1971 Lewisham London Borough Council election

Elections to Lewisham London Borough Council were held on 13th May 1971. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 39.8%. This election had aldermen as well as councillors. Labour and the Conservatives each got five aldermen.

	Seats	Seats %	Votes %
Labour	61	87.1	63.2
Conservative	9	12.9	33.8
Liberal	0	0.0	1.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stanley Hardy	2,768	87.0	+21.0
	Labour	S Burlison	2,727
	Conservative	D Debenham	413	13.0	−21.0
	Conservative	J Sandland	407
Turnout				43.6	+10.8
Registered electors			7,366
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R Godsiff	2,764	51.1	+27.6
	Labour	R Stockbridge	2,740
	Labour	A Watts	2,710
	Conservative	A Mason	2,062	38.1	−28.5
	Conservative	G Copland	2,054
	Conservative	R Wells	1,996
	Liberal	L Spicer	499	9.2	+2.7
	Liberal	C Hyde-Smith	476
	Liberal	D Staley	464
	Independent	B Ward	84	1.6	N/A
Turnout				48.2	+6.4
Registered electors			11,180
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Wheeler	2,727	56.7	+25.6
	Labour	A Theobald	2,675
	Labour	A Kaye	2,666
	Conservative	M Snowdon	2,084	31.1	−25.6
	Conservative	J Bundock	2,040
	Conservative	M Baker	2,038
Turnout				47.5	+8.8
Registered electors			10,279
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A Dean	1,617	55.2	−25.2
	Conservative	P Philpot	1,563
	Labour	D Palmer	1,136	38.8	+19.2
	Labour	Paul Fletcher-Tomenius	1,121
	Liberal	C Morris	126	4.3	N/A
	Communist	R Bowden	49	1.7	N/A
Turnout				42.9	+4.2
Registered electors			6,665
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1971 Lewisham London Borough Council election

Election result

Results by ward

Bellingham

Blackheath & Lewisham Village

Brockley

Culverley

Deptford

Drake

Forest Hill

Grinling Gibbons

Grove Park

Honor Oak Park

Ladywell

Lewisham Park

Manor Lee

Marlowe

Pepys

Rushey Green

St Andrew

St Mildred Lee

South Lee

Southend

Sydenham East

Sydenham West

Whitefoot

By-elections between 1971 and 1974

References

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robert Lowe	2,281	84.2	+29.7
	Labour	A Newman	2,238
	Labour	G Baker	2,054
	Conservative	D Barker	428	15.8	−16.7
	Conservative	D Riley	203
	Conservative	F Cunningham	190
Turnout				33.9	+11.8
Registered electors			7,676
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R Davies	1,948	63.0	+31.4
	Labour	C Cole	1,901
	Labour	A Scutt	1,867
	Conservative	C Cross	1,145	37.0	−26.3
	Conservative	P McCallum	1,052
	Conservative	E Tasker	1,024
Turnout				30.2	+2.6
Registered electors			10,351
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R Mooney	2,484	52.1	+27.8
	Labour	W Simson	2,443
	Labour	K Thomas	999
	Conservative	R Bartlett	2,284	47.9	−15.5
	Conservative	N Banks	2,262
	Conservative	D Dear	2,256
Turnout				46.0	+2.9
Registered electors			10,565
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C Fordham	1,683	84.0	+54.1
	Labour	N Gregory	1,649
	Labour	A Groves	1,616
	Conservative	V Davis	237	11.8	−29.8
	Conservative	J Hayward	223
	Conservative	R Mepsted	213
	Communist	J Tierney	83	4.1	−4.7
Turnout				23.3	+6.4
Registered electors			8,677
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frederick Winslade	2,639	92.5	+18.0
	Labour	T Bradley	2,532
	Conservative	E Burleigh	215	25.5	−18.0
	Conservative	R Brighton	211
Turnout				44.6	+16.3
Registered electors			6,442
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Donovan	2,424	50.6	+4.3
	Labour	C Eve	2,394
	Labour	A Jinkinson	2,364
	Conservative	G Agar	2,130	44.3	−24.4
	Conservative	H Thompson	2,117
	Conservative	M Wheeler	2,113
	Communist	M Robinson	233	4.9	−.01
Turnout				41.9	+2.8
Registered electors			11,254
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J Earl	2,307	57.3	+20.0
	Conservative	D Dear	2,292
	Conservative	G Protz	2,221
	Labour	J Haynes	1,344	33.4	−18.1
	Labour	L Moody	1,287
	Labour	N Taylor	1,261
	Liberal	F Jeremiah	305	7.6	±0.0
	Liberal	B Steele	280
	Liberal	I Senior	249
	Communist	R Toms	68	1.7	−1.8
Turnout				39.7	−0.4
Registered electors			10,081
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G Chandler	2,086	54.5	+22.6
	Conservative	P Philpot	2,057
	Conservative	J Cattini	2,032
	Labour	R Pepper	1,408	36.8	−14.6
	Labour	E Richards	1,319
	Labour	E Walker	1,312
	Liberal	J Edwards	246	6.4	+8.3
	Liberal	R Grundon	183
	Liberal	D Ruel-Bentall	159
	Communist	T White	85	2.2	+0.1
Turnout				36.5	−4.0
Registered electors			10,276
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P Silk	1,853	62.6	+22.5
	Conservative	K Collins	1,775
	Labour	A McMurtrie	857	28.9	−20.8
	Labour	J Damer	850
	Liberal	R Nathan	251	8.5	−1.7
	Liberal	M. Cooper	206
Turnout				47.5	+2.3
Registered electors			6,217
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F Keep	830	57.7	−28.3
	Labour	Ernest Rowing	800
	Labour	J Warnes	778
	Conservative	J Noble	608	42.3	+31.5
	Conservative	A Pinnell	588
	Conservative	F Chappell	586
Turnout				16.5	+4.9
Registered electors			8,960
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Sydenham East (3 seats)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Bridger	2,517	58.9	+15.1
	Conservative	E Bridger	2,480
	Conservative	M Winn	2,438
	Labour	Alan Pegg	1,262	29.5	−14.9
	Labour	J Lynch	1,223
	Labour	R Trevor	1,197
	Liberal	M Weaver	313	7.3	−1.3
	Liberal	L Marchant	300
	Liberal	D Birtchnell	194
	Communist	I Jerrom	182	4.3	+1.2
Turnout				38.7	+0.9
Registered electors			10,790
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R McCarron	1,567	58.5	+39.9
	Conservative	J Latuskie	1,552
	Conservative	I Caulfield	1,509
	Labour	C Cole	970	36.2	−30.4
	Labour	C Cook	949
	Labour	C Wilkinson	938
	Communist	V Fineman	143	5.3	N/A
Turnout				28.5	+3.6
Registered electors			9,263
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A Pearson	1,037	51.3	+26.2
	Conservative	T Yard	1,024
	Labour	A Patterson	758	37.5	−26.5
	Labour	J Donovan	720
	Liberal	J Eagle	225	11.1	+0.2
	Liberal	D Good	217
Turnout				31.5	±0.0
Registered electors			6,465
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P Gaywood	2,052	67.6	+27.3
	Conservative	H Talbot	2,036
	Labour	P Bellinger	982	32.4	−8.3
	Labour	A Boon	955
Turnout				49.9	+1.4
Registered electors			6,139
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D Kerven	2,322	77.6	+19.0
	Conservative	L Silk	2,310
	Labour	R Dennis	670	22.4	−8.4
	Labour	F Smith	667
Turnout				51.0	+9.1
Registered electors			5,915
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G Manners	1,871	64.4	+29.6
	Conservative	S Troy	1,853
	Labour	N Filtness	1,034	35.6	−19.6
	Labour	L Barnes	970
Turnout				33.5	+10.0
Registered electors			6,534
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Phil Gorin	1,836	53.6	−13.8
	Labour	D Hurren	1,790
	Labour	J Hurren	1,754
	Conservative	A Hawes	1,591	46.4	+29.9
	Conservative	D Epps	1,587
	Conservative	J Seabourne	1,567
Turnout				46.1	+11.8
Registered electors			6,332
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J Switzer	2,493	69.1	+22.8
	Conservative	D New	2,486
	Conservative	G Daters	2,480
	Labour	M Goldstein	945	26.2	−14.7
	Labour	A Kaye	888
	Labour	A Levene	884
	Communist	J Kingsford	83	4.7	+1.9
Turnout				36.4	+2.8
Registered electors			9,657
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P Sims	1,392	53.7	+33.5
	Conservative	R Wells	1,371
	Labour	J Henry	1,115	43.1	−23.6
	Labour	F Hawes	1,085
	Communist	T Brewer	171	4.7	+2.6
Turnout				42.0	+4.8
Registered electors			6,162
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing