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    1973 handbook

    Teesdale: 1973 local elections

    16 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1972)

    Not known.

    After (end of 1973) (29 seats, Elections Centre)

    Other 27 · Labour 2 · The Liberal Party 0 · Conservative 0

    Ward results

    Barningham and Ovington1 seat
    D. PeatIndependent0 ✓
    Cockfield2 seats · turnout 21.6%
    O. PriestleyLabour312
    A. MakepeaceLabour301
    Cotherstone with Lartington1 seat · turnout 63.2%
    J. SmithIndependent243
    F. JohnsonIndependent88
    Eggleston1 seat · turnout 64.1%
    L. GillIndependent220
    J. DykesIndependent127
    Etherley2 seats · turnout 47.5%
    R. TallentireIndependent474
    A. GibsonIndependent338
    R. HolmesLabour263
    E. HopeIndependent192
    Gainford and Winston2 seats
    S. WatsonIndependent0 ✓
    J. AllisonIndependent0 ✓
    Greta1 seat
    M. D'AguiarIndependent0 ✓
    Ingleton1 seat
    W. BousfieldIndependent0 ✓
    Middleton-in-Teesdale2 seats · turnout 52.6%
    E. RichardsonIndependent507
    L. ThompsonIndependent369
    J. GwillimLabour345
    D. CogginsIndependent235
    No. 1 (Barnard Castle)6 seats · turnout 34.0%
    R. WatsonIndependent1,088
    F. DuffyIndependent928
    E. CloseIndependent927
    G. GuyllIndependent828
    A. StokerIndependent815
    J. HinchcliffeIndependent759
    M WheelerIndependent673
    D. DoddsIndependent575
    P. TiptonIndependent537
    G. CarterIndependent486
    No. 11 (Evenwood & Barony)3 seats · turnout 37.2%
    J. ArmstrongIndependent655
    J. HannonIndependent550
    G. WassLabour405
    M. EnglishLabour291
    S. RutterLabour236
    G. StokeldIndependent194
    T. HutchinsonIndependent166
    No. 5 (Staindrop)2 seats · turnout 27.2%
    M. TrotterIndependent340
    H. BrentnallIndependent213
    J. IrvingLabour150
    No. 7 (Lynesack & Softley)2 seats
    E. MortonIndependent328 ✓
    G. RobinsonInd Lab307 ✓
    G. WeirIndependent245
    J. WalshawIndependent203
    C. CookIndependent201
    Joe MakepeaceIndependent139
    J. RutterIndependent123
    Romaldkirk1 seat · turnout 43.4%
    C. AllinsonIndependent156
    T. AtkinsonIndependent128
    Startforth With Boldron1 seat
    E. ScottIndependent0 ✓
    Streatlam and Whorlton1 seat
    C. SykesIndependent0 ✓