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    1973 handbook

    Kent: 1973 local elections

    99 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1972)

    Not known.

    After (end of 1973) (102 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 62 · Labour 31 · The Liberal Party 7 · Other 2

    Ward results

    Ashford No. 11 seat · turnout 33.8%
    M. PymConservative1,939
    F. GallerLIB1,520
    Ashford No. 2 (South East)1 seat · turnout 31.2%
    G. HaliburtonLIB1,075
    C. BouldenConservative509
    M. WigginsLabour421
    Ashford No. 3 (South)1 seat · turnout 26.1%
    M. JacksonLabour1,659
    G. LangridgeConservative557
    Bridge-Blean No. 11 seat · turnout 42.4%
    L. ShirleyConservative2,500
    G. PearsonLIB1,540
    Bridge-Blean No. 21 seat · turnout 53.2%
    B. HeddleConservative2,348
    A. PayneLIB1,446
    D. MargrieLabour1,232
    Broadstairs & St. Peters No. 11 seat · turnout 40.3%
    A. TuckerConservative2,188
    R. TaylorLabour1,069
    Broadstairs & St. Peters No. 21 seat · turnout 46.4%
    F. AmiesConservative2,196
    P. DellLIB1,482
    P. WoodLabour457
    Canterbury2 seats · turnout 39.4%
    H. BuckworthConservative4,039
    E. KingsmanConservative3,648
    H. BarberLabour3,444
    A. WalkerLabour3,406
    S. GouldenLIB2,347
    R. SeabourneLIB2,311
    Chatham No. 1 (Luton)1 seat · turnout 27.4%
    R. BeanLabour2,093
    W. HollowayConservative1,129
    Chatham No. 2 (St. Johns)1 seat · turnout 28.1%
    B. WalterConservative1,661
    W. EastwickLabour1,413
    Chatham No. 3 (Christchurch)1 seat · turnout 27.9%
    A. RichardsonConservative999
    J. BuckLabour939
    Chatham No. 41 seat · turnout 28.4%
    D. WheelerLabour1,622
    R. CoxConservative1,114
    Cranbrook1 seat
    W. JempsonIndependent0 ✓
    Dartford No. 1 (Priory)1 seat · turnout 33.4%
    S. BrownLabour2,102
    I. MucciConservative870
    Dartford No. 21 seat · turnout 38.3%
    P. DraperConservative2,601
    B. ClaphamLabour2,135
    Dartford No. 31 seat · turnout 37.3%
    L. WilsonLabour2,033
    A. RipleyConservative1,597
    Dartford Rural No. 11 seat · turnout 42.0%
    L. ReevesIndependent1,900
    Penny MatthewsLabour1,673
    B. NickelsConservative1,433
    Dartford Rural No. 21 seat · turnout 43.5%
    A. GillhamConservative2,020
    W. HistonLabour1,554
    Dartford Rural No. 31 seat · turnout 38.0%
    A. BarnesConservative2,955
    G. AmosLabour1,745
    Dartford Rural No. 41 seat · turnout 44.2%
    E. MooreConservative1,154
    G. NimmoLabour956
    Deal No. 11 seat · turnout 37.6%
    A. LawtonConservative2,501
    S. SpearsLabour1,222
    Deal No. 21 seat · turnout 42.6%
    B. GoldingLabour2,752
    A. GreenConservative1,427
    Dover No. 1 (River)1 seat · turnout 35.0%
    W. CurtisLabour1,748
    B. SpencerConservative1,119
    Dover No. 21 seat · turnout 38.4%
    H. MorrisonConservative1,828
    G. BishopLabour1,566
    Dover No. 31 seat · turnout 43.5%
    R. NewmanLabour1,910
    R. LockConservative1,642
    Dover Rural1 seat · turnout 41.3%
    E. SweatmanConservative2,813
    M. EllisonLabour1,072
    G. HackfordIndependent937
    East Ashford1 seat · turnout 35.8%
    T. DenneConservative2,694
    D. SmythLabour832
    Eastry South1 seat · turnout 41.6%
    P. LeithLabour2,148
    B. DenshamConservative1,832
    Elham1 seat · turnout 39.0%
    L. RobertsConservative1,949
    G. BoucherIndependent1,721
    Faversham1 seat · turnout 41.5%
    R. NeameConservative2,349
    L. VaughanLabour2,291
    Folkestone No. 11 seat · turnout 29.7%
    R. WoodConservative2,150
    F. StockhamLabour858
    Folkestone No. 21 seat · turnout 33.6%
    M. JohnsonLabour2,024
    D. SetterfieldConservative1,477
    H. ButtonInd De153
    Folkestone No. 31 seat · turnout 29.6%
    W. LawrenceConservative2,657
    J. SainsburyLabour1,087
    Gillingham No. 11 seat · turnout 34.1%
    R. ChambersConservative1,756
    A. SpellsLabour1,754
    Gillingham No. 21 seat · turnout 38.0%
    M. OvendenLabour2,347
    D. BaldwinConservative1,618
    Gillingham No. 31 seat · turnout 35.0%
    J. SpenceConservative1,552
    P. HarriottLabour855
    Gillingham No. 41 seat · turnout 28.8%
    S. CoxConservative1,816
    G. ClotherLabour1,320
    Gillingham No. 51 seat · turnout 39.2%
    R. SayerLIB2,458
    L. ShuterConservative2,125
    C. SpelmanLabour903
    Gillingham No. 61 seat · turnout 32.0%
    P. HarriottLabour1,832
    M. LewisConservative1,023
    Gravesend No. 11 seat · turnout 40.1%
    C. JacksonConservative1,980
    G. LaingLabour1,316
    B. IsaacLIB574
    Gravesend No. 21 seat · turnout 35.8%
    G. BatsonLabour1,806
    D. TyrrellConservative1,002
    Gravesend No. 31 seat · turnout 33.8%
    L. BaxterLabour1,669
    W. SutherlandConservative1,049
    W. YoungLIB646
    Gravesend No. 41 seat · turnout 40.4%
    J. BookerLabour2,529
    J. ClarkeConservative1,317
    Herne Bay No. 11 seat · turnout 46.4%
    J. ConyonConservative2,509
    P. SeymourLabour1,805
    Herne Bay No. 21 seat · turnout 46.4%
    S. DonnithorneConservative3,865
    E. PriceLabour1,680
    Hollingbourn No. 11 seat · turnout 33.4%
    S. BurdenConservative1,398
    E. BurnettLIB1,317
    Hollingbourn No. 21 seat · turnout 37.0%
    R. Leigh-PembertonConservative2,114
    P. BennettLabour804
    Hythe1 seat · turnout 67.0%
    D. Hall-ThompsonConservative2,978 ✓
    M. ButlerLabour1,290
    Maidstone No. 11 seat
    E. FloodLabour0 ✓
    Maidstone No. 21 seat · turnout 41.6%
    E. MarchesiLIB1,902
    L. BakerConservative1,146
    R. SilkinLabour416
    Maidstone No. 31 seat · turnout 40.5%
    M. ThomasLIB1,453
    O. OxleyConservative987
    J. StringerLabour506
    Maidstone No. 41 seat · turnout 38.3%
    D. LucyConservative2,139
    A. TuffreyLabour1,531
    Maidstone No. 51 seat · turnout 43.0%
    C. McKennaLIB1,898
    F. SimpsonConservative1,599
    G. NicholsonLabour1,353
    Maidstone Rural No. 11 seat · turnout 33.5%
    M. NightingaleConservative1,864
    G. ThreadgillLIB1,691
    Maidstone Rural No. 21 seat · turnout 30.1%
    T. KemsleyConservative1,910
    M. NashLIB1,406
    Malling No. 11 seat · turnout 42.1%
    K. FunnellConservative1,480
    E. FordhamLIB1,391
    A. WalkidenLabour769
    Malling No. 21 seat · turnout 40.9%
    A. DoranConservative2,727
    A. PlazeckLIB1,410
    K. PayneLabour703
    Malling No. 31 seat · turnout 35.3%
    V. IentLIB1,425
    L. OrdishConservative1,342
    S. BaconLabour766
    Malling No. 41 seat · turnout 38.0%
    E. SandfordConservative1,481
    W. RogersLIB1,214
    Margate No. 11 seat · turnout 43.8%
    F. FoxConservative2,050 ✓
    W. KempIndependent1,160
    P. BlooreLIB960
    R. WattsLabour610
    Margate No. 21 seat · turnout 36.1%
    A. CobbConservative2,349
    A. StockfordLabour1,244
    Margate No. 31 seat · turnout 35.9%
    R. WardLabour2,404
    S. TrussellConservative1,681
    Margate No. 41 seat · turnout 38.7%
    H. AnishConservative3,103
    S. RowlandLabour1,334
    Northfleet No. 11 seat · turnout 33.4%
    J. LittleLabour2,560
    H. SkellornConservative817
    Northfleet No. 21 seat · turnout 41.4%
    D. RapleyLabour2,173
    F. WetherellConservative1,169
    D. StottLIB451
    Ramsgate No. 11 seat · turnout 35.0%
    B. McEvelyLabour2,001
    W. WagstaffeConservative1,030
    Ramsgate No. 21 seat · turnout 32.4%
    D. MilesConservative1,838
    H. GreenLabour1,081
    Ramsgate No. 31 seat · turnout 39.4%
    D. MolockLabour2,925
    J. ThomasConservative2,180
    Rochester No. 11 seat · turnout 35.7%
    R. GoldsbroughLabour1,678
    R. CooperConservative1,541
    Rochester No. 22 seats · turnout 31.0%
    E. GriffinLabour2,898
    D. FoxLabour2,610
    M. GrievesonConservative1,726
    E. BakerConservative1,673
    R. BlackLIB1,657
    K. MurrayLIB1,602
    Rochester No. 31 seat · turnout 38.6%
    D. JonesLabour1,649
    H. WrightConservative1,556
    Rochester No. 41 seat · turnout 33.1%
    N. DarleyConservative1,763
    D. SmithLabour1,625
    Romney Marsh1 seat · turnout 29.2%
    A. BurrageConservative1,970
    D. GeeLabour763
    F. ScrivenerIndependent685
    Royal Tunbridge Wells No. 12 seats · turnout 34.7%
    N. GlanfieldConservative4,313
    W. Ogden-SmithConservative4,222
    J. SimonsLabour1,557
    M. AlexanderLIB1,543
    W. HeaddonLabour1,478
    P. ButlerLIB1,453
    Royal Tunbridge Wells No. 22 seats · turnout 28.9%
    A. BowlesConservative2,627
    P. ThesigerConservative2,607
    P. BlackwellLabour2,039
    I. RobbLabour1,964
    Sandwich1 seat · turnout 38.5%
    Chris MillerConservative2,240
    P. JonesLabour997
    Sevenoaks No. 11 seat · turnout 34.0%
    A. WatersConservative1,692
    M. McCannLabour926
    Sevenoaks No. 21 seat · turnout 32.3%
    K. TurgooseConservative2,660
    D. HollandLabour773
    Sevenoaks Rural No. 11 seat · turnout 36.5%
    F. DenniffConservative2,341
    E. SyddiqueLIB1,182
    R. BassettLabour770
    Sevenoaks Rural No. 21 seat · turnout 37.0%
    K. MarshallConservative1,832
    C. FreemanLIB1,551
    Sevenoaks Rural No. 31 seat
    E. CrawfordConservative0 ✓
    Sheerness1 seat · turnout 34.0%
    R. DavieLabour2,091
    W. CassellConservative1,121
    Sheppey1 seat · turnout 34.8%
    G. ThompsettLabour2,650
    J. BlainConservative1,996
    Sittingbourne & Milton No. 11 seat · turnout 42.7%
    D. ElvyConservative2,315
    H. SomervilleLabour2,219
    Sittingbourne & Milton No. 21 seat · turnout 35.2%
    E. MadgewickLabour2,620
    J. NobleConservative1,662
    Southborough1 seat · turnout 39.4%
    R. WoodConservative1,416
    A. MonksLabour873
    G. HoweyLIB867
    Strood Rural No. 11 seat · turnout 34.8%
    R. EllinghamConservative2,933
    S. SkeffingtonLabour1,128
    Strood Rural No. 21 seat · turnout 36.7%
    G. HortonLabour2,274
    T. MasonConservative1,762
    Swale East1 seat · turnout 40.8%
    R. NeshamConservative2,010
    R. HarrisLabour1,622
    Swale West1 seat · turnout 45.1%
    J. OldfieldConservative2,276
    A. HoughLabour1,821
    Swanscombe & Stone1 seat · turnout 32.6%
    J. LeeLabour3,351
    R. DraperConservative758
    Tenterden1 seat · turnout 31.2%
    K. UrquhartConservative2,853
    A. CoomesLabour649
    Tonbridge No. 11 seat · turnout 48.3%
    A. JonesLabour2,263
    P. FoyConservative2,011
    Tonbridge No. 21 seat · turnout 53.2%
    A. ChildLIB2,099
    P. ToyConservative1,959
    T. CookLabour1,063
    Tonbridge No. 31 seat · turnout 47.0%
    J. WaiteConservative2,140
    T. BoneLabour1,266
    P. YoungLIB947
    Tonbridge Rural1 seat · turnout 38.0%
    H. GregsonConservative2,007
    L. SnowballLIB1,712
    M. ShortLabour1,158
    West Ashford1 seat · turnout 35.1%
    J. GrugeonConservative2,743
    J. PlattLabour1,372
    Whitstable No. 11 seat · turnout 48.6%
    J. BryonConservative2,762
    C. RigdenLIB1,379
    M. ChandlerLabour532
    Whitstable No. 21 seat · turnout 44.3%
    R. PowlingConservative1,691 ✓
    D. ClarkLabour1,387
    J. HarveyLIB982
    C. GrundonIndependent790