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    Deighton, Huddersfield County Borough Council

    At the most recent election (4 May 1972), A. Sykes (The Labour Party) won Deighton, with a majority of 1,724 votes.

    Area type
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    Within
    Huddersfield County Borough Council
    Elections recorded
    27
    Recorded results
    57
    Deighton: Local Elections 1972electorate 9,378
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    A. SykesThe Labour Party1,85590.4%Yes
    D. LoverNational Front1316.4%No
    L. ShawCommunist663.2%No
    Deighton: Local Elections 1971Turnout 22%, electorate 9,436
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    J. MernaghThe Labour Party2,02495.4%Yes
    L. ShawCommunist974.6%No
    Deighton: Local elections 7 May 1970Turnout 39.5%, electorate 9,553
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    A. HazeldenThe Labour Party2,41163.9%Yes
    P. CusworthThe Liberal Party1,01927%No
    R. BuckleyNational Front2977.9%No
    L. ShawCommunist461.2%No
    Deighton: Local Elections 1969Turnout 36%, electorate 8,702
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    A. SykesThe Labour Party1,11735.3%Yes
    A. BroomConservative Party89128.2%No
    I. HargreavesThe Liberal Party79925.3%No
    D. LiverNational Front2828.9%No
    L. ShawCommunist732.3%No
    Deighton: Local Elections 1968Turnout 33.6%, electorate 8,595
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    J. MernaghThe Labour Party1,62056%Yes
    I. HargreavesThe Liberal Party1,16440.2%No
    L. ShawConservative Party1093.8%No
    Deighton: Local elections 11 May 1967electorate 8,611
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    P. CuswortthThe Liberal Party1,55747.6%Yes
    A. SykesThe Labour Party1,54847.4%No
    L. ShawCommunist1645%No
    Deighton: Local elections 12 May 1966Turnout 29%, electorate 8,585
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    A. GardinerThe Labour Party1,38554.5%Yes
    P. CusworthThe Liberal Party1,08142.5%No
    L. ShawCommunist763%No
    Deighton: Local elections 13 May 1965electorate 8,532
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    J. MernaghThe Labour Party1,63156.7%Yes
    P. CusworthThe Liberal Party1,14339.7%No
    L. ShawCommunist1023.5%No
    Deighton: Local Elections 1964electorate 8,516
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    A. HazeldenThe Labour Party1,57792.7%Yes
    L. ShawCommunist1257.3%No
    Deighton: Local elections 9 May 1963Turnout 21.7%, electorate 8,453
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    A. GardinerThe Labour Party1,70193%Yes
    L. ShawCommunist1287%No
    Deighton: Local elections 10 May 1962electorate 8,242
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    J. MernaghThe Labour Party1,48489.3%Yes
    L. ShawCommunist17810.7%No
    Deighton: Local elections 11 May 1961electorate 8,281
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    A. HazeldenThe Labour Party0—Yes

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