Croydon London Borough Council Election, 1974
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The 1974 Croydon Council election took place on 2 May 1974 to elect members of
Croydon London Borough Council Croydon London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Croydon in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in the United Kingdom capital of London. Croydon is divided into 28 wards, electing 70 cou ...
in
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, England. The whole council was up for election and the
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stayed in overall control of the council.


Background


Election result


Ward results


Addiscombe


Bensham Manor


Broad Green


Central


Coulsdon East


East


New Addington


Norbury


Purley


Sanderstead & Selsdon


Sanderstead North


Shirley


South Norwood


Thornton Heath


Upper Norwood


Waddon


West Thornton


Whitehorse Manor


Woodcote & Coulsdon West


Woodside


References

{{United Kingdom local elections, 1974
1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...
1974 London Borough council elections