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

Abbey Ward (3 seats)

*E. Thomas EvansConservative Party657
*Ronald StansfieldConservative Party609
*Joan SalkeldConservative Party570
David WaltersLabour Party299
Mrs D. DaviesLabour Party292
Reginald SmithLabour Party283

43.5% Turnout

Windy Arbour Ward (3 seats)

*Florence AdcockConservative Party1020
*Derek MooreConservative Party949
Thomas RobinsonConservative Party923
Haydn ThomasLiberal Party461

48% Turnout

Borrowell Ward (3 seats)

*Kenneth RawnsleyConservative Party823
Helen DoreLiberal Party530
J. WilesConservative Party504
Kenneth HogarthConservative Party496
Peter ThompsonLiberal Party434
Mrs E. TwymanLiberal Party380

50% Turnout

Castle Ward (3 seats)

*Leonard SmalleyConservative Party740
*Bill WhitemanConservative Party657
D. CharltonConservative Party644
Dora GreenwayLiberal Party392
Ronald ScottLiberal Party369
Mrs P. SmithLiberal Party368

41.5% Turnout

St John’s Ward (3 seats)

*Chris WebsterLabour Party596
*Jack CoxConservative Party552
Thomas LitterickLabour Party521
William WozencroftLabour Party491
Eric Bernard SmithConservative Party453
Robert ButlerLiberal Party438
S. PerryConservative Party415

56% Turnout

Park Hill Ward (3 seats)

*Harry PottsConservative Party771
*Bernice GardnerConservative Party754
*Spencer HarrisonConservative Party716
William ClarkeLabour Party317
Kenneth BeardLabour Party307

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)

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