1971 London local elections
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All 1,863 on all 32 London boroughs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 38.7% ( 2.9%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Results by Borough in 1971. (Red indicates Labour, blue indicates the Conservatives and black indicates No Overall Control) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Local government elections took place in London, and some other parts of the United Kingdom on Thursday 13 May 1971.
All London borough council seats were up for election. The previous Borough elections in London were in 1968.[1]
Results summary
[edit]| Party | Councillors | Change | Councils | Change | |
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| Labour | 1,221 | +871 | 21 | +18 | |
| Conservative | 597 | -841 | 10 | -18 | |
| Liberal | 9 | -1 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Others | 36 | -29 | 0 | ±0 | |
| No overall control | n/a | n/a | 1 | ±0 | |
- Turnout: 2,105,571 voters cast ballots, a turnout of 38.7% (+2.9%).[2]
Council results
[edit]Overall councillor numbers
[edit]| London local elections 1971 Councillor statistics | |||
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| Party | Seats | Gain/loss | |
| Labour | 1,221 | +871 | |
| Conservative | 597 | -841 | |
| Liberal | 9 | -1 | |
| Others | 36 | -29 | |
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council.
