Abbey Ward (3 seats)
*E. Thomas Evans | Conservative Party | 657 |
*Ronald Stansfield | Conservative Party | 609 |
*Joan Salkeld | Conservative Party | 570 |
David Walters | Labour Party | 299 |
Mrs D. Davies | Labour Party | 292 |
Reginald Smith | Labour Party | 283 |
43.5% Turnout
Windy Arbour Ward (3 seats)
*Florence Adcock | Conservative Party | 1020 |
*Derek Moore | Conservative Party | 949 |
Thomas Robinson | Conservative Party | 923 |
Haydn Thomas | Liberal Party | 461 |
48% Turnout
Borrowell Ward (3 seats)
*Kenneth Rawnsley | Conservative Party | 823 |
Helen Dore | Liberal Party | 530 |
J. Wiles | Conservative Party | 504 |
Kenneth Hogarth | Conservative Party | 496 |
Peter Thompson | Liberal Party | 434 |
Mrs E. Twyman | Liberal Party | 380 |
50% Turnout
Castle Ward (3 seats)
*Leonard Smalley | Conservative Party | 740 |
*Bill Whiteman | Conservative Party | 657 |
D. Charlton | Conservative Party | 644 |
Dora Greenway | Liberal Party | 392 |
Ronald Scott | Liberal Party | 369 |
Mrs P. Smith | Liberal Party | 368 |
41.5% Turnout
St John’s Ward (3 seats)
*Chris Webster | Labour Party | 596 |
*Jack Cox | Conservative Party | 552 |
Thomas Litterick | Labour Party | 521 |
William Wozencroft | Labour Party | 491 |
Eric Bernard Smith | Conservative Party | 453 |
Robert Butler | Liberal Party | 438 |
S. Perry | Conservative Party | 415 |
56% Turnout
Park Hill Ward (3 seats)
*Harry Potts | Conservative Party | 771 |
*Bernice Gardner | Conservative Party | 754 |
*Spencer Harrison | Conservative Party | 716 |
William Clarke | Labour Party | 317 |
Kenneth Beard | Labour Party | 307 |
43% Turnout
*denotes retiring member
STILL A TORY STRONGHOLD
Although their majority dropped from 16 to 13, Kenilworth still holds a strong Tory electorate.
Labour only stood in three wards but managed to get two candidates elected, both in St. John’s. Chris Webster, who had been on the council since 1964, was the only non-Tory and chairman for the previous 12 months. A bench close to the ford is dedicated in his memory, along with his wife Irene.
Thomas Litterick of Quarry Road, was the other labour candidate elected. He was just beginning his political career, which would eventually take him as far as the House of Commons. He became MP for Selly Oak in Birmingham at the October 1974 general election. This made him the only Kenilworth resident to ever become an MP.
With restructuring of local government looming, this turned out to be the last ever KUDC election.
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)