# 1974 Bromley London Borough Council election

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

## Ward results
### Beckenham

Anerley (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mrs M I F Harvey* | | |
| | Labour | Christopher Richard Gaster* | | |
| | Conservative | D S Fryer | | |
| | Conservative | Miss B E V Willmott | | |
| | Liberal | Nicholas J Gardner | | |
| | Liberal | S B Keen | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | + |
Clock House (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Mrs Olga L Roberts* | |
| | Labour | R G West | 1,222 |
| | Conservative | A R Milne | 1,129 |
| | Conservative | Michael John B Tickner | |
| | Liberal | Mrs S M Tatham | |
| | Liberal | C J Harte | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Copers Cope (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John L Pritchard | |
| | Conservative | Charles George Priest* | 1,631 |
| | Independent | C Pym | 790 |
| | Liberal | Jeremy V Cope | 499 |
| | Liberal | Mrs K R Chapman | |
| | Labour | Mrs Pauline M Jones | |
| | Labour | Eric H Turner | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Eden Park (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Maurice J Mason* | |
| | Conservative | Francis J D Cooke | |
| | Liberal | Derek G Brent | |
| | Liberal | Mrs Leslie E Brent | |
| | Labour | Richard Richards | |
| | Labour | R V H Mirkellian | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Lawrie Park & Kent House (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard D Foister* | | | |
| | Conservative | A G F Mitchell* | | | − |
| | Labour | Miss Janet I Ambrose | | 36.1 | + |
| | Labour | R H Mapstone | | | |
| | Liberal | William Alan Macdonald MacCormick | | | − |
| | Liberal | Mrs J Sanders | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Manor House (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | David Edward Aubrey Crowe | 1,407 | 43.2 | +4.6 |
| | Liberal | Heather Isabel Donovan | 1,337 | | |
| | Conservative | H J Palmer | 1,251 | 38.4 | −4.7 |
| | Conservative | R C Carter | 1,246 | | |
| | Labour | Michael A Keenoy | 598 | 18.4 | +0.2 |
| | Labour | B J Sweeney | 512 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 4.8 | 9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.3 | −2.4 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.6 | |
Penge (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Arthur J Mansfield | |
| | Labour | Barbara Pedley* | |
| | Conservative | J P Lawson | |
| | Conservative | G Aczel | |
| | Liberal | Henry A Verlander | |
| | Liberal | P F Khan-Panni | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Shortlands (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | A E Read* | |
| | Conservative | Bernard E G Davis* | |
| | Liberal | Ian Phillips | |
| | Liberal | R F Lloyd | |
| | Labour | Ian M Haig | |
| | Labour | Gareth B Matthewson | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Chislehurst

Bickley (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Maurice Bentley Kenward* | |
| | Conservative | Hector McDonald | |
| | Conservative | Simon J C Randall* | |
| | Liberal | M B Goodwin | |
| | Labour | Walter Kenneth Mansfield | |
| | Liberal | Paul David A Nash | |
| | Labour | Mrs Gwendoline I Mansfield | |
| | Liberal | Mrs C B Cama | |
| | Labour | R P Spencer | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Chislehurst (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | A F Parkinson* | |
| | Conservative | Joan Bryant | |
| | Conservative | Charles Christopher Seward Reeves* | |
| | Labour | Mrs L J Courtneidge | |
| | Labour | Harold Taylor | |
| | Labour | J McHendry | |
| | Liberal | Mrs M Corderoy | |
| | Liberal | Stephen R Walls | |
| | Liberal | D K Grove | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Mottingham (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Alistair Huistean Macdonald* | |
| | Labour | Ronald William Huzzard* | |
| | Conservative | M P Dean | |
| | Conservative | T P Dabrowski | |
| | Liberal | R S Weedon | |
| | Liberal | J Dulieu | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Plaistow & Sundridge (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Joan Kathleen Wykes* | |
| | Conservative | Richard B Jackson | |
| | Conservative | Arthur J Wilkinson | |
| | Labour | S G Tennant | |
| | Labour | Richard Henry Redden | |
| | Labour | Mrs Judith E Armstrong | |
| | Liberal | John R Hassall | |
| | Liberal | Ivor W Fyfe | |
| | Liberal | Peter Alan Janikoun | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
St Paul's Cray (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | D Sanderson | |
| | Labour | D W Edwards* | |
| | Labour | Edgar C H Smith* | |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey H Fennell | |
| | Conservative | Mrs Violet C Hammond | |
| | Conservative | Albert E Stayte | |
| | Liberal | George H Watson | |
| | Liberal | Mrs V K Day | |
| | Liberal | Nicholas J Rowden | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Orpington

Biggin Hill (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Mrs Marjorie C McClure* | |
| | Conservative | Derek E Saunders* | 1,505 |
| | Liberal | C Deans | 1,017 |
| | Liberal | Mrs H M Heatley | |
| | Labour | Roy E Hodsdon | |
| | Labour | Mrs D M Hodsdon | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Chelsfield (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Jean Tatham* | |
| | Conservative | D E Johnson | |
| | Liberal | J W Cook | |
| | Liberal | W J Ashworth | |
| | Labour | K R Pike | |
| | Labour | Mrs G R McKeown | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Darwin (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Richard Alexander Knox-Johnston* | 989 |
| | Liberal | Derek J Goldsmith | 589 |
| | Labour | John E Goffe | 153 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Farnborough (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Mrs Sheila M Stead* | |
| | Conservative | Richard J Inniss* | |
| | Conservative | K A Pawsey* | |
| | Liberal | Keith O M Challis | |
| | Liberal | Philip F Dearle | |
| | Liberal | C Robert Rayner | |
| | Labour | Philip R Edwards | |
| | Labour | David I Grant | |
| | Labour | C E Longley | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Goddington (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | D A Heron | |
| | Conservative | Joseph T Heath | |
| | Conservative | J T Taylor | |
| | Liberal | Mrs M Brasher | |
| | Liberal | G G Peiser | |
| | Liberal | R Bentley | |
| | Labour | J Draper | |
| | Labour | Mrs Catherine Spillane | |
| | Labour | Keith S C Good | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Petts Wood (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Joan Hatcher* | |
| | Conservative | F J Packer* | |
| | Conservative | Don D S Adams* | |
| | Liberal | Edward Babbs | |
| | Liberal | Christopher S Wilson | |
| | Liberal | P W F Martin-Lawrence | |
| | Labour | Mrs J E Woodhead | |
| | Labour | Mrs E A Pindar | |
| | Labour | G W Loveday | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
St Mary Cray (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Doris Partridge* | |
| | Labour | Peter John Tozer | |
| | Labour | E W White | |
| | Conservative | Mrs J J Jordon | |
| | Conservative | F C Vallender | |
| | Conservative | J A Collins | |
| | Liberal | A A Parfitt | |
| | Liberal | M C Jackson | |
| | Liberal | N F Kinchen | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Ravensbourne

Bromley Common (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | A R Dix | 1,605 |
| | Conservative | R E Hiskey | 1,584 |
| | Conservative | R C Gent | 1,570 |
| | Labour | Mrs Naomi V Carter* | 1,566 |
| | Labour | John Richard Holbrook | 1,561 |
| | Labour | A W Wright | 1,529 |
| | Liberal | D L Crawford | 1,072 |
| | Liberal | W Deakin | 1,037 |
| | Liberal | R W Timms | 1,012 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Keston & Hayes (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Horace Walter Haden* | |
| | Conservative | James F David* | |
| | Conservative | Ernest Dennis Barkway* | 2,578 |
| | Liberal | William Ivor Shipley | 1,776 |
| | Liberal | Brian Harry Taylor | |
| | Liberal | Mrs Patricia D Ebden | |
| | Labour | Peter W Rance | |
| | Labour | L Bishop | |
| | Labour | J A Cook | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Martins Hill & Town (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | William F D Walker* | |
| | Conservative | Anthony Millar Wilkinson* | |
| | Conservative | R J Atkins | |
| | Labour | Gordon Thomas Yates | |
| | Labour | Mrs K Lusty | |
| | Labour | Mrs H Hill | |
| | Liberal | Mrs M M Coulson | |
| | Liberal | M F D'Souza | |
| | Liberal | Philip E Dewdney | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
West Wickham North (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Montague I Blasey* | |
| | Conservative | P C Read | |
| | Liberal | Peter A Dodsworth | |
| | Liberal | Mrs Susan A Taylor | |
| | Labour | Robert Armstrong | |
| | Labour | Mrs Celia Nortcliff | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
West Wickham South (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | B G Cope | |
| | Conservative | Kenneth V Crask* | |
| | Liberal | W E Radcliffe | |
| | Liberal | Alan G Sewell | |
| | Labour | R A Lusty | |
| | Labour | M J J Regan | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |