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    1973 handbook

    Mendip: 1973 local elections

    25 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1972)

    Not known.

    After (end of 1973) (44 seats, Elections Centre)

    Other 24 · Conservative 11 · Labour 7 · The Liberal Party 2

    Ward results

    Ashwick1 seat · turnout 29.9%
    E. HilliarIndependent184 ✓
    R SnookIndependent92
    R. BobleIndependent32
    M. WellsLabour12
    Avalon1 seat
    R. CottonConservative0 ✓
    Beacon1 seat · turnout 45.5%
    E. FrancisConservative360
    D. MorrisLabour221
    Beckington and Rode1 seat · turnout 52.0%
    D. BruntConservative342
    F. StaceyIndependent219
    W. SnellIndependent110
    Chilcompton & Ston Easton1 seat
    C. PerkinsIndependent0 ✓
    Creech1 seat · turnout 33.1%
    M. WhiteIndependent262 ✓
    W. KingIndependent174
    A. HaskinsLabour56
    H. HillIndependent45
    Ebbor1 seat · turnout 34.9%
    A. WhiteIndependent253
    D. ParkerIndependent104
    A. ThomasIndependent97
    Mells1 seat · turnout 37.5%
    R. HewettConservative268
    I. MarshallLabour174
    Moor1 seat
    R. MollandIndependent0 ✓
    Nedge1 seat
    S. SmithConservative0 ✓
    No. 1 (Glastonbury)4 seats · turnout 33.8%
    A. TuckerIndependent1,291
    E. Jackson-StevensIndependent1,271
    G. DracupIndependent1,051
    E. LewisIndependent982
    N. JamesIndependent770
    L. BromfieldIndependent593
    C. DadfordInd Con387
    No. 14 (Stratton)1 seat · turnout 47.9%
    A. AtthillIndependent231
    D. GilhamLabour200
    H. EdgellIndependent133
    No. 2 (Wells)5 seats · turnout 20.3%
    W. PinchingLIB1,261
    D. Tudway-QuilterConservative958
    G. StilesLIB944
    C. TibbsConservative931
    Judith GibsonLabour860
    M. ShawConservative829
    T. WebsterIndependent701
    No. 3 (Frome)7 seats · turnout 13.0%
    J. TraylenIndependent928
    K. MillerIndependent861
    J. EamesLabour853
    N. MaggsIndependent843
    G. ColemanLabour811
    E. BalchinIndependent740
    A. EvemyIndependent711
    R. GoodallIndependent703
    S. UnderwoodLabour673
    H. ScottIndependent587
    R. TwistLabour552
    Wright G.Independent380
    C. NixonIndependent207
    No. 5 (Street)4 seats · turnout 21.6%
    M. HartIndependent1,344
    R ClarkeIndependent1,329
    C. NewtonConservative624
    O. TippardIndependent577
    N. CookConservative575
    B. PerryRES538
    No. 6 (Coleford & Kilmersdon)2 seats · turnout 52.8%
    A. BullLabour581
    T. HughesLabour536
    T. HoldwayConservative373
    E. KennardConservative356
    Nordinton1 seat · turnout 54.8%
    B. BushConservative352
    C. VincentIndependent230
    F. HughesLabour161
    North1 seat
    R. Ingleby-MackenzieConservative0 ✓
    Postlebury1 seat · turnout 37.0%
    E. MilesIndependent353
    H. HaynesLabour185
    Pylcombe1 seat · turnout 46.2%
    C. BoyceIndependent437
    J. MerrittLabour142
    Rodney1 seat · turnout 33.5%
    H. SealyIndependent198
    W. WoodIndependent116
    A. SealeyIndependent74
    Selwood & Berkley2 seats
    C. BerryIndependent0 ✓
    P. WeeksIndependent0 ✓
    Sheppey1 seat · turnout 38.6%
    K. ParsonsConservative314
    H. WeareIndependent275
    Shepton Mallet3 seats · turnout 39.8%
    J. GilhamLabour876
    M. PullenLabour620
    R. OatleyConservative616
    C. DenningLabour607
    R. HoustonConservative602
    H. MeadIndependent566
    A. ConnockIndependent398
    R. KerslakeLIB323
    H. StockLIB313
    Vale1 seat
    H. GolledgeIndependent0 ✓