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    1973 handbook

    Wyre Forest: 1973 local elections

    18 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1972)

    Not known.

    After (end of 1973) (45 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 20 · Conservative 13 · The Liberal Party 9 · Other 3

    Ward results

    Aggborough & Spennells1 seat
    M. CooperConservative0 ✓
    Areley Kings3 seats · turnout 38.8%
    T. HigginsLabour985
    S. JamesConservative825
    M. GrinnallLabour801
    A. ThomasConservative763
    P. TomlinsonConservative728
    F. HookLabour701
    A. FairfaxLIB439
    Bewdley2 seats · turnout 38.0%
    H. SimmondsRES735
    W. KeeleyLabour545
    L. EdgintonRES455
    L. KeyConservative413
    W. JohnsConservative385
    Blakedown1 seat
    J. ManslowConservative0 ✓
    Chaddesley2 seats · turnout 43.0%
    S. SpencerConservative528
    J. VernonConservative503
    D. ClarkIndependent469
    Cookley1 seat · turnout 50.5%
    M. StaiteLabour670
    J. TimmisConservative245
    Lickhill3 seats
    Christopher WainwrightLabour951 ✓
    F CooperConservative918 ✓
    G MillsConservative890 ✓
    J CooperLabour795
    R MerchillConservative729
    F RaybouldLabour720
    Mitton3 seats · turnout 37.4%
    R. CroweConservative882
    R. AbbotsLabour754
    J. FarwellConservative719
    P. DuffyConservative702
    E. HiggsIndependent549
    D. BarkerIndependent503
    J. GordonLabour501
    No. 2 (Wribbenhall)2 seats · turnout 54.2%
    T. HaywoodLabour706
    T. MillingtonRES525
    E. MoseleyRES462
    A. WormoldConservative339
    G. PriceLabour313
    O. PowellConservative306
    No. 3 (Kidderminster: Baxter)3 seats · turnout 48.4%
    M. WilliamsLabour1,000
    G. SmithLabour989
    M. BootonLabour957
    C. TalbotConservative777
    M. RyanConservative684
    D. PennyConservative664
    J. PerrinLIB419
    E. SmithLIB374
    K. HuntLIB366
    No. 4 (Kidderminster: Oldington)3 seats · turnout 20.9%
    R. ChamberlainLabour905
    C. DanceLabour846
    R. RickettsLabour806
    O. BeavisLIB385
    No. 5 (Kidderminster: Park)3 seats · turnout 47.9%
    G. EdwardsLIB1,126
    A. BatchelorLIB1,039
    N. BroomeLIB936
    W. CarterConservative523
    J. PerrinConservative447
    P. ThurstonLabour353
    C. ChamberlainLabour303
    C. MilsonLabour288
    No. 6 (Kidderminster: Rowlandhill)3 seats · turnout 52.5%
    A HumphriesConservative603 ✓
    L BrockwayConservative559 ✓
    L EvansConservative541 ✓
    F BennettLIB536
    C. ReynoldsThe Liberal Party451
    V. RobertsThe Liberal Party418
    C HardwickLabour355
    M WhiteheadLabour333
    D EscottLabour332
    No. 7 (Kidderminster: St. Georges)3 seats · turnout 42.8%
    F. OborskiLIB1,313
    W. MicklewrightLabour1,128
    M. HaywardLIB1,101
    B. InghamLIB1,077
    P. WoodhouseLabour1,053
    A. BridgettLabour901
    C. PennyConservative577
    C. WhittakerConservative573
    E. HollowayConservative564
    No. 8 (Kidderminster: St. Johns)6 seats
    H HaleLabour1,991 ✓
    M KellyLabour1,947 ✓
    Matthew CrowleyLabour1,895 ✓
    A WatsonLabour1,846 ✓
    W DobsonLabour1,768 ✓
    P ThomasLabour1,766 ✓
    J FoxallConservative1,433
    W EdwardsConservative1,352
    F AdamsConservative1,334
    C McCarthyConservative1,288
    N KeyConservative1,283
    L EvansConservative1,229
    No. 9 (Kidderminster: St. Marys)3 seats · turnout 31.8%
    H. LambLIB891
    C. ButcherLIB707
    J. BourkeLIB673
    H. ParkerLabour640
    D. SamuelLabour569
    T. WestwoodLabour563
    S. MakinConservative291
    W. FishConservative281
    Rock & Ribbesford2 seats · turnout 41.1%
    J. HollowayConservative456
    J. SimmondsIndependent406
    H. HicktonConservative326
    W. LewisIndependent229
    R. BloreIndependent71
    Wolverley1 seat · turnout 48.1%
    H. BeresfordLIB390
    T. HardwickConservative327