Prior to the election, all three seats were held by Labour. Following the election, Labour held all three seats.
I. Allan, R. Foster and D. Wheeler were elected as councillors for the ward.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|
I. Allan * Labour |
916 | 21.6% | ||
|
R. Foster * Labour |
908 | 21.4% | ||
|
D. Wheeler Labour |
874 | 20.6% | ||
|
C. Kenny Conservative |
522 | 12.3% | ||
|
Ms. E. Ayres Conservative |
519 | 12.2% | ||
|
Ms. G. Lyons Conservative |
510 | 12.0% | ||
| Turnout | 35.7% | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
| Labour hold | ||||
| Labour hold | ||||
* Denotes a councillor standing for re-election.
To order the candidates by name or number of votes received, click on the appropriate column heading.
Vote Change
Swing
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.
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| « 7 June 1973 |