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    1973 handbook

    Tameside: 1973 local elections

    18 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1972)

    Not known.

    After (end of 1973) (54 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 38 · Conservative 14 · The Liberal Party 2 · Other 0

    Ward results

    Hyde Werneth3 seats · turnout 36.5%
    E. ClarkConservative1,945
    C. GranthamConservative1,943
    W. JonesConservative1,906
    W. CullenLabour1,401
    P. RobinsonLabour1,254
    N. HarrisLabour1,239
    Mo. 10 (Stalybridge: Lancashire & Dukinfield)3 seats · turnout 28.2%
    J. WebbLabour1,104
    J. ThornleyLabour1,086
    J. SleighLabour1,057
    T. WoodConservative653
    B. GraingerConservative627
    H. OatesConservative596
    E. GreenwoodLIB432
    J. SharkettLIB407
    K. DaltonLIB399
    No. 1 (Ashton: Market & St. Michaels)3 seats · turnout 30.7%
    R. ThorpeConservative1,409
    J. JonesConservative1,378
    R. FishConservative1,365
    D JacksonLabour1,359
    W. RaybouldLabour1,332
    S. TomLabour1,300
    No. 11 (Stalybridge: Millbrook & Stayley)3 seats · turnout 34.3%
    C. MeredithLabour1,605
    ClarkConservative1,365
    PorterLabour1,282
    MarshConservative1,280
    HulseLabour1,188
    W. JonesConservative1,140
    ArdernLIB863
    SwannLIB676
    BayleyLIB557
    No. 12 (Audenshaw)3 seats · turnout 47.2%
    F. HadfieldLabour1,651 ✓
    D. OgdenConservative1,443 ✓
    P. GreenhoughConservative1,412 ✓
    F. RuffleyLabour1,361
    F. RuffleyLabour1,318
    E. ProctorConservative1,311
    A. McFindleyOWN OCC1,011
    J. SkeltonOWN OCC991
    No. 13 (Denton: South East)3 seats
    T EtchellsLabour1,164 ✓
    F BoothLabour1,134 ✓
    T LomasLabour1,082 ✓
    W HellowellConservative633
    H JarrettConservative582
    M KershawConservative558
    No. 14 (Denton: South West)3 seats · turnout 35.8%
    F. AdsheadConservative1,349
    J. CooperLabour1,302
    E. DelahuntyLabour1,276
    H. MylesLabour1,260
    R. AbbeyConservative1,218
    B. LowndesConservative1,209
    J. WardLIB677
    F. BoothLIB639
    R. WardLIB526
    No. 15 (Denton: North East)3 seats
    J DevaneyLabour2,031 ✓
    D WimpennyLabour1,971 ✓
    E BeardLabour1,902 ✓
    E SweetenConservative1,055
    E WilliamsonConservative974
    No. 16 (Droylesden: North West)3 seats · turnout 33.9%
    T. DowseLIB1,419
    G. JamesLabour1,401
    P. WarneLabour1,361
    A. GalleyLabour1,340
    M. WarnerLIB1,187
    C. DyerLIB1,103
    C. TomkinsonConservative827
    F. CarrollConservative719
    A. BroadhurstConservative656
    No. 17 (Droylesden: South East)3 seats
    T DentLabour1,515 ✓
    John Edwin HalesLabour1,427 ✓
    R EllisLabour1,409 ✓
    H ButlerConservative990
    L JohnsonConservative978
    J StelfoxConservative944
    No. 18 (Longdendale)3 seats · turnout 36.6%
    S. OldhamLabour1,951
    C. ShawLabour1,784
    A. MercerLabour1,727
    W. GriffithsConservative1,050
    H. WilliamsConservative987
    W. GreavesConservative952
    No. 2 (Ashton: St. Peters & Portland Place)3 seats · turnout 24.7%
    James HollandLabour1,379
    P. McEnaneyLabour1,317
    J. PettitLabour1,279
    N. JacksonConservative870
    E. BarberConservative799
    R. HoyConservative793
    No. 3 (Ashton: West & Limehurst)3 seats · turnout 26.5%
    P. TravisLabour1,886
    J. EasonLabour1,814
    R. NolanLabour1,691
    R. FleetwoodConservative1,298
    K. TetlowConservative1,293
    W. DunkerleyConservative1,289
    No. 4 (Ashton: East)3 seats
    L. BellConservative899
    M. NewsomeConservative848
    W. AdsheadConservative826
    S. HarrisonLabour774
    J. MarsdenLabour754
    B. DavenportLabour753
    No. 5 (Dukinfield)3 seats
    J. CookLabour2,803
    G. NewtonLabour2,672
    G. HattonLabour2,668
    W. KirkConservative1,758
    A. FoxConservative1,491
    L. SmartConservative1,442
    J. RatcliffeLIB970
    S. DriverLIB809
    F. RainsburyLIB727
    No. 6 (Hyde: Godley)3 seats · turnout 23.0%
    E. ThrelfallLabour1,359
    R. SmithLabour1,316
    F. HindleyLabour1,276
    L. KingConservative831
    E. JonesConservative828
    R. GregoryConservative800
    D. HerrickCOMM269
    No. 7 (Hyde: Newton)3 seats · turnout 30.3%
    H. WhiteLIB1,731
    J. FitzpatrickLabour1,445
    M. BayesLabour1,357
    F. ShawLabour1,280
    J. KeighleyConservative1,180
    W. BartonConservative832
    No. 9 (Mossley)3 seats
    James BrierleyLabour1,433 ✓
    B DobbinsLabour1,289 ✓
    H HuntConservative1,272 ✓
    H BentleyConservative1,178
    Jonathan DownsConservative1,117
    E DurkinLabour1,094
    H RawsonLIB812
    R ThornberLIB723
    F RigbyLIB524