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    1973 handbook

    Bristol, City of: 1973 local elections

    28 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1972)

    Not known.

    After (end of 1973) (84 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 56 · Conservative 25 · The Liberal Party 3 · Other 0

    Ward results

    Avon3 seats · turnout 29.0%
    V. PopleLabour2,786
    J. EllisLabour2,684
    J. BrittonLabour2,459
    R. BanfieldConservative1,025
    J. HenleyConservative961
    J TaylorConservative948
    D. PrattCOMM266
    Bedminster3 seats · turnout 27.5%
    A. HillmanLabour1,322 ✓
    J. WoodLabour1,174 ✓
    H. McKayLabour1,120 ✓
    M. BidgoodIndependent996
    I. GillardConservative652
    C. TaylorConservative636
    I. DawsonConservative620
    J. RoweIndependent459
    N. JuliffIndependent453
    D. HalesNF189
    Bishopston3 seats · turnout 29.0%
    D. TophamConservative1,626
    T. ClarkeConservative1,525
    M. WithersConservative1,518
    K. TuckerLIB723
    A. CookLIB658
    S. CullardLabour613
    P. McLarenLabour606
    D. BurrowsLIB602
    M. WoodLabour565
    Bishopsworth3 seats · turnout 14.2%
    L. SmithLabour1,938
    R. MorrisLabour1,872
    A. MunroeLabour1,842
    D. StreetIndependent855
    R. RoweIndependent819
    S. JuliffeIndependent733
    B. PooleCOMM153
    D. WatsonCOMM128
    Brislington3 seats · turnout 25.9%
    K. LeggLabour1,919
    H. SkeatesLabour1,781
    G. HolmesLabour1,779
    O. ScantleburyConservative1,604
    T. BrayConservative1,593
    P. ElliottConservative1,465
    Cabot3 seats · turnout 32.1%
    G. FergusonLIB1,075
    W. Watts-MillerLIB1,036
    G. BeedellLIB1,034
    F. BrownLabour883
    P. MaggsConservative834
    P. PaternosterConservative792
    G. WoodhouseConservative756
    A. KimptonLabour703
    E. MalosLabour696
    Clifton4 seats · turnout 24.6%
    J. Lloyd-KirkConservative1,623
    T. GirlingConservative1,601
    H. LawsonConservative1,571
    A. HodgesLIB716
    M. PerkinsLIB689
    F. InglisLabour684
    J. DonovanLabour643
    M. ThomasLabour511
    M. BeardonCOMM184
    District3 seats · turnout 26.0%
    F. ApperleyConservative1,462
    J. BosdetConservative1,456
    R. TrenchConservative1,447
    J. MalosLabour1,094
    P. PhillipsLabour1,087
    G. MicklewrightLabour1,063
    Durdham3 seats · turnout 32.5%
    G. PalmerConservative2,650
    G. BrowneConservative2,525
    P. BerrillConservative2,473
    G. BeddoesLIB958
    E. MallettLIB876
    D. BlackmanLabour591
    E. HollandLabour575
    M. SmithLabour526
    Easton3 seats · turnout 18.7%
    J. JonesLabour1,205
    G. MaggsLabour1,183
    W. JenkinsLabour1,076
    S. RussellConservative341
    N. CareyCOMM135
    Eastville (E.P. 14.6.79)3 seats
    E. FothergillLabour1,561 ✓
    W. WilliamsLabour1,560 ✓
    B. RossLabour1,451 ✓
    E. MacdonaldConservative918
    A. ThomasConservative905
    M. BessantConservative857
    A. ChalmersLIB807
    S. ClementsLIB618
    B. PaytonLIB572
    Henbury3 seats
    J FiskLabour2,989 ✓
    Dot LargeLabour2,762 ✓
    G BrassLabour2,664 ✓
    D EvansConservative2,480
    W LippiattConservative2,456
    Richard BiggsConservative2,396
    Hengrove3 seats · turnout 13.6%
    W. GravesLabour1,950
    A. AbramsLabour1,774
    M. HoulihanLabour1,510
    G. BridcutConservative619
    Hillfields3 seats · turnout 27.2%
    C. DraperLabour1,985
    F. Vyvyan-JonesLabour1,915
    R. ThomasLabour1,871
    D. ThompsonConservative1,032
    C. BakerConservative996
    P. HainesConservative983
    Horfield3 seats · turnout 40.5%
    C. MerrettLabour2,467
    R. EdwardsLabour2,400
    R. HewlettLabour2,360
    B. TophamConservative2,063
    D. MacduffConservative1,893
    R. WookeyConservative1,762
    Knowle3 seats
    G SpracklingConservative1,800 ✓
    E WrightConservative1,685 ✓
    Fred LawrenceConservative1,556 ✓
    Graham SheppardLabour973
    G EnglandLabour953
    George ColeLabour912
    D BeavenLIB590
    Redland3 seats · turnout 25.3%
    C. HebblethwaiteConservative1,528
    Greg KeeleyConservative1,516
    G. HebblethwaiteConservative1,506
    J. OrdLIB849
    C. SaraLIB840
    C. OrdLIB816
    M. MerrettLabour450
    C. LanghamLabour448
    R. LangleyLabour421
    Somerset3 seats · turnout 17.7%
    H. WillcoxLabour1,465
    D. JacksonLabour1,366
    J. ComerfordLabour1,149
    V. GoodlandConservative722
    J. FinnimoreConservative562
    P. ThomasNF424
    Southmead3 seats · turnout 29.8%
    J. HoleLabour1,987
    F. McGoughConservative1,931
    S. GraceLabour1,848
    R. BridleLabour1,801
    T. WetherallConservative1,779
    I. HamiltonConservative1,725
    G. ChappellInd Con900
    Southville3 seats
    F. SmithLabour1,336
    F. PidgeonLabour1,260
    M. YoungLabour1,202
    W. BlackmoreConservative1,061
    L. WhiteConservative907
    P. BarnwellConservative876
    St George East3 seats
    H. BloomLabour1,855
    L. RexworthyLabour1,798
    D. BeerLabour1,779
    K. MountstephenConservative1,143
    E. CockrellConservative1,109
    F. StockhamConservative1,027
    St George West3 seats · turnout 23.3%
    I. RogersLabour1,128
    J. McLarenLabour1,111
    M. ReaLabour1,088
    V. HalesLIB591
    A. ChalmersLIB515
    I. BeddoeConservative475
    D. SeymourLIB468
    A. NelmesNF238
    St. Paul3 seats · turnout 19.5%
    D. McLarenLabour1,045
    G. FowlerLabour995
    A. NortonLabour989
    T. Mort-WilliamsConservative507
    St. Philip & Jacob3 seats
    I KnightLabour766 ✓
    L LaneLabour759 ✓
    A PeglerLabour754 ✓
    J Douglas-GreenConservative292
    Stapleton3 seats · turnout 32.2%
    P. BrookConservative2,530
    T. WhiteleyConservative2,444
    H. WilliamsConservative2,397
    G. BeeLabour2,080
    E. SkuseLabour2,015
    R. DenyerLabour1,980
    Stockwood3 seats
    G EastonLabour2,888 ✓
    V BathLabour2,796 ✓
    D PooleLabour2,757 ✓
    G BarrowConservative2,558
    J HoweConservative2,525
    R HuxhamConservative2,300
    J PhillipsLIB778
    Westbury-on-Trym3 seats · turnout 41.5%
    R. WallConservative3,995
    D. PooleConservative3,950
    C. AldersonConservative3,813
    C. EverettLIB1,878
    E. DavidLIB1,749
    N. FernLIB1,520
    M. WaddingtonLabour631
    G. WaddingtonLabour627
    R. WillisLabour614
    Windmill Hill3 seats
    B. RichardsLabour1,136
    C. RobertsonLabour1,022
    R. WillmottLabour1,009
    D. WatkinsConservative537
    R. Douglas-GreenConservative491
    R. BaleNF326