Central - Election - 7 June 1973

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An election was held in Central ward on 7 June 1973 to elect four councillors.

It was the first election to be held in the ward following a boundary review. .

Michael Lewis, F. Springate, Harry Blease and B. Philpott were elected as councillors for the ward.

Result

The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate Votes %

Lewis M. M. Lewis
Conservative 1,596 17.7%

Springate F. F. Springate
Conservative 1,594 17.7%

Blease H. H. Blease
Conservative 1,592 17.7%

Philpott B. B. Philpott
Conservative 1,557 17.3%

Codling Ms. E. Ms. E. Codling
Labour 692 7.7%

Morgan Ms. V. Ms. V. Morgan
Labour 686 7.6%

Lee K. K. Lee
Labour 669 7.4%

Stevens K. K. Stevens
Labour 632 7.0%

Turnout 32.4%

Conservative win (new ward)

Conservative win (new ward)

Conservative win (new ward)

Conservative win (new ward)

Candidate	Votes	%
Lewis M. M. Lewis Conservative	1,596	17.7%
Springate F. F. Springate Conservative	1,594	17.7%
Blease H. H. Blease Conservative	1,592	17.7%
Philpott B. B. Philpott Conservative	1,557	17.3%
Codling Ms. E. Ms. E. Codling Labour	692	7.7%
Morgan Ms. V. Ms. V. Morgan Labour	686	7.6%
Lee K. K. Lee Labour	669	7.4%
Stevens K. K. Stevens Labour	632	7.0%
Turnout		32.4%
Conservative win (new ward)
Conservative win (new ward)
Conservative win (new ward)
Conservative win (new ward)

To order the candidates by name or number of votes received, click on the appropriate column heading.

Vote Share

Vote share for the ward is calculated using the "top vote" method, which uses the candidate from each party with the highest number of votes.

Next election

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