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    1997 handbook

    The Wrekin: 1997 local elections

    21 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1996)

    Not known.

    After (end of 1997)

    Not known.

    Ward results

    Brookside2 seats · turnout 49.7%
    J. HicksLabour1,244
    D MorganLabour1,183
    A GardnerConservative629
    F. Vernon-FreeInd Lab351
    C. PrinceInd Lab341
    Cuckoo Oak2 seats · turnout 54.1%
    S. DavisLabour1,566
    A. MackenzieLabour1,524
    H. HallConservative964
    Dawley Magna3 seats · turnout 51.8%
    G. RobertsLabour2,836
    P. DavisLabour2,765
    D. TaylorLabour2,478
    P. WilkieConservative1,628
    Donnington2 seats
    C. MasonLabour0
    H. CurranLabour0
    Dothill1 seat · turnout 73.1%
    A. SullivanLabour789
    C. GreenwoodConservative713
    Edgmond1 seat · turnout 79.0%
    A. ThompsonConservative852
    C. LordLabour796
    Ercall1 seat · turnout 76.3%
    M. HoskenConservative970
    C. OwenLabour499
    Ercall Magna1 seat · turnout 72.1%
    J. SadlerIndependent1,155
    M EdwardsLabour440
    Hadley2 seats · turnout 65.7%
    W. MillerLabour1,417
    M. SmithLabour1,411
    P. BreezeIndependent1,197
    T. AujlaConservative610
    Haygate1 seat · turnout 74.5%
    J. AlveyConservative741
    G. WhitakerLabour676
    G. DrakeLiberal Democrats135
    Hollinswood & Randley2 seats · turnout 54.8%
    S. BradleyLabour1,587
    C. CodlingLabour1,447
    R. TylerConservative923
    E. PriceInd Lab568
    Ironbridge (The Gorge)1 seat · turnout 73.1%
    L. LomaxLabour920
    D. ProomConservative548
    Ketley Bank1 seat
    H. RhodesLabour0
    Lawley2 seats · turnout 51.9%
    J. BarberInd Con1,051
    F. PickenLabour839
    J. TurnerLabour769
    C UptonInd Lab651
    Madeley2 seats · turnout 53.9%
    D. DaviesLabour1,729
    N. O'KaneLabour1,625
    W. WelchConservative1,218
    Newport East1 seat · turnout 69.5%
    Brenda FlowersLiberal Democrats693
    K. WalthoConservative443
    G. HowdleLabour393
    Newport North1 seat · turnout 74.0%
    J. EvansLiberal Democrats802
    W. LoweConservative413
    R TyrerLabour321
    Park1 seat · turnout 78.1%
    B. MasonLabour977
    M. HobbsConservative914
    Wombridge2 seats · turnout 60.3%
    Gibbons H.Labour2,178
    M. DoodyLabour1,873
    Marion WilliamsConservative892
    Wrockwardine2 seats · turnout 71.3%
    D. BlackwellConservative1,533
    Jacqueline SeymourConservative1,465
    C ThackerLabour803
    B. ThompsonLabour764
    Wrockwardine Wood2 seats · turnout 56.0%
    C. SmithLabour1,944
    J. UppalLabour1,539
    C. MollettConservative880