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    1974 handbook

    Croydon: 1974 local elections

    20 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1973) (60 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 30 · Labour 27 · Other 3 · The Liberal Party 0

    After (end of 1974) (60 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 40 · Labour 17 · Other 3 · The Liberal Party 0

    Ward results

    Addiscombe3 seats · turnout 43.4%
    M. WalkerLabour2,177 ✓
    M. CursonLabour2,157 ✓
    L. DeaneLabour2,150 ✓
    D. ToddConservative2,142
    J. ArnoldConservative2,133
    J MannConservative2,034
    A. MorrisLIB508
    B. FosterLIB493
    C. AndersonLIB485
    BENSHAM MANOR3 seats
    R. BowkerConservative1,842 ✓
    A BourneConservative1,800 ✓
    J SimpsonConservative1,718 ✓
    S. LordLabour1,524
    A. DevesarLabour1,521
    J. PlinstonLabour1,419
    D. CaponLIB738
    R. GreatorexLIB711
    D. MateerLIB650
    Broad Green3 seats
    A WatsonLabour1,996 ✓
    P ByrneLabour1,939 ✓
    M WarneLabour1,913 ✓
    L WilesConservative993
    P WoolfordConservative951
    J SzadloConservative873
    R StephensLIB465
    Central3 seats · turnout 36.4%
    V. BendallConservative2,883 ✓
    R. CoatmanConservative2,875 ✓
    I. McLeodConservative2,845 ✓
    F. BaileyLabour874
    E. HallLabour865
    A. JonesLabour831
    M. AllanLIB540
    A. MossLIB511
    J. WheaverLIB483
    Coulsdon East3 seats
    P LittleConservative2,638 ✓
    K LittlechildConservative2,582 ✓
    P CoveConservative2,535 ✓
    H LovejoyLIB1,493
    T AustinLIB1,234
    R StevensLIB1,209
    K CunnaneLabour405
    K GradyLabour385
    Barrie LawrenceLabour383
    S StrayRES135
    East3 seats · turnout 61.9%
    W. SimpsonConservative3,751 ✓
    A. ElliotConservative3,613 ✓
    D. SuttonConservative2,658 ✓
    J. LedwithLabour1,906
    G. CobbLabour1,883
    E KingLabour1,130
    P. NorwoodLabour1,113
    T. ReillyLabour1,107
    D. BolwellConservative1,034
    A. WasikConservative953
    N. PerryLIB643
    P. MeekLIB627
    L. KitchenerLIB599
    M. MitchellCOMM143
    New Addington3 seats · turnout 22.6%
    R. PageLabour3,062 ✓
    T LaffinLabour2,720 ✓
    P. WalkerLabour2,626 ✓
    M. PiperConservative719
    K WilliamsConservative505
    T. AngellConservative483
    R. GeorgeLIB435
    R. GaylerIndependent366
    Norbury3 seats
    R. WillisConservative2,481 ✓
    C. JohnstonConservative2,479 ✓
    K. MunroConservative2,425 ✓
    J. Beamish-CrookeLabour1,623
    A. SimanowitzLabour1,559
    P. KnightLabour1,556
    W. PittLIB1,139
    G. CrotonLIB1,087
    N. BarnesLIB1,042
    Purley3 seats
    M CampbellConservative2,988 ✓
    J BakerConservative2,945 ✓
    G SmithConservative2,874 ✓
    P BellamyLIB667
    D CramptonLIB657
    A RolphLIB600
    R IrwinLabour534
    Stephen PooleLabour527
    S SupiramanianLabour478
    Sanderstead North3 seats · turnout 42.3%
    P. RickardsConservative3,773 ✓
    Kathy WellsConservative3,707 ✓
    W. PeetConservative3,659 ✓
    D. NunneleyLIB1,150
    G. WestmorelandLIB1,105
    G. AndrewsLIB1,091
    W. GrimesLabour637
    J. BarlowLabour603
    A. WoodwardLabour578
    Sanderstead South & Selsdon3 seats
    C. AplinConservative3,763 ✓
    S. SextonConservative3,735 ✓
    B. RawlingConservative3,680 ✓
    J. ColemanThe Liberal Party1,396
    M. LaneThe Liberal Party1,162
    S. PatersonThe Liberal Party1,124
    C. WebbLabour503
    G. DaisleyLabour490
    G. FordLabour481
    Shirley3 seats · turnout 42.2%
    P BownessConservative5,044 ✓
    D. PerryConservative4,992 ✓
    M. HordenConservative4,958 ✓
    R. LightwingLIB1,335
    L. CampionLabour1,318
    E. WallerLIB1,232
    E. StallibrassLabour1,216
    S. WallisLIB1,203
    South Norwood3 seats · turnout 33.5%
    B. SaundersConservative2,197 ✓
    P. SaundersConservative2,180 ✓
    I. RoddaConservative2,067 ✓
    A. SimpsonLabour1,742
    G. AndrewsLabour1,716
    B. EvansLabour1,701
    T. BarkerLIB475
    D. WhyteLIB431
    J. HamiltonLIB419
    Thornton Heath3 seats · turnout 29.5%
    P. ChandlerRES1,925 ✓
    J. DaviesRES1,902 ✓
    W. BlackwoodRES1,840 ✓
    A. RoweLabour1,693
    J. WalkerLabour1,682
    N. TullyLabour196
    M. LenehanCOMM139
    Upper Norwood3 seats
    A BuddleConservative3,060 ✓
    M ParfittConservative2,999 ✓
    P StellingConservative2,968 ✓
    J BlockleyLabour1,311
    K RobertsLabour1,286
    J BurnsLabour1,279
    J TaylorLIB733
    P AustinLIB717
    J MarshLIB700
    Waddon3 seats · turnout 39.5%
    V. BurgosLabour2,366 ✓
    M. CrickConservative2,341 ✓
    A. BrettLabour2,327 ✓
    J. NeaConservative2,317
    M. WunnConservative2,227
    B. DaviesLabour2,180
    Z. GeorgeLIB537
    WEST THORNTON3 seats · turnout 34.8%
    S. StewartConservative1,613 ✓
    D. LoughboroughConservative1,573 ✓
    Y. StewartConservative1,536 ✓
    D HerriottLabour1,464
    M. RixLabour1,439
    E. DaisleyLabour1,418
    R. GreenhalghLIB725
    J. Pile-GrayLIB639
    R. RawcliffeLIB623
    Whitehorse Manor3 seats · turnout 28.6%
    R. BishopLabour1,557 ✓
    G. MitchellLabour1,463 ✓
    S. EatonLabour1,457 ✓
    A. CrookConservative1,083
    G FrenchConservative1,028
    G. JacquesConservative1,022
    M. O'ConnorLIB218
    L. SmithLIB214
    J. BandLIB214
    Woodcote & Coulsdon West3 seats · turnout 37.3%
    S. BrassingtonConservative2,867 ✓
    R. BennettConservative2,835 ✓
    R. MayConservative2,832 ✓
    M. BillennessLIB1,155
    J. StrideLIB1,106
    J. CallenLIB1,077
    M. WebbLabour307
    J. DunningLabour306
    D. DenverLabour302
    Woodside3 seats
    D HoughamLabour1,938 ✓
    J KeelingLabour1,859 ✓
    A LordLabour1,816 ✓
    Eric HowellConservative1,474
    D CongdonConservative1,414
    Phil WebbConservative1,397
    W WoodardCOMM110