1973 Braintree District Council election

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1973 Braintree District Council election
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7 June 1973 (1973-06-07) 1976  →
All 58 seats to Braintree District Council
30 seats needed for a majority
Turnout47.8%
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Labour Conservative Independent
Seats won221515
Popular vote25,33219,49811,349
Percentage39.2%30.2%17.6%
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
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Party Liberal Ind. Conservative Residents
Seats won321
Popular vote6,3196131,137
Percentage9.8%0.9%1.8%
Council control after election


No overall control

The 1973 Braintree District Council election took place on 7 June 1973 to elect members of Braintree District Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Contents

This was the inaugural election of Braintree District Council.

Summary

Election result

1973 Braintree District Council election
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 22N/AN/AN/A37.939.225,332N/A
  Conservative 15N/AN/AN/A25.930.219,498N/A
  Independent 15N/AN/AN/A25.917.611,349N/A
  Liberal 3N/AN/AN/A5.29.86,319N/A
  Ind. Conservative 2N/AN/AN/A3.40.9613N/A
  Residents 1N/AN/AN/A1.71.81,137N/A
  Communist 0N/AN/AN/A0.00.6411N/A

Ward results

Black Notley

Black Notley
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative E. Mills 269 57.0
Labour B. Burden14230.1
Independent T. Ward6112.9
Majority12726.9
Turnout 47239.7
Registered electors 1,188
Conservative win (new seat)

Bumpstead

Bumpstead
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent S. Drapkin 381 77.9
Labour M. Watson6312.9
Independent G. King459.2
Majority31865.0
Turnout 48939.8
Registered electors 1,228
Independent win (new seat)

Castle Headingham

Castle Headingham
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour J. Lynch 302 51.1
Independent L. Barrington28948.9
Majority132.2
Turnout 59150.0
Registered electors 1,183
Labour win (new seat)

Coggeshall

Coggeshall
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent C. Sansom 660
Liberal W. Onions 614
Independent W. Drake 469
Independent W. McMillan403
Independent C. Potter402
Independent L. Brough398
Labour F. Dearman378
Labour R. Miles375
Independent R. Few246
Turnout 1,65344.5
Registered electors 3,715
Independent win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Colne Engaine & Greenstead Green

Colne Engaine & Greenstead Green
PartyCandidateVotes%
Ind. Conservative G. Courtauld 344 58.7
Independent E. Wilson16127.5
Labour J. Plumb8113.8
Majority18331.2
Turnout 58645.3
Registered electors 1,295
Ind. Conservative win (new seat)

Cressing

Cressing
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent A. Allen 194 54.3
Conservative P. Ratcliffe16345.7
Majority318.7
Turnout 35729.8
Registered electors 1,199
Independent win (new seat)

Earls Colne

Earls Colne
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent P. Taylor 557 53.0
Independent L. Dearsley 492 46.9
Conservative M. Walker37535.7
Labour D. Lock11811.2
Turnout 1,05050.9
Registered electors 2,062
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Gosfield

Gosfield
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent G. Seymour 207 51.8
Independent D. Marlow19348.3
Majority143.5
Turnout 40038.0
Registered electors 1,054
Independent win (new seat)

Halstead Holy Trinity

Halstead Holy Trinity
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour J. Cutting 889 56.0
Labour R. Dixey 772 48.6
Labour N. Bugbee 740 46.6
Liberal R. Graham69944.0
Turnout 1,58749.2
Registered electors 3,225
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Halstead St. Andrew's

Halstead St. Andrew's
PartyCandidateVotes%
Residents E. McDowell 646 39.4
Conservative O. Joyce 584 35.6
Conservative R. Starling52832.2
Residents M. Gage49130.0
Labour R. Mayes40824.9
Labour K. Jones40724.8
Turnout 1,63958.6
Registered electors 2,796
Residents win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Hatfield Peverel

Hatfield Peverel
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative C. Leicester 657 56.9
Conservative D. Claydon 578 50.1
Labour J. Gilbert49743.1
Labour A. Deane48942.4
Turnout 1,15443.1
Registered electors 2,677
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Kelvedon

Kelvedon
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative B. Andrews 761 46.7
Independent J. De Denne Yule 613 37.6
Independent B. Kentish 488 29.9
Conservative M. Edwards34621.2
Conservative C. Crowe32519.9
Labour E. Hatton25715.8
Labour J. Reekie25115.4
Labour H. Young25015.3
Turnout 1,63153.1
Registered electors 3,072
Conservative win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

No. 1 (Braintree: East)

No. 1 (Braintree: East)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour G. Warren 877 42.7
Labour H. Warren 829 40.4
Labour W. Clarke 789 38.4
Labour T. Dearman 771 37.6
Conservative A. Lobb56927.7
Conservative M. Hammond51725.2
Conservative R. Tyrell51525.1
Liberal L. Brown50724.7
Conservative M. Vernon47823.3
Communist B. O'Hare1025.0
Turnout 2,05341.0
Registered electors 5,008
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

No. 2 (Braintree: West)

No. 2 (Braintree: West)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal J. Ross 1,257 42.0
Liberal M. Collins 1,071 35.8
Conservative S. Harper 1,030 34.4
Conservative D. Legg 949 31.7
Conservative H. Everitt80526.9
Labour P. Kent70623.6
Conservative D. Church69423.2
Labour L. Baker58419.5
Labour B. Hearn53517.9
Labour J. Pryke51217.1
Turnout 2,99161.6
Registered electors 4,855
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

No. 3 (Bocking: North)

No. 3 (Bocking: North)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour A. Everard 853 59.1
Labour S. Hounsell 778 53.9
Labour A. Millam 715 49.5
Conservative M. Lewis59241.0
Conservative M. Illingworth59040.9
Conservative A. Wyatt55338.3
Turnout 1,44440.9
Registered electors 3,530
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

No. 4 (Bocking: South)

No. 4 (Bocking: South)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour G. Warne 1,403 45.3
Labour R. Suckling 1,205 38.9
Labour R. Watson 1,116 36.1
Labour A. Mackenzie 1,031 33.3
Liberal L. Goddard88928.7
Liberal W. Margetts83927.1
Conservative A. Comfort80426.0
Conservative J. Ireson63820.6
Conservative J. Overfield61219.8
Conservative C. Murcott60219.5
Turnout 3,09555.6
Registered electors 5,566
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

No. 7 (Witham: West)

No. 7 (Witham: West)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent I. Kinloch 488 38.7
Independent W. Shortridge 416 33.0
Labour D. Clampin32425.7
Labour J. Keeling31024.6
Conservative D. Willetts21016.7
Conservative M. Lager19515.5
Liberal M. Sadler13710.9
Communist F. Brown1018.0
Turnout 1,26038.9
Registered electors 3,238
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

No. 8 (Witham: North)

No. 8 (Witham: North)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour S. Smith 574 44.5
Labour A. Bentley 568 44.1
Independent J. Sweeting33526.0
Conservative G. Gibbs20616.0
Independent I. Sullivan17313.4
Conservative P. Gibbs16112.5
Independent B. Lowry15912.3
Turnout 1,28935.5
Registered electors 3,631
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

No. 9 (Witham: Rivenhall North)

No. 9 (Witham: Rivenhall North)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour R. Bartlett 526 54.0
Labour J. Lyon 484 49.7
Conservative N. Wallace44846.0
Conservative P. Cutmore33934.8
Turnout 97450.9
Registered electors 1,913
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

No. 10 (Witham: Rivenhall South)

No. 10 (Witham: Rivenhall South)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour D. Wicks 271 38.7
Labour C. Edwards 233 33.2
Independent J. Valentine19527.8
Liberal D. Sibley14020.0
Independent P. Bond9513.6
Independent S. Jones9313.3
Turnout 70141.9
Registered electors 1,672
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

No. 11 (Witham: Central)

No. 11 (Witham: Central)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent H. Pitchforth 242 46.3
Conservative K. Richards21741.5
Liberal D. Cudmore377.1
Labour D. Franklin275.2
Majority254.8
Turnout 52352.8
Registered electors 991
Independent win (new seat)

No. 12 (Witham: South)

No. 12 (Witham: South)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour J. Howe 372 55.2
Independent M. Cooper-Cocks30244.8
Majority7010.4
Turnout 67446.6
Registered electors 1,445
Labour win (new seat)

Panfield

Panfield
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative R. Chandler 282 52.4
Labour R. Budge25647.6
Majority264.8
Turnout 53846.1
Registered electors 1,167
Conservative win (new seat)

Rayne

Rayne
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent R. Carder 261 64.0
Labour K. Locke14736.0
Majority11427.9
Turnout 40832.0
Registered electors 1,274
Independent win (new seat)

Sible Headingham

Sible Headingham
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent G. Tanner 544 36.5
Conservative P. Belither 518 34.8
Labour J. Waldron42828.7
Labour E. Snarey21714.6
Turnout 1,48961.7
Registered electors 2,413
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Stour Valley Central

Stour Valley Central
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative K. Nott 375 71.4
Labour L. Tolliday15028.6
Majority22542.9
Turnout 52546.7
Registered electors 1,123
Conservative win (new seat)

Stour Valley North

Stour Valley North
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent E. Powell 365 75.6
Labour P. Ellis11824.4
Majority24751.1
Turnout 48343.6
Registered electors 1,107
Independent win (new seat)

Stour Valley South

Stour Valley South
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative J. Abinger 338 47.9
Independent G. Nott33547.5
Labour M. Andrews324.5
Majority30.4
Turnout 70553.2
Registered electors 1,326
Conservative win (new seat)

Terling

Terling
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative G. Isted 364 64.5
Labour C. Foy20035.5
Majority16429.1
Turnout 56445.2
Registered electors 1,248
Conservative win (new seat)

Three Fields

Three Fields
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative R. Hawkins 443 39.4
Conservative O. Sebag-Monteflore 357 31.8
Independent J. Nottage35431.5
Independent W. Crossman34230.5
Labour E. Gray32729.1
Independent E. Cox23120.6
Labour C. Westwood22119.7
Independent J. Bowen Roberts16214.4
Turnout 1,12346.4
Registered electors 2,420
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Upper Colne

Upper Colne
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative D. Johnson 511 67.1
Labour G. Watson25032.9
Majority26134.3
Turnout 76161.5
Registered electors 1,238
Conservative win (new seat)

Yeldham

Yeldham
PartyCandidateVotes%
Ind. Conservative P. Innes 269 34.5
Communist J. Cohen20826.7
Labour W. Elliott17422.3
Liberal R. Wilson12916.5
Majority617.8
Turnout 78063.7
Registered electors 1,225
Ind. Conservative win (new seat)

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References

  1. ↑ "Braintree District Council Election Results 1973 to 2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. www.electionscentre.co.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
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