1971 Islington London Borough Council election
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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.[1]
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All 60 Council seats 31 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Registered | 144,653 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 33.5% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
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Election result
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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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
editBarnsbury
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | ||||
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Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Highview
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
edit- ^ "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "London Borough Council Elections - 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. pp. 39–41, 82, 84. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "London Borough of Islington Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 24 November 2023.