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    1973 handbook

    Sefton: 1973 local elections

    22 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1972)

    Not known.

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

    Conservative 37 · Labour 24 · Other 5 · The Liberal Party 3

    Ward results

    No. 1 (Bootle: Derby & Stanley)3 seats · turnout 24.7%
    A. BurgomasterLabour1,911
    A. BurgomasterLabour1,911 ✓
    J. BentonLabour1,904 ✓
    J. BentonLabour1,904
    MooreLabour1,892
    MooreLabour1,892 ✓
    D. HoldenConservative1,220
    D. HoldenConservative1,220
    NorrisConservative1,189
    NorrisConservative1,189
    RogersonConservative1,145
    RogersonConservative1,145
    WattsCOMM138
    WattsOther138
    No. 10 (Southport: Hesketh & Scarisbrick)3 seats · turnout 43.9%
    E. MonkConservative2,504
    B. BrownConservative2,154
    MorganConservative1,980
    FearnLIB1,467
    SainsburyLIB1,327
    M. AugerLabour1,271
    TaylorLIB1,200
    AbramLabour1,014
    MorrisLabour945
    No. 11 (Southport: Marine & Park)3 seats · turnout 29.9%
    T. GloverConservative2,146
    J. JessopConservative2,121
    HuntConservative2,010
    JacksonLIB1,182
    HartLIB1,006
    VosLIB903
    No. 12 (Crosby: Central-College-St. Johns)3 seats · turnout 34.2%
    G. PeatConservative1,906
    S. HopeConservative1,887
    AskewConservative1,851
    ConnellRES1,506
    SawyerRES1,325
    FaircloughRES1,294
    ConnellLabour1,211
    JohnstoneLabour915
    I. WarburtonLabour852
    No. 14 (Crosby: East)3 seats · turnout 33.4%
    TickleRES1,523
    KennedyConservative1,474
    RosewarneRES1,388
    JonesConservative1,354
    StewartRES1,295
    JonesLabour1,033
    D. StokesLabour824
    BurtonLabour810
    No. 15 (Crosby: North & West)3 seats · turnout 48.4%
    BallConservative2,781 ✓
    P PapworthConservative2,692 ✓
    BramhamConservative2,682 ✓
    HillLIB1,537
    FreemanLIB1,256
    NuttallLIB1,148
    FeltonRES379
    CallaghanLabour251
    DonovanLabour242
    SilcockLabour210
    No. 16 (Formby: Duke Street Andraven Meols)3 seats · turnout 71.2%
    P. BeestonConservative1,684 ✓
    WoodsConservative1,647 ✓
    WilliamsonConservative1,609 ✓
    ReynoldsLIB960
    BlaseLabour635
    EcclestonLabour610
    McNamaraLabour558
    No. 17 (Formby: Freshfield-Oldtown-St. Lukes)3 seats · turnout 37.7%
    E. StoreyConservative3,044 ✓
    P. MarshConservative3,038 ✓
    PopeConservative3,019 ✓
    ArmstrongLabour565
    McNamaraLabour551
    O'NeillLabour549
    No. 18 (Litherland: Beach-Ford-Hatton Hill)3 seats · turnout 33.4%
    T BarrLabour1,728
    JonesLabour1,720
    LiptonLabour1,468
    LloydConservative1,137
    BleaseConservative1,068
    GoveConservative985
    WentonCOMM184
    No. 19 (Litherland: Church-Hornby-Osborne- Walker)3 seats · turnout 26.8%
    J. BensonLabour1,254 ✓
    J. FerryLabour1,187 ✓
    ClarkeLabour1,180 ✓
    BucklesConservative879
    F. BurrowesConservative868
    HurleyConservative861
    UsherOther73
    No. 2 (Bootle: Linacre & Mersey)3 seats · turnout 22.1%
    DentIndependent1,624
    BrayLabour1,548
    JonesLabour1,401
    HillenLabour1,396
    FerrisConservative554
    ParkerConservative495
    T. PercyConservative400
    ByrneCOMM204
    No. 20 (Aintree)3 seats · turnout 38.6%
    T LewisConservative1,637
    ColesConservative1,540
    MartlandConservative1,490
    LloydRES1,346
    W. BamberRES1,310
    HighetRES1,307
    CrawshawLabour835
    JamesLabour743
    JonesLabour653
    No. 21 (Maghull East & North-Melling)3 seats · turnout 30.5%
    C. CurrallConservative1,501 ✓
    J. HowardLabour1,419 ✓
    EllisConservative1,299 ✓
    WilsonConservative1,224
    EvansRES1,205
    MurphyLabour1,199
    FaithRES1,197
    MurphyLabour1,194
    McDonnellRES1,189
    HancockLIB654
    BucknallLIB551
    KayeLIB537
    No. 22 (Maghull South & West-Melling)3 seats · turnout 32.3%
    J. ByrneRES1,507
    E. DallasRES1,405
    LeeRES1,334
    BirchConservative1,151
    DykinsConservative1,124
    RawlinsonConservative888
    HendersonLabour522
    AbbottLabour500
    DunbarLabour493
    No. 3 (Bootle: Netherton)3 seats
    F. McCabeLabour1,101
    McNicholasLabour1,079
    HopkinsLabour1,036
    BarrettConservative597
    M. CharnockConservative591
    LockleyConservative577
    R. MorrisCOMM119
    No. 4 (Bootle: Orrell)3 seats · turnout 23.8%
    J. O'NeillLabour893
    FrancisLabour891
    SpencerLabour881
    G HalliwellConservative818
    BorrowsConservative801
    ThomasConservative780
    WattsCOMM55
    No. 5 (Bootle: Sefton)3 seats · turnout 19.3%
    FanningLabour1,216
    O. FarleyLabour1,213
    MahonLabour1,199
    LeonardConservative382
    BakerConservative361
    LockeConservative356
    FennCOMM85
    No. 6 (Southport: Ainsdale & Birkdale South)6 seats · turnout 36.0%
    C. KirwanConservative3,056
    R. GregsonConservative2,851
    L. PotashConservative2,833
    R. ChapmanConservative2,791
    WatsonConservative2,784
    CraggConservative2,736
    GorlettLIB1,655
    CollinsLIB1,381
    RadcliffeLIB1,297
    OstrinLIB1,275
    RobertsLIB1,263
    DuncombeLIB1,258
    CowenLabour821
    BondLabour813
    BenbowLabour758
    McConnochieLabour695
    RicheyLabour685
    No. 7 (Southport: Birkdale East & North & South)3 seats · turnout 34.8%
    E. WhiteConservative1,689 ✓
    DownsConservative1,597 ✓
    PoyntonConservative1,503 ✓
    BenthamLabour1,166
    CowenLabour1,085
    McCabeThe Liberal Party1,065
    PulhamLabour1,030
    ReganThe Liberal Party863
    SingletonThe Liberal Party855
    No. 8 (Southport: Central-Birkdale West-West)3 seats · turnout 22.1%
    GoldbergConservative1,739
    B. DawsonConservative1,614
    WilliamsConservative1,594
    KerrLIB613
    ShackladyLIB436
    No. 9 (Souhtport: Craven-Sussex-Talbot)3 seats · turnout 39.3%
    R. FearnLIB2,313
    B. RimmerLIB1,841
    JonesLIB1,713
    GoodallConservative1,393
    WrightConservative1,352
    SchoberConservative1,287
    AugerLabour1,272
    NicholsonLabour1,176
    McDonaldLabour1,103
    Thomas3 seats · turnout 28.8%
    T. BeswarickLabour1,782
    R. FieldsendLabour1,461
    ThompsonLabour1,356
    AthertonConservative1,064
    HardmanConservative997
    FjortoftLIB966
    LeahyConservative919
    JonesLIB727