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    1973 handbook

    Avon: 1973 local elections

    67 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1972)

    Not known.

    After (end of 1973) (73 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 36 · Labour 32 · Other 3 · The Liberal Party 2

    Ward results

    Axbridge No. 11 seat · turnout 33.8%
    S. LovellConservative1,608
    R. CoxIndependent941
    Axbridge No. 21 seat · turnout 41.8%
    R. SmithConservative2,189 ✓
    B. DowneyLIB1,141
    D. KingIndependent387
    T. BeddingLabour359
    Bath No. 11 seat · turnout 47.6%
    B. PamplinLIB2,298
    R. SmithConservative1,756
    L. ChandlerLabour399
    Bath No. 21 seat · turnout 46.9%
    J. LyonsConservative1,818
    G. MowerLIB1,479
    M. BaberLabour1,130
    Bath No. 31 seat · turnout 41.4%
    G. KersleyConservative1,554 ✓
    H. FraserLabour880
    A. BaileyLIB437
    P. FlanneryNF50
    Bath No. 41 seat · turnout 43.5%
    J. HoleConservative2,055
    M. WallLIB774
    J. SullivanLabour355
    Bath No. 51 seat · turnout 44.3%
    T. CornishConservative1,880
    P. DowneyLIB1,278
    E. GilbertLabour658
    Bath No. 61 seat · turnout 34.1%
    R. HiscocksLabour2,749
    H. BrakeLIB1,059
    Bath No. 71 seat · turnout 36.5%
    R. RosewarnLabour2,757
    H. NashLIB952
    Bathavon No. 11 seat · turnout 40.4%
    G. HignettIndependent1,155
    E. MilesConservative927
    R. BruntLabour511
    Bathavon No. 21 seat · turnout 26.3%
    A. RiddickLabour1,962
    Bitton1 seat · turnout 56.7%
    J. AspinwallLIB2,135
    M. NewmanLabour999
    F. Seymour-WilliamsIndependent974
    Bristol Avon1 seat · turnout 36.7%
    V. PopleLabour3,311
    R. WookeyConservative1,239
    D. PrattCOMM143
    Bristol Bedminster1 seat · turnout 42.5%
    G. LawsonIndependent2,242 ✓
    A. HillmanLabour1,036
    D. WatkinsConservative551
    D. HalesNF95
    Bristol Bishopston1 seat · turnout 37.3%
    D. RipponConservative2,044
    T. HincheyLabour833
    K. TuckerLIB739
    Bristol Bishopsworth2 seats · turnout 21.8%
    R. WillmotLabour3,238
    F. SmithLabour2,964
    D. BarnwellConservative903
    R. RoweIndependent847
    P. ThomasNF332
    B. PoolCOMM216
    Bristol Brislington1 seat · turnout 36.2%
    C. RoachLabour2,586
    R. GoldingConservative2,143
    Bristol Cabot1 seat · turnout 30.7%
    R. MullettConservative1,356
    D. McLarenLabour1,137
    Bristol Clifton1 seat · turnout 33.0%
    K. CrawfordConservative2,062
    R. StaceyLIB826
    F. InglisLabour793
    Bristol District1 seat · turnout 30.8%
    T. PobjoyConservative1,767
    G. FowlerLabour1,235
    Bristol Durdham1 seat · turnout 43.5%
    G. WalkerConservative3,250
    R. ParsonsLIB1,195
    R. DenyerLabour538
    Bristol Easton1 seat · turnout 25.5%
    G. MaggsLabour1,448
    G. KeeleyConservative342
    Bristol Eastville1 seat · turnout 36.2%
    E. FothergillLabour1,922
    G. WoodhouseConservative1,207
    A. ChalmersLIB781
    Bristol Henbury2 seats · turnout 41.0%
    J. FiskLabour3,619
    D. TedderLabour3,134
    D. EvansConservative2,850
    R. BiggsConservative2,737
    Bristol Hengrove2 seats · turnout 19.2%
    W. GravesLabour2,798
    R. MorrisLabour2,101
    D. TaylorConservative601
    Bristol Hillfields1 seat · turnout 33.8%
    H. HodsonLabour2,376
    M. HendyConservative1,255
    Bristol Horfield1 seat · turnout 46.9%
    A. CrowleyLabour2,789
    B. TophamConservative2,207
    Bristol Knowle1 seat · turnout 37.1%
    J. SpracklingConservative2,306
    K. LeggLabour1,401
    Bristol Redland1 seat · turnout 27.6%
    W. BellConservative2,206
    M. MerrettLabour831
    Bristol Somerset1 seat · turnout 27.3%
    V. JacksonLabour1,946
    V. GoodlandConservative978
    Bristol Southmead1 seat · turnout 37.5%
    J. AdamsLabour2,660
    F. MacgoughConservative2,366
    Bristol Southville1 seat · turnout 33.4%
    Y. CraigLabour1,312
    W. BlackmoreConservative1,027
    R. AllenNF169
    Bristol Ss. Philip & Jacob1 seat · turnout 30.4%
    G. HolmesLabour944
    H. LongConservative341
    Bristol St. George East1 seat · turnout 35.4%
    R. GlendinningLabour2,302
    E. CockrellConservative1,150
    I. MacdonaldIndependent950
    Bristol St. George West1 seat · turnout 29.4%
    C. LanghamLabour1,302 ✓
    V. HalesLIB660
    M. TrenchConservative236
    A. NelmesNF163
    Bristol St. Paul1 seat · turnout 26.7%
    P. ForrestLabour1,239
    J. ApperleyConservative373
    Bristol Stapleton2 seats · turnout 38.5%
    P. BrookConservative2,947
    J. GodwinConservative2,942
    Graham Martyn BeeversLabour2,426
    E. SkuseLabour2,400
    Bristol Stockwood2 seats
    P. AbrahamConservative3,654 ✓
    G. BarrowConservative3,539 ✓
    J. BrittonLabour3,419
    C. DraperLabour3,203
    Bristol Westbury-On-Trym2 seats
    J. GillardConservative4,960 ✓
    N. ReeceConservative4,826 ✓
    C. EverettLIB1,727
    E. DavidLIB1,485
    M. WaddingtonLabour701
    S. GraceLabour687
    Bristol Windmill Hill1 seat · turnout 29.6%
    B. RichardsLabour1,287
    J. FletcherConservative674
    Clevedon1 seat · turnout 47.3%
    C. CoppackConservative2,329 ✓
    C. HodgeLabour1,513
    I. CrewLIB1,084
    P. KingstonIndependent220
    Clutton No. 11 seat · turnout 45.3%
    R. BradburyLabour1,898
    M. OfferConservative1,262
    Clutton No. 21 seat · turnout 52.6%
    J. PittConservative1,947 ✓
    A. HolmanLabour842
    L. PritchardIndependent623
    D. OsmanLIB400
    Keynsham East1 seat · turnout 51.6%
    J. RudderhamConservative2,529
    A. SmithLabour695
    Keynsham West1 seat · turnout 47.6%
    M. BlackburnLabour2,071
    F. PopeConservative1,641
    Kingswood No. 11 seat · turnout 42.5%
    A. TrathenLabour2,201
    W. LewtonRES1,997
    Kingswood No. 21 seat · turnout 46.1%
    R. ChannonLabour2,234
    J. BuckeeRES2,078
    R. AlderwickLIB865
    Long Ashton No. 11 seat · turnout 42.3%
    H. GouldConservative1,519
    S. ClarkeIndependent1,401
    R. YoungIndependent1,307
    Long Ashton No. 21 seat · turnout 42.2%
    B. WilliamsConservative2,522
    M. BendallIndependent1,029
    Rowe C.Labour890
    Long Ashton No. 31 seat · turnout 44.7%
    B. LewisConservative2,776
    R. FoxLabour1,040
    H. LeeIndependent857
    Mangotsfield No. 11 seat · turnout 51.0%
    P. WalkerConservative1,985
    C. RickardsLabour1,675
    J. GuyLIB634
    Mangotsfield No. 21 seat · turnout 53.1%
    A. DanceRES1,866
    P. HendyConservative1,548
    A. DayLabour1,386
    Norton/Radstock1 seat · turnout 46.6%
    R. InchleyLabour3,927
    R. HarrisConservative1,434
    Portishead1 seat · turnout 41.3%
    M. BrownConservative1,660
    P. MarstonLabour1,117
    Siston1 seat · turnout 48.2%
    R. KingLabour2,444
    P. MacdonaldIndependent2,407
    Sodbury No. 11 seat · turnout 44.0%
    E. SmithLabour3,301
    H. Campbell HillConservative1,944
    Sodbury No. 21 seat · turnout 46.4%
    S. MarshfieldConservative3,121
    H. ShieldsLabour1,789
    Sodbury No. 31 seat · turnout 36.6%
    A. HoneyborneConservative1,571
    G. BevanLabour1,467
    B. WheelerIndependent166
    Sodbury No. 41 seat · turnout 44.3%
    H. IsaacConservative1,877
    L. PullinIndependent1,014
    B. GreggLabour962
    Sodbury No. 51 seat · turnout 45.8%
    L. TilyConservative2,014
    R. McGurkLabour1,632
    Thornbury No. 11 seat · turnout 41.1%
    D. DollingLabour1,883
    R. BeechConservative1,178
    Thornbury No. 21 seat · turnout 44.0%
    W. FowlerConservative2,872
    T. YoungLabour962
    Thornbury No. 31 seat · turnout 37.7%
    D. CooperConservative2,512
    S. HarveyLabour1,217
    Weston-Super-Mare No. 11 seat · turnout 39.3%
    P. ReedConservative1,997
    D. WalkerLIB840
    E. RidgeLabour609
    Weston-Super-Mare No. 21 seat · turnout 32.8%
    J. BlizzardLabour2,152
    J. VickeryConservative1,194
    Weston-Super-Mare No. 31 seat
    C. Newsome MartinConservative0 ✓
    Weston-Super-Mare No. 41 seat · turnout 40.7%
    W. BryantConservative2,909
    E. LloydLabour1,055