# 1974 Islington London Borough Council election

The 1974 Islington Council election took place on 2 May 1974 to elect members of Islington 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

1974 Islington Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| | Labour | 60 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 65.26 | 69,423 |
| | Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.84 | 22.83 | 24,286 |
| | Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 10.27 | 10,927 |
| | National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.57 | 609 |
| | Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.56 | 601 |
| | Independent Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.49 | 526 |
| Total | Total | 60 | | | | | 106,372 |

## Ward results

(*) - Represents an incumbent councillor running for re-election

### Barnsbury

Barnsbury (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mrs. M.E. Watson | 836 | |
| | Labour | M. McAskill | 830 | |
| | Labour | M.B. Conway | 822 | |
| | Conservative | J. A. A. Field | 421 | |
| | Conservative | L.T.E. McAfee | 387 | |
| | Conservative | D.T. Taylor | 386 | |
| | Liberal | Mrs M.S.Pears | 327 | |
| | Liberal | M.C. Oilard | 305 | |
| | Liberal | Mrs H.S. Smith | 266 | |
| | Communist | Mrs. P.S. Sentinella | 90 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,322 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Bunhill

Bunhill (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mrs E.K. Browning* | 1,044 | |
| | Labour | G.A.W. Ives* | 1,037 | |
| | Conservative | A.H.S. Hull | 382 | |
| | Conservative | D.A. Douglas | 364 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,652 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Canonbury

Canonbury (4) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mrs. E.J.W. Bayliss* | 1,875 | |
| | Labour | L.S. Bailey* | 1,801 | |
| | Labour | F. Johns | 1,789 | |
| | Labour | J.C. Score | 1,737 | |
| | Liberal | Mrs. B.J. Capel | 476 | |
| | Liberal | S.F. Hampson | 461 | |
| | Liberal | J.S Knight | 446 | |
| | Liberal | R.G.L. Stileman | 423 | |
| | Conservative | Miss E.M. Carlson | 385 | |
| | Conservative | Mrs. B.A. Devonald-Lewis | 374 | |
| | Conservative | J.A. Rooke | 351 | |
| | Conservative | P.E.G. Kilmartin | 340 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,881 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Clerkenwell

Clerkenwell (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | G.D. Southgate* | 939 | |
| | Labour | D. Hyams | 936 | |
| | Labour | H.J. Stanfield* | 914 | |
| | Conservative | Mrs. L.M. Rush | 261 | |
| | Conservative | Mrs. M.G. Taylor | 255 | |
| | Conservative | R.E. Trott | 234 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,694 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 22.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Highbury

Highbury (4) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mrs P. Brown | 1,296 | |
| | Labour | J. Walker* | 1,270 | |
| | Labour | G.R. Taylor* | 1,265 | |
| | Labour | J.W. Straw* | 1,262 | |
| | Conservative | F.R. Garner | 409 | |
| | Conservative | Mrs C.D.M. Jelbart | 405 | |
| | Conservative | Mrs M.A.K. Malone | 399 | |
| | Conservative | Mrs M.E. Garner | 396 | |
| | Liberal | D.F. Davies | 305 | |
| | Liberal | Mrs M.I. Campbell | 302 | |
| | Liberal | Miss V.M. Brand | 300 | |
| | Liberal | G.A. Dobison | 271 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,582 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 24.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Highview

Highview (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J.C. Evans | 1,154 | |
| | Labour | A.J. Kirby | 1,127 | |
| | Labour | A.E. White* | 1,085 | |
| | Conservative | H.A.C. Collingham | 519 | |
| | Conservative | R.P.C. Taft | 499 | |
| | Conservative | T.S.K Yeo | 491 | |
| | Communist | Miss B.A. Brady | 126 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,313 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 23.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Hillmarton

Hillmarton (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A.L. Bell* | 694 | |
| | Labour | Mrs P. Kershaw | 658 | |
| | Conservative | Mrs E.D. Bridgewater | 348 | |
| | Conservative | J.W.S. Bridgewater | 346 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,257 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Hillrise

Hillrise (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mrs E.M. Brosnan* | 752 | |
| | Labour | Miss M. McCann | 745 | |
| | Labour | A.L. Murphy* | 737 | |
| | Conservative | Miss A.D. Hathaway | 246 | |
| | Conservative | E.F. Bull | 235 | |
| | Conservative | R.W. Dunn | 235 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,689 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 23.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Holloway

Holloway (4) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | W. Moroney | 717 | |
| | Labour | P.E. Haynes* | 715 | |
| | Labour | E.M. Holroyd-Doveton* | 704 | |
| | Labour | D. Aitchison | 699 | |
| | Liberal | J.D. Carvel | 295 | |
| | Liberal | Mrs M. Wilkins | 287 | |
| | Liberal | Mrs C.H. Williams | 285 | |
| | Liberal | G. Sattin | 281 | |
| | Conservative | C.A. Amodio | 135 | |
| | Conservative | Mrs S.J. Marcus | 130 | |
| | Conservative | Mrs N.E. Sullivan | 128 | |
| | Conservative | Mrs D.J. Suckling | 121 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5.590 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 21.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Junction

Junction (4) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mrs K.P. Donoghue | 1,161 | |
| | Labour | Mrs H. Metcalf | 1,152 | |
| | Labour | M.S.B. Van de Weyer | 1,131 | |
| | Labour | Mrs V.A. Veness | 1,089 | |
| | Conservative | R.R.F. Kinghorn | 648 | |
| | Conservative | J.T. Hanvey | 637 | |
| | Conservative | T.J.A. Northey | 610 | |
| | Conservative | J. Sayeed | 584 | |
| | Liberal | J.W. Froment | 241 | |
| | Liberal | A.E. Brown | 235 | |
| | Liberal | H.G. Barker | 221 | |
| | Liberal | A.J. Toffel | 216 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,598 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Mildmay

Mildmay (4) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mrs J.B. Gibson | 1,653 | |
| | Labour | D.A. Howell* | 1,640 | |
| | Labour | F.M. Perry* | 1,631 | |
| | Labour | Mrs M.A. Ogilvy-Webb | 1,597 | |
| | Conservative | Mrs A.M.M. Beaumont | 779 | |
| | Conservative | A.E. Forsyth | 756 | |
| | Conservative | C.S. Millar | 740 | |
| | Conservative | N.B. Baile | 732 | |
| | Liberal | Mrs P.M. Duncan | 641 | |
| | Liberal | A.W.R. Capel | 636 | |
| | Liberal | R.C. James | 626 | |
| | Liberal | Mrs P.F. Stileman | 564 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,191 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Parkway

Parkway (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | P. A. Holmes | 1,049 | |
| | Labour | C. O'Brien | 1,036 | |
| | Labour | F. W. H. Sandford | 975 | |
| | National Front | E. Richardson | 225 | |
| | National Front | D. F. Painter | 196 | |
| | National Front | J. O. Wingrove | 188 | |
| | Conservative | A. M. Furbank | 185 | |
| | Conservative | J. M. G. Baile | 172 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Pentonville

Pentonville (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | N. P. Riddell* | 991 | |
| | Labour | J. F. Sabini | 907 | |
| | Labour | D. K. A. Rogers | 892 | |
| | Liberal | A. G. Richards | 348 | |
| | Liberal | S. W. Applin | 330 | |
| | Conservative | S. W. Morris | 328 | |
| | Liberal | B. S. Wright | 326 | |
| | Conservative | J. L. Tovell | 320 | |
| | Conservative | G. I. H. Traill | 301 | |
| | Communist | F. Cartwright | 52 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Quadrant

Quadrant (4) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mrs P.A. Bradbury* | 2,480 | |
| | Labour | D. Gwyn-Jones | 2,415 | |
| | Labour | P.L.B. Woodroffe | 2,364 | |
| | Labour | Mrs R. Rogers | 2,352 | |
| | Conservative | Mrs E.H. Archer | 1,031 | |
| | Conservative | R. Devonald-Lewis | 1,013 | |
| | Conservative | D.W. Bromfield | 1,011 | |
| | Conservative | R.C.J. Wright | 1,000 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,233 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 23.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### St George's

St George's (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | D.J. Davies | 1,263 | |
| | Labour | H. Hodge | 1,241 | |
| | Labour | Mrs J.L. Streather | 1,204 | |
| | Conservative | J.S. Horton-Hunter | 491 | |
| | Conservative | Mrs E.M. Stephens | 481 | |
| | Conservative | G.M. Wolfson | 461 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,516 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 24.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### St Mary

St Mary (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | D.B. Hoodless* | 987 | |
| | Labour | R.C. Mabey* | 938 | |
| | Labour | A. Pedrick | 910 | |
| | Liberal | R.G. Adams | 361 | |
| | Conservative | M.D.M. Berkin | 270 | |
| | Liberal | Mrs N. Heigham | 270 | |
| | Liberal | R.E. Sanderson | 266 | |
| | Conservative | J.R. Humber | 265 | |
| | Conservative | R.H. Embleton | 259 | |
| | Communist | Mrs M. Betteridge | 184 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,311 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### St Peter

St Peter (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mrs A.L. Page | 1,229 | |
| | Labour | M.P. Reynolds | 1,152 | |
| | Labour | A.E. Smith* | 1,115 | |
| | Independent Liberal | T.J.M. Voelcker | 526 | |
| | Conservative | F.A. Falk | 441 | |
| | Conservative | J.R. Rush | 390 | |
| | Conservative | W.G.M. Shipley | 380 | |
| | Liberal | J.P. Hudson | 357 | |
| | Liberal | H.W. Bray | 355 | |
| | Communist | E.C. Archer | 99 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,525 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Station

Station (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A. G. Smith | 651 | |
| | Labour | A. Carty* | 643 | |
| | Conservative | K. N. Baxendale | 92 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Thornhill

Thornhill (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mrs A.T. MacDonald | 725 | |
| | Labour | A. Baker | 712 | |
| | Labour | L. Gerrans | 698 | |
| | Conservative | T.P. Kelly | 256 | |
| | Conservative | H.J.H. Pearson | 238 | |
| | Conservative | F. Philpott | 233 | |
| | Communist | Miss M. Foy | 50 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,720 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 19.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |