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    1974 handbook

    Merton: 1974 local elections

    14 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1973) (54 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 29 · Conservative 21 · Other 4 · The Liberal Party 0

    After (end of 1974) (54 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 29 · Labour 22 · Other 3 · The Liberal Party 0

    Ward results

    Cannon Hill4 seats
    D WilliamsConservative2,563 ✓
    A MooreConservative2,555 ✓
    I DerrimanConservative2,550 ✓
    A LeiversConservative2,496 ✓
    P JonesLabour1,717
    G RobertsLabour1,673
    C RobertsLabour1,663
    M PrescottLabour1,643
    L WilderLIB431
    H KnightLIB428
    D NorrisLIB417
    E KalmusLIB402
    Mitcham Central4 seats · turnout 38.4%
    H. EvansRES1,934
    E. ChapelowRES1,898
    W. DunneLabour1,872
    M. PageRES1,865
    G. WhiteRES1,803
    K. PetersLabour1,740
    J. SuttonLabour1,735
    M. HeddenLabour1,729
    S. BlakeLIB383
    L. JennerLIB382
    R. PurvisLIB379
    Mitcham East2 seats · turnout 42.3%
    J. GarwoodConservative1,059
    J. BrownLabour1,013
    T. LindfieldConservative996
    D. ConnellanLabour947
    D. HallLIB382
    M. HallLIB334
    Mitcham North4 seats
    T. HarrisLabour1,931 ✓
    V. BonnerLabour1,927 ✓
    D. CramerLabour1,805 ✓
    F. MeakingsConservative1,781 ✓
    D. HedgesConservative1,743
    F. LawsonLabour1,699
    A. ShentonConservative1,663
    B. TerrettConservative1,617
    P. SpratingThe Liberal Party564
    H. AmblerThe Liberal Party529
    C. WilkinsonThe Liberal Party434
    Mitcham South4 seats
    W. HaddowLabour1,904 ✓
    W. HillhouseLabour1,891 ✓
    P. CaseyLabour1,889 ✓
    S. KnightLabour1,830 ✓
    P. GoodmanConservative1,249
    G. LovettConservative1,197
    G. HannahConservative1,187
    J. PayneConservative1,186
    P. BushawayCOMM123
    Mitcham West4 seats
    D. HampsteadLabour1,499 ✓
    A. NicholsonLabour1,480 ✓
    H. VealLabour1,473 ✓
    D. MillerLabour1,457 ✓
    G. BarrettConservative841
    C. SmithConservative840
    C. BrooksConservative821
    A. WalshConservative799
    K. FullerCOMM183
    Morden4 seats · turnout 41.0%
    A. BrandleConservative2,544
    P. GlasspoolConservative2,543
    J. HealeyConservative2,508
    A. JonesConservative2,492
    L. PayneLabour1,210
    K. MarshLabour1,199
    T. MunnLabour1,199
    W. WynneLabour1,182
    Priory4 seats
    P. BlakeConservative2,422 ✓
    E. DavisConservative2,409 ✓
    G. WattConservative2,361 ✓
    H. TurnerConservative2,338 ✓
    S. NovitLabour963
    L. WarneLabour963
    E. WoodcockLabour959
    M. BashiriLabour923
    J. ChapmanThe Liberal Party539
    I. McNayThe Liberal Party483
    Ravensbury4 seats
    B CliffordLabour2,703 ✓
    David Patrick ChalkleyLabour2,584 ✓
    E CeciLabour2,511 ✓
    G SmithLabour2,505 ✓
    J SmithConservative1,215
    V HarakisConservative1,120
    B ShentonConservative1,093
    K Thornton-BryarConservative995
    F MillerLIB480
    D StockleyLIB408
    West Barnes4 seats
    R MackenzieConservative2,660 ✓
    H CowdConservative2,655 ✓
    N WattsConservative2,629 ✓
    J KhouriConservative2,545 ✓
    A HolLabour1,389
    S CornishLabour1,384
    A NeedhamLabour1,350
    Christine NorrisLabour1,350
    D WillisLIB1,036
    Andrew CottonLIB1,027
    D CottonLIB1,021
    P HeadLIB985
    Wimbledon East4 seats
    G. BirdConservative1,542 ✓
    M. ChadwickLabour1,496 ✓
    E. FavilleConservative1,482 ✓
    B. KenyonConservative1,471 ✓
    L. JordanConservative1,465
    A. DixLabour1,425
    L. AugardeLabour1,381
    R. LeonardLabour1,378
    S. ScottThe Liberal Party528
    E. GreenThe Liberal Party523
    F. WheelerThe Liberal Party497
    E. WilliamsThe Liberal Party492
    Wimbledon North4 seats
    R. GlencrossConservative3,172 ✓
    M. MintoConservative3,162 ✓
    G. LarkinsConservative3,119 ✓
    J. WatsonConservative3,021 ✓
    L. SawyerThe Liberal Party1,086
    E. RobinsThe Liberal Party1,061
    M. BrownThe Liberal Party1,017
    M. GarciaThe Liberal Party996
    V. RosewellLabour650
    A. BurnettLabour638
    N. ClearyLabour627
    W. ThorneLabour616
    Wimbledon South4 seats
    R. FaulknerLabour1,491 ✓
    A. HolmesLabour1,472 ✓
    C. FletcherLabour1,447 ✓
    E. PattersonLabour1,414 ✓
    D. HarrisConservative1,409
    M. BeavenConservative1,395
    L. KingsleyConservative1,383
    C. Milner-WilliamsConservative1,363
    K. SearbyThe Liberal Party647
    F. MaddenThe Liberal Party606
    A. KnightThe Liberal Party555
    F. WhatelyThe Liberal Party532
    W. BoaksIndependent73
    Wimbledon West4 seats · turnout 42.8%
    K. GoddardConservative3,316
    E. ByrneConservative3,294
    J. OckleshawConservative3,269
    M. MitchisonConservative3,267
    H. DownLabour813
    D. HerbertLabour768
    P StoreyLabour756
    R. WrattenLabour734
    J. HatherleyLIB721
    M. LewisLIB693
    H. KendrickLIB686
    P. RalphLIB642