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Elections were held to Lancashire County Council as part of the wider 1977 United Kingdom local elections. An overwhelming Conservative majority was returned, with significant swings from Labour towards the Conservatives across the county. The Conservatives therefore retained control of the council.
1977 Lancashire County Council elections | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Conservative | 83 | 31 | 86.5 | 83 | 86.5 | 261,435 | 61.7 | 15.5 | ||
Labour | 12 | 21 | 12.5 | 12 | 12.5 | 118,706 | 28.0 | 11.8 | ||
Liberal | 1 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 28,622 | 6.8 | 2.4 | ||
National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7,153 | 1.7 | 1.3 | |||
Independent | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,613 | 1.1 | 1.7 | ||
National Party | 0 | NEW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,110 | 0.3 | NEW | ||
Communist | 0 | NEW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,093 | 0.3 | NEW | ||
Residents | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 945 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ||
New Britain | 0 | NEW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0.0 | NEW | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | H. Taylor | 1,907 | 53.2 | 10.3 | |
Labour | B. Whitham | 1160 | 32.4 | 24.7 | |
Liberal | F. Chapman | 272 | 7.6 | NEW | |
National Front | K. Dobson | 246 | 6.9 | NEW | |
Majority | 747 | 20.8 | 6.6 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 17.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Hindley | 1,400 | 41.5 | 6.7 | |
Labour | W. Haines* | 1346 | 39.9 | 25.3 | |
National Front | D. Riley | 379 | 11.2 | NEW | |
Liberal | D. O'Hanlon | 187 | 5.5 | NEW | |
Communist | M. Dearden | 60 | 1.8 | NEW | |
Majority | 54 | 1.6 | 28.8 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 16.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | M. Martin | 1,903 | 51.2 | 4.0 | |
Labour | D. Keeley | 1142 | 30.7 | 14.1 | |
Liberal | W. Matthews | 388 | 10.4 | NEW | |
National Front | C. Dower | 283 | 7.6 | NEW | |
Majority | 761 | 20.5 | 10.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 5.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | D. Wood* | 2,549 | 70.8 | 15.4 | |
Labour | H. Sutcliffe | 1053 | 29.2 | 15.4 | |
Majority | 1496 | 41.5 | 30.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 15.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Maisey | 2,687 | 42.9 | 20.7 | |
Labour | R. Hill* | 1937 | 30.9 | 7.2 | |
Liberal | J. Bebbington | 1639 | 26.2 | 1.9 | |
Majority | 750 | 12.0 | 1.8 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 14.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T. Marsden | 3,542 | 63.5 | 25.9 | |
Labour | D. Cave | 1464 | 26.2 | 11.0 | |
National Party | G. Hudson | 572 | 10.3 | NEW | |
Majority | 1988 | 37.3 | 27.6 | ||
Conservative gain from Residents | Swing | 36.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | E. Smith* | 1,605 | 53.3 | 19.0 | |
Conservative | K. Bolton | 1052 | 35.0 | 7.3 | |
National Party | D. Rowbotham | 216 | 7.2 | NEW | |
National Front | J. Whittaker | 136 | 4.5 | NEW | |
Majority | 553 | 18.4 | 26.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 13.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | L. Proos* | 2,524 | 57.1 | 7.7 | |
Conservative | A. Hutchinson | 1654 | 37.4 | 15.2 | |
Communist | G. Davies | 245 | 5.5 | NEW | |
Majority | 870 | 19.7 | 1.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 3.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | H. White* | 1,022 | 32.1 | 5.5 | |
Liberal | F. Beetham | 914 | 28.8 | 6.9 | |
Conservative | F. Lewis | 800 | 25.2 | 15.3 | |
National Party | J. Read Kingsley | 322 | 10.1 | NEW | |
National Front | E. Adamson | 121 | 3.8 | 13.0 | |
Majority | 108 | 3.4 | 1.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 0.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D. Murray* | 3,847 | 87.7 | 29.6 | |
Labour | D. Smith | 541 | 12.3 | 9.2 | |
Majority | 3306 | 75.3 | 47.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 19.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Cutler | 1,871 | 52.8 | 7.3 | |
Labour | J. Mason* | 1674 | 47.2 | 7.3 | |
Majority | 197 | 5.6 | 3.4 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 7.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | R. Wood | 2,713 | 53.2 | 17.9 | |
Labour | J. Bury* | 1859 | 36.4 | 5.3 | |
National Front | G. Hughes | 529 | 10.4 | 12.6 | |
Majority | 854 | 16.7 | 10.2 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 11.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | G. Nickson* | 4,622 | 85.2 | 23.0 | |
Labour | A. Barton | 804 | 14.8 | 2.0 | |
Majority | 3818 | 70.4 | 29.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 12.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H. Jackson* | 3,159 | 80.9 | 16.6 | |
Labour | G. Ross | 604 | 15.5 | 20.2 | |
National Front | T. Parry | 143 | 3.7 | NEW | |
Majority | 2555 | 65.4 | 36.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 18.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T. Percival* | 2,617 | 72.8 | 17.4 | |
Labour | W. Garmston | 859 | 23.9 | 20.7 | |
National Front | A. Haworth | 119 | 3.3 | NEW | |
Majority | 1758 | 48.9 | 38.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 19.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | L. Broughton* | 2,448 | 79.8 | 27.5 | |
Labour | R. Lewis | 508 | 16.6 | 5.2 | |
National Front | M. Roberts | 111 | 3.6 | NEW | |
Majority | 1940 | 63.3 | 36.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 16.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Hook | 2,731 | 55.7 | 18.7 | |
Labour | L. Pomfret | 2044 | 41.7 | 10.0 | |
National Front | C. Michaels | 130 | 2.7 | NEW | |
Majority | 687 | 14.0 | 8.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 4.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Battersby* | 2,735 | 67.2 | 11.8 | |
Labour | E. Kirton | 1227 | 30.2 | 14.4 | |
National Front | M. Agnew | 107 | 2.6 | NEW | |
Majority | 1508 | 37.1 | 26.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 13.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Jacobs* | 2,022 | 59.1 | 21.2 | |
Labour | S. Wright | 1198 | 35.0 | 1.2 | |
National Front | A. Hanson | 203 | 5.9 | NEW | |
Majority | 824 | 24.1 | 22.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 11.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Dewhirst* | 2,464 | 65.0 | 23.8 | |
Labour | E. Allcock | 1090 | 28.7 | 2.4 | |
National Front | A. Machin | 239 | 6.3 | NEW | |
Majority | 1374 | 36.2 | 27.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 10.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Metcalf | 2,991 | 72.3 | 14.3 | |
Labour | D. Elgee | 1029 | 24.9 | 17.1 | |
National Front | J. Kay | 117 | 2.8 | NEW | |
Majority | 1962 | 47.4 | 31.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 15.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Cox* | 2,919 | 75.7 | 14.8 | |
Labour | J. Trickett | 769 | 20.0 | 19.1 | |
National Front | V. Gledhill | 117 | 2.8 | NEW | |
Majority | 2150 | 55.8 | 33.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 16.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | G. Baguley | 3,802 | 72.0 | 42.0 | |
Labour | P. Hall | 1309 | 24.8 | 6.2 | |
National Front | A. Timms | 166 | 3.1 | NEW | |
Majority | 2493 | 47.2 | 26.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | 46.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D. Hanson | 2,218 | 57.2 | 21.5 | |
Labour | H. Derbyshire | 1545 | 39.8 | 24.5 | |
National Front | A. Hardy | 116 | 3.0 | NEW | |
Majority | 673 | 17.3 | 11.2 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 23.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | K. Sumner-Clough* | 4,325 | 66.2 | 24.7 | |
Liberal | A. Dixon | 1216 | 18.6 | 13.3 | |
Labour | K. Firman | 996 | 15.2 | 11.4 | |
Majority | 3109 | 47.6 | 38.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 19.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | F. Brown | 2,479 | 51.4 | 16.7 | |
Labour | I. Wilson | 1860 | 38.6 | 5.0 | |
Liberal | E. Roberts | 480 | 10.0 | 11.7 | |
Majority | 619 | 12.8 | 4.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 10.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F. Booth* | 1,687 | 47.9 | 2.4 | |
Conservative | S. Nightingale | 1461 | 41.5 | 15.8 | |
Liberal | J. Anforth | 373 | 10.6 | 13.4 | |
Majority | 226 | 6.4 | 18.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 9.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. Tate | 2,291 | 50.4 | 20.9 | |
Labour | J. Entwistle* | 1883 | 41.5 | 11.5 | |
Liberal | E. Roberts | 368 | 8.1 | 9.5 | |
Majority | 408 | 9.0 | 14.4 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 20.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | F. Bailey | 2,323 | 50.8 | 13.8 | |
Labour | C. Platt* | 2248 | 49.2 | 13.8 | |
Majority | 75 | 1.6 | 24.3 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 13.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Keller* | 2,404 | 50.8 | 0.1 | |
Conservative | L. Bullock | 1709 | 41.6 | 19.9 | |
Majority | 695 | 1.6 | 20.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 10.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Wyld* | 2,827 | 69.3 | 3.4 | |
Labour | C. Burt | 887 | 21.7 | 12.4 | |
Liberal | R. Puckering | 365 | 8.9 | NEW | |
Majority | 1940 | 47.6 | 15.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 7.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. Beechey | 2,631 | 63.4 | 32.3 | |
Labour | J. Crook | 1517 | 36.6 | 12.8 | |
Majority | 1114 | 26.9 | 8.6 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 22.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. Case | 3,071 | 61.6 | 23.3 | |
Labour | J. Meadows* | 1914 | 38.4 | 23.3 | |
Majority | 1157 | 23.2 | 0.3 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 23.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. Ambrose* | 4,033 | 74.3 | 26.1 | |
Labour | P. Howat | 948 | 17.5 | 13.7 | |
Liberal | M. Farnworth | 446 | 8.2 | 12.5 | |
Majority | 3085 | 56.8 | 39.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 19.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Moorcroft | 3,712 | 77.3 | 29.2 | |
Labour | F. Higson | 1088 | 22.7 | 8.5 | |
Majority | 2624 | 54.7 | 37.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 18.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. Blackburn | 3,123 | 60.8 | 21.3 | |
Labour | A. Watmough | 1624 | 31.6 | 12.0 | |
Liberal | F. Wilson | 388 | 7.6 | 9.3 | |
Majority | 1499 | 29.2 | 25.1 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 16.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | P. Galbraith* | 2,581 | 62.6 | 22.0 | |
Labour | L. Dickinson | 1079 | 26.2 | 14.1 | |
Liberal | H. Batty | 294 | 7.1 | NEW | |
National Front | J. Dwyer | 168 | 4.1 | NEW | |
Majority | 1502 | 36.4 | 36.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 18.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H. Eastwood | 2,933 | 63.0 | 19.9 | |
Labour | B. Braithwaite | 1725 | 37.0 | 8.5 | |
Majority | 1208 | 25.9 | 11.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 5.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. O'Connell | 2,047 | 52.7 | 19.8 | |
Liberal | J. Smithson | 936 | 24.1 | 18.9 | |
Labour | A. Pickup | 899 | 23.2 | 1.0 | |
Majority | 1111 | 28.6 | 18.6 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | 19.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | A. Greaves* | 1,886 | 45.7 | 3.5 | |
Conservative | K. Hodgson | 1596 | 38.7 | 17.0 | |
Labour | A. McGrath | 643 | 15.6 | 13.5 | |
Majority | 290 | 7.0 | 13.1 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | 10.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C. Dodgson | 2,123 | 53.5 | 21.2 | |
Liberal | C. Grills* | 1214 | 30.6 | 11.9 | |
Labour | D. Alder | 630 | 15.9 | 9.3 | |
Majority | 909 | 22.9 | 12.7 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | 16.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Wiggans | 1,993 | 53.1 | 16.1 | |
Labour | C. Jones* | 952 | 25.4 | 19.4 | |
Liberal | P. Browne | 809 | 21.6 | 3.3 | |
Majority | 1041 | 27.7 | 19.9 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 17.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. Bland* | 2,409 | 59.0 | 25.4 | |
Liberal | C. Talbot | 1024 | 25.1 | 17.2 | |
Labour | T. Dewhurst | 649 | 15.9 | 8.1 | |
Majority | 1385 | 33.9 | 25.2 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | 21.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W. Brown* | 1,931 | 59.3 | 4.5 | |
Labour | A. Fleming | 793 | 24.4 | 20.8 | |
Liberal | D. Green | 416 | 12.8 | NEW | |
National Front | J. Wilson | 114 | 3.5 | NEW | |
Majority | 1138 | 35.0 | 25.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 12.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E. Funk* | 2,434 | 69.8 | 13.0 | |
Labour | R. Fox | 908 | 26.0 | 17.2 | |
National Front | B. Meeson | 146 | 4.2 | NEW | |
Majority | 1526 | 43.8 | 30.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 15.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T. Croft* | 3,391 | 82.6 | 3.7 | |
Labour | A. Richardson | 492 | 12.0 | 9.2 | |
Liberal | C. Merron | 224 | 5.5 | NEW | |
Majority | 2899 | 70.6 | 12.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 6.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. Horam* | 3,428 | 81.1 | 2.9 | |
Labour | R. Sumner | 483 | 11.4 | 10.4 | |
Liberal | A. Carmichael | 316 | 7.5 | NEW | |
Majority | 2945 | 69.7 | 13.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 6.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Spencer* | 2,133 | 47.7 | 7.6 | |
Residents | R. Fisher | 945 | 21.1 | NEW | |
Independent conservative | J. Payne | 785 | 17.6 | NEW | |
Liberal | D. Rose | 306 | 6.8 | NEW | |
Labour | D. Atkins | 250 | 5.6 | 13.7 | |
National Front | H. Hughes | 50 | 1.1 | NEW | |
Majority | 1188 | 26.6 | 26.1 | ||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | 24.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. Kirkham | 2,573 | 69.7 | 19.3 | |
Liberal | M. Gilbert | 1025 | 27.8 | 6.0 | |
National Front | A. Ward | 94 | 2.5 | NEW | |
Majority | 1548 | 41.9 | 25.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 12.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D. Elletson* | 3,210 | 83.7 | N/A [n 1] | |
Labour | A. Hawton | 494 | 12.9 | NEW | |
National Front | J. O'Donnell | 129 | 3.4 | NEW | |
Majority | 3833 | 70.9 | N/A | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Fitzherbert-Brockholes | 3,655 | 74.2 | N/A [n 1] | |
Liberal | B. Flood-Page | 968 | 19.6 | NEW | |
Labour | D. Fleming | 249 | 5.1 | NEW | |
National Front | J. Millington | 56 | 1.1 | NEW | |
Majority | 2687 | 54.5 | N/A | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | F. Worsley* | 3,449 | 59.9 | 3.0 | |
Labour | F. Parkinson | 1498 | 26.0 | 17.1 | |
Liberal | I. Kitchin | 357 | 7.9 | NEW | |
National Front | M. Last | 352 | 6.1 | NEW | |
Majority | 1951 | 33.9 | 20.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 10.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | G. Woodcock* | 3,535 | 61.1 | 5.8 | |
Labour | M. Cowpe | 1634 | 28.2 | 16.5 | |
Liberal | R. Holden | 620 | 10.7 | NEW | |
Majority | 1901 | 32.8 | 22.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 11.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Taylor | 2,140 | 50.8 | 12.4 | |
Labour | E. Jones* | 1985 | 45.4 | 8.1 | |
Liberal | S. Shuttleworth | 245 | 5.6 | NEW | |
Majority | 155 | 3.5 | 13.4 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 10.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. Morris | 2,516 | 50.8 | 15.9 | |
Labour | M. Cantley* | 1862 | 37.6 | 14.5 | |
Liberal | P. Walker | 576 | 5.6 | NEW | |
Majority | 654 | 13.2 | 4.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 15.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T. Hayton* | 3,134 | 61.9 | 3.3 | |
Labour | J. O'Donnell | 1406 | 27.8 | 13.6 | |
Liberal | J. Claxton | 520 | 10.3 | NEW | |
Majority | 1728 | 34.2 | 16.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 8.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. Bates* | Unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | G. Bowring* | Unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C. Pickard* | 2,487 | 72.4 | 2.4 | |
Labour | H. Prideaux | 575 | 16.7 | 13.2 | |
Liberal | M. Brown | 372 | 10.8 | NEW | |
Majority | 1912 | 55.7 | 15.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 7.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W. Jackson | 2,361 | 50.7 | 24.3 | |
Liberal | N. Orrell* | 1451 | 31.2 | 7.2 | |
Labour | L. Day | 844 | 18.1 | 17.1 | |
Majority | 910 | 19.5 | 16.4 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | 15.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Haigh | 1,888 | 53.5 | 11.1 | |
Conservative | J. Heys | 1435 | 40.7 | NEW | |
Liberal | D. Mann | 205 | 5.8 | 29.6 | |
Majority | 453 | 12.8 | 16.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 25.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C. Coulston* | 5,111 | 87.9 | 39.9 | |
Labour | W. Vass | 703 | 12.1 | NEW | |
Majority | 4408 | 75.8 | 71.7 | ||
Conservative gain from Independent conservative | Swing | 46.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Gouldbourn* | 3,183 | 74.2 | 3.5 | |
Labour | N. Horridge | 883 | 20.6 | 8.6 | |
National Front | J. Kay | 221 | 5.2 | NEW | |
Majority | 2300 | 53.7 | 12.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 6.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T. Carter* | 3,264 | 85.8 | 11.0 | |
Labour | R. Collins | 442 | 11.1 | 14.1 | |
National Front | K. Warburton | 118 | 3.1 | NEW | |
Majority | 2842 | 74.7 | 25.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 12.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Finn* | 4,057 | 85.4 | 18.2 | |
Labour | K. Miller | 550 | 11.6 | 21.2 | |
National Front | C. Callaby | 142 | 3.0 | NEW | |
Majority | 3507 | 73.8 | 39.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 19.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | G. Robinson* | 3,248 | 79.5 | N/A [n 1] | |
Labour | L. Holmes | 840 | 20.5 | NEW | |
Majority | 2408 | 58.9 | N/A | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Elliott* | 3,039 | 72.3 | 19.8 | |
Labour | A. Leach | 1163 | 27.7 | 19.8 | |
Majority | 1876 | 44.6 | 39.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 19.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Quick* | 2,995 | 69.6 | N/A [n 1] | |
Labour | B. Wolfenden | 1311 | 30.4 | NEW | |
Majority | 1684 | 39.1 | N/A | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Helmn* | 1,966 | 44.9 | 3.2 | |
Conservative | C. Kemp | 1437 | 32.9 | 13.0 | |
Liberal | T. Holt | 971 | 22.2 | 8.6 | |
Majority | 529 | 12.1 | 6.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 8.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Fletcher | 2,873 | 49.3 | 11.6 | |
Labour | B. Akrigg | 2217 | 38.0 | 24.2 | |
Liberal | P. Berry | 738 | 12.7 | NEW | |
Majority | 656 | 11.3 | 13.3 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 17.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Aspinwall* | 4,129 | 71.6 | 18.9 | |
Labour | M. Rees | 1641 | 28.4 | 18.9 | |
Majority | 2592 | 45.7 | 37.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 18.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H. Ballance* | 3,282 | 68.1 | 16.5 | |
Labour | A. Williams | 1537 | 31.9 | 16.5 | |
Majority | 1745 | 36.2 | 33.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 16.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T. Renshaw | 2,549 | 66.5 | 11.7 | |
Liberal | H. Wilkinson | 600 | 15.7 | NEW | |
Independent Labour | F. O'Rourke | 545 | 14.2 | NEW | |
Communist | T. Marshall | 137 | 3.6 | NEW | |
Majority | 1949 | 50.9 | 41.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 28.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Brown | 2,096 | 58.5 | 18.9 | |
Labour | F. Markham | 1485 | 41.5 | 18.9 | |
Majority | 611 | 17.1 | 3.8 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 18.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | F. Lofthouse | 4,417 | 91.5 | 18.5 | |
National Front | C. Taylor | 408 | 8.5 | NEW | |
Majority | 4009 | 83.1 | 37.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 22.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H. Merriweather | 4,549 | 58.1 | 12.2 | |
Conservative | A. Scarsbrook | 4,190 | |||
Labour | G. Walmsley | 2545 | 33.1 | 21.1 | |
Labour | A. Howard | 2435 | |||
Liberal | G. Wilkins | 1334 | 8.9 | NEW | |
Majority | 3759 | 25.0 | 16.7 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 16.6 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F. McGrath | 1,498 | 37.0 | 1.2 | |
Conservative | M. Birtle | 1269 | 31.3 | NEW | |
Liberal | G. Payne* | 1079 | 26.6 | 11.6 | |
National Front | M. Gibson | 182 | 4.5 | NEW | |
New Britain | A. Hall | 22 | 0.5 | NEW | |
Majority | 229 | 5.7 | 5.6 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | 5.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E. Kerr | 1,824 | 43.5 | 4.1 | |
Labour | G. Higney | 1749 | 41.7 | 19.0 | |
Liberal | S. Davies | 379 | 9.0 | NEW | |
National Front | J. Massey | 186 | 4.4 | NEW | |
Communist | M. Waterfield | 58 | 1.4 | NEW | |
Majority | 75 | 1.8 | 19.5 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 11.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H. Parker* | 4,585 | 51.4 | 11.9 | |
Labour | C. Sharples* | 4,274 | |||
Conservative | K. Peet | 3708 | 42.4 | 5.8 | |
Conservative | J. McGrath | 3599 | |||
National Front | M. Scott | 1061 | 11.3 | NEW | |
Majority | 1552 | 9.0 | 17.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 8.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Farrington | 1,962 | 47.9 | 29.5 | |
Conservative | K. Cartwright | 1419 | 34.6 | 12.0 | |
Independent | J. Billington | 462 | 11.3 | NEW | |
National Front | A. Fletcher | 203 | 5.0 | NEW | |
Communist | B. Struszczak | 51 | 1.2 | NEW | |
Majority | 543 | 13.3 | 41.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 20.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. Ryan* | 3,479 | 90.0 | 16.0 | |
Labour | J. Prance | 387 | 10.0 | 16.0 | |
Majority | 3092 | 80.0 | 32.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 16.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W. Winn* | 4,138 | 72.4 | 6.6 | |
Labour | M. Lyons | 1031 | 18.0 | 16.2 | |
Liberal | L. Fletcher | 549 | 9.6 | NEW | |
Majority | 3107 | 54.3 | 22.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 11.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Jenkinson | 3,350 | 58.7 | 26.2 | |
Independent conservative | V. Peacock | 1742 | 30.5 | NEW | |
Labour | S. Hubberstey | 612 | 10.7 | 11.1 | |
Majority | 3107 | 54.3 | 22.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 18.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. Ingham | 3,112 | 63.8 | 17.7 | |
Labour | K. Alty | 1560 | 32.0 | 21.9 | |
Communist | R. Waddington | 206 | 4.2 | NEW | |
Majority | 1552 | 31.8 | 24.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 19.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. King | 2,413 | 62.3 | 11.3 | |
Labour | E. Harvey | 1039 | 26.8 | 22.2 | |
Liberal | J. Gledhill | 290 | 7.5 | NEW | |
Communist | H. Malley | 133 | 3.4 | NEW | |
Majority | 1374 | 35.5 | 33.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 16.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T. Baxter | 2,337 | 56.4 | N/A [n 1] | |
Labour | J. Prunty* | 1600 | 38.6 | N/A | |
Communist | T. Aldridge | 203 | 4.9 | NEW | |
Majority | 737 | 17.8 | N/A | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | L. Ellman* | 2,824 | 57.4 | N/A [n 1] | |
Conservative | A. Evans | 2099 | 42.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 725 | 14.7 | N/A | ||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C. Ashworth* | 3,224 | 75.4 | 8.9 | |
Labour | W. Goldsmith | 933 | 21.8 | 11.7 | |
National Front | R. Farr | 120 | 2.8 | NEW | |
Majority | 2291 | 53.6 | 20.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 10.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | F. Townend* | 3,423 | 81.8 | 12.5 | |
Labour | R. Godfrey | 672 | 16.0 | 14.7 | |
National Front | G. Tregower | 92 | 2.2 | NEW | |
Majority | 2751 | 65.7 | 27.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 13.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Welham* | 3,242 | 71.1 | 11.2 | |
Labour | J. Dickinson | 1001 | 21.9 | 18.1 | |
Liberal | R. Murphy | 318 | 7.0 | NEW | |
Majority | 2241 | 49.1 | 29.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 14.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | G. Woods* | 2,336 | 60.5 | 16.1 | |
Labour | K. Sharples | 1523 | 39.5 | 3.7 | |
Majority | 813 | 21.1 | 19.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 9.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Ashton* | 2,567 | 65.6 | 11.0 | |
Independent | E. Cropper | 1079 | 27.6 | NEW | |
Labour | B. Brown | 267 | 6.8 | 16.6 | |
Majority | 1488 | 38.0 | 15.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 19.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Kirby | 3,685 | 89.1 | 16.2 | |
Labour | P. Swift | 453 | 10.9 | 16.2 | |
Majority | 3232 | 78.1 | 32.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 16.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Clegg* | 1,610 | 57.6 | 14.7 | |
Liberal | G. Foulds | 1185 | 42.4 | 14.7 | |
Majority | 425 | 15.2 | 1.1 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | 14.7 | |||
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