# 1981 Greater London Council election

The sixth election to the Greater London Council (GLC) was held on 7 May 1981. Following the election Andrew McIntosh the leader of the Labour Group was replaced by Ken Livingstone, a member of the party's left-wing. This was the last election to the GLC. The Conservative government of Margaret Thatcher soon decided to abolish the council in the mid-1980s. Following the abolition of the GLC, there was a direct election to the Inner London Education Authority in 1986.

## Electoral arrangements

The GLC was elected from 92 single-member electoral divisions which were identical with the Parliamentary constituencies in Greater London. The election date was fixed by section 43 of the Local Government Act 1972 as the first Thursday in May.
Councillors were elected for a four-year term. This was extended for an extra year in 1984 when the elections that had been scheduled for 1985 were cancelled.

## Results

The leader of the Labour GLC group Andrew McIntosh led the party into the election. Within 24 hours of the result, however, McIntosh's leadership was toppled by Ken Livingstone; a member of the party's left-wing. Livingstone was then elected GLC leader. The results were as follows (all parties shown):
| Party | Party | Votes | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | Number | % | +/- | Stood | Seats | % | +/- |
| | Labour | 939,457 | 41.8 | 8.9 | 92 | 50 | 54.3 | 22 |
| | Conservative | 894,234 | 39.7 | 12.8 | 92 | 41 | 44.6 | 23 |
| | Liberal | 323,856 | 14.4 | 6.6 | 89 | 1 | 1.1 | 1 |
| | National Front | 21,582 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 41 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| | Social Democratic Alliance | 21,582 | 1.0 | New | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| | Ecology | 17,515 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 38 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| | Independent | 7,763 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| | NNF | 5,877 | 0.3 | New | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| | Communist | 5,275 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| | Constitutional Movement | 4,857 | 0.2 | New | 23 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| | Workers Revolutionary | 2,753 | 0.1 | New | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| | Save London Action Group | 1,727 | 0.1 | New | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| | Abolish the GLC | 1,158 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| | Irish National Party | 793 | 0.0 | New | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| | Fellowship | 637 | 0.0 | | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| | Ind. Conservative | 362 | 0.0 | | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| | New Britain | 346 | 0.0 | | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| | Workers (Leninist) | 145 | 0.0 | New | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| | Revolutionary Communist | 116 | 0.0 | New | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| | Socialist (GB) | 83 | 0.0 | | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Total | Total | 2,250,118 | | | 489 | 92 | | |

## Constituency results

Member of the old council*

### Barking and Dagenham

Barking :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | John Benjamin Ward | 12,528 |
| | Conservative | Ronald A Smith | 4,357 |
| | Liberal | Mrs Ronwen R Beadle | 2,803 |
| | National Front | Ian R Newport | 555 |
| | Constitutional Movement | Brian F White | 104 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Dagenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Harry Kay* | 15,134 |
| | Conservative | Mrs Judith A Warner | 4,875 |
| | Liberal | David C Smith | 3,508 |
| | National Front | Ronald A Ferrett | 753 |
| | Communist | Daniel Connor | 259 |
| | Constitutional Movement | Michael D Sowerby | 210 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Barnet

Chipping Barnet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Reveley Major | 13,056 |
| | Labour | Steven L Powell | 5,754 |
| | Liberal | Mrs Jean W Hawkins | 4,003 |
| | Ecology | Timothy H Cooper | 859 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Finchley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Neville Beale | 10,710 |
| | Labour | Thomas McKendry | 8,991 |
| | Liberal | Christopher Perkin | 2,702 |
| | Ecology | Maureen T Colmans | 525 |
| | Abolish the GLC | Andrew M Moncreiff | 113 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Hendon North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Bryan Michael Deece Cassidy | 10,904 |
| | Labour | Frank Arthur Cooper | 10,289 |
| | Liberal | Leonard W Watkins | 2,643 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Hendon South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Peter Blair Black | 9,796 |
| | Labour | Montague Miller | 6,599 |
| | Liberal | Andrew J Bridgwater | 3,933 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Bexley

Bexleyheath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Victor Rae Muske Langton* | 11,087 |
| | Labour | James A Dawson | 8,562 |
| | Liberal | Colin E Wright | 4,550 |
| | Ecology | Lynda A Sturrock | 389 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Erith & Crayford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Elgar Handy | 15,085 |
| | Conservative | Peter R C Davies | 10,239 |
| | Liberal | Sidney William Frank Saltmarsh | 2,983 |
| | NFCM | Owen Hawke | 559 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Sidcup :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Rodney Charles Gent* | 12,869 |
| | Labour | Audrey M Martin | 7,190 |
| | Liberal | Gillian V Scott | 3,596 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Brent

Brent East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Norman Howard | 14,399 |
| | Conservative | Arthur R Steel | 7,181 |
| | Workers Revolutionary | Gerald J Downing | 434 |
| | Ind. Conservative | Gerard Pierre-Michel | 362 |
| | Constitutional Movement | Raymond J Marsh | 328 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Brent North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Alan Hardy | 17,602 |
| | Labour | Lawrence M Nerva | 11,165 |
| | Liberal | Mrs Ann S Arthur | 4,072 |
| | Constitutional Movement | Michael Stubbs | 226 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Brent South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Illtyd Harrington | 16,827 |
| | Conservative | Sujan S Raizada | 4,365 |
| | Liberal | John H Gover | 3,316 |
| | Workers Revolutionary | Robert P Myers | 399 |
| | Constitutional Movement | Roger Tainton | 165 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Bromley

Beckenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Simon James Crawford Randall | 12,822 |
| | Labour | Paul H Brown | 5,980 |
| | Liberal | William Alan Macdonald MacCormick | 5,390 |
| | Ecology | John W Taylor | 576 |
| | NNF | Terence Cavin-Fitzgerald | 262 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Chislehurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Joan Kathleen Wykes* | 13,226 |
| | Labour | Walter Kenneth Mansfield | 9,019 |
| | Liberal | Michael F Deves | 3,022 |
| | Ecology | Hugh G Duncan | 527 |
| | NNF | Alfred Waite | 309 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Orpington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Jean Tatham* | 17,210 |
| | Liberal | John C A Sachs | 11,325 |
| | Labour | Keith R Morton | 4,704 |
| | Ecology | Richard G Connor | 503 |
| | NNF | Leslie T Taylor | 325 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Ravensbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Michael John Wheeler* | 12,099 |
| | Labour | John Richard Holbrook | 4,187 |
| | Liberal | Ronald Lawrence Coverson | 3,760 |
| | Ecology | Peter J Greenwood | 595 |
| | NNF | Mrs Bridget Smoker | 175 |
| | Abolition of Rates | Frank H. Hansford-Miller | 102 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Camden

Hampstead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Alan David Greengross | 12,367 |
| | Labour | Miss Margaret A V Bowman | 10,446 |
| | Liberal | Roger G Billins | 4,095 |
| | Ecology | Iain M Huddleston | 677 |
| | Save London Action Group | Anthony B P Mockler | 73 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Holborn & St Pancras South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Charles Andrew Rossi | 7,796 |
| | Conservative | Richard G Bull | 5,051 |
| | Liberal | Roger Karn | 1,694 |
| | Constitutional Movement | Paul T Kavanagh | 218 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
St Pancras North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Anne Hallowell Sofer | 9,935 |
| | Conservative | Ian Pasley-Tyler | 5,202 |
| | Liberal | Dennis G Strojwas | 1,506 |
| | Workers Revolutionary | Cornelius P Murphy | 148 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Croydon

Croydon Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Robert Gurth Hughes | 14,058 |
| | Labour | John K P Evers | 11,231 |
| | Liberal | Patrick S Ryan | 3,947 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Croydon North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Arthur James Rolfe | 11,486 |
| | Labour | Peter L Spalding | 9,308 |
| | Liberal | Leslie Anthony Rowe | 3,506 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Croydon North West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Stephen James Stewart | 10,891 |
| | Labour | Mrs Mary M Walker | 10,072 |
| | Liberal | William Henry Pitt | 2,878 |
| | National Front | Keith E J Martin | 395 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Croydon South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Peter Stuart Gill | 17,340 |
| | Liberal | Donald G Pratt | 5,709 |
| | Labour | Michael P J Phelan | 3,485 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Ealing

Acton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Chaytor Dobson* | 12,599 | |
| | Labour | Jennifer Fletcher | 10,208 | |
| | Liberal | Simon James Rowley | 2,918 | |
| | Ecology | Paul Gorka | 310 | n/a |
| | Irish National Party | James O'Leary | 214 | n/a |
| | Save London Action Group | Helen M Elliott | 182 | n/a |
| | Communist | Jerome C Spring | 139 | |
| | Workers Revolutionary | Martin Larkin | 118 | n/a |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Ealing North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | ±% |
| | Labour | Gareth John Daniel | 16,681 | |
| | Conservative | Sir Malby Sturges Crofton* | 16,297 | |
| | Liberal | Brian R Pollock | 5,702 | |
| | NNF | James Shaw | 500 | |
| | Irish National Party | Daniel P O'Brien | 235 | n/a |
| | Independent Protect Individual Rights | John A Torrence | 164 | n/a |
| | Constitutional Movement | John A Murphy | 159 | n/a |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Southall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | ±% |
| | Labour | Yvonne Sieve* | 16,714 | |
| | Conservative | Robin J P Wheatley | 8,419 | |
| | Liberal | Eric Reginald Lubbock | 2,804 | |
| | Independent Southall Mr Clean | Shambu D Gupta | 2,619 | n/a |
| | Communist | Vishnu D Sharma | 872 | n/a |
| | National Front | Ernest Pendrous | 569 | |
| | Irish National Party | Mrs Bridget G O'Leary | 344 | n/a |
| | Workers Revolutionary | Peter P Doraisamy | 134 | n/a |
| | Constitutional Movement | Richard Franklin | 132 | n/a |
| | Rebublican Party | Sohan L Bodh | 111 | n/a |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Enfield

Edmonton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Kenneth Watson Little | 13,831 |
| | Conservative | Ellen E Saul | 7,813 |
| | Liberal | Barbara G Adams | 2,360 |
| | NNF | David J Bruce | 496 |
| | Abolish the GLC | Pamela J Adams | 235 |
| | Constitutional Movement | David Izzard | 145 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Enfield North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Anthony McBrearty | 12,994 |
| | Conservative | John Alfred Boris Connors* | 12,249 |
| | Liberal | David R Affleck | 3,982 |
| | Ecology | David J Merryweather | 446 |
| | NNF | David G Robinson | 377 |
| | Abolish the GLC | Dennis J E Keighley | 186 |
| | Constitutional Movement | Ramon P Johns | 130 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Southgate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Rachel Trixie Anne Gardner | 17,535 |
| | Labour | Miss Gladys E M Stanbridge | 7,141 |
| | Liberal | Alan M Abrahams | 3,997 |
| | NNF | Mark W Lavine | 334 |
| | Abolish the GLC | Colin Sibley | 330 |
| | Constitutional Movement | Mrs Janice E Izzard | 189 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Greenwich

Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Deirdre Frances Mary Wood | 12,857 |
| | Conservative | Peter J Bassett | 6,571 |
| | Liberal | Anthony J W Renouf | 2,001 |
| | Fellowship | Ronald Stephen Mallone | 637 |
| | National Front | Leslie Bristo | 319 |
| | NNF | June R Dunster | 225 |
| | Abolition of Rates | Phyllis Hansford-Miller | 129 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Woolwich East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Mair Eluned Garside | 14,596 |
| | Conservative | David Arthur Stephen Tredinnick | 4,920 |
| | Liberal | David J Hall | 2,094 |
| | Ecology | Nicholas P F Drey | 260 |
| | National Front | Frank S Hitches | 190 |
| | NNF | Henry E Dunster | 186 |
| | Workers Revolutionary | Alan Clark | 169 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Woolwich West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Neil Davies | 14,431 |
| | Conservative | David Glynn Ashby* | 11,522 |
| | Liberal | Edward J Randall | 3,034 |
| | Ecology | David R Daniels | 399 |
| | National Front | William J Lovell | 241 |
| | NNF | Sidney L Skeggs | 117 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Hackney

Hackney Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | ±% |
| | Labour | John Adam Carr | 11,402 | |
| | Conservative | James C Murphy | 2,684 | |
| | Communist | Leslie Jones | 611 | |
| | National Front | John D Field | 564 | |
| | Independent | Augustus Wodhams | 521 | n/a |
| | Enoch Powell is Right | Robin May | 504 | n/a |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Hackney North & Stoke Newington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Gerald Ross | 10,045 | |
| | Conservative | Leslie R. House | 3,592 | |
| | Liberal | Maurice S. Owen | 2,243 | |
| | Communist | Monty Goldman | 444 | |
| | Enoch Powell is Right | Sylvia May | 341 | n/a |
| | National Front | Ralph Ashton | 192 | |
| | East London Workers Against Racism | Joan Lalmont | 187 | n/a |
| | Workers Revolutionary | William P. Rogers | 159 | n/a |
| | Independent | Goksel Hassan | 101 | n/a |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Hackney South & Shoreditch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | ±% |
| | Labour | Joan Margaret Morgan* | 8,410 | |
| | Liberal | Stephen J C Walkley | 2,585 | |
| | Conservative | Bernard Lansman | 2,287 | |
| | National Front | Gerald Viner | 636 | |
| | Enoch Powell is Right | George Williams | 399 | n/a |
| | Communist | Helen L Rosenthal | 321 | n/a |
| | Workers Revolutionary | Peter Curtis | 86 | n/a |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Hammersmith and Fulham

Fulham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Barrington John Stead | 13,304 |
| | Conservative | John Charles Putnam* | 12,537 |
| | Liberal | William George Wintle | 2,625 |
| | Ecology | Roger J Coward | 386 |
| | National Front | Alistair I S Cameron | 282 |
| | Save London Action Group | Ms Linda Hobbs | 102 |
| | Abolish the GLC | Colin R Box | 68 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Hammersmith North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | David Christopher Wetzel | 11,882 |
| | Conservative | William Christopher Smith* | 7,544 |
| | Liberal | Miss Margaret A Connaughton | 2,009 |
| | Ecology | Deborah M Sutherland | 571 |
| | National Front | Robert L J Pearse | 384 |
| | Save London Action Group | David A M Constable | 194 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Haringey

Hornsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Anthony Bernard Hart | 12,311 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Hannington | 11,758 |
| | Liberal | Richard D Kennard | 2,870 |
| | Ecology | Miriam F Daus | 740 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Tottenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Andrew Robert McIntosh | 10,775 |
| | Conservative | Alan T Amos | 3,802 |
| | Liberal | Katherine Alexander | 1,605 |
| | Constitutional Movement | Alexander Clark | 277 |
| | Workers Revolutionary | Richard D Goldstein | 189 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Wood Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Michael Ward | 10,908 |
| | Conservative | Jenefer Gwendolen Anne Riley* | 8,159 |
| | Liberal | Alan N Sherwell | 2,010 |
| | National Front | Anthony J Deboise | 359 |
| | New Britain | Robert G Pritchard | 346 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Harrow

Harrow Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jill Elizabeth Clack | 8,002 | |
| | Labour | Alfred H Elderton | 6,618 | |
| | Liberal | Stephen B A F H Giles-Medhurst | 5,107 | |
| | Independent Labour | Edward J O Hixon | 103 | n/a |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Harrow East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Harold Trevor Mote* | 10,678 |
| | Labour | John G. Bartlett | 8,452 |
| | Liberal | John S. Winter | 3,357 |
| | Constitutional Movement | Leslie Edward David Le Croissette | 296 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Harrow West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sir Horace Walter Cutler* | 14,524 | |
| | Labour | Kerry Underwood | 6,542 | |
| | Liberal | Ronald Fraser Dick | 4,943 | |
| | Constitutional Movement | Bernard W. Robinson | 271 | n/a |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Havering

Hornchurch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Alan Ronald Williams | 13,734 |
| | Conservative | Robert James MacGillivray Neill | 10,845 |
| | Liberal | Adrienne L. McCarthy | 4,226 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Romford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Bernard Brook-Partridge* | 12,041 |
| | Labour | Jack Hoepelman | 9,029 |
| | Liberal | Pauline A. Longhorn | 3,123 |
| | National Front | Madeline Pauline V. Caine | 562 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Upminster :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Anthony William Bays | 14,549 |
| | Labour | Graham W. Allen | 12,391 |
| | Liberal | David J. Ingle | 4,213 |
| | National Front | William J. Neary | 655 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Hillingdon

Hayes & Harlington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | John Martin McDonnell | 12,871 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Horace Sydney Hull* | 8,525 |
| | Liberal | Alan H. Rowland | 3,628 |
| | Communist | John C. Mansfield | 299 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Ruislip-Northwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | ±% |
| | Conservative | Cyril Julian Hebden Taylor* | 17,147 | |
| | Labour | Keith Goldsworthy | 5,791 | |
| | Liberal | George Raymond Stephenson | 4,958 | |
| | Constitutional Movement | George W. Bryant | 196 | n/a |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Uxbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | James Anthony Lemkin* | 15,413 |
| | Labour | Patrick J. Magee | 11,791 |
| | Liberal | Brian Outhwaite | 3,675 |
| | Constitutional Movement | Jane O. Stubbs | 148 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Hounslow

Brentford & Isleworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | George Nicholas Alexander Bailey | 17,695 |
| | Labour | Roy G Gregory | 15,091 |
| | Liberal | Joan B Langrognat | 3,342 |
| | Save London Action Group | Paul A Hughes-Smith | 233 |
| | Full Employment & Anti-Common Market | Reginald E G Simmerson | 201 |
| | Constitutional Movement | Gareth D Pearce | 104 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Feltham & Heston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Peter Samuel Pitt | 18,788 |
| | Conservative | Ronald Dennis Mitchell* | 12,565 |
| | Liberal | Mrs Ann M Alagappa | 3,629 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Islington

Islington Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Simon John Turney* | 9,675 |
| | Conservative | Peter R Crockford | 3,788 |
| | Liberal | Margot Joan Dunn | 1,744 |
| | NNF | John R Smith | 333 |
| | Workers Revolutionary | Mrs Sylvia Lincoln | 133 |
| | Constitutional Movement | Philip Holden | 118 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Islington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Stephen Bundred | 10,401 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth E J Graham | 3,564 |
| | Social Democratic Alliance | Patrick Sheeran | 2,505 |
| | Liberal | Christopher T Johnson | 812 |
| | Constitutional Movement | Shaun P Bowdidge | 152 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Islington South & Finsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Frances M Morrell | 7,296 |
| | Conservative | John D E Gallagher | 3,014 |
| | Social Democratic Alliance | Douglas Eden | 2,707 |
| | Liberal | John P Hudson | 696 |
| | National Front | John B Donegan | 447 |
| | Constitutional Movement | Francis T Theobald | 109 |
| | Socialist (GB) | Barry K McNeeney | 83 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Kensington and Chelsea

Chelsea :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Archibald Ottley Juxon Bell* | 12,131 | |
| | Labour | Stephen Benn | 3,810 | |
| | Liberal | Jennifer Margaret Ware | 2,793 | |
| | Save London Action Group | Mrs Mary P W Colmore | 316 | n/a |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Kensington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Louis Vigars* | 9,579 | |
| | Labour | Stephen Peter Hoier | 7,317 | |
| | Liberal | Ernest Richard Tudway | 1,907 | |
| | Social Democratic Alliance | Len Green | 650 | n/a |
| | Ecology | Roger E Shorter | 427 | n/a |
| | Communist | Edward S Adams | 161 | |
| | Workers Revolutionary | Lesley E Gould | 101 | n/a |
| | Save London Action Group | Maureen V M Cornwall | 97 | n/a |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Kingston upon Thames

Kingston upon Thames :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Sydney William Leonard Ripley* | 11,551 |
| | Labour | Stuart Henry James Hercock | 5,739 |
| | Liberal | Stephen J Harris | 4,894 |
| | Social Democratic Alliance | Anthony M Ward | 1,544 |
| | Ecology | Mike Elam | 355 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Surbiton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | ±% |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey John David Seaton* | 9,998 | |
| | Labour | Andrew Stuart MacKinlay | 6,056 | |
| | Liberal | Patrick Thurlbeck Humphrey | 3,246 | |
| | Ecology | Jim MacLellan | 432 | n/a |
| | Independent | Pauline E L M Russell | 82 | n/a |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Russell: Abolitionist

### Lambeth

Lambeth Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Paul David Moore | 8,349 |
| | Conservative | Douglas S Mills | 4,788 |
| | Social Democratic Alliance | Roger G Fox | 1,737 |
| | Liberal | Christopher Josef Sadowski | 865 |
| | National Front | Roger L Denny | 321 |
| | Communist | Mrs Jean E Styles | 178 |
| | Revolutionary Communist | Kevin Green | 116 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Norwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Prof. Norman John David Smith* | 10,700 |
| | Labour | Edward Robert Knight | 8,107 |
| | Social Democratic Alliance | Stephen Michael Alan Haseler | 3,709 |
| | Liberal | Fraser K. Murrey | 1,443 |
| | National Front | Catherine M. Williams | 423 |
| | Ratepayers Watchdog | Bernard Webb | 317 |
| | Fair Rates, Anti-Corruption | Sidney A. Chaney | 73 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Streatham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Frederick Walter Weyer* | 13,340 |
| | Labour | Michael F Drake | 7,259 |
| | Liberal | Christine L Headley | 3,732 |
| | National Front | John G Wright | 344 |
| | Save London Alliance | Martin C Gowar | 126 |
| | Public Safety Democratic Monarchist White Resident | William George Boaks | 82 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Brinley Howard Davies* | 7,383 |
| | Conservative | Richard M S O'Sullivan | 4,177 |
| | Social Democratic Alliance | Rev. David M Mason | 2,262 |
| | Liberal | John W Parton | 830 |
| | National Front | Vernon C Atkinson | 508 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Lewisham

Deptford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Alexander Charles Mackay | 11,698 |
| | Liberal | Miss Hilary J Kramer | 7,479 |
| | Conservative | William A A Wells | 4,438 |
| | NNF | Richard C Edmonds | 487 |
| | Ecology | Mrs Elaine A Gibson | 406 |
| | Constitutional Movement | Trevor M Smith | 91 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Lewisham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Paul Nigel Rossi | 15,887 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Sayeed | 10,758 |
| | Liberal | John R Hassall | 3,005 |
| | NNF | Stephen P Greene | 719 |
| | Abolition of Rates | Fannie E Saffery | 272 |
| | Communist | Michael Power | 267 |
| | Workers Revolutionary | Donovan H St E Chapman | 143 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Lewisham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Alan Lewis Herbert* | 12,984 |
| | Conservative | Robin F Pitt | 10,709 |
| | Liberal | Gwilym J Savill | 2,333 |
| | NNF | Ramon F Hoy | 511 |
| | Ecology | Susan M Kennedy | 242 |
| | Constitutional Movement | Susan C McKenzie | 100 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Merton

Mitcham & Morden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Anthony Robert Judge | 13,299 |
| | Conservative | Brian Joseph Shenton* | 10,588 |
| | Liberal | Ronald Arthur Locke | 3,681 |
| | National Front | John R Perryman | 693 |
| | Ecology | Roger C Stanley | 330 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Wimbledon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Stanley Charles Bolton* | 16,548 |
| | Labour | Rock Benedict Tansey | 9,645 |
| | Liberal | Andrew C Trompeteler | 3,889 |
| | Ecology | Antony Jones | 781 |
| | National Front | Mark T Spong | 376 |
| | Teacher | Frank Barnett | 162 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Newham

Newham North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Wilson* | 14,231 | 61.6 | +12.0 |
| | Conservative | Christopher D. Sills | 4,563 | 19.8 | −17.9 |
| | Liberal | David John Corney | 2,608 | 11.3 | n/a |
| | National Front | Robert S.F. Young | 850 | 3.7 | −9.0 |
| | East London Workers Against Racism | Farehk Afzal | 469 | 2.0 | n/a |
| | Workers Revolutionary | Keith R. Scotcher | 198 | 0.9 | n/a |
| | Constitutional Movement | Timothy S. Bennett | 173 | 0.7 | n/a |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,668 | 41.8 | +29.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +14.9 | |
Newham North West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arthur Frank George Edwards* | 11,724 | 69.6 | +16.0 |
| | Conservative | David R. Bick | 2,530 | 15.0 | −17.6 |
| | Liberal | Christopher M. Hill | 1,845 | 10.9 | +6.8 |
| | National Front | William J. Roberts | 753 | 4.5 | −5.20 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,194 | 54.6 | +33.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +16.8 | |
Newham South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Thomas Alfred Jenkinson* | 11,238 | 70.6 | +15.9 |
| | Conservative | Robert F. Williams | 1,899 | 11.9 | −12.5 |
| | Liberal | William P. Galinis | 1,780 | 11.2 | +7.8 |
| | National Front | Michael B. Hipperson | 1,006 | 6.3 | n/a |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,339 | 58.7 | +28.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +14.2 | |

### Redbridge

Ilford North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Marion Audrey Roe* | 15,022 |
| | Labour | Michael M A Killingworth | 11,857 |
| | Liberal | Gary P Straight | 3,236 |
| | National Front | Harold Marshall | 387 |
| | Ecology | Neil Jeffries | 330 |
| | NNF | Keith Sims | 92 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Ilford South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Edward Stephen Gouge | 11,561 |
| | Conservative | Arnold Kinzley* | 10,115 |
| | Liberal | Ralph John Scott | 2,988 |
| | NNF | Peter J Clark | 342 |
| | Ecology | David Matanle | 247 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Wanstead & Woodford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Robert Mitchell* | 13,355 |
| | Labour | Paul R Fiander | 4,770 |
| | Liberal | Alan Frank Cornish | 4,616 |
| | Ecology | Mrs Cynthia Warth | 625 |
| | National Front | Denis G Holland | 354 |
| | Communist | Anthony J Briscoe | 186 |
| | NNF | Robert A Martin | 87 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Richmond upon Thames

Richmond :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Adrian Carnegie Slade | 14,168 |
| | Conservative | Edward Julian Egerton Leigh* | 14,053 |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Nash | 2,431 |
| | Ecology | Barnaby Martin | 300 |
| | Save London Action Group | Ms Gwendoline M Marsh | 112 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Twickenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | George William Tremlett* | 17,513 |
| | Liberal | John P M Rowlands | 15,906 |
| | Labour | Brian A Kemp | 4,856 |
| | Ecology | Peter Furtado | 486 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Southwark

Bermondsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | George Edward Nicholson | 12,000 |
| | Liberal | Simon Henry Ward Hughes | 2,914 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Paul Mearing-Smith | 2,444 |
| | National Front | James Stephen Sneath | 830 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Dulwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Lesley Hammon | 13,039 |
| | Conservative | Gerald Francis Bowden* | 10,041 |
| | Liberal | Jonathan Nigel Hunt | 3,526 |
| | National Front | Patrick McConnell | 684 |
| | Ecology | David A Smart | 525 |
| | Abolish the GLC | William E S Newton | 110 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Peckham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Harvey William Hinds* | 12,461 |
| | Conservative | John Alan Redwood | 2,702 |
| | Liberal | Gillian Isabel Clemens | 1,669 |
| | National Front | Wayne L Martin | 971 |
| | Communist | Eric L Hodson | 313 |
| | Abolish the GLC | Brian W Dames | 116 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Sutton

Carshalton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Sonia Copland* | 14,070 |
| | Labour | John A S Weir | 10,548 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Edward Dutton | 7,059 |
| | National Front | Denis V Horton | 513 |
| | Ecology | Robert W Steel | 490 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Sutton & Cheam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Muriel Gumbel* | 15,666 |
| | Liberal | Elizabeth M Sharp | 14,664 |
| | Labour | Philip J Bassett | 3,555 |
| | Ecology | Jonathan P Vickery | 312 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Tower Hamlets

Bethnal Green & Bow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Sir Ernest Ashley Bramall* | 9,162 |
| | Liberal | Brian Williams | 7,591 |
| | Conservative | Christopher William Nolan | 1,230 |
| | National Front | Victor J Clark | 755 |
| | NFCM | Alan J Wilkens | 257 |
| | East London Workers Against Racism | Fran Eden | 211 |
| | Workers Revolutionary | Angela Mitchell | 185 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Stepney & Poplar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | John Patrick Branagan* | 14,538 |
| | Conservative | Mrs Elizabeth N Spencer | 2,458 |
| | National Front | Peter W Poinery-Rudd | 618 |
| | Communist | Max Samuel Levitas | 487 |
| | Enoch Powell is Right | Ms Jean R White | 487 |
| | Ecology | David J Fitzpatrick | 475 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | | | Swing |

### Waltham Forest

Chingford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Richard Maddock Brew* | 13,501 |
| | Labour | Benjamin B Birnbaum | 7,057 |
| | Liberal | Miss Lucille D Wells | 3,634 |
| | Ecology | John E Morgan | 847 |
| | National Front | Mrs Irene McDuff | 694 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Leyton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Peter John Dawe | 12,953 |
| | Conservative | Waldemar Thor Neilson-Hansen* | 6,008 |
| | Liberal | Robert F Sullivan | 3,071 |
| | National Front | Colin R Coward | 734 |
| | Communist | John Arthur Courcouf | 242 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Walthamstow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Paul Yaw Boateng | 9,749 |
| | Conservative | Mark A L Batchelor | 5,293 |
| | Social Democratic Alliance | Peter L Leighton | 3,068 |
| | Liberal | Robert J Wheatley | 1,572 |
| | National Front | George J F Flaxton | 824 |
| | Ecology | Jean Denise Lambert | 544 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Wandsworth

Battersea North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Gladys Felicia Dimson* | 11,143 |
| | Conservative | Mrs Margaret Riddell | 4,760 |
| | Liberal | James G Caple | 981 |
| | National Front | Michael J Salt | 493 |
| | Ecology | Paul W Ekins | 299 |
| | Workers Revolutionary | Sandra Baker | 70 |
| | Save London Action Group | Ralston L Winn | 43 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Battersea South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Valerie Wise | 9,525 |
| | Conservative | Mrs Margaret Williams* | 8,956 |
| | Liberal | Charles S Welchman | 2,359 |
| | Ecology | Bruce MacKenzie | 337 |
| | National Front | Anthony W Perry | 275 |
| | Save London Action Group | Ms Catherine D Kennington | 35 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Putney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Andrew Phillip Harris | 14,488 |
| | Conservative | Jeffrey Gordon | 13,741 |
| | Liberal | Colin Gordon Darracott | 3,813 |
| | Social Democratic Alliance | Michael J Burton | 1,555 |
| | National Front | Ms Shirley Attree | 393 |
| | Ecology | Ms Geraldine A Goller | 240 |
| | Save London Action Group | Mrs Mary M Giles | 53 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Tooting :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Anthony Louis Banks | 12,127 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Alfred Leefe Ham* | 7,268 |
| | Liberal | Ian D Mason | 2,278 |
| | National Front | Peter Berbridge | 443 |
| | Ecology | Donald J Valentine | 314 |
| | Communist | Robert E Lewis | 281 |
| | Workers Revolutionary | Adrian L Greeman | 145 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Westminster and the City of London

City of London & Westminster South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | David James Avery | 9,660 |
| | Labour | Reg M Fryer | 4,628 |
| | Liberal | Adrian A Walker-Smith | 1,807 |
| | Communist | Jeremy J Clark | 215 |
| | Save London Action Group | Alison A Furness | 178 |
| | Workers Revolutionary | David W Gilbert | 87 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | | | Swing |
Paddington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Kenneth Robert Livingstone* | 11,864 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Mary Kirwan* | 8,467 |
| | Social Democratic Alliance | James Spillius | 1,845 |
| | Liberal | Alastair John Brett | 1,135 |
| | National Front | William T. Acton | 237 |
| | Save London Action Group | David P. Green | 109 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
St Marylebone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Herbert Henry Sandford* | 8,183 |
| | Labour Co-op | Jean Merriton | 4,573 |
| | Liberal | Penelope E. Baker | 1,305 |
| | Ecology | Audrey B. Hickey | 408 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

## By-elections 1981-1986

The following by-elections took place between May 1981 and May 1986.
St. Pancras North, October 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SDP | Anne Hallowell Sofer* | 6,919 | 43.6 | +34.6 |
| | Labour | Mildred Gordon | 6,181 | 39.0 | −20.2 |
| | Conservative | Ian Pasley-Tyler | 2,684 | 16.9 | −14.1 |
| | Abolish the GLC | John J de R West | 82 | 0.5 | n/a |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 738 | 4.6 | 54.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,866 | 38.6 | |
| | SDP gain from Labour | SDP gain from Labour | Swing | +27.4 | |
Tottenham, May 1983 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jennifer Fletcher | 8,984 | |
| | Conservative | Peter L Murphy | 5,835 | |
| | Liberal | Alexander S C L'Estrange | 2,089 | |
| | National Front | John B Donegan | 244 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Surbiton, September 1983 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Anthony Francis Arbour | 5,458 | |
| | SDP | Christopher Nowakowski | 3,870 | |
| | Labour | Allister H McGowan | 2,184 | |
| | Ecology | Jim Maclellan | 202 | |
| | Communist | Jean S F Turner | 58 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Edmonton, September 1984 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kenneth W Little* | 9,340 | |
| | SDP | Alan J Wall | 2,007 | |
| | Ind. Conservative | Kevin Miller | 802 | |
| | National Front | Brent A Cheetham | 167 | |
| | Ecology | Stephen Rooney | 85 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 20.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Hayes & Harlington, September 1984 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Martin McDonnell* | 11,279 | 68.9 | +18.1 |
| | SDP | Peter F N Russell | 4,870 | 29.7 | +15.4 |
| | National Front | Mark T Spong | 227 | 1.4 | n/a |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,409 | 39.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,376 | 28.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.3 | |
Lewisham West, September 1984 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Lewis Herbert | 10,432 | 66.3 | |
| | Liberal | Julian M Davies | 4,715 | 29.9 | |
| | Pro-Abolition Alliance | Michael Moore | 330 | 2.1 | n/a |
| | National Front | John G Wright | 266 | 1.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,717 | 36.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,743 | 26.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Paddington, September 1984 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kenneth Robert Livingstone* | 12,414 | |
| | Liberal | Stephen J Harris | 2,729 | |
| | Conservative, Anti-Common Market | Reginald E G Simmerson | 287 | |
| | Abolish the GLC | Stephen W D Banks | 226 | |
| | National Front | Roger L Denny | 123 | |
| | Reform schools | George A Clerick | 55 | |
| | Gaitskellite Labour | Peter J. Nealton | 45 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Battersea North, June 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Vincent Norman Lucas | 7,321 | |
| | Liberal | Stephen J Pearson | 1,877 | |
| | Ecology | Sonia G Willington | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 23.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Putney, June 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Margaret Anne Jenkins | 8,680 | |
| | SDP | Jeremy N Ambache | 4,900 | |
| | Ecology | Christopher Cantwell | 392 | |
| | Pro-Abolition Alliance | Mark W Hatherell | 171 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 22.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Romford, July 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert James MacGillivray Neill | 7,122 | |
| | Labour | Gillian C. Hannah-Rogers | 4,793 | |
| | Liberal | Pauline A. Longhorn | 4,332 | |
| | Ecology | Diane R. Burgess | 431 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Vauxhall, July 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Michael William Tuffrey | 4,600 | 48.7 | +28.6 |
| | Labour | Lorna M Boreland | 4,212 | 20.4 | −3.8 |
| | National Front | John G Wright | 253 | 2.7 | −0.6 |
| | Pro-Abolition Alliance | Simon H Fawthorp | 113 | 1.2 | n/a |
| | Communist | David J S Cook | 110 | 1.2 | n/a |
| | Revolutionary Communist | Jean Smith | 93 | 1.0 | n/a |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | 32.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,381 | 24.7 | |
| | Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | +16.2 | |