Boothferry Borough Council Election Results 1973-1991

Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre Plymouth University

The information contained in this report has been obtained from a number of sources. Election results from the immediate post-reorganisation period were painstakingly collected by Alan Willis largely, although not exclusively, from local newspaper reports. From the mid- 1980s onwards the results have been obtained from each local authority by the Elections Centre. The data are stored in a database designed by Lawrence Ware and maintained by Brian Cheal and others at Plymouth University. Despite our best efforts some information remains elusive whilst we accept that some errors are likely to remain. Notice of any mistakes should be sent to [email protected]. The results sequence can be kept up to date by purchasing copies of the annual Local Elections Handbook, details of which can be obtained by contacting the email address above.

Front cover: the graph shows the distribution of percentage vote shares over the period covered by the results. The lines reflect the colours traditionally used by the three main parties. The grey line is the share obtained by Independent candidates while the purple line groups together the vote shares for all other parties.

Rear cover: the top graph shows the percentage share of council seats for the main parties as well as those won by Independents and other parties. The lines take account of any by- election changes (but not those resulting from elected councillors switching party allegiance) as well as the transfers of seats during the main round of local election.

The lower graph shows for each main round of local elections the overall percentage turnout (solid line), the percentage of women candidates standing at (dotted line) and the percentage of women among those elected (hashed line).

Mid Howdenshire (1004) vote share 1976 White W. Ind 0 0.0 Boothferry 1973 & Rawcliffe (2289)2 2 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Airmyn & Rawcliffe (2214) vote share vote share No. 1 (: East) (2265)2 Parkinson J. Ind 587 58.9 Parkinson J. Ind 516 65.7 vote share Haslam O. Ms. Con 410 41.1 Timm H. Con 269 34.3 Auty R. Ind 484 55.4 Timm H. Con 367 - Scowcroft G. Ind 209 - Atkinson F. Con 390 44.6 Haslam O. Ms. Ind 192 - Hart C. Con 258 - Turnout 43.6 17.8 Martin V. Ms. Ind 165 - 2 Turnout 38.6 10.8 Crowle (2416) Turnout 30.3 31.5 vote share Wise A. Ind 756 100.0 2 No. 18 (North Axholme) (950) Crowle (2334) vote share Proctor A. Ind 729 - vote share Britton M. Ms. Ind 300 55.6 Felcey M. Ind 346 - Wise A. Ind 0 0.0 Walker J. Ind 240 44.4 Proctor A. Ind 0 - Turnout 31.3 45.8

Turnout 56.8 11.1 Turnout 0.0 0.0 East Derwent (1205) No. 2 (Goole: North) (4312)3 vote share East Derwent (1185) vote share Wiles C. Ind 479 90.5 vote share Crawford J. Ms. Ind 765 41.3 Hepworth W. Ind 50 9.5 Wyles S. Ind 0 0.0 Daniels T. Ind 660 - Jackson A. Lab 549 29.6 Turnout 43.9 81.1 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Child P. Con 538 29.0 Tuffin M. Lab 468 - East Howdenshire (710) East Howdenshire (1008) Hollingworth A. Lab 380 - vote share vote share Kitching J. Ind 0 0.0

Kitching J. Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 26.0 11.7 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 No. 3 (Goole: North East) (2146)2 Epworth & Belton (3407)3 3 vote share Epworth & Belton (3127) Dobson T. Lab 0 0.0 vote share vote share Colmer C. Ind 0 0.0 Stewart D. Con 857 56.9 Macgregor J. Ms. Ind 514 100.0 Turner J. Ms. Con 800 -

Pashby A. Ms. Ind 487 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Macgregor J. Ms. Ind 648 43.1 Stewart D. Ind 449 - Watson R. Ind 569 - Rimington T. Ind 442 - No. 4 (Goole: South & Central) (2478)2 Pashley A. Ms. Ind 506 - vote share Mills A. Con 448 - Turnout 20.2 47.7 Wright G. Lab 462 63.5 Taylor A. Lab 431 - Turnout 44.2 13.9 (1442) Graham S. Ind 265 36.5 vote share Gilberdyke (1608)

Clayton L. Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 23.4 27.1 vote share Clayton L. Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 No. 5 (Goole: West) (1979)2 vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 (2286)2 McLean J. Lab 409 45.5 2 vote share Hall D. Con 253 28.2 Haxey (2480) Edwards R. Ind 317 100.0 Gosney F. Ind 236 26.3 vote share Wright J. Ind 308 - Westmoreland N. Con 447 51.0

Sergent A. Ind 212 - Turnout 22.7 17.4 Wright J. Ind 429 49.0 Edwards R. Ind 282 - Turnout 18.3 15.1 No. 6 (Marshland) (1326) Luxton L. Ind 246 - vote share Sergent A. Ind 223 - Holme On Spalding Moor (1288) Knapton A. Ms. Ind 0 0.0 vote share Turnout 35.3 2.1

King M. Ind 306 51.6 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Eade J. Ind 203 34.2 Holme On Spalding Moor (1547) Towse S. Ind 84 14.2 (1158) vote share vote share Engall D. Ms. Con 519 78.5 Turnout 46.0 17.4 Gospell R. Ind 152 52.4 Ella C. Ind 142 21.5 Stephenson G. Ind 138 47.6 Hook (1314) Turnout 42.7 57.0

vote share Turnout 25.0 4.8 Chantry F. Con 0 0.0 Hook (1523) (2030)2 vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Chantry F. Con 0 0.0

2 McDiarmid M. Ms. Ind 562 100.0 (2248) Dean J. Ms. Ind 253 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Haynes H. Ind 250 - 2 Hewson J. Ind 395 100.0 Wheldrake E. Ind 141 - Howden (2384) Park J. Ind 291 - Oldreiye K. Ind 90 - vote share Vollans D. Ind 265 - Hewson J. Ind 0 -

Wales B. Ind 264 - Turnout 31.9 75.4 Park J. Ind 0 0.0

Turnout 27.0 48.6 Trentside (1217) Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share & (1282) Cockin J. Ind 451 75.2 Keadby & Althorpe (1268) vote share Coggin J. Ind 149 24.8 vote share Hornsby R. Ind 247 39.5 Hornsby R. Ind 0 0.0

Craggs G. Ind 154 24.6 Turnout 49.3 50.3 Cottam J. Ind 128 20.4 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Belton T. Ind 97 15.5 Mid Howdenshire (1033) Turnout 48.8 14.9 vote share Bray W. Con 279 61.2 Whaley T. Ind 177 38.8

Turnout 44.1 22.4

Results of the English Shire District Council Elections 1973-1991 1

No. 1 (Goole: East) (2247)2 Goole West (2596)2 vote share Boothferry 1979 vote share Atkinson F. Con 483 54.6 Crowther M. Lab 890 53.7

Hall D. Con 430 - 2 Mant J. Lab 839 - Urquhart E. Ms. Res 208 23.5 Airmyn & Rawcliffe (2297) Cretney E. Con 767 46.3 Pheasant E. Lab 194 21.9 vote share Jarrold S. Con 692 - Parkinson J. Ind 914 57.3

Turnout 58.4 31.1 Barker G. Ind 684 - Turnout 66.4 7.4 Haslam O. Ms. Con 681 42.7 No. 18 (North Axholme) (994) Timm H. Con 351 - Haxey (2677)2 vote share vote share Britton M. Ms. Ind 287 60.0 Turnout 57.2 14.6 Westmoreland N. Con 1,047 49.1 Walker J. Ind 191 40.0 Williams E. Con 883 - Crowle (2488)2 Luxton L. Ind 606 28.4 Turnout 48.1 20.1 vote share Norris P. Lab 479 22.5 Sherwood K. Con 1,063 43.9 Kingham J. Ind 342 - 3 Wise A. Con 1,012 - No. 2 (Goole: North) (3072) vote share Metcalfe A. Lab 712 29.4 Turnout 62.7 20.7 Crawford J. Ind 667 35.3 Smith A. Ms. Ind 645 26.7 Hill F. Con 423 22.4 Holme On Spalding Moor (1777) Hollingsworth A. Lab 408 21.6 Turnout 68.9 14.5 vote share Holder E. Con 395 - Engell D. Ms. Con 0 0.0 Jackson J. Res 390 20.7 East Derwent (1218) vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 61.5 12.9 Wiles C. Con 697 79.7 Hepworth W. Ind 178 20.3 Hook (1669) No. 3 (Goole: North East) (2501)2 vote share vote share Turnout 71.8 59.3 Chantry F. Con 0 0.0

Dobson T. Lab 309 52.7 Colmer C. Ind 277 47.3 East Howdenshire (1124) Turnout 0.0 0.0 Crowther M. Lab 243 - vote share Kitching J. Con 0 0.0 2 Howden (2520) Turnout 21.7 5.5 vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Park J. Con 1,071 63.1 2 No. 4 (Goole: South & Central) (2570) 3 Hewson J. Con 1,034 - vote share Epworth & Belton (3786) Harrison G. Ind 627 36.9 vote share Pantry I. Ind 593 58.9 Taylor A. Lab 414 41.1 Stewart D. Con 1,507 42.6 Turnout 54.2 26.1 Wright G. Lab 341 - Treweek R. Con 1,412 - Turner J. Ms. Ind 1,308 37.0 Keadby & Althorpe (1335) Turnout 52.4 17.8 Holgate J. Con 1,052 - vote share Willis B. Lab 722 20.4 Hornsby R. Ind 0 0.0 2 No. 5 (Goole: West) (2593) vote share Turnout 52.8 5.6 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Cretney E. Con 489 39.5 Styring W. Res 410 33.1 Gilberdyke (1775) Marshland (1250) Hill R. Con 350 - vote share vote share Bowker G. Lab 339 27.4 Clayton L. Con 0 0.0 Knapton A. Ms. Ind 0 0.0

Turnout 61.2 6.4 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0

2 No. 6 (Marshland) (1058) Goole Central & South (2490) Mid Howdenshire (1054) vote share vote share vote share Knapton A. Ms. Ind 0 0.0 Taylor A. Lab 944 45.5 Bray W. Con 338 44.0 Pantry I. Ind 703 33.9 Evison S. Ind 258 33.6 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Muttock J. Lab 684 - Jackson M. Ind 173 22.5 Johnson B. Ms. Con 429 20.7

North Cave (1178) Turnout 72.0 10.4 vote share Turnout 55.4 11.6

Gospel R. Ind 389 71.5 2 North Axholme (1003) Stephenson G. Res 155 28.5 Goole East (2418) vote share vote share Walker J. Ind 377 51.9 Turnout 46.2 43.0 Hall D. Con 818 51.3 Haynes I. Ms. Con 349 48.1 Studer R. Con 783 -

Snaith (2118)2 Brown D. Lab 776 48.7 Turnout 72.3 3.9 vote share Moore K. Lab 752 - Dean J. Ms. Ind 793 54.2 North Cave (1182) Ramsker V. Con 671 45.8 Turnout 64.7 2.6 vote share Asquith A. Ind 263 - Spink J. Con 0 0.0 Goole North (3063)3

Turnout 69.1 8.3 vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Hodgson H. Lab 1,107 58.7 Trentside (1618) Hollingworth A. Lab 1,090 - Snaith (2295)2 vote share Hill F. Con 779 41.3 vote share Cockin J. Ind 0 0.0 Holder E. Con 693 - Dean J. Ms. Ind 895 57.7 Kelsey P. Con 663 - Ramaker V. Ind 729 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Sharman C. Con 655 42.3 Turnout 47.0 17.4 Asquith A. Ind 320 -

2 Goole North East (2547) Turnout 56.6 15.5 vote share Dobson T. Lab 1,014 51.1 Trentside (1257) Dean K. Lab 890 - vote share Hughes P. Con 502 25.3 Cockin J. Ind 594 61.6 Colmer C. Ind 469 23.6 Thompson G. Con 371 38.4

Turnout 56.0 25.8 Turnout 76.7 23.1

2 Local Elections Handbook 1973-1991 Goole West (2677)2 Boothferry 1983 vote share Boothferry 1987 Mant J. Lab 622 59.0

2 Crowther M. Lab 603 - 2 Airmyn & Rawcliffe (2100) Cowling P. Ms. Con 433 41.0 Airmyn & Rawcliffe (2159) vote share Moate F. Con 403 - vote share Parkinson J. Ind 667 74.9 Parkinson J. Ind 771 61.4

Barker G. Ind 600 - Turnout 41.8 17.9 Barker G. Ind 607 - Kendrick C. Lab 223 25.1 Hislop R. Con 484 38.6 Walton G. Lab 174 - Haxey (2883)2 vote share Turnout 57.7 22.9 Turnout 52.3 49.9 Burrell P. Ind 887 77.1 Crowle (2672)2 2 Westmoreland N. Ind 842 - Crowle (2541) Norris P. Lab 263 22.9 vote share vote share Garnett C. Lab 218 - Wise A. Con 806 55.4 Sherwood K. Con 915 64.8 Osborne H. Ind 650 44.6

Wise A. Con 868 - Turnout 44.1 54.3 Jenman R. Con 608 - Metcalfe A. Lab 497 35.2 Metcalfe J. Ms. Ind 489 - Holme On Spalding Moor (1916) Turnout 53.7 29.6 vote share Turnout 51.5 10.7 Engall D. Ms. Con 838 77.3 East Derwent (1293) Holt H. Ms. Lib/SDP 128 11.8 East Derwent (1379) vote share Allison W. Lab 118 10.9 vote share Wiles C. Con 515 76.1 Wiles C. Con 552 78.7

Harrison G. Ind 162 23.9 Turnout 55.9 65.5 Hepworth W. Ind 149 21.3

Turnout 52.5 52.1 Hook (879) Turnout 51.1 57.5 vote share East Howdenshire (1204) Chantry F. Con 279 51.7 East Howdenshire (1439) vote share Haslam O. Ms. Ind 222 41.1 vote share Kitching J. Con 0 0.0 Hodgson R. Lab 39 7.2 Kitching J. Con 0 0.0

Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 61.7 10.6 Turnout 0.0 0.0

3 3 Epworth & Belton (4014) Howden (2855)2 Epworth & Belton (4315) vote share vote share vote share Stewart D. Con 1,034 44.1 Varey N. Con 714 49.7 Stewart D. Con 1,045 50.3 Treweek R. Con 923 - Park J. Con 678 - Turner J. Ms. Ind 1,034 49.7 Turner J. Ms. Ind 898 38.3 Lewis G. Lib/SDP 492 34.3 Holgate A. Con 1,000 - Holgate J. Con 747 - Wielkopolski A. Lib/SDP 341 - Redfern E. Ms. Con 938 - Eggett R. Lab 412 17.6 Rotsey A. Lab 230 16.0 Turnout 40.5 0.5

Turnout 44.8 5.8 Turnout 49.0 15.5 Gilberdyke (2144) Gilberdyke (2053) Keadby & Althorpe (1323) vote share vote share vote share Darley B. Con 620 59.6 Clayton L. Ind 643 69.8 Sloane A. Lib/SDP 357 57.5 Brown W. Lib/SDP 421 40.4 Brown W. Lib/SDP 278 30.2 Hornsby R. Ind 264 42.5 Turnout 48.9 19.1

Turnout 45.3 39.6 Turnout 47.2 15.0 Goole Central & South (2405)2 2 Goole Central & South (2502) Marshland (1215) vote share vote share vote share Devenish H. Lab 726 61.1 Pantry I. Ind 612 42.6 Knapton A. Ms. Ind 712 89.6 Muttock J. Lab 533 - Taylor A. Lab 585 40.7 Taylor R. Lab 83 10.4 Pantry I. Ind 463 38.9 Devenish H. Lab 437 -

Wright G. Con 239 16.6 Turnout 66.0 79.1 Turnout 42.2 22.1

2 Turnout 44.3 1.9 Mid Howdenshire (1119) Goole East (2696) vote share 2 vote share Goole East (2709) Bray W. Con 0 0.0 O'Neil P. Ms. Lab 652 51.7 vote share Worthington B. Con 609 48.3

Worthington B. Con 558 50.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Morris S. Ms. Con 594 - Morris S. Ms. Con 508 - Moulson J. Lab 553 - Robinson A. Lab 301 26.9 North Axholme (1056) Hill G. Lab 299 - vote share Turnout 48.1 3.4 Madeiros C. Lib/SDP 258 23.1 Walker J. Con 0 0.0 Pickering R. Lib/SDP 207 - Goole North (4080)3

Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Turnout 41.8 23.0 Hodgson H. Lab 305 53.1 Armitage M. Lab 287 - 3 North Cave (1659) Goole North (4146) vote share Campsell D. Lab 270 - vote share Spink J. Ind 0 0.0 Watson K. Con 269 46.9 Thornhill R. Con 857 53.2 Watson M. Ms. Con 258 -

Watson M. Ms. Con 769 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Thornhill R. Con 244 - Hodgson H. Lab 753 46.8 Walker K. Con 720 - Snaith (2753)2 Turnout 45.7 6.3 Hollingworth A. Lab 715 - vote share 2 Campsell D. Lab 678 - Ramsker V. Ind 438 35.6 Goole North East (2358) Stephenson B. Ms. Con 428 34.8 vote share Turnout 40.8 6.5 Dean J. Ms. Ind 409 - Dean K. Lab 621 55.6 Whinn R. Ms. Lab 365 29.7 Reed C. Lab 589 - Goole North East (2383)2 Walton G. Ind 250 22.4

vote share Turnout 40.8 0.8 Morris D. Con 246 22.0 Reed C. Lab 552 66.3 Dean K. Lab 490 - Trentside (1320) Turnout 40.7 33.2 Blackburn A. Con 281 33.7 vote share Cockin J. Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 35.5 32.5

Turnout 0.0 0.0

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Goole West (2632)2 Goole West (2563)2 vote share Boothferry 1991 vote share Mant J. Lab 644 50.8 Crowther M.* Lab 0 - Crowther M. Lab 609 - Mant J.* Lab 0 0.0 Airmyn & Rawcliffe (2175)2 Roffey P. Con 368 29.0 Cutts L. Lib/SDP 256 20.2 vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Parkinson J.* Ind 539 65.5

Turnout 42.7 21.8 Barker G.* Ind 472 - Haxey (3490)2 Rose D. Lab 284 34.5 vote share Haxey (3113)2 Watson A. Ind 267 - Burrell P.* Con 1,065 70.3 vote share Robertson D. Lab 163 - Deneley M. Con 1,054 - Burrell P. Con 848 68.7 Smith S. Lab 449 29.7 Westmoreland N. Con 826 - Turnout 69.1 31.0 Lange D. Lab 447 - Murray R. Ind 387 31.3 Crowle (2919)2 Turnout 43.2 40.7 Turnout 39.6 37.3 vote share Wise A.* Con 840 47.4 Holme On Spalding Moor (2294) Holme On Spalding Moor (2185) Colebrook P. Con 737 - vote share vote share Osborne H.* Ind 494 27.8 Engall D. Ms.* Con 789 76.8 Engall D. Ms. Con 0 0.0 Metcalfe J. Ms. Lab 440 24.8 Worthington W. Lab 238 23.2 Proctor I. Ind 382 -

Turnout 0.0 0.0 Rhodes F. Lab 278 - Turnout 44.8 53.7

Hook (886) Turnout 69.3 19.5 Hook (924) vote share vote share Chantry F. Con 359 62.1 East Derwent (1457) Chantry F.* Con 307 68.7 Coult J. Ms. Lib/SDP 219 37.9 vote share Brown D. Lab 140 31.3 Wiles C.* Con 493 69.5

Turnout 65.5 24.2 McDermid R. Lab 216 30.5 Turnout 48.4 37.4

Howden (2992)2 Turnout 48.7 39.1 Howden (3281)2 vote share vote share Leighton B. Con 682 51.2 East Howdenshire (1547) Varey H. Ms.* Con 771 40.3 Varey H. Ms. Con 677 - vote share Leighton B.* Ind 719 37.6 McDonald P. Lib/SDP 340 25.5 Kitching J.* Con 378 56.3 Popow S. Lab 422 22.1 Lewis G. Lib/SDP 330 - Williamson A. Ind 175 26.0 Worth A. Lab 374 - Pugh D. Lab 119 17.7 Harrison G. Ind 311 23.3 Turnout 34.8 2.7 Turnout 43.2 25.7 Turnout 43.4 30.2

3 Keadby & Althorpe (1345) Keadby & Althorpe (1307) Epworth & Belton (4576) vote share vote share vote share Brooks B.* Ind 0 0.0 Stewart D.* Con 1,050 44.3 Brooks B. Ind 300 63.7 Mapplebeck M. Ms. Lab 107 22.7 Redfern E. Ms. Con 869 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Forsyth R. Ind 64 13.6 Holgate J.* Con 831 - Turner J. Ms.* Ind 801 33.8 Marshland (1253) Turnout 36.0 41.0 Goulding S. Lab 519 21.9 vote share Cooper S. Ms. Lab 487 - Knapton A. Ms. Ind 0 0.0 Marshland (1223) vote share Turnout 49.5 10.5 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Knapton A. Ms. Ind 0 0.0 Gilberdyke (2208) Mid Howdenshire (1105) Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share vote share Darley B.* Con 491 64.8 Jarred R.* Con 0 0.0 Moore K. Lab 267 35.2 Mid Howdenshire (1105) vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Jarred R. Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 34.3 29.6

2 North Axholme (1094) Turnout 0.0 0.0 Goole Central & South (2448) vote share vote share Haynes D. Con 283 64.5 North Axholme (1074) Devenish H.* Ind 690 46.3 Rogers L. Lab 156 35.5 Muttock J.* Lab 641 43.0 vote share Laister N. Con 0 0.0 Moate F. Con 159 10.7 Turnout 40.1 28.9

Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 60.9 3.3 North Cave (1362)

2 vote share North Cave (1343) Goole East (2695) Pulman T. Con 454 66.8 vote share vote share Longden D. Lab 226 33.2 Wyatt J. Con 0 0.0 O'Neil P. Ms.* Lab 623 55.3 Armitage J. Ms. Lab 551 - Turnout 49.9 33.5 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Worthington B.* Con 504 44.7 Morris S. Ms. Con 483 - Snaith (3220)2 Snaith (3031)2 vote share vote share Turnout 40.1 10.6 Arnold C. Ms. Lab 762 41.8

Ramsker V. Ind 0 0.0 3 Stephenson B. Ms.* Con 548 30.1 Stephenson B. Ms. Con 0 0.0 Goole North (4135) Ramsker V.* Ind 511 28.1 vote share Townsend M. Ms. Lab 466 - Hodgson H.* Lab 1,054 48.8 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Armitage M.* Lab 1,018 - Turnout 56.6 11.8 Trentside (1355) Campsell D.* Lab 952 - vote share Morris D. Con 560 25.9 Trentside (1440) Cockin J. Ind 476 62.5 Moore T. Con 552 - vote share Holmes J. Ms. Con 285 37.5 Thornhill R. Ind 545 25.2 Coggon J. Ind 362 47.4 Holmes J. Ms. Con 211 27.6 Turnout 56.7 25.1 Turnout 51.7 22.9 Walker J. Ind 191 25.0

2 Goole North East (2359) Turnout 53.1 19.8 vote share Dean K.* Lab 0 - Reed C.* Lab 0 0.0

Turnout 0.0 0.0

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