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Margate Marine & Pier was a ward of Margate Municipal District, Kent, England, prior to 1973. It had been a vacation resort since the late 19th century.[1] When the Municipal District was included in the Thanet Borough in 1974, Marine & Pier ward elected 2 councillors to the new Borough at the elections of 1973 and 1976.
1973 Election| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | C Hoser | 892 | 62.4% | ||
| Conservative | D Masters | 861 | 60.3% | ||
| Conservative | M Rowland | 817 | 57.2% | ||
| Labour | Mrs M Sankey | 537 | 37.8% | ||
| Labour | Mrs S Rowland | 528 | 36.9% | ||
| Labour | M Finegold | 480 | 33.6% | ||
| Majority | 355,324,280 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,144 | 56.3% | 3,810 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | C Hoser | 863 | 43.2% | ||
| Conservative | D Masters | 816 | 40.8% | ||
| Conservative | M Rowland | 773 | 38.7% | ||
| Independent | P Mortlock (Ratepayers) | 552 | 27.6% | ||
| Independent | D Greig (Ratepayers) | 539 | 27.0% | ||
| Labour | C Harvey | 487 | 24.9% | ||
| Independent | Mrs B Leadbeater (Ratepayers) | 471 | 23.6% | ||
| Majority | 311,264,221 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,998 | 51.0% | 3,917 | ||
The election of 1979 was fought on revised boundaries and Margate Marine & Pier ward had been split between Marine and Pier wards, each electing one councillors.
References
edit- ^ "Margate Pier, Margate, Kent". Historic England. Retrieved 9 February 2024.