1973 Bedford District Council election

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The 1973 Bedford District Council election took place on 10 May 1973 to elect members of Bedford District Council in England. This was the same day as other local elections.

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Overall Results

1973 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 2200039.334.911,4680
  Conservative 2000035.733.511,0170
  Independent 1100019.619.66,4300
  Liberal 20003.610.03,2890
  Ind. Conservative 10001.80.82620
  Residents 000000.72520
  Independent Labour 000000.3930
  Communist 000000.2740

A total of 32,885 valid votes were cast.
The turnout was 37.8%

After the election the composition of the council was:

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22211120
LabourLiberalIndependentInd ConConservative

Ward results

[1]

Cauldwell

No. 1 (Cauldwell) - 4 seats
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Astle1,30174.7
Labour J. Ansell-Sutton1,25472.0
Labour R. Elford1,20869.4
Labour V. Storrow1,16767.0
Conservative A. Coles44025.3
Conservative V. Fattorusso27916.0
Majority 86149.5
Turnout 1,74131.2
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

De Parys

No. 2 (De Parys) - 6 seats
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Randall1,67347.3
Conservative R. Gwynne-Jones1,67147.2
Conservative D. Lennox-Lamb1,65046.6
Conservative R. Whittingham1,64946.6
Conservative E. Smith1,54643.7
Conservative G. Senior1,48241.9
Liberal A. Crouch1,13932.2
Liberal J. Burley1,10331.2
Liberal J. Barnes1,10031.1
Liberal J. Fennell97427.5
Liberal C. Steptoe88124.9
Liberal R. Cunnick85424.1
Labour K. Davies72620.5
Labour R. Richardson71520.2
Labour G. Blowers71520.2
Labour M. Kirk68419.3
Labour B. Ashton68119.2
Labour B. Jackson66318.7
Majority 53415.1
Turnout 3,53837.9
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Goldington

No. 3 (Goldington) - 6 seats
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. Slatter1,47537.0
Labour R. Wildman1,43536.0
Labour G. Robbins1,42735.8
Labour S. Ayre1,35033.8
Liberal A. Lennon1,34633.7
Labour V. Tilley1,31132.9
Labour K. Passant1,30332.7
Labour F. Garrick1,30232.6
Liberal J. Lennon1,27031.8
Liberal P. Smith1,25031.3
Liberal J. Yunnie1,21530.5
Conservative H. Bushell1,08027.1
Conservative C. Frost1,02525.7
Conservative E. Bushell1,00725.2
Conservative J. Hitchcock98624.7
Conservative M. Palmer94423.7
Conservative A. Johns94323.6
Majority 401.0
Turnout 3,99040.9
Liberal win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Harpur

No. 4 (Harpur) - 5 seats
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent B. Dillingham1,67244.3
Independent M. Still1,52440.4
Independent G. Orr1,26433.5
Labour M. Cotter84022.3
Labour T. Brown82321.8
Labour K. Derrick80821.4
Labour B. Jones78920.9
Labour F. Tysoe71218.9
Conservative D. Little54214.4
Conservative J. Ogunremi54014.3
Conservative E. Knights53914.3
Liberal R. Foster51513.6
Liberal B. Nutley50213.3
Liberal B. Foster48312.8
Liberal J. Jones40610.8
Liberal D. Pratt37810.0
Residents P. Horn2065.5
Majority 83222.0
Turnout 3,77550.7
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Kingsbrook

No. 5 (Kingsbrook) - 4 seats
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour K. Scott1,34079.8
Labour G. Colling1,26675.4
Labour T. Mansell1,24274.0
Labour D. Upton1,19271.0
Conservative S. Sanders26515.8
Conservative R. Attree24414.5
Communist P. Waite744.4
Majority 1,07564.0
Turnout 1,67929.7
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Newnham

No. 6 (Newnham) - 4 seats
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E. Valentine1,35262.1
Conservative J. Cook1,32360.8
Conservative D. Bygrave1,24457.2
Conservative T. Donnelly1,24057.0
Labour S. Symes82437.9
Labour F. Burdett78336.0
Labour R. Crane76535.2
Labour C. Turner72433.3
Majority 52824.3
Turnout 2,17632.2
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Queens Park

No. 7 (Queens Park) - 3 seats
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Sharman1,45351.1
Labour J. George1,38848.9
Conservative J. Ireland1,15440.6
Labour P. Holman1,13139.8
Conservative N. Wright1,05937.3
Labour S. Pass1,04036.6
Majority 652.3
Turnout 2,84160.8
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Bromham

No. 8 (Bromham) - 2 seats
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative V. Cartwright84284.5
Conservative G. Bates80480.7
Labour S. Hunt15415.5
Labour A. Wood14414.5
Majority 68869.1
Turnout 99631.3
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Oakley

No. 10 (Oakley)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent G. Beazley43860.7
Liberal L. Skevington16022.2
Labour S. Jones12317.1
Majority 27838.6
Turnout 72140.2
Independent win (new seat)

Carlton & Harrold

No. 11 (Carlton & Harrold)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent V. Brandon56261.3
Independent H. Tusting22724.8
Labour M. Woods10911.9
Independent P. Smith192.1
Majority 33536.5
Turnout 91750.6
Independent win (new seat)

Felmersham & Sharnbrook

No. 12 (Felmersham & Sharnbrook)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent H. Martin38358.5
Independent R. Payne27241.5
Majority 11116.9
Turnout 65536.5
Independent win (new seat)

Knotting & Souldrop

No. 13 (Knotting & Souldrop)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ind. Conservative D. Cooper26245.2
Independent R. Wilson21737.4
Labour S. Zaramba10117.4
Majority 457.8
Turnout 58044.5
Ind. Conservative win (new seat)

Swineshead

No. 14 (Swineshead)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Cocksedge00.0
Majority 00.0
Turnout 00.0
Conservative win (new seat)

Riseley

No. 15 (Riseley)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent J. Swepston29650.1
Conservative E. Gibbs29549.9
Majority 10.2
Turnout 59136.1
Independent win (new seat)

Roxton

No. 17 (Roxton)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent P. Merton-Jones00.0
Majority 00.0
Turnout 00.0
Independent win (new seat)

Kempston Rural

No. 21 (Kempston Rural)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent G. Frossell52060.0
Labour R. Woods34740.0
Majority 17320.0
Turnout 86749.1
Independent win (new seat)

Wootton

No. 22 (Wootton)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent P. Chennells59761.7
Labour R. Barrow37038.3
Majority 22723.5
Turnout 96744.4
Independent win (new seat)

Turvey

No. 23 (Turvey)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. Newman44364.1
Independent E. Kent24835.9
Majority 19528.2
Turnout 69149.9
Conservative win (new seat)

Kempston

No. 24 (Kempston) - 6 seats
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Baldwin1,53254.1
Labour A. Burton1,52954.0
Labour K. Burley1,51153.4
Labour R. West1,45451.4
Labour R. Lescott1,44150.9
Conservative P. Hooley1,29945.9
Conservative C. Wilson1,27545.0
Conservative P. Grange1,27244.9
Conservative W. Martin1,24744.0
Conservative T. Ryan1,20842.7
Conservative A. Rayment1,16841.3
Labour A. Blair67723.9
Majority 2338.2
Turnout 2,83130.5
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Clapham

Clapham - 2 seats
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Mason50437.6
Labour J. Parr44433.2
Independent E. Stratford43532.5
Conservative L. Bradford40029.9
Majority 695.2
Turnout 1,33945.7
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Eastcotts

Eastcotts
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative F. Hall24637.2
Labour R. Page23235.0
Ind. Labour Party K. Sillett9314.0
Residents R. Harpur466.9
Independent A. Kilminster456.8
Majority 142.1
Turnout 66244.2
Conservative win (new seat)

Great Barford

Great Barford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent V. Webb25250.9
Conservative V. Farrar24349.1
Majority 91.8
Turnout 49529.4
Independent win (new seat)

Renhold

Renhold
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative N. Polhill00.0
Majority 00.0
Turnout 00.0
Conservative win (new seat)

Wilshamstead

Wilshamstead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative V. Wisson44453.3
Labour F. Tompkins14217.0
Independent C. Taylor13416.1
Independent C. Simmonds11313.6
Majority 30236.3
Turnout 83346.9
Conservative win (new seat)

References

  1. ↑ "Bedford Borough Council Election Results" (PDF). The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
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