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    Westgate, Wakefield County Borough Council

    At the most recent election (4 May 1972), A. Lofthouse (Conservative Party) won Westgate, with a majority of 73 votes.

    Area type
    ward
    Within
    Wakefield County Borough Council
    Elections recorded
    20
    Recorded results
    41
    Westgate: Local Elections 1972
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    A. LofthouseConservative Party1,20551.6%Yes
    C. RichmondThe Labour Party1,13248.4%No
    Westgate: Local Elections 1971
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    D. RichardsonThe Labour Party1,21353.1%Yes
    C. DabellConservative Party1,07346.9%No
    Westgate: Local elections 7 May 1970electorate 4,394
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    J. PriceConservative Party1,09856.4%Yes
    M. SutcliffeThe Labour Party84843.6%No
    Westgate: Local Elections 1969electorate 4,145
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    A. LofthouseConservative Party1,23660.4%Yes
    M. SutcliffeThe Labour Party81139.6%No
    Westgate: Local Elections 1968electorate 3,980
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    G. DabellConservative Party1,11660.8%Yes
    W. WinterThe Labour Party72139.2%No
    Westgate: Local elections 11 May 1967electorate 3,573
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    J. PriceConservative Party1,09351.3%Yes
    W. AlexanderThe Labour Party1,03848.7%No
    Westgate: Local elections 12 May 1966electorate 3,327
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    A. LofthouseConservative Party97258%Yes
    W. WinterThe Labour Party70342%No
    Westgate: Local elections 13 May 1965electorate 3,278
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    G. DabellConservative Party92355.4%Yes
    E. FosseyThe Labour Party74244.6%No
    Westgate: Local Elections 1964electorate 3,232
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    W. AlexanderThe Labour Party92853.4%Yes
    O. PeakerConservative Party81146.6%No
    Westgate: Local elections 9 May 1963
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    A. LofthouseConservative Party90952.8%Yes
    J. GarrityThe Labour Party81347.2%No
    Westgate: Local elections 10 May 1962electorate 3,033
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    G. DabellConservative Party92654.2%Yes
    L. DeenThe Labour Party78345.8%No
    Westgate: Local elections 11 May 1961Turnout 61.2%, electorate 3,092
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    W. AlexanderThe Labour Party1,00152.9%Yes
    E. BuckleyConservative Party89247.1%No

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