1974 Hammersmith London Borough Council election

The 1974 Hammersmith Council election took place on 2 May 1974 to elect members of Hammersmith London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.

Election result

The Labour Party won 48 seats - a loss of 10 seats from the previous election, but remained firmly in control. The Conservative Party won 10 seats - a gain of 8 seats from their previous result. The Liberal Party won 2 seats - a gain of two from the last election, and the first time that any party other than Labour and the Conservatives won a seat on this council. One of the newly elected Liberal councillors (Simon Knott) previously stood as a candidate at all three elections for the same ward.

Ward results

Addison (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hammond, Mrs C. J.	999
	Labour	Hanscomb, L.	934
	Labour	Perlin, P. S.	908

Avonmore (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Putnam, J. C.	982
	Conservative	Wylie,J.C.	965

Broadway (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Knott, S. H. J. A.	1,370
	Labour	Simpson, G. E. C.	1,054
	Liberal	Stratton, Miss C. E.	997

Brook Green (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Smith, W. C.	1,097
	Conservative	Field, R. G.	1,090
	Conservative	Waterson, N. C.	1,072

Colehill (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	O'Neill, L. C.	940
	Labour	Dimmick, Mrs G. I.	872

College Park & Old Oak (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Fenelon, Miss M.	1,756
	Labour	Ing,F. W.	1,756
	Labour	Breeze, A. G.	1,749

Coningham (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bull, J.	914
	Labour	Crawford, Mrs E.	899
	Labour	Martin, A. J.	873

Crabtree (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Banfield, Mrs D. J.	1,340
	Conservative	Howe, K. G. F. B.	1,297
	Labour	Evans, J. G.	1,295

Gibbs Green (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Clarke, Mrs M. L.	1,388
	Labour	Kelly, Miss F. D.	1,340
	Labour	Norridge, A. M.	1,308

Grove (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jackson, Mrs M.	1,286
	Labour	Jacobs, P. S.	1,281
	Labour	Jowett, Mrs D.	1,244

Halford (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Green, A.	1,136
	Labour	O'Neill, Mrs S. M.	1,104
	Labour	McCourt, I.	1,103

Margravine (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Champion, T. H.	1,317
	Labour	Rayner, R. W.	1,286
	Labour	Soley, C. S.	1,275

Parsons Green (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jackson, A. R.	1,448
	Conservative	Leishman, Mrs B. M.	1,420
	Conservative	Leishman, S. N. B.	1,400

St Stephen's (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jones, L. S.	936
	Labour	Braggins, Mrs G.	927
	Labour	Degory, P. D.	923

Sandford (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ireland, J.	1,744
	Labour	Raynsford, W. R. N.	1,709
	Labour	Finn, M.	1,670

Sherbrooke (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chapman, Mrs J.	1,174
	Labour	Gray, I.	1,108

Starch Green (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Freeman, L. W.	1,086
	Labour	Johnson, Mrs R. M.	1,069
	Labour	Wicks, L. J.	1,011

Sulivan (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Powell, A. F. W.	1,598
	Labour	Godden, Mrs V.	1,577
	Labour	Liardet, Mrs C. J.	1,556

Town (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hilliard, L. H.	1,245
	Labour	Unwin, S. W.	1,239
	Conservative	Clarke, Mrs E. L. L.	1,237

White City (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hathaway, Miss J. M.	1,237
	Labour	Stead, B. J.	1,084
	Labour	Beresford, R.	1,068

Wormholt (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ingram, A. A.	1,184
	Labour	Donoghue, O.	1,164
	Labour	Ingram, Mrs M. E.	1,153