1973 Bristol City Council election

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1973 Bristol City Council election
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7 June 1973 1976  

All 84 seats to Bristol City Council
43 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal
Seats won56253

Council control after election

Labour Party (UK)

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1973 local election results in Bristol

The 1973 Bristol City Council election took place on 7 June 1973 to elect members of Bristol City Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections. Voting took place across 28 wards, each electing 3 Councillors. Following the Local Government Act 1972, this was the first election to the new non-metropolitan district council for Bristol, which came into being on 1 April the following year. Labour took control of the Council after winning a comfortable majority of seats.

Contents

The National Front stood in four wards in this election [2]

Ward results

Avon

Avon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour V Pople 2,786
Labour J Ellis 2,684
Labour J Britton 2,459
Conservative R Banfield1,025
Conservative J Henley961
Conservative J Taylor948
Communist D Pratt266
Majority
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Bedminster

Bedminster
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A Hillman 1,322
Labour J Wood 1,174
Labour H McKay 1,120
Independent M Bidgood996
Conservative I Gillard652
Conservative C Taylor636
Conservative I Dawson620
Independent J Rowe459
Independent N Juliff453
National Front D Hales266
Majority
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Bishopston

Bishopston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D Topham 1,626
Conservative T Clarke 1,525
Conservative M Withers 1,518
Liberal K Tucker723
Liberal A Cook658
Labour S Cullard613
Labour P McLaren606
Liberal D Burrows602
Labour M Wood565
Majority
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Bishopsworth

Bishopsworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour L Smith 1,938
Labour R Morris 1,872
Labour A Munroe 1,842
Independent D Street855
Independent R Rowe819
Independent S Juliffe733
Communist B Poole153
Communist D Watson128
Majority
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Brislington

Brislington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour K Legg 1,919
Labour H Skeates 1,781
Labour G Holmes 1,779
Conservative O Scantlebury1,604
Conservative T Bray1,593
Conservative P Elliott1,465
Majority
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Cabot

Cabot
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal G Ferguson 1,075
Liberal W Watts-Miller 1,036
Liberal G Beedell 1,034
Labour F Brown883
Conservative P Maggs834
Conservative P Patemoster792
Conservative G Woodhouse756
Labour A Kimpton703
Labour E Malos696
Majority
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)

Clifton

Clifton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J Lloyd-Kirk 1,623
Conservative T Girling 1,601
Conservative H Lawson 1,571
Liberal A Hodges716
Liberal M Perkins689
Labour F Inglis684
Labour J Donovan643
Labour M Thomas511
Communist M Beardon184
Majority
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

District

District
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative F Apperley 1,462
Conservative J Bosdet 1,456
Conservative R Trench 1,447
Labour J Malos1,094
Labour P Phillips1,087
Labour G Micklewright1,063
Majority
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Durdham

Durdham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G Palmer 2,650
Conservative G Browne 2,525
Conservative P Berrill 2,473
Liberal G Beddoes958
Liberal E Mallett876
Labour D Blackman591
Labour E Holland575
Labour M Smith526
Majority
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Easton

Easton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J Jones 1,205
Labour G Maggs 1,183
Labour W Jenkins 1,076
Conservative S Russell341
Communist N Carey135
Majority
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Eastville

Eastville
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E Fothergill 1,561
Labour W Williams 1,560
Labour B Ross 1,451
Conservative E Macdonald918
Conservative A Thomas905
Conservative M Bessant857
Liberal A Chalmers807
Liberal S Clements618
Liberal B Payton572
Majority
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Henbury

Henbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J Fisk 2,989
Labour D Large 2,762
Labour G Brass 2,664
Conservative D Evans2,480
Conservative W Lippiatt2,456
Conservative R Biggs2,396
Majority
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Hengrove

Hengrove
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W Graves 1,950
Labour A Abrams 1,774
Labour M Houlihan 1,510
Conservative G Bridcut619
Majority
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Hillfields

Hillfields
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C Draper 1,985
Labour F Vyvyan-Jones 1,915
Labour R Thomas 1,871
Conservative D Thompson1,032
Conservative C Baker996
Conservative P Haines983
Majority
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Horfield

Horfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C Merrett 2,467
Labour R Edwards 2,400
Labour R Hewlett 2,360
Conservative B Topham2,063
Conservative D Macduff1,893
Conservative R Wookey1,762
Majority
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Knowle

Knowle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G Sprackling 1,800
Conservative E Wright 1,685
Conservative F Lawrence 1,556
Labour G Sheppard973
Labour G England953
Labour G Cole912
Liberal D Beaven590
Majority
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Redland

Redland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C Hebblethwaite 1,528
Conservative G Keeley 1,516
Conservative G Hebblethwaite 1,506
Liberal J Ord849
Liberal C Sara840
Liberal C Ord816
Labour M Merrett450
Labour C Langham448
Labour R Langley421
Majority
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Somerset

Somerset
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H Willcox 1,465
Labour D Jackson 1,366
Labour J Comerford 1,149
Conservative V Goodland722
Conservative J Finnimore562
National Front P Thomas424
Majority
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Southmead

Southmead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J Hole 1,987
Conservative F McGough 1,931
Labour S Grace 1,848
Labour R Bridle1,801
Conservative T Wetherall1,779
Conservative I Hamilton1,779
Ind. Conservative G Chappell900
Majority
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Southville

Southville
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F Smith 1,336
Labour F Pidgeon 1,260
Labour M Young 1,202
Conservative W Blackmore1,061
Conservative L White907
Conservative P Barnwell876
Majority
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

St George East

St George East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H Bloom 1,855
Labour L Rexworthy 1,798
Labour D Beer 1,779
Conservative K Mountstephen1,143
Conservative E Cockrell1,109
Conservative F Stockham1,027
Majority
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

St George West

St George West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour I Rogers 1,128
Labour J McLaren 1,111
Labour M Rea 1,088
Liberal V Hales591
Liberal A Chalmers515
Conservative I Beddoe475
Liberal D Seymour468
National Front A Nelmes238
Majority
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

St Paul

St Paul
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D McLaren 1,045
Labour G Fowler 995
Labour A Norton 989
Conservative T Mort-Williams507
Majority
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

St Philip & Jacob

St Philip & Jacob
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour I Knight 766
Labour L Lane 759
Labour A Pegler 754
Conservative J Douglas-Green292
Majority
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Stapleton

Stapleton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative P Brook 2,530
Conservative T Whiteley 2,444
Conservative H Williams 2,397
Labour G Bee2,080
Labour E Skuse2,015
Labour R Denyer1,980
Majority
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Stockwood

Stockwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G Easton 2,888
Labour V Bath 2,796
Labour D Poole 2,757
Conservative G Barrow2,558
Conservative J Howe2,525
Conservative R Huxham2,300
Liberal J Phillips778
Majority
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Westbury-on-Trym

Westbury-on-Trym
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R Wall 3,995
Conservative D Poole 3,950
Conservative C Alderson 3,813
Liberal C Everett1,878
Liberal E David1,749
Liberal N Fern1,520
Labour M Waddington631
Labour G Waddington627
Labour R Willis614
Majority
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Windmill Hill

Windmill Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour B Richards 1,136
Labour C Roberston 1,022
Labour R Wilmott 1,009
Conservative D Watkins537
Conservative R Douglas-Green491
National Front R Bale326
Majority
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

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