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    St. Matthews, Blackburn County Borough Council

    At the most recent election (4 May 1972), F. Barker (The Liberal Party) won St. Matthews, with a majority of 130 votes.

    Area type
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    Blackburn County Borough Council
    Elections recorded
    23
    Recorded results
    46
    St. Matthews: Local Elections 1972electorate 3,544
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    F. BarkerThe Liberal Party79944.4%Yes
    R. TomlinsonThe Labour Party66937.2%No
    K. CurrieNational Front33218.4%No
    St. Matthews: Local Elections 1971electorate 3,864
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    J. GibsonThe Labour Party85947.3%Yes
    F. BarkerThe Liberal Party75841.7%No
    D. YatesConservative Party20011%No
    St. Matthews: Local elections 7 May 1970electorate 3,948
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    F. BeethamThe Liberal Party1,02850.6%Yes
    J. DawsonThe Labour Party70834.9%No
    M. ClayConservative Party29514.5%No
    St. Matthews: Local Elections 1969electorate 3,913
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    B. GreenwoodThe Liberal Party1,14565.4%Yes
    M. WebbThe Labour Party60734.6%No
    St. Matthews: Local Elections 1968Turnout 50.1%, electorate 4,129
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    F. BarkerThe Liberal Party87542.3%Yes
    M. WebbThe Labour Party64731.3%No
    J. ChadburnConservative Party54626.4%No
    St. Matthews: Local elections 11 May 1967Turnout 56%, electorate 4,293
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    F. BeethamThe Liberal Party1,67169.5%Yes
    F. InghamThe Labour Party73330.5%No
    St. Matthews: Local elections 12 May 1966Turnout 55.6%, electorate 4,457
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    H. LetherdThe Labour Party1,34954.6%Yes
    J. RobinsonThe Liberal Party1,12345.4%No
    St. Matthews: Local elections 13 May 1965Turnout 52.4%, electorate 4,621
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    F. BarkerThe Liberal Party1,36456.3%Yes
    J. NuttallThe Labour Party1,05843.7%No
    St. Matthews: Local Elections 1964electorate 4,696
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    F. BeethamThe Liberal Party1,16449.3%Yes
    F. HindleThe Labour Party1,14248.4%No
    M. GuinanCommunist532.2%No
    St. Matthews: Local elections 9 May 1963electorate 4,771
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    L. EdwardsThe Labour Party1,45751.8%Yes
    F. BeethamThe Liberal Party1,28945.9%No
    M. GuinanCommunist652.3%No
    St. Matthews: Local elections 10 May 1962electorate 4,846
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    J. NuttallThe Labour Party1,54752.9%Yes
    F. BeethamThe Liberal Party1,01534.7%No
    G. DansonConservative Party36012.3%No
    St. Matthews: Local elections 11 May 1961electorate 4,922
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    F. HindleThe Labour Party1,24555.2%Yes
    T. AnelayThe Liberal Party1,01044.8%No

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