1972 Newport County Borough Council election

1972 local election in Wales April 2022 The 1972 Newport County Borough Council election was held on Thursday 4 May 1972 to elect councillors to the Newport County Borough Council in Newport, Monmouthshire. It took place on the same day as other district and county borough council elections in England and Wales. These were the final elections to the county borough council, which would be replaced on 1 April 1974. The previous all-council election took place in May 1971. The 1972 election saw the Labour Party make major gains. Background Newport County Borough was created in 1891 and abolished for 22 years from 1974, following local government reorganisation enacted by the Local Government Act 1972. Each of the county borough's electoral divisions was represented by three councillors, who stood down in turn for re-election, hence would each sit for a three year term. The council also consisted of 13 aldermen, who were elected by the councillors. Overview of the result At this election Labour won nine of the 14 available seats from the Conservative Party and won a further seat held by a Ratepayer councillor. They increased their majority on the Council to 26.Labour sweep in with big gains South Wales Echo 5 May 1972 1 The composition of the Council following the election was 39 Labour members, 12 Conservatives and one Ratepayer. Ward results Contests for one of the seats took place in 12 wards, though in Allt-yr-yn two seats were contested.South Wales Results In Detail - Newport South Wales Echo 5 May 1972 6 Alexandra Alexandra ward 1972 Labour Party (UK) Lilian Mabel Bowen * 1,243 Ratepayer Edward John James Clarke 351 Labour Party (UK) Allt-yr-yn (2 seats) Allt-yr-yn ward 1972 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Frank Allen * 1,947 Conservative Party (UK) Trevor Charles Warren 1,905 Liberal Party (UK) Elizabeth Ann Harrop-Griffiths 834 Labour Party (UK) Paul Phillip Flynn 694 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Alway Alway ward 1972 Labour Party (UK) Michael John Lewis 1,933 Conservative Party (UK) Clive Wallace Venn * 1,175 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Beechwood Beechwood ward 1972 Labour Party (UK) Martin Hugh Prior 1,270 Conservative Party (UK) William Ronald Morris * 957 Liberal Party (UK) Winifred Anita Crowther 728 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bettws Bettws ward 1972 Labour Party (UK) Janice Averil Morgan * 1,942 Conservative Party (UK) Susan Carolyn Atkin 440 Labour Party (UK) Central Central ward 1972 Labour Party (UK) Alan Islwyn Giles 1,065 Ratepayer Reginald James Dray * 766 Labour Party (UK) Ratepayer Liswerry Liswerry ward 1972 Labour Party (UK) Desmond Michael Coleman 1,719 Conservative Party (UK) John Maynard * 976 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Malpas Malpas ward 1972 Labour Party (UK) Veronica Joyce Brydon 1,647 Conservative Party (UK) Reginald Sydney Owen Thomas * 1,102 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Ringland Ringland ward 1972 Labour Party (UK) Jean Audrey Card 2,230 Conservative Party (UK) Trevor Clement Tranter * 807 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Shaftesbury Shaftesbury ward 1972 Labour Party (UK) Richard Edward Murray 1,679 Conservative Party (UK) Eugene Alwyn John Manso-Reesare Di-Villa * 919 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St Julians St Julians ward 1972 Labour Party (UK) Robert Charles Bright 1,493 Conservative Party (UK) Alfred James Copus * 1,265 Liberal Party (UK) Sarah Harriet Elizabeth Havard 303 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St Woolos St Woolos ward 1972 Labour Party (UK) Lloyd Ramsay Turnbull 2,350 Conservative Party (UK) William Wright 1,040 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Victoria Victoria ward 1972 Labour Party (UK) Harry George Williams 1,423 Conservative Party (UK) Roger Lockyer * 926 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) * = 'retiring' ward councillor for re-election See also 1973 Gwent County Council election References collapsed Newport Category:Council elections in Newport, Wales