1967 – 11th May – Kenilworth Urban District Council – Election

Abbey Ward (3 seats)

*E. Thomas EvansConservative Party632
*Ronald StansfieldConservative Party594
*Joan SalkeldConservative Party485
Edgar EmersonLabour Party231
Aubrey WaltersLabour Party212
Mrs M. McClellanLabour Party210
T. ThompsonLiberal Party179
Mrs R. HertzLiberal Party165
K. HatwoodLiberal Party139

Borrowell Ward (3 seats)

Kenneth RawnsleyConservative Party595
Victor ChanceConservative Party590
Edward PlayerConservative Party571
Helen DoreLiberal Party496
Dennis ArcherLiberal Party334
Peter ThompsonLiberal Party309
Derek SharrockLabour Party159

Park Hill Ward (3 seats)

Harry PottsConservative Party615
Bernice GardnerConservative Party584
Spencer HarrisonConservative Party543
L. NixonLiberal Party299
Jan MokrzyckiLiberal Party288
Mrs V. BilletLiberal Party267
Anthony DigginsLabour Party231
Mrs E. TidyLabour Party223
Mrs S. HarrisLabour Party222

Castle Ward (3 seats)

*Leonard SmalleyConservative Party810
Anthony WhittakerConservative Party770
*Bill WhitemanConservative Party747
Peter SmithLiberal Party329
Dora GreenwayLiberal Party319
Edward FlintLiberal Party209

Windy Arbour Ward (3 seats)

+new ward+

*Florence AdcockConservative Party926
Derek MooreConservative Party840
Richard WatsonConservative Party840
Robert ButlerLiberal Party529
Haydn ThomasLiberal Party510
Mrs N. TyrellLiberal Party486

St John’s Ward (3 seats)

+new ward+

*Jack CoxConservative Party597
Eric Bernard SmithConservative Party476
*Christopher WebsterLabour Party458
Michael CokerConservative Party420
Dennis JakemanLiberal Party364
Thomas CaswellLabour Party332
Bill WozencroftLabour Party307
Mrs H. EgginsLiberal Party205
James CookLiberal Party192

EXTRA WARDS ADDED – BUT A ‘PARTY’ ROW BEFORE ELECTION

THE ‘COUNT’ TOOK PLACE AT KENILWORTH GRAMMAR SCHOOL, LEYES LANE (The aluminium ‘Growth’ sculpture on the entrance to the school was designed by Kenilworth artist Walter Ritchie in 1965)

KUDC Councillors

17 Conservatives (E. Evans, R. Stansfield, Joan Salkeld, Florence Adcock, Bernice Gardener,K. Rawnsley, V. Chance, E. Player, H. Potts, S. Harrison, L. Smalley, A. Whittaker, B. Whiteman, D. Moore, R. Watson, J. Cox, E. Smith)

1 Labour (C. Webster)

Chairman 1967-70

1967-68 Bill Whiteman

1968-69 Kenneth Rawnsley

1969-70 Chris Webster

Chairmans Chain of Office – Courtesy of Warwickshire County Records Office. (ref. PH (N) 600/147/3)

1970 – 7th May – Kenilworth Urban District Council – Election

Abbey Ward (3 seats)

43.5% Turnout

Windy Arbour Ward (3 seats)

48% Turnout

Borrowell Ward (3 seats)

50% Turnout

Castle Ward (3 seats)

41.5% Turnout

St John’s Ward (3 seats)

56% Turnout

Park Hill Ward (3 seats)

43% Turnout

*denotes retiring member

STILL A TORY STRONGHOLD

KUDC Councillors

15 Conservative Party (H Potts, S. Harrison, J. Cox, L. Smalley, B. Whiteman, D. Charlton, J. Wiles, K. Rawnsley, E. Evans, R. Stansfield, Bernice Gardner, Joan Salkeld, Florence Adcock, D. Moore, T. Robinson)

2 Labour Party (T. Litterick, C. Webster)

1 Liberal Party (Helen Dore)

Chairman 1970-74

1970-71 Joan Salkeld

1971-72 Ronald Stansfield

1972-73 Derek Moore

1973-74 Kenneth Hogarth

Chairmans Chain of Office – Courtesy of Warwickshire County Records Office. (ref. PH (N) 600/147/3)

1971 – 1st July – Kenilworth Urban District Council – By Election

Park Hill Ward

46% Turnout

HOGARTH RETAINS SEAT FOR TORIES