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    1973 handbook

    Thamesdown: 1973 local elections

    14 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1972)

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    After (end of 1973)

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    Ward results

    Blunsdon1 seat · turnout 52.0%
    G. LawConservative456 ✓
    C. JonesIndependent341
    V. BaxterLabour189
    I. GriggLIB41
    Central6 seats · turnout 17.6%
    E. JohnsonLabour1,112
    L. TricklebankLabour1,095
    P. DixLabour1,027
    D. BonasLabour975
    C. KirkhamLabour933
    J. BetteridgeLabour875
    J. PaulIND RATE747
    N. PrattIND RATE719
    Chiseldon1 seat · turnout 46.1%
    S. DanielsIndependent457
    L. BlackmanLabour375
    Highworth2 seats
    E HazellLabour881 ✓
    A Burke JonesIndependent844 ✓
    J MerrimanLabour747
    E HudsonConservative669
    Michael Drummond Moverley SmithConservative572
    G HawkesIndependent378
    No. 1 (Swindon: North)6 seats · turnout 18.7%
    L GowingLabour1,491 ✓
    A DurstonLabour1,461 ✓
    F CullenLabour1,459 ✓
    J. UzzellLabour1,415 ✓
    A MastersLabour1,413 ✓
    I AngelinettaLabour1,308 ✓
    F AshplantConservative467
    J. AshplantConservative454
    Ivy WilsonConservative410
    I. WilsonConservative406
    M PittConservative401
    E ThorpConservative395
    W ReevesCOMM217
    No. 12 (Wanborough)2 seats · turnout 37.1%
    J. HeyesConservative634
    G. ClasperConservative613
    A. PagintonLabour534
    G. PowellIndependent494
    E. WarehamLabour455
    E. BishopIndependent433
    No. 2 (Swindon: West)6 seats
    L SmithLabour2,292 ✓
    Dennis MorganLabour2,249 ✓
    I RedmanLabour2,248 ✓
    R SmithLabour2,219 ✓
    N FisherLabour2,201 ✓
    R ClarkeLabour2,144 ✓
    Robert SavageConservative1,886
    V HorsburghLIB667
    R GriggLIB667
    E. PooleCOMM261
    No. 3 (Swindon: Queens)3 seats · turnout 39.7%
    P. FurkinsLabour704
    A. RobertsLabour683
    D. HobbsLabour658
    B. SchofieldLIB634
    P. ChadwickLIB629
    M. WilliamsLIB616
    A. MacdonaldConservative85
    C. HinchConservative79
    B. BlizzardConservative73
    No. 4 (Swindon: Kings)3 seats · turnout 40.7%
    L. BaxterConservative748
    M. BawdenConservative669
    F. RichardsConservative637
    J. BoothLabour634
    M. LaneLabour631
    J. CordonLabour579
    R. ScarfeLIB444
    J. SchofieldLIB392
    R. WalkerLIB359
    No. 5 (Swindon: East)6 seats
    D BamptonConservative1,351 ✓
    Helen MatthewsConservative1,333 ✓
    Wilfred DaviesConservative1,287 ✓
    M WarrConservative1,270 ✓
    B SmithLabour1,262 ✓
    J WarrenLabour1,259 ✓
    Margaret WaltersLabour1,255
    L. WassLabour1,254
    D GlaholmLabour1,244
    B TompsonConservative1,233
    E WhiteConservative1,223
    E RutsonLabour1,216
    No. 6 (Swindon: South)6 seats
    Suzanne MacPhersonConservative2,328 ✓
    F MortimerConservative2,269 ✓
    J PassConservative2,194 ✓
    Christopher BeardConservative2,161 ✓
    J StevensConservative2,081 ✓
    W TurpinConservative2,048 ✓
    A BownLabour1,931
    P HatcherLabour1,647
    L Dowdall-MarshLabour1,646
    G RogersLabour1,629
    E MarshLabour1,582
    P HayesLabour1,557
    J. NewmanLIB1,524
    J RichardsLIB1,463
    G EggersLIB1,270
    J DinningLIB1,243
    M PowellLIB1,219
    G McMullinLIB1,183
    No. 7 (Stratton St. Margaret)6 seats
    A. MilesLabour2,297 ✓
    W. HaywardLabour2,113 ✓
    B. BrettellLabour2,050 ✓
    P. JefferiesLabour1,959 ✓
    W. WintonLabour1,926 ✓
    W. WarmanLabour1,888 ✓
    B. HallConservative1,106
    A. MacuenConservative1,090
    R. StainerConservative1,021
    No. 8 (Haydon Wick)1 seat · turnout 48.5%
    W. WilksLabour484
    G. FrancisConservative367
    E. WilliamsLIB216
    Wroughton3 seats
    W. McKanan-JonesConservative1,317 ✓
    W. ReynoldsConservative1,124 ✓
    H. GarrettLabour930 ✓
    J. HardacreConservative817
    R. BulmerLabour813
    J. BrawleyLabour785