1973 Harlow District Council election

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1973 Harlow District Council election [1] [2]
7 June 1973 1976  

All 42 seats to Harlow District Council
23 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Labour Liberal
Seats won384
Popular vote10,1002,426
Percentage62.9%15.1%

Council control after election

Labour

The 1973 Harlow District Council election, on 7 June 1973, was the first election to the newly created Harlow District Council. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Local Government Act 1972 stipulated that the elected members were to shadow and eventually take over from the predecessor corporation on 1 April 1974. The election resulted in Labour gaining control of the council.

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Election result

1973 Harlow local election result [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 3890.562.910,100
  Liberal 49.515.12,426
  Conservative 00.016.72,685
  Communist 00.02.7426
  Independent Labour 00.02.7426

Ward results

Brays Grove (3 seats)

Brays Grove (3 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour B. Evans 669
Labour M. Danvers 669
Labour E. Wotton 659
Conservative G. Groves216
Conservative L. Chapman204
Conservative B. Roberts190
Turnout 25.5%

Great Parndon (2 seats)

Great Parndon (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal G. Fallon 536
Labour C. Cave 535
Labour R. Edey503
Liberal P. Eldridge426
Conservative L. Plumb332
Turnout 47.0%

Hare Street and Town Centre (3 seats)

Hare Street and Town Centre (3 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour M. Bach 583
Labour J. Arnott 513
Labour D. Sharp 504
Liberal T. Merryweather282
Liberal S. Ward277
Liberal T. Owen264
Turnout 27.7%

Kingsmoor (2 seats)

Kingsmoor (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour C. Cackett 526
Labour A. Hudson 496
Conservative B. Barry353
Conservative D. Luetchford346
Turnout 29.3%

Latton Bush (3 seats)

Latton Bush (3 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour E. Myers 841
Labour D. Read 815
Labour F. Jackson 772
Conservative F. Smith264
Turnout 28.0%

Little Parndon (3 seats)

Little Parndon (3 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour D. Condon 865
Labour G. Newport 821
Labour J. Cave 809
Liberal C. Merryweather339
Liberal D. Eldridge335
Conservative A. Bezdel280
Conservative F. Wood273
Conservative J. Wood254
Turnout 34.5%

Mark Hall North (2 seats)

Mark Hall North (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour J. McAlpine 490
Labour P. Campbell 453
Conservative R. Whyte216
Turnout 27.7%

Mark Hall South (4 seats)

Mark Hall South (4 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour S. Anderson 994
Labour D. Burnham 935
Labour D. Richards 874
Labour L. Smith 858
Conservative E. Hagger358
Conservative P. Whiteley346
Turnout 31.7%

Netteswell (5 seats)

Netteswell (5 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour J. Desormeaux 1,011
Labour A. Graham 992
Labour R. Morris 985
Labour A. Garner 968
Labour M. Lawn 963
Independent Labour M. Furlong336
Turnout 24.6%

Old Harlow (3 seats)

Old Harlow (3 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour B. Jenkins 684
Labour E. Albone 684
Labour M. Gerrard 672
Conservative G. Trimmer666
Independent Labour K. Dawson90
Turnout 40.7%

Passmores (3 seats)

Passmores (3 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour T. Farr 566
Labour M. Juliff 546
Labour J. Moore 489
Communist A. Booth283
Turnout 21.3%

Potter Street (3 seats)

Passmores (3 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour B. Gibson 737
Labour B. Phelps 705
Labour R. Bruce 699
Communist R. Pulford143
Turnout 27.4%

Stewards (3 seats)

Stewards (3 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal B. Barnes 779
Liberal J. Hewitt 774
Liberal D. Wright 730
Labour R. Collyer714
Labour D. Pugh677
Labour D. Palmer669
Turnout 38.4%

Tye Green (3 seats)

Tye Green (3 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour D. Roberts 885
Labour A. James 865
Labour B. Downie 862
Liberal L. Kozlowska490
Liberal J. Wilson480
Liberal K. Leader473
Turnout 35.9%

References

  1. "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
  2. 1 2 "Local Election Summaries 1973". The Elections Centre.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Harlow District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 27 September 2019.