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    1973 handbook

    Lancashire: 1973 local elections

    94 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1972)

    Not known.

    After (end of 1973) (96 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 52 · Labour 33 · The Liberal Party 7 · Other 4

    Ward results

    Accrington No. 11 seat · turnout 42.3%
    W. WallworkLabour2,156
    M. MartinConservative1,620
    Accrington No. 21 seat · turnout 38.7%
    W. HainesLabour2,346
    W. StantonConservative1,251
    Accrington No. 31 seat · turnout 39.8%
    R. WebsterConservative2,000
    J. MaddenLabour1,624
    Bacup1 seat · turnout 44.5%
    Wood D.Conservative2,173
    F. HaworthLabour1,751
    Barnoldswick1 seat · turnout 53.0%
    R HillLabour2,413 ✓
    D. RobinsonLIB1,539
    T. MossConservative1,407
    G. PrestonInd Con969
    Blackburn No. 11 seat · turnout 39.1%
    M. RigbyRES2,409
    F. LewisConservative1,915
    A. BrookfieldLabour775
    Blackburn No. 21 seat · turnout 37.5%
    E. SmithLabour2,167
    J. JonesConservative830
    Blackburn No. 31 seat · turnout 39.6%
    L. ProosLabour2,078
    M. McNameeDem Lab1,198
    P. ShillitoeConservative934
    Blackburn No. 41 seat · turnout 40.0%
    H. WhiteLabour1,453 ✓
    F. BeethamLIB1,378
    V. HopwoodNF649
    A. JobsonConservative382
    Blackburn No. 51 seat · turnout 44.1%
    D. MurrayConservative2,613
    D. AdamsLIB1,339
    M. DicksonLabour543
    Blackburn No. 61 seat · turnout 44.6%
    J. MasonLabour2,056
    A. HutchinsonConservative1,717
    Blackburn No. 71 seat · turnout 35.5%
    J. BuryLabour1,925
    R WoodConservative1,626
    F. MittonNF1,061
    Blackburn Rural1 seat · turnout 43.2%
    G. NicksonConservative3,330
    A. PerryLIB1,124
    Tommy RoweLabour897
    Blackpool No. 11 seat · turnout 45.2%
    H. JacksonConservative2,845
    R. AmorLabour1,580
    Blackpool No. 101 seat · turnout 52.7%
    E. WynneIndependent3,643
    J. WalshConservative2,136
    P. HallLabour1,324
    Blackpool No. 111 seat · turnout 39.9%
    M. RileyLabour2,368
    F. LovattConservative1,315
    Blackpool No. 21 seat · turnout 51.0%
    T. PercivalConservative2,722
    T. McKellarLabour2,188
    Blackpool No. 31 seat · turnout 51.2%
    L. BroughtonConservative2,159
    J. HesseyLIB1,068
    R. MillsLabour898
    Blackpool No. 41 seat · turnout 45.9%
    H. MitchellConservative2,091
    I. TaylorLabour1,794
    M. RiddleLIB1,767
    Blackpool No. 51 seat · turnout 34.4%
    J. BattersbyConservative2,312
    E. KirtonLabour1,859
    Blackpool No. 61 seat · turnout 43.7%
    R. JacobsConservative1,342
    D. CourtneyLabour1,282
    F. ButcherLIB918
    Blackpool No. 71 seat · turnout 39.4%
    R. DewhirstConservative1,968
    M. BarnesLIB1,551
    L. CousinsLabour1,257
    Blackpool No. 81 seat · turnout 35.1%
    J RichardsonConservative2,425
    W. DugdaleLabour1,755
    Blackpool No. 91 seat · turnout 38.6%
    J. CoxConservative2,808
    Lawson C.Labour1,798
    Brierfield1 seat · turnout 53.3%
    K. Sumner-CloughConservative2,890
    K. HightonLIB2,221
    R. RawlinsonLabour1,860
    Burnley No. 11 seat · turnout 42.8%
    T. GallagherLabour2,113
    F BrownConservative1,684
    J. HipwellLIB1,049
    Burnley No. 21 seat · turnout 37.0%
    W. RobertsLabour2,059
    S. BlackstonConservative1,053
    G. BrownbillLIB983
    Burnley No. 31 seat · turnout 41.8%
    J. EntwistleLabour2,450
    M. DurkinConservative1,365
    E. RobertsLIB818
    Burnley No. 41 seat · turnout 42.9%
    C. PlattLabour2,877
    M. TateConservative1,693
    Burnley No. 51 seat · turnout 43.8%
    J. KellerLabour2,547
    E. LyleConservative941
    L. SalisburyRES859
    Burnley Rural1 seat · turnout 39.6%
    J WyldConservative2,114
    J. BradshawLabour1,096
    Chorley North East1 seat · turnout 39.2%
    D. DunnLabour2,188
    M. BeecheyConservative1,380
    F. WilsonLIB861
    Chorley Rural No. 11 seat · turnout 42.2%
    J. MeadowsLabour2,866
    J. MarginsonConservative1,776
    Chorley Rural No. 21 seat · turnout 32.5%
    A. AmbroseConservative2,948
    J. HolmeLabour1,156
    Chorley Rural No. 31 seat · turnout 47.9%
    H. CarringtonConservative2,691
    C. SheppardLabour1,741
    C. FeltonLIB1,155
    Chorley South West1 seat · turnout 45.1%
    P. KeaneLabour2,420
    T. JacksonConservative2,194
    E. PowerLIB937
    Clayton-Le-Moors1 seat · turnout 44.0%
    P. GalbraithConservative2,000
    F. ParkinsonLabour1,983
    Clitheroe1 seat · turnout 41.4%
    H. EastwoodConservative2,075
    Elliot PennLabour1,378
    J. AspdenLIB1,369
    Colne No. 11 seat · turnout 48.6%
    S. SmithsonLIB1,712
    D. CrabtreeConservative1,311
    R. SmithLabour961
    Colne No. 21 seat · turnout 45.2%
    A. GreavesLIB1,892
    E. TurbittLabour1,119
    A. SeedConservative833
    Darwen No. 11 seat · turnout 45.7%
    C. GrillsLIB1,767
    C HallConservative1,343
    N. DavisLabour1,046
    Darwen No. 21 seat · turnout 34.1%
    C. JonesLabour1,526
    R. WiggansConservative1,259
    D. DavidsonLIB621
    Darwen No. 31 seat · turnout 40.2%
    A. BlandLIB1,711
    P. WorthConservative1,359
    D. AlderLabour972
    Fleetwood North1 seat · turnout 31.3%
    W. BrownConservative1,747
    W. PottsLabour1,439
    Fleetwood South1 seat · turnout 26.0%
    E. FunkConservative1,655
    W. DennyLabour1,262
    Fulwood No. 11 seat · turnout 42.0%
    T. CroftConservative2,570
    Rosemary TaitLabour689
    Fulwood No. 21 seat · turnout 37.1%
    M. HoramConservative2,428
    H. BodfishLabour678
    Fylde No. 11 seat · turnout 47.9%
    R. SpencerIndependent1,907
    P. HallConservative1,882
    H. GarthLabour903
    Fylde No. 21 seat · turnout 41.4%
    P. BoothmanConservative2,004
    M. GilbertLIB1,344
    P. GreenfieldLabour627
    Garstang No. 11 seat
    D. ElletsonConservative0 ✓
    Garstang No. 21 seat
    M. Fitzherbert-BrockholesConservative0 ✓
    Great Harwood1 seat · turnout 47.0%
    F. WorsleyConservative3,410
    J. HockingLabour2,583
    Haslingden1 seat · turnout 51.5%
    G. WoodcockConservative3,120
    G. HattonLabour2,523
    Lancaster No. 11 seat · turnout 48.3%
    E. JonesLabour2,540
    W. SweeneyConservative1,737
    E. GardnerIndependent469
    Lancaster No. 21 seat · turnout 44.3%
    M. CantleyLabour2,757
    M. Lovett-HornConservative1,847
    T. ShinglerIndependent694
    Lancaster No. 31 seat · turnout 38.4%
    T. HaytonConservative2,727
    J. WallLabour1,926
    Lancaster Rural No. 11 seat · turnout 43.9%
    M. BatesConservative2,441
    J. StackhouseLabour1,308
    Lancaster Rural No. 21 seat · turnout 46.2%
    G. BowringConservative3,295
    L. CallanLabour922
    Lancaster Rural No. 31 seat · turnout 44.3%
    C. PickardConservative2,237
    J. YatesLabour957
    Leyland No. 11 seat · turnout 54.5%
    N. OrrellLIB1,768
    I. RobertsLabour1,662
    G. ElandConservative1,216
    Leyland No. 21 seat · turnout 38.3%
    J. HaighLabour1,996
    R. Caunce-PeacockLIB1,095
    Longridge1 seat · turnout 43.4%
    D. CoulstonInd Con2,680
    B. GreenwoodConservative2,470
    Lytham St. Annes No. 11 seat · turnout 35.2%
    J. GouldbourneConservative2,710
    F. RooneyLabour1,120
    Lytham St. Annes No. 21 seat · turnout 42.3%
    T. CarterConservative3,466
    N. HorridgeLabour1,165
    Lytham St. Annes No. 31 seat · turnout 51.2%
    J. FinnConservative4,056
    W. CallonLabour1,974
    Morcambe & Heysham No. 11 seat
    G. RobinsonConservative0 ✓
    Morcambe & Heysham No. 21 seat · turnout 42.8%
    J. ElliottConservative2,684
    D. StanleyLabour2,426
    Morcambe & Heysham No. 31 seat
    R. QuickConservative0 ✓
    Nelson North1 seat · turnout 40.2%
    J. HelmnLabour2,107
    P. SagarLIB1,326
    M. SutcliffConservative851
    Nelson South1 seat · turnout 40.1%
    N. TaylorLabour3,168
    J. FletcherConservative1,918
    Ormskirk No. 11 seat · turnout 43.8%
    J. AspinwallConservative2,860
    M. ReesLabour2,438
    Ormskirk No. 21 seat · turnout 35.2%
    H. BallanceConservative2,371
    A. HibbertLabour2,227
    Oswaldtwistle1 seat · turnout 38.2%
    W. FinchConservative2,233
    T. BramleyLabour1,840
    Padiham1 seat · turnout 44.8%
    K. BroadleyLabour1,987
    D HansonConservative1,302
    Poulton-le-Fylde1 seat · turnout 42.1%
    F. LofthouseConservative3,914
    E. JohnsonLabour1,445
    Preston No. 12 seats · turnout 39.4%
    E. BunkerLabour4,132
    H. RileyLabour3,848
    J. AinscoughConservative3,392
    J. HumphreysConservative3,369
    Preston No. 21 seat · turnout 46.5%
    G. PayneLIB1,646
    K. BodfishLabour1,643
    T. DewhurstIndependent1,012
    Preston No. 31 seat · turnout 38.1%
    J. LundLabour2,532
    K. PeetConservative1,353
    Preston No. 42 seats · turnout 34.5%
    H. ParkerLabour4,573
    C. SharplesLabour4,380
    R AinscoughConservative2,631
    D. KehoeConservative2,546
    Preston No. 51 seat · turnout 35.9%
    R. ButcherLabour2,539
    P. MilehamConservative742
    Preston Rural No. 11 seat · turnout 40.8%
    M. RyanConservative3,027
    T. YatesLabour1,064
    Preston Rural No. 21 seat · turnout 42.9%
    W. WinnConservative3,595
    M. LyonsLabour1,875
    Preston Rural No. 31 seat · turnout 27.8%
    A. AshburnerConservative2,535
    R. TurtonLabour1,138
    Rawtenstall No. 11 seat · turnout 44.6%
    I. BishopLabour2,455
    H. AshworthConservative2,099
    Rawtenstall No. 21 seat · turnout 44.3%
    W. NuttallConservative1,899
    E. HarveyLabour1,828
    Skelmersdale & Holland No. 11 seat
    J. PruntyLabour0 ✓
    Skelmersdale & Holland No. 21 seat
    L. EllmanLabour0 ✓
    Thornton Cleveleys No. 11 seat · turnout 33.3%
    C. AshworthConservative2,504
    G. WrightLabour1,264
    Thornton Cleveleys No. 21 seat · turnout 40.8%
    F. TownendConservative2,956
    A. DaviesLabour1,311
    Walton-Le-Dale No. 11 seat · turnout 33.8%
    R. WelhamConservative2,377
    A. WhiteLabour1,591
    Walton-Le-Dale No. 21 seat · turnout 41.4%
    G. WoodsConservative1,566
    G. DaviesLabour1,524
    J. BundyLIB437
    West Lancashire No. 11 seat · turnout 23.8%
    J. AshtonConservative1,989
    I. ComanLabour608
    West Lancashire No. 21 seat · turnout 38.5%
    R. PhillipsConservative2,709
    M. CheethamLabour1,008
    Whitworth1 seat · turnout 36.4%
    J. CleggLIB1,521
    H. TennyConservative1,144