North - Election - 7 June 1973

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An election was held in North ward on 7 June 1973 to elect three councillors.

It was the first election to be held in the ward following a boundary review. Labour won all three of the new seats.

S. Harris, M. Ing and A. Spells were elected as councillors for the ward.

Result

The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate Votes %

Harris S. S. Harris
Labour 1,227 24.0%

Ing M. M. Ing
Labour 1,064 20.8%

Spells A. A. Spells
Labour 1,043 20.4%

Akehurst Ms. C. Ms. C. Akehurst
Conservative 599 11.7%

Baldwin D. D. Baldwin
Conservative 595 11.7%

Patel S. S. Patel
Conservative 579 11.3%

Turnout 34.6%

Labour win (new ward)

Labour win (new ward)

Labour win (new ward)

Candidate	Votes	%
Harris S. S. Harris Labour	1,227	24.0%
Ing M. M. Ing Labour	1,064	20.8%
Spells A. A. Spells Labour	1,043	20.4%
Akehurst Ms. C. Ms. C. Akehurst Conservative	599	11.7%
Baldwin D. D. Baldwin Conservative	595	11.7%
Patel S. S. Patel Conservative	579	11.3%
Turnout		34.6%
Labour win (new ward)
Labour win (new ward)
Labour 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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