1971 Sutton London Borough Council election

The 1971 Sutton Council election took place on 13 May 1971 to elect members of Sutton 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

Beddington North

Beddington North (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G.E.W. Eve	1,069	24.0
	Labour	H. Fox	975	21.9
	Residents	B.J. Carr	757	17.0
	Residents	D.J. Farthing	714	16.0
	Conservative	D.W. Cove	498	11.2
	Conservative	G.H.P. Gardiner	445	10.0
Turnout			4,458
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Beddington South

Beddington South (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A.W. Deane	1,478	19.4
	Labour	P.L. Spalding	1,467	19.2
	Conservative	W.R. Hadden	1,382	18.1
	Conservative	F.G. Caunt	1,279	16.8
	Residents	R.A. Finch	1,018	13.3
	Residents	Mrs R.E.G. Haydon	1,011	13.2
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Belmont

Belmont (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J.C. Cox	1,320	38.8
	Conservative	R.J.M Akhurst	1,297	38.1
	Labour	D. Jarman	214	6.3
	Labour	Mrs A.J. Lawler	198	5.8
	Liberal	Mrs J. Crowhurst	193	5.7
	Liberal	A. Carr	184	5.4
Turnout			3,406
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Carshalton Central

Carshalton Central (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C.W.M. McDowell	784	32.9
	Conservative	D.H.T. Salari	763	32.0
	Labour	J.W. Swain	255	10.7
	Labour	P.C. Simmonds	246	10.3
	Liberal	J.A. Phillimore	174	7.3
	Liberal	E.J. Munns	164	6.9
Turnout			2,386
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing