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    Bensham, Gateshead County Borough Council

    At the most recent election (4 May 1972), N. Lakey (The Labour Party) won Bensham, with a majority of 613 votes.

    Area type
    ward
    Within
    Gateshead County Borough Council
    Elections recorded
    16
    Recorded results
    40
    Bensham: Local Elections 1972electorate 4,401
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    N. LakeyThe Labour Party1,08169.8%Yes
    R. MettersR.R46830.2%No
    Bensham: Local Elections 1971electorate 4,672
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    H. CowansThe Labour Party1,18067.7%Yes
    A. BondR.R53630.8%No
    G. VincentCommunist261.5%No
    Bensham: Local elections 7 May 1970electorate 5,224
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    E. HenryThe Labour Party1,32958.5%Yes
    K. BarkerR.R80835.6%No
    D. MitchellSOC1355.9%No
    Bensham: Local Elections 1969electorate 5,202
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    T. MartinR.R1,01554.7%Yes
    A. JohnstoneThe Labour Party83945.3%No
    Bensham: Local Elections 1968electorate 5,268
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    A. BondR.R89750.8%Yes
    R. ChorltonThe Labour Party77944.1%No
    F. BrooksCommunist915.1%No
    Bensham: Local elections 11 May 1967electorate 5,455
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    E. HenryThe Labour Party1,11653.4%Yes
    A. ShineR.R91243.6%No
    O. BrooksCommunist633%No
    Bensham: Local elections 12 May 1966electorate 5,667
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    A. JohnsonThe Labour Party1,16632.2%Yes
    J. CharltonThe Labour Party1,11930.9%Yes
    A. RichardsonR.R65418.1%No
    W. RoddenR.R59616.5%No
    S. BrooksCommunist812.2%No
    Bensham: Local elections 13 May 1965electorate 5,721
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    W. BradleyThe Labour Party1,22259%Yes
    A. RichardsR.R76336.8%No
    O. BrooksCommunist864.2%No
    Bensham: Local Elections 1964electorate 5,540
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    E. HenryThe Labour Party1,57962.2%Yes
    J. ForsterR.R96137.8%No
    Bensham: Local elections 9 May 1963electorate 5,675
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    A. JohnsonThe Labour Party1,61057.6%Yes
    A. DavidsonR.R1,18442.4%No
    Bensham: Local elections 10 May 1962electorate 5,824
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    W. BradleyThe Labour Party1,59855.8%Yes
    H. StokoeR.R1,26544.2%No
    Bensham: Local elections 11 May 1961electorate 5,913
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    J. ForsterR.R1,43750.2%Yes
    W. BradleyThe Labour Party1,42649.8%No

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