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    1973 handbook

    Swale: 1973 local elections

    26 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1972)

    Not known.

    After (end of 1973) (50 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 25 · Conservative 17 · Other 5 · The Liberal Party 3

    Ward results

    Abbey2 seats
    C. RipsherLabour641
    B. NuttingLabour626
    J. ElliotConservative509
    M. RalzerConservative459
    Boughton1 seat
    C. StevensIndependent463
    J. HillsLabour140
    Courtenay1 seat
    J. BaileyConservative435
    A. FooleLabour187
    Davington Priory2 seats
    D. WalshLabour665
    K. BurbridgeLabour663
    H. CurlingConservative448
    D. MorganConservative399
    Hartlip & Upchurch1 seat
    J. ArdleyConservative582
    A. HoughLabour396
    Newington1 seat
    J. GorhamLabour530
    E. Lyndon-StanfordConservative362
    No. 10 (Sittingbourne: Central & Chalkwell)3 seats · turnout 44.2%
    J. BurkeConservative881
    L. BaileyConservative876
    R. FranklinConservative870
    D. CheesmanLabour812
    M. UptonLabour791
    D. DealLabour776
    No. 11 (Sittingbourne: East)3 seats · turnout 35.5%
    R. QuyLabour1,004
    W. KennettLabour1,002
    B. AustenLabour993
    A. BryceConservative574
    P. DormedyConservative544
    P. O'HarroConservative539
    No. 12 (Sittingbourne: North)3 seats
    W BishopLabour1,227 ✓
    R PatrickLabour1,223 ✓
    K DayLabour1,196 ✓
    P FathersConservative744
    Edward JamesConservative685
    J FullerConservative662
    No. 13 (Sittingbourne: South)3 seats · turnout 43.8%
    R. LewisConservative1,475
    K. WashfordConservative1,379
    T. ThompsonConservative1,304
    H. SomervilleLabour1,274
    L. CheesmanLabour1,223
    Mary LockeLabour1,164
    No. 14 (Sittingbourne: West)3 seats · turnout 55.5%
    P. MorganLIB1,691
    J. DowneLIB1,311
    E. CowardLIB1,278
    D. RiddellLabour807
    J. DonnellanLabour718
    P. BennettLabour645
    C. WilliamConservative558
    P. LewisConservative554
    M. ChapmanConservative509
    No. 17 (Selling)1 seat · turnout 35.6%
    W. MoonIndependent466
    G. WalshLabour122
    No. 18 (Oare)1 seat · turnout 42.2%
    R. HarrisLabour258
    H. BoltonIndependent172
    No. 19 (Lynstead)1 seat · turnout 56.7%
    A. NorthConservative317
    B. GoldbergLabour278
    A. JonesIndependent210
    No. 20 (Teynham)1 seat · turnout 45.1%
    R. BoormanLabour669
    J. GriegConservative264
    No. 21 (Bapchild)1 seat · turnout 56.0%
    W. WhiteIndependent344
    N. BellConservative276
    No. 22 (Tunstall)1 seat · turnout 56.6%
    R. AndersonConservative425
    J. SomervilleLabour193
    No. 23 (Borden)1 seat · turnout 49.1%
    H. ScottConservative385
    M. ShelleyLabour254
    No. 24 (Bobbing)1 seat · turnout 38.6%
    P. WilksConservative474
    A. CookLabour321
    No. 5 (Queenborough: Central & Eastern)3 seats
    G ThomsettLabour926 ✓
    Sarah WhittingtonLabour896 ✓
    C NevilleLabour809 ✓
    J BlainConservative760
    Vic ThomsonConservative751
    D RichdaleConservative609
    No. 6 (Queenborough: Queenborough & Halfway)3 seats · turnout 65.5%
    R. SharrockLabour1,279 ✓
    B. WeekesIndependent1,030 ✓
    E. CordellLabour967 ✓
    C. CackettLabour942
    B. MoretonConservative879
    T. BrianConservative859
    K. MussellConservative713
    No. 7 (Queenborough: Marine Town & Mile Town)3 seats · turnout 31.6%
    K. TumberLabour805 ✓
    A. DrumottLabour800 ✓
    G. TrimblettLabour728 ✓
    H. QuesteadConservative570
    J. BlundellConservative522
    No. 8 (Queenborough: Cheyney Rock & West)3 seats · turnout 29.7%
    C. ShriveLabour1,176
    W. KeohaneLabour1,155
    Stephen WorrallLabour1,078
    W. CassellConservative607
    C. WrayConservative519
    No. 9 (Queenborough: Cliffs)3 seats · turnout 34.8%
    F. BlainConservative664
    A. MayneConservative656
    Stones A.Conservative639
    N. HodgesLabour560
    J. GurtonLabour517
    T. PayneLabour507
    St. Anns2 seats · turnout 40.0%
    A. OsborneIndependent946
    L. VaughanLabour634
    D. PimlottConservative590
    J. SherwenLabour439
    Watling2 seats
    A. BrittenConservative618
    R. BarnicottConservative591
    L. CourtneyLabour370
    C. CourtneyLabour347