1973 Dacorum District Council election

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1973 Dacorum District Council election
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10 May 1973 (1973-05-10)
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All 62 seats to Dacorum District Council
32 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Labour Conservative Independent
Seats won33254
Popular vote53,44948,4345,035
Percentage47.2%42.8%4.4%
Control after election


Labour

The 1973 Dacorum District Council election took place on 10 May 1973 to elect members of Dacorum District Council in Hertfordshire, England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Contents

This was the inaugural election to the council following its formation by the Local Government Act 1972.

Summary

Election result

1973 Dacorum District Council election [2]
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 5933N/AN/AN/A53.247.253,449N/A
  Conservative 5825N/AN/AN/A40.342.848,434N/A
  Independent 84N/AN/AN/A6.54.45,035N/A
  Liberal 80N/AN/AN/A0.04.65,185N/A
  Communist 80N/AN/AN/A0.01.01,093N/A

Ward results

Bovingdon & Flaunden

Bovingdon & Flaunden (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent N. Douthwaite-Hodges 491 36.3
Conservative R. Lown 447 33.1
Labour D. Phillips41330.6
Labour T. Latton37427.7
Independent A. Pritchard15311.3
Turnout ~1,35151.4
Registered electors 2,629
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Chipperfield

Chipperfield
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative P. Vincent 305 77.4
Labour G. Pooley8922.6
Majority21654.8
Turnout 39431.3
Registered electors 1,259
Conservative win (new seat)

Kings Langley

Kings Langley (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative A. Old 840 54.9
Conservative W. Driver 770 50.3
Labour D. Moss69145.1
Labour D. Oliver66743.6
Turnout ~1,53144.0
Registered electors 3,480
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

No. 1 (Hemel Hempstead: Central)

No. 1 (Hemel Hempstead: Central) (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative M. King 722 43.1
Conservative C. Fowler 714 42.7
Conservative A. Toms 685 40.9
Liberal J. Betteridge45727.3
Labour R. Bailey45126.9
Labour I. Gibson42625.4
Communist J. Sell432.6
Turnout ~1,67446.1
Registered electors 3,631
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

No. 2 (Hemel Hempstead: Northeast)

No. 2 (Hemel Hempstead: Northeast) (7 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour V. Stanley 1,519 61.9
Labour F. Lacey 1,516 61.8
Labour O. Taylor 1,468 59.8
Labour J. Coulter 1,451 58.0
Labour M. Young 1,423 57.9
Labour P. Ryan 1,422 57.9
Labour S. Aldis 1,399 57.0
Conservative B. Cooper75830.9
Conservative H. Corlett70928.9
Conservative B. Langdon-Pratt69828.4
Conservative J. Ratcliffe69528.3
Conservative G. Crichton-Smith69428.3
Conservative M. Cosgrave69228.2
Conservative M. Hanson68327.8
Communist J. Blackburn1757.1
Turnout ~2,45425.8
Registered electors 9,512
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

No. 3 (Hemel Hempstead: Adeyfield)

No. 3 (Hemel Hempstead: Adeyfield) (4 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour L. Taber 1,096 67.3
Labour M. Kalaher 1,077 66.1
Labour G. Scribens 1,067 65.5
Labour J. Lucas 1,045 64.1
Conservative L. Oldrey42625.5
Conservative D. Webb40124.6
Conservative G. Ehrlich38223.4
Conservative D. Everall37923.3
Communist A. Blackbuck1076.6
Turnout ~1,62929.5
Registered electors 5,523
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

No. 4 (Hemel Hempstead: Southeast)

No. 4 (Hemel Hempstead: Southeast) (6 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour C. De Peyer 1,617 56.0
Labour P. Doyle 1,611 55.8
Labour P. Fyrth 1,572 54.4
Labour D. Fane 1,570 54.4
Labour F. McDonnell 1,547 53.6
Labour A. Monk 1,541 53.4
Conservative D. Everall1,08537.6
Conservative J. Johnson1,06837.0
Conservative B. Luck1,05736.6
Conservative J. Ehrlich1,05136.4
Conservative D. Townsend1,04936.3
Conservative P. Williamson1,03335.8
Communist V. Belcher1836.3
Turnout ~2,88835.2
Registered electors 8,205
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

No. 5 (Hemel Hempstead: Apsley & Abbots Langley)

No. 5 (Hemel Hempstead: Apsley & Abbots Langley) (5 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour B. Fyrth 1,237 41.7
Labour A. Hornsby 1,214 41.0
Labour G. Mitchell 1,205 40.7
Labour L. Field 1,189 40.1
Conservative C. Barling 1,144 38.6
Labour R. Mitchell1,12838.1
Conservative G. Ashby1,12638.0
Conservative C. Appleby1,12037.8
Conservative C. Brody1,08536.6
Conservative B. Rigby1,05635.6
Independent O. Collingwood34811.7
Communist M. Belcher2378.0
Turnout ~2,96440.4
Registered electors 7,337
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

No. 7 (Hemel Hempstead: Boxmoor)

No. 7 (Hemel Hempstead: Boxmoor) (4 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour D. Holdsworth 1,423 42.2
Labour J. Johnson 1,412 41.9
Labour B. Oakley 1,373 40.7
Labour D. Brown 1,353 40.2
Conservative B. Isbister1,19735.5
Conservative J. Buteux1,15034.1
Conservative R. Denmead1,10132.7
Conservative B. Waters1,05331.3
Liberal N. Brown56616.8
Communist D. Leigh1845.5
Turnout ~3,37054.4
Registered electors 6,194
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

No. 8 (Hemel Hempstead: Warners End)

No. 8 (Hemel Hempstead: Warners End) (4 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour J. Hooper 1,129 64.7
Labour J. Geraghty 1,072 61.4
Labour R. Power 1,032 59.1
Labour J. Gale 1,003 57.5
Conservative S. Elkins50829.1
Conservative V. Peake50729.0
Conservative M. Campbell47727.3
Conservative J. Cheese46426.6
Communist R. Deering1086.2
Turnout ~1,74634.0
Registered electors 5,134
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

No. 9 (Hemel Hempstead: Gadebridge)

No. 9 (Hemel Hempstead: Gadebridge) (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour I. Taylor 754 75.4
Labour R. Parsons 737 73.7
Conservative B. Gandy18818.8
Conservative M. Ball17917.9
Communist L. Leigh565.6
Turnout ~99927.8
Registered electors 3,595
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

No. 10 (Berkhamsted: North Church)

No. 10 (Berkhamsted: North Church) (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative J. Calnan 1,052 56.8
Labour D. Hart 801 43.2
Labour S. Bayliss 725 39.1
Labour R. O'Reilly67736.5
Turnout ~1,85347.9
Registered electors 3,869
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

No. 11 (Berkhamsted: Castle & Sunnyside)

No. 11 (Berkhamsted: Castle & Sunnyside) (5 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative J. Harrowell 1,872 51.1
Conservative R. Peake 1,683 45.9
Conservative I. Miller 1,678 45.8
Conservative J. Bandy 1,653 45.1
Conservative B. Thomas 1,593 43.4
Liberal I. Scott93825.6
Liberal R. Ford89024.3
Labour A. Scott86023.5
Labour T. May78321.4
Labour B. May76320.8
Labour W. Davies70619.3
Labour T. Richardson66118.0
Turnout ~3,66749.5
Registered electors 7,408
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

No. 12 (Tring)

No. 12 (Tring) (5 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent R. Halling 1,662 35.8
Independent G. McAndrew 1,421 30.6
Conservative J. Collings 1,372 29.5
Conservative E. Binks 1,261 27.2
Conservative H. Valentine 1,215 26.2
Conservative R. Young1,16125.0
Conservative B. York1,12524.2
Liberal G. Fish93120.0
Liberal E. Shepherd88419.0
Labour A. Wheeler67914.6
Labour P. Aldis62113.4
Labour G. Kerr54811.8
Turnout ~4,64472.1
Registered electors 6,441
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

No. 13 (Aldbury & Tring Rural)

No. 13 (Aldbury & Tring Rural)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative G. Walters 352 50.8
Labour R. Kerr34149.2
Majority111.6
Turnout 69353.6
Registered electors 1,293
Conservative win (new seat)

No. 14 (North Church)

No. 14 (North Church)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative J. Bird 242 77.3
Labour M. Trainin7122.7
Majority17154.6
Turnout 31334.1
Registered electors 917
Conservative win (new seat)

No. 15 (Wigginton)

No. 15 (Wigginton)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative B. Baker 216 55.7
Independent H. Crocker13033.5
Labour G. Howell-Thomas4210.8
Majority8622.2
Turnout 34640.8
Registered electors 950
Conservative win (new seat)

No. 16 (Little Gaddesden & Nettledon)

No. 16 (Little Gaddesden & Nettledon)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative S. Whaley 517 50.5
Independent P. Draper38237.3
Labour P. Day12512.2
Majority13513.2
Turnout 1,02456.1
Registered electors 1,824
Conservative win (new seat)

No. 20 (Markyate)

No. 20 (Markyate)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative T. Jones 441 60.7
Labour D. Martin28539.3
Majority15621.5
Turnout 72637.7
Registered electors 1,925
Conservative win (new seat)

No. 21 (Flamstead)

No. 21 (Flamstead)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent W. Davies 448 93.1
Labour R. Parfitt336.9
Majority41586.3
Turnout 48148.0
Registered electors 1,003
Independent win (new seat)

No. 22 (Great Gaddesden)

No. 22 (Great Gaddesden)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative C. Thomas 342 86.8
Labour J. Mercer5213.2
Majority29073.6
Turnout 39440.9
Registered electors 964
Conservative win (new seat)

South

South (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative P. Benton 494 52.2
Conservative D. Taylor 467 49.4
Liberal M. Bell26528.0
Liberal G. Lawrence25426.9
Labour C. Thomas18619.7
Labour R. Quinn17718.7
Turnout ~94641.1
Registered electors 2,301
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

References

  1. ↑ "Dacorum District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 5 January 2026.
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