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    West, Bolton County Borough Council

    At the most recent election (4 May 1972), R. Howarth (The Labour Party) and B. Turner (The Labour Party) won West, with a majority of 885 votes on a turnout of 41.6%.

    Area type
    ward
    Within
    Bolton County Borough Council
    Elections recorded
    27
    Recorded results
    122
    West: Local Elections 1972Turnout 41.6%, electorate 8,220
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    R. HowarthThe Labour Party2,20833.5%Yes
    B. TurnerThe Labour Party2,08931.7%Yes
    A. O'NeillConservative Party1,20418.2%No
    E. SmithConservative Party1,09716.6%No
    West: Local Elections 1971Turnout 41%, electorate 8,212
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    T. ConnorThe Labour Party2,32536%Yes
    A. QuarmbyThe Labour Party2,15033.3%Yes
    S. DawsonConservative Party1,01815.8%No
    T. YatesConservative Party96715%No
    West: Local elections 7 May 1970Turnout 38.1%, electorate 8,329
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    D. ClarkeThe Labour Party1,93021.1%Yes
    F. MitchellThe Labour Party1,91921%Yes
    T. ConnorThe Labour Party1,89820.7%Yes
    M. HowarthConservative Party1,22813.4%No
    H. SabiniConservative Party1,09812%No
    A. SmithConservative Party1,07811.8%No
    West: Local Elections 1969electorate 8,335
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    A. O'NeillConservative Party1,66328.7%Yes
    H. CooperConservative Party1,65228.5%Yes
    D. ClarkeThe Labour Party1,31822.7%No
    A. GrimesThe Labour Party1,17120.2%No
    West: Local Elections 1968Turnout 30%, electorate 8,353
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    E. WaltonConservative Party1,38830.9%Yes
    T. YatesConservative Party1,33729.8%Yes
    J. HolmesThe Labour Party89720%No
    C. BarnesThe Labour Party86519.3%No
    West: Local elections 11 May 1967Turnout 36%, electorate 8,821
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    F. MitchellThe Labour Party1,51725.6%Yes
    G. HaslamThe Labour Party1,50025.3%Yes
    T. DentonConservative Party1,47124.9%No
    B. O'NeillConservative Party1,43124.2%No
    West: Local elections 12 May 1966electorate 9,635
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    W. GlynnThe Labour Party1,80332.1%Yes
    D. ClarkeThe Labour Party1,78231.8%Yes
    A. O'NeillConservative Party1,01418.1%No
    S. RobinsonConservative Party1,01218%No
    West: Local elections 13 May 1965Turnout 28.4%, electorate 9,821
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    E. WaltonConservative Party1,44325.9%Yes
    T. YatesConservative Party1,41325.3%Yes
    W. GlynnThe Labour Party1,37424.7%No
    C. BenjaminThe Labour Party1,11320%No
    T. LoweCommunist1362.4%No
    G. PrescottCommunist951.7%No
    West: Local Elections 1964Turnout 32.8%, electorate 10,113
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    G. HaslamThe Labour Party1,73120.5%Yes
    F. MitchellThe Labour Party1,67219.8%Yes
    C. BenjaminThe Labour Party1,39116.5%Yes
    H. CooperConservative Party1,15913.7%No
    E. ShieldsConservative Party99011.7%No
    E. PageThe Liberal Party6918.2%No
    D. HamerThe Liberal Party6557.8%No
    G. PrescottCommunist1411.7%No
    West: Local elections 9 May 1963Turnout 39%, electorate 10,405
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    H. LoveThe Labour Party2,22630.4%Yes
    M. GrenhalghThe Labour Party2,20730.1%Yes
    E. InghamThe Liberal Party98113.4%No
    E. PageThe Liberal Party93912.8%No
    H. CooperConservative Party81311.1%No
    G. PrescottCommunist1632.2%No
    West: Local elections 10 May 1962electorate 10,697
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    W. GlynnThe Labour Party2,25627.8%Yes
    W. WalshThe Labour Party2,06925.5%Yes
    J. InghamThe Liberal Party1,10713.7%No
    M. PageThe Liberal Party1,03512.8%No
    C. BarnesConservative Party83610.3%No
    G. KellyConservative Party8029.9%No
    West: Local elections 11 May 1961electorate 10,990
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    B. AndertonThe Labour Party2,04630%Yes
    G. HaslamThe Labour Party2,02629.8%Yes
    B. OpenshawConservative Party1,37920.2%No
    E. GouldingConservative Party1,35920%No

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