Psephology.AI
    1973 handbook

    West Lancashire: 1973 local elections

    21 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1972)

    Not known.

    After (end of 1973) (52 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 21 · Other 15 · Conservative 10 · The Liberal Party 6

    Ward results

    Bickerstaffe1 seat
    T. RosbothamIndependent0 ✓
    Downholland1 seat · turnout 54.6%
    R. KirbyConservative435
    J. PrescottLabour83
    Halsall1 seat
    P. TrowerIndependent0 ✓
    HESKETH-WITH-BECCONSALL1 seat · turnout 53.7%
    E. CropperIndependent671
    R. WhiteheadConservative389
    No. 1 (Ormskirk: Burscough North)2 seats · turnout 48.4%
    M. ReesLabour823
    W. CheethamLabour653
    W. TyrerConservative340
    D. PrattConservative217
    No. 10 (Skelmersdale: North West)8 seats · turnout 18.5%
    H. EddenLabour1,785
    P. BondInd Lab1,604
    W. ConnorLabour1,523
    R. NuttallLabour1,492
    B. JonesLabour1,443
    G. BeeleyInd Lab1,297
    D. SteeleLabour1,287
    S. SentLabour1,258
    A. RobsonLabour1,215
    A. PatinoLabour1,199
    R. BakerInd Lab802
    A. NelsonInd Lab779
    J. NelsonInd Lab718
    P. HiltonCOMM501
    No. 11 (Aughton)5 seats
    H SkaifeConservative1,559 ✓
    E ParryConservative1,535 ✓
    G CampbellConservative1,500 ✓
    R ShepherdConservative1,464 ✓
    D BurnsConservative1,461 ✓
    D MathiesonLabour374
    A HeskethLabour340
    A JenkinsLabour325
    Helen TaylorLabour321
    J WestonLabour302
    No. 2 (Ormskirk: Burscough South)2 seats · turnout 33.1%
    A. BullerLabour536
    M. CumiskeyLabour520
    T. LeylandConservative391
    R. JewittConservative362
    No. 20 (Wrightington)2 seats · turnout 29.9%
    J. RothwellIndependent619
    A. FairhurstIndependent507
    F. SpeddingIndependent349
    No. 21 (Parbold)2 seats · turnout 40.5%
    R. HaleLIB641
    B. HaleLIB575
    R. CraikConservative377
    M. CostinIndependent139
    No. 3 (Ormskirk: Lathom)2 seats · turnout 43.2%
    F. DobsonIndependent889
    D MorrisLabour614
    R. ColledgeConservative402
    W. WardLabour348
    K. MellingConservative334
    No. 4 (Ormskirk: Westhead)2 seats · turnout 40.6%
    D. JohnsonLIB661
    P. GartsideConservative561
    P. SeiffertConservative450
    V. ComanLabour137
    H. LehanLabour133
    No. 5 (Ormskirk: Scarisbrick)2 seats · turnout 51.4%
    W. BrownLabour640
    R. NorrisLabour559
    D. RenfreyLIB520
    E. JamesConservative449
    J. RadfordConservative398
    T. ClintonLIB387
    No. 6 (Ormskirk: Aughton)2 seats · turnout 38.1%
    M. MuirIndependent609
    N. LeaLIB572
    M. McWilliamsConservative399
    N. MacdonaldLabour310
    E. OrrittConservative300
    No. 7 (Ormskirk: Derby)2 seats
    M. KehoeLabour494 ✓
    E. RenfreyLIB478 ✓
    A. DaviesLabour459
    E. MacraeConservative383
    K. StephensonConservative367
    F. WattLIB340
    No. 8 (Ormskirk: Knowsley)2 seats · turnout 31.8%
    C. GraingerConservative449
    J. SmithConservative400
    A. GoreIndependent127
    A. HibbertLabour127
    A. WilliamsLabour127
    No. 9 (Skelmersdale: South East)8 seats
    C LeeLabour2,130 ✓
    M WolfeLIB2,013 ✓
    L EllmanLabour2,011 ✓
    G EllmanLabour2,001 ✓
    S GandyLabour1,916 ✓
    I ComanLabour1,881 ✓
    Matt FordLabour1,795 ✓
    D MaitlandLabour1,748 ✓
    W PenneyLabour1,628
    P RatcliffeIndependent1,500
    W RoseIndependent1,362
    A DouglasConservative945
    M WrightConservative864
    E BaileyInd Christian720
    NORTH MEOLS2 seats
    H. CropperIndependent0 ✓
    J. SchwartzmanIndependent0 ✓
    Rufford1 seat · turnout 61.9%
    S. TaylorIndependent450
    D. WatkinsonIndependent254
    Scarisbrick2 seats · turnout 20.5%
    G. SwarbrickIndependent424
    W. CoxConservative315
    A. CapperConservative295
    TARLETON2 seats · turnout 33.8%
    R. HodgeIndependent722
    L. ClaytonIndependent658
    J. AscroftConservative327
    R. FarringtonIndependent151
    M. TaylorIndependent121