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    1973 handbook

    Peterborough: 1973 local elections

    24 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1972)

    Not known.

    After (end of 1973) (48 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 28 · Conservative 19 · The Liberal Party 1 · Other 0

    Ward results

    East3 seats · turnout 44.3%
    M. ButlerLIB1,092
    D. PratleyLIB923
    V. GibbsLIB890
    F. KaneConservative681
    D. CosgroveLabour658
    G. ThompsonConservative644
    H. BowderyConservative641
    S. HoltLabour618
    H. ScannellLabour593
    Eye1 seat · turnout 41.1%
    L. BoomeLabour333
    D. ChristianConservative294
    A. PoppleIndependent105
    No. 1 (Peterborough: Paston Andwerrington)6 seats · turnout 25.8%
    R. TopleyLabour2,023
    G. ChestneyLabour1,924
    J. FarrellLabour1,868
    R. IronsLabour1,866
    P. AyresLabour1,866
    C. WoottonLabour1,720
    D. PalmerConservative1,230
    T. AtkinsonConservative1,209
    P. StorkConservative1,196
    J. RobertsConservative1,182
    No. 10 (Fletton)1 seat · turnout 35.8%
    W. CashmoreLabour409
    H. SharpConservative200
    L. CouplandCOMM61
    No. 11 (New Stanground)2 seats · turnout 29.2%
    R. PalmerLabour649
    S PinderLabour531
    A. HandsConservative346
    P. FishpoolConservative323
    No. 12 (Old Stanground)2 seats · turnout 31.4%
    G. WilsonLabour570
    M. BuddingLabour542
    T. CroftsConservative244
    H. LangwadeConservative196
    C. SneesbyIndependent164
    No. 13 (Woodston)1 seat · turnout 35.0%
    B. BrownLabour215
    B. ElsomConservative202
    No. 14 (Barnack)1 seat · turnout 53.6%
    J. PowellConservative509
    M. LatchfordLabour316
    No. 15 (Wittering)1 seat
    E. JamesConservative0 ✓
    No. 16 (Sutton)1 seat · turnout 51.5%
    M. FranksConservative656
    A. JakesLabour251
    No. 18 (Glinton)1 seat
    E. TitmanConservative0 ✓
    No. 2 (Peterborough: West)5 seats · turnout 39.7%
    D. BraceyConservative1,759 ✓
    D. BraceyConservative1,759
    Richard BurkeConservative1,578 ✓
    H. StoneConservative1,490 ✓
    H. StoneConservative1,490
    Doreen ColemanConservative1,358 ✓
    F. SuriConservative1,310 ✓
    F SuriConservative1,310
    A. ColemanLabour876
    A ColemanLabour876
    B SwiftLabour802
    B. SwiftLabour802
    I BowmanLIB775
    B PalmerLabour765
    B. PalmerLabour765
    A. BegLabour684
    A BegLabour684
    J WoodcockLabour676
    J. WoodcockLabour676
    No. 20 (Newborough)1 seat
    L. VergetteConservative0 ✓
    No. 21 (Thorney)2 seats · turnout 69.1%
    B. FranklinLIB394 ✓
    H. CaveConservative216 ✓
    W. Van DriesscheIndependent134
    No. 22 (Orton Longueville & Orton Waterville)2 seats · turnout 38.7%
    J. BarkerConservative578 ✓
    T. ThorpeConservative555 ✓
    P. FroggittThe Liberal Party184
    S. GascoigneLabour144
    B. BuddingLabour97
    No. 3 (Peterborough: Dogsthorpe)5 seats · turnout 19.8%
    G. BradleyLabour1,383
    M. CharterisLabour1,310
    C. GrayLabour1,304
    S. FergusonLabour1,271
    M. SmartLabour1,180
    J. BurkeConservative721
    D. ChapmanIndependent513
    No. 4 (Peterborough: North)3 seats
    A. PhilpotLabour0 ✓
    M. CleverleyLabour0 ✓
    C. SwiftLabour0 ✓
    No. 5 (Peterborough: Park)3 seats · turnout 39.3%
    R. ShelfordConservative937 ✓
    R. ShelfordConservative937
    R. LaxtonConservative936 ✓
    R LaxtonConservative936
    N. ChapmanConservative777
    N. ChapmanConservative777 ✓
    F. MobbsThe Liberal Party519
    F MobbsLIB519
    C. BowmanThe Liberal Party470
    C BowmanLIB470
    H. BowerThe Liberal Party466
    H BowerLIB466
    M AshpoolLabour256
    P CleverleyLabour246
    P. CleverleyLabour246
    M HodgeLabour232
    M. HodgeLabour232
    No. 6 (Peterborough: East)3 seats · turnout 33.1%
    D. BuckleyLabour775
    J HallLabour757
    G. RidgwayConservative693
    H. LakeyLabour666
    F. HoldichConservative652
    D. BriceConservative644
    No. 7 (Peterborough: Central)2 seats · turnout 34.9%
    T. GrayLabour739
    K. WinfieldLabour736
    B SearleConservative621
    W. DobbsConservative614
    No. 8 (Peterborough: Minster)2 seats · turnout 48.1%
    M. FosterConservative687
    Dowson A.Labour670
    R. BrooksLabour665
    R. BandConservative653
    No. 9 (Peterborough: South)2 seats · turnout 36.7%
    A. ChalmersLabour734
    M. SwiftLabour687
    Z. ShaikhLIB265
    Northborough1 seat · turnout 52.2%
    A. CrowsonConservative470
    W. HitchcockLIB287
    South3 seats · turnout 44.4%
    J. JohnstonLabour1,149
    D. TownsendLabour894
    H. ColeLabour886
    R. Hawkes-BaylissLIB838
    S. JuddLIB678
    G. WoodwardConservative643
    B. PerkinsLIB602
    E. DickinsConservative521
    A. AndrewsConservative514