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		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
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing	+

Clock House (2)

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
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Copers Cope (2)

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
	Conservative hold		Swing

Eden Park (2)

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
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lawrie Park & Kent House (2)

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
	Conservative hold		Swing

Manor House (2)

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				4.8	9.3
Turnout				44.3	−2.4
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing	+4.6

Penge (2)

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
	Labour hold		Swing

Shortlands (2)

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
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chislehurst

Bickley (3)

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
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chislehurst (3)

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
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mottingham (2)

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
	Labour hold		Swing

Plaistow & Sundridge (3)

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
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Paul's Cray (3)

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
	Labour hold		Swing

Orpington

Biggin Hill (2)

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
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chelsfield (3)

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
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Darwin (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Alexander Knox-Johnston*	989
	Liberal	Derek J Goldsmith	589
	Labour	John E Goffe	153
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Farnborough (3)

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
	Conservative hold		Swing

Goddington (3)

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
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Petts Wood (3)

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
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Mary Cray (3)

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
	Labour hold		Swing

Ravensbourne

Bromley Common (3)

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
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Keston & Hayes (3)

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
	Conservative hold		Swing

Martins Hill & Town (3)

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
	Conservative hold		Swing

West Wickham North (2)

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
	Conservative hold		Swing

West Wickham South (2)

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
	Conservative hold		Swing