ABSTRACT
Year Con Lab L Nat Other Total1 1973 7,709 9,781 1,427 65 5,183 24,165 1974 8 , 1 0 2 10,325 1,474 145 5,664 25,710 1975 8,301 10,117 1,462 145 5,685 25,710 1976 11,077 8,213 1,113 223 5,132 25,758 1977 12,370 7,115 950 349 4,965 25,749 1978 12,645 6,644 923 349 4,920 25,481 1979 1 2 , 2 2 2 7,410 1,059 301 4,388 25,380 1980 11,738 8 , 0 1 1 1,149 186 4,325 25,409 1981 10,545 8,999 1,455 172 4,208 25,379 1982 10,447 8,774 1,850 177 4,099 25,347
1983 10,557 8,782 2,171 175 3,570 25,255 1984 10,393 8,870 2,331 179 3,515 25,288 1985 10,191 8,746 2,633 177 3,432 25,179 1986 9,216 8,759 2,971 191 3,364 24,501 1987 9,141 8,525 3,640 203 2,974 24,483 1988 9,150 8,601 3,518 254 2,968 24,491 1989 9,242 8,636 3,343 258 2,958 24,437 1990 9,020 8,920 3,265 264 2,968 24,437 1991 7,985 9,504 3,672 292 2,997 24,450 1992 8,288 9,102 3,728 334 2,977 24,429 1993 7,802 9,213 4,123 358 2,948 24,444 1994 7,286 9,257 4,551 392 2,941 24,427 1995 4,883 10,461 4,942 294 2,157 22,737 1996 4,276 10,929 5,078 298 2,157 22,738 1997 4,449 10,608 4,754 301 2,076 22,188
1998 4,772 10,411 4,629 304 2,083 22,199 1999 6,144 9,134 4,485 444 1,973 22,180
1. Totals vary owing to local government structural changes and to on-going reviews of the boundaries of and number of councillors elected by each ward.
