1973 Eastbourne Borough Council election

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The first elections to the new local authorities established by the Local Government Act 1972 in England and Wales and the new Northern Ireland district councils created by the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 took place in 1973. [1] The whole of Eastbourne Borough Council was up for election.

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Borough result

It was a good result for the Liberal party. They won 19 of the 33 seats, giving them an overall majority of 5. The Liberals took control on 1 April 1974 of the new non-metropolitan district as a consequence. The Conservatives became the official opposition after winning 10 seats. Labour won 4 sets.

Ward results

Member of the old borough council denoted by *

Cavendish

Cavendish (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal T W Ward* 1,290 54.2
Liberal E D Ward* 1,165
Liberal Leslie Jack Leach 1,108
Labour Percy George Wood*52221.9
Conservative J Macdonald48720.5
Labour J Cross482
Conservative L Staples431
Conservative M Lowton425
Labour G Watson415
Independent R Armstrong813.4
Majority32.3
Turnout 55.4
Liberal win (new seat)

Central

Central (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal A A Maryan 1,047 56.5
Liberal Charles George Piper 986
Liberal S G Ward 973
Conservative M E Tunwell80643.5
Conservative Reginald Poynter*800
Conservative Neil Fergus Nicholson*800
Majority13.0
Turnout 45.9
Liberal win (new seat)

Devonshire

Devonshire (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J Healey 969 46.8
Conservative Charles Edward Dobell* 949 45.8
Liberal Anthony L Boswall 936
Liberal W Creffield920
Conservative Eric Hugh Bowdler*905
Conservative D Charlton883
Labour J Howse1527.3
Majority1.0
Turnout 46.0
Liberal win (new seat)

Downside

Downside (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Maurice Skilton* 1,547 59.2
Liberal E M Edwards* 1,410
Liberal H Goodchild 1,374
Conservative Joseph Angelman*1,06840.8
Conservative M Charlton897
Conservative C Elsey888
Majority18.3
Turnout 59.0
Liberal win (new seat)

Hampden Park

Hampden Park (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Peter Francis Jackson* 1,903 48.9
Liberal Charles Henry Lacey* 1,768
Liberal L Mason 1,694
Liberal Douglas D Carn 1,650
Labour Roland James Hutchinson*1,54839.8
Labour George Alan Bosley*1,492
Labour P Chantler1,309
Labour L Elphick1,291
Conservative C Young44011.3
Conservative J Tunwell436
Conservative A Cumming435
Conservative C Anscombe407
Majority9.1
Turnout 46.5
Liberal win (new seat)

Langney

Langney (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Leonard James Caine* 1,745
Labour Frederick Charles Solly* 1,580
Labour Roland Arthur Baker 1,538
Labour D M Salmon 1,514
Conservative J E Anscombe1,154
Conservative M Bare1,109
Conservative I Greenfield1,088
Conservative C Porter1,079
Liberal J Thomas842
Majority
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)

Meads

Meads (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Leslie Aubrey Vickers* 1,345
Conservative Kathleen Ethel Raven* 1,345
Conservative Percy Stanley Brockwell* 1,297
Liberal E Pettigrew919
Liberal M Hanlon880
Liberal R Rees878
Labour I Harris118
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)

Ratton

Ratton (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal R H Dingwall 1,802
Conservative Winifred Emily Ouzman* 1,746
Conservative Michael Scott Phipp* 1,698
Conservative D P Cullen 1,698
Liberal L Frere1,650
Liberal W Charlton1,636
Conservative J Toop1,597
Liberal E French1,575
Labour A Ticehurst510
Labour K Booth474
Labour D Evans467
Labour P Sorrell455
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)

Roselands

Roselands (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles Vivian Horridge* 1,319
Liberal William John Evenden* 1,244
Liberal Clifford Grahame Scott* 1,228
Conservative J Riley680
Conservative J C Wakeford607
Conservative M White589
Labour P Richardson370
Majority
Turnout
Liberal win (new seat)

Upperton

Upperton (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Una Eagle Goldie Gardner* 1,414 62.4
Conservative Tony James Aukett* 1,359
Conservative Charles W Aldous 1,285
Liberal M Perrin85137.6
Liberal D Parsons828
Liberal N Frere740
Majority24.9
Turnout 45.1
Conservative win (new seat)

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References

  1. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1973. The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.