# 1971 Camden London Borough Council election

The 1971 Camden Council election took place on 13 May 1971 to elect members of Camden London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party gained overall control of the council.

## Election result

Camden local election results 1971 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | +/− |
| Labour | 49 | 31 | 0 | +31 | 81.7 | 59.5 | +21.0 |
| Conservative | 11 | 0 | 31 | –31 | 18.3 | 37.7 | –17.2 |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | –3.7 |
| Others | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | –0.1 |

## Ward results
### Adelaide

Adelaide (4) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Julian Tobin | 2,090 |
| | Conservative | Brenda Hennessy | 2,087 |
| | Conservative | Madeleine Du Mont | 2,068 |
| | Conservative | Huntly Spence | 2,031 |
| | Labour | Nicholas Bosanquet | 1,981 |
| | Labour | Mark Bass | 1,950 |
| | Labour | Nora Henry | 1,931 |
| | Labour | Barry Phillips | 1,917 |
| | Liberal | Phillip Helemryk | 427 |
| | Liberal | Gillian Latimer | 244 |
| | Liberal | Sheila Williams | 241 |
| | Liberal | Norman Latimer | 226 |
| 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 | Jill Gibson | 2,225 |
| | Labour | John Lipetz | 2,132 |
| | Labour | Bernard Taylor | 2,130 |
| | Labour | Irving Kuczynski | 2,128 |
| | Conservative | Norman Oatway | 1,955 |
| | Conservative | Irene Burnett | 1,943 |
| | Conservative | Julian Harrison | 1,923 |
| | Conservative | Peter Hilton | 1,885 |
| | Liberal | Margaret Darvall | 352 |
| | Liberal | Mary De La Mahotiere | 313 |
| | Communist | Hubert Bevan | 292 |
| | Liberal | John Swain | 282 |
| | Association of Independents | John Davies | 92 |
| | Association of Independents | Anthony Cunnew | 74 |
| | Association of Independents | Mary Davies | 60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Bloomsbury

Bloomsbury (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jennifer Horne | 1,383 | 55.6 |
| | Labour | Richard Arthur | 1,377 | |
| | Labour | Florence Parnell | 1,345 | |
| | Conservative | Ian Galbraith | 1,105 | 44.4 |
| | Conservative | Colin Jaque | 1,077 | |
| | Conservative | Horace Shooter | 1,069 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.8 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Camden

Camden (4) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | James Buckland | 2,971 | 69.0 |
| | Labour | Ivor Walker | 2,913 | |
| | Labour | George Trevelyan | 2,909 | |
| | Labour | Phil Turner | 2,864 | |
| | Conservative | Leslie Langford | 970 | 22.5 |
| | Conservative | Michael Flynn | 959 | |
| | Conservative | Philp Brandt | 942 | |
| | Conservative | G. P. Sutherland | 919 | |
| | Communist | Ann Sedley | 362 | 8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.1 |
| | 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 | Peter Jonas | 1,171 | 57.0 |
| | Labour | Derek Jarman | 1,154 | |
| | Conservative | George Radford | 884 | 43.0 |
| | Conservative | Robert Targett | 800 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.8 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Gospel Oak

Gospel Oak (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Keohane | 1,137 | 47.4 |
| | Labour | Brian Loughran | 1,112 | |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Graham | 475 | 27.9 |
| | Conservative | John Macdonald | 471 | |
| | Communist | Ken Herbert | 90 | 5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.5 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Grafton

Grafton (4) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Millie Miller | 2,923 | 76.2 |
| | Labour | John Needham | 2,900 | |
| | Labour | Roy Shaw | 2,830 | |
| | Labour | Barry Peskin | 2,820 | |
| | Conservative | George Paulley | 628 | 16.4 |
| | Conservative | Mary Quilliam | 611 | |
| | Conservative | Anthony Boosey | 599 | |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Heath | 595 | |
| | Communist | Victor Heath | 287 | 7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.8 |
| | 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 | James Lemkin | 2,073 | | |
| | Conservative | Archie Macdonald | 2,071 | | |
| | Conservative | Harriet Greenaway | 2,064 | | |
| | Conservative | Arthur Roome* | 1,996 | | |
| | Labour | Alix Maxwell | 1,574 | | |
| | Labour | Roger Robinson | 1,537 | | |
| | Labour | Edwin Rhodes | 1,511 | | |
| | Labour | Keith Atkins | 1,501 | | |
| | Liberal | David Sacker | 360 | | |
| | Liberal | Bonamy Bradby | 337 | | |
| | Communist | Betty Tate | 258 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Highgate

Highgate (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ronald Walker | 1,735 | 46.6 |
| | Labour | John Carrier | 1,724 | 46.3 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Fenwick | 1,715 | |
| | Conservative | Denis Friis | 1,711 | |
| | Labour | Jeanne Cox | 1,703 | |
| | Labour | Bernard Miller | 1,656 | |
| | Communist | Jean Davis | 262 | 7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Holborn

Holborn (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Clive Robinson | 1,559 | 62.2 | |
| | Labour | Frank Dobson | 1,554 | | |
| | Conservative | John Barker | 949 | 37.8 | |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Avery | 923 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.9 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Kilburn

Kilburn (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Albert (Tim) Skinner | 2,263 | 67.4 |
| | Labour | Robert Humphreys | 2,241 | |
| | Labour | Francis Rochford | 2,204 | |
| | Conservative | Martin Guinness | 882 | 26.3 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Wright | 870 | |
| | Conservative | Ian Tomisson | 868 | |
| | Liberal | John Gibbs | 131 | 3.9 |
| | Liberal | Colin Brown | 122 | |
| | Liberal | Violet Green | 119 | |
| | Communist | Stella McEntire | 82 | 2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.3 |
| | 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 | Lyndal Evans | 2,080 | 58.2 | |
| | Labour | Joseph Jacob | 2,057 | | |
| | Labour | Michael Cendrowicz | 2,034 | | |
| | Labour | David Offenbach | 2,032 | | |
| | Conservative | Ian Clarke | 1,494 | 41.8 | |
| | Conservative | John Glendinning | 1,481 | | |
| | Conservative | Edith Martin | 1,466 | | |
| | Conservative | Joy Burgess | 1,436 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.0 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Priory

Priory (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anthony Clarke | 2,170 | 65.4 | |
| | Labour | Glyn Thomas | 2,085 | | |
| | Labour | Enid Wistrich | 2,067 | | |
| | Conservative | Irene Ellis | 1,019 | 30.7 | |
| | Conservative | Ronald Raymond-Cox | 1,016 | | |
| | Conservative | Brian Hutchins | 1,007 | | |
| | Communist | Keith Ebbutt | 131 | 3.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.7 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Regent's Park

Regent's Park (4) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Collins | 2,766 | 67.8 | |
| | Labour | Paddy O'Connor | 2,688 | | |
| | Labour | John Mills | 2,667 | | |
| | Labour | John Thane | 2,605 | | |
| | Conservative | Ernest Lee | 1,311 | 32.2 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Briggs | 1,309 | | |
| | Conservative | Roger Gale | 1,298 | | |
| | Conservative | Marcelle Simpson | 1,294 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.1 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### St John's

St John's (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Corin Hughes-Stanton | 1,761 | 75.1 |
| | Labour | John Palmer | 1,743 | |
| | Labour | Geoffrey Bindman | 1,695 | |
| | Conservative | Alan Smith | 583 | 24.9 |
| | Conservative | Peter Bennett | 575 | |
| | Conservative | Joan Couzens | 560 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.8 |
| | 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 | 2,357 | 88.4 | |
| | Labour | Peter Best | 2,342 | | |
| | Labour | William Oakshott | 2,312 | | |
| | Conservative | Eric Bland | 310 | 11.6 | |
| | Conservative | Carol Favell | 272 | | |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Watts | 266 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.2 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Swiss Cottage

Swiss Cottage (4) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tessa Jowell | 2,026 | 48.9 | |
| | Labour | John Eidinow | 2,018 | | |
| | Labour | Arthur Soutter | 1,974 | | |
| | Labour | Ernest Wistrich | 1,893 | | |
| | Conservative | Ronald King | 1,804 | 43.5 | |
| | Conservative | Phillippa Raymond-Cox | 1,792 | | |
| | Conservative | Christine Stewart-Munro | 1,787 | | |
| | Conservative | Sidney Torrance | 1,780 | | |
| | Liberal | Kay Peacock | 317 | 7.6 | |
| | Liberal | Ray Benad | 298 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.8 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### West End

West End (4) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Finsberg | 1,941 | 50.4 | |
| | Labour | Brian Arnold | 1,914 | 49.6 | |
| | Labour | Joan Hymans | 1,888 | | |
| | Labour | Derek Pollard | 1,880 | | |
| | Labour | Edwin Lichtenstein | 1,878 | | |
| | Conservative | Susan Ayliff | 1,852 | | |
| | Conservative | Christopher Turner | 1,841 | | |
| | Conservative | Gwyneth Williams | 1,833 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.8 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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