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    1973 handbook

    West Wiltshire: 1973 local elections

    16 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1972)

    Not known.

    After (end of 1973) (42 seats, Elections Centre)

    Other 17 · Conservative 13 · Labour 10 · The Liberal Party 2

    Ward results

    Atworth and Whitley1 seat · turnout 34.7%
    K. HayesIndependent409
    R. WatkinsLabour203
    No. 1 (Bradford Upon Avon)4 seats
    Diana NewmanIndependent1,442 ✓
    M MizenLabour1,362 ✓
    M WebbLabour1,210 ✓
    E IrvingConservative930 ✓
    P SylvesterConservative914
    A StickneyConservative842
    A RileyLabour773
    C AdamsLabour611
    A ThomasLIB610
    P TaylorLIB452
    B HaywardLIB295
    S McCauslandLIB248
    No. 10 (Hilperton)1 seat · turnout 38.6%
    H. IvesIndependent374
    H. CullisLabour163
    No. 11 (Steeple Ashton)2 seats · turnout 37.9%
    G. BennettConservative563
    R. PeplerIndependent434
    J. ArkwrightLabour386
    M. SeagerIndependent304
    P. TownsendIndependent297
    R. PearceIndependent269
    No. 12 (Southwick)2 seats · turnout 33.5%
    A. PhillipsIndependent665
    A. CaseIndependent444
    F. BrakeIndependent349
    F. SmithIndependent284
    P. HarwoodLabour235
    T. WollardLIB174
    No. 13 (Heywood)1 seat · turnout 50.2%
    R. MogerIndependent383
    E. CarterConservative357
    No. 14 (Corsley)1 seat · turnout 42.9%
    F. BelchIndependent489
    J. YoungLabour118
    No. 15 (Longbridge Deverill)1 seat
    K. HillyerConservative0 ✓
    No. 16 (Codford)1 seat · turnout 46.9%
    R. ButtLabour425
    J. MaddenIndependent402
    No. 2 (Melksham)5 seats · turnout 30.8%
    M. SalisburyLabour1,526
    F. DayLabour1,517
    M. O'GormanLabour1,224
    H. GibbsLabour1,182
    T. BallantyneLabour1,085
    R WiltshireConservative761
    S. ClarkConservative711
    I. GloinsonConservative700
    W. DixonRep682
    A. TurtleConservative649
    R. HughesConservative643
    No. 3 (Trowbridge)9 seats
    E JackmanConservative2,211 ✓
    G RobertsConservative2,037 ✓
    P LaddConservative2,030 ✓
    G AlldenLIB2,029 ✓
    G ApplegateConservative2,023 ✓
    Roger LongConservative1,839 ✓
    T BishopConservative1,814 ✓
    J FitchenConservative1,756 ✓
    Melissa PearceConservative1,753 ✓
    P ReilleyLabour1,726
    Mary DunnLabour1,375
    A DunnLabour1,348
    I RoseCOMM1,190
    J HungerfordLabour1,163
    T CookLIB1,132
    A ThompsonLIB1,096
    A McCartneyLabour1,017
    M JonesLIB1,010
    B WeeksLIB1,010
    D. FennellLabour995
    S StevensLIB985
    P RiddifordConservative966
    S HardingLIB964
    J MaddenLabour934
    E MorganLabour925
    G JohnsonLIB834
    P SuggitLabour783
    M KettletyCOMM537
    No. 4 (Warminster)6 seats
    E MiddletonConservative1,275 ✓
    Dorothea MainIndependent1,248 ✓
    A BeavenIndependent1,165 ✓
    A CurtisConservative1,054 ✓
    E ReesLIB955 ✓
    M HaywardIndependent873 ✓
    K SelfConservative852
    Graham ColesConservative820
    L BurgessIndependent777
    A ParicsConservative758
    D CottonLIB733
    W ForemanIndependent733
    R BannerLabour637
    P PlantConservative611
    E WhitmarshIndependent611
    P MorrisonLabour577
    J LewisLabour456
    J MitchellIndependent359
    No. 6 (Winsley)2 seats · turnout 39.4%
    R. AmeryIndependent886
    R. BembridgeIndependent884
    S. MizenLabour344
    No. 8 (Holt)2 seats · turnout 43.0%
    G. TuckerIndependent646
    M. MortimerIndependent613
    P. BealeConservative583
    D. LargeLabour211
    A. CrippsIndependent122
    S. PullenIndependent49
    No. 9 (Blackmoor & Woolmoor)1 seat · turnout 17.4%
    G. CoombesIndependent260
    M. GibbsLabour154
    Westbury With Storridge3 seats · turnout 42.5%
    W. VivashLabour1,092
    W. TaylorLabour886
    L. WebbIndependent837
    R. CandyConservative809
    F. BygraveLabour805
    M. JonesIndependent773
    R. RickardConservative459
    C. BallLIB358
    G. BallLIB284