1974 London local elections

1974 London local elections
← 1971 2 May 1974 1978 →
All 1,867 on all 32 London boroughs
Turnout36.3% (Decrease2.4%)[1]
  First party Second party Third party
  Harold Wilson Edward Heath
Leader Harold Wilson Edward Heath Jeremy Thorpe
Party Labour Conservative Liberal
Leader since 14 February 1963 27 July 1965 18 January 1967
Popular vote 782,591 761,403 244,725
Percentage 41.9% 40.8% 13.1%
Councils 18 13 0
Councils +/– Decrease3 Increase3 Steady
Councillors 1,090 713 27
Councillors +/– Decrease131 Increase116 Increase18
Results by Borough in 1974.
(Red indicates Labour, blue indicates the Conservatives and grey indicates No Overall Control)

Local government elections took place in London, and some other parts of the United Kingdom on Thursday 2 May 1974. Ward changes took place which increased the total number of councillors by 4 from 1,863 to 1,867.

All London borough council seats were up for election. The previous Borough elections in London were in 1971.[2]

  1. ^ "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council.
  2. ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). Demographic and Statistical Studies. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 May 2014.