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    1973 handbook

    Bradford: 1973 local elections

    31 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1972)

    Not known.

    After (end of 1973) (93 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 53 · Labour 31 · The Liberal Party 9 · Other 0

    Ward results

    Bradford Moor3 seats · turnout 29.4%
    W. JohnsonLabour1,546 ✓
    J. McKennaLabour1,399 ✓
    ThorntonLabour1,344 ✓
    J. AmblerConservative1,232
    J. ReesConservative1,176
    WarrilowConservative1,125
    LuptonBCSI688
    NobleBCSI622
    ReganBCSI601
    SpeckCOMM129
    Craven3 seats · turnout 52.6%
    BarberConservative2,357
    A. JeromeConservative1,822
    PettitConservative1,762
    CathyIndependent1,636
    ThorneLabour1,449
    RobinsonLIB1,278
    RyeLabour1,263
    WattLabour1,213
    SpinksLIB923
    Eccleshill3 seats · turnout 33.4%
    ThackrayLIB1,382 ✓
    N. ToddLIB1,299 ✓
    SheffieldLIB1,186 ✓
    HudsonConservative1,148
    H. SmithConservative1,138
    MooreConservative1,107
    BirkheadLabour1,041
    DunneLabour1,019
    BoweLabour1,018
    HollandIndependent281
    Great Horton3 seats · turnout 39.0%
    A. DennisonConservative1,892
    HorsfallConservative1,891
    JohnsonConservative1,890
    HardimanLabour1,683
    RichardsonLabour1,607
    BennettLabour1,546
    MerrickBCSI588
    CharlesworthBCSI432
    LuptonBCSI405
    Ilkley3 seats
    E. WrightConservative2,719
    J. LightbandConservative2,556
    IllingworthConservative2,511
    DoughertyLabour927
    BeattieLabour920
    HefferonLIB886
    HutchinsonLabour832
    LaingLIB770
    Keighley West3 seats · turnout 40.5%
    LeechLabour2,335
    PeacockLabour2,289
    DempsterLabour2,243
    SmithConservative1,996
    WhiteheadConservative1,918
    OgdenConservative1,903
    J. ArnoldLIB886
    No. 1 (Bradford: Allerton)3 seats · turnout 33.9%
    RipleyConservative1,989 ✓
    N. WalkerConservative1,958 ✓
    A. PollardConservative1,944 ✓
    EvansLIB1,406
    R. HallamLabour1,314
    PurtonLabour1,246
    A. RobertsLIB1,211
    McCallumLIB1,187
    HemingwayBCSI400
    NobleBCSI321
    HoldenBCSI316
    No. 10 (Bradford: Little Horton)3 seats · turnout 21.5%
    McKeeLabour1,529
    T. BrownridgeLabour1,513
    CappsLabour1,504
    HillConservative603
    WhiteheadConservative592
    HarveyConservative582
    BoyesBCSI431
    CowardBCSI386
    WhelanBCSI371
    No. 11 (Bradford: Manningham)3 seats · turnout 22.6%
    CurtisConservative1,139 ✓
    M. WoodConservative1,123 ✓
    SmithConservative1,094 ✓
    ShadidIndependent1,033
    RhodesLabour942
    FieldenLabour899
    KhanLabour863
    GomeralBCSI379
    WoodrowBCSI342
    TomiltyBCSI326
    J. JenningsSoc Cred102
    No. 13 (Bradford: Thornton)3 seats · turnout 32.0%
    FoersConservative1,594 ✓
    E KinderConservative1,506 ✓
    SingletonConservative1,354 ✓
    PickeringLabour1,063
    ClarkeLabour1,014
    WassallLabour959
    R. TaylorLIB682
    BarrowBCSI550
    ScholesBCSI432
    ThayBCSI402
    No. 14 (Bradford: Tong)3 seats · turnout 18.1%
    J. SeniorLabour1,830
    T. MahonLabour1,764
    D. SmithLabour1,739
    BrearConservative640
    HobsonConservative632
    No. 15 (Bradford: Undercliffe)3 seats · turnout 30.3%
    CoopeConservative1,444
    NewbyLabour1,424
    H. IbbotsonConservative1,406
    MearsConservative1,397
    KitsonLabour1,332
    CoughlinLabour1,300
    No. 16 (Bradford: University)3 seats · turnout 24.3%
    M. HussainLabour1,196
    G. RawnsleyLabour1,130
    BennettLabour1,067
    HeatonConservative694
    RobinsonConservative680
    WyszeckiConservative647
    T. BrownBCSI571
    ConnopBCSI541
    N. RatcliffeBCSI510
    No. 19 (Bradford: Clayton & Queensbury)3 seats · turnout 32.0%
    GoodwinConservative3,007
    J. HirstConservative2,749
    OrmondroydConservative2,686
    C. SmithLabour1,941
    HallamLabour1,641
    RyallsLabour1,537
    S. MerrickBCSI734
    ParkesBCSI666
    No. 2 (Bradford: Bolton)3 seats · turnout 32.9%
    RogersLIB1,236 ✓
    F. SugdenLIB1,209 ✓
    T. HallConservative1,198 ✓
    WrightLIB1,182
    CookConservative1,166
    DalgleishConservative1,158
    E. BrownLabour851
    BramallLabour812
    SwindlehurstLabour787
    SisslingIndependent328
    No. 20 (Keighley: Haworth-Oakworth- Oxenhope)3 seats · turnout 43.1%
    KempConservative2,553 ✓
    HarkerConservative2,484 ✓
    S. MidgleyConservative2,435 ✓
    HansonLabour2,100
    H. BinnsLabour2,040
    ClarkLabour2,027
    No. 22 (Keighley: Central-East-South)3 seats · turnout 37.2%
    RogersLabour2,735
    E. NewbyLabour2,713
    W. ClarksonLabour2,679
    SnowdenConservative1,282
    CloughConservative1,267
    MoranConservative1,238
    No. 23 (Keighley: Morton & North End)3 seats · turnout 40.6%
    J. WomersleyConservative1,844
    A. TriggConservative1,818
    H. MiltonConservative1,762
    WelhamLabour1,468
    JeffreyLabour1,314
    LoudLabour1,263
    No. 24 (Baildon)3 seats · turnout 54.4%
    A. LightowlerConservative2,602
    D. MooreConservative2,423
    F. AtkinsonLIB2,338
    MesserConservative2,215
    BywellLIB2,028
    K. GreenwoodLIB1,939
    LambertLabour1,468
    PrinceLabour1,417
    TipladyLabour1,351
    No. 26 (Bingley: Central-East-North-West)3 seats · turnout 39.5%
    A. ChapmanConservative2,937
    T. ShawConservative2,884
    M. CarterConservative2,884
    MytumLabour1,896
    WallLabour1,662
    RankinLabour1,620
    No. 27 (Ilkley: Burley-Holme-Menston)3 seats · turnout 58.7%
    D. SmithConservative2,103
    K. EmsleyConservative1,928
    SpencerConservative1,903
    SwensgaardLIB1,672
    NormandaleLIB1,644
    AustwickLIB1,525
    FairburnLabour715
    WarwickLabour666
    FullerLabour622
    No. 29 (Shipley: South & West)3 seats · turnout 37.7%
    Steve ArthurConservative2,917
    J. EvansConservative2,910
    MasonConservative2,896
    WilkesLabour1,267
    SavilleLabour1,229
    No. 3 (Bradford: Bowling)3 seats · turnout 23.6%
    BrownLabour1,164
    MoodyLabour1,162
    D. CoughlinLabour1,136
    ThreshConservative794
    StenhouseConservative792
    WoodheadConservative755
    No. 7 (Bradford: Heaton)3 seats · turnout 35.8%
    King J.Conservative1,970 ✓
    LeeConservative1,949 ✓
    HamerConservative1,926 ✓
    McElvoyLabour882
    BowerLabour861
    WrightLabour796
    BrowningLIB782
    RobertsLIB659
    ToczekLIB622
    TurnerBCSI414
    GoughBCSI413
    KnightonBCSI357
    No. 8 (Bradford: Idle)3 seats · turnout 42.9%
    P. HockneyLIB2,878 ✓
    J. RennisonLIB2,525 ✓
    A. BagshawLIB2,084 ✓
    GarnettConservative1,435
    KeighleyConservative1,212
    DunneLabour1,157
    K. HemingwayLabour1,149
    HansonLabour1,125
    BrookConservative1,040
    WebsterBCSI509
    No. 9 (Bradford: Laisterdyke)3 seats · turnout 23.5%
    MoranLabour1,162
    AndersonLabour1,071
    T. WoodLabour1,056
    FarrarConservative459
    MurrayConservative417
    YorkConservative376
    McDonaldBCSI263
    CuretonBCSI263
    PicklesBCSI248
    Odsal3 seats · turnout 30.4%
    D. MellorConservative1,724
    K. CarrollConservative1,707
    C. LangConservative1,561
    BastowLabour1,472
    GarnettLabour1,463
    ParrLabour1,381
    PearsonBCSI261
    RobertsBCSI245
    Shipley East3 seats · turnout 36.0%
    N. FreeLabour2,756
    ArmitageLabour2,507
    P. ThorntonLabour2,420
    HolgateConservative1,530
    OldfieldConservative1,281
    RaperConservative1,255
    L. ShieldsCOMM197
    South-Wil3 seats · turnout 36.0%
    E. HallConservative2,616
    M. NelsonConservative2,531
    JamesConservative2,527
    ToughLabour1,115
    TathamLabour1,107
    PriestleyLabour1,071
    Wibsey3 seats · turnout 26.3%
    F. HillamConservative1,634
    A. HodgsonConservative1,542
    P. GrossConservative1,519
    HowellLabour998
    ClayLabour948
    MadenLabour935
    JenkinsonBCSI288
    StonesBCSI276
    CusakBCSI261
    Wyke3 seats · turnout 22.1%
    B. SealLabour2,043
    D. BirdsallLabour2,024
    L. KearnsLabour1,984
    EatonConservative968
    CorkConservative916