1972 local elections

[AdminSTB]

WOLVERHAMPTON CB

1972

New council: Con 40, Lab 40

BILSTON EAST
*TH Larkin, Lab 2123
AG Cooper, Con 190

BILSTON NORTH - Lab gain from Con
DR Davies, Lab 2025
*WL Hughes, Con 1498

BLAKENHALL
BK Carpenter, Con 2158
M Jones, Lab 1615

BUSHBURY
*Mrs JE Beddoes, Lab 1799
A Dixon, Con 437

EASTFIELD
L Richards, Lab 2270
AV Holmes, Con 597
GJ Barnsby, Comm 80?

ETTINGSHALL
*A Barratt, Lab 1904
WJ Allen, Con 464

GRAISELEY - Lab gain from Con
AG Barratt, Lab 1896
*RJ Dallow, Con 1309

LOW HILL
*DJL Pedley, Lab 2040
PWM Westworth, Con 350?
G Dorrance, Comm 59?

MERRY HILL (2 seats)
*WE Clarke, Con 2950
JG Blackburn, Con 2886
R Haynes, Lab 1515
RM Everitt, Lab 1454

OXLEY - Lab gain from Con
F Clapham, Lab 2140
*Mrs FM Jones, Con 1545

PARK
*RW Hadfield, Con 1788
DM Jones, Lab 805
WE Lundgren, Lib 513

PARKFIELD
*GF Howells, Lab 1970
CF Brueton, Con 401

PENN
DJ Rutherford, Con 2861
E Robinson, Lib 1646
Mrs PCA Durham, Lab 328?

SPRING VALE
*S Martin, Lab 3365
C Lenton, Con 513

ST. PETER'S - Lab gain from Con
IG Claymore, Lab 2514
Mrs MS Machin, Con 880

TETTENHALL REGIS
*RR Wilson, Con 2088
L McLean, Lib 986
RS Willett, Lab 372

TETTENHALL WIGHTWICK
*GR Watson, Con 2271
RJ Garner, Lab 775

WEDNESFIELD HEATH - Lab gain from Con
AC Laws, Lab 1750
*HL Turner, Con 1607

WEDNESFIELD NORTH - Lab gain from Con
L Horton, Lab 2749
F Rowley, Con 958

WEDNESFIELD SOUTH - Lab gain from Con
JF Torrington, Lab 1853
H Phillips, Con 1324

[Pete Whitehead]

Are you sure that Bilston East result is right? Seems pretty extreme though clearly this wasn't a great year for the Conservatives - that Bushbury result is pretty extreme too albeit plausible. Funny seeing Blakenhall still being Conservative then (of course still part of Powell's seat at that time)

Edit: surprisingly i'd never looked at the results from 1973 onwards - it turns out that Labour didn't win Blakenhall until 1979 and it rapidly became safe thereafter - it was a very safe Labour ward when I lived there in 1988. Not sure how different the boundaries were prior to 1982 mind

[Pete Whitehead]

Actually the 1973 result in Bilston East isn't so different so that probably is right

[AdminSTB]

WORCESTER CB

New council: Con 23, Lab 23, Ind 2

Worcester certainly favoured ecclesiastical ward names.

ALL SAINTS - Lab gain from Con
LW Portman, Lab 730
*FA Ballard, Con 683

BEDWARDINE
*SW Smith, Con 1311
Mrs M Normoyle, Lab 876

CLAINES
GH Howell, Con 1185
SP Rowlands, Lab 713

HOLY TRINITY - Lab gain from Con
DR Silwood, Lab 1384
*IJ Anthony, Con 355

NUNNERY (2 seats)
Mrs PNA Rudd, Lab 1167
*CW Layland, Lab 1139
Mrs ME Moore-Ede, Con 887
Mrs D Patterson 862

ST. BARNABAS - Lab gain from Con
JR Hopkins, Lab 1304
*Mrs L Hordern, Con 389

ST. CLEMENT - Lab gain from Con
GO Prince, Lab 1369
*RA Hinds, Con 1320

ST. JOHN (2 seats) - 1 Lab gain from Con
DJ Marshall, Lab 1132
H Burford, Lab 1126
AH Evans, Con 675?
*CH Perks, Con 642

ST. MARTIN - Lab gain from Con
B Neil, Lab 1194
*JS Parker, Con 272

ST. NICHOLAS
*JPF Correll, Con 1149
DJ Cale, Lab 849

ST. PETER
BD Caughey, Con 1286
Mrs EM Richards, Lab 779

ST. STEPHEN - Con gain from Ind
RAA Bullock, Con 833
*HH Bradley, Ind 650
CP Eden, Lab 642

[hullenedge]

There was some chatter (more at UDC level) that contests should be avoided given that these would be the final elections for many authorities. Turnout was down continuing the trend through the 1960s.

[tonyhill]

Haven't all these results already been collected elsewhere? If they haven't I'll scan the ones I've got which I was about to send to Alan Willis, but there doesn't seem a lot of point if they have.

[AdminSTB]

Jun 9, 2020 5:48:25 GMT tonyhill said:

Haven't all these results already been collected elsewhere? If they haven't I'll scan the ones I've got which I was about to send to Alan Willis, but there doesn't seem a lot of point if they have.

As far as I'm aware he's researched the non-county boroughs which have been put onto the Elections Centre website (although we cannot actually view the files right now for some reason, but I know someone else who saved them).

There are still the county boroughs UDCs and RDCs outstanding.

[Davıd Boothroyd]

Jun 9, 2020 13:07:07 GMT AdminSTB said:

Jun 9, 2020 5:48:25 GMT tonyhill said:

Haven't all these results already been collected elsewhere? If they haven't I'll scan the ones I've got which I was about to send to Alan Willis, but there doesn't seem a lot of point if they have.

As far as I'm aware he's researched the non-county boroughs which have been put onto the Elections Centre website (although we cannot actually view the files right now for some reason, but I know someone else who saved them).

There are still the county boroughs, UDCs and RDCs outstanding.

All the county borough results from 1945-72 were published by the Elections Centre a few years ago. I've only ever seen one copy, which is in the British Library and misses out a large number of pages.

[Alan Willis]

Glad to see some folk are interested in the pre 1972 result and thought I would let you know what is available from the research I have carried out over the past few years!

County Borough results- all boroughs 1945-1972 Published through the elections centre (All English and Welsh, 4 Scottish Cities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee and aberdeen
London County Council results 1889-1961 Publised and online
London Borough Council elections 1900-1962 Published and online

Non County Borough elections 1945-72 Ongoing but was available online - incomplete, but needs to be updated.
Scottish Burgh elections 1945-73

I have been working on the period 1889-1938 including both County Boroughs and Non County Boroughs. Travelling back I have reached 1907. I have been extracting results from the BNA. Have accumulated quite a few County Council results on the way.

I have not specifically collected UDC and RDC results but have extracted them for the 1945-72 period if found with other results listed above.

Hopefully these will all be available online sometime in the future. In the meantime please contact me if you need any of this data. What I have is very much dependent upon what papers are available and the areas they cover. There are quite a lot of gaps but hopefully we are well on the way in establishing a national data base of local elections. If you have any information that could help me to complete this task I would be very grateful to hear from you. The period 1945-72 has a lot of missing results (in particular areas London Boroughs, Kent, Herts to name a few). If you know which libraries etc may have good holdings of local results this would also be helpful to know.

[AdminSTB]

Jun 9, 2020 21:06:00 GMT Alan Willis said:

Glad to see some folk are interested in the pre 1972 result and thought I would let you know what is available from the research I have carried out over the past few years!

County Borough results- all boroughs 1945-1972 Published through the elections centre (All English and Welsh, 4 Scottish Cities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee and aberdeen
London County Council results 1889-1961 Publised and online
London Borough Council elections 1900-1962 Published and online

Non County Borough elections 1945-72 Ongoing but was available online - incomplete, but needs to be updated.
Scottish Burgh elections 1945-73

I have been working on the period 1889-1938 including both County Boroughs and Non County Boroughs. Travelling back I have reached 1907. I have been extracting results from the BNA. Have accumulated quite a few County Council results on the way.

I have not specifically collected UDC and RDC results but have extracted them for the 1945-72 period if found with other results listed above.

Hopefully these will all be available online sometime in the future. In the meantime please contact me if you need any of this data. What I have is very much dependent upon what papers are available and the areas they cover. There are quite a lot of gaps but hopefully we are well on the way in establishing a national data base of local elections. If you have any information that could help me to complete this task I would be very grateful to hear from you. The period 1945-72 has a lot of missing results (in particular areas London Boroughs, Kent, Herts to name a few). If you know which libraries etc may have good holdings of local results this would also be helpful to know.

Great to hear from you Alan and I'm sure we'd love to see the data you have collated. It's a pity the information available is so patchy, and many earlier results comprise of just surnames and a number of votes (no party labels, names, initials and so on). But this situation will improve as the British Newspaper Archive continues to expand its collection.
I don't think you get the recognition you should for the work you have done; I take my own share of the blame for that - unfortunately events took over my best intentions. But the pandemic has allowed me more time. Perhaps myself and others ought to focus on the UDCs/RDCs.

[J.G.Harston]

Jun 10, 2020 10:39:15 GMT AdminSTB said:

Great to hear from you Alan and I'm sure we'd love to see the data you have collated. It's a pity the information available is so patchy, and many earlier results comprise of just surnames and a number of votes (no party labels, names, initials and so on). But this situation will improve as the British Newspaper Archive continues to expand its collection.
I don't think you get the recognition you should for the work you have done; I take my own share of the blame for that - unfortunately events took over my best intentions. But the pandemic has allowed me more time. Perhaps myself and others ought to focus on the UDCs/RDCs.

I can (just) see the library from my kitchen window, I'm getting itchy to get back in there and continue tallying the Whitby UDC election results. Normally, extended time off work like this would be ideal for doing research, but all the research centres are closed. twicth twitch.....

[Alan Willis]

Skelton & Brotton UDC 1972

Boosbeck - J. Irving (Ind) 328, W. Foreman (Lab)238

Brotton (2) - Ms. C. Stobbs (Lab)837, G. Worden (Lab)675, F. Tilley (Lib)551, R. Ward (Lib)475

Lingdale (2) - T. Wright (Ind)433, E. Carter (Ind)389, J. Allenden (Lab)125, A. Holmes (Lab)114

Moorsholm - Dore (Ind) Unop

Old Skelton (2) - Graves (Lab) Unop, Johnson (Lab) Unop

[Alan Willis]

Aberdare UDC 1972

Aberaman
G. Morgan Lab 1954
K. Anthony PC 818
A. Wilson Comm 247

Blaengwawr
G. Owen PC 1884
T. Price Lab 1407

Gadlys
Ms. L. Thomas PC 1167
T. Price Lab 938

Llwydcoed (3)
C. Edwards Lab 2403
J. Felton Lab 2352
D. Jenkins Lab 2346
D. Davies PC 2156
S. Evans Comm 565

Town
Ms. M. Jones Prot 994
Ms. M. Williams Lab 704

[Alan Willis]

1972 UDC Elections

Aireborough UDC

Guiseley Central 45.4%
D. Gibbon Lab 704
J. Swale Con 649

Guiseley North 51.6%
P. Williams Con 744
Ms. A. Holden Lab 363

Hawksworth 43.0%
Ms. B. Dobson Con 1126
Ms. A. Thompson Lab 212

Rawdon - Billing 53.6%
R. Cartwright Con 829
Ms. E. Hardwick Lib 380
P. Booth Lab 361

Rawdon - Buckstone 49.7%
D. Maxwell Con 769
R. Oddy Lab 251

Yeadon - Hawthorne 46.3%
D. Wild Lab 964
R. Rowlands Con 511
Ms. B. Johnson Lib 221

Yeadon - Henshaw 53.0%
W. Machell Con 669
N. Luty Lab 554
R. Lee Lib 174

Yeadon - Rufford 51.6%
D. Allen Lab 557
Ms. B. Widdop Con 359
A. Johnson Lib 125

Aldridge Brownhills UDC

Aldridge North
T. Witherspoon Con 1011
Ms. E. Gibson Lab 779

Aldridge South
L. Webb Con 1331
D. Wighall Lab 675

Brownhills Central
A. Pagett Lab 1265
Ms. J. Barr Con 189

Pelsall
J. Clayton Lab 1540
J. Causton Lib 805

Pheasey (2)
W. Compton Lab 2179
F. Ingrams Lab 1882
Ms. A. Walker-Hall Con 832

Rushall
L. Wells Lab 1109
J. Gilbert Con 537

Sheffield High Heath
D. Tomlinson Lab 1251
B. Evans Con 444

Streetley
L. Bottrill Rpa Unop

Walsall Wood
B. Harley Lab 1327
Ms. A. Arrowsmith Ind 522
J. Plater Lib 244

Alfreton UDC

Alfreton (2)
G. Curley Ind 1041
A. Dye Lab 1000
Ms. D. Sutcliffe Lab 897
D. Caren Lib 614
L. Hardwick Comm 381

Ironville
J. Francis Ind 350
B. Ellicott I.Lab 162

Riddings
J. Roberts Lib 559
G. Gibbs Lab 558

Somercotes
G. Burton Lab 663
T. Rimmington Lib 498
P. Staton Ind 438

Swanwick
F. Peacock Lab Unop

Alnwick UDC

Alnwick (6)
Ms. P. Cohler Ind 609
H. Reavell Ind 522
R. Waddell Ind 430
W. Harper Ind 406
A. Young Ind 394
G. Pope Ind 282
J. Wright Lab 262

Alton  UDC

Beech
Con Unop

Holybourne
C. Smith Con 445
E. Hale Lab 397

North East
E. Morgan Con 745
J. Bone Lab 625

North West
C. Miller Con 401
M. Taylor Ind 130

South East
C. Read Con 243
G.Slone Lab 156

South West
J. Knight Con 741
Ms. M. Roberts Lab 291

Ammanford UDC

Ward No.1
Unop

Ward No.2
Unop

Ward No.3 (2)
S. Batsford Lab 263
G. Powell Lab 259
D. Davies PC 257
J. Davies PC 200

Ward No.4
Unop

Ward No.5
D. Reynolds Ind 247
R. Harries Lab 213

Ashford UDC

Central (2) 27.08%
A. Russell Con 399
H. Smith Con 385
B. Pawsey Lab 375

North (2) 34.78%
B. Moorman Con 1349
R. Colley Con 1313
G. Turner Lib 1260
F. Galler Lib 1205

South (2) 22.75%
Ms. E. Mayhew Lab 1483
W. Williams Lab 1389
F. Newble Con 437
R. Martin Con 436

South East (3) 37.415
B. Prebble Lib 1048
P. Holdstock Lib 1007
Ms, M. Walker Lib 984
W. O,Sullivan Lab 858
G. Lancaster Lab 813
R. Lewis Lab 774
D. Puxty Con 500
C. Knight Con 476
F. Cripps Con 442

Ashington UDC

Ashington (3)
A. Bramley Lab 1763
C. McGuigan Lab 1722
J. Olivier Lab 1712
W. Dawson Con 771
R. Roninson Con 615
J. Wilkinson Lib 521
D. Stewart Con 517

Hirst (4)
J. Devon Lab 1888
Ms. E Dodd Lab 1850
Ms. E. Dodds Lab 1831
R. Sanderson Lab 1742
V. Kop Lib 425

Ashton in Makerfield UDC

Central
Unop

East
Unop

North
Unop

South
G. Harrison Lab 588
R. Jones Ind 410

West
Unop

[Alan Willis]

I have started to post random UDC election results that I have collected when researching for County and Non County Boroughs (starting Letter 'A'). I did not research for the unopposed returns which on many occasions were not included in press reports. Some of the results will have those missing. If the press referred to a specific ward as being unopposed I made a note. Sometimes it stated that a particular party held a ward unopposed I also made a note - hence missing names etc.
My intention is to place such information in the public domain in the hope others may come forward to contribute and add to the information. I will continue to add the results I have for the 1972 UDC's.

If anyone requires a particular UDC please let me know and I will see what I have. It would be great if anyone who had results for any of the authorities 1889-1972 could get in touch and help me locate missing results/details. It would also be useful to know which libraries/archives hold relevant information - some like Liverpool have scrap books of newspaper cuttings of results going back to the 1930's.
(Thanks to Tony Hill who provided the Winchester results 1960-72 - most of which was missing from my data base)

[Alan Willis]

1972 - UDC's (Ba-Be)

Baildon UDC

East 56%
F. Atkinson Lib 939
J. Lambert Lab 164

North 50.60%
D. Knight Con 1223
Ms. G. Tiplady Lab 328

South 50.00%
D. Lynch Lab 697
D. Binns Lib 639

West 53%
A. Lightowler Con 1033
H. Beckett Lab 578

Baldock UDC

Baldock (3) 44%
P. O'Byrne Lab 1164
R. McCall Lab 1131
R. Keddedy Lab 1125
R.Grazeley Con 668
J. Barton Con 655
G. Turner Con 578
O. Hoeg Ind 455

Banstead  UDC

Chipstead & Hooley
Ms. D. Day Con 619                      1st contested election in 20 years
T. Watmough Ind 126                    Poll 33.70%

Barnoldswick  UDC

Central
D. Robinson Lib Unop

Coates 48.30%
R. Smith Lab 669
Ms. I. Smalley Con 353

East 46.73%
R. Bebbington Lib 368
L. Logan Lab 344

North 48.64%
B. Redfearn Lab 451
C. Worthy Con 410

West 56.70%
G. Hargreaves Lab 389
T. Moss Con 312

Basildon UDC 

Barstable 30.70%
M. Crew Lab 1408
H. Dixon Con 312

Billericay 41.80%
T. Dove Con 1123
M. Cooke R.A 1028
Ms. T. Potter Lab 354

Burstead 42.22%
B. Hooks R.A 1157
B. Bartlett Con 667
Ms. S. Townsend Lab 572
E. Fortune Lib 193

Buttsbury 52.66%
M. Horton R.A 1912
H. Thorn Con 1420
D. Humphry Lab 203

Castledon (2) 28.57%
J. Whitmarsh Con 1596
T. Ball Con 1594
D. West Lab 560
J. Elmore Lab 559

Central 36.20%
P. Davey Lab 1511
H. Withrington Con 479

Fryerns East 25.93%
K. Tyson Lab 1115
D. Lovey Con 310

Fryerns West (2) 38.03%
R. Walker Lab 1223
C. O'Brien Lab 1222
J. Damm Con 324
Ms. J. Driver Con 277
R. Chaplin NTT 127 New TownTenants
Ms. B. Chaplin NTT 97

Laindon 23%
A. Thomas Lab 1691
E. Lane Con 728

Langdon Hills 38.10%
B. Simmons Lab 1109
S. Penrose Con 697

Lee Chapel North 38.20%
D. Harkness Lab 1837
W. Daden Con 348
B. Denny Comm 52

Pitsea 37.80%
J. Amey Lab 1361
B. Laine Con 857

Vange (2) 39.20%
V. Martin Lab 1769
G. Miller Lab 1648
D. Mason Con 671
Ms. G. Evans Con 666

Wickford 42.60%
R. Ridley Con 1602
R. Oliver Lab 1566

Beaconsfield UDC

North (3)
J. Kirkconel Con 749
N. Bramer Con 715
G. Jones Con 705
R. Butler Lib 236

South (2)
Ms. B. Yorke Hill Con 536
D. Simpson Con 509
Ms. A. Wolstenholme Rpa 263
Ms. P. Vowels Lib 262
Ms. J. Hickson Lib 228

West
Ms. G. Fallows Rpa 592
Ms. D. Forester Lib 346

Bedworth UDC 

Bedworth East
J. Broadaway Lab 869
F. Randle Lib 472

Bedworth Heath (2)
G. Taylor Lab 1372
K. Poole Lab 1127
G. Mason Lib 679
A. Stuart Con 429

Bedworth North
Ms. C. Ward Lab 1173
S. Sampney Lib 543

Bedworth West
Ms. L. Dewis Lab 929
R. Lee Lib 826
G. Lidgey Con 598

Bulkington
I. Miller Lib 1200
F. Boycott Lab 859

Exhall East
G. Prestidge Lab 1165
J. McGivern Con 750

Exhall West
T. Ellis Lab Unop

Benfleet UDC

Boyce 51.55%
J. Pike Con 1573
T. Moseley Lab 1344

St. George's 30.60%
D. Wells Lab 1138
O. Sanderson Con 788

St. James' 46.33%
G. Goddard Con 1382
T. Harris I.Rpa 722
J. Cooke Lab 524

St. Mary's 38.27%
A. Partridge Con 1233
J. Lessor Lab 1105

St. Peter's 45.03%
P. Saunders Con 1309
A. Dawson Lab 11141

Victoria 44.09%
Ms. D. Galliene Con 1592
J. McGauchey Lab 655
Ms. R Chapman I.Rpa 372

Berkhampstead UDC

Castle (2) 43.52%
K. Gilmour Con 854
Ms. P. Wilkinson Con 840
Ms. D. Allen Lib 615
D. Young Lab 262
P. Gibbs Lab 210

Northchurch (2) 48.60%
J. Rickard Lab 1023
Ms. S. Bayliss Lab 813
S. Herley Con 539
I. McDuff Con 519
Ms. K. Casserley Ind 307
I. Scott Lib 303

Sunnyside (2) 51.79%
R. Peake Con 880
T. May Lab 824
M. Bittleston Lab 732
J. Bale Con 716
Ms. H. Talbot-Ponsonby Lib 467

[Alan Willis]

1972 UDC's Bi-Bo


Bicester UDC

Bicester (4) El. 6986 (43,88%)
R. Powell Lab 1554
K. Taylor Lab 1431
E. Clothier Ind 1342
J. Leach Ind 1281
G. Jessup Lab 1240
J. Smith Lab 1234
N. Catlin Con 1167
J. Rook Ind 802
W. Heslop Ind 534

Bingley UDC

Central
Ms. R. Gill Lab Unop

Cullingworth
P. Boothman Con Unop

East 45.50%
Ms. E. Merrall Con 967
Ms. V. Carter Lib 505

North 50.20%
Ms. M. Carter Con 699
D. Mytum Lab 624

South (2) 46.10%
L. Archer Con 1036
F. Roseby Con 994
Ms. H. Rankin Lab 622
J. Rankin Lab 582

West 52%
J. Escritt Con 901
Ms. P. Wall Lab 558

Wilsden
Ms. J. Brigg Con Unop

Bishop's Stortford UDC

Central
R. Warson Lab 287
B. Hallam Rpa 260
K. Tanfield Con 212

Chantry
R. Venn Ind 498
Ms. D. Preece Rpa 401
D. Hill Lab 75

Havers
T. Sharrock Lab 465
K. Wedlock Rpa 350

Hockerill
P. Walker Con 442
R. Strong Rpa 439
R. Third Lab 428

Parsonage
C. Machin Rpa 691
E. Oliver Con 589
A. Mitchell Lab 245

Thorley (2)
A. Knight Lib 458
D. Smith Rpa 377
V. Wallis Lib 374
R. Whiteley Rpa 311
Ms. E. Merrill Lab 235
W. Sutton Lab 197

Blackrod UDC

Central
E. Bracegirdle Lab 325
J. Jolley Con 287

North
R. Ratcliffe Lab 403
P. Hindle Rpa 304
J. Foster Con 217

South
R. Winstanley Con 252
T. Porter Lab 217

Bletchley UDC

Central
F. Holroyd Lab 492
E. Daniels Con 376

Denbigh
B. Jones Lab 1572
D. Lee Con 1205
S. Keable Comm 30

Eaton
G. Cumberland Lab 1110
R. Williams Con 598

Newton
G. Bristow Lab 708
L. Cowley Con 509

Watling
T. Dickens Con 543
G. Edge Lab 515

Whaddon
W. Milne Lab 1200
S. Buchanan-Parker Con 539
J. Messam Comm 44

Bognor Regis UDC 

Central
D. Moore Ind 863
T. Boothman Con 585
P. Craib Lab 555

East
H. Brockwell R.A 651
G. Renwick Con 511
D. Rowden Lab 168

Felpham
J. Powell R.A 1027
R. Downer I.Rpa 635

North
B. Fox Lab 584
Ms. G. Read Con 372

South
A. Reynolds Con 791
R. Gough R.A 635
A. Boniface Lab 137

West
N. Matthews Con Unop

Boldon UDC

East Boldon
J. Durham Con 886
Ms. E. Smith Lab 447

Bollington UDC

Central (2)
S. Hardy Lab 572
J. Washington Lab 456
W. Kirk Con 427

East
Ms. M. Hartley Lab 517
Ms. J. Holmes Con 507

West (2)
Ms. B. Davies Lab 508
Ms. F. Roberts Lab 450
G. Farrall Con 418
P. Dawson Con 413

[Alan Willis]

1972 UDC's (Br-Bu)


Bradford on Avon UDC

Bradford on Avon (4) Poll 20.63%
Ms. D. Newman Ind 676
M. Uncles Ind 613
L. Smith Con 494
Ms. A. Riley Lab 492
B. Brown Ind 471
C. Copland Ind 410

Braintree UDC

East
G. Warren Lab 883
S. Moorse Con 392
Ms. B. O'Hare Comm 46

North
A. Millam Lab Unop

South (2)
G. Warne Lab 1469
R. Watson Lab 1326
D. Arthur Con 727
B. Overfield Con 719

West (2)
Ms. S. Harper Con 945
D. Legg Con 897
L. Baker Lab 834
Ms. D. Leeds Lab 782
J. Ross Lib 573

Bredbury & Romiley UDC

Bredbury Central Poll 44.96%
D. Duggan Lab 939
G. Young Con 502
B. Hall Lib 274

Bredbury South Poll 44.95%
H. Brown Lab 1090
G. Stanway Con 660

Bredbury West Poll 46.04%
Ms. B. Hughes Lab 650
H. Greenough Con 505
Ms. E. Knight Lib 341

Romiley East Poll 55.35%
F. Oldham Con 836
L. Rice Lib 576
W. Ryder Lab 371

Romiley West Poll 51.79%
K. Brown Con 1154
B. Tipler Lab 482

Woodley Poll 50.01%
E. Partington Con 665
M. Fallows Lib 601
Ms. A. Brown Lab 514

Bridgend UDC

North (2)
R. John Lab 780
I. Hunter Lab 733
W. Jenkins Con 494

West (2)
A. Parker Con 1020
A. Thomas Lab 843
E. King Ind 727

Brightlingsea UDC

Brightlingsea (3)
D. Stephens Rpa 1270
A. Cole Con 1262
M. Tippett Rpa 936
S. Clarke Lab 792
Ms. C. Ranger Lab 778
T. Pomroy Lab 752

Broadstairs UDC

Central
J. Cox Lib 903
L. Bowman Con 739

Kingsgate
B. White Con 769
L. Sartin Lab 560

Pierremont
E. Neville R.A Unop

St. Peter's
V. Velvick Con Unop

Upton
L. Smith Con Unop

Bromsgrove UDC

North
D. Manson Lab 1399
T. Bushby Con 1343

North East
M. Ashe Con Unop

North West
J. Locke Lab 1241
E. Pinfield Con 1225

South
G. Rainbow Lab 1683
D. Tesh Con 1031

South East
Ms. J. Longmuir Con 1267
A. Hood Lab 688

South West
F. Franks Lab 789
Ms. M. Fishley Con 786

West
T. Porter Lab 1441
B. Osborne Con 879

Burgess Hill UDC

Chanctonbury
H. Sassall Con 556
M. Litherland Lab 283

Franklands
Ms. M. Holder Con 564
L. Thatcher Lab 96

St. Andrew's
B. Christie Con 632
C. Judge Lab 627

Town
J. Guest Con 740
R. Hornett Lab 279

West
R. Rudd Lab 684
R. Batten Con 660
S. King Ind 85

Burry Port UDC

Burry Port (5)
T. Marks Lab 916
E. Evans Lab 881
I. Jones Lab 876
A. Phillips Ind 816
D. Thorburn Lab 810
A. Davies Ind 752
A. Edwards Ind 672
M. Jones Ind 670
R. Williams PC 507
Ms. S. Howell Lab 426

Bushey UDC

Heath (3)
G. Dalby Con 1728
H. Franklin Con 1698
A. Soanes Con 1628
J. Hamilton-Paterson Lib 1009
Ms. K. Hamilton-Paterson Lib 978
E. crampton Lib 963
Ms. M. Rubin Lab 338
Ms. E. Strachan Lab 312
P. Broadhead Lab 301

Mill
J. Squires Lab 750
A. Glasgow Con 644
Ms. A. rogers Lib 382

St. James (2)
C. Hawkswell Lib 1759
F. Morrison Lib 1749
J. Hearn Con 1082
G. Smith Con 1011
P. Slavin Lab 268
M. Pountney Lab 265

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1972 UDC's (C)

Caerleon UDC 

Central
Ms. L. Lewis Con 427
F. Beare Lab 265

Lodge
T. Baldwin Con 319
L. Cary Lab 314

South
Ms. V. Jones Con 368
Ms. G. Banks Lab 265

Caerphilly UDC

Abertridwr
Unop

Nelson
L. Lewis Lab 997
D. Richards Ind 687

North
W. Villis Lab 1000
J. Owen PC 552

Penryheol
Unop

Senghenydd
J. Herbert R.A 781
Ms. H. Sutton Lab 570

South
H. Richards Ind 1197
Ms. H. Williams Lab 842

Taffs Well
E. Dobbs Lab 783
R. Davies PC 618

Trecynydd
D. Leech PC 689
B. Thomas Lab 469

Ystrad Mynach
B. Jones PC 1446
J. Harvey Lab 1073

Camborne-Redruth UDC

Camborne (4) Poll 26.35%
Ms. R. Waters Con 1560
J. scantlebury Ind 1483
Ms. L. Prideaux Ind 1168
J. Gardner Lab 1162
P. Oates Lab 1073
A. Williams Lab 967
B. Davies Lab 950
E. Norman Ind 363

Illogan North Poll 18.52%
W. Chapple Lab 393
H. Bettsworth Con 332
F. Bawden Ind 173

Canvey Island UDC

Central
T. Fletcher Ind 687
E. Clark Con 422

East
W. MacDonnell Con 576
Ms. E. Luker Lab 498
Ms. A. Blackwell Ind 292

North
P. Wood Con 565
Ms. M. Cox Lab 428

South
J. King Con 874
C. Dabbs Lab 491

West (3)
J. Bowden Con 682
R. Ives Con 667
B. Balch Con 654
J. Collinson Lab 652
Ms. P. Ingold Lab 618
C. Fitzpatrick Lab 604
S. Davey LTU 147 Labour & Trade Unionist

Winter Garden (New Ward)
T. Ingold Lab 495
D. Martin Con 333

Carnforth UDC

Carnforth (4)
J. Clarke Lab 1049
J. Roberts Lab 1007
D. Baines Lab 923
W. Sowerby Lab 845
A. Hammill Con 603
R. Moore Con 597
C. Woods Con 569
Ms. D. Patrick Con 545

Caterham & Warlingham UDC

Caterham East
Ms. T. Baker Con 618
A. Batham Lab 519

Caterham North East Poll 59%
P. Miles Lib 987
F. Brown Con 629
M. Stevenson Lab 154

Caterham North West Poll 36%
D. Beake Lab 523
P. Epstein Con 361

Caterham South Poll 41%
K. Burden Con 894
A, Newbury Lib 210
Ms. I. Morris Lab 176

Caterham West Poll 47%
J. Rawlings Con 631
G. Russell Lib 442

Warlingham East Poll 34%
F, Thompson Con 805
G. Crouch Lab 554

Warlingham West Poll 31%
G. Howes Con 826
G. Bish Lab 174

Whyteleafe Poll 36%
G. Davies Con 318
R. Webb Lib 261
Ms. L. Oele Lab 115

Chadderton UDC

Central (2)
M. McHale Lab 1213
J. Savage Lab 1189
R. Dearden Con 1002
D. Berry Con 991

North (2)
K. Ogden Con 1202
E. Wright Lab 1197
Ms. M. Warr Lab 1175
W. Barlow Con 1072
C. Shepherd Ind 687

South (2)
D. Dabinett Lab 1895
Ms. I. Graham Lab 1843
R. Brookes Con 1198
J. Curren Con 1196

Cheadle & Gatley UDC

Cheadle West
N. Hall Lib 902
D. Hall Con 899

Cheadle Hulme South
R. Law Res.A 1499
A. Barker Con 1377
Ms. M. Gill Lib 981
Low Lab 236

Gatley
J. Purdy Con 1724
C. Lyons Lib 998

Heald Green
R. Crook Rpa 1960
S. Bentine Con 1039
Ms. J. Becker Lab 566

Chepstow UDC

Larkfield
J. Cusson Con 383
C. Roberts Lab 362

St. Christopher's
C. Meredith Lab 273
D. Sykes Con 143
G. Morgan Ind Lab 100
E. Spanswick PC 29

St. Kingsmark
S. Penney Con 288
E. Viney Lab 194

St. Mary's
Ms. A. Palmer Con 398
Ms. I. Tilley Lab 154

Thornwell
J. Huntley Lab 534
G. Rees Con 240

Chertsey UDC

Addlestone (2)
C. Watts Lab 1732
J. Webb Lab 1513
E. Leigh Con 1396
E. Shaw Con 1343
K. Lloyd Lib 535
A. Brentnall Lib 493

Chertsey (2)
J. Leech Lab 1760
D. Leach Lab 1753
R. Taylor Con 1319
E. O'Callaghan Con 1278

New Haw (2)
C. Tozer Con 1674
E. Hargreaves Con 1652
R. Palmer Lab 1077
G. Woodhead Lab 1040
K. Ruddock Comm 95

Outer Ward
B. Jarvis Con 776
G. Dove Lab 248
C. Boyde Lib 219

Chorleywood UDC

Chorleywood (4)
C. Stewart Con 1834
M. Ellis Con 1824
W. Thomas Con 1818
R. Shepherd Con 1814
Ms. M. Dulanty Lab 700
D. Warburton Lab 650
F. Johnstone Lab 646
P. McCarthy Lab 629

Church UDC

Chapel
R. Firth Lab 141
W. Briggs Con 80

Dill Hall
J. Wild Con 402
R. Miller Lab 301

Elmfield
Ms. C. Rogan Lab Unop

St. James'
C. Wrigley Lab 371
R. Prestage Con 154

Clacton UDC

Central (2)
E. Herbert Con 1489
J. Webster Con 1445
F. Sweetland Lab 523

East
M. Holloway Con 1440
R. Bond Lab 666
J. Mansfield Lib 278

North (3)
I. Markham-Lee Lab 1962
R. Smith Lab 1954
E. Fearn Lab 1808
H. Harvey-Williams Con 1253
G. Clutten RA 1153

West (2)
R. Wilson Lab 1218
Ms. F. White Lab 1121
Ms. A. Overton Con 1116
J. Goldsmith Con 1064
A. Manwaring Lib 330

Jaywick
J. Hill Con 754
Ms. K. Langstron Lab 643

Clay Cross UDC

Clay Cross (4)
A. Wellon Lab 2366
G. Skinner Lab 2357
D. Percival Lab 2331
R. Booker Lab 2208
W. Blowen Ind 682
M. Brooks Ind 562
B. Shorrock Ind 514
T. Holmes Ind 512
M. Allsop Ind 373

Clayton Le Moors UDC

Enfield (2)
J. Barrow Lab 347
D. Sharples Lab 306
Ms. B. Hoyle Con 293
R. Kilby Con 283

Mount Pleasant
S. Mercer Lab 302
J. Downing Con 284

Oakenshaw
L. Abbott Lab 384
J. Moran Con 244

Sparth
J. Arkwright Con 610
W. Sims Lab 549

Coalville UDC

Coalville 47%
D. Brewin Lab 792
C. Lawrence Con 459

Ellistown 34%
E. Booth Lab 1032
P. Parker Ind 454

Hucclescote 35%
R. Smith Lab 546
H. Lager Ind 472

Snibston 35%
M. Earp Lab 540
J. Bull Ind 242

Thringstone 34%
D. Bryan Ind Lab 620
Ms. A. Smith Lab 618

Whitwick 33%
P. Elderfield Lab 1247
D. Hall Ind 851

Colne Valley UDC

Golcar (2) 53.74%
N. Richardson Lib 1528
B. Fearnley Lib 1426
A. McInnes Lab 1208
B. Cockram Lab 1175

Linthwaite (2) 52.81%
H. Senior Lib 1108
R. Ellis Lab 789
J. Harding Ind 723
J. Haigh Lib 695
Ms. M. North Lab 689

Marsden (2) 59.88%
J. Buckley Ind 1059
Ms. J. Smith Lab 916
S. Haigh Lib 896
R. Hall Lab 702

Slaithwaite (2) 39.23%
R. Sykes Lib 686
M. Clark Lib 650
Ms. J. Whitwam Lab 642
Ms. L. Kipling Lab 558

Conisbrough UDC

West
M. O'Neill Lab 768
J. Greathead Cit 284

Crawley UDC

Gossops Green El. 6400 (39.8%)
G. Spilling Lab 1472
M. Pudney Con 1078

Ifield El. 4619 (50.0%)
A. Edwards Lab 1536
C. Parker Con 774

Langley Green El. 5582 (39.8%)
D. Malt Lab 1585
M. Smith Con 566
S. Lonsdale Comm 70

Northgate El. 3937 (43.0%)
G. Hagon Lab 1236
A. Quine Con 456

Pound Hill El. 5448 (50.2%)
F. Eastop Con 1160
H. Singh Lab 1019
Ms. P. Webster Lib 555

Southgate El. 7445 (33.8%)
R. Calcott Lab 1519
Ms. E. Fowler Con 1001

Three Bridges El. 4469 (49.0%)
B. Richards Lab 1208
D. Piccolomini Con 984

Tilgate El. 5304 (39.5%)
Ms. A. Carver Lab 1592
S. Page Con 429
Ms. J. Challis Comm 75

West Green El. 3806 (42.6%)
B. Crane Lab 1212
J. Perkin Con 409

Crompton UDC 

East 46.83%
W. Nicholl Con 480
T. Charlton Lab 420

North 39.01%
C. Butterworth Lab 1069
J. Booth Con 735

South 54.05%
G. Read Lab 630
A. Paterson Con 536

West 34.96%
I. Scott Con 875
K. Whitehead Lab 603

Cuckfield UDC

Ashenground
R. Barr Unop

Bentswood
J. Dutton Lab 575
D. Delves Con 529

Cuckfield
J. Woolacott Unop

Franksland
Ms P. Bartlett Unop

Harlands
R. Ferguson R.A Unop

Heath
R. Fletcher Con Unop

Lindfield
M. Cameron Unop

Cwmamman UDC

Cwmamman (5)
D. Rees Lab 1145
J. Walters Lab 1024
E. Rees Lab 1008
D. Davies Lab 988
J. Davies Lab 911
K. Rees Ind 567
Ms. T. Hartnell Ind 533

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1972 UDC's (D-E)

Dawley UDC

Cuckoo Oak (2)
B. Hosken Lab 406
Ms. A. Owen Lab 349
E. Boyd Comm 61

Dawley Magna (2)
R. Neal Lab 853
C. Nankivel Lab 849
W. Wilkes Ind 472
E. Bewley Ind 393

Ironbridge & Coalbrookdale
Ms. B. Norry Lab 529
C. Dickenson Con 403

Lawley & Old Park
G. Morgan Lab 233
Ms. E. Carpenter Ind 228

Madeley Central
P. Heighway Lab Unop

Malinslee
P. Conroy Lab Unop

Denby Dale UDC

Clayton West 52%
G. Fallowfield Lab 346
P. Gill Lib 318

Denby Dale (2) 37.10%
H. Lockwood Ind 587
D. Loughnane Lab 502
C. Sanger Lab 473
P. Bell Lib 333

Emley
S. Taylor Lab Unop

Skelmanthorpe (2) 36.10%
G. Stephenson Lab 745
G. Wadsworth Lab 715
R. Grason Lib 335
L. Barber Lib 323

Dorking UDC 

Mickleham
I. Fraser Con Unop

North East
C. South Ind Unop

North Holmwood
D. Goodall Lab Unop

North West
Mr. Butler Lab 553
H. Malins Con 370

South East
J. Keeling Con 585
M. Blackman Lab 410
B. Stanbridge Ind 197

South West
Ms. M. Bryan Con 486
T. Johnson Lab 194

Westcott
C. Venus Con 522
D. Alexander Lab 194

Dronfield UDC

Central
R. Norbron Con 650
H. Barnes Lab 568

Coal Aston
Ms. B. Lees Con 720
D. Steele Lab 518

Dronfield Woodhouse
C. Batty Con 815
H. Seddons Lab 547

North
L. Draper Lab 741
P. Smalley Con 413

South
P. Stinson Con 788
G. Johnson Lab 754

Earby UDC 

East 59.20%
R. Riley Lab 492
F. Williams Con 357

Kelbrook 53.20%
G. Preston Con 257
A. Riley Lab 200

West 56.90%
W. Marsden Con 458
F. Hill Lab 435

East Grinstead UDC

East (3)
A. Sanderson Lab 964
J. Jonas Lab 957
J. Robins Con 952
K. Ball Con 939
D. Stradwick Con 932
D. Stone Lab 901

South (2)
D. Griffin Con 839
Ms. T. Vallance R.A 811
G. King Con 780
A. Wells R.A 768

West (2)
M. Burrin Con 974
E. Rushman Con 934
R. Burrows R.A 826
K. Henderson R.A 748

Egham UDC

Englefield Green
F. Hayward Con 1440
H. Gunns Lab 1299

Hythe
K. Capper Lab 1276
S. Munday Con 593

Thorpe
A. Stewart Ind 663
A. Collins Con 394

Town (2)
R. Elliott Con 1201
R. Try Con 1147
A. Coleman Lab 833
Ms. M. Coleman Lab 801

Virginia Water
K. Spring Con 1140
Ms. J. Capper Lab 194

Elland UDC

Central 46.76%
B. Firth Lab 281
H. Fox Lib 222

East 38.65%
Ms. I. Beaumont Lib 234
H. Norcliffe Lab 223

Greetland 41.10%
D. Ramsden Lib 489
K. Stacey Lab 394

Holywell Green
A. Lane I.Lab Unop

North
R. Garnett Ind Unop

South 42.63%
R. Hannah Con 320
C. Hemingway Lib 292

Stainland 51.33%
H. Tetlaw Con 377
J. Wheelwright Ind 294

West
Ms. E. Brook Ind Unop

West Vale
Ms. A. Sharpe Lab Unop

Esher UDC

Claygate
A. Charlton Con Unop

Cobham (2) 28%
A. Ratcliffe Con 1143
M. Merrifield Con 1140
G. Mills Lab 651
R. Churchill Lab 628

East Molesey (2)
E. Mallett RA Unop
N. Upton RA Unop

Esher
E. Huntingford Con Unop

Hinchley Wood (2) 39%
W. Gibson RA 1168
R. Bailey RA 873
N. Crane Con 643
V. Hutchins Lab 94

Long Ditton 25%
D. Hobson Con 584
J. Jarlett Lab 214

Stoke & Oxshott 39%
R. Acheson-Gray Con 1119
S. Sanders Lib 316
J. Horitz Lab 139

Thames Ditton (2) 34%
A. McKerrow RA 2158
J. Payne Con 2063
W. Georgeson Lib 495
R. Charlton Lab 275
S. Charlton Lab 246

West Molesey (2) 36%
F. Stevens Lab 1561
P. Whitney Lab 1450
C. Mackenzie Con 1228
G. Thorley Con 1176