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1972 Newport County Borough Council election

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The 1972 Newport County Borough Council election was held on Thursday 4 May 1972 to elect councillors to the Newport County Borough Council in Newport, Monmouthshire. It took place on the same day as other district and county borough council elections in England and Wales.

These were the final elections to the county borough council, which would be replaced on 1 April 1974. The previous all-council election took place in May 1971.

The 1972 election saw the Labour Party make major gains.

Background

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Newport County Borough was created in 1891 and abolished for 22 years from 1974, following local government reorganisation enacted by the Local Government Act 1972.

Each of the county borough's electoral divisions was represented by three councillors, who stood down in turn for re-election, hence would each sit for a three year term. The council also consisted of 13 aldermen, who were elected by the councillors.

Overview of the result

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At this election Labour won nine of the 14 available seats from the Conservative Party and won a further seat held by a Ratepayer councillor. They increased their majority on the Council to 26.[1]

The composition of the Council following the election was 39 Labour members, 12 Conservatives and one Ratepayer.[1]

Ward results

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Contests for one of the seats took place in 12 wards, though in Allt-yr-yn two seats were contested.[2]

Alexandra

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Alexandra ward 1972
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lilian Mabel Bowen * 1,243
Ratepayer Edward John James Clarke 351
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Allt-yr-yn (2 seats)

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Allt-yr-yn ward 1972
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Frank Allen * 1,947
Conservative Trevor Charles Warren 1,905
Liberal Elizabeth Ann Harrop-Griffiths 834
Labour Paul Phillip Flynn 694
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Alway

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Alway ward 1972
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael John Lewis 1,933
Conservative Clive Wallace Venn * 1,175
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Beechwood

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Beechwood ward 1972
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Martin Hugh Prior 1,270
Conservative William Ronald Morris * 957
Liberal Winifred Anita Crowther 728
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Bettws

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Bettws ward 1972
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Janice Averil Morgan * 1,942
Conservative Susan Carolyn Atkin 440
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Central

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Central ward 1972
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Islwyn Giles 1,065
Ratepayer Reginald James Dray * 766
Turnout
Labour gain from Ratepayer

Liswerry

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Liswerry ward 1972
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Desmond Michael Coleman 1,719
Conservative John Maynard * 976
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Malpas

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Malpas ward 1972
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Veronica Joyce Brydon 1,647
Conservative Reginald Sydney Owen Thomas * 1,102
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Ringland

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Ringland ward 1972
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jean Audrey Card 2,230
Conservative Trevor Clement Tranter * 807
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Shaftesbury

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Shaftesbury ward 1972
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Edward Murray 1,679
Conservative Eugene Alwyn John Manso-Reesare Di-Villa * 919
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

St Julians

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St Julians ward 1972
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Charles Bright 1,493
Conservative Alfred James Copus * 1,265
Liberal Sarah Harriet Elizabeth Havard 303
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

St Woolos

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St Woolos ward 1972
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lloyd Ramsay Turnbull 2,350
Conservative William Wright 1,040
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Victoria

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Victoria ward 1972
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harry George Williams 1,423
Conservative Roger Lockyer * 926
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

* = 'retiring' ward councillor for re-election

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Labour sweep in with big gains". South Wales Echo. 5 May 1972. p. 1.
  2. ^ "South Wales Results In Detail - Newport". South Wales Echo. 5 May 1972. p. 6.