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    1973 handbook

    Rochdale: 1973 local elections

    20 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1972)

    Not known.

    After (end of 1973) (60 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 37 · Conservative 14 · The Liberal Party 9 · Other 0

    Ward results

    No. 1 (Healey)3 seats · turnout 30.9%
    J. BarkerLabour1,285
    A. KaufmanLabour1,275
    John WoolfLabour1,065
    P. AllenLIB942
    R. McKeonLIB834
    B. WraggConservative578
    No. 10 (Heywood West)3 seats · turnout 19.2%
    J. ConnellLabour953
    L. NuttallLabour886
    D. BeenyLabour811
    H. KellyConservative558
    F. LordConservative521
    J. TaylorConservative513
    No. 11 (Heywood North)3 seats
    H LeesLabour1,375 ✓
    Jon-Connor LyonsLabour1,323 ✓
    B WarburtonLabour1,225 ✓
    M AdlingtonConservative942
    E AspinallConservative881
    D LewisConservative780
    A RyanLIB765
    No. 12 (Heywood South)3 seats · turnout 35.6%
    F. HillLabour1,245
    W. McCarthyLabour1,240
    M. FergusLabour1,136
    S. JacksonConservative1,016
    M. IngoeConservative974
    J. LewisConservative820
    R. AshtonLIB782
    J. WilkinsonLIB776
    No. 13 (Middleton East)3 seats · turnout 29.7%
    G. MillsLabour845
    D. BurtonConservative820
    E. HindConservative800
    N. HaslamLabour779
    J. CunninghamConservative777
    N. HendersonLabour725
    No. 14 (Middleton South)3 seats · turnout 37.9%
    J. AlbistonConservative2,227
    R. LewisConservative2,188
    V. ThomasConservative2,169
    A. TiceLabour1,001
    L. KillionLabour988
    P. BarkerLabour985
    No. 15 (Middleton West)3 seats · turnout 18.2%
    L. SaulLabour1,178
    G. LuddenLabour1,122
    J. BrownLabour1,085
    M. TownsonLIB373
    A. BakerConservative305
    L. BigginsConservative300
    D. BarnesConservative292
    M. MasseyCOMM134
    No. 16 (Middleton Central & Hollin)3 seats
    J CarrollLabour1,209 ✓
    Josie FarrarLabour1,196 ✓
    D BreretonLabour1,131 ✓
    P HawtonConservative852
    R KennyLIB837
    S BonnerConservative779
    Vincent MannionConservative700
    A FrostCOMM112
    No. 17 (Middleton North)3 seats · turnout 29.2%
    A. CleasbyLabour1,372
    L. WorsleyLabour1,227
    J. EvansLabour1,123
    J. HattonConservative970
    N. NeedhamConservative919
    B. ReganConservative873
    No. 18 (Littleborough)3 seats · turnout 34.7%
    H. ClaytonLIB1,824
    R. GriffinConservative1,777
    J. AngusConservative1,390
    J. BrownLabour1,219
    S. RobinsonLabour1,215
    J. CleggConservative1,196
    F. HamerLabour1,155
    No. 19 (Milnrow)3 seats · turnout 50.6%
    M. HarringtonLIB1,731
    T. DuffyLabour1,670
    I. RoyleLabour1,488
    R. TaylorConservative1,347
    A. SutcliffeConservative1,217
    T. JenkinsConservative1,181
    R. ShoreLIB1,159
    E. PlantLabour1,115
    D. GavaghanLIB1,099
    No. 2 (Newbold & Wardleworth)3 seats · turnout 25.5%
    D. WalkerLabour1,108
    T. HernonLabour1,072
    P. HowarthLabour1,064
    K. DadLIB960
    J. SunderlandLIB667
    C. WattsLIB632
    G. AbendsternCOMM76
    No. 20 (Wardle)3 seats
    W. EdwardsLabour1,049
    H. BrownLabour970
    E. MellowdewLabour921
    K. PorterIndependent679
    J. BrierleyConservative659
    J. HoworthConservative528
    H. CampionConservative394
    No. 3 (Deeplish & Brimrod)3 seats · turnout 33.7%
    D. TrippierConservative1,492 ✓
    C. LittlehalesLabour1,246 ✓
    J. FletcherConservative1,221 ✓
    Ashton B.Labour1,125
    K. KingLabour1,121
    N. HowarthConservative962
    R. CollinsonLIB894
    M. SellorsBCSI496
    S. McGrathBCSI444
    H. CockburnBCSI383
    No. 4 (Balderstone)3 seats · turnout 30.3%
    H. StanleyConservative1,391
    A. BagnallConservative1,135
    D. LiveseyLabour1,093
    K. NeedhamConservative1,051
    W. QuinnLabour989
    J. YatesLabour946
    T. WilkinsonLIB616
    T. AveryLIB614
    D. MaskewLIB581
    No. 5 (Castleton)3 seats · turnout 30.3%
    S. MooreLabour1,428
    H. TurnerLIB1,263
    T. BoothLabour1,251
    J. McHaleLabour1,229
    A. ThrelfallLIB1,182
    B. ThompsonConservative1,089
    No. 6 (Spotland)3 seats · turnout 37.1%
    R. StottLIB1,401
    W. JenkinsLIB1,308
    N. SmithLIB1,261
    J. GrantLabour706
    J. HaslamLabour614
    A. ChowdryLabour558
    E. SmithConservative475
    No. 7 (Central & Falinge)3 seats · turnout 35.6%
    C. SmithLIB1,789
    R. StottLIB1,498
    S. SyedLIB1,280
    M. RandleLabour1,247
    P. HoltLabour1,130
    J. PowerLabour1,067
    S. SellorsBCSI536
    P. AtkinsonCOMM156
    No. 8 (Norden & Bamford)3 seats · turnout 36.8%
    R. BentleyConservative1,342
    E. CollinsConservative1,330
    R. AdamsonConservative1,250
    E. CastreeLIB1,054
    J. KieltyLIB1,052
    G. WomackLIB938
    C. JefferyLabour556
    E. BamfordALT P88
    A. AtkinsonALT P83
    No. 9 (Smallbridge)3 seats · turnout 23.7%
    A. PlattLabour968
    J. CroslandLabour888
    A. SandersonLabour851
    N. PatersonLIB811
    E. RathboneCOMM136