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    Horfield, Bristol County Borough Council

    At the most recent election (4 May 1972), R. Edwards (The Labour Party) won Horfield, with a majority of 838 votes.

    Area type
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    Bristol County Borough Council
    Elections recorded
    19
    Recorded results
    56
    Horfield: Local Elections 1972
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    R. EdwardsThe Labour Party3,03457.2%Yes
    B. TophamCit2,19641.4%No
    W. WilliamsCommunist751.4%No
    Horfield: Local Elections 1971electorate 10,885
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    C. MerrettThe Labour Party3,37162.1%Yes
    D. MacduffCit1,83033.7%No
    G. ManningNational Front1813.3%No
    W. WilliamsCommunist470.9%No
    Horfield: Local elections 7 May 1970electorate 11,012
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    R. HewlettThe Labour Party2,39747.5%Yes
    I. SmithCit2,13142.2%No
    M. BestNational Front2555.1%No
    A. TomlinThe Liberal Party2284.5%No
    W. WilliamsCommunist380.8%No
    Horfield: Local Elections 1969electorate 10,272
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    B. TophamCit2,37052.7%Yes
    C. MerrettThe Labour Party1,63936.5%No
    A. TomlinThe Liberal Party2946.5%No
    M. BestNational Front1182.6%No
    D. DowlingCommunist741.6%No
    Horfield: Local Elections 1968electorate 10,287
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    R. WallCit2,62965.2%Yes
    H. JamesThe Labour Party1,30432.3%No
    D. DowlingCommunist982.4%No
    Horfield: Local elections 11 May 1967electorate 10,210
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    I. SmithCit2,88351.8%Yes
    H. JamesThe Labour Party2,59346.6%No
    B. UnderwoodCommunist891.6%No
    Horfield: Local elections 12 May 1966
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    C. MerrettThe Labour Party2,58651.8%Yes
    I. SmithCit2,34146.9%No
    W. WilliamsCommunist641.3%No
    Horfield: Local elections 13 May 1965electorate 10,451
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    R. WallCit2,96758.7%Yes
    R. ChamberlainThe Labour Party2,08741.3%No
    Horfield: Local Elections 1964electorate 10,491
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    W. JamesThe Labour Party2,91651.6%Yes
    D. TophamCit2,25439.9%No
    A. TomlinThe Liberal Party4868.6%No
    Horfield: Local elections 9 May 1963Turnout 57.3%, electorate 10,419
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    J. OllisThe Labour Party2,83547.5%Yes
    T. ClarkeCit2,26337.9%No
    J. WilliesThe Liberal Party86914.6%No
    Horfield: Local elections 10 May 1962Turnout 50.6%, electorate 10,460
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    R. WallCit2,66250.3%Yes
    G. MaggsThe Labour Party2,63349.7%No
    Horfield: Local elections 11 May 1961Turnout 52%, electorate 10,502
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    D. TophamCit2,72550.1%Yes
    C. DraperThe Labour Party2,71349.9%No

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