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1973 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council Elections, 1973

10 May 1973 1975 →

Whole council (51) to Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal
Seats won 28, 54.9% 18, 35.3% 5, 9.8%
Popular vote 65,232 63,428 30,147
Percentage 40.0% 38.9% 18.5%

Council control after election

Labour

The first elections to the newly created Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 10 May 1973, with the entirety of the 51 seat council — three seats for each of the 17 wards — up for vote. The Local Government Act 1972 stipulated that the elected members were to shadow and eventually take over from the predecessor corporation on 1 April 1974. The order in which the councillors were elected dictated their term serving, with third-place candidates serving two years and up for re-election in 1975, second-placed three years expiring in 1976 and 1st-placed five years until 1978.

As well as replacing the County Borough of Halifax, the new council included:

The election resulted in Labour gaining control.

In May 1974 a by-election for the Brighouse ward occurred to replace the Conservative councillor G. Wood. The by-election was won by the Labour candidate M. Cunningham.

Council results

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Calderdale[1][2]
Party Candidates Votes
Stood Elected Gained Unseated Net % of total % No. Net %
  Labour 49 28 - - - 54.9 40.0 65,232 -
  Conservative 51 18 - - - 35.3 38.9 63,428 -
  Liberal 31 5 - - - 9.8 18.5 30,147 -
  Independent 3 0 - - - 0.0 1.5 2,479 -
  Socialist 1 0 - - - 0.0 0.7 1,122 -
  Ind. Conservative 1 0 - - - 0.0 0.3 482 -

Council Composition

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After the election the composition of the council was:

28 18 5
Labour Conservative Liberal
Party New council
Labour 28
Conservative 18
Liberal Democrats 5
Total 51

Ward results

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Brighouse ward

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Brighouse ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Mitchell 2,325 46.8
Labour S. Womersley 1,984
Conservative G. Wood 1,519 30.6
Conservative B. Newton 1,511
Labour M. Cunningham 1,473
Conservative C. Tinker 1,450
Socialist S. Williams 1,122 22.6
Turnout 61.9

Elland ward

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Elland ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative K. Cawdry 1,355 35.4
Liberal W. Ramsden 1,295 33.8
Labour A. Nutton 1,178 30.8
Conservative S. Taylor 998
Liberal H. Fox 996
Liberal D. Rabone 953
Labour B. Firth 939
Labour J. Heathcote 861
Conservative G. Astwood 852
Turnout 51.8

Greetland and Stainland ward

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Greetland and Stainland ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal D. Shutt 1,358 45.3
Liberal H. Howe 1,302
Liberal N. Kemp 1,240
Labour A. Lane 846 28.2
Conservative M. Jones 797 26.6
Conservative H. Tetlaw 730
Labour K. Stacey 680
Labour E. Bland 647
Conservative E. Challenger 569
Turnout 51.6

Hebden Bridge ward

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Hebden Bridge ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F. Barker 2,379 39.2
Labour G. Bryant 1,443
Labour S. Leach 1,189
Conservative M. Fisher 1,184 19.5
Liberal D. Flethcer 1,178 19.4
Liberal S. Yorke 1,149
Conservative R. Helliwell 1,106
Liberal T. Doyle 881
Independent M. Sutherland 850 14.0
Independent H. Knowles 812
Conservative J. Price 736
Ind. Conservative A. Stromberg 482 7.9
Turnout 63.9

Illingworth ward

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Illingworth ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour I. Jones 996 46.0
Labour W. Higgins 920
Labour K. Lord 872
Conservative C. Rooks 719 33.2
Conservative M. Jagger 510
Conservative G. Shaw 506
Liberal F. Withey 451 20.8
Liberal C. Guy 288
Liberal R. Binns 250
Turnout 31.5

Lightcliffe ward

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Lightcliffe ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Sharp 2,333 60.6
Conservative R. Sunderland 2,309
Conservative D. Crinall 2,244
Labour W. Tankard 1,520 39.4
Labour F. Stapleford 1,487
Labour D. Wood 1,404
Turnout 40.6

Mixenden ward

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Mixenden ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Hall 978 65.5
Labour D. Thompson 961
Labour J. Thompson 906
Conservative F. Mitchell 515 34.5
Conservative T. Riddlesden 448
Conservative M. Andrews 415
Turnout 23.6

Northowram and Shelf ward

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Northowram and Shelf ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Bradley 1,473 42.9
Conservative R. Conway 1,360
Conservative C. Farrar 1,221
Liberal S. Brownridge 1,146 33.3
Liberal W. Stansfield 976
Liberal R. Shaw 832
Labour H. Thompson 818 23.8
Labour D. Walters 663
Labour W. Stubbings 663
Turnout 48.5

Ovenden ward

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Ovenden ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Jeffreys 1,685 60.1
Labour J. Tolan 1,528
Labour J. Thelwell 1,495
Conservative T. Enderby 1,117 39.9
Conservative H. Gresham 1,020
Conservative E. Cavanagh 994
Turnout 29.3

Rastrick ward

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Rastrick ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Hions 1,763 51.3
Conservative L. Hanson 1,672 48.7
Labour F. Moss 1,670
Conservative W. Furness 1,624
Labour F. Clayton 1,558
Conservative L. Hunt 1,557
Turnout 39.6

Ryburn ward

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Ryburn ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Midgley 1,582 41.9
Conservative D. Wood 1,308
Labour A. Benbow 1,303 34.5
Conservative J. Benson 1,232
Labour E. Godfrey 990
Labour J. Sutcliffe 938
Liberal B. Glendinning 889 23.6
Liberal R. Thompson 789
Liberal J. Kafel 480
Turnout 45.0

Skircoat ward

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Skircoat ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Waddington 2,009 42.5
Conservative J. Tidswell 1,953
Conservative J. Schofield 1,928
Liberal P. Haley 1,375 29.1
Labour L. Mitchell 1,345 28.4
Liberal G. Binns 1,281
Liberal A. Templeton 1,156
Turnout 49.5

Sowerby North ward

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Sowerby North ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Pettengell 1,595 49.5
Labour L. Sleigh 1,397
Labour J. Fairhurst 1,389
Conservative P. Dyson 1,021 31.7
Conservative M. Andrew 967
Conservative C. Beverley 901
Liberal R. Holmes 607 18.8
Liberal S. Pragnall 578
Liberal C. Hemmingway 498
Turnout 47.1

St. John's ward

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St. John's ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Mann 1,819 49.4
Labour R. Deadman 1,647
Labour R. Metcalfe 1,373
Conservative A. Culpan 990 26.9
Liberal D. Carlin 873 23.7
Conservative J. Clarke 833
Conservative R. Wade 818
Turnout 39.3

Todmorden ward

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Todmorden ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Wilson 2,071 32.8
Conservative H. Tootell 2,014 31.9
Conservative E. Dennett 1,925
Labour A. Marshall 1,749
Labour C. Parkinson 1,574
Conservative F. Mills 1,525
Liberal M. Holmstedt 1,415 22.4
Liberal M. Taylor 1,413
Liberal K. Bunn 1,144
Independent R. Wild 817 12.9
Turnout 56.6

Town ward

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Town ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Berry 2,104 60.1
Labour W. Tate 1,926
Labour L. Warn 1,917
Conservative G. Webb 1,398 39.9
Conservative R. Farrar 1,330
Conservative R. Slocombe 1,280
Turnout 35.9

Warley ward

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Warley ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Smith 1,519 41.1
Liberal A. Clegg 1,348 36.5
Conservative B. Wildsmith 1,313
Liberal J. Driver 1,160
Conservative J. Ford 1,066
Liberal E. Helliwell 846
Labour P. Jagger 825 22.3
Labour J. Thorley 783
Labour M. Panko 656
Turnout 43.7

By-elections between 1973 and 1975

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Brighouse ward, 1974

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Brighouse By-Election 22 May 1974[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Cunningham 1,428 41.6 −5.2
Conservative J. Lockwood 1,322 38.5 +7.9
Liberal S. Williams 684 19.9 +19.9
Majority 106 3.1
Turnout 3,434
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

References

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  1. ^ a b "Calderdale Votes: 40 years of local democracy" (PDF). Election results. Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Election results. The Elections Centre. Retrieved 20 August 2017.