1973 South Ribble Borough Council election

none December 2022 December 2022 South Ribble Borough Council elections The first elections to South Ribble Borough Council were held in June 1973. The elected Borough Council, newly created by the Local Government Act 1972, would act as a shadow authority before coming into its powers later in 1973.Councils offered five more months before changes The Times 18 February 1972 The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party won a majority. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/vote2007/councils/html/30un.stm South Ribble 2022-12-16 BBC News Online thumb|Composition of the Borough Council after the 1973 election Election result South Ribble local election result 1973 Conservative Party (UK) 30 N/A N/A N/A 61.2 37,249 56.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) 16 N/A N/A N/A 32.5 21,585 32.5 N/A Liberal Party (UK) 2 N/A N/A N/A 4.1 5,424 8.2 N/A Independent politician 1 N/A N/A N/A 2.0 2,157 3.2 N/A |} Ward results All Saints Conservative Party (UK) M. Rhodes 885 27.9 Conservative Party (UK) R. Knowles 869 27.4 Conservative Party (UK) R. Welhmam 840 26.5 Labour Party (UK) K. Lloyd 573 18.1 Bamber Bridge Central Conservative Party (UK) F. Cooper 965 14.8 Labour Party (UK) G. Davies 940 14.5 Labour Party (UK) F. Walsh 939 14.4 Conservative Party (UK) G. Woods 916 14.1 Conservative Party (UK) R. Dixon 865 13.3 Labour Party (UK) G. Nicholson 841 12.9 Liberal Party (UK) J. Bundy 391 6.0 Liberal Party (UK) W. Parker 333 5.1 Liberal Party (UK) A. Hodges 311 4.8 Farington Labour Party (UK) P. Ward 736 18.5 Conservative Party (UK) J. Littler 731 18.4 Conservative Party (UK) L. Craven 722 18.1 Conservative Party (UK) R. Robinson 621 15.6 Labour Party (UK) E. Martin 605 15.2 Labour Party (UK) S. Turton 567 14.2 Hutton & New Longton Independent politician V. Peacock 1081 35.6 Conservative Party (UK) M. Robinson 877 28.9 Conservative Party (UK) W. Eccles 826 27.2 Labour Party (UK) K. Eastham 255 8.4 Little Hoole & Much Hoole Conservative Party (UK) J. Knowles 250 76.9 Labour Party (UK) J. Nicholson 75 23.1 Longton Central & West Conservative Party (UK) A. Burden 893 32.9 Conservative Party (UK) A. Ashburner 838 30.9 Conservative Party (UK) D.Protheroe 740 27.3 Labour Party (UK) B. White 241 8.9 No.1 (Leyland St.Ambrose) Labour Party (UK) A. Dawson 479 20.9 Labour Party (UK) J. Crossley 427 18.6 Conservative Party (UK) W. Jackson 390 17.0 Liberal Party (UK) M. Kirkham 353 15.4 Conservative Party (UK) R. Kelley 348 15.2 Liberal Party (UK) B. Newby 299 13.0 No. 16 (Penwortham Middleforth) Labour Party (UK) M. Lyons 961 12.0 Conservative Party (UK) A. Roskell 912 11.4 Conservative Party (UK) V. Rhodes 912 11.4 Conservative Party (UK) R. Richardson 808 10.1 Labour Party (UK) H. Whitson 797 10.0 Labour Party (UK) J. Stoker 784 9.8 Conservative Party (UK) R. Caunce 769 9.6 Conservative Party (UK) J. Thompson 764 9.6 Liberal Party (UK) H. Goodier 650 8.1 Independent politician A. Johnson 640 8.0 No. 17 (Penwortham St. Marys) Conservative Party (UK) D. Stewart 1802 19.7 Conservative Party (UK) H. Smith 1735 19.0 Conservative Party (UK) S. Allison 1675 18.3 Conservative Party (UK) W. Valentine 1647 18.0 Conservative Party (UK) J. Rickards 1643 18.0 Labour Party (UK) P. Harknett 643 7.0 No. 3 (Leyland St. James) Labour Party (UK) A. Bamber 894 18.5 Labour Party (UK) C. Dawber 877 18.1 Labour Party (UK) A. Kelly 802 16.6 Conservative Party (UK) J. Hall 747 15.4 Conservative Party (UK) D. Kidd 574 11.9 Conservative Party (UK) L. Jackson 543 11.2 Liberal Party (UK) D. Marston 405 8.4 No. 4 (Leyland St. Johns) Labour Party (UK) L. Hocking 1071 28.0 Labour Party (UK) F. Stingfellow 1045 27.4 Labour Party (UK) M. Walsh 925 24.2 Liberal Party (UK) R. Caunce-Peacock 435 11.4 Conservative Party (UK) G. Eland 344 9.0 No. 5 (Leyland St. Marys) Conservative Party (UK) J. Marsden 597 23.4 Liberal Party (UK) A. Nelson 568 22.2 Conservative Party (UK) B. Pickup 556 21.8 Liberal Party (UK) L. Lloyd 423 16.5 Labour Party (UK) A. Brown 412 16.1 No. 6 (Leyland Wesley) Labour Party (UK) R. Wilkinson 455 64.4 Liberal Party (UK) V. Barnes 251 35.6 Samlesbury & Cuerdale Conservative Party (UK) F. Barton 239 74.2 Labour Party (UK) D. Eastham 83 25.8 St. Andrews Liberal Party (UK) N. Orrel 666 28.7 Conservative Party (UK) N. Greenwood 507 21.8 Conservative Party (UK) S. Kelley 448 19.3 Labour Party (UK) E. Walsh 362 15.6 Liberal Party (UK) J. Knowles 339 14.6 St. Leonards Conservative Party (UK) J. Coupe 911 31.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. Lawson 888 30.3 Conservative Party (UK) K. Palmer 861 29.4 Labour Party (UK) N. Kosickis 270 9.2 Walton-Le-Dale South Conservative Party (UK) H. Kerfoot 855 16.5 Labour Party (UK) T. Bayes 829 16.0 Conservative Party (UK) P. Smith 789 15.2 Conservative Party (UK) W. Towers 770 14.9 Labour Party (UK) G. Woodcock 770 14.5 Labour Party (UK) W. Corney 747 14.4 Independent politician F. Hudson 436 8.4 Walton-Le-Dale West Conservative Party (UK) R. Smith 819 17.9 Conservative Party (UK) J. Ratcliffe 786 17.2 Labour Party (UK) A. White 782 17.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. Bell 772 16.9 Labour Party (UK) T. Baldwin 736 16.1 Labour Party (UK) T. Machell 680 14.9 Notes "note" References The Elections Centre, South Ribble Borough Council Election Results (PDF) Category:1973 English local elections 1973 Category:1970s in Lancashire