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    1973 handbook

    Hyndburn: 1973 local elections

    19 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1972)

    Not known.

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

    Labour 24 · Conservative 21 · The Liberal Party 3 · Other 0

    Ward results

    Mic4 seats · turnout 44.1%
    K. HargreavesConservative1,440
    W. FinchConservative1,330
    D. CleggConservative1,263
    A. NewshamLabour1,115
    F. KyffinConservative1,097
    J. HoganLabour1,032
    D. SandersonLabour902
    T. BramleyLabour856
    Netherton3 seats · turnout 47.9%
    G. SlynnLabour1,074
    J. HayhurstLabour1,065
    T. TattersallLabour970
    W. WellsIndependent824
    D. MercerConservative645
    K. AshcroftConservative583
    S. AbbottConservative560
    No. 1 (Accrington: West)2 seats
    P. HargreavesLabour816
    G. SmithLabour733
    G. WhewellConservative448
    T. ThrelfallConservative341
    No. 10 (Church: St. James)1 seat · turnout 52.2%
    H. SaltLabour471
    R. PrestageConservative87
    No. 11 (Church: Chapel & Elmfield)1 seat · turnout 46.1%
    J. GrimeLabour406
    B. BriggsConservative214
    No. 12 (Church: Dill Hall)1 seat · turnout 55.9%
    P. WalshLIB377
    J. WildConservative328
    No. 13 (Clayton-Le-Moors)4 seats
    E HoyleConservative1,576 ✓
    J JacksonConservative1,533 ✓
    P GalbraithConservative1,497 ✓
    R KilbyConservative1,486 ✓
    W HillLabour1,469
    H SlingerLabour1,252
    S MercerLabour1,244
    W SimmsLabour1,154
    No. 14 (Great Harwood: North West)4 seats
    J HallConservative1,218 ✓
    J DunneLabour1,164 ✓
    F CoeConservative1,095 ✓
    Winifred FranklandConservative1,049 ✓
    T MayorLabour1,009
    J FordLabour952
    G BirtwistleLabour890
    Andrew SingletonConservative890
    No. 17 (Oswaldtwistle: Foxhill Bank & St. Oswalds4 seats · turnout 28.6%
    B. SandifordConservative979 ✓
    E. HillConservative942 ✓
    T. RenshawConservative927 ✓
    H. HaworthLabour886 ✓
    K. BoltonConservative877
    G. WaddingtonLabour822
    G. McDonaldLabour818
    W. AlmondLabour811
    T. MarshallOther183
    No. 18 (Rishton)4 seats
    A CritchlowLabour1,488 ✓
    Dawn McNeilConservative1,243 ✓
    James AspdenConservative1,237 ✓
    F ParkinsonLabour1,117 ✓
    Paul RushtonConservative1,080
    F EdmondsonConservative1,057
    M JacksonLabour984
    R PeelLabour932
    No. 2 (Accrington: Central)1 seat · turnout 37.5%
    W. HainesLabour374
    E. EverittConservative217
    No. 3 (Accrington: North)4 seats
    Simon PrattConservative1,324 ✓
    J DonohueLabour1,301 ✓
    B TaylorConservative1,225 ✓
    J HughesConservative1,173 ✓
    B WalkerLabour1,143
    Alan BensonConservative1,128
    T MeaneyLabour1,127
    R WheelerLabour1,110
    W MatthewsLIB974
    No. 4 (Accrington: Peel Park)2 seats
    Adrian OwensConservative747 ✓
    Jack MaddenLabour740 ✓
    W WallworkLabour730
    Richard James DuckworthConservative683
    No. 5 (Accrington: East)2 seats · turnout 45.2%
    A. SuddersLabour471
    W. ParkinsonConservative466
    M. WalshLabour445
    M. FedoriwConservative388
    No. 6 (Accrington: South)3 seats
    K MarsdenLIB981 ✓
    A LundLIB708 ✓
    V RennisonConservative638 ✓
    Richard James DuckworthConservative635
    Bill WhelanConservative610
    D FowlerLIB606
    R RiggLabour540
    Gill WhittakerLabour442
    B WhitamLabour440
    No. 7 (Accrington: Higher Antley)2 seats · turnout 38.1%
    K. CurtisLabour534
    A. HainesLabour496
    W. StantonConservative365
    M. KesslerConservative284
    No. 8 (Accrington: Spring Hill)4 seats · turnout 27.5%
    C. DillonLabour1,091
    P. HargreavesLabour1,030
    J. GrowdenLabour1,002
    C. WestwellLabour960
    G. BroadhurstConservative467
    A. DaviesConservative449
    No. 9 (Accrington: Huncoat)2 seats · turnout 50.3%
    D. GrantLabour668
    W. FarrimondLabour596
    F. HoldenConservative383
    M. MartinConservative339
    Oswalds4 seats
    B SandifordConservative979
    Emma HillConservative942
    T. RenshawConservative927
    H HaworthLabour886
    K BoltonConservative877
    G WaddingtonLabour822
    G McDonaldLabour818
    W AlmondLabour811
    T MarshallCOMM183