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    1973 handbook

    Bolton: 1973 local elections

    11 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1972)

    Not known.

    After (end of 1973) (69 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 35 · Labour 31 · The Liberal Party 2 · Other 1

    Ward results

    Astley Bridge3 seats
    D. ShepherdConservative2,171
    Waterworth F.Conservative2,087
    A. HibbertConservative1,968
    J. WalkerLabour1,082
    N. LeeLabour1,007
    D. JonesLabour938
    Horwich3 seats
    A. OakleyLabour1,947
    J. McBurnieLabour1,680
    Dobson E.Labour1,665
    G. HIndConservative1,377
    E. KayLIB1,314
    R. WinstanleyConservative1,076
    A. RatcliffeLIB1,033
    J. FosterConservative942
    J. KayLIB676
    No. 1 (Great Lever)3 seats · turnout 29.0%
    J. ShoreConservative1,526 ✓
    Janet ShoreConservative1,526
    V. UrmstonLabour1,492 ✓
    V UrmstonLabour1,492
    A. PerryLabour1,471 ✓
    Alice PerryLabour1,471
    G. WooseyConservative1,456
    G WooseyConservative1,456
    P LoweLabour1,444
    P. LoweLabour1,444
    L HuytonConservative1,442
    L. HuytonConservative1,442
    No. 10 (Bradford)3 seats · turnout 31.0%
    J FosterLabour1,119
    J. FosterLabour1,119 ✓
    T McEwenLabour1,046
    T. McEwenLabour1,046 ✓
    C. ScullLabour1,011 ✓
    C ScullLabour1,011
    D. ScottConservative329
    D ScottConservative329
    C. GregoryConservative325
    C GregoryConservative325
    D. HarrisConservative294
    D HarrisConservative294
    No. 13 (Church-East-North)3 seats · turnout 41.0%
    R. HalliwellConservative1,790 ✓
    R HalliwellConservative1,790
    E CrookConservative1,711
    E. CrookConservative1,711 ✓
    A O'NeillConservative1,641
    A. O'NeillConservative1,641 ✓
    M. JohnstonLabour1,290
    Maurice JohnstonLabour1,290
    J KnightLabour1,140
    J. KnightLabour1,140
    B. TurnerLabour1,081
    B TurnerLabour1,081
    No. 2 (Darcy Lever Cum Breightmet)3 seats
    D. DingwallLabour2,064
    K. MacivorLabour1,913
    Johns P.Labour1,895
    A. ChadbondConservative1,820
    M. WalshConservative1,699
    F. EckersleyConservative1,677
    No. 22 (Westhoughton North Central & South)3 seats · turnout 49.7%
    W. KettleLabour2,273 ✓
    W KettleLabour2,273
    K BrownLabour1,971
    K. BrownLabour1,971 ✓
    P. WoodcockLabour1,940 ✓
    Peter WoodcockLabour1,940
    Teresa RileyConservative1,465
    T. RileyConservative1,465
    J RodenConservative1,131
    J. RodenConservative1,131
    P SmithConservative1,009
    P. SmithConservative1,009
    No. 4 (Smithills)3 seats · turnout 28.0%
    D. PriestleyConservative2,209 ✓
    D PriestleyConservative2,209
    M HowarthConservative2,204
    M. HowarthConservative2,204 ✓
    S CollierConservative2,154
    S. CollierConservative2,154 ✓
    T. HallLabour845
    T HallLabour845
    N. SpencerLabour816
    Noel SpencerLabour816
    B CorlessLabour799
    B. CorlessLabour799
    No. 7 (West)3 seats · turnout 27.0%
    Richard HowarthLabour1,376
    R. HowarthLabour1,376 ✓
    D ClarkeLabour1,358
    D. ClarkeLabour1,358 ✓
    H. DevenishLabour1,341 ✓
    H DevenishLabour1,341
    M FosterConservative802
    M. FosterConservative802
    E SmithConservative756
    E. SmithConservative756
    J. WrenchConservative747
    Justin WrenchConservative747
    No. 8 (Deane-Cum-Lostock)3 seats · turnout 30.0%
    Douglas BerryConservative1,406
    D. BerryConservative1,406 ✓
    F. RushtonConservative1,359 ✓
    F RushtonConservative1,359
    R WardConservative1,351
    R. WardConservative1,351 ✓
    S. HarrisonLabour506
    S HarrisonLabour506
    J BrownLabour483
    J. BrownLabour483
    S. HillLabour454
    Stan HillLabour454
    No. 9 (Derby)3 seats · turnout 29.0%
    W. SimpsonLabour1,159 ✓
    W SimpsonLabour1,159
    John Charles TaylorLabour1,143
    J. TaylorLabour1,143 ✓
    S WalshLabour1,030
    S. WalshLabour1,030 ✓
    John Patrick WalshConservative598
    J. WalshConservative598
    E. LaycockConservative533
    E LaycockConservative533
    M BleakleyConservative468
    M. BleakleyConservative468