# 1973 Lancashire County Council election

Following its reconstitution under the Local Government Act 1972, elections were held for Lancashire County Council on 12 April 1973. All 94 wards were up for election and all wards returned one councillor by FPTP, with the exception of Preston No. 1 and Preston No. 4, which returned two councillors each by plurality block voting. A Conservative majority was returned.

## Results

1973 Lancashire County Council :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Conservative | 52 | N/A | 54.2 | | 52 | 54.2 | 186,414 | 46.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | 33 | N/A | 34.4 | | 33 | 34.4 | 160,277 | 39.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal | 7 | N/A | 7.3 | | 7 | 7.3 | 36,917 | 9.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | 3 | N/A | 3.1 | | 3 | 3.1 | 11,374 | 2.8 | N/A |
| | Residents | 1 | N/A | 1.04 | | 1 | 1.04 | 3,268 | 0.8 | N/A |
| | People Rep | 0 | N/A | 0.0 | | 0 | 0.0 | 1,817 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | National Front | 0 | N/A | 0.0 | | 0 | 0.0 | 1,710 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Democratic Labour | 0 | N/A | 0.0 | | 0 | 0.0 | 1,198 | 0.3 | N/A |

## Ward Results

Accrington No. 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | W. Wallwork | 2,156 | 57.1 |
| | Conservative | M. Martin | 1620 | 42.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 536 | 14.2 |
Accrington No. 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | W. Haines | 2,346 | 65.2 |
| | Conservative | W. Stanton | 1251 | 34.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1095 | 30.4 |
Accrington No. 3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | R. Webster | 2,000 | 55.2 |
| | Labour | J. Madden | 1624 | 44.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 376 | 10.4 |
Bacup :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | D. Wood | 2,173 | 55.4 |
| | Labour | F. Haworth | 1741 | 44.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 422 | 10.8 |
Barnoldswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R. Hill | 2,413 | 38.1 |
| | Liberal | D. Robinson | 1539 | 24.3 |
| | Conservative | T. Moss | 1407 | 22.2 |
| | Independent conservative | G. Preston | 969 | 15.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 874 | 13.8 |
Blackburn No. 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Residents | M. Rigby | 2,409 | 47.2 |
| | Conservative | F. Lewis | 1915 | 37.6 |
| | Labour | A. Brookfield | 775 | 15.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 494 | 9.7 |
Blackburn No. 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | E. Smith | 2,167 | 72.3 |
| | Conservative | J. Jones | 830 | 27.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1337 | 44.6 |
Blackburn No. 3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | L. Proos | 2,078 | 49.4 |
| | Democratic Labour | M. Mcnamee | 1198 | 28.5 |
| | Conservative | P. Shillitoe | 934 | 22.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 880 | 20.9 |
Blackburn No. 4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | H. White | 1,453 | 37.6 |
| | Liberal | F. Beetham | 1378 | 35.7 |
| | National Front | V. Hopwood | 649 | 16.8 |
| | Conservative | A. Jobson | 382 | 9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 75 | 1.9 |
Blackburn No. 5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | D. Murray | 2,613 | 58.1 |
| | Liberal | D. Adams | 1339 | 29.8 |
| | Labour | M. Dickinson | 543 | 21.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1274 | 28.3 |
Blackburn No. 6 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Mason | 2,056 | 54.5 |
| | Conservative | A. Hutchinson | 1717 | 45.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 339 | 9.0 |
Blackburn No. 7 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Bury | 1,925 | 41.7 |
| | Conservative | R. Wood | 1626 | 35.3 |
| | National Front | F. Mitton | 1061 | 23.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 299 | 6.5 |
Blackburn Rural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | G. Nickson | 3,330 | 62.2 |
| | Liberal | A. Perry | 1124 | 21.0 |
| | Labour | T. Rowe | 897 | 16.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2206 | 41.2 |
Blackpool No. 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | H. Jackson | 2,845 | 64.3 |
| | Labour | R. Amor | 1580 | 35.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1265 | 28.6 |
Blackpool No. 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | T. Percival | 2,722 | 55.4 |
| | Labour | T. McKellar | 2188 | 44.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 534 | 10.9 |
Blackpool No. 3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | L. Broughton | 2,159 | 52.3 |
| | Liberal | J. Hessey | 1068 | 25.9 |
| | Labour | R. Mills | 898 | 21.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1091 | 26.4 |
Blackpool No. 4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | H. Mitchell | 2,091 | 37.0 |
| | Labour | Taylor I. | 1794 | 31.7 |
| | Liberal | M. Riddle | 1767 | 31.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 297 | 5.3 |
Blackpool No. 5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J. Battersby | 2,312 | 55.4 |
| | Labour | E. Kirton | 1859 | 44.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 453 | 10.9 |
Blackpool No. 6 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | R. Jacobs | 1,342 | 37.9 |
| | Labour | D. Courtney | 1282 | 36.2 |
| | Liberal | F. Butcher | 918 | 25.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60 | 1.7 |
Blackpool No. 7 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | R. Dewhirst | 1,968 | 41.2 |
| | Liberal | M. Barnes | 1551 | 32.5 |
| | Labour | L. Cousins | 1257 | 26.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 417 | 8.7 |
Blackpool No. 8 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J. Richardson | 2,425 | 58.0 |
| | Labour | W. Dugdale | 1755 | 42.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 670 | 16.0 |
Blackpool No. 9 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J. Cox | 2,808 | 61.0 |
| | Labour | C. Law | 1798 | 39.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1010 | 21.9 |
Blackpool No. 10 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | E. Wynne | 3,643 | 51.3 |
| | Conservative | J. Walsh | 2136 | 30.1 |
| | Labour | P. Hall | 1324 | 18.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1507 | 21.2 |
Blackpool No. 11 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | M. Riley | 2,368 | 64.3 |
| | Conservative | F. Lovatt | 1315 | 35.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1053 | 28.6 |
Brierfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | K. Sumner-Clough | 2,890 | 41.5 |
| | Liberal | K. Highton | 2221 | 31.9 |
| | Labour | R. Rawlinson | 1860 | 26.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 669 | 9.6 |
Burnley No. 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | T. Gallagher | 2,113 | 43.6 |
| | Conservative | F. Brown | 1684 | 34.8 |
| | Liberal | J. Hipwell | 1049 | 21.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 429 | 9.6 |
Burnley No. 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | W. Roberts | 2,059 | 50.3 |
| | Conservative | S. Blackston | 1053 | 25.7 |
| | Liberal | G. Brownbill | 983 | 24.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1006 | 24.6 |
Burnley No. 3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Entwislte | 2,450 | 52.9 |
| | Conservative | M. Durkin | 1365 | 29.5 |
| | Liberal | E. Roberts | 818 | 17.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1085 | 23.4 |
Burnley No. 4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | C. Platt | 2,877 | 63.0 |
| | Conservative | M. Tate | 1693 | 37.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1184 | 25.9 |
Burnley No. 5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Keller | 2,547 | 58.6 |
| | Conservative | E. Lyle | 941 | 21.6 |
| | Residents | L. Salisbury | 859 | 19.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1606 | 36.9 |
Burnley Rural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J. Wyld | 2,114 | 65.9 |
| | Labour | J. Bradshaw | 1096 | 34.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1018 | 31.7 |
Chorley North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | D. Dunn | 2,188 | 49.4 |
| | Conservative | M. Beechey | 1380 | 31.2 |
| | Liberal | F. Wilson | 861 | 19.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 808 | 18.2 |
Chorley Rural No. 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Meadows | 2,866 | 61.7 |
| | Conservative | J. Marginson | 1776 | 38.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1090 | 23.5 |
Chorley Rural No. 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | A. Ambrose | 2,948 | 71.8 |
| | Labour | J. Holme | 1156 | 28.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1792 | 43.7 |
Chorley Rural No. 3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | H. Carrington | 2,691 | 48.2 |
| | Labour | C. Sheppard | 1741 | 31.2 |
| | Liberal | C. Felton | 1155 | 20.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 950 | 17.0 |
Chorley South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | P. Keane | 2,420 | 43.6 |
| | Conservative | T. Jackson | 2194 | 39.5 |
| | Liberal | E. Power | 937 | 16.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 226 | 4.1 |
Clayton-Le-Moors :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | P. Galbraith | 2,000 | 50.2 |
| | Labour | F. Parkinson | 1983 | 49.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17 | 0.4 |
Clitheroe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | H. Eastwood | 2,075 | 43.0 |
| | Labour | E. Penny | 1378 | 28.6 |
| | Liberal | J. Aspden | 1369 | 28.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 697 | 14.5 |
Colne No. 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | S. Smithson | 1,712 | 43.0 |
| | Conservative | D. Crabtree | 1311 | 32.9 |
| | Labour | R. Smith | 961 | 24.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 401 | 10.1 |
Colne No. 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | A. Greaves | 1,892 | 49.2 |
| | Labour | E. Turbitt | 1119 | 29.1 |
| | Conservative | A. Seed | 833 | 21.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 773 | 20.1 |
Darwen No. 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | C. Grills | 1,767 | 42.5 |
| | Conservative | C. Halliday | 1343 | 32.3 |
| | Labour | N. Davis | 1046 | 25.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 424 | 10.2 |
Darwen No. 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | C. Jones | 1,526 | 44.8 |
| | Conservative | R. Wiggans | 1259 | 37.0 |
| | Liberal | D. Davidson | 621 | 18.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 167 | 7.8 |
Darwen No. 3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | A. Bland | 1,711 | 42.3 |
| | Conservative | P. Worth | 1359 | 33.6 |
| | Labour | D. Alder | 972 | 24.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 352 | 8.7 |
Fleetwood North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | W. Brown | 1,747 | 54.8 |
| | Labour | W. Potts | 1439 | 45.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 308 | 9.7 |
Fleetwood South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | E. Funk | 1,655 | 56.7 |
| | Labour | W. Denny | 1262 | 43.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 393 | 13.5 |
Fulwood No. 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | T. Croft | 2,570 | 78.9 |
| | Labour | R. Tait | 689 | 21.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1881 | 57.7 |
Fulwood No. 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | M. Horam | 2,428 | 78.2 |
| | Labour | H. Bodfish | 678 | 21.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1750 | 56.3 |
Fylde No. 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | R. Spender | 1,907 | 40.6 |
| | Conservative | P. Hall | 1882 | 40.2 |
| | Labour | H. Garth | 903 | 19.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | 0.5 |
Fylde No. 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | P. Boothman | 2,004 | 50.4 |
| | Liberal | M. Gilbert | 1344 | 33.8 |
| | Labour | P. Greenfield | 627 | 15.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 660 | 16.6 |
Garstang No. 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D. Elletson | Unopposed | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | N/A | N/A | |
Garstang No. 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Fitzherbert-Brockholes | Unopposed | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | N/A | N/A | |
Great Harwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | F. Worsley | 3,410 | 56.9 |
| | Labour | J. Hocking | 2583 | 34.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 827 | 13.8 |
Haslingden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | G. Woodcock | 3,120 | 55.3 |
| | Labour | G. Hatton | 2523 | 44.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 597 | 10.6 |
Lancaster No. 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | E. Jones | 2,540 | 53.5 |
| | Conservative | W. Sweeney | 1737 | 36.6 |
| | Independent | E. Gardner | 469 | 9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 803 | 16.9 |
Lancaster No. 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | M. Cantley | 2,757 | 52.0 |
| | Conservative | M. Lovett-Horn | 1847 | 34.9 |
| | Independent | T. Shingler | 694 | 13.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 910 | 17.2 |
Lancaster No. 3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | T. Hayton | 2,727 | 58.6 |
| | Labour | J. Wall | 1926 | 41.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 801 | 17.2 |
Lancaster Rural No. 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | M. Bates | 2,441 | 65.1 |
| | Labour | J. Stackhouse | 1308 | 34.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1133 | 30.2 |
Lancaster Rural No. 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | G. Bowring | 3,295 | 78.1 |
| | Labour | L. Callan | 922 | 21.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2373 | 56.3 |
Lancaster Rural No. 3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | C. Pickard | 2,237 | 70.0 |
| | Labour | J. Yates | 957 | 30.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1280 | 40.1 |
Leyland No. 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | N. Orrell | 1,768 | 38.1 |
| | Labour | I. Roberts | 1662 | 35.8 |
| | Conservative | G. Eland | 1216 | 26.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 106 | 2.3 |
Leyland No. 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Haigh | 1,996 | 64.6 |
| | Liberal | R. Caunce-Peacock | 1095 | 35.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 901 | 29.1 |
Longridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent conservative | D. Coulston | 2,680 | 52.0 |
| | Conservative | B. Greenwood | 2470 | 48.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 210 | 4.1 |
Lytham St. Annes No. 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J. Gouldbourne | 2,710 | 70.8 |
| | Labour | F. Rooney | 1120 | 29.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1590 | 41.5 |
Lytham St. Annes No. 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | T. Carter | 3,466 | 74.8 |
| | Labour | N. Horridge | 1165 | 25.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2301 | 49.7 |
Lytham St. Annes No. 3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J. Finn | 4,056 | 67.3 |
| | Labour | W. Callon | 1974 | 32.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2082 | 34.5 |
Morecambe & Heysham No. 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Finn | Unopposed | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | N/A | N/A | |
Morecambe & Heysham No. 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J. Elliott | 2,684 | 52.5 |
| | Labour | D. Stanley | 2426 | 47.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 258 | 5.0 |
Morecambe & Heysham No. 3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Quick | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
Nelson North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Helmn | 2,107 | 49.2 |
| | Liberal | P. Sagar | 1326 | 31.0 |
| | Conservative | M. Sutcliff | 851 | 19.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 781 | 18.2 |
Nelson South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | N. Taylor | 3,168 | 62.3 |
| | Conservative | J. Fletcher | 1918 | 37.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1250 | 24.6 |
Ormskirk No. 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J. Aspinwall | 2,860 | 54.0 |
| | Labour | M. Rees | 2438 | 46.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 422 | 8.0 |
Ormskirk No. 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | H. Ballance | 2,371 | 51.6 |
| | Labour | A. Hibbert | 2227 | 48.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 144 | 3.1 |
Oswaldtwistle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | W. Finch | 2,233 | 54.8 |
| | Labour | T. Bramley | 1840 | 45.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 393 | 9.6 |
Padiham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | K. Broadley | 1,987 | 60.4 |
| | Conservative | D. Hanson | 1302 | 39.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 685 | 20.8 |
Poulton-Le-Fylde :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | F. Lofthouse | 3,914 | 73.0 |
| | Labour | E. Johnson | 1445 | 27.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2469 | 46.1 |
Preston No. 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | E. Bunker | 4,132 | 54.9 |
| | Labour | H. Riley | 3,848 | |
| | Conservative | J. Ainscough | 3392 | 45.1 |
| | Conservative | J. Humphreys | 3369 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1219 | 9.8 |
Preston No. 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | G. Payne | 1,646 | 38.3 |
| | Labour | K. Bodfish | 1643 | 38.2 |
| | Independent | T. Dewhurst | 1012 | 23.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3 | 0.1 |
Preston No. 3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Lund | 2,532 | 65.2 |
| | Conservative | K. Peet | 1643 | 34.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 889 | 30.3 |
Preston No. 4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | H. Parker | 4,573 | 63.5 |
| | Labour | C. Sharples | 4,380 | |
| | Conservative | R. Ainscough | 2631 | 36.5 |
| | Conservative | R. Ainscough | 2546 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3776 | 27.0 |
Preston No. 5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R. Butcher | 2,539 | 77.4 |
| | Conservative | P. Mileham | 742 | 22.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1797 | 54.8 |
Preston Rural No. 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | M. Ryan | 3,027 | 74.0 |
| | Labour | T. Yates | 1064 | 26.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1963 | 48.0 |
Preston Rural No. 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | W. Winn | 3,595 | 65.7 |
| | Labour | M. Lyons | 1875 | 34.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1720 | 31.4 |
Preston Rural No. 3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | A. Ashburner | 2,535 | 46.2 |
| | People Rep | V. Peacock | 1817 | 33.1 |
| | Labour | R. Turton | 1138 | 20.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 718 | 13.1 |
Rawtenstall No. 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | I. Bishop | 2,455 | 53.9 |
| | Conservative | H. Ashworth | 2099 | 46.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 356 | 7.8 |
Rawtenstall No. 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | W. Nuttall | 1,899 | 51.0 |
| | Labour | E. Harvey | 1828 | 49.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 71 | 1.9 |
Skelmersdale & Holland No. 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Prunty | Unopposed | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
Skelmersdale & Holland No. 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | L. Ellman | Unopposed | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
Thornton Cleveleys No. 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | C. Ashworth | 2,504 | 66.5 |
| | Labour | G. Wright | 1264 | 33.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1240 | 32.9 |
Thornton Cleveleys No. 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | F. Townend | 2,956 | 69.3 |
| | Labour | A. Davies | 1311 | 30.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1645 | 38.6 |
Walton-Le-Dale No. 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | R. Welham | 2,377 | 59.9 |
| | Labour | A. White | 1591 | 40.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 786 | 19.8 |
Walton-Le-Dale No. 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | G. Woods | 1,566 | 44.4 |
| | Labour | G. Davies | 1524 | 43.2 |
| | Liberal | J. Bundy | 437 | 12.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 42 | 1.2 |
West Lancashire No. 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J. Ashton | 1,989 | 76.6 |
| | Labour | I. Coman | 608 | 23.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1381 | 53.2 |
West Lancashire No. 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | R. Phillips | 2,709 | 72.9 |
| | Labour | M. Cheetham | 1008 | 27.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1701 | 45.8 |
Whitworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | J. Clegg | 1,521 | 57.1 |
| | Conservative | H. Tenny | 1144 | 42.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 377 | 14.1 |