Local By-elections 1973-1996

[Alan Willis]

South Yorkshire County Council by-elections 1973-1985

1973-1977

30.5.74 - Hemsworth - Hollins (Lab)1395, Ross=Gardner (Con)298

1.5.75 - Sheffield No.12 - Bland (Lab)4253, Parkin (Con)2464, Mumford (Lib)778

1.5.75 - Sheffield No.10 - Pearson (Lab)2952, Rhodes (Con)1621

27.11.75 - Doncaster Rural No.6 - Simm (Lab)900, Robson (Rpa)840, Wilde (Comm)765, Simpson (Lib)638, Riley (Con)584

12.2.76 - Thorne No.2 - Bowling (Ind)762, Liddle (Lab)648, Taylor (Con)487

18.3.76 - Sheffield No.2 - Brookes (Con)6100, Frost (Lab)1365, Osner (Lib)839

6.5.76 - Rotherham Rural No.1 - Loftus (Lab)1703, Evans (Rpa)955, Hughes (Con)858


1977-1981

3.5.79 - Conisbrough - Walton (Lab)6194, Pinkney (Con)1688

3.5.79 - Doncaster No.3 (Town Field) - Porter (Con)2822, Felse (Lab)1915

6.12.79 - Sheffield No.5 (2 Vacancies) - Peat (Lab)3542, Gow (Lab)3526, Campbell (Con)1206, Kennedy (Con)1145

6.12.79 - Sheffield No.10 - Burford (Lab)1755, Butler (Lib)787, Rhodes (Con)526


1981-1985

6.5.82 - Wortley No.1 - Gray (Lib/SDP)1983, Everitt (Con)1566, Davis (Lab)1397

6.5.82 - Wortley No.3 - Thelwell (Lib/SDP)3260, Hanwell (Lab)2610, Bush (Con)656

16.9.82 - Rotherham Rural No.3 - Williamson (Lab)1084, Newman (Con)427

7.5.83 - Rotherham Rural No.1 - Littleboy (Lab)2563, Harrison (Con)1063

19.5.83 - Sheffield No.1 - Steinke (Lab)4083, Seaton (Con)760, Chapman(SDP/Lib)567

2.5.85 - Sheffield No.10 - Carr (Lab)2779, Cavill (Con)600, Chapman (SDP/Lib)562

[Alan Willis]

Staffordshire County Council by-elections 1973-1985

1973-1977

17.1.74 - Kinver - Ellis (C.A)972, Homer (Lab)947

9.5.74 - Talke - Hadgett (Con)1632, Heath (Lab)699

30.1.75 - Cannock No.3 - Cadman (Lab)1101, Bhageerutty (Con)627, Heathcote (Lib)255, Marshall (N.F)119

10.4.75 - Tamworth No.2 - White (Lab)1127, Smith (Con)1109, Beaman (Ind Rpa)249

31.7.75 - Stafford Rural No.1 (Gnosall) - Jones (Ind)1156, Reynolds (Lib)802, Jones (Lab)214


1977-1981

6.4.78 - Stoke on Trent No.13 - Crowe (Lab)747, Cartlidge (Con)603, Burman (Lib)574, Edmondson (Comm)27

18.5.78 - Lichfield City Northern - Hall (Con)1998, Wingrove (Lab)1393

24.5.79 - Stafford East Gate - Tagger (Lab)1342, Keleghan (Ind)973

4.10.79 - Cannock Rural No.1 (Penkridge) - White (Con)1549, Bugler (Lib)1003, Cole (Lab)640

27.11.80 - Cannock Rural No.2 (Brewood) - Yates (Con)873, Burns (Lab)721, Quinton (Lib)308


1981-1985

16.9.82 - Burton Trent - Roe (Lab)1290, Harrison (Lib)787, Peverell (Con)550

23.6.83 - Stafford South Gate - Harris (Con)1405, Browning (SDP/Lib)538, Elphick (Ecol)535, Richards (Lab)475

25.10.84 - Leek Rural - Critchlow (Con) Unop

[Alan Willis]

Suffolk County Council by-elections 1973-1985

1973-1977

20.6.74 - Ipswich (Gainsborough) - Skerritt (Lab)1975, Money (Con)653

12.12.75 - Lowestoft No.6 (Central & Waveney) - Shepherd (Lib)506, Porter (Lab)431

15.5.75 - Bury St.Edmunds No.3 (Northgate & St. Olave's) - Lockwood (Lab)888, Hawes (Con)650, Anson (Lib)308

12.2.76 - Newmarket No.2 - Chapman (Con)723, Scott (Lab)422

18.3.76 - Bungay - Kent (Con)785, Mayne (Lab)701, Richardson (Lib)671

29.7.76 - Hartismere No.2 - MacGregor (Con)753, Taylor (Ind)384, Higgins (Lab)304


1977-1981

27.10.77 - Cosford No.1 - Crockatt (Con)1317, King (Lab)299, Pratton (Lib)165

29.6.78 - Melford No.2 - Pryor (Con)1329, White (Lab)447

22.3.79 - Ispwich (Whitton) - Wilding (Lab)1545, Griffiths (Con)1355

1.5.80 - Ipswich (St.Clements) - Sheldrake (Con)1122, Pluke (Lab)1112

1.5.80 - Felixtowe North - Smith (Lab)989, Baker (Con)963


1981-1985

23.9.82 - Gipping No.4 - Clover (Con)895, Stott (Lab)177

28.10.82 - Samford No.2 - Clayton (Con)1328, Thomas (Lab)649, Cropper (SDP/Lib)382

10.3.83 - Bury St.Edmunds No.2 - Ferrier (Con)992, Woods (Lab)724

29.12.83 - Haverhill - Evans (Lab)805, Savage (Con)262

[Alan Willis]

Surrey County Council by-elections 1973-1985

1973-1977

6.6.74 - Warlingham - Phillips (Con)1873, Penman (Lib)1328, Tandridge (Lab)358

***11.7.74*** - Dorking Rural - Reynolds (Con)2046, Boniface (Lib)718, Goodall (Lab)350

***11.7.74*** - Horley - Austin (Con)2028, Beagle (Lab)574

26.9.74 - Reigate South West - Davies (Lab)1468, Nye (Con)663, Scurfield (Lib)313


The Horley Division was transferred back from West Sussex. The election for the Horley Division took place, as did the election for the Dorking Rural Division whose boundaries were altered in consequence of the Horley adjustment.

1977-1981

27.7.78 - Woking West - White (Con)2010, Williams (Lab)720, Hinks (Lib)705


1981-1985

17.3.83 - Farnham South - Blower (Lib)1816, Weldon (Con)1741, Mound (Lab)121

14.4.83 - Stanwell - Rowlands (Lab)1281, Baxter (Con)1234, Gale (Lib/SDP)614, Butterfield (Ind)379

15.11.84 - Worplesdon - Hemingway (Lib)1758, May (Con)1388

[Alan Willis]

Tyne & Wear County Council by-elections 1973-1985

1973-1977

1.8.74 - Sunderland (Fulwell) - McCourt (Lib)2003, Greenlay (Con)1513, Wainwright (Lab)456

12.9.74 - Houghton Le Spring No.1 - Robson (Lib)2048, McKinley (Lab)1114, Wright (Con)504, Eccleston (R.P)44

5.12.74 - Boldon (Boldon) - Arundel (Lib)1935, Jones (Lab)1265

12.12.74 - Chester Le Street - Gannon (Lab)1934, King (Lib)927

26.2.75 - Tynemouth No.4 - Bilclough (Con)1368, Long (Lab)341

20.3.75 - Newcastle (Wingrove) - Page (Con)1604, Price (Lab)783

17.4.75 - Sunderland (Deptford & Pallion) - Wainwright (Lab)1285, Small Con)1259, Murphy (Lib)845

18.9.75 - Newcastle (Benwell) - Dix (Lab)831, Bentley (Con)423

13.11.75 - Newcastle (Kenton) - Waters (Con)1660, Furness (Lab)956

15.7.76 - Boldon (Boldon) - Davison (Lab) Unop


1977-1981

14.7.77 - Houghton Le Spring No.2 - Roxby (Lab)1486, Straw (Con)703, Watkinson (Lib)684

8.3.79 - Newcastle (St.Anthony's) - Abrahams (Lab)859, Scott-Field (Con)452, Howarth (Lib)388, Manchee (Comm)17

5.4.79 - Newcastle (Blakelaw) - Potts (Lab)1635, Heather (Con)1294

5.4.79 - Hetton No.1 - Steel (Lab)1874, Ellis (Lib)435, O'Neill (Con)227

27.9.79 - Newcastle (Benwell) - Nugent (Lab)798, Taylor (Con)205, Green (Lib)140

12.6.80 - Newcastle (East City) - Gray (Lab)877, Thompson (Lib)133, Tough (Con)124


1981-1985

1.4.82 - Sunderland (Hetton No.2) - Anderson (Lab)911, Ellis (Lib)700

28.10.82 - Sunderland (Castletown & Hylton) - Browns (Lab)1435, McQuillan (Lib)314, Pickering (Con)219

3.3.85 - Newcastle (Wingrove) - Wynne (Con)1372, Walker (Lab)1235, Plackett (Lib)946

2.6.83 - Gateshead No.4 (Wrekenton) - Wheatley (Lab)1858, Callanan (Con)606, Rippeth (SDP/Lib)603

7.7.83 - Gateshead No.3 - Callanan (Con)1771, Murray (Lab)1506, Condon (SDP)509

8.12.83 - South Tyneside (South Shields No.2) - Elliott (Lab)1230, Nash (Lib)472, Burns (Con)433

15.3.84 - Newcastle (Kenton) - Dalton (Con)1310, Elcock (Lab)1207, Smith (SDP/Lib)531

14.6.84 - Newcastle (Dene) Slater (Con)2050, Bennetts (Lab)1299, Haugh (SDP)1206, Grant (Rpa)53

15.11.84 - Sunderland (Thorney Close) - Kirby (Lab)822, Bainbridge (BNP)109

[Davıd Boothroyd]

Jun 26, 2018 12:54:05 GMT Alan Willis said:

Tyne & Wear County Council by-elections 1973-1985

8.3.79 - Newcastle (St.Anthony's) - Abrahams (Lab)859, Scott-Field (Con)452, Howarth (Lib)388, Manchee (Comm)17

That's David Abrahams, later Labour fundraiser and involved in the pseudoscandal when he channeled his political donations through subordinates.

[Alan Willis]

Warwickshire County Council by-elections 1973-1985

1973-1977

25.9.74 - Rowington - Raeburn (Con)1080, Brown (Lib)629, Powell (Lab)140

30.1.75 - Pailton - Pawsey (Con)1647, Manning (Lab)486, Watling (Lib)324

22.1.76 - Whitnash - Morris (Con)2172, Kirton (Lab)1462

8.4.76 - Meriden No.3 (Water Orton) - Thomas (Con)1327, Rhodes (Ind)752


1977-1981

6.4.78 - Nuneaton No.3 - Moseley (Con)1014, Arnold (Lab)942, Sanders (Ind)183

6.12.79 - Stratford Upon Avon Rural No.4 (Wellesbourne) - Little (Con)1027, Attwood (Lab)299

10.1.80 - Pailton - Gove (Con)1248, Mooney (Lab)327

6.11.80 - Bedworth No.4 - Bottrill (Lab)953, Palmer (Con)596


1981-1985

22.4.82 - Hanbury - Bidwell (Con)1475, Forgan (Lib)1070, Frear (Lab)475

18.11.82 - Kenilworth (Abbey) - Hogarth (Con)1351, Weatherall (Lib/SDP)1265, Beadle (Lab)208

18.11.82 - Kenilworth (St.John's) - Wilson (Con)1426, Behuens (SDP/Lib)726, Wozencroft (Lab)643

9.2.84 - Water Orton - Neale (SDP)1145, Smith (Con)1019

5.7.84 - Nuneaton (Chilvers Coton) - Grant (Lab)769, Langley (SDP/Lib)512, Jacques (Con)491

[Alan Willis]

West Glamorgan County Council by-elections 1973-1985

1973-1977

9.11.75 - Swansea (Morriston) - Hadley (Rpa)1953, Reid (P.C)1260, Moriarty (Lab)852

4.11.76 - Pontardawe No.3 - Morgan (Lab)1811, Morgan (Ind)1273, James (P.C)1018, Pugh (Ind)493, Goss (Rpa)128


1977-1981

25.5.77 - Neath Rural No.1 - Davies (Lab)1852, Morris (P.C)1641

27.7.78 - Llwchwr No.2 - Morgan (Lab)1369, Thomas (P.C)1326, Parsons (Ind)404

1.11.79 - Swansea No.15 (Victoria) - Thomas (Lab)536, Burrington (Con)473, Thomas (P.C)183, Saunders (Rpa)137, Rowsell (Ecol)44

6.3.80 - Pontardawe No.2 - Maunder (Lab) Unop

15.5.80 - Llwchwr No.2 - Pullen (Lab)1752, Jones (P.C)1567

15.5.80 - Pontardawe No.1 - Williams (Ind Lab)616, James (Lab)476


1981-1985

13.5.82 - Swansea No.4 - James (Con)1198, Shrewsbury (Lib)1027, Carruthers (Lab)575, Williams (P.C)92

27.5.82 - Glyncorrwg - Eckett (Lab)1051, James (Ratepayer/Tenants)512, Goodridge (Ind)435

26.4.84 - Pontardawe No.3 - Griffiths (Lab)1961, Jenkins (Ind)1094, James (P.C)640

[Alan Willis]

West Midlands County Council by-elections 1973-1985

1973-1977

16.5.74 - Warley No.2 (Bristnall & Uplands) - Davis (Lab)1587, Jackson (Con)1174

4.9.74 - Birmingham (Sparkbrook) - Downey (Lab)1810, Munro (Con)626, Williams (Lib)470, Choudhury (Comm)71

22.5.75 - Aldridge Brownhills No.2 - Burt (Ind)2002, Hayes (Lab)1262, Grant (Lib)684, Cartwright (Con)625, Arkell (Ind)481

13.3.75 - Meriden No.2 - Hill (Lab)1099, Barton (Con)536, Turner (Lib)313

16.9.76 - Wolverhampton No.8 - Bradley (Con)3987, Jones (Lab)768, McLean (Lib)737, Cooper (N.F)681


1977-1981

3.11.77 - Coventry No.3 - White (Lab)6907, Hodson (Con)5962, Blake (Lib)469

17.8.78 - Birmingham (Washwood Heath) - Joesbury (Lab)2321, Hands (Con)1666

14.9.78 - West Bromwich No.6 - King (Con)1671, Yapp (Lab)1666, Harris (Ind)666, Simcox (N.F)173, Saunders (Ind Lab)79

9.11.78 - Warley No.4 - Padden (Lab)3107, Jackson (Con)2264

3.5.79 - Birmingham (Brandwood) - James (Con)9262, Price (Lab)7044

8.11.79 - Warley No.1 - Lunn (Con)2817, Hallam (Lab)2197

1.5.80 - Birmingham (Hall Green) - Tyler (Con)4999, Yapp (Lab)2233

16.10.80 - Coventry No.2 - Price (Con)6888, Hunt (Lab)4708, Smith (Lib)607, Maddison (N.F)`130

11.12.80 - Birmingham (Northfield) - Lane (Lab)3089, Curry (Con)2687, Nicol (Lib)379


1981-1985

25.11.82 - Coventry No.1 - Nellist (Lab)4893, Brown (Con)3071, Brazier (Lib?SDP)1887

29.9.83 - Birmingham (Stechford) - Ray (Lab)2607, Edwards (Con)1050, Emery (Lib)545

17.11.83 - West Bromwich No.6 - Richards (Lab)1195, Betteridge (Con)281, Jackman (SDP/Lib)146

8.11.84 - Coventry No.2 - Sawdon (Con)7532, Nolan (Lab)4363, Wheway (Lib)1948, Hutchinson (Ecol)240

10.1.85 - Solihull No.4 - Harris(Con)1833, Langmead (SDP/Lib)754, Jamieson (Lab)295

11.7.85 - Birmingham (Sparkbrook) - Rafique (Lab)1873, Idrish (Ind)661, Dimmock (Lib)465, Williams (Con)235

[Davıd Boothroyd]

Jun 26, 2018 13:43:17 GMT Alan Willis said:

25.11.82 - Coventry No.1 - Nellist (Lab)4893, Brown (Con)3071, Brazier (Lib?SDP)1887

Dave Nellist, who was elected MP for Coventry South East in the 1983 election. This division covered a large part of the constituency (it obviously had a fairly small turnout in a November byelection).

[Alan Willis]

West Sussex County Council by-elections 1973-1985

1973-1977

16.8.73 - Worthing (Seldon) - Lephard (Con)728, O'Rourke (Rpa)720, Mitchell (Lib)674

6.6.74 - Petworth No.1 - Keogh-Murphy (Con)1039, Grenstead (Lib)465, Rudd (Lab)240

11.6.74 - Burgess Hill No.3 - Lodge (Con)938, Smith (Lab)488

12.12.74 - Worthing (Castle) - Newman (Lab)745, Popplestone (Con)720, Badrick (Lib)325

12.12.74 - Worthing (Heene) - Piggott (Con)718, Bishop (Rpa)436, Richardson (Res)143, Goldring (Lib)82

3.4.75 - Cuckfield Rural No.1 - Howell (Con)898, Howick (Lab)283, Saunders (Ind)232

3.4.75 - Haywards Heath South - Woolacott (Con)826, Smith (Lab)262

29.5.75 - Shoreham By Sea (East) - Frost (Lib)1532, Beare (Con)644, Harwood (Lab)416, Snow (Ind Lib)86

18.9.75 - Crawley No.8 - Rudd (Lab)797, Fillion (Lib)649, Hill (Con)363

18.9.75 - Worthing (Broadwater) - Westcott (Lib)1269, Freelove (Con)966, Featherstone (Lab)458, Roberts (Ind Con)66

26.2.76 - Burgess Hill No.3 - Whitticks (Con)983, Husband (Lab)329

23.9.76 - Worthing (Offington) - Sheridan (Con)1790, Dockerty (Lib)1051

18.11.76 - East Grinstead West - King (Con)1023, Lawrence (Lib)674, Bailey (Lab)203


1977-1981

28.9.78 - Horsham Rural No.1 - Dyas (Con)999, Clements (Lab)254

15.3.79 - Chanctonbury No.1 - Summarsell (Con)861, Harwood (Lab)59

26.4.79 - Worthing (Durrington) - Sudbury (Lib)1941, Goodyer (Con)1861, Smith (Lab)383

1.11.79 - Chanctonbury No.3 - Campbell (Lib)1061, Goss (Con)671, Rogerson (Ind)368

15.11.79 - Worthing (Broadwater) - Clare (Lib)1396, Chambers (Con)691, Corres (Lab)157

1.5.80 - Midhurst No.1 - Stevenson (Con)1914, Groves (Lab)655


1981-1985

29.10.81 - Worthing Rural No.2 - Keymer (Con)1356, Smith (SDP/Lib)586, Dines (Lab)41

24.2.83 - Worthing (Castle) - Horgan (Lib)1497, Poppleston (Con)1082, Auston (Lab)257

6.10.83 - Crawley No.2 - East (Lab)1715, Pearce (Con)1187, Bowles (SDP/Lib)550

6.10.83 - Crawley No.1 - Dunn (Con)1034, Lipscombe (Lab)517, Fennesey (SDP/Lib)178

16.2.84 - Worthing (Durrington) - Goodger (Con)2016, Woodward (Lib)1596, Austin (Lab)192

3.5.84 - Crawley No.7 - Tayson (Con)871, Anderson (Lab)845, Webster (Lib)576

[Alan Willis]

West Yorkshire County Council by-elections 1973-1985

1973-1977

6.6.74 - Bradford No.1 - Tyler (Con)4798, Rhodes (Lab)3076, Evans (Lib)1527

1.5.75 - Leeds No.4 - Barker (Con)3966, Sully (Lab)1527, Whitelock (Lib)844

26.3.76 - Halifax No.1 - Jeffreys (Lab)2215, Walker (Con)1603, Durkin (Lib)420

6.5.76 - Leeds No.1 - Greenfield (Lib)3327, Dixon (Lab)2403, Thompson (Con)1504, Hodgson (Comm)122

6.5.76 - Leeds No.17 - Sully (Lab)2104, Lunn (Con)1405


1977-1981

23.11.78 - Hemsworth - Jenkins (Lab)3203, Palmer (Con)1764

23.11.78 - Leeds No.10 (Bramley) - Watson (Lab)1351, Selby (Lib)1321, Metcalfe (Con)614, Duckenfield (N.F)50, Light (Comm)21

4.10.79 - Dewsbury No.1 - Howarth (Lab)2935, Price (Con)721, Flexney (Lib)280

18.10.79 - Leeds No.5 - Levy (Lab)1742, Simpson (Con)434, Flood (Lib)287, Graves (Ecol)58, Mitchell (Comm)46, Clifford (N.F)35

7.2.80 - Leeds No.6 - Lodge (Con)2728, Gazey (Lib)1171, Verity (Lab)807, Nash (Ecol)157

20.3.80 - Bingley - Pettit (Con)2961, Prestage (Lab)1709, Tregoning (Lib)657

20.3.80 - Shipley - Fanning (Lab)2771, Scott (Con)2109, Cole (Lib)580

30.6.80 - Leeds No.18 - Adams (Lab)1937, Motley (Con)407, Wood (Lib)133

25.9.80 - Leeds No.1 - McCarthy (Lib)2689, Shires (Lab)2175, Hinchcliffe (Con)514, Light (Comm)42

23.10.80 - Keighley No.3 - Dawson (Con)2017, Wells (Lib)1677, Prestage (Lab)1101, Evans (Ecol)73


1981-1985

24.3.83 - Bradford No.2 - Hall (Lab)4947, Vyas (SDP)3005, Quereshi (Con)983

5.3.83 - Leeds No.2 - Dignan (Lab)4399, Birch (Con)2071, Paton (Lib)1102

8.9.83 - Leeds No.10 (Bramley) - Tones (Lib)1797, Siantonas (Lab)1550, Oxley (Con)461

17.11.83 - Ilkley - Gardner (Con)3074, Battey (Lib)1909, Tatham (Lab)515

3.5.84 - Leeds No.11 (Halton) - Higham (Con)3579, Burton (Lab)2461, Ayres (SDP)990

14.6.84 - Leeds No.4 - Stinson (Lab)3509, Barker (Con)3185, Smith (Lib)1908

18.4.85 - Bradford No.6 - Little (Lab)4308, Keighley (Con)3333, Horner (Lib)2333, Garnett (BNP)405

[swanarcadian]

A pity about the numbered, non-descriptive ward names.  Never a good thing.

[hullenedge]

Jun 24, 2018 19:18:13 GMT Alan Willis said:

North Yorkshire County Council by-elections 1973-1985


8.1.76 - York (Guildhall) - Oxtoby (Con)755, Guy (Lib)646, Marsh (Lab)361, Brown (N.F)37

I bet this is Les Marsh. Defected from Lab to Lib. Elected in Beckfield, 1979. Caught making 'less than truthful' statements on his ward newsletter. Rumour that council officials dobbed him in. Quite a stink. He lost his seat in 1983.

[hullenedge]

Jun 26, 2018 14:43:56 GMT Alan Willis said:

West Yorkshire County Council by-elections 1973-1985

1973-1977

26.3.76 - Halifax No.1 - Jeffreys (Lab)2215, Walker (Con)1603, Durkin (Lib)420

It was v.debatable who was the most right-wing candidate in this contest. Jeffreys was a former Tory Halifax CB councillor. A 'larger than life' character (and a large man who sadly died too young). He hated namby-pamby social workers with a passion. Very popular in the division, which saw an extremely rare pro-Lab swing in 1977. Walker was a headmaster...of the Boyson ilk. Durkin flip-flopped between blue and yellow for years.

[spqr]

Jun 26, 2018 19:03:21 GMT hullenedge said:

Jun 26, 2018 14:43:56 GMT Alan Willis said:

West Yorkshire County Council by-elections 1973-1985

1973-1977

26.3.76 - Halifax No.1 - Jeffreys (Lab)2215, Walker (Con)1603, Durkin (Lib)420

It was v.debatable who was the most right-wing candidate in this contest. Jeffreys was a former Tory Halifax CB councillor. A 'larger than life' character (and a large man who sadly died too young). He hated namby-pamby social workers with a passion. Very popular in the division, which saw an extremely rare pro-Lab swing in 1977. Walker was a headmaster...of the Boyson ilk. Durkin flip-flopped between blue and yellow for years.

So what drove him into the arms of the Labour Party, do you know?

[hullenedge]

Fairly certain it was Ted Heath and the economic policies of his government (their effect upon Halifax etc).

[Alan Willis]

And finally...

Wiltshire County Council by election results 1973-1985

1973-1977

30.11.74 - Pewsey - Cooke (Con)709, Wren (Lab)501, Stainhope (Ind)440

26.4.75 - Swindon South No.1 - Savage (Con)2067, Turner (Lib)478, Small (Lab)341

26.4.75 - Highworth No.4 - Tetlow (Con)808, Hatch (Lab)674, Terry (Lib)497

19.7.75 - Devizes No.2 - Rugg (Con)627, Doxford (Lib)250, Platt (Lab)156

2.8.75 - Whiteparish - Whitehead (Con) Unop

5.2.76 - Highworth No.1 - Jefferies (Lab)1336, Morley (Con)726

25.3.76 - Calne North - Hornby (Lib)578, Jeary (Lab)461, Sarkey (Con)426


1977-1981

12.1.78 - Corsham - Bright (Ind)763, Stewart (Con)630, Branch (Lib)341, Lavelle (Lab)314

16.3.78 - Swindon South No.2 - Golding (Lab)1219, Davey (Con)603, Welsh (Lib)353, Fanning (Ind)124

20.4.78 - Chippenham (Park) - Winterton (Con)973, Merrett (Lib)293

31.5.79 - Swindon South No.2 - Glaholm (Lab)692, Smith (Con)319, Welsh (Lib)166

31.5.79 - Swindon (King's) - Welsh (Lib)525, Beard (Con)311, Sargeant (Lab)255

15.11.79 - Swindon (West) - Small (Lab) Unop

7.12.79 - Collingbourne - Guiness (Con)654, Taylor (Lab)342, Steele (Lib)313

20.12.79 - New Sarum (St.Thomas) - Nicholls Con)845, Curry (Lib)388, Brown (Lab)154

18.11.80 - Swindon South No.1 - Waltons (Con)1307, Sargeant (Lab)400, Wintle (Lib)239


1981-1985

Mar 82 - Idmiston - Griffiths (Con)787, Williams (SDP/Lib)715, Gilbie (Lab)127

Mar 82 - Salisbury (St.Mark's) - Chalke (Con)997, Hazell (Lib/SDP)994, Lambeth (Lab)270

May 82 - Swindon (Eldene) - Brown (Lab)454, Dale (Lib/SDP)257, Turpin (Con)197

May 83 - Bradford on Avon (North) - Woodruff (Con)1654, Chadwick (SDP/Lib)901, Riley (Lab)545

Mar 84 - Swindon (Walcot) - Green (Lab)909, Buckley (Lib)577, Walters (Con)437

Jul 84 - Swindon (Central) - Johnson (Lab)658, Lay (Con)205, Fry (Lib)160, Johns (DfG)15



Hope my postings over the past few weeks has been useful to those who seek out this type of data. I will now return to continue establishing a data base for the pre 1945 local elections results. I have completed London Boroughs 1900-1962, London County Council 1889-1961 and County Boroughs for England & Wales 1945-1972 (Including Scotland's 4 city Councils of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen & Dundee which have been published via the Election's Centre in book form. Currently I am in the process of compiling the results for the Non County Boroughs 1945-1972 (approximately two thirds completed). What I have done so far can be accessed at the Election Centre's website and downloaded if required. There are many gaps still to fill so hope somebody out there may have something which may help in its completion. Will post more information later.
Please contact me if I can assist with anything that has been published.

[andrewteale]

Thank you very much for posting these Alan. These posts are a fantastic addition to the forum.

[hullenedge]

The first by-election for Calderdale MBC had an extremely sad cause. Councillor Graham Wood and his wife were killed in the March 1974 Paris air crash. Three children left orphaned. Labour gained the seat at the by-election.

22nd May 1974 Brighouse - Cunningham LAB 1428 Lockwood CON 1322 Williams LIB 684.

(Samson Williams had been a Labour alderman on the old Brighouse MB. He wasn't selected for the Calderdale 1973 elections so stood unsuccessfully as a Socialist).

Amongst the press clippings there's a Calderdale by-election that I had missed.

25th June 1981 Hipperholme & Lightcliffe - Bottomley CON 1094 Howarth LAB 920 Binns LIB 746.

The by-election was caused by the retirement of Cllr Dan Crinall (Con) who had been in poor health for a couple of years. Derek Bottomley had retired (on health grounds) as Head of Science at Hipperholme Grammar School. Sadly Cllr Bottomley died within seven months (no by-election six-month rule). I have an inkling that Dan Crinall outlived him.