosnan	1,409
	Labour	A.L. Murphy	1,408
	Labour	L.E. Gyseman	1,367
	Conservative	Dr A.P. Morris*	633
	Conservative	R.J. Edmunds	612
	Conservative	Mrs W.K.V. Milner	609
	National Front	C.W. Boggs	79
	National Front	D. Lane-Walters	59
Registered electors			6,574
Turnout				33.2
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

Holloway

Holloway (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mrs. M.J. Harvey	1,479
	Labour	P.E. Haynes	1,453
	Labour	J.R.K. Peile	1,419
	Labour	E.M. Holroyd-Doveton	1,404
	Conservative	J.W.S. Bridgewater*	339
	Conservative	Mrs E.D. Bridgewater*	325
	Conservative	Mrs M.E. Garner*	321
	Conservative	B.J. Starkey	300
	Union Movement	A.J. SIbley	43
Registered electors			8,223
Turnout				23.8
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

Junction

Junction (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W.T. Musgrave	1,521
	Labour	D.J. Davies	1,515
	Labour	G.A. Barnard	1,497
	Labour	D.J. Robinson	1,447
	Conservative	Mrs R. Richardson	944
	Conservative	R.R.F. Kinghorn*	939
	Conservative	C.F.A. Salaman	862
	Conservative	T.S.K. Yeo	851
Registered electors			8,485
Turnout				29.9
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

Mildmay

Mildmay (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mrs P. Brown	2,744
	Labour	P.J.B. Dixon	2,663
	Labour	F.M. Perry	2,642
	Labour	D.A. Howell	2,592
	Conservative	P.D. Bromley*	1,403
	Conservative	N.B. Baile	1,400
	Conservative	R.E. Candlin*	1,395
	Conservative	D.H. Bryant*	1,361
	Independent	E.F. Bull	67
Registered electors			12,089
Turnout				36.3
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

Parkway

Parkway (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	P. McKendry	1,573
	Labour	G.F. Flynn	1,521
	Labour	H.J. Reid	1,464
	Conservative	M.A. O'Leary	606
	Conservative	Mrs A.M.M. Beaumont	591
	Conservative	P.J.M. Sinclair	583
Registered electors			7,705
Turnout				30.5
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

Pentonville

Pentonville (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R.J. Redrupp	1,771
	Labour	N.P. Riddell	1,673
	Labour	A.J. Coman	1,637
	Conservative	Miss A.T. Callaghan*	653
	Conservative	T.J.A. Northey*	641
	Conservative	Miss E.A. Dudley*	622
Registered electors			6,663
Turnout				38.1
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

Quadrant

Quadrant (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mrs P.A. Bradbury	2,480
	Labour	D. Gwyn-Jones	2,415
	Labour	P.L.B. Woodroffe	2,364
	Labour	Mrs R. Rogers	2,352
	Conservative	Mrs E.H. Archer*	1,031
	Conservative	R. Devonald-Lewis*	1,013
	Conservative	D.W. Bromfield*	1,011
	Conservative	R.C.J. Wright	1,000
Registered electors			10,961
Turnout				33.4
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

St George's

St George's (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mrs H. Metcalf	1,404
	Labour	R. Perry	1,399
	Labour	O.J. Monaghan	1,393
	Conservative	J.S. Horton-Hunter	504
	Conservative	Mrs U.F. Barber	493
	Conservative	Mrs E.M. Stephens	463
	Liberal	A.G. Callegari	129
	Liberal	A.W. Mildren	127
	Liberal	J.M. Shields	111
	National Front	T.F. Savage	59
	National Front	G. Wilson	54
Registered electors			7,562
Turnout				29.0
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour hold

St Mary

St Mary (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R.J. Fairweather	1,938
	Labour	R.C. Mabey	1,793
	Labour	D.B. Hoodless	1,779
	Conservative	Mrs J.M. Baker	563
	Conservative	K.D. Boyd	548
	Conservative	R.H. Embleton	528
	Communist	Mrs M. Betteridge	177
Registered electors			7,544
Turnout				35.3
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

St Peter

St Peter (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Miss J. Gibson	2,053
	Labour	R.G. Lord	1,879
	Labour	A.E. Smith	1,844
	Conservative	P.R.C. Lloyd	1,004
	Conservative	W.G.M. Shipley	851
	Conservative	J. Szemerey	831
Registered electors			7,853
Turnout				38.5
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

Station

Station (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Carty	941
	Labour	H.E. Jordan	907
	Conservative	D.W.J. Saunders	319
	Conservative	Mrs J.F. Saunders	298
Registered electors			4,030
Turnout				32.7
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Thornhill

Thornhill (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Baker	1,294
	Labour	Mrs I. Hagland	1,278
	Labour	Mrs D.K.A. Rogers	1,140
	Conservative	T.P. Kelly	461
	Conservative	J.R. Rush	426
	Conservative	D.T. Taylor	423
	Independent Labour	H.W. Bray	252
	Independent Labour	G.J. Nash	228
	Independent Labour	R.A. Nash	188
Registered electors			6,844
Turnout				30.1
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

References

"London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
^ "London Borough Council Elections - 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. pp. 39–41, 82, 84. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
^ "London Borough of Islington Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 24 November 2023.

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