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    1973 handbook

    South Staffordshire: 1973 local elections

    24 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1972)

    Not known.

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

    Conservative 24 · Other 15 · Labour 8 · The Liberal Party 1

    Ward results

    Acton Trussell1 seat
    F. BeaumontConservative0 ✓
    Bishopswood1 seat
    G. RobertsConservative0 ✓
    Cheslyn Hay2 seats · turnout 30.8%
    D. StantonIndependent551
    W. CraddockLabour534
    D. MasonLabour456
    Coven2 seats · turnout 29.2%
    D. JonesIndependent533
    I. ClayIndependent482
    J. TillConservative186
    G. GregoryLabour141
    D. BurnsLabour79
    Featherstone2 seats
    J. GreenawayLabour0 ✓
    R. LuntLabour0 ✓
    Great Wyrley Landywood3 seats · turnout 21.6%
    P. TurnerLabour523
    J. CliffLabour475
    G. JonesIndependent462
    Foster-Mason R.Independent437
    W. NewellLabour304
    GREAT WYRLEY WEST1 seat · turnout 42.5%
    B. CollinsIndependent302
    J. PriceInd Lab78
    H. HarveyLabour76
    Himley & Swindon1 seat · turnout 32.4%
    W. BrownhillConservative215
    T. GladstoneLIB143
    Huntington1 seat · turnout 21.8%
    V. HamesLabour236
    I. DruryIndependent103
    Lapley1 seat · turnout 46.8%
    T. SwiftIndependent324
    W. HitchenIndependent235
    A. MoncktonConservative118
    Lower Penn1 seat · turnout 56.6%
    J. TrudgillLIB269
    H. McTaggartConservative260
    W. BrownACM169
    No. 14 (Great Wyrley: Town)3 seats
    M. HomeshawLabour709
    E. LawsonLabour481
    P. LeesIndependent465
    A. PatrickLabour394
    W. WilkesIndependent332
    No. 17 (Bobbington & Enville)1 seat
    M. HollandConservative0 ✓
    No. 18 (Codsall)5 seats
    Mike JonesConservative1,216 ✓
    D HousdenConservative1,214 ✓
    D BramallConservative1,185 ✓
    Peter YatesConservative1,185 ✓
    J InchConservative1,155 ✓
    R BeddowLIB898
    R LawrenceLabour503
    R NicholsonLabour495
    F LewisLabour475
    M PearceLabour470
    R PickinLabour466
    No. 20 (Kinver)4 seats · turnout 36.3%
    S. HarrisCA1,129
    J. AustinCA915
    W. WrigleyConservative895
    F. WrigleyConservative851
    J. GoslingLIB766
    G. HarrisConservative703
    R. TorkingtonCA702
    S. SimpkissCA686
    R. WilliamsConservative636
    No. 23 (Trysull & Seisdon)1 seat · turnout 49.0%
    C. BollandIndependent204
    J. SalmonConservative148
    No. 24 (Wombourne: East)4 seats
    C GouldConservative940 ✓
    M RobsonConservative928 ✓
    Betty LawsonConservative917 ✓
    L WakefordConservative848 ✓
    K WakelamIndependent432
    F GreenwoodLabour379
    Ivor WymerLabour344
    M MaynardLabour332
    P ReevesLabour301
    P PritchardIndependent154
    No. 25 (Wombourne: West)3 seats
    J GriffithsConservative514 ✓
    Ignatius KellyConservative465 ✓
    E WaterfieldConservative430 ✓
    R ForderLIB307
    J PiperLabour247
    J DuffyLIB228
    N ParkerLabour204
    H ScrivenLIB203
    Graham LambLabour201
    No. 26 (Wrottesley)2 seats
    K. BottConservative387
    J. SpencerLabour340
    D. DupontLabour320
    Pattingham & Patshull1 seat · turnout 34.4%
    A. SquireIndependent431
    P. PatemanLIB123
    Penkridge North East1 seat · turnout 37.8%
    K. LeesIndependent338
    W. GoldLabour253
    Penkridge South East1 seat · turnout 33.4%
    S. WilliamsConservative373
    A. SouthallLabour149
    Penkridge West1 seat · turnout 39.4%
    J. StanfordConservative269
    G. NarrawayLabour106
    C. WhitehouseIndependent88
    Shareshill1 seat · turnout 54.9%
    J. RoweInd Con279 ✓
    D. CowinIndependent201
    A. LonglowConservative108
    C. HoldcroftInd Lab56