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1973 Greater Manchester County Council election Greater Manchester parliamentary no 12 April 1973 1977 Greater Manchester County Council election 1977 All 106 seats to Greater Manchester County Council 54 95x50px|Blank Robert Thomas Labour Party (UK) Manchester No.8 69 318,580 45.0% 95x50px|Blank Arnold Fieldhouse Conservative Party (UK) Manchester No.12 24 273,024 38.5% 95x50px|Blank Gordon Bayley Liberal Party (UK) Cheadle & Gatley No.2 13 108,309 15.3% Greater Manchester 1973.png Winner of each seat at the 1973 Greater Manchester County Council election Leader Leader after election Labour Party (UK) Robert Thomas
Local elections to Greater Manchester County Council, a Metropolitan County Council encompassing Greater Manchester, were held on 12 April 1973. This was the first election held for the authority, having been established by operation of the Local Government Act 1972. The whole council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1977. Following the election the Labour Party gained overall control of the council.LEFT, RIGHT & CENTRE, Manchester Evening News, April 13, 1973, p.21Labour sweeps to victory in new counties, The Guardian, April 13, 1973, p.1
Election result
Overall result
PartyVotesSeatsLabour Party318,580 (45.0%)45.0 Labour Party (UK)69 (65.1%)69 106 Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party273,024 (38.5%)38.5 Conservative Party (UK)24 (22.6%)24 106 Conservative Party (UK)Liberal Party108,309 (15.3%)15.3 Liberal Party (UK)13 (12.3%)13 106 Liberal Party (UK)Communist Party4,286 (0.6%)0.6 Communist Party of Great Britain0 (0.0%)0 106 Communist Party of Great BritainAnti-Immigration2,327 (0.3%)0.3 Independent (politician)0 (0.0%)0 106 Independent (politician)Independent1,424 (0.2%)0.2 Independent (politician)0 (0.0%)0 106 Independent (politician)Independent Socialist468 (0.1%)0.1 Independent Socialist0 (0.0%)0 106 Independent SocialistDemocratic Socialist177 (0.0%)0.0 Independent (politician)0 (0.0%)0 106 Independent (politician)
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Results by borough
Bolton
PartyVotesSeatsLabour Party33,693 (46.7%)46.7 Labour Party (UK)7 (70.0%)7 10 Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party31,125 (43.1%)43.1 Conservative Party (UK)3 (30.0%)3 10 Conservative Party (UK)Liberal Party7,151 (9.9%)9.9 Liberal Party (UK)0 (0.0%)0 10 Liberal Party (UK)Democratic Socialist177 (0.2%)0.2 Independent (politician)0 (0.0%)0 10 Independent (politician)
Bury
PartyVotesSeatsLabour Party23,464 (48.4%)48.4 Labour Party (UK)4 (66.7%)4 6 Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party20,383 (42.0%)42.0 Conservative Party (UK)1 (16.7%)1 6 Conservative Party (UK)Liberal Party4,630 (9.6%)9.6 Liberal Party (UK)1 (16.7%)1 6 Liberal Party (UK)
Manchester
PartyVotesSeatsLabour Party58,572 (48.0%)48.0 Labour Party (UK)10 (50.0%)10 20 Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party54,654 (44.8%)44.8 Conservative Party (UK)10 (50.0%)10 20 Conservative Party (UK)Liberal Party7,300 (6.0%)6.0 Liberal Party (UK)0 (0.0%)0 20 Liberal Party (UK)Communist Party811 (0.7%)0.7 Communist Party of Great Britain0 (0.0%)0 20 Communist Party of Great BritainAnti-Immigration587 (0.5%)0.5 Independent (politician)0 (0.0%)0 20 Independent (politician)Independent155 (0.1%)0.1 Independent (politician)0 (0.0%)0 20 Independent (politician)
Oldham
PartyVotesSeatsLabour Party27,508 (43.9%)43.9 Labour Party (UK)7 (77.8%)7 9 Labour Party (UK)Liberal Party16,441 (26.2%)26.2 Liberal Party (UK)2 (22.2%)2 9 Liberal Party (UK)Conservative Party18,318 (29.2%)29.2 Conservative Party (UK)0 (0.0%)0 9 Conservative Party (UK)Communist Party392 (0.6%)0.6 Communist Party of Great Britain0 (0.0%)0 9 Communist Party of Great Britain
Rochdale
PartyVotesSeatsLabour Party25,832 (47.7%)47.7 Labour Party (UK)4 (57.1%)4 7 Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party19,527 (36.0%)36.0 Conservative Party (UK)2 (28.6%)2 7 Conservative Party (UK)Liberal Party6,652 (12.3%)12.3 Liberal Party (UK)1 (14.3%)1 7 Liberal Party (UK)Anti-Immigration1,740 (3.2%)3.2 Independent (politician)0 (0.0%)0 7 Independent (politician)Communist Party448 (0.8%)0.8 Communist Party of Great Britain0 (0.0%)0 7 Communist Party of Great Britain
Salford
PartyVotesSeatsLabour Party37,164 (55.3%)55.3 Labour Party (UK)10 (83.3%)10 12 Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party24,501 (36.4%)36.4 Conservative Party (UK)2 (16.7%)2 12 Conservative Party (UK)Liberal Party3,887 (5.8%)5.8 Liberal Party (UK)0 (0.0%)0 12 Liberal Party (UK)Communist Party1,694 (2.5%)2.5 Communist Party of Great Britain0 (0.0%)0 12 Communist Party of Great Britain
Stockport
PartyVotesSeatsLiberal Party38,954 (39.6%)39.6 Liberal Party (UK) 6 (54.5%)6 11 Liberal Party (UK)Labour Party23,109 (23.5%)23.5 Labour Party (UK)3 (27.3%)3 11 Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party36,389 (37.0%)37.0 Conservative Party (UK)2 (18.2%)2 11 Conservative Party (UK)
Tameside
PartyVotesSeatsLabour Party29,483 (53.4%)53.4 Labour Party (UK)8 (88.9%)8 9 Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party20,533 (37.2%)37.2 Conservative Party (UK)1 (11.1%)1 9 Conservative Party (UK)Liberal Party5,161 (9.4%)9.4 Liberal Party (UK)0 (0.0%)0 9 Liberal Party (UK)
Trafford
PartyVotesSeatsConservative Party30,904 (42.8%)42.8 Conservative Party (UK)3 (33.3%)3 9 Conservative Party (UK)Labour Party22,251 (30.8%)30.8 Labour Party (UK)3 (33.3%)3 9 Labour Party (UK)Liberal Party18,133 (25.1%)25.1 Liberal Party (UK)3 (33.3%)3 9 Liberal Party (UK)Communist Party941 (1.3%)1.3 Communist Party of Great Britain0 (0.0%)0 9 Communist Party of Great Britain
Wigan
PartyVotesSeatsLabour Party37,504 (67.1%)67.1 Labour Party (UK)13 (100.0%)13 13 Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party16,690 (29.8%)29.8 Conservative Party (UK)0 (0.0%)0 13 Conservative Party (UK)Independent1,269 (2.3%)2.3 Independent (politician)0 (0.0%)0 13 Independent (politician)Independent Socialist468 (0.8%)0.8 Independent Socialist0 (0.0%)0 13 Independent Socialist
Ward results
Bolton
Bolton No.1
Bolton No.1
Conservative Party (UK)
S. Cohen
5,226
66.9
Labour Party (UK)
J. Knight
2,586
33.1
2,640
33.8
7,812
Conservative Party (UK)
Bolton No.2
Bolton No.2
Labour Party (UK)
D. Dingwall
3,530
49.8
Conservative Party (UK)
R. Leaver
3,383
47.7
Democratic Socialist
J. B. O'Hara
177
2.5
147
2.1
7,090
Labour Party (UK)
Bolton No.3
Bolton No.3
Labour Party (UK)
J. A. Foster
3,305
66.3
Conservative Party (UK)
D. S. Hall
1,683
33.7
1,622
32.5
4,988
Labour Party (UK)
Bolton No.4
Bolton No.4
Labour Party (UK)
F. R. White
4,689
57.7
Conservative Party (UK)
S. Dawson
3,443
42.3
1,246
15.3
8,132
Labour Party (UK)
Bolton No.5
Bolton No.5
Conservative Party (UK)
W. Walsh
3,866
54.4
Labour Party (UK)
T. W. Hall
3,245
45.6
621
8.7
7,111
Conservative Party (UK)
Farnworth
Farnworth
Labour Party (UK)
J. M. White
3,792
65.5
Conservative Party (UK)
A. Waterson
1,995
34.5
1,707
31.0
5,787
Labour Party (UK)
Horwich
Horwich
Labour Party (UK)
J. Hargreaves
3,817
50.7
Conservative Party (UK)
G. Hind
1,995
26.5
Liberal Party (UK)
A. J. Ratcliffe
1,711
22.7
1,822
24.2
7,523
Labour Party (UK)
Kearsley
Kearsley
Labour Party (UK)
W. A. Robinson
2,677
39.6
Liberal Party (UK)
M. P. Rothwell
2,391
35.4
Conservative Party (UK)
K. Hornby
1,689
25.0
286
4.2
6,757
Labour Party (UK)
Turton
Turton
Conservative Party (UK)
E. Taylor
4,504
47.2
Liberal Party (UK)
T. S. Williams
3,049
31.9
Labour Party (UK)
H. Haslam
1,995
20.9
1,455
15.2
9,548
Conservative Party (UK)
Westhoughton
Westhoughton
Labour Party (UK)
M. McIntyre
4,057
54.8
Conservative Party (UK)
H. E. Bannister
3,341
45.2
716
9.7
7,398
Labour Party (UK)
Bury
Bury No.1
Bury No.1
Labour Party (UK)
E. Stephenson
4,697
52.2
Conservative Party (UK)
H. Falshaw
4,296
47.8
401
4.5
8,993
Labour Party (UK)
Bury No.2
Bury No.2
Labour Party (UK)
A. R. Powman
5,851
64.6
Conservative Party (UK)
P. Manners
3,200
35.4
2,651
29.4
9,051
Labour Party (UK)
Prestwich
Prestwich
Liberal Party (UK)
S. Clynes
4,630
49.4
Conservative Party (UK)
W. H. Horbury
2,649
28.2
Labour Party (UK)
D. Bibby
2,098
22.4
1,981
21.1
9,377
Liberal Party (UK)
Radcliffe
Radcliffe
Labour Party (UK)
G. Colin
4,363
56.7
Conservative Party (UK)
B. Hodgson
3,327
43.3
1,036
13.5
7,690
Labour Party (UK)
Ramsbottom
Ramsbottom
Conservative Party (UK)
W. R. Kirkpatrick
3,948
56.7
Labour Party (UK)
F. O'Malley
3,014
43.3
934
13.4
6,962
Conservative Party (UK)
Whitefield
Whitefield
Labour Party (UK)
D. G. Chadwick
3,441
53.7
Conservative Party (UK)
D. F. Silverman
2,963
46.3
478
7.4
6,404
Labour Party (UK)
Manchester
Manchester No.1
Manchester No.1
Labour Party (UK)
W. Lister
2,216
60.9
Conservative Party (UK)
A. E. Walsh
1,425
39.1
791
21.8
3,641
Labour Party (UK)
Manchester No.2
Manchester No.2
Labour Party (UK)
J. Taylor
2,796
65.3
Conservative Party (UK)
A. R. Leeke
1,488
34.7
1,308
30.5
4,284
Labour Party (UK)
Manchester No.3
Manchester No.3
Conservative Party (UK)
F. R. Butler
2,606
60.7
Labour Party (UK)
J. V. Loran
1,687
39.3
919
21.4
4,293
Conservative Party (UK)
Manchester No.4
Manchester No.4
Conservative Party (UK)
A. G. Thornhill
2,455
61.7
Labour Party (UK)
A. Naqui
1,521
38.3
934
23.4
3,976
Conservative Party (UK)
Manchester No.5
Manchester No.5
Labour Party (UK)
B. S. Langton
2,525
64.0
Conservative Party (UK)
F. Meaden
1,418
36.0
1,107
28.0
3,943
Labour Party (UK)
Manchester No.6
Manchester No.6
Labour Party (UK)
A. D. Kelly
3,718
55.9
Conservative Party (UK)
A. Wray
2,937
44.1
781
11.7
6,655
Labour Party (UK)
Manchester No.7
Manchester No.7
Conservative Party (UK)
N. A. Green
3,754
39.5
Labour Party (UK)
G. Halstead
3,670
38.7
Liberal Party (UK)
R. Jackson
2,068
21.8
84
0.9
9,492
Conservative Party (UK)
Manchester No.8
Manchester No.8
Labour Party (UK)
R. E. Thomas
2,319
72.4
Conservative Party (UK)
J. Griffiths
694
21.7
Communist Party of Great Britain
D. J. Heywood
190
5.9
1,625
50.7
3,203
Labour Party (UK)
Manchester No.9
Manchester No.9
Labour Party (UK)
T. O. Hamnett
4,387
68.4
Conservative Party (UK)
R. A. Markman
2,025
31.6
2,362
36.8
6,412
Labour Party (UK)
Manchester No.10
Manchester No.10
Labour Party (UK)
G. Mann
5,296
64.7
Conservative Party (UK)
S. Green
2,582
31.5
Communist Party of Great Britain
M. Taylor
310
3.8
2,714
33.1
8,188
Labour Party (UK)
Manchester No.11
Manchester No.11
Labour Party (UK)
A. S. Goldstone
4,009
63.0
Conservative Party (UK)
A. Malpas
2,072
32.5
Independent (politician)
D. R. Harries
155
2.4
Communist Party of Great Britain
R. Hughes
131
2.1
1,937
30.5
6,367
Labour Party (UK)
Manchester No.12
Manchester No.12
Conservative Party (UK)
R. A. Fieldhouse
2,735
54.6
Labour Party (UK)
B. W. McColgan
2,277
45.4
458
9.2
5,012
Conservative Party (UK)
Manchester No.13
Manchester No.13
Conservative Party (UK)
D. J. Edwards
4,126
44.1
Liberal Party (UK)
W. J. Ellwood
2,631
28.1
Labour Party (UK)
A. H. Pinch
2,603
27.8
1,495
16.0
9,360
Conservative Party (UK)
Manchester No.14
Manchester No.14
Conservative Party (UK)
T. F. Lavin
4,804
62.9
Labour Party (UK)
M. Bobker
2,834
37.1
1,970
25.8
7,638
Conservative Party (UK)
Manchester No.15
Manchester No.15
Conservative Party (UK)
D. Lee
3,940
71.9
Labour Party (UK)
H. Gregory
1,358
24.8
Communist Party of Great Britain
D. Maher
180
3.3
2,582
47.1
5,478
Conservative Party (UK)
Manchester No.16
Manchester No.16
Labour Party (UK)
J. G. Birtles
3,660
80.9
Conservative Party (UK)
C. Boyle
866
19.1
2,794
61.8
4,526
Labour Party (UK)
Manchester No.17
Manchester No.17
Conservative Party (UK)
P. Buckley
4,554
48.7
Liberal Party (UK)
D. J. Hewitt
2,601
27.8
Labour Party (UK)
W. A. Downward
1,618
17.3
Anti-Immigration
M. R. Goucher
587
6.3
1,953
20.9
9,360
Conservative Party (UK)
Manchester No.18
Manchester No.18
Labour Party (UK)
G. M. Morton
2,391
55.7
Conservative Party (UK)
C. T. S. Ather
1,900
44.3
491
11.4
4,291
Labour Party (UK)
Manchester No.19
Manchester No.19
Conservative Party (UK)
G. Leigh
3,123
54.7
Labour Party (UK)
W. J. Courtney
2,583
45.3
540
9.5
5,706
Conservative Party (UK)
Manchester No.20
Manchester No.20
Conservative Party (UK)
I. K. Paley
5,150
50.2
Labour Party (UK)
D. Lynch
5,104
49.8
46
0.4
10,254
Conservative Party (UK)
Oldham
Chadderton
Chadderton
Labour Party (UK)
W. Gresty
2,899
51.2
Conservative Party (UK)
H. Travis
1,747
30.9
Liberal Party (UK)
P. E. Cooke
1,013
17.9
1,152
20.3
5,659
Labour Party (UK)
Crompton
Crompton
Labour Party (UK)
J. Read
2,839
44.3
Conservative Party (UK)
I. Scott
2,253
35.1
Liberal Party (UK)
C. G. Hillyer
1,321
20.6
586
9.1
6,413
Labour Party (UK)
Failsworth
Failsworth
Labour Party (UK)
C. E. Tucker
3,168
46.4
Conservative Party (UK)
K. L. Rowland
2,109
30.9
Liberal Party (UK)
F. Platt
1,352
19.8
Communist Party of Great Britain
E. Crawford
201
2.9
1,059
15.5
6,830
Labour Party (UK)
Oldham No.1
Oldham No.1
Labour Party (UK)
E. Brierley
3,338
48.5
Liberal Party (UK)
A. J. Adler
2,014
29.3
Conservative Party (UK)
A. B. Jowett
1,529
22.2
1,324
19.2
6,881
Labour Party (UK)
Oldham No.2
Oldham No.2
Labour Party (UK)
G. Whitehead
2,970
50.3
Conservative Party (UK)
J. T. Fletcher
1,663
28.2
Liberal Party (UK)
M. I. Pendlebury
1,274
21.6
1,307
22.1
5,907
Labour Party (UK)
Oldham No.3
Oldham No.3
Labour Party (UK)
A. Tweedale
3,489
48.6
Conservative Party (UK)
D. Smith
2,215
30.9
Liberal Party (UK)
R. N. Cooke
1,474
20.5
1,274
17.7
7,178
Labour Party (UK)
Oldham No.4
Oldham No.4
Labour Party (UK)
J. K. Leyden
4,338
54.7
Conservative Party (UK)
G. J. Wilson
2,074
26.1
Liberal Party (UK)
W. R. Wheeler
1,329
16.8
Communist Party of Great Britain
J. B. Round
191
2.3
2,264
28.5
7,932
Labour Party (UK)
Royton
Royton
Liberal Party (UK)
W. E. Critchley
2,970
40.8
Labour Party (UK)
S. G. W. Jacobs
2,387
32.8
Conservative Party (UK)
R. Dearden
1,929
26.5
583
8.0
7,286
Liberal Party (UK)
Saddleworth
Saddleworth
Liberal Party (UK)
G. E. Lord
3,694
43.1
Conservative Party (UK)
H. Jagger
2,799
32.6
Labour Party (UK)
J. B. Battye
2,080
24.3
895
10.4
8,573
Liberal Party (UK)
Rochdale
Heywood
Heywood
Labour Party (UK)
J. Connell
4,979
60.1
Conservative Party (UK)
M. W. Ingoe
3,312
39.9
1,667
20.1
8,291
Labour Party (UK)
Middleton North West
Middleton North West
Labour Party (UK)
N. V. Weall
3,931
64.6
Conservative Party (UK)
P. N. E. Hawton
2,150
35.4
1,781
29.3
6,081
Labour Party (UK)
Middleton South East
Middleton South East
Conservative Party (UK)
J. H. Berry
2,921
50.7
Labour Party (UK)
A. J. Cleasby
2,662
46.2
Communist Party of Great Britain
A. Frost
180
3.1
259
4.5
5,763
Conservative Party (UK)
Rochdale No.1
Rochdale No.1
Labour Party (UK)
J. S. Williams
4,501
58.0
Conservative Party (UK)
C. Ogden
3,261
42.0
1,240
16.0
7,762
Labour Party (UK)
Rochdale No.2
Rochdale No.2
Conservative Party (UK)
C. Haigh
3,778
48.7
Labour Party (UK)
T. Duffy
3,711
47.8
Communist Party of Great Britain
S. Hodgkinson
268
3.5
67
0.9
6,404
Conservative Party (UK)
Rochdale No.3
Rochdale No.3
Liberal Party (UK)
T. Chadwick
3,927
44.3
Labour Party (UK)
J. F. Grant
2,738
30.9
Conservative Party (UK)
R. K. Bentley
2,192
24.7
1,189
13.4
8,857
Liberal Party (UK)
Rochdale No.4
Rochdale No.4
Labour Party (UK)
H. Matthews
3,310
34.2
Liberal Party (UK)
J. A. Kielty
2,725
28.1
Conservative Party (UK)
J. E. Fletcher
1,913
19.7
Anti-Immigration
M. W. Sellors
1,740
18.0
585
6.0
9,688
Labour Party (UK)
Salford
Eccles
Eccles
Labour Party (UK)
K. Mechan
2,491
48.5
Conservative Party (UK)
T. Francis
2,481
48.3
Communist Party of Great Britain
H. Harwood
161
3.1
10
0.2
5,133
Labour Party (UK)
Eccles-Patricroft
Eccles-Patricroft
Labour Party (UK)
J. G. Smith
3,652
59.7
Conservative Party (UK)
J. G. Hardaway
2,258
36.9
Communist Party of Great Britain
H. Cottam
205
3.4
1,394
22.8
6,115
Labour Party (UK)
Irlam
Irlam
Labour Party (UK)
M. G. Roberts
2,961
54.0
Conservative Party (UK)
R. S. Gordon
2,291
41.8
Communist Party of Great Britain
T. D. Robinson
232
4.2
670
12.2
5,485
Labour Party (UK)
Pendlebury
Pendlebury
Labour Party (UK)
T. G. Harrison
2,899
65.6
Conservative Party (UK)
F. M. France
1,320
29.9
Communist Party of Great Britain
A. J. Lewis
201
4.5
1,579
35.7
4,420
Labour Party (UK)
Salford No.1
Salford No.1
Labour Party (UK)
G. Stonehouse
2,254
42.8
Conservative Party (UK)
V. E. Smith
1,435
27.3
Liberal Party (UK)
M. Corwin
1,423
27.0
Communist Party of Great Britain
E. Plumbley
149
2.8
819
15.6
5,261
Labour Party (UK)
Salford No.2
Salford No.2
Labour Party (UK)
N. Briggs
2,853
62.1
Liberal Party (UK)
E. J. Hyde
904
19.7
Conservative Party (UK)
S. R. Latimer
837
18.2
1,949
42.4
4,594
Labour Party (UK)
Salford No.3
Salford No.3
Labour Party (UK)
H. Williams
2,726
56.2
Liberal Party (UK)
J. Whittaker
1,560
32.2
Conservative Party (UK)
A. Sacks
562
11.6
1,166
24.1
4,848
Labour Party (UK)
Salford No.4
Salford No.4
Labour Party (UK)
E. D. G. Robinson
3,494
63.6
Conservative Party (UK)
A. R. Foulkes
1,817
33.1
Communist Party of Great Britain
J. A. Brogan
181
3.3
1,677
30.5
5,492
Labour Party (UK)
Salford No.5
Salford No.5
Conservative Party (UK)
J. M. Ford
2,983
52.5
Labour Party (UK)
I. Zott
2,701
47.5
282
5.0
5,684
Conservative Party (UK)
Swinton
Swinton
Labour Party (UK)
I. Jones
3,646
52.7
Conservative Party (UK)
E. W. Muldoon
3,030
43.8
Communist Party of Great Britain
H. Crellin
241
3.5
616
8.9
6,917
Labour Party (UK)
Worsley No.1
Worsley No.1
Labour Party (UK)
W. R. Pennington
4,431
71.3
Conservative Party (UK)
J. A. Dargie
1,461
23.5
Communist Party of Great Britain
P. T. Willetts
324
5.2
2,970
47.8
6,216
Labour Party (UK)
Worsley No.2
Worsley No.2
Conservative Party (UK)
J. Bingham
4,026
56.8
Labour Party (UK)
J. L. Anderson
3,056
43.2
970
13.7
7,082
Conservative Party (UK)
Stockport
Bredbury & Romiley
Bredbury & Romiley
Liberal Party (UK)
D. W. Tattersall
5,190
46.1
Conservative Party (UK)
J. G. Howe
3,366
29.9
Labour Party (UK)
P. C. Snape
2,704
24.0
1,824
16.2
11,260
52.8
Liberal Party (UK)
Cheadle & Gatley No.1
Cheadle & Gatley No.1
Liberal Party (UK)
C. Penney
6,257
50.8
Conservative Party (UK)
A. Richardson
4,868
39.5
Labour Party (UK)
J. O. Lewis
1,194
9.7
1,389
11.3
12,319
52.6
Liberal Party (UK)
Cheadle & Gatley No.2
Cheadle & Gatley No.2
Liberal Party (UK)
L. G. Bayley
4,822
49.7
Conservative Party (UK)
B. Barker
3,589
37.0
Labour Party (UK)
R. N. Hughes
1,287
13.3
1,233
12.7
9,698
48.7
Liberal Party (UK)
Hazel Grove & Bramhall No.1
Hazel Grove & Bramhall No.1
Liberal Party (UK)
C. J. Walker
3,901
62.1
Conservative Party (UK)
P. Orton
1,905
30.3
Labour Party (UK)
R. McKnight
472
7.5
1,996
31.8
6,278
53.9
Liberal Party (UK)
Hazel Grove & Bramhall No.2
Hazel Grove & Bramhall No.2
Liberal Party (UK)
R. A. Tilley
4,759
50.3
Conservative Party (UK)
J. B. Leck
4,331
45.8
Labour Party (UK)
M. Pollard
370
3.9
428
4.5
9,460
56.4
Liberal Party (UK)
Marple
Marple
Liberal Party (UK)
R. N. Cuss
4,427
49.4
Conservative Party (UK)
M. Yates
3,596
40.1
Labour Party (UK)
H. J. Abrams
940
10.5
831
9.3
8,963
52.2
Liberal Party (UK)
Stockport No.1
Stockport No.1
Labour Party (UK)
J. B. Clarke
2,880
50.1
Conservative Party (UK)
D. F. Bath
1,509
26.2
Liberal Party (UK)
C. J. Carter
1,360
23.7
1,371
23.8
5,749
33.5
Labour Party (UK)
Stockport No.2
Stockport No.2
Conservative Party (UK)
J. C. F. Crowther
3,554
44.1
Labour Party (UK)
E. Wood
2,375
29.5
Liberal Party (UK)
J. S. Hosking
2,129
26.4
1,179
14.6
8,058
43.2
Conservative Party (UK)
Stockport No.3
Stockport No.3
Labour Party (UK)
J. C. Tucker
4,396
47.6
Conservative Party (UK)
B. Downs
2,855
30.9
Liberal Party (UK)
P. J. Arnold
1,983
21.5
1,541
16.7
9,234
39.4
Labour Party (UK)
Stockport No.4
Stockport No.4
Conservative Party (UK)
J. A. MacCarron
4,396
54.7
Liberal Party (UK)
A. R. Cottam
1,921
23.9
Labour Party (UK)
D. Robinson
1,721
21.4
2,475
30.8
8,038
45.2
Conservative Party (UK)
Stockport No.5
Stockport No.5
Labour Party (UK)
P. G. L. Scott
4,770
50.5
Conservative Party (UK)
W. R. Thomson
2,420
26.2
Liberal Party (UK)
J. D. C. Hunt
2,205
23.3
2,300
24.4
9,445
41.2
Labour Party (UK)
Tameside
Ashton-under-Lyne No.1
Ashton-under-Lyne No.1
Labour Party (UK)
B. R. Dobbins
3,541
52.7
Conservative Party (UK)
J. Fletcher
3,180
47.3
361
5.4
6,721
Labour Party (UK)
Ashton-under-Lyne No.2
Ashton-under-Lyne No.2
Labour Party (UK)
H. Davies
3,977
63.7
Conservative Party (UK)
W. Dunkerley
2,262
36.3
1,715
27.5
6,239
Labour Party (UK)
Audenshaw
Audenshaw
Labour Party (UK)
J. I. Allsopp
3,417
55.0
Conservative Party (UK)
G. I. Lomas
2,799
45.0
618
9.9
6,216
Labour Party (UK)
Denton
Denton
Labour Party (UK)
M. Wareing
3,543
45.7
Conservative Party (UK)
J. R. Martin
2,643
34.1
Liberal Party (UK)
J. Ward
1,559
20.1
900
11.6
7,745
Labour Party (UK)
Droylesden
Droylesden
Labour Party (UK)
G. E. Pailin
3,029
44.3
Liberal Party (UK)
T. J. Dowse
2,438
35.7
Conservative Party (UK)
M. Paley
1,363
20.0
591
8.7
6,830
Labour Party (UK)
Dukinfield
Dukinfield
Labour Party (UK)
W. Birtwistle
3,565
66.3
Conservative Party (UK)
E. Tetlow
1,815
33.7
1,750
32.5
5,380
Labour Party (UK)
Hyde No.1
Hyde No.1
Labour Party (UK)
T. Langford
3,291
65.8
Conservative Party (UK)
W. F. Griffiths
1,713
34.2
31.5
31.5
5,004
Labour Party (UK)
Hyde No.2
Hyde No.2
Conservative Party (UK)
A. Eddowes
2,957
51.2
Labour Party (UK)
J. Fitzpatrick
2,820
48.8
137
2.4
5,757
Conservative Party (UK)
Stalybridge
Stalybridge
Labour Party (UK)
K. F. Rae
2,300
43.7
Conservative Party (UK)
S. Hall
1,801
34.2
Liberal Party (UK)
N. T. A. Greenwood
1,164
22.1
499
9.5
5,265
Labour Party (UK)
Trafford
Altrincham No.1
Altrincham No.1
Labour Party (UK)
A. D. Johnson
3,739
48.8
Conservative Party (UK)
C. Harrison
3,563
46.5
Communist Party of Great Britain
E. J. Wilkinson
359
4.7
176
2.3
7,661
Labour Party (UK)
Altrincham No.2
Altrincham No.2
Liberal Party (UK)
S. Williamson
3,581
44.4
Conservative Party (UK)
R. Hall
2,434
30.2
Labour Party (UK)
R. Crossman
1,969
24.4
Communist Party of Great Britain
J. Brenner
87
1.1
1,147
14.2
8,071
Liberal Party (UK)
Hale
Hale
Conservative Party (UK)
R. A. Roberts
5,423
63.9
Liberal Party (UK)
S. M. Farnsworth
2,157
25.4
Labour Party (UK)
J. D. Kill
904
10.7
3,266
38.5
8,484
Conservative Party (UK)
Sale No.1
Sale No.1
Conservative Party (UK)
D. I. Carter
3,923
42.9
Labour Party (UK)
R. C. Wallis
2,743
30.0
Liberal Party (UK)
J. Keohane
2,490
27.2
1,180
12.9
9,156
Conservative Party (UK)
Sale No.2
Sale No.2
Liberal Party (UK)
J. Harries
4,551
45.8
Conservative Party (UK)
P. A. A. Pepper
3,284
33.1
Labour Party (UK)
C. H. Merry
1,921
19.3
Communist Party of Great Britain
A. H. Burrage
180
1.8
1,267
12.8
9,936
Liberal Party (UK)
Stretford
Stretford
Labour Party (UK)
H. S. Armitage
4,416
50.4
Conservative Party (UK)
E. Forbes
4,033
46.0
Communist Party of Great Britain
A. Jarratt
315
3.6
383
4.4
8,764
Labour Party (UK)
Stretford-Old Trafford
Stretford-Old Trafford
Labour Party (UK)
D. F. Sullivan
2,772
51.3
Conservative Party (UK)
R. D. Doherty
2,629
48.7
143
2.6
5,401
Labour Party (UK)
Urmston No.1
Urmston No.1
Liberal Party (UK)
A. Pitt
3,249
40.1
Conservative Party (UK)
E. J. Boardman
3,025
37.3
Labour Party (UK)
J. R. Haydock
1,835
22.6
224
2.8
8,109
Liberal Party (UK)
Urmston No.2
Urmston No.2
Conservative Party (UK)
E. A. Durant
2,590
39.0
Liberal Party (UK)
A. E. Anstall
2,105
31.7
Labour Party (UK)
D. L. Stewart
1,952
29.4
485
7.3
6,647
Conservative Party (UK)
Wigan
Ashton-in-Makerfield
Ashton-in-Makerfield
Labour Party (UK)
G. Lockett
3,724
78.5
Conservative Party (UK)
A. Emmett
1,019
21.5
2,705
57.0
4,743
Labour Party (UK)
Atherton
Atherton
Labour Party (UK)
W. Murphy
3,291
65.2
Conservative Party (UK)
M. Williams
1,757
34.8
1,534
30.4
5,048
Labour Party (UK)
Golborne
Golborne
Labour Party (UK)
F. J. Newton
6,751
75.4
Conservative Party (UK)
T. R. Thompson
2,198
24.6
4,553
50.8
8,949
Labour Party (UK)
Hindley
Hindley
Labour Party (UK)
W. S. Simmons
4,550
74.6
Conservative Party (UK)
R. Hughes
1,546
25.4
3,004
49.2
6,096
Labour Party (UK)
Ince-in-Makerfield
Ince-in-Makerfield
Labour Party (UK)
J. Horrocks
uncontested
Labour Party (UK)
Leigh East
Leigh East
Labour Party (UK)
F. Taylor
3,230
50.9
Conservative Party (UK)
E. Green
3,115
49.1
115
1.8
6,345
Labour Party (UK)
Leigh West
Leigh West
Labour Party (UK)
H. Davies
3,860
76.1
Conservative Party (UK)
S. Johnson
1,211
23.9
2,649
52.2
5,071
Labour Party (UK)
Orrell
Orrell
Labour Party (UK)
D. Bennett
3,136
60.9
Conservative Party (UK)
J. C. Simpkin
2,011
39.1
1,125
21.8
5,147
Labour Party (UK)
Standish-Langtree
Standish-Langtree
Labour Party (UK)
J. Higham
5,563
59.2
Conservative Party (UK)
T. Barnes
3,833
40.8
1,730
18.4
9,396
Labour Party (UK)
Tyldesley
Tyldesley
Labour Party (UK)
G. C. Thomas
3,399
66.1
Independent (politician)
P. Naylor
1,269
24.7
Independent Socialist
J. C. Barnes
468
9.1
2,130
41.4
5,139
Labour Party (UK)
Wigan
Wigan (3 seats)
Labour Party (UK)
W. Blackledge
uncontested
Labour Party (UK)
E. Cowser
uncontested
Labour Party (UK)
J. A. Greenall
uncontested
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
References
Greater Manchester County Council election
1973