1973 Basildon District Council election

1973 Basildon District Council election ^{[1] [2]}

7 June 1973 1976  →
All 46 seats to Basildon District Council 24 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Residents Seats won 31 9 6 Popular vote 12,043 9,458 3,659 Percentage 45.0% 35.3% 13.7%
Council control after election Labour

The 1973 Basildon Borough Council election were the first elections to the newly created Basildon District Council and took place on 7 June 1973. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Local Government Act 1972 stipulated that the elected members were to shadow and eventually take over from the predecessor corporation on 1 April 1974. The election resulted in Labour gaining control of the council.

Overall results

1973 Basildon District Council Election

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	31					48.1	14,730
	Conservative	9					33.8	10,348
	Residents	6					12.0	3,659
	Democratic Labour	0					3.1	957
	Liberal	0					1.8	543
	Independent	0					0.8	233
	Communist	0					0.4	117
	Ind. Labour Party	0					0.2	73
Total		46						30,607
	Labour win

Ward results

Barstable (3 seats)

Barstable (3) ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Hicks	902
	Labour	E. Gelder	888
	Labour	C. Sweeney	765
	Democratic Labour	M. Crew	589
	Democratic Labour	J. Morgan	560
	Democratic Labour	W. Jeans	421
	Conservative	C. Walker	220
	Conservative	M. Rowley	217
	Conservative	D. Williams	213
Turnout				28.4%

Billericay (3 seats)

Billericay (3) ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. Greenfield	1,166
	Conservative	T. Dove	1,149
	Conservative	H. Quirk	1,135
	Residents	M. Cooke	1,058
	Residents	D. Walster	984
	Residents	J. Turner	979
	Labour	A. Bone	253
	Labour	L. Dore	251
	Labour	F. Lane	251
Turnout				41.4%

Burstead (3 seats)

Burstead (3) ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Residents	C. Jones	1,046
	Residents	B. Hooks	1,040
	Residents	F. Young	963
	Conservative	B. Bartlett	498
	Conservative	P. Kemp	472
	Conservative	C. Wilson	458
	Liberal	E. Fortune	452
	Liberal	M. Howard	378
	Liberal	V. Wood	362
	Labour	I. Harlow	271
	Labour	R. Prattle	254
	Labour	R. Allen	252
Turnout				36.5%

Buttsbury (3 seats)

Buttsbury (3) ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Residents	M. Horton	1,555
	Residents	H. Wilkins	1,498
	Residents	J. Openshaw	1,491
	Conservative	J. Heath	1,191
	Conservative	D. Crosland	1,116
	Conservative	D. Lovey	1,080
	Labour	E. Rowlands	182
	Labour	E. Hamilton	180
	Labour	D. Lane	151
Turnout				42.2%

Castleton (4 seats)

Castleton (4) ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	C. Ball	1,515
	Conservative	G. Jones	1,493
	Conservative	T. Taylor	1,493
	Conservative	C. Mills	1,474
	Labour	J. Edwards	674
	Labour	R. Green	658
	Labour	R. Oliver	650
	Labour	W. Walsh	621
Turnout				28.3%

Central (3 seats)

Central (3) ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	P. Davey	1,112
	Labour	S. Hughes	1,068
	Labour	D. Harrison	1,029
	Conservative	D. Hull	402
	Conservative	A. Featherstone	372
	Conservative	T. Featherstone	366
	Democratic Labour	F. Crow	264
	Democratic Labour	P. Curtis	209
Turnout				31.3%

Fryerns East (3 seats)

Fryerns East (3) ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Dove	740
	Labour	J. Potter	621
	Labour	A. Sykes	616
	Conservative	J. Hopkins	263
	Conservative	H. Dixon	230
Turnout				17.3%

Fryerns West (3 seats)

Fryerns West (3) ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	P. Ballard	737
	Labour	C. O'Brien	723
	Labour	R. Walker	720
	Conservative	D. Tuckett	127
	Conservative	N. Tuckett	109
	Ind. Labour Party	R. Chaplin	73
	Ind. Labour Party	B. Chaplin	61
	Ind. Labour Party	G. Coster	43
Turnout				20.3%

Laindon (4 seats)

Laindon (4) ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	C. Lynch	1,195
	Labour	G. Ward	1,159
	Labour	H. Woodman	1,150
	Labour	V. Ganesan	1,096
	Conservative	G. Harris	780
	Conservative	E. Lane	771
	Conservative	F. Trudgett	742
	Conservative	S. Wilson	726
Turnout				21.1%

Langdon Hills (3 seats)

Langdon Hills (3) ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Lynch	696
	Labour	G. Krejzl	691
	Conservative	P. Cole	607
	Labour	H. Witzer	594
	Conservative	R. Britnell	550
	Conservative	C. Cordery	547
	Democratic Labour	B. Simmons	104
	Democratic Labour	A. Damm	63
Turnout				29.1%

Lee Chapel North (3 seats)

Lee Chapel North (3) ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Costello	1,406
	Labour	D. Harkness	1,309
	Labour	S. Woods	1,296
	Conservative	D. Jones	248
	Conservative	B. Pennell	245
	Conservative	B. Owen	241
	Communist	B. Denny	117
Turnout				32.4%

Pitsea (3 seats)

Pitsea (3) ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Amey	990
	Labour	H. Tinworth	914
	Labour	D. Kelland	905
	Conservative	B. Laine	641
	Conservative	J. Lyon	627
	Conservative	P. Laine	589
Turnout				29.0%

Vange (4 seats)

Vange (4) ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Austin	1,284
	Labour	D. Austin	1,224
	Labour	R. Farndon	1,199
	Labour	L. Harris	1,198
	Conservative	W. Burles	338
	Conservative	R. Pennell	296
	Conservative	L. Jones	286
	Conservative	T. Murphy	278
Turnout				24.6%

Wickford (4 seats)

Wickford (4) ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Taylor	1,601
	Labour	B. Edwards	1,505
	Labour	D. Lock	1,469
	Conservative	R. Ridley	1,462
	Labour	D. Jones	1,460
	Conservative	J. Tonkinson	1,399
	Conservative	L. Yorke	1,393
	Conservative	H. Brady	1,346
Turnout				40.7%

References

1. "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
2. "Local Election Summaries 1973". The Elections Centre.
3. "Basildon District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 August 2019.