1973 Broxbourne Borough Council election

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The Broxbourne Council election, 1973 was held to elect council members of the Broxbourne Borough Council, the local government authority of the borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England.

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Election results

Broxbourne Local Election Result 1973
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 28280+2870.0058.7425,523
  Labour 12120+1230.0037.1116,124
  Liberal 00000.002.781,209
  Independent 00000.001.37594

Results summary

The first election for Broxbourne Borough Council took place on 7 June 1973.

Broxbourne Borough Council was created by the Local Government Act 1972 as a successor authority to:

From the date of the election until 1 April 1974 Broxbourne Borough Council acted as a "shadow authority" to Cheshunt UDC and Hoddesdon UDC.

40 Borough Council seats were contested in 13 wards.

In 3 wards (Cheshunt North, Hoddesdon Northern and Theobalds) 4 council seats were contested

In 1 ward (Wormley) 1 council seat was contested

In the remaining 9 wards 3 council seats were contested.

The political balance of the newly formed Borough Council was

Ward results

Broxbourne Ward Result 3 Seats 7 June 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joan Fiddy75627.62
Conservative Donald Smith75127.44
Conservative Ken Sandison74227.11
Labour Ernie Wilkinson2579.39
Labour Joseph Cole2318.44
Turnout 2,737
Bury Green Ward Result 3 Seats 7 June 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Walter Payne38017.34
Labour Norman Robson36116.47
Conservative Benjamin Griffiths34915.92
Labour Eric Barker31914.55
Conservative Gordon Webster30613.96
Conservative David Avril28513.00
Independent Edwin Horlington1928.76
Turnout 2,19226.40
Cheshunt Central Ward Result 3 Seats 7 June 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Leslie Parker71022.70
Conservative Douglas Breeze67421.55
Conservative George Batchelor66321.19
Labour Cherry Robbins37912.12
Labour John Tree35611.38
Labour Robert Montgomery34611.06
Turnout 3,12832.00
Cheshunt North Ward Result 4 Seats 7 June 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Armitage75613.32
Conservative Gerald Game74813.17
Conservative Doris Moody73412.92
Conservative Donald Poole70312.38
Labour Gordon Payne5048.87
Labour Simon Gosnell5018.82
Labour Martin Oliver4918.64
Labour Betty Tree4838.50
Liberal Peter Saunders2774.88
Liberal Ray Bomber2424.26
Liberal Bernice Flynn2414.24
Turnout 5,68030.50
Flamstead End Ward Result 3 Seats 7 June 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edith Larbales-Tier57218.87
Conservative James Swannell46415.30
Labour Pat Whitthread41613.93
Conservative Leonard Fortune40213.27
Labour Jean Stephens37712.44
Labour Bryan Davies35011.55
Liberal John Collins1605.28
Liberal George Norris1535.05
Liberal Francis Coyne4.49
Turnout 3,03029.50
Goffs Oak Ward Result 3 Seats 7 June 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dan Hickman1,02028.51
Conservative Michael Janes1,01728.42
Conservative Ken Sanderson97227.17
Labour Carol Payne2045.70
Labour Norman Gray1925.37
Labour Edward Wright1734.83
Turnout 3,57829.40
Hoddesdon Northern Ward Result 4 Seats 7 June 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Hastings97417.68
Conservative Tony Kay95017.24
Conservative Joyce Ball88716.10
Conservative Gerald Walker86615.72
Labour Brenda Vincent4999.06
Labour Heidi Harrington4858.80
Labour Colin Rochester4478.11
Independent Arthur Liddard4027.29
Turnout 5,510
Hoddesdon Town Ward Result 3 Seats 7 June 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Percy Madsen69520.77
Conservative John Gray69320.72
Conservative Geoffrey Barnes67920.29
Labour Jim Harrington43713.06
Labour Ken Gregory42212.61
Labour Alec Cooper42012.55
Turnout 3,346
Rye Park Ward Result 3 Seats 7 June 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Davis47222.66
Labour Terry Pearson45021.60
Labour Reg Vincent44821.51
Conservative Geoffrey Conway26612.77
Conservative Dickie Bates22710.90
Conservative Irene Bates22010.56
Turnout 2,083
Theobalds Ward Result 4 Seats 7 June 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Malcolm Linscott92215.50
Conservative George Ebeling87414.69
Conservative Oliver Alderman83614.06
Conservative Herbert Collins82913.94
Labour Shelagh Farrington66811.23
Labour Roland Paice61610.36
Labour Roger Lawrence-Hyde60510.17
Labour Lillian Yeardye59810.05
Turnout 5,94832.90
Waltham Cross East Ward Result 3 Seats 7 June 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pat Young54017.96
Labour Dr Alan Fletcher52717.54
Labour Chris Robbins51016.97
Conservative Sidney Johnson50216.70
Conservative Franklin Brace47015.63
Conservative Francis Dolan45715.20
Turnout 3,00634.50
Waltham Cross West Ward Result 3 Seats 7 May 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Farrington50819.56
Labour Jean Paice44517.14
Labour Chris Prasad43916.90
Conservative Adrian Edeling40715.67
Conservative Karen Andrews40615.63
Conservative Linda Walker39215.10
Turnout 2,59728.50
Wormley Ward Result 1 Seat 7 June 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Beazley34756.42
Labour David Wall26843.58
Majority79
Turnout 615

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