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    1973 handbook

    Wigan: 1973 local elections

    24 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1972)

    Not known.

    After (end of 1973) (72 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 66 · Conservative 5 · Other 1 · The Liberal Party 0

    Ward results

    No. 1 (Wigan: Lindsay-Scholes-Whelley)3 seats · turnout 36.6%
    F. ConnollyLabour2,570 ✓
    A. CoyleLabour2,568 ✓
    M. PrattLabour2,381 ✓
    C. GilesConservative921
    R. StockleyConservative775
    J. LawsonConservative732
    No. 10 (Leigh: Lilford-St. Josephs-St. Thomas)3 seats · turnout 34.9%
    H. SmithLabour1,727 ✓
    J. MurrayLabour1,714 ✓
    J. PrytharchLabour1,594 ✓
    M. WoodConservative1,518
    H. YatesConservative1,477
    K. PriceConservative1,459
    No. 11 (Golborne: St. Thomas & Lowton)3 seats · turnout 28.7%
    N. HoltLabour2,918 ✓
    T. MorganLabour2,852 ✓
    E. RobertsLabour2,826 ✓
    T. ThompsonConservative1,040
    D. FryerConservative979
    W. KearnsConservative968
    No. 12 (Golborne: Heath Park & Abram)3 seats
    J. HiltonLabour2,272 ✓
    E. HoughtonLabour2,183 ✓
    A MillerLabour2,104 ✓
    B. DoubledamIndependent788
    No. 13 (Ashton-In-Makerfield:north & West)3 seats
    G. LockettLabour0 ✓
    A. HecklesLabour0 ✓
    R. LyonsLabour0 ✓
    No. 14 (Ashton-In-Makerfield:central & East)3 seats · turnout 21.7%
    S. LeaLabour1,561 ✓
    Tony JonesLabour1,492 ✓
    G. FairhurstLabour1,475 ✓
    C. KinradeConservative658
    No. 15 (Standish-With-Langtree & Shevington)3 seats · turnout 30.3%
    G. MeadowsLabour1,780 ✓
    J. HealeyLabour1,674 ✓
    G. DewhurstIndependent1,553 ✓
    Emma GarnerLabour1,503
    B. MaccarthyConservative1,067
    F. WareingConservative1,038
    I. CropperInd Lab942
    No. 16 (Aspull)3 seats · turnout 37.8%
    A. SingerLabour2,526 ✓
    W. MasonLabour2,452 ✓
    H. LoweLabour2,397 ✓
    J. BlackledgeConservative1,387
    D. PardeyConservative1,381
    A TurnerConservative1,189
    No. 17 (Atherton: North East)3 seats
    J. ClarkeLabour0 ✓
    L. SumnerLabour0 ✓
    D. SkittLabour0 ✓
    No. 18 (Atherton: South West)3 seats
    Jake SumnerLabour1,230 ✓
    M WilliamsConservative1,000 ✓
    G HorrabinLabour920 ✓
    H SharlandConservative919
    L SeddonLabour880
    E SweeneyConservative827
    V FranceIndependent400
    No. 19 (Hindley: Central & North)3 seats
    C. PriestleyLabour2,022 ✓
    T. IsherwoodLabour2,011 ✓
    A. RobinsonLabour1,895 ✓
    K. DempseyConservative637
    No. 2 (Wigan: Poolstock-Worsley Mesnes)3 seats · turnout 22.3%
    W. BroganLabour2,149 ✓
    H. MilliganLabour1,898 ✓
    S. TownleyLabour1,873 ✓
    P. HarrisonConservative485
    No. 20 (Hindley: South-East-West)3 seats · turnout 21.4%
    G HarrisonLabour1,834 ✓
    B. McAllisterLabour1,749 ✓
    S. HardyLabour1,712 ✓
    J. CulshawConservative1,053
    No. 21 (Ince-In-Makerfield)3 seats
    A. BanksLabour0 ✓
    A. RowlandsonLabour0 ✓
    R. TaylorLabour0 ✓
    No. 22 (Orrell & Billinge)3 seats · turnout 29.2%
    J. WhittleLabour2,155 ✓
    S. WaringLabour1,931 ✓
    J. SimpkinConservative1,910 ✓
    L. GrimeLabour1,818
    F. FairbairnConservative1,705
    A. AthertonIndependent1,587
    No. 23 (Tyldesley: Shakerley)3 seats · turnout 22.4%
    S. LittleLabour1,616 ✓
    M. DevlinLabour1,559 ✓
    A. WrightLabour1,509 ✓
    J. BarnesIndependent666
    No. 24 (Tyldesley: Astley Green & Blackmoor)3 seats · turnout 29.9%
    R. RawsonLabour1,223 ✓
    F. WalkerLabour1,219 ✓
    F. HampsonLabour1,151 ✓
    F. ValentineOWN OCC862
    H. PawseyOWN OCC853
    E. MyersOWN OCC742
    J. ParryIndependent369
    No. 3 (Wigan: Gidlow-Swinley-Whitley)3 seats · turnout 38.8%
    H. DowlingConservative2,765 ✓
    G. LewthwaiteConservative2,687 ✓
    W. SomersConservative2,686 ✓
    E. MaloneyLabour1,867
    R. BakerLabour1,840
    H. BarkerLabour1,820
    No. 4 (Wigan: Beech Hill & Marsh Green)3 seats · turnout 27.3%
    J. PresttLabour2,393 ✓
    E. NaylorLabour2,380 ✓
    J. EckersleyLabour2,373 ✓
    W. FranceConservative580
    No. 5 (Wigan: Highfield & Lamberhead)3 seats · turnout 28.9%
    G. BarlowLabour1,982 ✓
    E. MaddocksLabour1,961 ✓
    J. SmithLabour1,848 ✓
    J. GaskellConservative930
    L. LowConservative817
    C. BoyleConservative706
    No. 6 (Wigan: Newtown & Rose Hill)3 seats
    A. PeetLabour1,806 ✓
    J. BridgeLabour1,710 ✓
    MulliganLabour1,662 ✓
    J WhittleConservative407
    No. 7 (Leigh: Hope Carr)3 seats · turnout 35.3%
    A RobertLabour1,444 ✓
    T. HouriganLabour1,423 ✓
    J. JonesLabour1,322 ✓
    J. SinaiConservative1,108
    R. GoodwinConservative1,085
    D. AngellConservative1,011
    No. 8 (Leigh: St. Pauls & St. Peters)3 seats · turnout 19.8%
    G. MacdonaldLabour1,387 ✓
    P. HullLabour1,368 ✓
    G. BridgeLabour1,259 ✓
    M. PriceConservative333
    R. BoardmanConservative324
    D. BlythConservative267
    J. BlackburnCOMM141
    No. 9 (Leigh: Etherstone & St. Marys)3 seats · turnout 26.3%
    E. MooreLabour1,538 ✓
    J. RileyLabour1,522 ✓
    W. DerbyshireLabour1,455 ✓
    M. HowcroftConservative994
    S. SimmConservative972
    S. JohnsonConservative905