# 1974 Camden London Borough Council election

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

## Ward results
### Adelaide

Adelaide (4) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Julian Tobin | 2,134 | 47.8 |
| | Conservative | Madeleine Du Mont | 2,101 | |
| | Conservative | Huntly Spence | 2,080 | |
| | Conservative | Donald Degerdon | 2,073 | |
| | Labour | John Palmer | 1,911 | 42.8 |
| | Labour | Stephen Mullin | 1,908 | |
| | Labour | Allan Mathias | 1,906 | |
| | Labour | Miles Seaman | 1,865 | |
| | Liberal | Margot Aptaker | 417 | 9.3 |
| | Liberal | John Raine | 412 | |
| | Liberal | Geoffrey McKeenan | 394 | |
| | Liberal | Phillip Hemerlryk | 385 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Belsize

Belsize (4) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Richard Arthur | 2,010 | 43.1 |
| | Labour | David Mills | 1,951 | |
| | Labour | Richard Ford | 1,915 | |
| | Labour | Bernard Taylor | 1,898 | |
| | Conservative | Julian Harrison | 1,847 | 39.6 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Roome | 1,815 | |
| | Conservative | Timothy Coghlan | 1,801 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Grosz | 1,773 | |
| | Liberal | Margaret Darvall | 539 | 11.6 |
| | Liberal | Richard Franklin | 465 | |
| | Communist | Hubert Bevan | 264 | 5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Bloomsbury

Bloomsbury (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Guy | 1,164 | 56.6 |
| | Labour | William Evans | 1,154 | |
| | Labour | John Thane | 1,139 | |
| | Conservative | Mark Batchelor | 892 | 43.4 |
| | Conservative | Colin Jaque | 853 | |
| | Conservative | Horace Shooter | 839 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Camden

Camden (4) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Nicholas Bosanquet | 1,892 | 62.9 |
| | Labour | James Buckland | 1,859 | |
| | Labour | Phil Turner | 1,761 | |
| | Labour | Ivor Walker | 1,728 | |
| | Conservative | David Coleman | 612 | 20.4 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Boosey | 609 | |
| | Conservative | Ian King | 592 | |
| | Conservative | George Paulley | 558 | |
| | Liberal | Mary Taylor | 288 | 9.6 |
| | Liberal | Alan Mather | 284 | |
| | Liberal | June Mather | 276 | |
| | Liberal | Daphne Morgan | 271 | |
| | Communist | Stephen Sedley | 215 | 7.1 |
| | Communist | Marjorie Mayo | 203 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Chalk Farm

Chalk Farm (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jonathan Sofer | 1,013 | 55.1 |
| | Labour | Derek Jarman | 1,010 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Brooke | 642 | 34.9 |
| | Conservative | Philippa Raymond-Cox | 631 | |
| | Liberal | Eric Watson | 182 | 9.9 |
| | Liberal | Peter Knowles | 177 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Gospel Oak

Gospel Oak (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Tessa Jowell | 1,072 | 65.4 |
| | Labour | Brian Loughran | 1,033 | |
| | Conservative | Denis Friis | 376 | 23.0 |
| | Conservative | Robert Targett | 347 | |
| | Liberal | A Lawrie | 115 | 7.0 |
| | Communist | Henry Martin | 75 | 4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Grafton

Grafton (4) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Christopher Gardiner | 2,112 | 65.3 |
| | Labour | Roy Shaw | 2,015 | |
| | Labour | Neil McIntosh | 1,995 | |
| | Labour | John Lipetz | 1,920 | |
| | Conservative | George Radford | 483 | 14.9 |
| | Conservative | Joanna Radford | 446 | |
| | Conservative | Sally Mustoe | 442 | |
| | Conservative | Brenda Friis | 440 | |
| | Neighbourhood Community Action | Sidney Rawle | 320 | 9.9 |
| | Liberal | Alexandra Lawrie | 178 | 5.5 |
| | Liberal | Peter Dee | 152 | |
| | Communist | Victor Heath | 143 | 4.4 |
| | Liberal | Phillip Blackwell | 133 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Hampstead Town

Hampstead Town (4) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Archibald J. F. MacDonald* | 1,980 |
| | Conservative | Alan D. Greengross | 1,956 |
| | Conservative | Gwyneth A. Williams | 1,924 |
| | Conservative | John P. L. Ratzer | 1,902 |
| | Labour | John Darlington | 1,141 |
| | Labour | Lord George Archibald | 1,137 |
| | Labour | James Parish | 1,132 |
| | Labour | John Rigby | 1,087 |
| | Liberal | Sarah Khuner | 557 |
| | Liberal | Nicholas G. Salmon | 548 |
| | Liberal | Marion V. Friedmann | 523 |
| | Liberal | Raymond A. P. Benad | 494 |
| | Communist | Elizabeth P. Tate | 152 |
| | Save London Action Group | Andrew R. H. Urquhart | 73 |
| | Save London Action Group | Charles E. Carey | 57 |
| | Save London Action Group | Robert M. Fysh | 53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Highgate

Highgate (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Carrier | 1,607 | 44.5 |
| | Labour | Jeanne Cox | 1,462 | |
| | Labour | Albert J. Crouch | 1,380 | |
| | Conservative | Martin Morton | 1,369 | 37.9 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Fenwick | 1,319 | |
| | Conservative | Ronald Walker | 1,306 | |
| | Liberal | Clive Coates | 423 | 11.7 |
| | Liberal | Alfred Cook | 395 | |
| | Communist | Peter Richards | 210 | 5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.4 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Holborn

Holborn (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Frank Dobson | 1,375 | 64.2 |
| | Labour | Derek Godfrey | 1,323 | |
| | Conservative | Ralph Stone | 550 | 25.7 |
| | Conservative | Peter Bruinvels | 546 | |
| | Liberal | Peter Davison | 218 | 10.2 |
| | Conservative | Mairi Turner | 176 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Kilburn

Kilburn (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Albert (Tim) Skinner | 1,432 | 61.0 |
| | Labour | Francis Rochford | 1,423 | |
| | Labour | Robert Humphreys | 1,384 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Briggs | 664 | 28.3 |
| | Conservative | George Maxwell | 652 | |
| | Conservative | Ronald Rees | 638 | |
| | Liberal | John Standish | 252 | 10.7 |
| | Liberal | Dennis Darnes | 229 | |
| | Liberal | Gillian Little | 217 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### King's Cross

King's Cross (4) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Offenbach | 1,745 | 51.8 |
| | Labour | David Windsor | 1,730 | |
| | Labour | Margaret Robertson | 1,721 | |
| | Labour | Lyndal Evans | 1,698 | |
| | Conservative | John Glendinning | 1,193 | 35.4 |
| | Conservative | Graham Hirschfield | 1,110 | |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Avery | 1,108 | |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Graham | 1,089 | |
| | Liberal | John Bishop | 431 | 12.8 |
| | Liberal | Anthony Connell | 405 | |
| | Liberal | Raymond Marks | 363 | |
| | Liberal | Margaret Maclaren | 360 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Priory

Priory (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Anthony Clarke | 1,846 | 56.6 |
| | Labour | Derek Pollard | 1,604 | |
| | Labour | Glyn Thomas | 1,451 | |
| | Conservative | Frederick Kingsley | 806 | 24.7 |
| | Conservative | Colin Mackay | 752 | |
| | Conservative | Anthony van der Elst | 707 | |
| | Liberal | Iain Scarlet | 385 | 11.8 |
| | Communist | Alan Thomas | 225 | 6.9 |
| | Communist | Ronald Champion | 115 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Regent's Park

Regent's Park (4) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Richard Collins | 2,053 | 65.4 |
| | Labour | Anthony Bethell | 1,986 | |
| | Labour | Paddy O'Connor | 1,975 | |
| | Labour | John Mills | 1,974 | |
| | Conservative | Clare Mansel | 1,085 | 34.6 |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Watts | 1,054 | |
| | Conservative | John Blundell | 1,052 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Flynn | 1,038 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### St John's

St John's (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Roger Robinson | 1,488 | 73.2 |
| | Labour | Corin Hughes-Stanton | 1,473 | |
| | Labour | Sarah (Sally) Peltier | 1,438 | |
| | Conservative | John Livingston | 379 | 18.6 |
| | Conservative | Dennis Murfitt | 376 | |
| | Conservative | Christina Brennan | 368 | |
| | Liberal | Florence Elliot | 167 | 8.2 |
| | Liberal | Christopher Evans | 165 | |
| | Liberal | Micheline Sartoretti | 133 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### St Pancras

St Pancras (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Brian Duggan | 1,865 | 85.9 |
| | Labour | Florence Parnell | 1,739 | |
| | Labour | John Toomey | 1,729 | |
| | Conservative | Jaqueline Wilson | 306 | 14.1 |
| | Conservative | Ian Clarke | 305 | |
| | Conservative | Christopher Turner | 294 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Swiss Cottage

Swiss Cottage (4) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ron King | 1,636 | 45.7 |
| | Conservative | Ronald Raymond-Cox | 1,625 | |
| | Conservative | Anthony Kerpel | 1,616 | |
| | Conservative | Brian Stoner | 1,559 | |
| | Labour | William Budd | 1,535 | 42.8 |
| | Labour | Walter Burgess | 1,533 | |
| | Labour | Arthur Soutter * | 1,508 | |
| | Labour | Gurmukh Singh | 1,465 | |
| | Liberal | Kenneth Carter | 412 | 11.5 |
| | Liberal | Robert Pellegrinetti | 369 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### West End

West End (4) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Blake | 1,858 | 44.7 |
| | Labour | Samuel Waldman | 1,842 | |
| | Labour | Robert Hefferman | 1,784 | |
| | Labour | Joan Hymans | 1,777 | |
| | Conservative | Ian Tomisson | 1,762 | 42.4 |
| | Conservative | John Steel | 1,759 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Clemerson | 1,725 | |
| | Conservative | James Turner | 1,723 | |
| | Liberal | Kathleen Peacock | 447 | 10.8 |
| | Independent | Claudina Eastwall-Naijna | 86 | 2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.8 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |