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The 1973 Tyne and Wear County Council election was held on 12 April 1973 as part of the first elections to the new local authorities established by the Local Government Act 1972 in England and Wales. 104 councillors were elected from 95 electoral divisions across the region's five boroughs. Each division returned either one or two county councillors each by First-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.[1] The election took place ahead of the elections to the area's metropolitan borough councils, which followed on 10 May 1973.
Election results
[edit]The election resulted in a clear majority for the Labour Party, which won 74 of the 104 seats on the new Council.[2]
The election resulted in the following composition of the County Council:
Party | Council | |
---|---|---|
Labour | 74 | |
Conservatives | 26 | |
Independent | 2 | |
Liberal | 1 | |
Residents Association | 1 | |
Total | 104 | |
Working majority | 44 |
Results by district and electoral division
[edit]Gateshead
[edit]The Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead area was represented on the new Tyne and Wear County Council by 20 councillors from 15 electoral divisions. Five of the electoral divisions returned two councillors (Chester-le-Street, and Gateshead Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4), the remainder returned one councillor. Labour took the majority of the seats in the Gateshead area: returning 17 councillors, compared to two for the Conservatives and one Residents Association councillor.
Blaydon (Central)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Robson | 2,755 | 94.6 | ||
Communist | O. March | 158 | 5.4 | ||
Majority | 2,597 | 89.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,913 | 33.7 | |||
Registered electors | 8,652 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Blaydon (East)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Winder | elected unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,415 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Blaydon (West)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Williams | 2,540 | 61.2 | ||
Ind. Labour Party | F. Bilcliffe | 1,610 | 38.8 | ||
Majority | 930 | 22.4 | |||
Turnout | 4,150 | 43.3 | |||
Registered electors | 9,603 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Chester-le-Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. Dickinson | 3,064 | 50.7 | ||
Labour | R. Brown | 2,726 | 45.1 | ||
Independent | H. Mackay | 1,497 | 24.8 | ||
Liberal | E. King | 1,479 | 24.5 | ||
Liberal | R. Jennings | 1,165 | 19.3 | ||
Independent | J. Jobling | 880 | 14.6 | ||
Majority | 1,567 | 25.9 | |||
Turnout | 6,040 | 48.6 | |||
Registered electors | 12,427 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Felling No. 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Residents | K. Buckingham | 1,892 | 50.4 | ||
Labour | J. Foster | 1,627 | 43.4 | ||
Independent | H. Freeman | 234 | 6.2 | ||
Majority | 265 | 7.1 | |||
Turnout | 3,753 | 42.5 | |||
Registered electors | 7,831 | ||||
Residents win (new seat) |
Felling No. 2
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. Hardy | 1,940 | 50.8 | ||
Residents | N. Buckingham | 1,676 | 43.9 | ||
Independent | L. Scholes | 206 | 5.4 | ||
Majority | 264 | 6.9 | |||
Turnout | 3,822 | 40.1 | |||
Registered electors | 9,543 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Felling No. 3
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. Prudham | 2,168 | 67 | ||
Residents | A. Clayton | 1,070 | 33 | ||
Majority | 1,098 | 33.9 | |||
Turnout | 3,238 | 32.8 | |||
Registered electors | 9,881 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Gateshead No. 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F. Pattison | 3,572 | 71.2 | ||
Labour | J. McClure | 3,567 | 71.1 | ||
Conservative | M. Dickinson | 1,445 | 28.8 | ||
Conservative | I. Wallis | 1,415 | 28.2 | ||
Majority | 2,127 | 42.4 | |||
Turnout | 5,015 | 28.7 | |||
Registered electors | 17,475 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Gateshead No. 2
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Crann | 2,988 | 78.2 | ||
Labour | H. Cowans | 2,932 | 76.8 | ||
Conservative | D. Hudson | 833 | 21.8 | ||
Conservative | J. Scott | 777 | 20.4 | ||
Majority | 2,155 | 56.4 | |||
Turnout | 3,817 | 28.7 | |||
Registered electors | 13,298 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Gateshead No. 3
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Nixon | 3,847 | 46.3 | ||
Conservative | G. Wilde | 3,804 | 45.8 | ||
Labour | T. Bennett | 2,606 | 31.4 | ||
Labour | J. McWilliams | 2,481 | 29.9 | ||
Liberal | J. Bennison | 1,857 | 22.3 | ||
Majority | 1,241 | 14.9 | |||
Turnout | 8,303 | 44.1 | |||
Registered electors | 18,828 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Gateshead No. 4 (Wrekenton)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Collins | 3,697 | 65.3 | ||
Labour | J. Fitzpatrick | 3,495 | 61.7 | ||
Conservative | T. Eltringham | 1,962 | 34.7 | ||
Conservative | A. Ridley | 1,910 | 33.7 | ||
Majority | 1,735 | 30.7 | |||
Turnout | 5,662 | 33.7 | |||
Registered electors | 16,813 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Ryton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Graham | elected unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 11,480 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Whickham No. 1 (Dunston)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | L. Atkins | elected unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 8,342 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Whickham No. 2
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. Snell | 2,243 | 56.4 | ||
Conservative | K. Leitch | 1,732 | 43.6 | ||
Majority | 511 | 12.9 | |||
Turnout | 3,975 | 51.4 | |||
Registered electors | 7,740 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Whickham No. 3
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Briggs | 1,878 | 67.6 | ||
Conservative | M. Liddell | 902 | 32.4 | ||
Majority | 976 | 35.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,780 | 47.2 | |||
Registered electors | 5,887 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Newcastle upon Tyne
[edit]The Newcastle City Council area was represented on the County Council by 26 councillors from 26 electoral divisions. Labour won 16 seats, to the Conservatives' 9. One Independent councillor was elected, in the new Jesmond division.
Benwell
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E. Hepple | 1,632 | 88.6 | ||
Conservative | R. Hurst | 210 | 11.4 | ||
Majority | 1,422 | 77.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,842 | 27.9 | |||
Registered electors | 6,614 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Blakelaw
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E. Boland | 2,725 | 77.6 | ||
Conservative | B. Duncan | 785 | 22.4 | ||
Majority | 1,940 | 55.3 | |||
Turnout | 3,510 | 31.3 | |||
Registered electors | 11,223 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Castle Ward No. 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Petty | 1,430 | 42.6 | ||
Labour | E. Wade | 1,215 | 36.2 | ||
Liberal | W. Bloomfield | 711 | 21.2 | ||
Majority | 215 | 6.4 | |||
Turnout | 3,356 | 56.7 | |||
Registered electors | 5,919 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Castle Ward No. 2
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. Armstrong | 1,925 | 64.2 | ||
Conservative | M. Hill | 1,074 | 35.8 | ||
Majority | 851 | 28.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,999 | 38.1 | |||
Registered electors | 7,876 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Dene
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. Grey | 2,606 | 58.9 | ||
Labour | A. Gourdie | 1,821 | 41.1 | ||
Majority | 785 | 17.7 | |||
Turnout | 4,427 | 41.7 | |||
Registered electors | 10,619 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
East City
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. Scott-Batey | 1,194 | 81 | ||
Conservative | V. Hazell | 280 | 19 | ||
Majority | 914 | 62 | |||
Turnout | 1,474 | 32.9 | |||
Registered electors | 4,486 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Elswick
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Graham | 1,155 | 39 | ||
Liberal | D. Faulkner | 1,153 | 39 | ||
Conservative | C. Burdon-Taylor | 652 | 22 | ||
Majority | 2 | 0.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,960 | 44.1 | |||
Registered electors | 6,713 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Fawdon
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. Castle | 2,208 | 67.9 | ||
Conservative | T. Wilkinson | 1,044 | 32.1 | ||
Majority | 1,164 | 35.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,252 | 33.2 | |||
Registered electors | 9,781 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Fenham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D. Gilbert | 2,209 | 64.7 | ||
Labour | R. Armstrong | 1,207 | 35.3 | ||
Majority | 1,002 | 29.3 | |||
Turnout | 3,416 | 36.5 | |||
Registered electors | 9,349 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Gosforth No. 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. Cummings | 2,663 | 64.9 | ||
Labour | E. Clasper | 1,439 | 35.1 | ||
Majority | 1,224 | 29.8 | |||
Turnout | 4,102 | 37.8 | |||
Registered electors | 10,838 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Gosforth No. 2
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | N. Robson | 2,405 | 55 | ||
Labour | M. Goodfellow | 1,964 | 45 | ||
Majority | 441 | 10.1 | |||
Turnout | 4,369 | 44.4 | |||
Registered electors | 9,830 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Heaton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. Dennison | 2,192 | 60.9 | ||
Labour | B. Rice | 1,409 | 39.1 | ||
Majority | 783 | 21.7 | |||
Turnout | 3,601 | 38.7 | |||
Registered electors | 9,314 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Jesmond
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | R. Booth | 1,457 | 44 | ||
Conservative | R. McVain | 1,274 | 38.5 | ||
Labour | W. Speck | 578 | 17.5 | ||
Majority | 183 | 5.5 | |||
Turnout | 3,309 | 34.3 | |||
Registered electors | 9.009 | ||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Kenton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Cox | 2,055 | 50.5 | ||
Labour | P. Furness | 2,011 | 49.5 | ||
Majority | 44 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 4,066 | 51.1 | |||
Registered electors | 8,869 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Moorside
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. Collins | 1,583 | 55.3 | ||
Conservative | D. McKeag | 1,282 | 44.7 | ||
Majority | 301 | 10.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,865 | 29.4 | |||
Registered electors | 9,730 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Newburn No. 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Gurd | 2,013 | 59.9 | ||
Conservative | T. Waters | 1,347 | 40.1 | ||
Majority | 666 | 19.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,360 | 39.2 | |||
Registered electors | 8,568 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Newburn No. 2
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. Marshall | 4,064 | 78.3 | ||
Conservative | J. Hill | 1,126 | 21.7 | ||
Majority | 2,938 | 56.6 | |||
Turnout | 5,190 | 39.8 | |||
Registered electors | 13,056 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Newburn No. 3
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. Robertson | 1,786 | 55.2 | ||
Conservative | I. Faith | 1,450 | 44.8 | ||
Majority | 336 | 10.4 | |||
Turnout | 3,236 | 38.5 | |||
Registered electors | 8,403 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Sandyford
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | B. Collins | 1,902 | 58.1 | ||
Labour | A. Hadwin | 1,370 | 41.9 | ||
Majority | 532 | 16.3 | |||
Turnout | 3,272 | 45.3 | |||
Registered electors | 7,227 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Scotswood
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Mellor | 1,742 | 61.5 | ||
Conservative | J. Thomlinson | 1,090 | 38.5 | ||
Majority | 652 | 23 | |||
Turnout | 2,832 | 35.5 | |||
Registered electors | 8,016 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
St Anthonys
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | I. McClean | 2,012 | 88.9 | ||
Conservative | M. Coote | 250 | 11.1 | ||
Majority | 1,762 | 77.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,262 | 31.9 | |||
Registered electors | 7,089 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
St Lawrence
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Deas | 2,185 | 85.4 | ||
Conservative | R. Lungley | 373 | 14.6 | ||
Majority | 1,812 | 70.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,558 | 37.4 | |||
Registered electors | 6,837 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Walker
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | K. Sketheway | 2,278 | 81.9 | ||
Conservative | A. Telford | 382 | 13.7 | ||
Communist | N. Manchee | 122 | 4.3 | ||
Majority | 1,896 | 68.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,782 | 27.9 | |||
Registered electors | 9.953 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Walkergate
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C. Gray | 2,312 | 59.8 | ||
Conservative | L. Bulman | 1,551 | 40.2 | ||
Majority | 761 | 19.7 | |||
Turnout | 3,863 | 39.2 | |||
Registered electors | 9,128 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
West City
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S. Butcher | 1,320 | 86.2 | ||
Conservative | P. Heslop | 211 | 13.8 | ||
Majority | 1,109 | 72.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,531 | 21.7 | |||
Registered electors | 7,048 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Wingrove
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | N. Trotter | 1,681 | 62.6 | ||
Labour | J. Lamb | 1,003 | 37.4 | ||
Majority | 678 | 25.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,684 | 33.4 | |||
Registered electors | 8,044 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
North Tyneside
[edit]The Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside area was represented on the new County Council by 18 councillors from 17 electoral divisions. One of the electoral divisions returned two councillors (Tynemouth No. 2), the remainder returned one councillor. Labour took the majority of the seats in the area: returning 12 councillors, with the Conservatives winning four, and the Liberals and an Independent each winning one.
Longbenton No. 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. McCormack | 2,298 | 78.2 | ||
Conservative | W. Johnston | 457 | 15.6 | ||
Communist | J. Henderson | 182 | 6.2 | ||
Majority | 1,841 | 62.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,937 | 30.4 | |||
Registered electors | 9,671 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Longbenton No. 2
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Tait | 2,021 | 52.8 | ||
Conservative | A. Percy | 1,810 | 47.2 | ||
Majority | 211 | 5.5 | |||
Turnout | 3,831 | 42.8 | |||
Registered electors | 8,958 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Longbenton No. 3
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. Addison | 2,037 | 67.4 | ||
Independent Socialist | J. Conway | 517 | 17.1 | ||
Conservative | S. Forster | 470 | 15.5 | ||
Majority | 1,520 | 50.3 | |||
Turnout | 3,024 | 31.6 | |||
Registered electors | 9,557 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Longbenton No. 4
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Hudson | 2,454 | 69.8 | ||
Conservative | B. McGillan | 1,061 | 30.2 | ||
Majority | 1,393 | 39.6 | |||
Turnout | 3,515 | 37 | |||
Registered electors | 9,497 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Seaton Valley (Backworth and Earsdon)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. May | 2,197 | 78.9 | ||
Conservative | B. McGillan | 586 | 21.1 | ||
Majority | 1,611 | 57.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,783 | 44.9 | |||
Registered electors | 6,200 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Tynemouth No. 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E. Dolby | elected unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 7,685 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Tynemouth No. 2
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Laws | 2,863 | 74.5 | ||
Labour | S. Reed | 2,630 | 68.5 | ||
Conservative | E. Ormston | 978 | 25.5 | ||
Conservative | E. Thompson | 823 | 21.4 | ||
Majority | 1,885 | 49.1 | |||
Turnout | 3,841 | 25 | |||
Registered electors | 15,354 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Tynemouth No. 3
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | A. Chambers | 1,383 | 31.4 | ||
Liberal | H. Robertson | 1,344 | 30.6 | ||
Conservative | L. Goveas | 1,051 | 23.9 | ||
Labour | H. Sowerby | 621 | 14.1 | ||
Majority | 39 | 0.9 | |||
Turnout | 4,399 | 49.7 | |||
Registered electors | 8,851 | ||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Tynemouth No. 4
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T. Duff | 2,492 | 56.5 | ||
Labour | P. Lee | 1,054 | 23.9 | ||
Liberal | F. Creese | 868 | 19.7 | ||
Majority | 1,438 | 32.6 | |||
Turnout | 4,414 | 46.8 | |||
Registered electors | 9,542 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Tynemouth No. 5
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | F. Mavin | 1,698 | 63 | ||
Labour | H. Rutherford | 996 | 37 | ||
Majority | 702 | 26.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,694 | 36 | |||
Registered electors | 7,482 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Wallsend No. 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. Conway | 1,130 | 39.3 | ||
Liberal | M. Hampton | 1,049 | 36.5 | ||
Independent Socialist | D. Taylor | 698 | 24.3 | ||
Majority | 81 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,877 | 41.9 | |||
Registered electors | 6,859 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Wallsend No. 2
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | P. Hampton | 2,121 | 49.1 | ||
Labour | O. Richardson | 1,726 | 40 | ||
Conservative | D. Bloxham | 470 | 10.9 | ||
Majority | 395 | 9.1 | |||
Turnout | 4,317 | 45.3 | |||
Registered electors | 9,523 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Wallsend No. 3
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Hornsby | elected unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 8,993 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Wallsend No. 4
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Cousins | 2,172 | 78.3 | ||
Conservative | F. Rogers | 603 | 21.7 | ||
Majority | 1,569 | 56.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,775 | 39.5 | |||
Registered electors | 7,021 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Whitley Bay No. 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. Nugent | 2,088 | 51.5 | ||
Conservative | R. Rawes | 1,965 | 48.5 | ||
Majority | 123 | 3.0 | |||
Turnout | 4,053 | 49.7 | |||
Registered electors | 8,147 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Whitley Bay No. 2
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Baglee | 1,684 | 47.3 | ||
Labour | D. Horton | 1,016 | 28.6 | ||
Liberal | W. Rodgers | 857 | 24.1 | ||
Majority | 668 | 18.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,557 | 32.6 | |||
Registered electors | 10,911 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Whitley Bay No. 3
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D. Sanderson | 1,456 | 35.2 | ||
Liberal | R. Cairncross | 1,427 | 34.5 | ||
Labour | R. Oliver | 1,254 | 30.3 | ||
Majority | 29 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 4,137 | 46.8 | |||
Registered electors | 8,837 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
South Tyneside
[edit]The Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside area was represented on the new Tyne and Wear County Council by 15 councillors from 12 electoral divisions. Three of the electoral divisions returned two councillors (South Shields Nos. 2, 3 and 4), the remainder returned one councillor. Labour took the majority of the seats in the area: returning 11 councillors, with the Conservatives taking four.
Boldon
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. McDarmont | 3,036 | 62.7 | ||
Conservative | J. Durham | 1,806 | 37.3 | ||
Majority | 1,230 | 25.4 | |||
Turnout | 4,842 | 47.4 | |||
Registered electors | 10,209 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Hebburn No. 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E. Shearan | elected unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 10,160 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Hebburn No. 2
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. Fenwick | elected unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 6,800 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Jarrow No. 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Campbell | 2,950 | 76.8 | ||
Conservative | L. Abram | 893 | 23.2 | ||
Majority | 2,057 | 53.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,057 | 38.4 | |||
Registered electors | 10,007 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Jarrow No. 2
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B. Howard | 2,233 | 59.9 | ||
Conservative | O. Bolam | 1,217 | 32.7 | ||
Communist | R. Carr | 277 | 7.4 | ||
Majority | 1,016 | 27.3 | |||
Turnout | 3,727 | 37.1 | |||
Registered electors | 10,044 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
South Shields No. 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | P. Bugge | 1,284 | 56.6 | ||
Labour | E. Scrimger | 984 | 43.4 | ||
Majority | 300 | 13.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,268 | 33.7 | |||
Registered electors | 6,728 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
South Shields No. 2
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H. Malcolm | 2,942 | 77 | ||
Labour | K. Scrimger | 2,653 | 69.4 | ||
Conservative | D. Rooze | 877 | 23 | ||
Majority | 2,065 | 54.1 | |||
Turnout | 3,821 | 22.1 | |||
Registered electors | 17,293 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
South Shields No. 3
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. Byers | 2,532 | 52.6 | ||
Labour | J. Richardson | 2,514 | 52.2 | ||
Conservative | G. Bairson | 2,284 | 47.4 | ||
Conservative | G. Auchterlonie | 2,245 | 46.6 | ||
Majority | 248 | 5.1 | |||
Turnout | 4,818 | 29.2 | |||
Registered electors | 16,505 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
South Shields No. 4
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Martinson | 4,065 | 65.1 | ||
Conservative | G. Smith | 4,018 | 64.3 | ||
Labour | K. Webster | 2,181 | 34.9 | ||
Labour | R. Barry | 2,177 | 34.8 | ||
Majority | 1,884 | 30.2 | |||
Turnout | 6,249 | 38.1 | |||
Registered electors | 16,402 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
South Shields No. 5
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Malcolm | 993 | 62.9 | ||
Conservative | G. McGuire | 585 | 37.1 | ||
Majority | 408 | 25.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,578 | 24.4 | |||
Registered electors | 6,464 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
South Shields No. 6
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E. Mackley | 2,217 | 77.1 | ||
Conservative | D. Oates | 658 | 22.9 | ||
Majority | 1,559 | 54.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,875 | 30.1 | |||
Registered electors | 9,538 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Whitburn
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T. Conway | 2,133 | 51.6 | ||
Labour | E. Pearce | 1,997 | 48.4 | ||
Majority | 136 | 3.3 | |||
Turnout | 4,130 | 53.1 | |||
Registered electors | 7,775 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Sunderland
[edit]The Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland area was represented on the new Tyne and Wear County Council by 25 councillors from 25 electoral divisions. Labour took the majority of the seats in the Sunderland area, returning 18 councillors, ahead of seven for the Conservatives.
Bishopswearmouth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Martin | 1,179 | 45.3 | ||
Labour | Peter Doidge | 832 | 32 | ||
Liberal | Michael Milburn | 593 | 22.8 | ||
Majority | 347 | 13.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,605 | 34.9 | |||
Registered electors | 7,468 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Castletown and Hylton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Leslie Watson | 2,741 | 85.2 | ||
Conservative | Peter Wood | 328 | 10.2 | ||
Communist | Richard Gibbs | 147 | 4.6 | ||
Majority | 2,413 | 75 | |||
Turnout | 3,219 | 26.5 | |||
Registered electors | 12,154 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Central
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael Fitzsimmons | 1,325 | 66.3 | ||
Conservative | Joseph Tansey | 391 | 19.6 | ||
Liberal | James Thompson | 283 | 14.2 | ||
Majority | 934 | 46.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,999 | 30.7 | |||
Registered electors | 6,519 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Colliery
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frederick Ypey | 1,205 | 56 | ||
Conservative | James Wyness | 948 | 44 | ||
Majority | 257 | 11.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,153 | 37.5 | |||
Registered electors | 5,748 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Deptford and Pallion
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Wilson | 1,952 | 56.3 | ||
Conservative | Walter Corry | 1,515 | 43.7 | ||
Majority | 437 | 12.6 | |||
Turnout | 3,467 | 30.6 | |||
Registered electors | 11,336 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Downhill
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Derek Foster | 1,816 | 85.7 | ||
Conservative | John Brown | 304 | 14.3 | ||
Majority | 1,512 | 71.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,120 | 26.1 | |||
Registered electors | 8,126 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Ford and Pennywell
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Waistell | 2,346 | 79.5 | ||
Conservative | John Marshall | 604 | 20.5 | ||
Majority | 1,742 | 59.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,950 | 24.8 | |||
Registered electors | 11,888 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Fulwell
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mordaunt Cohen | 3,000 | 75.7 | ||
Labour | Gordon Wainwright | 965 | 24.3 | ||
Majority | 2,035 | 51.3 | |||
Turnout | 3,965 | 46.8 | |||
Registered electors | 8,465 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Hendon
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Phillip Soldinger | 1,574 | 57.3 | ||
Labour | Geoffrey Dodds | 1,174 | 42.7 | ||
Majority | 400 | 14.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,748 | 39.4 | |||
Registered electors | 6,970 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Hetton No. 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Davidson | elected unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 7,506 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Hetton No. 2
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arthur Gray | elected unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,040 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Houghton-le-Spring No. 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Edward Kelly | 1,956 | 61 | ||
Conservative | Alfred Wright | 1,248 | 39 | ||
Majority | 708 | 22.1 | |||
Turnout | 3,204 | 42.2 | |||
Registered electors | 7,599 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Houghton-le-Spring No. 2
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elizabeth Brown | 2,283 | 74.5 | ||
Conservative | Lorna Davidson | 782 | 25.5 | ||
Majority | 1,501 | 49 | |||
Turnout | 3,065 | 40.3 | |||
Registered electors | 7,613 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Houghton-le-Spring No. 3
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Avery | 2,938 | 81.1 | ||
Conservative | Mary Wright | 685 | 18.9 | ||
Majority | 2,253 | 62.2 | |||
Turnout | 3,623 | 42.7 | |||
Registered electors | 8,480 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Humbledon
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Barnes | 1,820 | 58 | ||
Conservative | Mary Williams | 1,317 | 42 | ||
Majority | 503 | 16 | |||
Turnout | 3,137 | 43.5 | |||
Registered electors | 7,210 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Monkwearmouth and Roker
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Thompson | 3,006 | 62.9 | ||
Labour | Joseph Redfearn | 1,775 | 37.1 | ||
Majority | 4,781 | 25.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,831 | 41.1 | |||
Registered electors | 11,645 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Ryhope with Burdon
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joyce Copland | 1,361 | 83.2 | ||
Conservative | Leonard Bland | 274 | 16.8 | ||
Majority | 1,087 | 66.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,635 | 25.3 | |||
Registered electors | 6,473 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Silksworth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Brown | 2,086 | 75.1 | ||
Independent | Colin Orr | 691 | 24.9 | ||
Majority | 1,395 | 50.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,777 | 33.8 | |||
Registered electors | 8,217 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Southwick
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stanley Healie | 1,184 | 82.8 | ||
Conservative | Harold Verne-Jones | 246 | 17.2 | ||
Majority | 938 | 65.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,430 | 24.6 | |||
Registered electors | 5,822 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
St Chad's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Ditchburn | 1,701 | 53.6 | ||
Labour | George Affleck | 1,470 | 46.4 | ||
Majority | 231 | 7.2 | |||
Turnout | 3,171 | 32.6 | |||
Registered electors | 9,727 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
St Michael's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Joseph Landau | 3,063 | 74.1 | ||
Labour | Eric Holt | 1,068 | 25.9 | ||
Majority | 1,995 | 48.3 | |||
Turnout | 4,131 | 45.6 | |||
Registered electors | 9,067 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Thorney Close
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Otterson | 1,855 | 78.7 | ||
Conservative | John Griggs | 502 | 21.3 | ||
Majority | 1,353 | 57.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,357 | 25.4 | |||
Registered electors | 9,264 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Thornhill
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Stephenson | 2,016 | 78 | ||
Labour | Richard Taylor | 569 | 22 | ||
Majority | 1,447 | 56 | |||
Turnout | 2,585 | 39.4 | |||
Registered electors | 6,559 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Washington No. 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Charles McIlroy | 2,081 | 82.4 | ||
Conservative | George Brown | 443 | 17.6 | ||
Majority | 1,638 | 64.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,524 | 29.4 | |||
Registered electors | 8,596 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Washington No. 2
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Derek Sleightholme | 1,925 | 61.8 | ||
Independent | Kenneth Pyle | 1,188 | 38.2 | ||
Majority | 737 | 23.7 | |||
Turnout | 3,113 | 25.6 | |||
Registered electors | 12,153 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
References
[edit]- ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1973. The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ "Jubilant Labour in control of new Tyne-Wear Council". Sunderland Echo. 13 April 1973.