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    1974 handbook

    Waltham Forest: 1974 local elections

    17 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1973) (48 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 39 · Conservative 9 · Other 0 · The Liberal Party 0

    After (end of 1974) (48 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 36 · Conservative 12 · The Liberal Party 0 · Other 0

    Ward results

    Cann Hall3 seats
    F MarshallLabour1,530 ✓
    J WalshLabour1,508 ✓
    J CollinsLabour1,507 ✓
    F JarmanConservative878
    K LatreilleConservative859
    W GloynConservative841
    Central (Leyton)3 seats
    E. BartramLabour1,526 ✓
    T. MessengerLabour1,472 ✓
    H. CohenLabour1,434 ✓
    D. AndrewsConservative950
    R. LukerConservative927
    C. WilkinConservative908
    J. WatsonCOMM116
    Chapel End3 seats
    C FoxtonLabour1,692 ✓
    K GordonLabour1,661 ✓
    A O'ReillyLabour1,643 ✓
    J DexterConservative1,457
    B Paley-PhillipsConservative1,426
    E WhiteConservative1,401
    N CorkLIB487
    H HackerLIB486
    P StevensLIB483
    Chingford Central3 seats
    P. WilliamsConservative2,244 ✓
    H. FultonConservative2,234 ✓
    C. Paley-PhillipsConservative2,215 ✓
    S. SmithLabour1,214
    T. PickeringLabour1,205
    R. CostelloLabour1,197
    J. GardnerResidents930
    C. LeaverResidents840
    R. WillelyResidents816
    P. DaviesThe Liberal Party564
    M. MackroryThe Liberal Party518
    Chingford North West3 seats · turnout 36.0%
    H. DigbyConservative2,443
    M. FishConservative2,393
    M. LewisConservative2,302
    A. GarrettLabour1,104
    S. ReevesLabour1,085
    C. AbleyLabour1,053
    F. BrownLIB699
    E. McBrideLIB662
    R. SmithLIB635
    Chingford South3 seats · turnout 33.0%
    P. WilliamsConservative1,819
    I. MemoryConservative1,760
    D. AmmonConservative1,725
    D. MitchellLabour1,296
    K. SandersLabour1,296
    C. WinterLabour1,227
    J. DaviesLIB792
    A. BrockmanLIB748
    B. WoodwardLIB740
    Forest3 seats
    R AustinLabour1,358 ✓
    D EberstLabour1,307 ✓
    E ThomasLabour1,303 ✓
    G SinclairConservative1,210
    E HalseyConservative1,204
    A LatreilleConservative1,202
    F ForbesLIB396
    N JonesLIB378
    R SimmonsLIB355
    YouellA Comm124
    Hale End3 seats · turnout 39.0%
    G KingConservative2,659 ✓
    T. BrandonConservative2,625 ✓
    D. NormanConservative2,596 ✓
    R. FlynnLabour1,430
    M. O'BrienLabour1,353
    V. SehgalLabour1,315
    P. BullLIB992
    B. SlaterLIB967
    High Street3 seats
    J. ManningLabour1,531 ✓
    J HendonLabour1,508 ✓
    W ShepherdLabour1,464 ✓
    B EdenConservative476
    Valerie LewisConservative470
    W ReidConservative465
    E CrabbRATE364
    H L MiltonRATE358
    G SweetmanRATE345
    S HarperRES275
    D. SouthRES257
    D PainterRES240
    B CorryLIB230
    R WheatleyLIB225
    LeadbeaterL Lib221
    Higham Hill3 seats · turnout 24.4%
    G. SmithLabour2,021 ✓
    D. ChandLabour1,977 ✓
    V. SmithLabour1,938 ✓
    R. CottrellConservative684
    J. CottrellConservative671
    P. DyceConservative664
    C. FayeLIB378
    K. WendenLIB375
    S. AttridgeLIB367
    Hoe Street3 seats
    N. GerrardLabour1,630 ✓
    L GurrLabour1,593 ✓
    M McNultyLabour1,552 ✓
    W. BlythConservative795
    G AmesConservative784
    I RichardsonConservative704
    D JanssenLIB351
    L ChisnallRES346
    M FlandersLIB342
    J WhymanLIB337
    B WilkinRES319
    M WailkinsRES296
    Lea Bridge3 seats
    G. BentleyLabour1,437 ✓
    A. ChamberlainLabour1,373 ✓
    R. BaileyLabour1,354 ✓
    E. SmithConservative754
    C. SmithConservative733
    M. PageConservative718
    R. BatemanResidents482
    J. SouthResidents340
    M. RavenscroftResidents331
    P. BoultonThe Liberal Party285
    F. RichardsonThe Liberal Party277
    D. WarleyThe Liberal Party247
    R. DoyleCOMM103
    Lea_Bridge3 seats
    Glennis BentleyLabour1,437
    A ChamberlainLabour1,373
    R BaileyLabour1,354
    E. SmithConservative754
    C SmithConservative733
    M PageConservative718
    R BatemanRES482
    J SouthRES340
    M RavenscroftRES331
    P BoultonLIB285
    F RichardsonLIB277
    D WarleyLIB247
    R. DoyleCOMM103
    Leyton3 seats · turnout 19.3%
    P. LeightonLabour1,500 ✓
    F. NewmanLabour1,484 ✓
    F. WiggLabour1,452 ✓
    H. FawcettConservative578
    W. SinclairConservative568
    H SaundersConservative567
    J. CourcoufCOMM144
    Leytonstone3 seats
    R DrewLabour1,210 ✓
    Keith TaitLabour1,151 ✓
    E GordonLabour1,135 ✓
    Laurie BrahamConservative905
    Dylan Anthony EatonConservative848
    F FallConservative839
    S GoddardRATE448
    W BascombeRATE430
    G MasonRATE424
    G KainCOMM118
    St. James Street3 seats · turnout 25.9%
    S. MillarLabour1,188 ✓
    W. PearmineLabour1,159 ✓
    D. WeinsteinLabour1,136 ✓
    M. O'FlanaganLIB383
    W WarrenConservative378
    M. FitzgeraldConservative364
    B. WarnerConservative364
    P. DowlingLIB338
    J. WilliamsLIB323
    D. SouthRES292
    M. StanleyRES290
    M. CoventryRES285
    Wood Street3 seats
    W. AnsteyLabour1,827 ✓
    G EberstLabour1,684 ✓
    J. KayeLabour1,675 ✓
    R CaveConservative1,181
    R. LewisConservative1,142
    G WayConservative1,107
    J. FlandersLIB325
    C BrewerRES317
    B LynchLIB304
    K DillonRES295
    R ReadLIB288
    W ThredderRES273