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.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.3 | 34.9 | 11,468 | 0 | |
Conservative | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.7 | 33.5 | 11,017 | 0 | |
Independent | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 6,430 | 0 | |
Liberal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 | 10.0 | 3,289 | 0 | |
Ind. Conservative | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 262 | 0 | |
Residents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 252 | 0 | |
Independent Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 93 | 0 | |
Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 74 | 0 | |
A total of 32,885 valid votes were cast.
The turnout was 37.8%
After the election the composition of the council was:
22 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 20 |
Labour | Liberal | Independent | Ind Con | Conservative |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | W. Astle | 1,301 | 74.7 | ||
Labour | J. Ansell-Sutton | 1,254 | 72.0 | ||
Labour | R. Elford | 1,208 | 69.4 | ||
Labour | V. Storrow | 1,167 | 67.0 | ||
Conservative | A. Coles | 440 | 25.3 | ||
Conservative | V. Fattorusso | 279 | 16.0 | ||
Majority | 861 | 49.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,741 | 31.2 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | A. Randall | 1,673 | 47.3 | ||
Conservative | R. Gwynne-Jones | 1,671 | 47.2 | ||
Conservative | D. Lennox-Lamb | 1,650 | 46.6 | ||
Conservative | R. Whittingham | 1,649 | 46.6 | ||
Conservative | E. Smith | 1,546 | 43.7 | ||
Conservative | G. Senior | 1,482 | 41.9 | ||
Liberal | A. Crouch | 1,139 | 32.2 | ||
Liberal | J. Burley | 1,103 | 31.2 | ||
Liberal | J. Barnes | 1,100 | 31.1 | ||
Liberal | J. Fennell | 974 | 27.5 | ||
Liberal | C. Steptoe | 881 | 24.9 | ||
Liberal | R. Cunnick | 854 | 24.1 | ||
Labour | K. Davies | 726 | 20.5 | ||
Labour | R. Richardson | 715 | 20.2 | ||
Labour | G. Blowers | 715 | 20.2 | ||
Labour | M. Kirk | 684 | 19.3 | ||
Labour | B. Ashton | 681 | 19.2 | ||
Labour | B. Jackson | 663 | 18.7 | ||
Majority | 534 | 15.1 | |||
Turnout | 3,538 | 37.9 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | J. Slatter | 1,475 | 37.0 | ||
Labour | R. Wildman | 1,435 | 36.0 | ||
Labour | G. Robbins | 1,427 | 35.8 | ||
Labour | S. Ayre | 1,350 | 33.8 | ||
Liberal | A. Lennon | 1,346 | 33.7 | ||
Labour | V. Tilley | 1,311 | 32.9 | ||
Labour | K. Passant | 1,303 | 32.7 | ||
Labour | F. Garrick | 1,302 | 32.6 | ||
Liberal | J. Lennon | 1,270 | 31.8 | ||
Liberal | P. Smith | 1,250 | 31.3 | ||
Liberal | J. Yunnie | 1,215 | 30.5 | ||
Conservative | H. Bushell | 1,080 | 27.1 | ||
Conservative | C. Frost | 1,025 | 25.7 | ||
Conservative | E. Bushell | 1,007 | 25.2 | ||
Conservative | J. Hitchcock | 986 | 24.7 | ||
Conservative | M. Palmer | 944 | 23.7 | ||
Conservative | A. Johns | 943 | 23.6 | ||
Majority | 40 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 3,990 | 40.9 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | B. Dillingham | 1,672 | 44.3 | ||
Independent | M. Still | 1,524 | 40.4 | ||
Independent | G. Orr | 1,264 | 33.5 | ||
Labour | M. Cotter | 840 | 22.3 | ||
Labour | T. Brown | 823 | 21.8 | ||
Labour | K. Derrick | 808 | 21.4 | ||
Labour | B. Jones | 789 | 20.9 | ||
Labour | F. Tysoe | 712 | 18.9 | ||
Conservative | D. Little | 542 | 14.4 | ||
Conservative | J. Ogunremi | 540 | 14.3 | ||
Conservative | E. Knights | 539 | 14.3 | ||
Liberal | R. Foster | 515 | 13.6 | ||
Liberal | B. Nutley | 502 | 13.3 | ||
Liberal | B. Foster | 483 | 12.8 | ||
Liberal | J. Jones | 406 | 10.8 | ||
Liberal | D. Pratt | 378 | 10.0 | ||
Residents | P. Horn | 206 | 5.5 | ||
Majority | 832 | 22.0 | |||
Turnout | 3,775 | 50.7 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | K. Scott | 1,340 | 79.8 | ||
Labour | G. Colling | 1,266 | 75.4 | ||
Labour | T. Mansell | 1,242 | 74.0 | ||
Labour | D. Upton | 1,192 | 71.0 | ||
Conservative | S. Sanders | 265 | 15.8 | ||
Conservative | R. Attree | 244 | 14.5 | ||
Communist | P. Waite | 74 | 4.4 | ||
Majority | 1,075 | 64.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,679 | 29.7 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | E. Valentine | 1,352 | 62.1 | ||
Conservative | J. Cook | 1,323 | 60.8 | ||
Conservative | D. Bygrave | 1,244 | 57.2 | ||
Conservative | T. Donnelly | 1,240 | 57.0 | ||
Labour | S. Symes | 824 | 37.9 | ||
Labour | F. Burdett | 783 | 36.0 | ||
Labour | R. Crane | 765 | 35.2 | ||
Labour | C. Turner | 724 | 33.3 | ||
Majority | 528 | 24.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,176 | 32.2 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | R. Sharman | 1,453 | 51.1 | ||
Labour | J. George | 1,388 | 48.9 | ||
Conservative | J. Ireland | 1,154 | 40.6 | ||
Labour | P. Holman | 1,131 | 39.8 | ||
Conservative | N. Wright | 1,059 | 37.3 | ||
Labour | S. Pass | 1,040 | 36.6 | ||
Majority | 65 | 2.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,841 | 60.8 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | V. Cartwright | 842 | 84.5 | ||
Conservative | G. Bates | 804 | 80.7 | ||
Labour | S. Hunt | 154 | 15.5 | ||
Labour | A. Wood | 144 | 14.5 | ||
Majority | 688 | 69.1 | |||
Turnout | 996 | 31.3 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | G. Beazley | 438 | 60.7 | ||
Liberal | L. Skevington | 160 | 22.2 | ||
Labour | S. Jones | 123 | 17.1 | ||
Majority | 278 | 38.6 | |||
Turnout | 721 | 40.2 | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | V. Brandon | 562 | 61.3 | ||
Independent | H. Tusting | 227 | 24.8 | ||
Labour | M. Woods | 109 | 11.9 | ||
Independent | P. Smith | 19 | 2.1 | ||
Majority | 335 | 36.5 | |||
Turnout | 917 | 50.6 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | H. Martin | 383 | 58.5 | ||
Independent | R. Payne | 272 | 41.5 | ||
Majority | 111 | 16.9 | |||
Turnout | 655 | 36.5 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Ind. Conservative | D. Cooper | 262 | 45.2 | ||
Independent | R. Wilson | 217 | 37.4 | ||
Labour | S. Zaramba | 101 | 17.4 | ||
Majority | 45 | 7.8 | |||
Turnout | 580 | 44.5 | |||
Ind. Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | S. Cocksedge | 0 | 0.0 | ||
Majority | 0 | 0.0 | |||
Turnout | 0 | 0.0 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | J. Swepston | 296 | 50.1 | ||
Conservative | E. Gibbs | 295 | 49.9 | ||
Majority | 1 | 0.2 | |||
Turnout | 591 | 36.1 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | P. Merton-Jones | 0 | 0.0 | ||
Majority | 0 | 0.0 | |||
Turnout | 0 | 0.0 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | G. Frossell | 520 | 60.0 | ||
Labour | R. Woods | 347 | 40.0 | ||
Majority | 173 | 20.0 | |||
Turnout | 867 | 49.1 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | P. Chennells | 597 | 61.7 | ||
Labour | R. Barrow | 370 | 38.3 | ||
Majority | 227 | 23.5 | |||
Turnout | 967 | 44.4 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | G. Newman | 443 | 64.1 | ||
Independent | E. Kent | 248 | 35.9 | ||
Majority | 195 | 28.2 | |||
Turnout | 691 | 49.9 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | M. Baldwin | 1,532 | 54.1 | ||
Labour | A. Burton | 1,529 | 54.0 | ||
Labour | K. Burley | 1,511 | 53.4 | ||
Labour | R. West | 1,454 | 51.4 | ||
Labour | R. Lescott | 1,441 | 50.9 | ||
Conservative | P. Hooley | 1,299 | 45.9 | ||
Conservative | C. Wilson | 1,275 | 45.0 | ||
Conservative | P. Grange | 1,272 | 44.9 | ||
Conservative | W. Martin | 1,247 | 44.0 | ||
Conservative | T. Ryan | 1,208 | 42.7 | ||
Conservative | A. Rayment | 1,168 | 41.3 | ||
Labour | A. Blair | 677 | 23.9 | ||
Majority | 233 | 8.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,831 | 30.5 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | G. Mason | 504 | 37.6 | ||
Labour | J. Parr | 444 | 33.2 | ||
Independent | E. Stratford | 435 | 32.5 | ||
Conservative | L. Bradford | 400 | 29.9 | ||
Majority | 69 | 5.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,339 | 45.7 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | F. Hall | 246 | 37.2 | ||
Labour | R. Page | 232 | 35.0 | ||
Ind. Labour Party | K. Sillett | 93 | 14.0 | ||
Residents | R. Harpur | 46 | 6.9 | ||
Independent | A. Kilminster | 45 | 6.8 | ||
Majority | 14 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 662 | 44.2 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | V. Webb | 252 | 50.9 | ||
Conservative | V. Farrar | 243 | 49.1 | ||
Majority | 9 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 495 | 29.4 | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | N. Polhill | 0 | 0.0 | ||
Majority | 0 | 0.0 | |||
Turnout | 0 | 0.0 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | V. Wisson | 444 | 53.3 | ||
Labour | F. Tompkins | 142 | 17.0 | ||
Independent | C. Taylor | 134 | 16.1 | ||
Independent | C. Simmonds | 113 | 13.6 | ||
Majority | 302 | 36.3 | |||
Turnout | 833 | 46.9 | |||
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