1973 Tyne and Wear County Council election

Election March 2020 March 2020 1973 Tyne and Wear County Council election England Parliamentary no yes 12 April 1973 1977 Tyne and Wear County Council election 1977 All 104 seats on Tyne and Wear County Council 53 Labour Party (UK) 74 Tyne and Wear County Council 1973.svg Map of Tyne and Wear, UK, showing the results of the 1973 county council election by district. Majority party Majority party after election Labour Independent (politician) 2 Conservative Party (UK) 26 Liberal Party (UK) Residents Association 1 1 The 1973 Tyne and Wear County Council election was held on 12 April 1973 as part of the first elections to the new local authorities established by the Local Government Act 1972 in England and Wales. 104 councillors were elected from 95 electoral divisions across the region's five boroughs. Each division returned either one or two county councillors each by First-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0V1MW1lr1Z3Q2FhRG0xV3hSYXM/view?pref=2&pli=1 Local Elections Handbook 1973 Rallings Colin Thrasher Michael The Elections Centre 3 May 2016 The election took place ahead of the elections to the area's metropolitan borough councils, which followed on 10 May 1973. Election results The election resulted in a clear majority for the Labour Party, which won 74 of the 104 seats on the new Council.Jubilant Labour in control of new Tyne-Wear Council 13 April 1973 Sunderland Echo The election resulted in the following composition of the County Council: PartyCouncilLabour74Conservatives26Independent2Liberal1Residents Association1Total104Working majorityred 44 darkgray Results by district and electoral division Gateshead The Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead area was represented on the new Tyne and Wear County Council by 20 councillors from 15 electoral divisions. Five of the electoral divisions returned two councillors (Chester-le-Street, and Gateshead Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4), the remainder returned one councillor. Labour took the majority of the seats in the Gateshead area: returning 17 councillors, compared to two for the Conservatives and one Residents Association councillor. Blaydon (Central)Blaydon (Central) Labour Party (UK) J. Robson 2,755 94.6 Communist Party of Great Britain O. March 158 5.4 2,597 89.2 2,913 33.7 8,652 Labour Party (UK) Blaydon (East)Blaydon (East) M. Winder Labour Party (UK) 5,415 Labour Party (UK) Blaydon (West)Blaydon (West) Labour Party (UK) M. Williams 2,540 61.2 Independent Labour Party F. Bilcliffe 1,610 38.8 930 22.4 4,150 43.3 9,603 Labour Party (UK) Chester-le-StreetChester-le-Street Labour Party (UK) R. Dickinson 3,064 50.7R. Brown Labour Party (UK) 45.1 2,726 Independent politician H. Mackay 1,497 24.8 Liberal Party (UK) E. King 1,479 24.5Liberal Party (UK) R. Jennings 1,165 19.3Independent politician J. Jobling 880 14.6 1,567 25.9 6,040 48.6 12,427 Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Felling No. 1Felling No. 1 Residents Association K. Buckingham 1,892 50.4 Labour Party (UK) J. Foster 1,627 43.4 Independent politician H. Freeman 234 6.2 265 7.1 3,753 42.5 7,831 Residents AssociationFelling No. 2Felling No. 2 Labour Party (UK) D. Hardy 1,940 50.8 Residents Association N. Buckingham 1,676 43.9 Independent politician L. Scholes 206 5.4 264 6.9 3,822 40.1 9,543 Labour Party (UK) Felling No. 3Felling No. 3 Labour Party (UK) T. Prudham 2,168 67 Residents Association A. Clayton 1,070 33 1,098 33.9 3,238 32.8 9,881 Labour Party (UK) Gateshead No. 1Gateshead No. 1 Labour Party (UK) F. Pattison 3,572 71.2J. McClure Labour Party (UK) 71.1 3,567 Conservative Party (UK) M. Dickinson 1,445 28.8 Conservative Party (UK) I. Wallis 1,415 28.2 2,127 42.4 5,015 28.7 17,475 Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Gateshead No. 2Gateshead No. 2 Labour Party (UK) J. Crann 2,988 78.2H. Cowans Labour Party (UK) 76.8 2,932 Conservative Party (UK) D. Hudson 833 21.8 Conservative Party (UK) J. Scott 777 20.4 2,155 56.4 3,817 28.7 13,298 Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Gateshead No. 3Gateshead No. 3 Conservative Party (UK) J. Nixon 3,847 46.3G. Wilde Conservative Party (UK) 45.8 3,804 Labour Party (UK) T. Bennett 2,606 31.4 Labour Party (UK) J. McWilliams 2,481 29.9Liberal Party (UK) J. Bennison 1,857 22.3 1,241 14.9 8,303 44.1 18,828 Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Gateshead No. 4 (Wrekenton)Gateshead No. 4 (Wrekenton) Labour Party (UK) W. Collins 3,697 65.3J. Fitzpatrick Labour Party (UK) 61.7 3,495 Conservative Party (UK) T. Eltringham 1,962 34.7 Conservative Party (UK) A. Ridley 1,910 33.7 1,735 30.7 5,662 33.7 16,813 Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)RytonRyton J. Graham Labour Party (UK) 11,480 Labour Party (UK) Whickham No. 1 (Dunston)Whickham No. 1 (Dunston) L. Atkins Labour Party (UK) 8,342 Labour Party (UK) Whickham No. 2Whickham No. 2 Labour Party (UK) P. Snell 2,243 56.4 Conservative Party (UK) K. Leitch 1,732 43.6 511 12.9 3,975 51.4 7,740 Labour Party (UK) Whickham No. 3Whickham No. 3 Labour Party (UK) J. Briggs 1,878 67.6 Conservative Party (UK) M. Liddell 902 32.4 976 35.1 2,780 47.2 5,887 Labour Party (UK) Newcastle upon Tyne The Newcastle City Council area was represented on the County Council by 26 councillors from 26 electoral divisions. Labour won 16 seats, to the Conservatives' 9. One Independent councillor was elected, in the new Jesmond division. BenwellBenwell Labour Party (UK) E. Hepple 1,632 88.6 Conservative Party (UK) R. Hurst 210 11.4 1,422 77.2 1,842 27.9 6,614 Labour Party (UK) BlakelawBlakelaw Labour Party (UK) E. Boland 2,725 77.6 Conservative Party (UK) B. Duncan 785 22.4 1,940 55.3 3,510 31.3 11,223 Labour Party (UK) Castle Ward No. 1 Castle Ward No. 1 Conservative Party (UK) J. Petty 1,430 42.6 Labour Party (UK) E. Wade 1,215 36.2Liberal Party (UK) W. Bloomfield 711 21.2 215 6.4 3,356 56.7 5,919 Conservative Party (UK) Castle Ward No. 2 Castle Ward No. 2Labour Party (UK) D. Armstrong 1,925 64.2Conservative Party (UK) M. Hill 1,074 35.8 851 28.4 2,999 38.1 7,876 Labour Party (UK) Dene Dene Conservative Party (UK) A. Grey 2,606 58.9 Labour Party (UK) A. Gourdie 1,821 41.1 785 17.7 4,427 41.7 10,619 Conservative Party (UK) East City East CityLabour Party (UK) R. Scott-Batey 1,194 81Conservative Party (UK) V. Hazell 280 19 914 62 1,474 32.9 4,486 Labour Party (UK) Elswick ElswickLabour Party (UK) A. Graham 1,155 39 Liberal Party (UK) D. Faulkner 1,153 39Conservative Party (UK) C. Burdon-Taylor 652 22 2 0.1 2,960 44.1 6,713 Labour Party (UK) Fawdon FawdonLabour Party (UK) G. Castle 2,208 67.9Conservative Party (UK) T. Wilkinson 1,044 32.1 1,164 35.8 3,252 33.2 9,781 Labour Party (UK) Fenham Fenham Conservative Party (UK) D. Gilbert 2,209 64.7 Labour Party (UK) R. Armstrong 1,207 35.3 1,002 29.3 3,416 36.5 9,349 Conservative Party (UK) Gosforth No. 1 Gosforth No. 1 Conservative Party (UK) M. Cummings 2,663 64.9 Labour Party (UK) E. Clasper 1,439 35.1 1,224 29.8 4,102 37.8 10,838 Conservative Party (UK) Gosforth No. 2 Gosforth No. 2 Conservative Party (UK) N. Robson 2,405 55 Labour Party (UK) M. Goodfellow 1,964 45 441 10.1 4,369 44.4 9,830 Conservative Party (UK) Heaton HeatonConservative Party (UK) A. Dennison 2,192 60.9 Labour Party (UK) B. Rice 1,409 39.1 783 21.7 3,601 38.7 9,314 Conservative Party (UK) Jesmond JesmondIndependent politician R. Booth 1,457 44 Conservative Party (UK) R. McVain 1,274 38.5Labour Party (UK) W. Speck 578 17.5 183 5.5 3,309 34.3 9.009 Independent politician Kenton Kenton Conservative Party (UK) J. Cox 2,055 50.5 Labour Party (UK) P. Furness 2,011 49.5 44 1.0 4,066 51.1 8,869 Conservative Party (UK) Moorside MoorsideLabour Party (UK) R. Collins 1,583 55.3Conservative Party (UK) D. McKeag 1,282 44.7 301 10.5 2,865 29.4 9,730 Labour Party (UK) Newburn No. 1 Newburn No. 1Labour Party (UK) A. Gurd 2,013 59.9Conservative Party (UK) T. Waters 1,347 40.1 666 19.8 3,360 39.2 8,568 Labour Party (UK) Newburn No. 2 Newburn No. 2Labour Party (UK) T. Marshall 4,064 78.3Conservative Party (UK) J. Hill 1,126 21.7 2,938 56.6 5,190 39.8 13,056 Labour Party (UK) Newburn No. 3 Newburn No. 3Labour Party (UK) T. Robertson 1,786 55.2Conservative Party (UK) I. Faith 1,450 44.8 336 10.4 3,236 38.5 8,403 Labour Party (UK) Sandyford Sandyford Conservative Party (UK) B. Collins 1,902 58.1 Labour Party (UK) A. Hadwin 1,370 41.9 532 16.3 3,272 45.3 7,227 Conservative Party (UK) Scotswood ScotswoodLabour Party (UK) M. Mellor 1,742 61.5Conservative Party (UK) J. Thomlinson 1,090 38.5 652 23 2,832 35.5 8,016 Labour Party (UK) St Anthonys St AnthonysLabour Party (UK) I. McClean 2,012 88.9Conservative Party (UK) M. Coote 250 11.1 1,762 77.9 2,262 31.9 7,089 Labour Party (UK) St Lawrence St LawrenceLabour Party (UK) J. Deas 2,185 85.4Conservative Party (UK) R. Lungley 373 14.6 1,812 70.8 2,558 37.4 6,837 Labour Party (UK) Walker WalkerLabour Party (UK) K. Sketheway 2,278 81.9 Conservative Party (UK) A. Telford 382 13.7Communist Party of Great Britain N. Manchee 122 4.3 1,896 68.2 2,782 27.9 9.953 Labour Party (UK) Walkergate WalkergateLabour Party (UK) C. Gray 2,312 59.8Conservative Party (UK) L. Bulman 1,551 40.2 761 19.7 3,863 39.2 9,128 Labour Party (UK) West City West CityLabour Party (UK) S. Butcher 1,320 86.2Conservative Party (UK) P. Heslop 211 13.8 1,109 72.4 1,531 21.7 7,048 Labour Party (UK) Wingrove Wingrove Conservative Party (UK) N. Trotter 1,681 62.6 Labour Party (UK) J. Lamb 1,003 37.4 678 25.3 2,684 33.4 8,044 Conservative Party (UK) North Tyneside The Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside area was represented on the new County Council by 18 councillors from 17 electoral divisions. One of the electoral divisions returned two councillors (Tynemouth No. 2), the remainder returned one councillor. Labour took the majority of the seats in the area: returning 12 councillors, with the Conservatives winning four, and the Liberals and an Independent each winning one. Longbenton No. 1Longbenton No. 1 Labour Party (UK) D. McCormack 2,298 78.2 Conservative Party (UK) W. Johnston 457 15.6 Communist Party of Great Britain J. Henderson 182 6.2 1,841 62.7 2,937 30.4 9,671 Labour Party (UK) Longbenton No. 2Longbenton No. 2 Labour Party (UK) J. Tait 2,021 52.8 Conservative Party (UK) A. Percy 1,810 47.2 211 5.5 3,831 42.8 8,958 Labour Party (UK) Longbenton No. 3Longbenton No. 3 Labour Party (UK) G. Addison 2,037 67.4 Independent Socialist J. Conway 517 17.1 Conservative Party (UK) S. Forster 470 15.5 1,520 50.3 3,024 31.6 9,557 Labour Party (UK) Longbenton No. 4Longbenton No. 4 Labour Party (UK) A. Hudson 2,454 69.8 Conservative Party (UK) B. McGillan 1,061 30.2 1,393 39.6 3,515 37 9,497 Labour Party (UK) Seaton Valley (Backworth and Earsdon)Seaton Valley (Backworth and Earsdon) Labour Party (UK) J. May 2,197 78.9 Conservative Party (UK) B. McGillan 586 21.1 1,611 57.9 2,783 44.9 6,200 Labour Party (UK) Tynemouth No. 1 Tynemouth No. 1 E. Dolby Labour Party (UK) 7,685 Labour Party (UK) Tynemouth No. 2Tynemouth no. 2 Labour Party (UK) J. Laws 2,863 74.5S. Reed Labour Party (UK) 68.5 2,630 Conservative Party (UK) E. Ormston 978 25.5 Conservative Party (UK) E. Thompson 823 21.4 1,885 49.1 3,841 25 15,354 Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Tynemouth No. 3Tynemouth No. 3 Independent politician A. Chambers 1,383 31.4 Liberal Party (UK) H. Robertson 1,344 30.6 Conservative Party (UK) L. Goveas 1,051 23.9Labour Party (UK) H. Sowerby 621 14.1 39 0.9 4,399 49.7 8,851 Independent politicianTynemouth No. 4Tynemouth No. 4 Conservative Party (UK) T. Duff 2,492 56.5 Labour Party (UK) P. Lee 1,054 23.9Liberal Party (UK) F. Creese 868 19.7 1,438 32.6 4,414 46.8 9,542 Conservative Party (UK)Tynemouth No. 5Tynemouth No. 5 Conservative Party (UK) F. Mavin 1,698 63 Labour Party (UK) H. Rutherford 996 37 702 26.1 2,694 36 7,482 Conservative Party (UK)Wallsend No. 1Wallsend No. 1 Labour Party (UK) T. Conway 1,130 39.3 Liberal Party (UK) M. Hampton 1,049 36.5 Independent Socialist D. Taylor 698 24.3 81 2.8 2,877 41.9 6,859 Labour Party (UK) Wallsend No. 2Wallsend No. 2 Liberal Party (UK) P. Hampton 2,121 49.1 Labour Party (UK) O. Richardson 1,726 40 Conservative Party (UK) D. Bloxham 470 10.9 395 9.1 4,317 45.3 9,523 Liberal Party (UK) Wallsend No. 3Wallsend No. 3 J. Hornsby Labour Party (UK) 8,993 Labour Party (UK) Wallsend No. 4Wallsend No. 4 Labour Party (UK) J. Cousins 2,172 78.3 Conservative Party (UK) F. Rogers 603 21.7 1,569 56.5 2,775 39.5 7,021 Labour Party (UK) Whitley Bay No. 1Whitley Bay No. 1 Labour Party (UK) G. Nugent 2,088 51.5 Conservative Party (UK) R. Rawes 1,965 48.5 123 3.0 4,053 49.7 8,147 Labour Party (UK) Whitley Bay No. 2Whitley Bay No. 2 Conservative Party (UK) J. Baglee 1,684 47.3 Labour Party (UK) D. Horton 1,016 28.6 Liberal Party (UK) W. Rodgers 857 24.1 668 18.8 3,557 32.6 10,911 Conservative Party (UK) Whitley Bay No. 3Whitley Bay No. 3 Conservative Party (UK) D. Sanderson 1,456 35.2 Liberal Party (UK) R. Cairncross 1,427 34.5 Labour Party (UK) R. Oliver 1,254 30.3 29 0.7 4,137 46.8 8,837 Conservative Party (UK) South Tyneside The Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside area was represented on the new Tyne and Wear County Council by 15 councillors from 12 electoral divisions. Three of the electoral divisions returned two councillors (South Shields Nos. 2, 3 and 4), the remainder returned one councillor. Labour took the majority of the seats in the area: returning 11 councillors, with the Conservatives taking four. BoldonBoldon Labour Party (UK) R. McDarmont 3,036 62.7 Conservative Party (UK) J. Durham 1,806 37.3 1,230 25.4 4,842 47.4 10,209 Labour Party (UK) Hebburn No. 1Hebburn No. 1 E. Shearan Labour Party (UK) 10,160 Labour Party (UK) Hebburn No. 2 Hebburn No. 2 R. Fenwick Labour Party (UK) 6,800 Labour Party (UK) Jarrow No. 1Jarrow No. 1 Labour Party (UK) M. Campbell 2,950 76.8 Conservative Party (UK) L. Abram 893 23.2 2,057 53.5 2,057 38.4 10,007 Labour Party (UK) Jarrow No. 2Jarrow No. 2 Labour Party (UK) B. Howard 2,233 59.9 Conservative Party (UK) O. Bolam 1,217 32.7 Communist Party of Great Britain R. Carr 277 7.4 1,016 27.3 3,727 37.1 10,044 Labour Party (UK) South Shields No. 1South Shields No. 1 Conservative Party (UK) P. Bugge 1,284 56.6 Labour Party (UK) E. Scrimger 984 43.4 300 13.2 2,268 33.7 6,728 Conservative Party (UK) South Shields No. 2South Shields No. 2 Labour Party (UK) H. Malcolm 2,942 77K. Scrimger Labour Party (UK) 69.4 2,653 Conservative Party (UK) D. Rooze 877 23 2,065 54.1 3,821 22.1 17,293 Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)South Shields No. 3South Shields no. 3 Labour Party (UK) P. Byers 2,532 52.6J. Richardson Labour Party (UK) 52.2 2,514 Conservative Party (UK) G. Bairson 2,284 47.4 Conservative Party (UK) G. Auchterlonie 2,245 46.6 248 5.1 4,818 29.2 16,505 Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)South Shields No. 4South Shields No. 4 Conservative Party (UK) R. Martinson 4,065 65.1G. Smith Conservative Party (UK) 64.3 4,018 Labour Party (UK) K. Webster 2,181 34.9 Labour Party (UK) R. Barry 2,177 34.8 1,884 30.2 6,249 38.1 16,402 Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)South Shields No. 5South Shields No. 5 Labour Party (UK) W. Malcolm 993 62.9 Conservative Party (UK) G. McGuire 585 37.1 408 25.9 1,578 24.4 6,464 Labour Party (UK) South Shields No. 6South Shields No. 6 Labour Party (UK) E. Mackley 2,217 77.1 Conservative Party (UK) D. Oates 658 22.9 1,559 54.2 2,875 30.1 9,538 Labour Party (UK) WhitburnWhitburn Conservative Party (UK) T. Conway 2,133 51.6 Labour Party (UK) E. Pearce 1,997 48.4 136 3.3 4,130 53.1 7,775 Conservative Party (UK) Sunderland The Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland area was represented on the new Tyne and Wear County Council by 25 councillors from 25 electoral divisions. Labour took the majority of the seats in the Sunderland area, returning 18 councillors, ahead of seven for the Conservatives. BishopswearmouthBishopswearmouth Conservative Party (UK) William Martin 1,179 45.3 Labour Party (UK) Peter Doidge 832 32 Liberal Party (UK) Michael Milburn 593 22.8 347 13.3 2,605 34.9 7,468 Conservative Party (UK) Castletown and HyltonCastletown and Hylton Labour Party (UK) Leslie Watson 2,741 85.2 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Wood 328 10.2 Communist Party of Great Britain Richard Gibbs 147 4.6 2,413 75 3,219 26.5 12,154 Labour Party (UK) CentralCentral Labour Party (UK) Michael Fitzsimmons 1,325 66.3 Conservative Party (UK) Joseph Tansey 391 19.6 Liberal Party (UK) James Thompson 283 14.2 934 46.7 1,999 30.7 6,519 Labour Party (UK) CollieryColliery Labour Party (UK) Frederick Ypey 1,205 56 Conservative Party (UK) James Wyness 948 44 257 11.9 2,153 37.5 5,748 Labour Party (UK) Deptford and Pallion Deptford and Pallion Labour Party (UK) William Wilson 1,952 56.3 Conservative Party (UK) Walter Corry 1,515 43.7 437 12.6 3,467 30.6 11,336 Labour Party (UK) DownhillDownhill Labour Party (UK) Derek Foster 1,816 85.7 Conservative Party (UK) John Brown 304 14.3 1,512 71.3 2,120 26.1 8,126 Labour Party (UK) Ford and PennywellFord and Pennywell Labour Party (UK) Alan Waistell 2,346 79.5 Conservative Party (UK) John Marshall 604 20.5 1,742 59.1 2,950 24.8 11,888 Labour Party (UK) FulwellFulwell Conservative Party (UK) Mordaunt Cohen 3,000 75.7 Labour Party (UK) Gordon Wainwright 965 24.3 2,035 51.3 3,965 46.8 8,465 Conservative Party (UK) HendonHendon Conservative Party (UK) Phillip Soldinger 1,574 57.3 Labour Party (UK) Geoffrey Dodds 1,174 42.7 400 14.6 2,748 39.4 6,970 Conservative Party (UK) Hetton No. 1Hetton No. 1 George Davidson Labour Party (UK) 7,506 Labour Party (UK) Hetton No. 2Hetton No. 2 Arthur Gray Labour Party (UK) 5,040 Labour Party (UK) Houghton-le-Spring No. 1Houghton-le-Spring No. 1 Labour Party (UK) Edward Kelly 1,956 61 Conservative Party (UK) Alfred Wright 1,248 39 708 22.1 3,204 42.2 7,599 Labour Party (UK)Houghton-le-Spring No. 2Houghton-le-Spring No. 2 Labour Party (UK) Elizabeth Brown 2,283 74.5 Conservative Party (UK) Lorna Davidson 782 25.5 1,501 49 3,065 40.3 7,613 Labour Party (UK)Houghton-le-Spring No. 3Houghton-le-Spring No. 3 Labour Party (UK) John Avery 2,938 81.1 Conservative Party (UK) Mary Wright 685 18.9 2,253 62.2 3,623 42.7 8,480 Labour Party (UK)HumbledonHumbledon Labour Party (UK) Robert Barnes 1,820 58 Conservative Party (UK) Mary Williams 1,317 42 503 16 3,137 43.5 7,210 Labour Party (UK)Monkwearmouth and RokerMonkwearmouth and Roker Conservative Party (UK) William Thompson 3,006 62.9 Labour Party (UK) Joseph Redfearn 1,775 37.1 4,781 25.7 1,831 41.1 11,645 Conservative Party (UK)Ryhope with BurdonRyhope with Burdon Labour Party (UK) Joyce Copland 1,361 83.2 Conservative Party (UK) Leonard Bland 274 16.8 1,087 66.5 1,635 25.3 6,473 Labour Party (UK) SilksworthSilksworth Labour Party (UK) William Brown 2,086 75.1 Independent politician Colin Orr 691 24.9 1,395 50.2 2,777 33.8 8,217 Labour Party (UK) SouthwickSouthwick Labour Party (UK) Stanley Healie 1,184 82.8 Conservative Party (UK) Harold Verne-Jones 246 17.2 938 65.6 1,430 24.6 5,822 Labour Party (UK) St Chad'sSt Chad's Conservative Party (UK) Richard Ditchburn 1,701 53.6 Labour Party (UK) George Affleck 1,470 46.4 231 7.2 3,171 32.6 9,727 Conservative Party (UK)St Michael'sSt Michael's Conservative Party (UK) Joseph Landau 3,063 74.1 Labour Party (UK) Eric Holt 1,068 25.9 1,995 48.3 4,131 45.6 9,067 Conservative Party (UK)Thorney CloseThorney Close Labour Party (UK) Alan Otterson 1,855 78.7 Conservative Party (UK) John Griggs 502 21.3 1,353 57.4 2,357 25.4 9,264 Labour Party (UK) ThornhillThornhill Conservative Party (UK) William Stephenson 2,016 78 Labour Party (UK) Richard Taylor 569 22 1,447 56 2,585 39.4 6,559 Conservative Party (UK) Washington No. 1Washington No. 1 Labour Party (UK) Charles McIlroy 2,081 82.4 Conservative Party (UK) George Brown 443 17.6 1,638 64.9 2,524 29.4 8,596 Labour Party (UK) Washington No. 2Washington No. 2 Labour Party (UK) Derek Sleightholme 1,925 61.8 Independent politician Kenneth Pyle 1,188 38.2 737 23.7 3,113 25.6 12,153 Labour Party (UK) References 1973 Category:1973 English local elections