1971 Bromley London Borough Council election

The 1971 Bromley Council election took place on 13 May 1971 to elect members of Bromley London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]

Background

Election result

Ward results

Beckenham

Anerley (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs M I F Harvey		68.0	+27.0
	Labour	Christopher Richard Gaster	1,727
	Conservative	Mrs M M Blackburn*	741	28.3	−19.9
	Conservative	J Burnip
	Liberal	P J Dover		3.7	−7.0
	Liberal	Charles S Vassie
Majority				39.6
Turnout				35.6
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+23.5

Clock House (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs. Olga L. Roberts
	Labour	D C Carter
	Conservative	C R E Kember
	Conservative	R F Newson
	Liberal	Paul David A Nash
	Liberal	Mrs E B George
Majority
Turnout
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Copers Cope (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H J Palmer*
	Conservative	Charles George Priest
	Labour	B R Kidson
	Labour	H E Smith
	Liberal	Jeremy V. Cope
	Liberal	E W T Gilbert
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Eden Park (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Maurice J Mason
	Conservative	R J Kellaway
	Liberal	Mrs R Dale
	Liberal	G B Swinyard
	Labour	Mrs B J Roberts
	Labour	Mrs J I Ambrose
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lawrie Park & Kent House (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. G. F. Mitchell*		51.9	−20.6
	Conservative	Richard D. Foister*
	Labour	J H O'Keefe		13.8	+29.0
	Labour	S W Mayne
	Liberal	Heather Isabel Donovan		5.3	−8.4
	Liberal	B E Burbage
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Manor House (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M E Forster*	1,501
	Conservative	D W Giffin	1,482
	Liberal	David Edward Aubrey Crowe	1,344
	Liberal	Ian Phillips	1,343
	Labour	Mrs C A Hughes	634
	Labour	M A Keenoy	600
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Penge (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. J. F Harvey
	Labour	Barbara Pedley
	Conservative	C J W Bunn
	Conservative	R C Carter
	Liberal	R J Payne
	Liberal	R I Thompson
Turnout
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Shortlands (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A E Read*
	Conservative	Bernard E G Davis*
	Labour	Mrs H Lawton
	Labour	Ian William Wrigglesworth
	Liberal	P A Upson
	Liberal	John R Canvin
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

West Wickham North (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. R. Smithers*
	Conservative	Montague I Blasey*
	Liberal	Peter A. Dodsworth
	Liberal	T D Eastop
	Labour	Miss E M Ridgeway
	Labour	N J Sharp
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

West Wickham South (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kenneth V. Crask*
	Conservative	St J E F Ward
	Liberal	Mrs L M Hudson
	Liberal	J E Jewell
	Labour	R Richards
	Labour	Mrs L H Vandelt
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bromley

Bromley Common (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs. Naomi V. Carter
	Conservative	Simon J C Randall*
	Conservative	M G Law*
	Labour	A. W Wright
	Labour	H H R Shortlands
	Conservative	Clive A L Brangwin*
	Liberal	Terence Frank Clark
	Liberal	T J Gillespie
	Liberal	M J Edney
	Independent	Mrs A Gully
Turnout
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Keston & Hayes (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Horace Walter Haden*
	Conservative	James F. David*
	Conservative	Ernest Dennis Barkway*
	Liberal	Brian Harry Taylor
	Liberal	Mrs D E Richmond
	Liberal	Richard D Hawes
	Labour	L Bishop
	Labour	Mrs D M Wright
	Labour	E Corbett
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Martins Hill & Town (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W F D Walker
	Conservative	W H Stephenson*
	Conservative	Anthony Millar Wilkinson*
	Labour	Mrs P A Freedman
	Labour	R B Freedman
	Labour	Gordon Thomas Yates
	Liberal	P E Dewdney
	Liberal	Mrs M M Coulson
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Plaistow & Sundridge (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. J. W. Eves*
	Conservative	A E Friday
	Conservative	Joan Kathleen Wykes
	Labour	Richard Henry Redden
	Labour	R Goss
	Labour	D R Roberts
	Liberal	K L Page
	Liberal	D C Pike
	Liberal	M J Sartin
	Independent	K L Bailey
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chislehurst

Bickley (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Maurice Bentley Kenward*
	Conservative	J Smith*
	Conservative	A E Cox*
	Labour	Mrs J Wood
	Labour	Walter K Mansfield
	Labour	D G Chiles
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chislehurst (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A F Parkinson*
	Conservative	Charles Christopher Seward Reeves*
	Conservative	Joan Bryant
	Labour	Harold Taylor
	Labour	Mrs L J Courtneidge
	Labour	J McHendry
	Liberal	J Dulieu
	Liberal	Mrs J M Minter
	Liberal	M A Minter
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mottingham (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alistair Huistean Macdonald
	Labour	Ronald William Huzzard*
	Conservative	J D Thomas
	Conservative	G F Haines
	Communist	D N Goss
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

St Paul's Cray (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Raymond Alexander Sanderson*
	Labour	Edgar C H Smith
	Labour	D W Edwards*
	Conservative	Albert E. Stayte
	Conservative	Geoffrey H. Fennell
	Conservative	Mrs V C Hammond
	Liberal	Mrs A M Parfitt
	Liberal	J J Hart
	Liberal	T J Potter
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Orpington

Biggin Hill (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Derek E. Saunders*
	Conservative	Mrs. Marjorie C. McClure*
	Liberal	Philip Alan Golding
	Liberal	B A Beard
	Labour	R E Hodsdon
	Labour	E J (Jack) Townsend
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chelsfield (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Patrick McNally*	1,972
	Conservative	Jean Tatham*	1,910
	Liberal	Mrs E B Luthwaite	1,805
	Conservative	D E Johnson	1,801
	Labour	J O McKeown
	Labour	Mrs G R McKeown
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Darwin (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Alexander Knox-Johnston	989
	Liberal	R P Townsend	758
	Labour	G. A. Cox	103
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Farnborough (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs Sheila M Stead*
	Conservative	R J Inniss
	Conservative	K A Pawsey*
	Liberal	Philip F Dearle
	Liberal	Keith O M Challis
	Liberal	Mrs Kathleen E C Tarbolton
	Labour	J Fowler
	Labour	Mrs M J E Healy
	Labour	M J Tallantine
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Goddington (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mrs E M Hart	3,017
	Liberal	O K Williams	2,969
	Liberal	M G C Anderson	2,796
	Conservative	D A Heron*	2,644
	Conservative	Mrs M L Kent
	Conservative	A R Hammonds
	Labour	I F H Low
	Labour	J H Lohmann
	Labour	W East
Turnout
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Petts Wood (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. J. Packer*
	Conservative	Joan Hatcher
	Conservative	Don D S Adams*
	Liberal	P A Gooch
	Liberal	J G Bungay
	Liberal	R W Sutton
	Labour	Mrs B M E Cox
	Labour	R E C Harris
	Labour	S T Lack
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Mary Cray (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Francis Spellar*	2,517
	Labour	Doris Partridge	2,439
	Labour	Mrs M A Goffe	2,349
	Liberal	Roy Edey*	1,418
	Liberal	Michael Edwards-Evans	1,317
	Conservative	J A Collins	1,298
	Liberal	Mrs F J Clark	1,295
	Conservative	R G Westcombe	1,265
	Conservative	G S Edwards	1,257
Turnout
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing

References

1. "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.