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    Smithills, Bolton County Borough Council

    At the most recent election (4 May 1972), M. Howarth (Conservative Party) and E. Bells (Conservative Party) won Smithills, with a majority of 1,587 votes on a turnout of 41.9%.

    Area type
    ward
    Within
    Bolton County Borough Council
    Elections recorded
    27
    Recorded results
    127
    Smithills: Local Elections 1972Turnout 41.9%, electorate 10,785
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    M. HowarthConservative Party2,99434.5%Yes
    E. BellsConservative Party2,97634.3%Yes
    S. ChadwickThe Labour Party1,38916%No
    C. BenjaminThe Labour Party1,32715.3%No
    Smithills: Local Elections 1971Turnout 41%, electorate 10,834
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    D. GodbertConservative Party2,52919.9%Yes
    N. WarburtonConservative Party2,49419.6%Yes
    R. StonesConservative Party2,48019.5%Yes
    M. HagartyThe Labour Party1,81014.2%No
    A. MacDonaldThe Labour Party1,71213.5%No
    N. MorlidgeThe Labour Party1,68013.2%No
    Smithills: Local elections 7 May 1970Turnout 37.9%, electorate 10,837
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    G. BallConservative Party2,66433.1%Yes
    W. RawlinsonConservative Party2,66333.1%Yes
    M. HagartyThe Labour Party1,38417.2%No
    N. MorlidgeThe Labour Party1,34616.7%No
    Smithills: Local Elections 1969Turnout 38.7%, electorate 10,080
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    C. BramhallConservative Party3,00639.3%Yes
    R. ToppConservative Party2,93538.4%Yes
    A. BriggThe Labour Party89711.7%No
    H. WilliamsonThe Labour Party80410.5%No
    Smithills: Local Elections 1968Turnout 38.8%, electorate 10,093
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    D. GodbertConservative Party2,94039%Yes
    R. StonesConservative Party2,85237.8%Yes
    T. ConnorThe Labour Party95312.6%No
    N. MorlidgeThe Labour Party79810.6%No
    Smithills: Local elections 11 May 1967Turnout 48.9%, electorate 10,278
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    A. WillcoxConservative Party3,10933.4%Yes
    G. BallConservative Party3,01832.4%Yes
    T. ConnorThe Liberal Party1,13612.2%No
    K. MeagherThe Labour Party1,03911.2%No
    N. MorlidgeThe Labour Party1,00610.8%No
    Smithills: Local elections 12 May 1966electorate 10,353
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    A. TongConservative Party2,24324.1%Yes
    C. BramhallConservative Party2,19023.5%Yes
    M. HowarthThe Liberal Party1,38814.9%No
    P. ElsworthThe Liberal Party1,30014%No
    K. MeagherThe Labour Party1,11712%No
    N. GrundyThe Labour Party1,08011.6%No
    Smithills: Local elections 13 May 1965Turnout 46.8%, electorate 10,364
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    D. GodbertConservative Party2,66727.5%Yes
    R. StonesConservative Party2,55226.3%Yes
    M. HowarthThe Liberal Party1,52015.7%No
    C. BentleyThe Liberal Party1,41614.6%No
    N. GrundyThe Labour Party7918.1%No
    K. MeagherThe Labour Party7647.9%No
    Smithills: Local Elections 1964Turnout 50.5%, electorate 10,414
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    A. WilcoxConservative Party2,24421.8%Yes
    G. BallConservative Party2,23921.8%Yes
    F. WhiteThe Liberal Party1,89418.4%No
    E. HillThe Liberal Party1,79217.4%No
    N. DoyleThe Labour Party1,07410.4%No
    T. HallThe Labour Party1,04410.1%No
    Smithills: Local elections 9 May 1963Turnout 47%, electorate 10,465
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    J. BoothThe Liberal Party2,11122.4%Yes
    J. EllsworthThe Liberal Party1,89120%Yes
    T. BarlowConservative Party1,71018.1%No
    T. KitchenConservative Party1,52516.2%No
    P. HowarthThe Labour Party1,14512.1%No
    F. MitchellThe Labour Party1,05911.2%No
    Smithills: Local elections 10 May 1962electorate 10,516
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    M. HowarthThe Liberal Party2,18722.3%Yes
    C. BentleyThe Liberal Party2,01020.5%Yes
    E. PomfretConservative Party1,97620.1%No
    S. DentonConservative Party1,74317.8%No
    P. HowarthThe Labour Party1,00110.2%No
    D. JonesThe Labour Party9019.2%No
    Smithills: Local elections 11 May 1961electorate 10,567
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    A. WillcoxConservative Party2,35933%Yes
    S. CrookConservative Party2,35132.9%Yes
    C. WarrenThe Labour Party1,26517.7%No
    K. HarrisThe Labour Party1,17016.4%No

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