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    1973 handbook

    Canterbury: 1973 local elections

    15 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1972)

    Not known.

    After (end of 1973) (51 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 34 · Other 9 · Labour 7 · The Liberal Party 1

    Ward results

    Barham Downs1 seat · turnout 51.9%
    A. WilkinsConservative425
    C. FaggIndependent373
    E. HeathcoteLabour198
    Blean Forest1 seat · turnout 45.5%
    H. McCabeIndependent536
    E. EggletonConservative307
    F. WallaceLabour66
    Harbledown1 seat · turnout 58.9%
    A. PayneLIB634
    K. BrownConservative385
    J. CochraneLabour51
    Harbour2 seats · turnout 38.9%
    H. HopkinsConservative903
    G. MartinConservative898
    M. ChandlerLabour639
    L. MayLabour530
    No. 1 (Canterbury: Dane John)4 seats · turnout 44.7%
    H BuckworthConservative1,190
    H. BuckworthConservative1,190 ✓
    A BerryConservative1,091 ✓
    M. AttwoodConservative1,029 ✓
    Marion AttwoodConservative1,029
    L. FlisherConservative991 ✓
    L FlisherConservative991
    B. OrmrodLabour989
    B OrmrodLabour989
    J. BroughLabour985
    J BroughLabour985
    C KingstonLabour975
    P DaveyLabour971
    P. DaveyLabour971
    S. GouldenThe Liberal Party727
    S GouldenLIB727
    A FlisherLIB720
    A. FlisherThe Liberal Party720
    J. ClarkThe Liberal Party669
    John ClarkLIB669
    P. WhyteThe Liberal Party652
    P WhyteLIB652
    No. 2 (Canterbury: Northgate)5 seats · turnout 36.9%
    L. BennettConservative1,530 ✓
    L BennettConservative1,530
    B. PorterConservative1,524 ✓
    B PorterConservative1,524
    H BarberLabour1,505
    H. BarberLabour1,505 ✓
    M. ButlerLabour1,460 ✓
    M ButlerLabour1,460
    F. BevanLabour1,458 ✓
    F BevanLabour1,458
    Adam WalkerLabour1,441
    A. WalkerLabour1,441
    Paul ShevlinLabour1,428
    P. ShevlinLabour1,428
    P EdwardsConservative1,400
    P. EdwardsConservative1,400
    R EdwardsConservative1,351
    R. EdwardsConservative1,351
    N PeskettConservative1,344
    N. PeskettConservative1,344
    No. 3 (Canterbury: Westgate)6 seats · turnout 38.9%
    M Scott-KnightConservative1,803
    M. Scott-KnightConservative1,803 ✓
    M. SteptoeConservative1,790 ✓
    Mike SteptoeConservative1,790
    I DempseyConservative1,770 ✓
    N. BrickwoodConservative1,766 ✓
    N BrickwoodConservative1,766
    M FullerLabour1,764
    M. FullerLabour1,764 ✓
    R. WilloughbyConservative1,721 ✓
    Robin Matthew WilloughbyConservative1,721
    G. AcresConservative1,715
    G AcresConservative1,715
    V. CheesemanLabour1,668
    V CheesemanLabour1,668
    R MorganLabour1,655
    R. MorganLabour1,655
    Adrian RobsonLabour1,645
    D MargrieLabour1,618
    C. TurnerLabour1,610
    C TurnerLabour1,610
    E SheppardCOMM269
    S HooperNF230
    No. 5 (Herne Bay: Central)3 seats
    G. FortuneConservative1,174
    A. WaddingtonConservative1,074
    V. KimptonConservative1,038
    Sharp N.Labour704
    L. HawksworthLabour687
    K. MeehamIndependent681
    A. SmithLabour636
    No. 7 (Herne Bay: Greenhill Andherne)3 seats · turnout 60.9%
    S. DonnithorneConservative1,268 ✓
    S DonnithorneConservative1,268
    J HolgateRES1,001
    J. HolgateResidents1,001 ✓
    J NockRES886 ✓
    C ScurrConservative855
    C. ScurrConservative855
    H. BarrandConservative754
    H BarrandConservative754
    G GoodbanIndependent735
    G. GoodbanIndependent735
    J. BerringtonLabour581
    J BerringtonLabour581
    G. BrownLabour579
    G BrownLabour579
    A. InstallLabour508
    A InstallLabour508
    No. 9 (Whitstable: Chestfield)2 seats
    E. GreenhouseConservative1,118
    A. PorterConservative1,071
    B. JelfsLIB481
    C. HarveyLIB458
    North Nailbourne1 seat
    L. ShirleyConservative0 ✓
    Sturry North1 seat · turnout 33.1%
    G. GouldLabour387
    P. WoodConservative208
    Sturry South1 seat · turnout 31.7%
    E. CarverConservative467
    F. KirkhamLabour139
    Tankerton2 seats · turnout 49.9%
    M. BrownConservative1,014
    E. StewartConservative899
    A. HicksonLIB608
    D. VictorLIB600
    West Bay3 seats · turnout 46.3%
    J. ConyonConservative1,442
    H. AlexanderConservative1,391
    L. StockwellConservative1,322
    E. PriceLabour908
    P. SeymourLabour901
    W. ThomasLabour807