Thefirst elections toSouth Ribble Borough Council were held in June 1973. The elected Borough Council, newly created by theLocal Government Act 1972, would act as a shadow authority before coming into its powers later in 1973.[1] The whole council was up for election and theConservative Party won a majority.[2]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 30 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 61.2 | 56.1 | 37,249 | N/A | |
| Labour | 16 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 32.5 | 32.5 | 21,585 | N/A | |
| Liberal | 2 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4.1 | 8.2 | 5,424 | N/A | |
| Independent | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2.0 | 3.2 | 2,157 | N/A | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M. Rhodes | 885 | 27.9 | ||
| Conservative | R. Knowles | 869 | 27.4 | ||
| Conservative | R. Welhmam | 840 | 26.5 | ||
| Labour | K. Lloyd | 573 | 18.1 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. Cooper | 965 | 14.8 | ||
| Labour | G. Davies | 940 | 14.5 | ||
| Labour | F. Walsh | 939 | 14.4 | ||
| Conservative | G. Woods | 916 | 14.1 | ||
| Conservative | R. Dixon | 865 | 13.3 | ||
| Labour | G. Nicholson | 841 | 12.9 | ||
| Liberal | J. Bundy | 391 | 6.0 | ||
| Liberal | W. Parker | 333 | 5.1 | ||
| Liberal | A. Hodges | 311 | 4.8 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | P. Ward | 736 | 18.5 | ||
| Conservative | J. Littler | 731 | 18.4 | ||
| Conservative | L. Craven | 722 | 18.1 | ||
| Conservative | R. Robinson | 621 | 15.6 | ||
| Labour | E. Martin | 605 | 15.2 | ||
| Labour | S. Turton | 567 | 14.2 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | V. Peacock | 1,081 | 35.6 | ||
| Conservative | M. Robinson | 877 | 28.9 | ||
| Conservative | W. Eccles | 826 | 27.2 | ||
| Labour | K. Eastham | 255 | 8.4 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Knowles | 250 | 76.9 | ||
| Labour | J. Nicholson | 75 | 23.1 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Burden | 893 | 32.9 | ||
| Conservative | A. Ashburner | 838 | 30.9 | ||
| Conservative | D.Protheroe | 740 | 27.3 | ||
| Labour | B. White | 241 | 8.9 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A. Dawson | 479 | 20.9 | ||
| Labour | J. Crossley | 427 | 18.6 | ||
| Conservative | W. Jackson | 390 | 17.0 | ||
| Liberal | M. Kirkham | 353 | 15.4 | ||
| Conservative | R. Kelley | 348 | 15.2 | ||
| Liberal | B. Newby | 299 | 13.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | M. Lyons | 961 | 12.0 | ||
| Conservative | A. Roskell | 912 | 11.4 | ||
| Conservative | V. Rhodes | 912 | 11.4 | ||
| Conservative | R. Richardson | 808 | 10.1 | ||
| Labour | H. Whitson | 797 | 10.0 | ||
| Labour | J. Stoker | 784 | 9.8 | ||
| Conservative | R. Caunce | 769 | 9.6 | ||
| Conservative | J. Thompson | 764 | 9.6 | ||
| Liberal | H. Goodier | 650 | 8.1 | ||
| Independent | A. Johnson | 640 | 8.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D. Stewart | 1,802 | 19.7 | ||
| Conservative | H. Smith | 1,735 | 19.0 | ||
| Conservative | S. Allison | 1,675 | 18.3 | ||
| Conservative | W. Valentine | 1,647 | 18.0 | ||
| Conservative | J. Rickards | 1,643 | 18.0 | ||
| Labour | P. Harknett | 643 | 7.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A. Bamber | 894 | 18.5 | ||
| Labour | C. Dawber | 877 | 18.1 | ||
| Labour | A. Kelly | 802 | 16.6 | ||
| Conservative | J. Hall | 747 | 15.4 | ||
| Conservative | D. Kidd | 574 | 11.9 | ||
| Conservative | L. Jackson | 543 | 11.2 | ||
| Liberal | D. Marston | 405 | 8.4 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | L. Hocking | 1,071 | 28.0 | ||
| Labour | F. Stingfellow | 1,045 | 27.4 | ||
| Labour | M. Walsh | 925 | 24.2 | ||
| Liberal | R. Caunce-Peacock | 435 | 11.4 | ||
| Conservative | G. Eland | 344 | 9.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Marsden | 597 | 23.4 | ||
| Liberal | A. Nelson | 568 | 22.2 | ||
| Conservative | B. Pickup | 556 | 21.8 | ||
| Liberal | L. Lloyd | 423 | 16.5 | ||
| Labour | A. Brown | 412 | 16.1 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. Wilkinson | 455 | 64.4 | ||
| Liberal | V. Barnes | 251 | 35.6 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. Barton | 239 | 74.2 | ||
| Labour | D. Eastham | 83 | 25.8 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | N. Orrel | 666 | 28.7 | ||
| Conservative | N. Greenwood | 507 | 21.8 | ||
| Conservative | S. Kelley | 448 | 19.3 | ||
| Labour | E. Walsh | 362 | 15.6 | ||
| Liberal | J. Knowles | 339 | 14.6 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Coupe | 911 | 31.1 | ||
| Conservative | J. Lawson | 888 | 30.3 | ||
| Conservative | K. Palmer | 861 | 29.4 | ||
| Labour | N. Kosickis | 270 | 9.2 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H. Kerfoot | 855 | 16.5 | ||
| Labour | T. Bayes | 829 | 16.0 | ||
| Conservative | P. Smith | 789 | 15.2 | ||
| Conservative | W. Towers | 770 | 14.9 | ||
| Labour | G. Woodcock | 770 | 14.5 | ||
| Labour | W. Corney | 747 | 14.4 | ||
| Independent | F. Hudson | 436 | 8.4 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Smith | 819 | 17.9 | ||
| Conservative | J. Ratcliffe | 786 | 17.2 | ||
| Labour | A. White | 782 | 17.1 | ||
| Conservative | J. Bell | 772 | 16.9 | ||
| Labour | T. Baldwin | 736 | 16.1 | ||
| Labour | T. Machell | 680 | 14.9 | ||
