| First
elections three seats contested - so top three candidates returned |
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| Tue 1st Nov
1904. |
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| John
Turner (C) |
994 |
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| Edward Farrar
(I) |
873 |
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| Harry Kemp (P) |
816 |
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| R.B.Barnington
(P) |
749 |
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| T.Wilson
(C) |
721 |
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| H.Pilcher (P) |
690 |
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| Wed 1st Nov
1905. |
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| H.Kemp (L) |
878 |
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| T.Wilson (C) |
813 |
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| Thu 1st Nov
1906. |
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| Edward Farrar
(I) returned unopposed. |
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| Fri 1st Nov
1907. |
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| John Turner
(C) |
1,243 |
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| A.Thomson (L) |
807 |
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| Mon 2nd Nov
1908. |
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| Harry Kemp (I)
returned unopposed. |
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| Mon 1st Nov
1909. |
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| Edward Farrar
(I) returned unopposed. |
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| Bye-Election
( death of Cllr.E.Farrar 16/12/10) Tue 8th March 1910. |
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| Alex Thomson
(L) |
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| T.J.Bushell
(C) |
887 |
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| Liberal
gain |
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| Bye-Election
(resignation Cllr.H.Kemp 5/10/10) Mon 11 Oct 1910. |
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| Mrs.Jane
Redford (I) returned unopposed. |
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| Tue 1st Nov
1910. |
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| John Turner
(C) returned unopposed. |
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| Bye-Election
(resignation Cllr A.Thomason) |
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| Mon 21 Nov
1910. |
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| George Howarth
(L) |
1,206 |
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| W.Stanway (I) |
591 |
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| Liberal
gain. |
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| Wed 1st Nov
1911. |
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| Mrs.Jane
Redford (I) |
1,504 |
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| P.MacBeth (C) |
996 |
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| Fri 1st Nov
1912. |
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| John Cooke
Booth (C) |
1,407 |
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| G.Howarth (L) |
1,383 |
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| Conservative
gain. |
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| Sat 1st Nov
1913. |
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| John Turner
(C) returned unopposed. |
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| Mon 2nd Nov
1914. |
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| Mrs.Jane
Redford (I) returned unopposed. |
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| As were all
candidates at the start of the Great War were returned unopposed |
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| 1915-1918 No
elections |
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| Sat 1st Nov
1919. |
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| Walter Davies
(P) |
3,414 |
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| J.C.Booth (C) |
1,685 |
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| Progressive
gain. |
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| Bye-Election
( Cllr.J.Turner made an Alderman 4/2/20) Mon 23rd Feb 1920. |
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| J.W.Coombs (C) |
2,119 |
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| J.H.Dawson (P) |
2,049 |
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| Bye-Election
( death of Cllr.J.W.Coombs 4/5/20) Tue 15 Jun 1920. |
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| Samuel Rowe
(C) |
2,932 |
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| J.H.Dawson (P) |
1,965 |
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| Mon 1st Nov
1920. |
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| S.T.Rowe (C)
returned unopposed. |
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| Tue 1st Nov
1921. |
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| J.Lees-Jones
(C) |
3,526 |
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| Mrs.J.Redford
(P) |
2,742 |
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| Conservative
gain. |
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| Wed 1st Nov
1922. |
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| W.Davies (L) |
3,500 |
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| A.E.Bowen (C) |
3,086 |
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| Won as a
Liberal this time |
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| Thu 1st Nov
1923. |
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| S.T.Rowe (C) |
4,537 |
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| Shena Simon
(L) |
4,321 |
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| Sat 1st Nov
1924. |
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| Shena Simon
(L) |
5,113 |
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| J.Lees-Jones
(C) |
3,649 |
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| Liberal
gain. |
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| Mon 2nd Nov
1925. |
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| W.T.Burrows
(C) |
4,888 |
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| Walter Davies
(L) |
4,308 |
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| Norman E.
Walker (MT) |
224 |
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| Conservative
gain. |
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| Mon 1st Nov
1926. |
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| Joseph
Maitland (L) |
3,783 |
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| William
Somerville (C) |
3,640 |
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| Liberal
gain. |
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| Tue 1st Nov
1927. |
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| Shena Simon
(L) |
5,978 |
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| Chas.A.Toyn
(C) |
3,649 |
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| Henry Green
(I) |
130 |
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| Thu 1st Nov
1928. |
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| W.T.Burrows
(C) |
4,788 |
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| S.F.Wicks (L) |
4,308 |
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| Alice McIlwick
(Lab) |
1,457 |
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| M.E.Walker
(PPS) |
51 |
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| Bye-Election
(death Cllr.W.Burrows 5/12/28) |
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| Thu 20th
Dec 1928 |
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| W.Somerville
(C) |
2,840 |
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| Mrs.S.Pilling
(L) |
1,985 |
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| Mrs.A.McIllwick
(Lab) |
684 |
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| A.K.Edwards
(PPS) |
10 |
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| Fri 1st Nov
1929. |
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| Joseph
Maitland (L) |
3,711 |
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| J.Lees-Jones
(C) |
3,321 |
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| Sat 1st Nov
1930. |
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| Shena Simon
(L) |
6,286 |
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| E.Topham (Lab) |
840 |
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| Ada May
Edwards (PPS) |
61 |
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| Mon 2nd Nov
1931. |
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| W.Somerville
(C) returned unopposed. |
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| Tue 1st Nov
1932. |
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| J.W.Maitland
(L) |
4,544 |
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| W.Taylor (Lab) |
1,080 |
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| Wed 1st Nov
1933. |
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| J.Watts (C) |
5,400 |
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| Lady Shena
Simon (L) |
3,273 |
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| E.Reid (Lab) |
1,141 |
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| Conservative
gain. |
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| Thu 1st Nov
1934. |
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| W.Somerville
(C) |
4,580 |
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| Clara Bamber
(Lab/Coop) |
1,664 |
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| Fri 1st Nov
1935. |
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| Norris Beith
(C) |
4,533 |
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| J.W.Maitland
(L) |
3,003 |
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| J.Cooper (Lab) |
1,686 |
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| Conservative
gain. |
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| Mon 2nd Nov
1936. |
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| J.Watts jnr
(C) |
6,062 |
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| A.Plummer
(Lab) |
1,580 |
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| Mon 1st Nov
1937. |
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| W.Somerville
(C) |
5,776 |
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| F.Beverley
(Lab) |
2,052 |
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| Tue 1st Nov
1938. |
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| H.Strange (C) |
5,632 |
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| C.W.Jones
(Lab) |
1,889 |
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| 1939-1945
World War II No elections. |
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| Cllr.Richard
Turley took over from Cllr.J.Watt 9/11/39. Cllr.Hilder Strange died
28/12/43 replaced by Cllr. Mrs.Mabel Whittaker |
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| Thu 1st Nov
1945. |
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| Mrs.M.S.Whittaker
(C) |
6,981 |
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| R.Turley (C) |
6,979 |
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| Mrs.F.Kelsall
(Lab) |
3,453 |
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| W.H.Brightman
(Lab) |
3,280 |
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| Fri 1st Nov
1946. |
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| W.Somerville
(C) |
5,776 |
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| A.Harvey (Lab) |
3,989 |
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| J.T.Chapman
(L) |
2,093 |
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| Sat 1st Nov
1947. |
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| R.Turley (C) |
12,999 |
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| D.Malloy (Lab) |
4,633 |
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| J.T.Chapman
(L) |
2,144 |
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| 1948 no
elections. |
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| Bye-Election
( Cllr.W.Sommerville made an Alderman 22/2/49) Thu 10th Mar 1949. |
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| G.W.G.Fitzsimons
(C) |
7,036 |
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| W.M.Parkinson
(Lab) |
2,584 |
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| J.T.Chapman
(I) |
1,031 |
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| Thu 12th
May 1949. |
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| Mrs.M.Whittaker
(C) |
10,522 |
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| W.M.Parkinson
(Lab) |
3,522 |
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| Bye-Election (Cllr.
Richard Turley resigned 8/9/1949) Thu 24th Nov 1949 |
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| A.Wood (C) |
8,606 |
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| W.M.Parkinson
(Lab) |
2,516 |
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| J.T.Chapman
(L) |
1,386 |
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