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    St. Matthews, Preston County Borough Council

    At the most recent election (4 May 1972), J. Burns (The Labour Party) won St. Matthews, with a majority of 735 votes.

    Area type
    ward
    Within
    Preston County Borough Council
    Elections recorded
    17
    Recorded results
    37
    St. Matthews: Local Elections 1972
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    J. BurnsThe Labour Party1,49166.4%Yes
    E. WalmsleyConservative Party75633.6%No
    St. Matthews: Local Elections 1971
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    M. AtkinsThe Labour Party2,01266.6%Yes
    C. PallettConservative Party1,01133.4%No
    St. Matthews: Local elections 7 May 1970electorate 6,029
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    C. SharplesThe Labour Party1,36553.1%Yes
    J. PowellConservative Party1,20746.9%No
    St. Matthews: Local Elections 1969electorate 6,273
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    E. WalmsleyConservative Party1,47264.8%Yes
    H. EvansThe Labour Party79935.2%No
    St. Matthews: Local Elections 1968electorate 5,629
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    C. PallettConservative Party1,55165.1%Yes
    M. RobinsonThe Labour Party83134.9%No
    St. Matthews: Local elections 11 May 1967
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    J. PowellConservative Party1,67458.6%Yes
    S. WhitesideThe Labour Party1,18441.4%No
    St. Matthews: Local elections 12 May 1966
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    J. BalshawThe Labour Party1,27251.4%Yes
    E. LawsonConservative Party1,20248.6%No
    St. Matthews: Local elections 13 May 1965Turnout 53%, electorate 5,213
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    C. PallettConservative Party1,54255.8%Yes
    G. OllertonThe Labour Party1,22344.2%No
    St. Matthews: Local Elections 1964
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    F. BleasdaleThe Labour Party1,53359.9%Yes
    W. PrescottConservative Party1,02540.1%No
    St. Matthews: Local elections 9 May 1963
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    J. BalshawThe Labour Party1,43046.3%Yes
    W. PrescottConservative Party1,18038.2%No
    T. WignallThe Liberal Party47915.5%No
    St. Matthews: Local elections 10 May 1962
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    G. OllertonThe Labour Party1,73454.4%Yes
    W. PrescottConservative Party1,45645.6%No
    St. Matthews: Local elections 11 May 1961
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    F. BleasdaleThe Labour Party1,52150.5%Yes
    W. LivesayConservative Party1,49049.5%No

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