# 1974 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election

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

## Election result

| Party | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Conservative Party | 25,885 (40.91%) | 2.91 | 36 (66.7%) | 36 / 54 | 0 |
| Liberal Party | 19,746 (31.21%) | 15.32 | 10 (18.5%) | 10 / 54 | 7 |
| Labour Party | 17,157 (27.12%) | 10.01 | 8 (14.8%) | 8 / 54 | 7 |
| Independent | 277 (0.44%) | 0.40 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 54 | 0 |
| Communist Party | 109 (0.17%) | 0.06 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 54 | 0 |
| Save London Action Group | 98 (0.2%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 54 | N/A |
| 8 | 10 | 36 |
| Labour | Liberal | Conservative |

## Ward results

Barnes (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mason H. | 1663 | 43.7 | −4.6 |
| | Conservative | Norris M. Ms. | 1653 | | − |
| | Conservative | Robinson J. Ms. | 1521 | | − |
| | Liberal | Huxstep M. Ms. | 978 | 25.7 | +13.2 |
| | Liberal | Murdoch C. Ms. | 921 | | − |
| | Liberal | O'Kelly F. | 907 | | − |
| | Labour | Blundy K. Ms. | 791 | 20.8 | −18.4 |
| | Labour | Duell M. | 781 | | − |
| | Labour | Seager G. | 717 | | − |
| | Independent | Hancox P. Ms. | 277 | 7.3 | N/A |
| | Save London Action Group | Kemmis Betty S. Ms. | 98 | 2.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.6 | +3.9 |
Central Twickenham (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tate W. | 1411 | 45.1 | −3.5 |
| | Conservative | Williams J. | 1356 | | − |
| | Conservative | Bristow R. | 1288 | | − |
| | Labour | Powell M. | 1157 | 36.9 | +7.9 |
| | Labour | Shelton J. | 1074 | | − |
| | Labour | Proud A. | 1065 | | − |
| | Liberal | Lewis B. | 564 | 18.0 | −1.2 |
| | Liberal | Sanders A. | 529 | | − |
| | Liberal | Gan R. | 511 | | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.2 | +9.6 |
East Sheen (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alcock R. | 1480 | 47.2 | −4.2 |
| | Conservative | Green S. | 1455 | | − |
| | Conservative | Grose S. | 1442 | | − |
| | Liberal | Kinchin-Smith R. Ms. | 1292 | 41.2 | +7.3 |
| | Liberal | Cook P. | 1210 | | − |
| | Liberal | Parton J. | 1179 | | − |
| | Labour | Millward A. Ms. | 366 | 11.7 | −3.0 |
| | Labour | Fuller F. | 357 | | − |
| | Labour | Hunt A. Ms. | 347 | | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.8 | +6.1 |
East Twickenham (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Leaney A. | 1448 | 43.6 | −8.0 |
| | Conservative | Bristow E. Ms. | 1399 | | − |
| | Conservative | Hall H. | 1388 | | − |
| | Labour | Pardington J. Ms. | 1076 | 32.4 | −0.4 |
| | Labour | Eldridge E. | 990 | | − |
| | Labour | Folkman P. | 952 | | − |
| | Liberal | Nunn S. | 800 | 24.1 | +8.6 |
| | Liberal | Ricketts G. Ms. | 735 | | − |
| | Liberal | White P. | 712 | | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.3 | +10.9 |
Ham & Petersham (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Williams, David | 1458 | 38.4 | +19.9 |
| | Labour | Palmer A. | 1395 | 36.7 | −15.1 |
| | Labour | Bayliss B. | 1391 | | − |
| | Liberal | Carr-Jones C. | 1336 | | − |
| | Liberal | Adams M. | 1308 | | − |
| | Labour | Stevens R. | 1258 | | − |
| | Conservative | Pritchard D. | 945 | 24.9 | −4.7 |
| | Conservative | Goodman V. Ms. | 926 | | − |
| | Conservative | Thomas N. | 869 | | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 56.7 | +0.4 |
Hampton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kenton G. | 2406 | 54.7 | +0.0 |
| | Conservative | Hargreaves J. | 2213 | | − |
| | Conservative | Lewis H. | 2098 | | − |
| | Liberal | Woodriff M. Ms. | 1215 | 27.6 | +8.9 |
| | Liberal | Anstead N. | 1171 | | − |
| | Liberal | Maclachlan A. | 1116 | | − |
| | Labour | Lalis M. | 778 | 17.7 | −8.9 |
| | Labour | Smith M. | 768 | | − |
| | Labour | Melunsky B. Ms. | 756 | | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.2 | +7.3 |
Hampton Hill (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Champion H. Ms. | 1538 | 39.1 | −4.6 |
| | Labour | Connor Lady M. | 1525 | 38.7 | −6.8 |
| | Labour | Samuels G. | 1519 | | − |
| | Labour | Elmes K. | 1480 | | − |
| | Conservative | Bond P. | 1450 | | − |
| | Conservative | Warhurst E. | 1426 | | − |
| | Liberal | Booth L. Ms. | 873 | 22.2 | +11.4 |
| | Liberal | Spencer B. | 814 | | − |
| | Liberal | Ward-Lewis C. | 802 | | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.3 | +3.8 |
Hampton Wick (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Cooper G. | 1879 | 51.8 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative | Arbour, Anthony Francis | 1853 | | − |
| | Conservative | Marlow D. | 1843 | | − |
| | Labour | Morgan A. | 998 | 27.5 | −9.3 |
| | Labour | Heitzmann A. | 992 | | − |
| | Labour | Worsnip J. Ms. | 975 | | − |
| | Liberal | Lloyd S. Ms. | 748 | 20.6 | +10.2 |
| | Liberal | Stone M. | 736 | | − |
| | Liberal | Perry J. | 701 | | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.2 | +5.3 |
Heathfield (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Woodward A. Ms. | 1344 | 39.6 | −5.9 |
| | Conservative | Anderson G. | 1318 | | − |
| | Conservative | Baker J. | 1308 | | − |
| | Labour | Goldring P. | 1269 | 37.4 | −17.1 |
| | Labour | May P. | 1235 | | − |
| | Labour | Piper R. | 1207 | | − |
| | Liberal | Bullen C. | 778 | 22.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Mackinney K. | 744 | | − |
| | Liberal | Humphrey P. | 734 | | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.2 | +6.0 |
Kew (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Rundle, Anthony Stanley Richard | 2427 | 50.1 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal | Blomfield D. | 2015 | | − |
| | Liberal | Worth L. | 2011 | | − |
| | Conservative | Dyer S. | 1497 | 30.9 | −0.4 |
| | Conservative | Laing D. | 1467 | | − |
| | Conservative | Shaddock C. | 1358 | | − |
| | Labour | Love A. | 812 | 16.8 | −3.8 |
| | Labour | Gilbert P. | 796 | | − |
| | Labour | Marshall-Andrews G. Ms. | 735 | | − |
| | Communist | Tendler E. Ms. | 109 | 2.2 | +0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 56.0 | +0.1 |
Mortlake (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Razzall, Edward Timothy | 1270 | 41.9 | +36.8 |
| | Liberal | Scott-Owen R. Ms. | 1244 | | − |
| | Liberal | Wainwright D. | 1242 | | − |
| | Labour | Masters E. | 1140 | 37.5 | −24.2 |
| | Labour | Hart A. | 1088 | | − |
| | Labour | Mostyn J. Ms. | 1073 | | − |
| | Conservative | Irvine M. | 633 | 20.8 | −6.4 |
| | Conservative | Nugent J. | 560 | | − |
| | Conservative | Popham J. | 540 | | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.9 | +2.2 |
Palewell (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stow J. | 1424 | 47.1 | −16.8 |
| | Conservative | Wade S. | 1398 | | − |
| | Conservative | Barrow N. | 1378 | | − |
| | Liberal | Manners A. | 1006 | 33.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Townsend G. | 939 | | − |
| | Liberal | Van Der Voort R. | 922 | | − |
| | Labour | Brandon E. | 593 | 19.6 | −16.5 |
| | Labour | Lamb H. | 586 | | − |
| | Labour | Hoskins D. | 582 | | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.4 | +8.5 |
Richmond Hill (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ormiston J. | 1234 | 44.7 | +7.2 |
| | Conservative | Leigh E. | 1177 | | − |
| | Conservative | Foran M. | 1174 | | − |
| | Liberal | Dickson R. Ms. | 1135 | 41.1 | +16.8 |
| | Liberal | Macaulay W. Ms. | 1106 | | − |
| | Liberal | Halford W. | 1061 | | − |
| | Labour | Martin G. Ms. | 394 | 14.3 | −4.2 |
| | Labour | Radley D. | 367 | | − |
| | Labour | Kidd V. Ms. | 362 | | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.6 | +6.1 |
Richmond Town (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Waller, John | 1743 | 47.0 | +34.3 |
| | Liberal | Cornish A. Ms. | 1494 | | − |
| | Liberal | Norton H. Ms. | 1474 | | − |
| | Conservative | Saunders J. | 1283 | 34.6 | −4.3 |
| | Conservative | Spain T. | 1175 | | − |
| | Conservative | Lindenberg E. | 1140 | | − |
| | Labour | Langford W. | 682 | 18.4 | −16.2 |
| | Labour | Marshall-Andrews R. | 667 | | − |
| | Labour | Dunne W. | 637 | | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 56.9 | +12.5 |
South Twickenham (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bligh T. | 1743 | 50.9 | −3.3 |
| | Conservative | Hollebone R. | 1681 | | − |
| | Conservative | Millar N. Ms. | 1623 | | − |
| | Labour | Hathaway K. | 1024 | 29.9 | −15.9 |
| | Labour | Cordingley K. | 1022 | | − |
| | Labour | Welstand H. | 999 | | − |
| | Liberal | Cook N. | 655 | 19.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Collier J. | 621 | | − |
| | Liberal | Tooley M. Ms. | 569 | | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.5 | +4.4 |
Teddington (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gold M. | 1507 | 45.7 | +0.7 |
| | Conservative | Buckley N. Ms. | 1492 | | − |
| | Labour | Gilligan K. | 1214 | 36.8 | +0.0 |
| | Labour | Stafford H. | 1180 | | − |
| | Labour | Glass H. | 1179 | | − |
| | Liberal | Reeves C. Ms. | 580 | 17.6 | +6.5 |
| | Liberal | Twaits J. | 534 | | − |
| | Liberal | Bryning J. | 528 | | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.4 | +7.3 |
West Twickenham (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Samuel G. | 1097 | 35.5 | −22.6 |
| | Labour | Kareh R. | 1077 | | − |
| | Labour | Brown J. Ms. | 1066 | | − |
| | Conservative | Fuller W. | 1036 | 33.5 | −8.4 |
| | Conservative | Saunders D. Ms. | 994 | | − |
| | Conservative | Kellett M. Ms. | 985 | | − |
| | Liberal | Cornwell D. | 956 | 30.9 | −2.6 |
| | Liberal | Lucy C. | 938 | | − |
| | Liberal | Parry J. | 907 | | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.9 | +5.1 |
Whitton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lambeth J. | 1414 | 40.1 | +2.1 |
| | Conservative | Warren W. | 1322 | | − |
| | Conservative | Newstead L. | 1303 | | − |
| | Liberal | Barnes C. | 1268 | 35.9 | +10.1 |
| | Liberal | Wilfred Percival Letch | 1228 | | − |
| | Liberal | Marshall S. | 1127 | | − |
| | Labour | Potter C. Ms. | 846 | 24.0 | −5.0 |
| | Labour | Peters D. Ms. | 801 | | − |
| | Labour | Tait A. | 788 | | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.3 | +5.1 |