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    Birkby, Huddersfield County Borough Council

    At the most recent election (4 May 1972), B. Dwyer (Conservative Party) won Birkby, with a majority of 1,055 votes.

    Area type
    ward
    Within
    Huddersfield County Borough Council
    Elections recorded
    27
    Recorded results
    49
    Birkby: Local Elections 1972electorate 6,956
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    B. DwyerConservative Party1,63770.3%Yes
    P. DysonThe Labour Party58225%No
    R. BuckleyNational Front763.3%No
    M. HolroydPCRS331.4%No
    Birkby: Local Elections 1971Turnout 27.9%, electorate 6,908
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    A. GarsideConservative Party1,49081.5%Yes
    R. BuckleyNational Front33818.5%No
    Birkby: Local elections 7 May 1970Turnout 46%, electorate 6,798
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    G. BeaumontConservative Party1,48947.6%Yes
    M. BeaumontThe Labour Party69422.2%No
    M. CockinThe Liberal Party58618.7%No
    P. FountainNational Front36211.6%No
    Birkby: Local Elections 1969Turnout 29.8%, electorate 6,385
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    B. DwyersConservative Party1,51580.8%Yes
    R. BuckleyNational Front36019.2%No
    Birkby: Local Elections 1968electorate 6,432
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    A. GarsideConservative Party0—Yes
    Birkby: Local elections 11 May 1967electorate 6,419
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    G. BeaumontConservative Party2,02579.4%Yes
    J. SunleyThe Labour Party52420.6%No
    Birkby: Local elections 12 May 1966Turnout 34.3%, electorate 6,484
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    R. WhitfieldConservative Party1,65875.1%Yes
    J. SunleyThe Labour Party54924.9%No
    Birkby: Local elections 13 May 1965electorate 6,455
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    P. RhodesConservative Party1,96470.2%Yes
    K. BeaumontThe Labour Party83529.8%No
    Birkby: Local Elections 1964electorate 6,498
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    J. BraithwaiteConservative Party2,11374.3%Yes
    J. SunleyThe Labour Party72925.7%No
    Birkby: Local elections 9 May 1963Turnout 56.8%, electorate 6,407
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    R. SingletonConservative Party1,65445.5%Yes
    J. HaighThe Liberal Party1,18732.7%No
    H. InglebyThe Labour Party79321.8%No
    Birkby: Local elections 10 May 1962electorate 6,386
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    P. RhodesConservative Party1,61648.9%Yes
    F. DawsonThe Liberal Party1,54346.6%No
    D. WalkerCommunist1494.5%No
    Birkby: Local elections 11 May 1961electorate 6,369
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    H. BrookThe Liberal Party0—Yes

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