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    1973 handbook

    Ribble Valley: 1973 local elections

    19 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1972)

    Not known.

    After (end of 1973) (38 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 30 · Other 7 · Labour 1 · The Liberal Party 0

    Ward results

    Aighton Bailey & Chaigley1 seat · turnout 49.0%
    M. BrownConservative358
    P. PerryLIB60
    Billington3 seats
    William FlemingConservative729 ✓
    J VickersConservative635 ✓
    T YatesConservative603 ✓
    William Benjamin BallLabour256
    A BassettLabour247
    P WebsterLabour204
    Andrea Louise PerryIndependent199
    E MasonLIB182
    Bolton By Bowland1 seat
    A. AstleyConservative0 ✓
    Bowland Newton & Slaidburn1 seat · turnout 66.1%
    E. NewhouseConservative284
    P. HeyInd Con187
    Chatburn1 seat
    H. BodenIndependent0 ✓
    Chipping1 seat · turnout 54.9%
    I. BeeIndependent393
    W. PrestonLabour110
    Clayton Le Dale & Salesbury1 seat
    G. AinsworthConservative0 ✓
    Gisburn Rimington1 seat · turnout 63.0%
    H. WaddingtonConservative281
    H. KayleyIndependent120
    B. BentleyIndependent72
    Grindleton & West Bradford1 seat
    S. DowConservative0 ✓
    Mellor3 seats
    M MayesConservative924 ✓
    H BoyesConservative895 ✓
    J WhittakerConservative848 ✓
    F SharrattIndependent319
    M BoltonLabour190
    No. 1 (Clitheroe)1 seat
    R TurnerConservative2,139 ✓
    Jacqueline BlackburnConservative1,956 ✓
    T RobinsonConservative1,909 ✓
    R AinsworthIndependent1,840 ✓
    C ChatburnConservative1,763 ✓
    D AkkerLabour1,759 ✓
    T RushtonConservative1,755 ✓
    J ToddConservative1,754 ✓
    L WellsConservative1,713 ✓
    W TaylorConservative1,617 ✓
    G JacksonLabour1,522
    B JonesLabour1,502
    E FoulkesLabour1,499
    Shane MooreConservative1,489
    R SteeleConservative1,472
    W SharplesLabour1,401
    E PennyLabour1,384
    A CooperLIB1,363
    Richard Dean ChadwickLabour1,339
    B JoynsonLabour1,215
    V EarnshawLabour1,104
    F SpencerLabour1,039
    J GordinLIB944
    B BradshawLIB921
    J AspdenLIB796
    B CrookLIB673
    R FultonLIB652
    J KayLIB648
    F MellorLIB636
    J KaneLIB603
    M McCrerieLIB490
    No. 2 (Alston & Dilworth)5 seats · turnout 39.5%
    W. RidingConservative1,379
    F. SingletonConservative1,264
    M. MellingIndependent1,192
    I. TaylorIndependent1,066
    R. ThorntonConservative985
    W. VassLIB949
    F. PriestConservative897
    J. BuxtonLabour758
    S. ThomassonConservative708
    C. GerrardLabour584
    Read1 seat · turnout 63.7%
    C. LawIndependent372
    S. MawConservative207
    Ribchester1 seat
    F. TalbotConservative0 ✓
    Sabden1 seat · turnout 65.3%
    A. AlstonConservative363
    D. WarburtonIndependent197
    J. McCrerieLIB49
    Waddington1 seat · turnout 71.4%
    J. WalmsleyConservative439
    J. HarrisonIndependent232
    Whalley2 seats · turnout 51.2%
    J. FellIndependent584
    J. ShawConservative450
    A. WestwellConservative325
    J. SlaterLIB279
    W. KinderLIB211
    Wilpshire2 seats · turnout 24.1%
    W. BowkerConservative426
    Greene F.Conservative409
    C. FallowsLabour120
    Wiswell & Pendleton1 seat
    M. CleggConservative0 ✓