Redcoat Ward 1964-

REDCOAT WARD

[Three seats 1964-78; Two seats 1978-]

Election	Electors	T'out	Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Ch.%
1964	6,789	12.7	M.J. Durell G.R. Chaney G.H. Wall Mrs. A. Finlay W. Krimmel D. Finlay	Lab Lab Lab C C C	754 732 717 112 88 85 605	88.5 11.5 73.0

1968	6,843	16.5	M.J. Durell G.R. Chaney R. Cockel G.F. Stewart J.A. Rudd T.R. Bond J.B. Dash	Lab Lab Lab L L L Com	578 576 559 336 334 327 220 223	50.8 29.6 19.6 19.9	-37.7

1971	5,955	26.6	G.R. Chaney R. Cockel M.J. Durell J.B. Dash C.M. Handley	Lab Lab Lab Com C	1,208 1,172 1,152 417 91 735	69.9 24.7 5.4 43.6	+19.0 +5.2

1974	6,038	19.7	G.R. Chaney M.J. Durell W. Leary J.B. Dash	Lab Lab Lab Com	877 870 793 330 463	72.0 28.0 39.3	+2.1 +3.3

1978	5,338**	28.6	M.J. Durell G.R. Chaney Ms. M.T.C. Firmin T.J. Godden Mrs. M.A. Matthews D. Lyons	Lab Lab C NF NF Com	958 950 315 144 125 72 635	64.7 21.3 9.1 4.9 43.0

1982	5,216	27.2	G.R. Chaney M.J. Durell Ms. M.T.C. Firmin E.A.J. Morneas	Lab Lab C C	925 887 402 322 485	71.5 28.5 38.2	+6.8 +7.2

1986	5,269	45.5	C.C. Birt L.J. Smith S.M. Joseph W. Leary P.W.E. Ingham P.J. Ainsworth	L L Lab Lab C C	1,184 1,158 920 907 159 126 238	52.6 41.0 6.4 10.7	-30.4 -22.2

1990	4,937	54.1	C.C. Birt L.J. Smith A. Ali C.F. Lam P. Gibson J. Langan A.M. Khan D.W. Beackon J.T. Lucy Ms. Z. Peacock	L Dem L Dem Lab Lab RA RA Ind BNP C C	1,606 1,558 714 647 106 102 99 93 51 39 844	60.8 26.1 4.0 3.8 3.6 1.7 32.4	+8.2 -14.9 -4.7

1994	4,585	56.0	Ms. B. Harris F.P. Stratford J. Langan T.J. McNally Ms. Z. Peacock	Lab Lab L Dem L Dem C	1,431 1,429 1,009 899 85 420	57.9 38.6 3.5 17.0	+31.8 -22.1 +1.7

1998	4,639	38.3	A. Rahman D.P. Bayat J. Langan Ms. J.G. Harriott R.J.M. Neill	Lab Lab L Dem L Dem C	922 906 636 599 129 270	55.0 37.2 7.8 16.3	-2.9 -1.5 +4.3

Note:—
1990:	Gibson and Langan sought election as 'Tenants, Leaseholders and Residents' candidates.

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