1973 Bath City Council election

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1973 Bath City Council election
10 May 1973 (1973-05-10) 1976  →
All 45 seats to Bath City Council
23 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Con
Lab
Lib
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Seats won19179
Popular vote15,77716,96116,882
Percentage31.1%33.5%33.3%
Council control after election

No overall control

The 1973 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 10 May 1973 to elect councillors to the new Bath City Council in England. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom.

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These were the first elections to the new district council, which would come into effect on 1 April 1974. Future elections would take place every three years, with the next election scheduled for 6 May 1976.

The 1973 election saw no party take overall control of the council, with the Conservatives being the largest party.

Election results

Bath City Council election, 1973
PartyCandidatesVotes
StoodElectedGainedUnseatedNet % of total %No.Net %
  Conservative 2919–––42.2%31.1%15,777N/A
  Labour 2417–––37.8%33.5%16,901N/A
  Liberal 249–––20%33.3%16,882N/A
  Residents 30–––0%2.1%1,053N/A

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey (3 seats) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Laurence John Harris Coombs 618 48.7 N/A
Conservative Elgar Spencer Jenkins 551 –
Conservative Jeffrey William Higgins 499 –
Residents W. Evans41132.4N/A
Residents S. Farr397–
Residents H. Bland245–
Liberal M. Wall24018.9N/A
Liberal Adrian Pegg229–
Liberal A. Bailey190–
Turnout 44.4N/A
Registered electors 2,857
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Bathwick

Bathwick (3 seats) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative P. Gees unopposed N/AN/A
Conservative Kenneth John Holloway unopposed N/AN/A
Conservative Mary Elizabeth Rawlings unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors 3,944
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Bloomfield

Bloomfield (3 seats) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Samuel Leslie Jane 846 59.4 N/A
Labour G. Yates 692 –
Labour T. Challis 658 –
Conservative J. Jones57940.6N/A
Conservative P. Dillon568–
Conservative A. Dilley536–
Turnout 39.6N/A
Registered electors 3,602
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Combe Down

Combe Down (3 seats) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Charles Dewey 910 52.0 N/A
Conservative W. Podger 882 –
Conservative J. Attwood 876 –
Liberal R. Wardle84048.0N/A
Liberal G. Pyle757–
Liberal W. Brown732–
Turnout 47.1N/A
Registered electors 3,713
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Kingsmead

Kingsmead (3 seats) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Pepper 937 51.8 N/A
Conservative George Durant Kersley 873 48.2 N/A
Labour Hilary Fraser 816 –
Labour J. Halpin737–
Conservative P. Lunn702–
Conservative F. Beresford-Smith653–
Turnout 43.1N/A
Registered electors 4,197
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Lambridge

Lambridge (3 seats) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony John Rhymes 1,104 45.1 N/A
Conservative H. Underhay 873 –
Liberal G. Mower 760 31.0 N/A
Liberal A. Hanham618–
Labour R. Cambourne58623.9N/A
Conservative W. Logan560–
Labour P. Cave505–
Labour R. Eades504–
Liberal G. Whiteley467–
Turnout 57.8N/A
Registered electors 4,242
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)

Lansdown

Lansdown (3 seats) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Walter Gower Huggett 1,480 60.9 N/A
Liberal Marianna Clark 1,451 –
Liberal H. Brake 1,200 –
Conservative R. Smith94939.1N/A
Turnout 46.6N/A
Registered electors 5,208
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)

Lyncombe

Lyncombe (3 seats) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian James Hamlen unopposed N/AN/A
Conservative Thomas John Cornish unopposed N/AN/A
Conservative H. Crallan unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors 4,911
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Newbridge

Newbridge (3 seats) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Peter Downey 1,054 56.9 N/A
Liberal L. Corner 891 –
Liberal D. Lincoln 815 –
Conservative G. Hughes79943.1N/A
Conservative J. Hale748–
Turnout 44.7N/A
Registered electors 4,143
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)

Oldfield

Oldfield (3 seats) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour L. Ashman 982 64.3 N/A
Labour Roy Gordon Hiscocks 972 –
Labour F. Gilbert 934 –
Liberal R. Brake54535.7N/A
Turnout 38.9N/A
Registered electors 3,928
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Twerton East

Twerton East (3 seats) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Percy Johns 1,091 66.0 N/A
Labour F. Hobbs 918 –
Labour Leslie Albert William Ridd 913 –
Liberal H. Nash56334.0N/A
Turnout 35.5N/A
Registered electors 4,657
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Twerton West

Twerton West (3 seats) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alec Louis Ricketts 1,022 61.9 N/A
Labour E. Hobbs 1,018 –
Labour J. Lyons 1,012 –
Liberal B. Potter62838.1N/A
Liberal G. Lambert563–
Liberal R. Ferris545–
Turnout 30.0N/A
Registered electors 5,504
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Walcot

Walcot (3 seats) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Humphrey Lyons 966 38.6 N/A
Liberal G. Plumbridge 893 35.6 N/A
Conservative M. Cheek 822 –
Liberal J. Ruff803–
Conservative L. Hughes709–
Labour M. Baber64625.8N/A
Liberal B. Hill618–
Labour R. Vince594–
Labour D. Holley578–
Turnout 48.2N/A
Registered electors 5,197
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Westmoreland

Westmoreland (3 seats) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Raymond Charles Rosewarn unopposed N/AN/A
Labour R. Padfield unopposed N/AN/A
Labour T. Street unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors 3,641
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Widcombe

Widcombe (3 seats) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Cicely Margaret Edmunds unopposed N/AN/A
Conservative Jeannette Farley Hole unopposed N/AN/A
Conservative D. Elliott unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors 3,367
Liberal win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Bath City Council Election Results 1973-1994" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 28 April 2020.
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