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    1973 handbook

    Manchester: 1973 local elections

    33 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1972)

    Not known.

    After (end of 1973) (99 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 58 · Conservative 41 · Other 0 · The Liberal Party 0

    Ward results

    Alexandra3 seats · turnout 34.8%
    M. FlynnConservative2,298
    N. ThompsonConservative2,236
    R. RodgersConservative2,163
    D. HewittLIB1,625
    P. DavisLIB1,532
    C. SinclairLIB1,444
    J. BradleyLabour568
    J. ParishLabour529
    P. SaltsLabour513
    Ardwick3 seats · turnout 22.1%
    H. BarrettLabour1,537
    F. DaleLabour1,472
    N. FinleyLabour1,456
    Kershaw J.Conservative420
    Lin S.Conservative393
    D. PenneyConservative346
    Baguley3 seats · turnout 32.2%
    F. PriceLabour2,458
    A. MarinoLabour2,349
    C. MuirLabour2,331
    M. MalbonConservative2,025
    E. WhelanConservative1,983
    B. FarrowConservative1,853
    Barlow Moor3 seats · turnout 28.4%
    H. TuckerConservative1,968
    B. MooreConservative1,611
    N. WoodConservative1,566
    R. GraingerLabour1,131
    D. ParkerLabour1,047
    A. BatemanLabour1,004
    D. MellorLIB735
    Beswick3 seats · turnout 20.4%
    J DeansLabour1,528
    S. CorlessLabour1,514
    E. EasthamLabour1,485
    J. CavillConservative252
    J. CartlandConservative238
    W. WhitmoreConservative235
    Blackley3 seats · turnout 27.0%
    J. OwenLabour1,859
    A. JohnsonLabour1,850
    F. HattonLabour1,740
    J. YatesConservative1,380
    D. SparrowConservative1,350
    H. CumminsConservative1,228
    Bradford3 seats · turnout 21.7%
    J. GilmoreLabour2,271
    W. EgertonLabour2,230
    Grant F.Labour2,100
    C. AshtonConservative1,239
    H. PicklesConservative1,169
    G. FarmerConservative1,161
    Brooklands3 seats · turnout 34.3%
    Y. EmeryConservative2,592
    G. FitzsimonsConservative2,548
    A. O'ConnorConservative2,509
    F. FirthLabour2,067
    Dave HealeyLabour2,054
    E. MellorLabour2,025
    Burnage3 seats · turnout 31.4%
    L. HowarthConservative2,487
    W. LundConservative2,477
    H. PlattConservative2,455
    A. BurnsLabour1,367
    J. McKinnonLabour1,347
    L. WilliamsLabour1,328
    Charlestown3 seats · turnout 30.6%
    L. KellyLabour1,720
    N. MorrisLabour1,660
    S. SilvermanLabour1,609
    D SilvermanConservative1,166
    N. GreenConservative1,120
    A. CleworthConservative1,052
    Cheetham3 seats · turnout 18.5%
    J. BroderickLabour1,182
    D. FordLabour1,158
    S. ShawLabour1,101
    K. HuntConservative561
    J. BonsuConservative561
    R. PriceConservative521
    Chorlton3 seats
    Lee SandersConservative2,109 ✓
    M VinceConservative2,078 ✓
    Angela AshleyConservative1,842 ✓
    C HughesLIB979
    M CalderLIB977
    W KenyonLIB974
    Val StevensLabour878
    Gillian CollinsLabour704
    K HullLabour660
    Collegiate Church3 seats
    F BalcombeLabour721 ✓
    Sarah OgdenLabour618 ✓
    J OgdenLabour612 ✓
    J LaslettLIB193
    C AddisonLIB171
    J CarsonConservative147
    Joe CawleyConservative132
    W PorterConservative116
    Crossacres3 seats · turnout 31.3%
    R. GriffithsLabour2,461 ✓
    A RobertLabour2,353 ✓
    K. CollisLabour2,269 ✓
    R. DilworthRES1,271
    K. EdisRES1,267
    W. McCallRES1,251
    W. FosterConservative756
    K. NolanConservative745
    G. ScudderConservative684
    M. TaylorCOMM145
    Crumpsall3 seats
    G FildesConservative2,027 ✓
    A ClaphamConservative2,026 ✓
    F LeverConservative2,022 ✓
    Andrew GrayLabour1,165
    H GregoryLabour1,105
    P SlessLabour1,082
    Didsbury3 seats · turnout 33.1%
    J. HillConservative3,289
    J. DukeConservative3,233
    M. CrawfordConservative3,216
    W. MurrayLabour1,036
    R. PiersonLabour976
    D. CoxLabour959
    A. HuntCOMM230
    Gorton North3 seats · turnout 23.9%
    G. ConquestLabour2,070
    C. BrierleyLabour2,001
    P. BednarskiLabour1,975
    J. BulloughConservative1,016
    W. SloweConservative995
    T. DukeConservative983
    Gorton South3 seats · turnout 25.5%
    H. ConwayLabour1,422
    D. BarkerLabour1,350
    K. FranklinLabour1,317
    E. DuffyConservative760
    P. HeywoodConservative749
    A. FarmerConservative734
    D. LindsayRES660
    Harpurhey3 seats
    A NicholsonLabour951 ✓
    Roy LitherlandLabour951 ✓
    R DelahuntyLabour927 ✓
    G CleworthConservative564
    A OsbornConservative556
    M WithersConservative532
    Hulme3 seats
    J. MarshallLabour1,290 ✓
    T. ThomasLabour1,273 ✓
    W. SmithLabour1,236 ✓
    A. EdwardsConservative289
    R. GilhamConservative260
    E. DraycottConservative255
    D. HeywoodCOMM83
    Levenshulme3 seats · turnout 28.2%
    J. BarberConservative2,414
    W. CarltonConservative2,253
    S. AlexanderConservative2,239
    E. SpencerLabour1,663
    F. DoneLabour1,646
    J. FlanaganLabour1,597
    Lightbowne3 seats · turnout 33.9%
    H. LeeLabour1,618 ✓
    R. ReddingtonLabour1,570 ✓
    E. JonesConservative1,569 ✓
    E. KirkupConservative1,558
    S. SmithLabour1,547
    D PorterConservative1,511
    J. LindsayInd LIB865
    R. JacksonLIB765
    I. GarrardLIB655
    G. GarrardLIB627
    Lloyd Street3 seats · turnout 26.9%
    H. CollinsLabour2,128
    K. McKeonLabour2,084
    A WoodLabour1,982
    J. HighamConservative1,642
    E. BevanConservative1,604
    L. NieldConservative1,553
    Longsight3 seats · turnout 23.0%
    A MalpasConservative1,565
    R. FordLabour1,454
    G. TaylorConservative1,412
    S. MosleyLabour1,392
    M. DelayenConservative1,389
    B. AndersonLabour1,369
    J. KedwardFTCG160
    Miles Platting3 seats · turnout 16.1%
    E. CrankLabour1,240
    R. LathamLabour1,209
    E. DonoghueLabour1,194
    M. GoucherBCSI368
    A. ChappellConservative219
    H. LeeConservative214
    M. HowellsConservative182
    Moss Side3 seats · turnout 20.9%
    R. TalbotLabour928
    H. PagetLabour889
    W. DownwardLabour789
    M. DuffyConservative515
    H. MeadowcroftConservative515
    C. ToftConservative409
    W. WooleryCOMM90
    Moston3 seats · turnout 37.0%
    Andy BowdenLabour2,266
    K GouldConservative2,207
    C. LambertLabour2,123
    W. RisbyLabour2,095
    A. AshbeeConservative2,041
    G. JonesConservative1,909
    Newton Heath3 seats · turnout 25.5%
    M. TaylorLabour1,914
    Tomlin C.Labour1,902
    J. SmithLabour1,826
    A. WalshConservative1,148
    A. LeekeConservative1,080
    T. HegartyConservative1,060
    Northenden3 seats · turnout 39.8%
    G. LeighConservative2,978
    C. BoxConservative2,737
    D. MountfordConservative2,730
    H. BrownLabour2,244
    H. ReidLabour2,114
    Jennifer Wilson-MarklewLabour2,097
    G. TaylorCOMM341
    Old Moat3 seats · turnout 34.8%
    T. LavinConservative2,479
    D. MasseyConservative2,319
    T. MurphyConservative2,262
    E. RichardsLabour1,395
    A. SpencerLabour1,392
    A. JonesLabour1,368
    Rusholme3 seats
    M PierceConservative2,221 ✓
    K OllerenshawConservative2,191 ✓
    S TuckerConservative2,173 ✓
    A PenderLabour1,115
    M NaquiLabour1,091
    H RowleyLabour1,090
    F MellingIndependent379
    Withington3 seats · turnout 31.5%
    E. CokerConservative1,864
    G. YoungConservative1,801
    W. CrabtreeConservative1,793
    J. EdwardsLIB1,151
    R. BellLIB1,107
    W. EllwoodLIB1,102
    J. WilnerLabour858
    M MossLabour855
    R. AmesLabour797
    Woodhouse Park3 seats · turnout 21.7%
    G. HallLabour1,721
    T FarrellLabour1,678
    G. BerryLabour1,616
    J. GrahamConservative856
    G. ParryConservative849
    F. KennanConservative802
    J. HamerCOMM205