Boroughs controlled by Independents

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33664, 14 October 1974, Page 2

Boroughs controlled by Independents

The sitting Mayor, Mr J. B. Collett (Independent) had an easy win over his Labour opponent, Mr G. C. Adams, in the Lyttelton Borough Council election.

* Mr Collett has been I Mayor for the last 15 * e; years. Mr Adams, a j for 12 years, c did not seek re-election j to the council. J Labour suffered an eclipse 1 in the council election, six c . of the eight seats being 1 J taken by Independent candi- c dates, with a sitting mem- f ber, Mr R. H. Duff, topping 1 the poll. New councillors i who stood as Independents i are Mns M. V. Gass, Messrs 5 K. T. Keenan, C. H. Gilmore; ‘ , and S. C. Dailey and Captain 3.J. F. E. Crawford. 3 Labour’s councillors arej, Messrs W. S. Tredinnick and| < 5 J. L. Baines, both sitting: ■ members. T Riccarton electors main,l tained their habit of voting! solidly for Independents, and L again returned them to all 5 eight seats on that borough i council. The Mayor (Mr R. ’ W. J. Harrington) also an , Independent, was returned . I unopposed. ■ New councillors filling: ■ vacancies caused by the re-] ' tirement of Messrs F. R. I

Longley and J. B. Midgleyi are Messrs A. W. Taylor, a coal merchant, and Mr G. R. Marriner, a senior traffic! officer. Cr D. A. Anderson, chair-: man of the Riccarton fin-1 ance committee, polled thel lowest of the successful can-! didate.s, but he was more; than 400 ahead of the only other candidate, not an Independent, Mr D. W. Parlane. Details:LYTTELTON Mayoralty •J. B. Collett (I.) .. .. 1018; (Elected) G. C. Adams (L.) .. .. 702 Council •R. H. Duff (I.) ..992 •W. S. Tredinnick (L.) .. 939 'J. L. Baines (L.) .. 829 K. T. Keenan (I.) .. .. 779 C. 11. Gilmore (I.) .. 771 J F. E. Crawford (I.) .. 768 Mrs M. V. Gass (I.) .. .. 763 S. C. Dailey (I.i .. ..749 (Elected) M. E. Foster (L.i .. ..710 J. E. Adams <l.l 635 W. McGregor (L.I .. ..631 R. D. Kennedy (I.) .. .. 618 R. S. Adams IL.) .. ... 612 B. L. Tyro (L.) .. 599 L. R. Stevenson (L.) .. 541 F. IV, M. Harding (I.) .. 488: J. Austin (L.i .. .. 482 B. M. Tibble (L.) .. ..459 K. T. Sharp (I.) .. ..447

, RICCARTON Mayoralty i *R, W. Harrington (C.), elected unopposed. Council •J. H. Hurst (C.) .. .. 2447 I *P. J. McAloon (C.) .. .. 2401 I *R. S. Lester (C.) .. .. 2394 ' A. W. Taylor (C.) .. .. 2361 : ‘M. N. Cooper (C.) .. .. 2325 i G. R. Marriner (C.) .. 2297 •P. D. O’Meegan (C.) .. 2269 ■D. A. Anderson (C.) .. 2189 (Elected) D. W. Parlane .. 1767