1973 Lancashire County Council election

1973 Lancashire County Council Election
12 April 1973 1977 →
All 96 seats on Lancashire County Council; 48 seats needed for a majority
	Elected Leader ; ; Conservative

Following its reconstitution under the Local Government Act 1972, elections were held for Lancashire County Council on 12 April 1973. All 94 wards were up for election and all wards returned one councillor by FPTP, with the exception of Preston No. 1 and Preston No. 4, which returned two councillors each by plurality block voting. A Conservative majority was returned.

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1973 Lancashire County Council election
Party		This election				Full council			This election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	{{{candidates}}}	52	N/A	54.2		52	54.2	186,414	46.2	N/A
	Labour	{{{candidates}}}	33	N/A	34.4		33	34.4	160,277	39.8	N/A
	Liberal	{{{candidates}}}	7	N/A	7.3		7	7.3	36,917	9.2	N/A
	Independent	{{{candidates}}}	3	N/A	3.1		3	3.1	11,374	2.8	N/A
	Residents	{{{candidates}}}	1	N/A	1.04		1	1.04	3,268	0.8	N/A
	People Rep	{{{candidates}}}	0	N/A	0.0		0	0.0	1,817	0.5	N/A
	National Front	{{{candidates}}}	0	N/A	0.0		0	0.0	1,710	0.4	N/A
	Democratic Labour	{{{candidates}}}	0	N/A	0.0		0	0.0	1,198	0.3	N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. Wallwork	2,156	57.1
	Conservative	M. Martin	1620	42.9
Majority			536	14.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. Haines	2,346	65.2
	Conservative	W. Stanton	1251	34.8
Majority			1095	30.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Webster	2,000	55.2
	Labour	J. Madden	1624	44.8
Majority			376	10.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. Wood	2,173	55.4
	Labour	F. Haworth	1741	44.6
Majority			422	10.8

1973 Lancashire County Council election

Results Summary

Ward results

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Hill	2,413	38.1
	Liberal	D. Robinson	1539	24.3
	Conservative	T. Moss	1407	22.2
	Independent conservative	G. Preston	969	15.3
Majority			874	13.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Residents	M. Rigby	2,409	47.2
	Conservative	F. Lewis	1915	37.6
	Labour	A. Brookfield	775	15.2
Majority			494	9.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	E. Smith	2,167	72.3
	Conservative	J. Jones	830	27.7
Majority			1337	44.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	L. Proos	2,078	49.4
	Democratic Labour	M. Mcnamee	1198	28.5
	Conservative	P. Shillitoe	934	22.2
Majority			880	20.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H. White	1,453	37.6
	Liberal	F. Beetham	1378	35.7
	National Front	V. Hopwood	649	16.8
	Conservative	A. Jobson	382	9.9
Majority			75	1.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. Murray	2,613	58.1
	Liberal	D. Adams	1339	29.8
	Labour	M. Dickinson	543	21.2
Majority			1274	28.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Mason	2,056	54.5
	Conservative	A. Hutchinson	1717	45.5
Majority			339	9.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Bury	1,925	41.7
	Conservative	R. Wood	1626	35.3
	National Front	F. Mitton	1061	23.0
Majority			299	6.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	G. Nickson	3,330	62.2
	Liberal	A. Perry	1124	21.0
	Labour	T. Rowe	897	16.8
Majority			2206	41.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	H. Jackson	2,845	64.3
	Labour	R. Amor	1580	35.7
Majority			1265	28.6

Blackpool No. 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	L. Broughton	2,159	52.3
	Liberal	J. Hessey	1068	25.9
	Labour	R. Mills	898	21.8
Majority			1091	26.4

Blackpool No. 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	H. Mitchell	2,091	37.0
	Labour	Taylor I.	1794	31.7
	Liberal	M. Riddle	1767	31.3
Majority			297	5.3

Blackpool No. 6
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Jacobs	1,342	37.9
	Labour	D. Courtney	1282	36.2
	Liberal	F. Butcher	918	25.9
Majority			60	1.7

Blackpool No. 7
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Dewhirst	1,968	41.2
	Liberal	M. Barnes	1551	32.5
	Labour	L. Cousins	1257	26.3
Majority			417	8.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	T. Percival	2,722	55.4
	Labour	T. McKellar	2188	44.6
Majority			534	10.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Battersby	2,312	55.4
	Labour	E. Kirton	1859	44.6
Majority			453	10.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Richardson	2,425	58.0
	Labour	W. Dugdale	1755	42.0
Majority			670	16.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Cox	2,808	61.0
	Labour	C. Law	1798	39.8
Majority			1010	21.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	E. Wynne	3,643	51.3
	Conservative	J. Walsh	2136	30.1
	Labour	P. Hall	1324	18.6
Majority			1507	21.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Riley	2,368	64.3
	Conservative	F. Lovatt	1315	35.7
Majority			1053	28.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	K. Sumner-Clough	2,890	41.5
	Liberal	K. Highton	2221	31.9
	Labour	R. Rawlinson	1860	26.7
Majority			669	9.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	T. Gallagher	2,113	43.6
	Conservative	F. Brown	1684	34.8
	Liberal	J. Hipwell	1049	21.6
Majority			429	9.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. Roberts	2,059	50.3
	Conservative	S. Blackston	1053	25.7
	Liberal	G. Brownbill	983	24.0
Majority			1006	24.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Entwislte	2,450	52.9
	Conservative	M. Durkin	1365	29.5
	Liberal	E. Roberts	818	17.7
Majority			1085	23.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	C. Platt	2,877	63.0
	Conservative	M. Tate	1693	37.0
Majority			1184	25.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Keller	2,547	58.6
	Conservative	E. Lyle	941	21.6
	Residents	L. Salisbury	859	19.8
Majority			1606	36.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Wyld	2,114	65.9
	Labour	J. Bradshaw	1096	34.1
Majority			1018	31.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Dunn	2,188	49.4
	Conservative	M. Beechey	1380	31.2
	Liberal	F. Wilson	861	19.4
Majority			808	18.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Meadows	2,866	61.7
	Conservative	J. Marginson	1776	38.3
Majority			1090	23.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	A. Ambrose	2,948	71.8
	Labour	J. Holme	1156	28.2
Majority			1792	43.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	H. Carrington	2,691	48.2
	Labour	C. Sheppard	1741	31.2
	Liberal	C. Felton	1155	20.7
Majority			950	17.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	P. Keane	2,420	43.6
	Conservative	T. Jackson	2194	39.5
	Liberal	E. Power	937	16.9
Majority			226	4.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	P. Galbraith	2,000	50.2
	Labour	F. Parkinson	1983	49.8
Majority			17	0.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	H. Eastwood	2,075	43.0
	Labour	E. Penny	1378	28.6
	Liberal	J. Aspden	1369	28.4
Majority			697	14.5