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1973 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council Council election
10 May 1973 1975 →
All 54 seats to Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
28 seats needed for a majority
Turnout[1]
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader George Newton Colin Grantham
Party Labour Conservative Liberal
Leader's seat Dukinfield Hyde: Werneth
Seats won 38 14 2
Popular vote 78,213 57,063 15,181
Percentage 51.2% 37.4% 9.9%
Leader after election

George Newton
Labour

The first elections to Tameside Council were held on Thursday, 10 May 1973[2]. This was a new council created to replace the municipal boroughs of Ashton-under-Lyne, Dukinfield, Hyde, Mossley, and Stalybridge, and the urban districts of Audenshaw, Denton, Droylesden, and Longdendale. This election would create the entire 54-member council, which would shadow its predecessor councils before taking over their functions on 1 April 1974, as specified in the Local Government Act 1972. Each 1st-placed candidate would serve a five-year term of office, expiring in 1978. Each 2nd-placed candidate would serve a three-year term of office, expiring in 1976. Each 3rd-placed candidate would serve a two-year term of office, expiring in 1975.

The Labour Party won overall control of the council.

Election Result

Party Votes Seats
Labour Party 78,213 (51.2%)
38 (70.4%)
38 / 54
Conservative Party 57,063 (37.4%)
14 (25.9%)
14 / 54
Liberal Party 15,181 (9.9%)
2 (3.7%)
2 / 54
Residents 2,002 (1.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 / 54
Communist Party 269 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 / 54
↓
38 2 14

[3]

Ward results

No.1 (Ashton: Market & St. Michael's)

Ashton: Market & St. Michael's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Thorpe 1,409 50.9
Conservative J. Jones 1,378
Conservative R. Fish 1,365
Labour D. Jackson 1,359 49.1
Labour W. Raybould 1,332
Labour S. Tomkinson 1,300
Majority 6
Turnout 31.3
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

No.2 (Ashton: St. Peter's & Portland Place)

Ashton: St. Peter's & Portland Place
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Holland 1,379 61.3
Labour P. McEnaney 1,317
Labour J. Pettit 1,279
Conservative N. Jackson 870 38.7
Conservative E. Barber 799
Conservative R. Hoy 793
Majority 409
Turnout 25.9
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

No.3 (Ashton: West & Limehurst)

Ashton: West & Limehurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Travis 1,886 59.2
Labour J. Eason 1,814
Labour R. Nolan 1,691
Conservative R. Fleetwood 1,298 40.8
Conservative K. Tetlow 1,293
Conservative W. Dunkerley 1,289
Majority 393
Turnout 27.3
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

No.4 (Ashton: East)

Ashton: East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative L. Bell 899 53.7
Conservative M. Newsome 848
Conservative W. Adshead 826
Labour S. Harrison 774 46.3
Labour J. Marsden 754
Labour B. Davenport 753
Majority 52
Turnout 25.9
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

No.5 (Dukinfield)

Dukinfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Cook 2,803 50.7
Labour G. Newton 2,672
Labour G. Hatton 2,668
Conservative W. Kirk 1,758 31.8
Conservative A. Fox 1,491
Conservative L. Smart 1,442
Liberal J. Ratcliffe 970 17.5
Liberal S. Driver 809
Liberal F. Rainsbury 727
Majority 910
Turnout 41.8
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

No.6 (Hyde: Godley)

Hyde: Godley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Threlfall 1,359 55.3
Labour R. Smith 1,316
Labour F. Hindley 1,276
Conservative L. King 831 33.8
Conservative E. Jones 828
Conservative R. Gregory 800
Communist D. Herrick 269 10.9
Majority 445
Turnout 25.4
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

No.7 (Hyde: Newton)

Hyde: Newton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal H. White 1,731 39.7
Labour J. Fitzpatrick 1,445 33.2
Labour M. Bayes 1,357
Labour F. Shaw 1,280
Conservative J. Keighley 1,180 27.1
Conservative W. Barton 832
Majority 77
Turnout 50.7
Liberal win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

No.8 (Hyde: Werneth)

Hyde: Werneth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Clark 1,945 58.1
Conservative C. Grantham 1,943
Conservative W. Jones 1,906
Labour W. Cullen 1,401 41.9
Labour P. Robinson 1,254
Labour N. Harris 1,239
Majority 505
Turnout 37.8
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

No.9 (Mossley)

Mossley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Brierley 1,433 40.7
Labour B. Dobbins 1,289
Conservative H. Hunt 1,272 36.2
Conservative H. Bentley 1,178
Conservative J. Downs 1,117
Labour E. Durkin 1,094
Liberal H. Rawson 812 23.1
Liberal R. Thornber 723
Liberal F. Rigby 524
Majority 94
Turnout 45.3
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

No.10 (Stalybridge: Lancashire & Dukinfield)

Stalybridge: Lancashire & Dukinfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Webb 1,104 50.4
Labour J. Thornley 1,086
Labour J. Sleigh 1,057
Conservative T. Wood 653 29.8
Conservative B. Grainger 627
Conservative H. Oates 596
Liberal E. Greenwood 432 19.7
Liberal J. Sharkett 407
Liberal K. Dalton 399
Majority 404
Turnout 29.1
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

No.11 (Stalybridge: Millbrook & Staley)

Stalybridge: Millbrook & Staley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Meredith 1,605 41.9
Conservative Clark 1,365 35.6
Labour Porter 1,282
Conservative Marsh 1,280
Labour Hulse 1,188
Conservative W. Jones 1,140
Liberal Ardern 863 22.5
Liberal Swann 676
Liberal Bayley 557
Majority 2
Turnout 39.6
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

No.12 (Audenshaw)

Stalybridge: Millbrook & Staley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F. Hadfield 1,651 40.2
Conservative D. Ogden 1,443 35.2
Conservative P. Greenhough 1,412
Labour F. Ruffley 1,361
Labour F. Ruffley 1,318
Conservative E. Proctor 1,311
Residents A. McFindley 1,011 24.6
Residents J. Skelton 991
Majority 51
Turnout 47.2
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

No.13 (Denton: South East)

Denton: South East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. Etchells 1,164 64.8
Labour F. Booth 1,134
Labour T. Lomas 1,082
Conservative W. Hellowell 633 35.2
Conservative H. Jarrett 582
Conservative M. Kershaw 558
Majority 449
Turnout 23.7
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

No.14 (Denton: South West)

Denton: South West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F. Adshead 1,349 40.5
Labour J. Cooper 1,302 39.1
Labour E. Delahunty 1,276
Labour H. Myles 1,260
Conservative R. Abbey 1,218
Conservative B. Lowndes 1,209
Liberal J. Ward 677 20.3
Liberal F. Booth 639
Liberal R. Ward 526
Majority 16
Turnout 37.8
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

No.15 (Denton: North East)

Denton: North East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Devaney 2,031 65.8
Labour D. Wimpenny 1,971
Labour E. Beard 1,902
Conservative E. Sweeten 1,055 34.2
Conservative E. Williamson 974
Majority 847
Turnout 25.5
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

No.16 (Droylesden: North West)

Droylesden: North West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal T. Dowse 1,419 38.9
Labour G. James 1,401 38.4
Labour P. Warne 1,361
Labour A. Galley 1,340
Liberal M. Warner 1,187
Liberal C. Dyer 1,103
Conservative C. Tomkinson 827 22.7
Conservative F. Carroll 719
Conservative A. Broadhurst 656
Majority 21
Turnout 37.0
Liberal win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

No.17 (Droylesden: South East)

Droylesden: South East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. Dent 1,515 60.5
Labour J. Hales 1,427
Labour T. Lomas 1,409
Conservative H. Butler 990 39.5
Conservative L. Johnson 978
Conservative J. Stelfox 944
Majority 419
Turnout 32.6
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

No.18 (Longdendale)

Longdendale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Oldham 1,951 65.0
Labour C. Shaw 1,784
Labour A. Mercer 1,727
Conservative W. Griffiths 1,050 35.0
Conservative H. Williams 987
Conservative W. Greaves 952
Majority 677
Turnout 38.9
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ "Local Election Summaries 1973". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Metropolitan Borough of Tameside Election Results 1973-2012 (Pg. 1 and 2)" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 November 2023.

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