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    Mersey, Birkenhead County Borough Council

    At the most recent election (4 May 1972), R. Bagnall (The Labour Party) won Mersey, with a majority of 328 votes on a turnout of 35.1%.

    Area type
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    Within
    Birkenhead County Borough Council
    Elections recorded
    27
    Recorded results
    74
    Mersey: Local Elections 1972Turnout 35.1%, electorate 4,165
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    R. BagnallThe Labour Party84958.2%Yes
    D. WelshConservative Party52135.7%No
    D. CharltonCommunist906.2%No
    Mersey: Local Elections 1971electorate 4,190
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    S. KellettThe Labour Party91850%Yes
    C. LeeCommunist54129.5%No
    J. BonnerConservative Party37820.6%No
    Mersey: Local elections 7 May 1970Turnout 41.8%, electorate 4,216
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    G. LlewellynThe Labour Party81546.2%Yes
    H. WelshConservative Party63035.7%No
    T. LowndesCommunist25214.3%No
    M. McLaughlinB.M663.7%No
    Mersey: Local Elections 1969Turnout 35.9%, electorate 4,043
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    D. WelshConservative Party58039.9%Yes
    A. CliffeThe Labour Party51235.2%No
    T. LowndesCommunist36124.8%No
    Mersey: Local Elections 1968Turnout 40.7%, electorate 4,135
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    C. LeeCommunist67139.9%Yes
    D. WelshConservative Party47428.2%No
    W. DudsonThe Labour Party45427%No
    R. SlingerThe Liberal Party824.9%No
    Mersey: Local elections 11 May 1967Turnout 35.3%, electorate 4,279
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    W. JonesThe Labour Party64742.8%Yes
    K. AllenConservative Party55836.9%No
    C. LeeCommunist30720.3%No
    Mersey: Local elections 12 May 1966Turnout 17.8%, electorate 4,493
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    A. CliffeThe Labour Party61476.8%Yes
    C. LeeCommunist18623.3%No
    Mersey: Local elections 13 May 1965Turnout 18.3%, electorate 4,540
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    W. DudsonThe Labour Party71986.7%Yes
    C. LeeCommunist11013.3%No
    Mersey: Local Elections 1964Turnout 33.5%, electorate 4,695
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    W. JonesThe Labour Party1,14172.4%Yes
    M. VickersConservative Party35422.5%No
    L. LeeCommunist805.1%No
    Mersey: Local elections 9 May 1963Turnout 40.6%, electorate 4,790
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    A. CliffeThe Labour Party1,25964.8%Yes
    L. VickersConservative Party38419.8%No
    M. CoathupThe Liberal Party22311.5%No
    C. LeeCommunist784%No
    Mersey: Local elections 10 May 1962Turnout 34.2%, electorate 4,979
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    W. DudsonThe Labour Party1,04761.4%Yes
    M. CoathupThe Liberal Party56333%No
    C. LeeCommunist945.5%No
    Mersey: Local elections 11 May 1961Turnout 24.2%, electorate 5,196
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    W. JonesThe Labour Party1,16993.1%Yes
    J. ReynoldsonCommunist876.9%No

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