1973_Tyne_and_Wear_County_Council_election
1973 Tyne and Wear County Council election
Election
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.
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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:
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| Party | Council | |
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| Labour | 74 | |
| Conservatives | 26 | |
| Independent | 2 | |
| Liberal | 1 | |
| Residents Association | 1 | |
| Total | 104 | |
| Working majority | 44 | |
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Gateshead
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)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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) | |||||
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Blaydon (East)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | M. Winder | elected unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 5,415 | ||||
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Blaydon (West)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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 | ||||
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Chester-le-Street
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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 | ||||
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Felling No. 1
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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) | |||||
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Felling No. 2
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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) | |||||
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Felling No. 3
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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) | |||||
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Gateshead No. 1
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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 | ||||
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Gateshead No. 2
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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 | ||||
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Gateshead No. 3
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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 | ||||
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Gateshead No. 4 (Wrekenton)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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 | ||||
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Ryton
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | J. Graham | elected unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 11,480 | ||||
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Whickham No. 1 (Dunston)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | L. Atkins | elected unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 8,342 | ||||
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Whickham No. 2
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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) | |||||
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Whickham No. 3
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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) | |||||
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Newcastle upon Tyne
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
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| 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) | |||||
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Blakelaw
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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) | |||||
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Castle Ward No. 1
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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) | |||||
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Castle Ward No. 2
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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) | |||||
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Dene
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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) | |||||
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East City
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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) | |||||
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Elswick
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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) | |||||
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Fawdon
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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) | |||||
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Fenham
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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) | |||||
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Gosforth No. 1
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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) | |||||
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Gosforth No. 2
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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) | |||||
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Heaton
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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) | |||||
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Jesmond
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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) | |||||
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Kenton
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | J. Cox | 2,055 | 50.5 | ||
| Labour | P. Furness | 2,011 | 49.5 | ||
| Majority | 44 | 6.7 | |||
| Turnout | 4,066 | 51.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,869 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
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Moorside
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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) | |||||
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Newburn No. 1
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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 | ||||
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Newburn No. 2
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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) | |||||
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Newburn No. 3
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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) | |||||
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Sandyford
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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) | |||||
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Scotswood
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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) | |||||
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St Anthonys
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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) | |||||
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St Lawrence
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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) | |||||
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Walker
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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) | |||||
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Walkergate
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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) | |||||
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West City
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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) | |||||
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Wingrove
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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) | |||||
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North Tyneside
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
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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) | |||||
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Longbenton No. 2
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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) | |||||
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Longbenton No. 3
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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) | |||||
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Longbenton No. 4
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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) | |||||
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Seaton Valley (Backworth and Earsdon)
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| 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) | |||||
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Tynemouth No. 1
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | E. Dolby | elected unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 7,685 | ||||
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Tynemouth No. 2
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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 | ||||
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Tynemouth No. 3
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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) | |||||
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Tynemouth No. 4
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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) | |||||
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Tynemouth No. 5
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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) | |||||
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Wallsend No. 1
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| 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) | |||||
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Wallsend No. 2
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| 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 | ||||
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Wallsend No. 3
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Hornsby | elected unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 8,993 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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Wallsend No. 4
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| 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) | |||||
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Whitley Bay No. 1
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| 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) | |||||
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Whitley Bay No. 2
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| 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 | ||||
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Whitley Bay No. 3
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| 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) | |||||
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South Tyneside
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
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| 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) | |||||
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Hebburn No. 1
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | E. Shearan | elected unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 10,160 | ||||
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Hebburn No. 2
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. Fenwick | elected unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 6,800 | ||||
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Jarrow No. 1
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| 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) | |||||
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Jarrow No. 2
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| 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) | |||||
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South Shields No. 1
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| 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) | |||||
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South Shields No. 2
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| 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) | |||||
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South Shields No. 3
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| 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 | ||||
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South Shields No. 4
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| 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 | ||||
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South Shields No. 5
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| 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) | |||||
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South Shields No. 6
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| 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) | |||||
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Whitburn
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| 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) | |||||
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Sunderland
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
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| 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) | |||||
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Castletown and Hylton
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| 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) | |||||
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Central
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| 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) | |||||
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Colliery
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| 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) | |||||
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Deptford and Pallion
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| 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) | |||||
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Downhill
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| 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) | |||||
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Ford and Pennywell
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| 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) | |||||
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Fulwell
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| 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) | |||||
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Hendon
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| 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) | |||||
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Hetton No. 1
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | George Davidson | elected unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 7,506 | ||||
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Hetton No. 2
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Arthur Gray | elected unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 5,040 | ||||
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Houghton-le-Spring No. 1
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| 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) | |||||
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Houghton-le-Spring No. 2
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| 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) | |||||
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Houghton-le-Spring No. 3
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| 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) | |||||
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Humbledon
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| 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) | |||||
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Monkwearmouth and Roker
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| 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) | |||||
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Ryhope with Burdon
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| 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) | |||||
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Silksworth
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| 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) | |||||
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Southwick
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| 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) | |||||
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St Chad's
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Ditchburn | 1,701 | 53.6 | ||
| Labour | George Affleck | 1,470 | 46.4 | ||
| Majority | 231 | 46.4 | |||
| Turnout | 3,171 | 32.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,727 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
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St Michael's
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| 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) | |||||
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Thorney Close
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| 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) | |||||
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Thornhill
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| 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) | |||||
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Washington No. 1
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| 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) | |||||
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Washington No. 2
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| 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) | |||||
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- 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.