1973 Fenland District Council election

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1973 Fenland District Council election [1]
7 June 1973 1976  →
All 40 seats in the Fenland District Council
21 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Seats won2080
Popular vote ?
 Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won12
Council control before election

N/A

Council control after election

NOC

The 1973 Fenland District Council election took place on 7 June 1973 to elect members for Fenland District Council in the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. The Conservative Party became the largest bloc on the new council, with half the seats.

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1973 Fenland District Council elections

1973 Fenland Local Election Results [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 20---50
  Independent 12---30-
  Liberal 0--0000-
  Labour 8---20-

Summary

At the first meeting of the council, Edward Morris (Independent) was elected chairman. [3]

Ward results

For 1 April 1974 (first election 7 June 1973) to 6 May 1976:

Benwick and Doddington

Benwick and Doddington
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent R Dunham 334 43.3
Labour H Miller28036.3
Conservative L Richards15820.5
Independent win (new seat)

Chatteris

Chatteris (4 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative R Heading [4] 1,308 46.6
Independent H Oakley 969 32.7
Independent R Goodger 956
Independent S Barrett 885
Labour J Oldfield61320.7
Conservative win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Elm

Elm (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent R Curston 810 81.0
Independent Arthur Ingle 714
Labour V Neave190
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Leverington

Leverington (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative J Salter 606 69.0
Conservative R Wallace 532
Labour J Hawkins27231.0
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Manea

Manea
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative D Morris 231 60.9
Independent S Rutterford14839.1
Conservative win (new seat)

March Eastern

March Eastern (5 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Fred Clark 1,975 59.8
Labour G Campbell 1,818
Labour D Daglesst [5] 1,743
Labour Don Cherry 1,345
Conservative V Aveling 1,325 40.2
Labour A Fahey1,268
Conservative J Coleman1,232
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

March Western

March Western (4 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent C Spooner 1,445 41.5
Independent P Skoulding 1,288
Conservative F Grounds MBE [6] 1,205 34.6
Conservative D Fleming 1,123
Conservative G Morton1,108
Labour W Fordham83223.9
Labour O Driver809
Labour M Boon723
Conservative S Manley650
Labour P Mulgrew568
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Newton and Tydd St Giles

Newton and Tydd St Giles
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent A Cater 181 61.4
Independent T Dykes11438.6
Independent win (new seat)

Outwell and Upwell

Outwell and Upwell
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative D Edgson unopposed
Conservative win (new seat)

Parson Drove and Wisbech St Mary

Parson Drove and Wisbech St Mary (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Peter Barnes 583 47.5
Independent N Payne 565
Conservative R Aveling49240.1
Conservative C Edwards196
Labour E Usher15212.4
Turnout
Registered electors
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Whittlesey Ponnders Bridge and Kingsmoor

Whittlesey Ponders Bridge & Kingsmoor (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour A Hanington 595 50.0
Conservative D Hinton 594 50.00
Labour J Lee 511
Conservative J French507
Conservative A Bates495
Labour V Copeman449
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Whittlesey East Central

Whittlesey East Central
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative M Dixon-Spain 488 74.4
Labour L Wallace16825.6
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)

Whittlesey West Central

Whittlesey West Central
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative H Lilley 363 60.2
Labour H Cocksedge24139.8
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)

Whittlesey Coates

Whittlesey Coates
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative D Marston 303 78.9
Labour A Clarke8121.1
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)

Wimblington

Wimblington
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative E Morris 388 76.7
Independent P Miller11823.3
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)

Wisbech East

Wisbech East (4 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative M Osborn 992 61.7
Conservative Bob Lake 967
Conservative P Green 860
Conservative B Petts 846
Labour W Pomeroy61738.3
Labour N Ogden563
Labour L Bowden541
Labour H Clarke535
Turnout
Registered electors
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Whittlesey Central

Whittlesey Central
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Richard Hinton unopposed
Conservative win (new seat)

Whittlesey South

Whittlesey South
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Raymond Whitwell unopposed
Conservative win (new seat)

Whittlesey West

Whittlesey West
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Harold Lilley unopposed
Conservative win (new seat)

Wisbech North

Wisbech North (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent G Gibbs 1,383 54.5
Labour D Perry 607 23.9
Labour K Williams 567
Conservative B Drew54721.6
Labour K Brennan434
Independent O Alderman336
Turnout
Registered electors
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Wisbech South and West

Wisbech South and West (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative L Rands 757 37.3
Conservative H Piggott 695
Conservative N Gibson 676
Labour Harry Potter65232.3
Independent T Coleman61130.2
Labour M Usher422
Turnout
Registered electors
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

References

  1. ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1973. Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK: The Elections Centre. p. 13.
  2. ↑ Local elections in Britain: a statistical digest, edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. 1993
  3. ↑ "Tories have control". Lynn News and Advertiser. 22 June 1973. p. 2.
  4. ↑ "Former Fenland chairman". www.wisbechstandard.co.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Misery for the Mayors". Fenland Advertiser. 9 May 1979. p. 5.
  6. ↑ "MBE awarded". www.cambstimes.co.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
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