Meltham, YEOVIL
At the most recent election (4 May 1972), L. Taylor (The Liberal Party), J. Jollans (The Liberal Party), D. Holden (Conservative Party), G. Wagstaff (Conservative Party) and B. Roughton (The Labour Party) won Meltham, with a majority of 15 votes.
- Area type
- ward
- Within
- YEOVIL
- Elections recorded
- 4
- Recorded results
- 35
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Taylor | The Liberal Party | 1,122 | 12.8% | Yes |
| J. Jollans | The Liberal Party | 1,076 | 12.3% | Yes |
| D. Holden | Conservative Party | 962 | 11% | Yes |
| G. Wagstaff | Conservative Party | 877 | 10% | Yes |
| B. Roughton | The Labour Party | 849 | 9.7% | Yes |
| A. Lorriman | The Labour Party | 834 | 9.5% | No |
| R. Holdsworth | The Labour Party | 790 | 9% | No |
| R. Thorpe | The Labour Party | 775 | 8.8% | No |
| L. Baker | The Labour Party | 764 | 8.7% | No |
| D. Furness | Conservative Party | 730 | 8.3% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Ashton | The Labour Party | 1,624 | 20.3% | Yes |
| N. Williams | The Labour Party | 984 | 12.3% | Yes |
| C. Legg | The Labour Party | 853 | 10.7% | Yes |
| R. Rowley | The Labour Party | 849 | 10.6% | Yes |
| J. Jollans | The Liberal Party | 768 | 9.6% | No |
| J. Roberts | Conservative Party | 749 | 9.4% | No |
| G. Wagstaff | Conservative Party | 679 | 8.5% | No |
| W. George | The Liberal Party | 607 | 7.6% | No |
| N. Craven | Conservative Party | 438 | 5.5% | No |
| J. Maynard | The Liberal Party | 438 | 5.5% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Taylor | LIB | 938 | 18.4% | Yes |
| H. Fisher | Independent | 927 | 18.2% | Yes |
| J. Bottom | LIB | 800 | 15.7% | Yes |
| D. Holden | Conservative Party | 695 | 13.6% | Yes |
| C. Stott | The Labour Party | 644 | 12.6% | No |
| Ms. L. Dean | The Labour Party | 631 | 12.4% | No |
| J. Maynard | LIB | 468 | 9.2% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Greenhaigh | Independent | 1,160 | 16.3% | Yes |
| H. Hirst | Independent | 1,127 | 15.8% | Yes |
| J. Collingworth | Independent | 1,005 | 14.1% | Yes |
| S. Oldham | Independent | 935 | 13.1% | Yes |
| H. Downs | The Labour Party | 872 | 12.2% | No |
| J. Hirst | The Labour Party | 749 | 10.5% | No |
| I. Rees | The Labour Party | 653 | 9.1% | No |
| E. Thewlis | The Labour Party | 637 | 8.9% | No |
