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    1973 handbook

    Reading: 1973 local elections

    13 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1972)

    Not known.

    After (end of 1973) (46 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 16 · Labour 16 · The Liberal Party 14 · Other 0

    Ward results

    Abbey2 seats
    W. ManderLabour486
    R. ScaifeLabour447
    B. JonesConservative325
    Battle2 seats
    R. BristowLabour813
    T. WiseLabour771
    R. BrownConservative369
    CASTLE3 seats · turnout 35.7%
    G. RushLabour900 ✓
    R. GarnettLabour840 ✓
    A. PageLabour816 ✓
    E. DaviesConservative736
    F. PughConservative706
    F. RoseConservative684
    D. ScottThe Liberal Party413
    M. ClarkeThe Liberal Party372
    L. SummersThe Liberal Party366
    Caversham3 seats
    R. JewittConservative1,127
    G. RobinsonConservative1,119
    M. FrancisConservative1,061
    C. EvansLabour914
    W. YoungLabour896
    T. CliftonLabour875
    CHRISTCHURCH4 seats
    Frederick RobertsLabour1,347 ✓
    Crispin GoodallLabour1,286 ✓
    M AbsalomLabour1,271 ✓
    W HuntleyLabour1,262 ✓
    K FooteConservative915
    H CrichtonLIB912
    P MellowsConservative838
    E O'RourkeLIB810
    R HellierLIB800
    F SparkConservative766
    Katesgrove2 seats
    H. WheelerLabour820
    Mand G.Labour738
    S. BeamishConservative441
    J. StillIndependent317
    Minster6 seats
    W BadnallConservative2,342 ✓
    Graham LawrenceConservative2,291 ✓
    S CoombsConservative2,284 ✓
    James TalbotConservative2,247 ✓
    C SageConservative2,247 ✓
    K LoderConservative2,243 ✓
    Flo NashLabour2,140
    L GlanvilleLabour1,934
    J AllenLabour1,929
    Lesley BrennanLabour1,898
    R MitchellLabour1,896
    D DunkasonLabour1,890
    Norcot6 seats
    T FrancisLIB2,240 ✓
    G SalisburyLIB2,210 ✓
    J FreemanLIB2,195 ✓
    P BeardLIB2,162 ✓
    D HopkinsLIB2,137 ✓
    P PrattLIB2,042 ✓
    W GothardLabour914
    P MadgesConservative913
    Ian Reginald HillsLabour885
    Frank RogersConservative885
    A WatkinsLabour843
    Pamela WatkinsLabour827
    F RiberoLabour803
    Rodney TylerLabour757
    Park3 seats
    R KirbyConservative1,367 ✓
    D ChilversConservative1,360 ✓
    V McCarthyConservative1,314 ✓
    John ThomasLabour1,226
    B LyonsLabour1,223
    B ThomasLabour1,221
    Redlands3 seats
    E BaxterLIB1,317 ✓
    V AngellLIB1,312 ✓
    A MilanoLIB1,079 ✓
    Rowland GoodmanConservative987
    Gary MatthewsConservative917
    J ThornleyConservative875
    R SmithLabour271
    P NixonLabour260
    R NixonLabour253
    Thames4 seats
    K SageConservative2,487 ✓
    I BlagroveConservative2,457 ✓
    C AucockConservative2,452 ✓
    David MortonConservative2,425 ✓
    M ManderLabour597
    P ManderLabour593
    E HardingLabour585
    P MaresLabour567
    Tilehurst5 seats
    R DayLIB2,416 ✓
    D AllenLIB2,227 ✓
    G FordLIB2,150 ✓
    M McEwenLIB2,149 ✓
    M IngreyLIB2,115 ✓
    M CaseleyConservative847
    P BoyceConservative826
    Allan Stanley GuyConservative778
    D AsquithLabour555
    R WilliamsLabour552
    M MarshallLabour549
    J GreenLabour545
    A HinderLabour536
    Whitley3 seats
    J. PriceLabour1,094
    D. LawrenceLabour1,050
    B. WilliamsLabour1,045
    B. MorrisonIndependent743
    R. GilesIndependent700