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    The Castle, Leicester County Borough Council

    At the most recent election (4 May 1972), A. Newton (Conservative Party) won The Castle, with a majority of 803 votes on a turnout of 35.7%.

    Area type
    ward
    Within
    Leicester County Borough Council
    Elections recorded
    27
    Recorded results
    69
    The Castle: Local Elections 1972Turnout 35.7%, electorate 10,639
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    A. NewtonConservative Party1,89950%Yes
    K. ShahThe Labour Party1,09628.8%No
    B. RaynerThe Liberal Party56614.9%No
    I. BaxterNational Front2396.3%No
    The Castle: Local Elections 1971Turnout 34.6%, electorate 10,202
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    J. MarshallThe Labour Party1,73749.2%Yes
    B. SmithConservative Party1,54843.8%No
    B. RaynerThe Liberal Party2477%No
    The Castle: Local elections 7 May 1970Turnout 35%, electorate 10,170
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    J. McLaughlinConservative Party1,81127.5%Yes
    A. NewtonConservative Party1,76026.7%Yes
    A. GratrixThe Labour Party1,09716.6%No
    J. HallThe Labour Party1,05516%No
    B. RaynerThe Liberal Party3936%No
    C. WilliamsThe Liberal Party3355.1%No
    J. DunfordIndependent1432.2%No
    The Castle: Local Elections 1969electorate 10,588
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    K. RatcliffeConservative Party2,17264.3%Yes
    F. TuckerThe Labour Party70220.8%No
    B. RaynerThe Liberal Party50615%No
    The Castle: Local Elections 1968Turnout 32.8%, electorate 11,007
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    T. HarrisConservative Party2,55370.8%Yes
    J. ChaplinThe Labour Party73820.5%No
    C. NeedhamThe Liberal Party3178.8%No
    The Castle: Local elections 11 May 1967electorate 11,363
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    D. HuntConservative Party2,80366.8%Yes
    V. SmithThe Labour Party1,39633.2%No
    The Castle: Local elections 12 May 1966Turnout 32.7%, electorate 11,720
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    K. RatcliffeConservative Party2,18557%Yes
    F. TuckerThe Labour Party1,64843%No
    The Castle: Local elections 13 May 1965Turnout 37%, electorate 5,886
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    T. HarrisConservative Party1,26858.2%Yes
    W. CourtThe Labour Party91241.8%No
    The Castle: Local Elections 1964Turnout 39.1%, electorate 6,062
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    A. MarriottThe Labour Party1,24852.7%Yes
    T. HarrisConservative Party1,12147.3%No
    The Castle: Local elections 9 May 1963Turnout 38.2%, electorate 6,238
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    F. TuckerThe Labour Party1,17049.1%Yes
    A. WilliamsonConservative Party1,05644.3%No
    C. WoodsIndependent1576.6%No
    The Castle: Local elections 10 May 1962Turnout 32.5%, electorate 6,693
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    W. CourtThe Labour Party1,11451.2%Yes
    A. KirkbyConservative Party1,06048.8%No
    The Castle: Local elections 11 May 1961Turnout 40.5%, electorate 6,830
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    A. RoseConservative Party1,36025.8%Yes
    A. KirkbyConservative Party1,35325.7%Yes
    C. MerryThe Labour Party1,31725%No
    C. TuckerThe Labour Party1,23723.5%No

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