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    1973 handbook

    Sedgefield: 1973 local elections

    19 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1972)

    Not known.

    After (end of 1973) (53 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 40 · Other 8 · The Liberal Party 4 · Conservative 1

    Ward results

    Byerley3 seats · turnout 46.3%
    R. HodgsonIndependent1,021
    K. NewbyLabour843
    M. AstonLabour768
    W. CarnanLabour743
    T. TaylorIndependent594
    A. FinnIndependent490
    Ferryhill3 seats
    J. WilsonLabour0 ✓
    T. ShieldsLabour0 ✓
    S. CarmedyLabour0 ✓
    Middlestone3 seats · turnout 41.5%
    J. KitsonLabour1,056
    E. BrauerIndependent877
    J. StoreyLabour810
    R. OrtonIndependent771
    S. WardleLabour671
    R. BrownRES419
    R. PriceConservative311
    Middridge1 seat · turnout 44.5%
    A. MooreLabour379
    W. MellorsIndependent204
    Neville2 seats · turnout 38.9%
    D. VickersLabour475
    C. TaylorIndependent380
    R. BriggsLabour371
    F. FriseLIB291
    E. WhiteIndependent254
    S. TrudgillLIB211
    No. 12 (Woodham)2 seats · turnout 27.7%
    E. KennedyLIB408
    R. RobertsLIB348
    J. BuckleyLabour212
    A. CharltonLabour203
    R. YoungsonConservative141
    P. MurphyConservative88
    No. 15 (Broom & Chilton)4 seats
    G. ChaplinLabour0 ✓
    S. HaswellLabour0 ✓
    F. ArmstrongLabour0 ✓
    T. ConleyLabour0 ✓
    No. 16 (Bishop Middleham & Cornforth)3 seats · turnout 35.6%
    K. HowardLabour1,139
    G. HuttonLabour1,103
    M. McGowanLabour897
    D. RamseyIndependent541
    No. 17 (Windlestone)3 seats
    J. LeeLabour0 ✓
    P. McCourtLabour0 ✓
    J. WilliamsLabour0 ✓
    No. 18 (Trimdon)5 seats · turnout 31.0%
    A. BirbeckLabour1,687
    R. EllisLabour1,681
    G. BullLabour1,557
    T. WardLabour1,549
    J. CummingsLabour1,487
    H. WardInd Lab909
    No. 5 (Tudhoe)4 seats · turnout 38.1%
    K. JacksonIndependent1,099
    J. MurrayIndependent1,080
    E. McCourtLabour973
    M. CampbellIndependent969
    C. BrayshawLabour940
    W. HudsonLabour878
    G. StoreyLabour838
    J. RutterIndependent828
    No. 6 (Low Spennymoor)2 seats
    C. DaileyLabour0 ✓
    M. ShawLabour0 ✓
    Sedgefield3 seats · turnout 43.2%
    E. SutherlandIndependent820
    G. PearsonIndependent721
    J. CummingsConservative573
    R. SmithIndependent491
    J. BellLabour488
    T. CoffieldIndependent453
    A. BeamsonLabour427
    M. BellIndependent391
    B. WoodwardLabour279
    Shafto2 seats · turnout 28.4%
    J. FriseLIB368
    N. MarrLIB330
    J. FlynnLabour313
    W. DormerLabour301
    Simpasture2 seats
    L. ProudLabour0 ✓
    H. DixonLabour0 ✓
    Spennymoor3 seats · turnout 47.8%
    V. RobsonLabour1,086
    W. SmithLabour859
    R. CampionLabour799
    T. AdamsIndependent552
    R. LongIndependent547
    F. KenmirIndependent519
    Sunnydale2 seats · turnout 46.2%
    W. NunnLabour863
    J. WilsonLabour814
    J. HowardIndependent634
    S. SiddleIndependent332
    Thickley3 seats
    W. EdwardsLabour1,111
    B. StephensLabour1,006
    J. ThompsonLabour953
    J. MarshallIndependent681
    D. HoweIndependent658
    P. CheesbroughIndependent650
    West3 seats · turnout 17.0%
    L. CessfordLabour454
    J. ConlonLabour454
    D. GardnerLabour413
    A. BeadleLIB283
    K. FlintLIB269