1973 Basildon District Council election

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1973 Basildon District Council election [1] [2]
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7 June 1973 1976  →
All 46 seats to Basildon District Council
24 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Conservative Residents
Seats won3196
Popular vote12,0439,4583,659
Percentage45.0%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 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.

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Overall results

1973 Basildon District Council Election
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 3148.114,730
  Conservative 933.810,348
  Residents 612.03,659
  Democratic Labour 03.1957
  Liberal 01.8543
  Independent 00.8233
  Communist 00.4117
  Ind. Labour Party 00.273
Total4630,607
Labour win

Ward results

Barstable (3 seats)

Billericay East (3) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour D. Hicks 902
Labour E. Gelder 888
Labour C. Sweeney 765
Democratic Labour M. Crew589
Democratic Labour J. Morgan560
Democratic Labour W. Jeans421
Conservative C. Walker220
Conservative M. Rowley217
Conservative D. Williams213
Turnout 28.4%

Billericay (3 seats)

Billericay West (3) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative D. Greenfield 1,166
Conservative T. Dove 1,149
Conservative H. Quirk 1,135
Residents M. Cooke1,058
Residents D. Walster984
Residents J. Turner979
Labour A. Bone253
Labour L. Dore251
Labour F. Lane251
Turnout 41.4%

Burstead (3 seats)

Burstead (3) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Residents C. Jones 1,046
Residents B. Hooks 1,040
Residents F. Young 963
Conservative B. Bartlett498
Conservative P. Kemp472
Conservative C. Wilson458
Liberal E. Fortune452
Liberal M. Howard378
Liberal V. Wood362
Labour I. Harlow271
Labour R. Prattle254
Labour R. Allen252
Turnout 36.5%

Buttsbury (3 seats)

Crouch (3) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Residents M. Horton 1,555
Residents H. Wilkins 1,498
Residents J. Openshaw 1,491
Conservative J. Heath1,191
Conservative D. Crosland1,116
Conservative D. Lovey1,080
Labour E. Rowlands182
Labour E. Hamilton180
Labour D. Lane151
Turnout 42.2%

Castleton (4 seats)

Crouch (4) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative C. Ball 1,515
Conservative G. Jones 1,493
Conservative T. Taylor 1,493
Conservative C. Mills 1,474
Labour J. Edwards674
Labour R. Green658
Labour R. Oliver650
Labour W. Walsh621
Turnout 28.3%

Central (3 seats)

Crouch (3) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour P. Davey 1,112
Labour S. Hughes 1,068
Labour D. Harrison 1,029
Conservative D. Hull402
Conservative A. Featherstone372
Conservative T. Featherstone366
Democratic Labour F. Crow264
Democratic Labour P. Curtis209
Turnout 31.3%

Fryerns East (3 seats)

Fryerns (3) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour A. Dove 740
Labour J. Potter 621
Labour A. Sykes 616
Conservative J. Hopkins263
Conservative H. Dixon230
Turnout 17.3%

Fryerns West (3 seats)

Fryerns (3) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour P. Ballard 737
Labour C. O'Brien 723
Labour R. Walker 720
Conservative D. Tuckett127
Conservative N. Tuckett109
Ind. Labour Party R. Chaplin73
Ind. Labour Party B. Chaplin61
Ind. Labour Party G. Coster43
Turnout 20.3%

Laindon (4 seats)

Laindon (4) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour C. Lynch 1,195
Labour G. Ward 1,159
Labour H. Woodman 1,150
Labour V. Ganesan 1,096
Conservative G. Harris780
Conservative E. Lane771
Conservative F. Trudgett742
Conservative S. Wilson726
Turnout 21.1%

Langdon Hills (3 seats)

Langdon Hills (3) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour M. Lynch 696
Labour G. Krejzl 691
Conservative P. Cole 607
Labour H. Witzer594
Conservative R. Britnell550
Conservative C. Cordery547
Democratic Labour B. Simmons104
Democratic Labour A. Damm63
Turnout 29.1%

Lee Chapel North (3 seats)

Lee Chapel North (3) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour J. Costello 1,406
Labour D. Harkness 1,309
Labour S. Woods 1,296
Conservative D. Jones248
Conservative B. Pennell245
Conservative B. Owen241
Communist B. Denny117
Turnout 32.4%

Pitsea (3 seats)

Pitsea (3) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour J. Amey 990
Labour H. Tinworth 914
Labour D. Kelland 905
Conservative B. Laine641
Conservative J. Lyon627
Conservative P. Laine589
Turnout 29.0%

Vange (4 seats)

Vange (4) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour R. Austin 1,284
Labour D. Austin 1,224
Labour R. Farndon 1,199
Labour L. Harris 1,198
Conservative W. Burles338
Conservative R. Pennell296
Conservative L. Jones286
Conservative T. Murphy278
Turnout 24.6%

Wickford (4 seats)

Wickford (4) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour R. Taylor 1,601
Labour B. Edwards 1,505
Labour D. Lock 1,469
Conservative R. Ridley 1,462
Labour D. Jones1,460
Conservative J. Tonkinson1,399
Conservative L. Yorke1,393
Conservative H. Brady1,346
Turnout 40.7%

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References

  1. ↑ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
  2. ↑ "Local Election Summaries 1973". The Elections Centre.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Basildon District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
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