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    1973 handbook

    Calderdale: 1973 local elections

    17 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1972)

    Not known.

    After (end of 1973) (51 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 28 · Conservative 18 · The Liberal Party 5 · Other 0

    Ward results

    Luddendenfoot3 seats · turnout 43.6%
    PettengallLabour1,595
    L. SleighLabour1,397
    FairhurstLabour1,389
    G. DysonConservative1,021
    AndrewConservative967
    BeverleyConservative901
    HolmesLIB607
    PragnallLIB578
    HemmingwayLIB498
    Morland-South-3 seats · turnout 37.8%
    G. MidgleyConservative1,582
    D. WoodConservative1,308
    AustenLabour1,303
    BensonConservative1,232
    GodfreyLabour990
    SutcliffeLabour938
    GlendenningLIB889
    ThompsonLIB789
    KafelLIB480
    No. 1 (Halifax: Illingworth)3 seats · turnout 26.7%
    JonesLabour996
    HigginsLabour920
    LordLabour872
    RooksConservative719
    JaggerConservative510
    G. ShawConservative506
    WitheyLIB451
    GuyLIB288
    BinnsLIB250
    No. 10 (Brighouse: Central-Clifton-Hove Edge)3 seats · turnout 47.3%
    MitchellLabour2,325
    A. WomersleyLabour1,984
    WoodConservative1,519
    NewtonConservative1,511
    Cunningham M.Labour1,473
    TinkerConservative1,450
    WilliamsInd SOC1,122
    No. 12 (Todmorden)3 seats · turnout 46.8%
    H. WilsonLabour2,071 ✓
    H. TootellConservative2,014 ✓
    E. DennettConservative1,925 ✓
    MarshallLabour1,749
    C. ParkinsonLabour1,574
    F MillsConservative1,525
    HolmstedtLIB1,415
    M. TaylorLIB1,413
    BunnLIB1,144
    WildIndependent817
    No. 13 (Elland)3 seats · turnout 42.5%
    CawdryConservative1,355
    W. RamsdenLIB1,295
    NuttonLabour1,178
    TaylorConservative998
    FoxLIB996
    RaboneLIB953
    FirthLabour939
    HeathcoteLabour861
    G. AstwoodConservative852
    No. 14 (Greetland)3 seats · turnout 46.8%
    D. ShuttLIB1,358
    HoweLIB1,302
    KempLIB1,240
    LaneLabour846
    JonesConservative797
    TetlawConservative730
    StaceyLabour680
    BlandLabour647
    ChallengerConservative569
    No. 15 (Hebden Royd & Wadsworth)3 seats · turnout 47.0%
    F. BarkerLabour2,379 ✓
    G. BryantLabour1,443 ✓
    LeachLabour1,189 ✓
    M. FisherConservative1,184
    FletcherLIB1,178
    YorkeLIB1,149
    HelliwellConservative1,108
    DoyleLIB881
    SunderlandIndependent850
    KnowlesIndependent812
    PriceConservative736
    StrombergInd Con482
    No. 2 (Halifax: Mixenden)3 seats · turnout 22.2%
    G. HallLabour978
    D. ThompsonLabour961
    ThompsonLabour906
    MitchellConservative515
    RiddlesdenConservative448
    AndrewsConservative415
    No. 3 (Halifax: Akroydon-Town-Southowram)3 seats · turnout 34.0%
    A. BerryLabour2,104
    W. TateLabour1,926
    WarnLabour1,917
    WebbConservative1,398
    FarrarConservative1,330
    SlocombeConservative1,280
    No. 4 (Halifax: Leemount & Ovenden)3 seats · turnout 27.3%
    JeffreysLabour1,685
    J. TolanLabour1,528
    J. ThelwellLabour1,495
    EnderbyConservative1,117
    GreshamConservative1,020
    E. CavanaghConservative994
    No. 5 (Halifax: Kingston & Warley)3 seats · turnout 37.6%
    G. SmithConservative1,519
    A. CleggLIB1,348
    B. WildsmithConservative1,313
    DriverLIB1,160
    FordConservative1,066
    HelliwellLIB846
    JaggerLabour825
    ThorleyLabour783
    PankoLabour656
    No. 6 (Halifax: Calder & Skircoat)3 seats · turnout 38.6%
    P. WaddingtonConservative2,009
    J. TidswellConservative1,953
    SchofieldConservative1,928
    HaleyLIB1,375
    MitchellLabour1,345
    BinnsLIB1,281
    TempletonLIB1,156
    No. 7 (Halifax: Park-Pellon-St. Johns)3 seats · turnout 29.7%
    B. MannLabour1,819
    R. DeadmanLabour1,647
    MetcalfeLabour1,373
    A. CulpanConservative990
    CarlingLIB873
    ClarkeConservative833
    WadeConservative818
    No. 8 (Halifax: Northowram & Shelf)3 seats · turnout 43.1%
    J. BradleyConservative1,473
    J. ConwayConservative1,360
    C. FarrarConservative1,221
    BrownridgeLIB1,146
    StansfieldLIB976
    ShawLIB832
    ThompsonLabour818
    WalliersLabour663
    StubbingsLabour663
    No. 9 (Brighouse: Longroyde Andwoodhouse)3 seats · turnout 37.8%
    E. HionsLabour1,763
    L. HansonConservative1,672
    MossLabour1,670
    FurnessConservative1,624
    ClaytonLabour1,558
    HuntConservative1,557
    Southow3 seats · turnout 39.7%
    W. SharpConservative2,333
    R SunderlandConservative2,309
    D. CrinallConservative2,244
    TankardLabour1,520
    StaplefordLabour1,487
    WoodLabour1,404