1971 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election

The 1971 Richmond upon Thames Council election took place on 13 May 1971 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.

Background

Election result PartyVotesSeatsConservative Party25,381 (43.83%) 15.4136 (66.7%) 18Labour Party21,501 (37.13%) 17.0715 (27.8%) 15Liberal Party9,199 (15.88%) 2.20 3 (5.6%) 3Residents Association980 (1.69%) 0.47 0 (0.0%) 0Independent488 (0.84%) 0.63 0 (0.0%) 0National Front232 (0.40%) N/A 0 (0.0%) N/ACommunist Party133 (0.23%) 0.02 0 (0.0%) 0

+ ↓ 15 3 36

Ward results

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