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    1973 handbook

    Preston: 1973 local elections

    19 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1972)

    Not known.

    After (end of 1973) (57 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 38 · Conservative 19 · Other 0 · The Liberal Party 0

    Ward results

    Ashton4 seats
    R LyttonConservative1,289 ✓
    A TaylorConservative1,256 ✓
    Hazel DaltonConservative1,246 ✓
    W WilsonConservative1,238 ✓
    J GittingsLabour821
    H RileyLabour803
    A BriscoeLabour771
    R MayorLabour769
    P McGreneryIndependent249
    Avenham3 seats · turnout 29.8%
    S. WhitesideLabour908
    A. ScowcroftLabour889
    T CarterLabour826
    R. LindleyConservative664
    J. HumphreysConservative576
    G. MorseConservative552
    Central2 seats · turnout 32.5%
    J. O'ConnorLabour668
    C. CornwellLabour611
    M. CosgroveIndependent498
    B. MooreLIB452
    M. GardnerConservative274
    Deepdale4 seats · turnout 22.6%
    C. ManleyLabour1,191
    D. YatesLabour1,186
    R. BlackburnLabour1,176
    A. McKnightConservative873
    E. WhiteConservative843
    R. BallConservative812
    No. 10 (Preston: Savick)5 seats · turnout 25.9%
    R. JonesLabour1,624
    I. HallLabour1,576
    W. DunlopLabour1,568
    K. BodfishLabour1,566
    R. WeirLabour1,528
    L. CartwrightConservative893
    L. BeardsworthConservative847
    No. 12 (Fulwood: Central)2 seats · turnout 41.8%
    T. NicholsonConservative1,283
    L. CartwrightConservative1,255
    P. JacksonLabour338
    Rosemary TaitLabour326
    No. 13 (Fulwood: East)1 seat · turnout 31.2%
    L. ThornberConservative371
    P. JohnstonLabour144
    No. 14 (Fulwood: West)2 seats · turnout 26.0%
    W. HeapsConservative977
    J. ChadwickConservative962
    G. DavisLabour233
    No. 15 (Fulwood: Broughton)4 seats · turnout 34.2%
    J. HoodConservative2,032
    D. ChalonerConservative2,013
    A. CronshawConservative1,991
    D. ThompsonConservative1,959
    E. AllittLabour851
    No. 16 (Lea)2 seats · turnout 32.7%
    J. SwarbrickConservative673
    N. TaylorConservative640
    N. YatesLabour531
    No. 17 (Woodplumpton)1 seat · turnout 44.2%
    D. KehoeConservative413
    W. KnowlesInd Con265
    No. 18 (Barton & Broughton)1 seat
    F. ClarksonConservative0 ✓
    No. 19 (Whittingham)2 seats · turnout 25.2%
    J. RobsonConservative825
    A. ParkerConservative675
    E. BradleyIndependent334
    No. 2 (Preston: Fishwick & St. Matthews)7 seats
    Colin SharplesLabour2,032 ✓
    H ParkerLabour2,021 ✓
    Anna CoupeLabour1,918 ✓
    J BurnsLabour1,907 ✓
    Mary AtkinsLabour1,907 ✓
    E BunkerLabour1,901 ✓
    M ScowcroftLabour1,849 ✓
    R BerryConservative850
    P MilehamConservative727
    J WestConservative681
    No. 3 (Preston: Moorbrook)3 seats · turnout 41.7%
    H. EvansLabour1,012
    K. KnightLabour981
    K. MillerLabour927
    T. DewhurstIndependent814
    E. GrellLIB651
    A. CarmichaelLIB642
    M. WalderLIB620
    R. DavisonConservative551
    B. SmithConservative549
    No. 5 (Preston: Ribbleton)6 seats
    R ButcherLabour2,033 ✓
    R AtkinsonLabour1,882 ✓
    J CoxLabour1,862 ✓
    M HayhurstLabour1,826 ✓
    R AtkinsLabour1,822 ✓
    Raymond Peter MoonLabour1,705 ✓
    C McElhoneConservative730
    H WoodConservative593
    PARK2 seats · turnout 39.3%
    G. ThompsonLabour606
    J. FarringtonLabour576
    J. HeatleyConservative557
    R AinscoughConservative532
    St. Johns3 seats · turnout 29.2%
    J. LundLabour1,377
    J PownallLabour1,189
    J. AtkinsonLabour1,096
    K. PeetConservative766
    J. FergusonCOMM172
    Tulketh3 seats · turnout 43.2%
    H. BodfishLabour1,145
    F. McGrathLabour1,119
    G. WalmsleyLabour1,105
    H. MerriweatherConservative1,012
    A. SmithConservative970
    J. AinscoughConservative915
    D. DewhurstInd Con685