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    1973 handbook

    Chorley: 1973 local elections

    19 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1972)

    Not known.

    After (end of 1973) (47 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 21 · Conservative 18 · Other 8 · The Liberal Party 0

    Ward results

    Adlington3 seats · turnout 49.6%
    E. ShoneLabour1,029 ✓
    J. TaylorLabour1,015 ✓
    P. HoyleLabour962 ✓
    J. TurnerConservative887
    J. SteadConservative846
    H. HuntConservative834
    Anderton Heath Charnock & Rivington2 seats · turnout 41.5%
    R. MorrisConservative649
    E. RabyConservative621
    A. HallattLabour267
    C. BoltonIndependent205
    R. BerryIndependent178
    Anglezarke Heapey & Wheelton1 seat · turnout 52.1%
    E. HodkinsonConservative361
    M. NewburyLabour157
    Brindle & Hoghton1 seat · turnout 51.4%
    A. CrookIndependent441
    G. GernonConservative150
    H. GardinerLIB94
    Charnock Richard1 seat · turnout 55.8%
    J. WebbIndependent267 ✓
    E. WilliamsIndependent234
    M. WittsConservative100
    T. WestbyIndependent66
    Eccleston & Heskin3 seats · turnout 33.7%
    C. HorsfieldIndependent890
    J. LucasConservative732
    A. MardenConservative707
    B. TwistConservative543
    J. EllisonLabour304
    H. TaylorLabour284
    T. TitheringtonLabour271
    Lostock2 seats · turnout 44.1%
    R. ShuttleworthIndependent405 ✓
    J. JumpIndependent403 ✓
    D. LambertConservative388
    W. NorcrossConservative334
    V. ThorpLabour252
    R. WrennallIndependent214
    L. DarlingtonLabour178
    Mawdesley1 seat · turnout 46.2%
    F. CulshawConservative302
    D. YatesIndependent224
    G. AshcroftLabour28
    No. 10 (Clayton-Le-Woods & Cuerden)3 seats · turnout 23.7%
    E. BartonConservative752
    J. LiveseyConservative727
    A. VickeryConservative629
    J. HaggartyLabour269
    K. TorkingtonLabour246
    F. EdwardsLabour238
    No. 11 (Euxton)3 seats · turnout 67.1%
    E. HeatonIndependent890 ✓
    J. MoorcroftConservative844 ✓
    G. SimonsConservative770 ✓
    C. SheppardLabour693
    C. SheppardLabour658
    J. FowlerLabour612
    C. FeltonThe Liberal Party467
    W. PhillipsThe Liberal Party213
    T. WebsterThe Liberal Party199
    No. 16 (Coppull: North )1 seat · turnout 47.1%
    J. HoldingInd Lab417
    J. MeadowsLabour374
    No. 17 (Coppull: East)2 seats · turnout 35.0%
    A. LoweLabour580
    A. CritchleyLabour549
    A. HelmeConservative377
    No. 18 (Coppull: West)1 seat · turnout 45.1%
    E. GoreLabour342
    A. PenkethIndependent94
    R. HartConservative84
    No. 2 (Chorley: North)4 seats · turnout 46.5%
    I. SellersConservative1,069 ✓
    M. BeecheyConservative1,049 ✓
    D. SeabrookConservative1,021 ✓
    J. GlynnConservative1,015 ✓
    T. CrookLabour752
    M. PrebbleLabour696
    A. BevanLabour660
    P. AthertonLabour649
    F. WilsonThe Liberal Party338
    S. WalkerThe Liberal Party332
    I. HarknessThe Liberal Party319
    A. GriffithsThe Liberal Party319
    No. 3 (Chorley: South)5 seats · turnout 43.2%
    P. KeaneLabour1,406 ✓
    J. HolmeLabour1,343 ✓
    H. ClarkeLabour1,325 ✓
    S. AshtonLabour1,303 ✓
    M. CoombesLabour1,296 ✓
    M. BlackburnConservative1,046
    H. BibbyConservative1,004
    J. MarsdenConservative1,001
    A. FarnworthConservative966
    L. PassConservative933
    No. 4 (Chorley: East)5 seats · turnout 32.9%
    K. SandhamLabour1,478 ✓
    W. CorcoranLabour1,476 ✓
    J. CrookLabour1,447 ✓
    C. McKennaLabour1,429 ✓
    D. YatesLabour1,395 ✓
    B. CharnleyConservative713
    A. RigbyConservative712
    G. BurgessConservative701
    G. HobanConservative699
    W. GoodierConservative684
    No. 5 (Chorley: West)5 seats · turnout 45.9%
    D. EdgerleyLabour1,754 ✓
    F. HaddonLabour1,720 ✓
    T. GeeLabour1,707 ✓
    M. PearsonLabour1,698 ✓
    J. WilsonLabour1,661 ✓
    R. RigbyConservative1,290
    P. AinsworthConservative1,243
    M. BleasdaleConservative1,222
    A. HealdConservative1,212
    M. ThompsonConservative1,210
    Whittle Le Woods2 seats
    T. BowlingConservative513
    J. AshtonConservative492
    D. McEvoyLabour455
    T. CooksonLabour452
    Withnell2 seats · turnout 45.8%
    T. HarwoodInd Lab425 ✓
    I. ForsythConservative384 ✓
    M. CrowtherIndependent335
    K. ClareLIB308
    R. WhalleyIndependent284
    J. MarginsonConservative280
    R. ThompsonIndependent151