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London local elections, 1971

London local elections, 1971
← 1968 13 May 1971 1974 →

All 1,863 on all 32 London boroughs
  First party Second party
  Harold Wilson Edward Heath
Leader Harold Wilson Edward Heath
Party Labour Conservative
Leader since 14 February 1963 27 July 1965
Popular vote 53.1% 39.4%
Swing Increase24.8% Decrease20.7%
Councils 21 10
Councils +/– Increase18 Decrease18
Councillors 1,221 597
Councillors +/– Increase871 Decrease841

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Results by Borough in 1971.
(Red indicates Labour, blue indicates the Conservatives and grey indicates No Overall Control)

Local government elections took place in London, and some other parts of the United Kingdom on Thursday 13 May 1971.

All London borough council seats were up for election. The previous Borough elections in London were in 1968.

Councillor statistics


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