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    1973 handbook

    Shropshire: 1973 local elections

    57 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1972)

    Not known.

    After (end of 1973) (63 seats, Elections Centre)

    Other 31 · Labour 17 · Conservative 12 · The Liberal Party 3

    Ward results

    Albrighton1 seat
    E. WhittinghamIndependent0 ✓
    Baschurch1 seat
    P. HawksleyConservative0 ✓
    Bishops Castle & Chirbury1 seat · turnout 38.6%
    A. EyresIndependent922
    P. FrancisLIB493
    Bridgnorth2 seats · turnout 41.6%
    E. RobinsonLIB1,980
    P. DonnellanIndependent1,875
    W. ParrIndependent1,433
    H. BlackwellIndependent967
    Broseley1 seat · turnout 38.8%
    J. DugdaleIndependent688
    M. KirbyLIB409
    Chelmarsh1 seat
    N. HodgsonIndependent0 ✓
    Church Stretton1 seat
    G. RadcliffeIndependent0 ✓
    Clee Hill & Corvedale1 seat
    J. MoreIndependent0 ✓
    Cleobury Mortimer1 seat · turnout 51.0%
    R. JonesIndependent628
    S. AllenLabour446
    Clun & Lydbury1 seat · turnout 44.4%
    D. BreretonIndependent773
    A. PeppeIndependent465
    T. BeardsleyIndependent166
    Condover1 seat · turnout 45.2%
    R. LloydIndependent1,430
    S. ParkerLIB1,286
    Dawley Magna1 seat · turnout 32.8%
    H. BullockIndependent837
    M. PrescottLabour624
    Donnington1 seat · turnout 42.7%
    G. WhyleLabour1,658
    P. LeechConservative476
    Drayton1 seat · turnout 46.3%
    D. GaskIndependent1,283
    E. ChampLabour1,219
    Ellesmere1 seat
    L. JebbIndependent0 ✓
    Ford1 seat
    A. GurdenConservative0 ✓
    Hadley1 seat
    J. HaywardLabour0 ✓
    High Ercall1 seat
    E. HoltConservative769 ✓
    W. ArcherIndependent386
    S. JackIndependent190
    Highley1 seat
    J. BowersIndependent0 ✓
    Hinstock1 seat · turnout 43.7%
    G. EspleyConservative845
    D. NagingtonLabour543
    Hodnet1 seat · turnout 35.0%
    J. CorbettIndependent880
    S. RobertsLabour256
    Lilleshall1 seat
    B. MarshConservative0 ✓
    Ludlow1 seat · turnout 32.5%
    D. LloydIndependent1,018
    G. BromleyLabour802
    Madeley2 seats · turnout 16.9%
    P. HeighwayLabour1,636
    J. WillettsLabour1,353
    R. PitmanIndependent1,056
    Malinsee1 seat · turnout 28.9%
    H. RichardsLabour458
    G. ParkesIndependent361
    E. CarpenterIndependent220
    Montford1 seat · turnout 34.1%
    E. OnionsIndependent892
    L. McDonaldLabour308
    Morfe1 seat · turnout 38.5%
    C. GoulburnIndependent1,065
    C. WheelerLIB692
    Much Wenlock1 seat · turnout 59.2%
    D. HillIndependent796
    E. LamputtIndependent570
    Newport2 seats · turnout 31.1%
    R. Morris-EytonConservative1,437
    A. PlowmanIndependent1,185
    G. ColtonConservative1,003
    E. NewnsLabour775
    Oswestry (Eastern)1 seat
    P. SymonConservative0
    P. SymonConservative0 ✓
    Oswestry (Western)1 seat
    W. JonesIndependent0 ✓
    Pontesbury1 seat
    W. ChallinorIndependent0 ✓
    Prees1 seat
    H. BatkinIndependent0 ✓
    Ruyton-XI-Towns1 seat
    R. CambridgeIndependent0 ✓
    Shawbury1 seat · turnout 53.4%
    P. WycherleyIndependent733
    R. LeeIndependent503
    G. RobertsLabour302
    Shifnal1 seat · turnout 53.1%
    A. ThomasLabour804 ✓
    R. TurnockIndependent793
    T. McNeilConservative700
    F. BillingsleyIndependent62
    Shrewsbury (Abbey)1 seat
    G. CarderConservative0 ✓
    Shrewsbury (Battlefield & Harlescot2 seats
    T. RyderLabour0 ✓
    W. FarrLabour0 ✓
    Shrewsbury (Battlefield & Harlescott)2 seats
    W. FarrLabour0 ✓
    T. RyderLabour0 ✓
    Shrewsbury (Belle Vue)2 seats · turnout 51.6%
    W. MarshLIB3,008
    I. BrodieLIB2,655
    G. FletcherConservative1,394
    A. ShrankConservative1,315
    Shrewsbury (Castle)1 seat · turnout 47.0%
    A. WilliamsConservative757
    M. CurleyLabour622
    Shrewsbury (Ditherington)1 seat
    D. WoodvineLabour0 ✓
    Shrewsbury (Kingsland)1 seat
    F. DuffieldConservative0 ✓
    Shrewsbury (Monkmoor)1 seat · turnout 31.0%
    H. BevanLabour1,109
    N. GriffinConservative575
    Shrewsbury (Welsh)1 seat · turnout 36.9%
    B. SmithConservative857
    M. BallLabour443
    St. Oswald1 seat
    D. SutcliffeConservative0 ✓
    Teme1 seat · turnout 45.5%
    A. ColesIndependent668
    E. StrongIndependent444
    Wellington (Haygate)1 seat · turnout 32.1%
    E. GriffithsIndependent833
    J StilwellConservative440
    Wellington (Park)2 seats
    E HarrisonLabour1,378 ✓
    Bill MasonLabour1,371 ✓
    R HallConservative1,167
    Philip Thomas Morris-JonesConservative1,072
    Wem1 seat
    T. GroomIndependent0 ✓
    Weston Rhyn1 seat
    R. JonesLabour0 ✓
    Whitchurch1 seat
    D. GoodwinIndependent0 ✓
    Whittington1 seat · turnout 44.7%
    T. MorrisIndependent730
    J. BowyerConservative513
    Wombridge2 seats
    L. HolbrookLabour0 ✓
    H. BradshawLabour0 ✓
    Wrekin1 seat · turnout 42.6%
    A. ChappellLabour599
    V. HoltConservative558
    Wrockwardine Wood1 seat
    F. WoodLabour0 ✓
    Wroxeter (E.P. 23.6.77)1 seat
    J. ShawIndependent0 ✓