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    1973 handbook

    Dover: 1973 local elections

    26 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1972)

    Not known.

    After (end of 1973) (55 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 29 · Labour 21 · Other 5 · The Liberal Party 0

    Ward results

    Ash2 seats
    R. ChandlerIndependent0 ✓
    R. LaslettConservative0 ✓
    Aylesham2 seats · turnout 38.4%
    J. MoffatLabour852
    E. HillLabour843
    D. JackIndependent246
    D. CarlineConservative123
    J. PayneConservative52
    Barton2 seats
    P. BeanConservative952
    B. KempConservative861
    D. SansumLabour619
    H. ThorntonLabour558
    Capel-le-Ferne2 seats · turnout 33.8%
    H. RickettsConservative564
    E. EleyConservative488
    C. SoutonIndependent333
    Cornilo1 seat · turnout 58.2%
    J. WilliamsConservative594
    C. BrailsfordLabour240
    Eastry1 seat · turnout 41.2%
    D. MillerConservative377
    L. MollartIndependent294
    Eythorne1 seat · turnout 80.8%
    B. SpeedLabour554
    D. JonesConservative271
    Little Stour1 seat · turnout 38.4%
    H. CaveConservative602
    G PettmanCOMM105
    Lydden and Temple Ewell1 seat · turnout 46.8%
    J. SinnattConservative502
    J. BurkimsherIndependent303
    Middle Deal3 seats · turnout 46.2%
    S. SpearsLabour1,243
    I. KilberyLabour1,185
    D. AndersonLabour1,159
    E. FerrisConservative1,050
    D. Yates-MercerConservative997
    J. VidlerConservative997
    No. 10 (Dover: Town & Pier)2 seats · turnout 39.4%
    J. WatsonLabour542
    J. ThompsonLabour541
    R FrayneConservative374
    C. BangerConservative361
    W. StoneIndependent249
    J. UllmannIndependent92
    S. Wilson-HaffendonConservative0 ✓
    A. CavellConservative0 ✓
    B. ElliottConservative0 ✓
    A. GreenwayConservative0 ✓
    No. 4 (Deal: West)4 seats · turnout 40.4%
    J. BellLabour1,599 ✓
    T. HarrisonLabour1,536 ✓
    J. LeachLabour1,489 ✓
    R. SoutheyLabour1,484 ✓
    G. BrownConservative471
    D. BainConservative471
    M. KennedyConservative440
    S. KigginConservative438
    No. 5 (Dover: River)6 seats · turnout 54.0%
    G. RuckLabour1,750 ✓
    P. MeeLabour1,726 ✓
    C. SimsLabour1,718 ✓
    J. BushellLabour1,654 ✓
    B. RidgwayLabour1,577 ✓
    B. TantLabour1,488 ✓
    B. ParkinsonThe Liberal Party1,380
    P. BussConservative1,285
    R. McCrackenConservative1,190
    C. TerryConservative1,111
    C. SpearConservative1,088
    L. WestmorlandConservative1,004
    I. DaviesConservative927
    No. 6 (Dover: Hougham)4 seats · turnout 44.9%
    J. DennardConservative1,395
    R. NewmanLabour1,291
    M. FarrellConservative1,270
    S. SmithConservative1,254
    R. NorleyConservative1,241
    A. ShirleyLabour1,137
    C. BealLabour1,107
    R. GardnerLabour1,089
    No. 7 (Dover: St. Barts)2 seats · turnout 36.7%
    K. GoodfellowLabour704 ✓
    M. HartLabour693 ✓
    A. McCrackenConservative377
    R. WakefieldConservative324
    No. 8 (Dover: Castle)2 seats · turnout 33.4%
    H. MorisonConservative707
    G. AslettConservative683
    D. OvertonInd Con336
    Noninstone1 seat · turnout 43.4%
    B. StylesIndependent316
    N. SlingsbyLabour127
    North Deal3 seats · turnout 37.1%
    F. EckersleyConservative890 ✓
    R. WhitesideConservative857 ✓
    M. MatveieffConservative855 ✓
    R. YoungLabour768
    J. HoodLabour752
    E. ClarkeLabour720
    Pineham2 seats · turnout 31.8%
    K. ThomasIndependent580
    B. SpencerConservative434
    M. CooperIndependent361
    G. HackfordConservative271
    K. SearsIndependent128
    Ringwould1 seat · turnout 45.8%
    G. PayneConservative433
    F. GildertInd Lab98
    D. MorrisIndependent91
    Sandwich3 seats · turnout 49.3%
    R. ChesterfieldConservative1,041
    E. SimmondsConservative852
    J. Du BoulayIndependent764
    P. LeithLabour740
    B. CastleConservative718
    F. LeithLabour609
    J. SkeerLabour430
    Shepherdswell With Coldred1 seat · turnout 54.0%
    A. WilliamsonConservative517
    E. RichardsLabour180
    H. WoodIndependent113
    St. Margarets-at-Cliffe2 seats · turnout 46.8%
    R. MelhuishConservative786
    A. ChapmanConservative655
    W. ScottIndependent256
    H. BeynonLabour228
    R. LettsLabour194
    Woodnesborough With Staple1 seat · turnout 38.7%
    R. MaggsIndependent361
    W. BlackmanLabour57
    Worth1 seat · turnout 55.5%
    D. DavisConservative355
    H. FeverIndependent281