1964: Electorate 5,466,756: T'out 44.2%
Party Votes % Candidates Seats Full Council
Lab 1,063,390 1/2 44.6 100 64 75
C 956,543 1/6 40.1 100 36 41
L 238,966 2/3 10.0 86 - -
Com 90,779 3.8 36 - -
Ind 19,983 0.9 9 - -
RA 5,858 0.3 3 - -
Ch Ind 2,895 0.1 1 - -
New L 2,473 2/3 0.1 3 - -
UM 2,353 0.1 2 - -
Total 2,383,242 100.0 340 100 116
1967: Electorate 5,319,023: T'out 41.1%: SWING +11.59
Party Votes % Ch.% Candidates Seats Full Council
C 1,136,092 1/12 52.6 +12.5 100 82 92
Lab 732,669 1/4 34.0 -10.7 100 18 24
L 189,868 8.8 - 1.2 100 - -
Com 65,183 1/2 3.0 - 0.8 38 - -
Ind 13,229 1/2 0.6 10 - -
UM 8,146 0.4 + 0.3 5 - -
SPGB 3,694 7/12 0.2 14 - -
NUCT 1,977 1/4 0.1 4 - -
NF 1,839 2/3 0.1 3 - -
JHNFP 1,580 0.1 1 - -
ITRPA 1,244 1/3 0.1 3 - -
Ind Car 870 0.0 2 - -
CWPGB 713 1/2 0.0 4 - -
ELP 664 0.0 1 - -
Total 2,157,771 2/3 100.0 385 100 116
1970: Electorate 5,524,384: T'out 35.2%: SWING -4.01
Party Votes % Ch.% Candidates Seats Full Council
C 971,227 1/4 50.6 - 2.1 100 65 76
Lab 766,271 2/3 39.9 + 5.9 100 35 40
L 103,837 11/12 5.4 - 3.4 100 - -
Com 33,869 1.8 - 1.3 40 - -
HBR 23,853 11/12 1.2 85 - -
UM 10,432 0.6 + 0.2 32 - -
Ind 6,450 0.3 9 - -
SPGB 1,656 5/12 0.1 - 0.1 14 - -
Ind L 1,250 0.1 1 - -
JHNFP 552 0.0 - 0.0 1 - -
New L 438 1/3 0.0 3 - -
MPD 405 0.0 1 - -
ANP/BCP/CNPSA 176 2/5 0.0 5 - -
Total 1,920,419 9/10 100.0 491 100 116
1973: Electorate 5,313,470: T'out 36.8%: SWING -10.06
Party Votes % Ch.% Candidates Seats Full Council
Lab 928,034 47.4 + 7.5 92 58 67
C 743,123 38.0 -12.6 92 32 38
L 244,703 12.5 + 7.1 60 2 2
Com 11,954 0.6 - 1.2 28 - -
NF 9,536 0.5 6 - -
Ind R 5,516 0.3 3 - -
Ind 4,211 0.2 15 - -
Action 3,063 0.2 - 0.4 6 - -
NIP 2,924 0.1 1 - -
Ind C 2,393 0.1 2 - -
SPGB 1,612 0.1 - 0.0 11 - -
Ind Lab 227 0.0 1 - -
Total 1,957,296 100.0 318 92 107
1977: Electorate 5,183,660: T'out 43.3%: SWING +14.54
Party Votes % Ch.% Candidates Seats
C 1,177,390 52.5 +14.5 92 64
Lab 737,194 32.9 -14.5 92 28
L 174,405 7.8 - 4.7 91 -
NF 119,060 5.3 + 4.8 91 -
Nat Party 8,300 0.4 22 -
Com 8,267 0.4 - 0.2 24 -
GLCA 7,869 0.4 31 -
IMG 1,930 0.1 4 -
Ind 1,834 0.1 9 -
People 1,621 0.1 2 -
Ind C 1,025 0.0 1 -
Ind L 878 0.0 3 -
ENP 685 0.0 5 -
FP 552 0.0 1 -
SPGB 502 0.0 - 0.1 4 -
EP 298 0.0 1 -
NB 254 0.0 1 -
Total 2,242,064 100.0 474 92
1981: Electorate 5,086,997: T'out 44.2%: SWING -10.82
Party Votes % Ch.% Candidates Seats
Lab 939,457 41.8 + 8.9 92 50
C 894,234 39.7 -12.8 92 41
L 323,856 14.4 + 6.6 89 1
NF 21,582 1.0 - 4.4 41 -
SDA 21,582 1.0 10 -
EP 17,515 0.8 38 -
Ind 7,763 0.3 25 -
New NF 5,877 0.3 18 -
Com 5,275 0.2 - 0.1 16 -
NFCM 4,857 0.2 23 -
WRP 2,753 0.1 16 -
SLAG 1,727 0.1 13 -
AGLC 1,158 0.1 7 -
INP 793 0.0 3 -
FP 637 0.0 1 -
Ind C 362 0.0 1 -
NBP 346 0.0 1 -
Wk P 145 0.0 1 -
Rev CP 116 0.0 1 -
SPGB 83 0.0 - 0.0 1 -
Total 2,250,118 100.0 489 92