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    1976 handbook

    Knowsley: 1976 local elections

    14 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1975) (63 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 46 · Conservative 12 · The Liberal Party 3 · Other 2

    After (end of 1976) (63 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 42 · Conservative 17 · The Liberal Party 2 · Other 2

    Ward results

    No. 1 (Huyton: Huyton Farm-Princess- Woolfall)2 seats · turnout 18.2%
    P. McCarthyLabour990 ✓
    W. HumphriesLabour937 ✓
    J. GrahamConservative539
    H. MossOther114
    No. 11 (Prescot)3 seats · turnout 21.2%
    H. DuttonConservative1,580
    E. JonesLabour1,369
    Patrick WalshLabour1,227
    P. KellyLabour1,126
    A. RobertsIndependent299
    No. 12 (Whiston)2 seats · turnout 26.4%
    K. CollinsConservative1,630
    A. LaurenceConservative1,566
    E. NorrisLabour1,343
    M. DonnellyLabour1,323
    No. 13 (Halewood)2 seats · turnout 31.1%
    M. BurkeLabour2,040 ✓
    N. OgilvieConservative1,996 ✓
    I. ReesConservative1,955
    C. DaviesLabour1,910
    J. MingHHF371
    J. AmbroseLIB305
    B. RobinsonCOMM248
    No. 14 (Knowsley)2 seats · turnout 21.6%
    J. DevineLabour1,428
    F. MarsdenLabour1,356
    D. DavidsonConservative1,277
    T. MaudsleyConservative1,179
    No. 2 (Huyton: Longview & Rupert Farm)1 seat · turnout 27.9%
    J. EasthopeConservative1,372
    C. FrederickLabour1,195
    No. 3 (Huyton: St. Agnes-St. Batholomew- Swanside)2 seats · turnout 37.5%
    A. ScraggConservative3,176 ✓
    A. CowieConservative3,162 ✓
    W. RawlinsonLabour1,066
    S. WellsLabour951
    B. MartinThe Liberal Party526
    F. ShieldsThe Liberal Party445
    No. 4 (Huyton: St. Gabriels Andst. Michaels)2 seats · turnout 21.5%
    J GrahamLabour1,255
    R. FordConservative1,229
    J. MaguireLabour1,225
    W. SimpsonConservative1,153
    No. 5 (Kirkby: Central)1 seat · turnout 25.4%
    F. KnealeLabour676 ✓
    HarrisonLIB375
    J. LundConservative201
    P. HardmanKHF114
    P. CunninghamCOMM98
    No. 6 (Kirkby: Cherryfield)1 seat · turnout 27.9%
    D SmithLabour684 ✓
    W. McFaddenLIB520
    J. LochConservative189
    J. MyersCOMM57
    No. 7 (Kirkby: Minstead)2 seats · turnout 26.5%
    T. CarrollLabour672 ✓
    D. OwenLabour635 ✓
    R. GrahamKHF302
    K. HenryKHF286
    C. BullenLIB162
    J. SmithLIB141
    Ann DaviesConservative88
    K. DaviesConservative74
    D. GambleCOMM57
    S. DonnellyCOMM55
    No. 8 (Kirkby: Northwood & Tower Hill)1 seat · turnout 22.9%
    A. BeygaLabour1,285 ✓
    H. HardmanKHF260
    R. RoyleLIB223
    A. DrayConservative222
    J. WelshIndependent184
    M. LeeCOMM105
    No. 9 (Kirkby: Park)1 seat · turnout 32.4%
    F. LawlerLabour823 ✓
    R. KellyKHF699
    A. DuttonLIB301
    J. McMurrayConservative167
    G. MatthewsCOMM41
    Whitefield1 seat · turnout 27.2%
    F. ClarkeLabour643 ✓
    W. TomlinsonLIB601
    D. GidlowConservative377
    W. JonesCOMM58