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    East, Bury County Borough Council

    At the most recent election (4 May 1972), M. Payne (The Labour Party) and R. Waterhouse (The Labour Party) won East, with a majority of 716 votes.

    Area type
    ward
    Within
    Bury County Borough Council
    Elections recorded
    27
    Recorded results
    120
    East: Local Elections 1972electorate 8,303
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    M. PayneThe Labour Party1,87032.2%Yes
    R. WaterhouseThe Labour Party1,80431.1%Yes
    W. HoldenConservative Party1,08818.7%No
    S. FowlerConservative Party1,04618%No
    East: Local Elections 1971Turnout 42.4%, electorate 8,493
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    J. FinnertyThe Labour Party2,49036%Yes
    L. CaplanThe Labour Party2,44435.4%Yes
    L. OakleyConservative Party1,00214.5%No
    F. SharplesConservative Party97714.1%No
    East: Local elections 7 May 1970Turnout 38.8%, electorate 8,612
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    J. SkellernThe Labour Party2,13032.8%Yes
    G. KershawThe Labour Party2,06831.8%Yes
    F. SharplesConservative Party1,17718.1%No
    R. CleggConservative Party1,12017.2%No
    East: Local Elections 1969Turnout 31.6%, electorate 8,002
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    W. HoldenConservative Party1,31227.9%Yes
    S. FowlerConservative Party1,23526.3%Yes
    G. KershawThe Labour Party89319%No
    H. CoatesThe Labour Party86618.4%No
    A. AlmondIndependent3988.5%No
    East: Local Elections 1968Turnout 33%, electorate 8,066
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    L. OakleyConservative Party1,10422.9%Yes
    D. CunliffeConservative Party1,04921.8%Yes
    A. AlmondThe Labour Party98420.4%No
    H. CoatesThe Labour Party94119.5%No
    M. RobertsThe Liberal Party74215.4%No
    East: Local elections 11 May 1967Turnout 36.5%
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    F. SharplesConservative Party1,30426.1%Yes
    J. SkellernThe Labour Party1,25525.1%Yes
    W. BuggieThe Labour Party1,24224.8%No
    M. RobertsThe Liberal Party1,06221.2%No
    J. BoothCommunist1402.8%No
    East: Local elections 12 May 1966Turnout 32.9%
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    H. DawberThe Labour Party1,48433.1%Yes
    G. KershawThe Labour Party1,38831%Yes
    G. SwinnertonConservative Party83518.6%No
    G. HultonThe Liberal Party65614.6%No
    J. BoothCommunist1182.6%No
    East: Local elections 13 May 1965electorate 8,081
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    A. AlmondThe Labour Party1,38833.6%Yes
    S. FittonThe Labour Party1,34132.5%Yes
    G. HultonThe Liberal Party1,17128.4%No
    J. BoothCommunist2305.6%No
    East: Local Elections 1964electorate 8,173
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    W. BuggieThe Labour Party1,96131.2%Yes
    J. SkellernThe Labour Party1,96031.1%Yes
    W. BrownThe Liberal Party1,32621.1%No
    R. GibsonConservative Party84213.4%No
    J. BoothCommunist2043.2%No
    East: Local elections 9 May 1963electorate 8,322
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    H. DawberThe Labour Party1,97630.4%Yes
    G. KershawThe Labour Party1,84228.4%Yes
    G. WilliamsonThe Liberal Party1,48722.9%No
    E. NorcrossConservative Party99215.3%No
    J. BoothCommunist1933%No
    East: Local elections 10 May 1962Turnout 39.7%, electorate 8,604
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    W. AlkerThe Labour Party2,01837.5%Yes
    A. AlmondThe Labour Party1,70231.6%Yes
    G. WilliamsonThe Liberal Party1,66630.9%No
    East: Local elections 11 May 1961electorate 8,717
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    W. BrownThe Liberal Party1,88928.4%Yes
    J. SkellernThe Labour Party1,74326.2%Yes
    H. CoatesThe Labour Party1,70225.6%No
    H. McKenzieConservative Party1,31519.8%No

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