The 1973 Horsham District Council election was the first ever for the council and took place on 7 June 1973 to elect members of Horsham District Council in England. [1] It was held on the same day as other local elections. Independent councillors secured a majority of two with 23 seats, the Conservatives won 17 and the Liberal Party won 2. Labour also took part in the elections, fielding candidates in Horsham South & Horsham North only. The Liberal Party were successful in Broadbridge Heath and they were able to secure a seat in Storrington. The Conservative Party achieved good results in some rural areas but they were able to win the vast amount of their seats in the town. Independent councillors won a majority of seats in the villages in the district, sometimes unopposed, some later stood as a Conservative candidate three years later in the next set of elections for the Council.
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After the election, the composition of the council was:
23 | 17 | 2 |
Ind | Con | Lib |
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Independent | 23 | – | – | - | 54.8 | 27.0 | 8,497 | ||
Conservative | 17 | – | – | - | 40.5 | 35.2 | 11,085 | ||
Liberal | 2 | – | – | - | 4.8 | 15.1 | 4,746 | ||
Labour | 0 | – | – | - | 0.0 | 21.4 | 6,761 | ||
Other | 0 | – | – | - | 0.0 | 1.4 | 438 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Rowland T. | 377 | 71.5 | ||
Independent | Pease P. Ms. | 150 | 28.5 | ||
Turnout | 25.7 | ||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Griffin C. | 514 | 52.1 | ||
Independent | Longhurst K. | 472 | 47.9 | ||
Conservative | Gillingham D. | 467 | |||
Turnout | 30.8 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Emsley D. | 668 | 39.9 | ||
Independent | Sanford L. | 559 | 33.4 | ||
Liberal | Callard P. | 446 | 26.7 | ||
Liberal | Rice M. | 340 | |||
Turnout | 31.4 | ||||
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Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Michie I. | 281 | 55.2 | ||
Independent | Dunkerton F. | 228 | 44.8 | ||
Turnout | 34.0 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Fowler S. | Unopposed | |||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Atkins A. Ms. | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Bishop L. Ms. | Unopposed | |||
Independent | Coleman B. | Unopposed | |||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
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Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Mauchel E. Ms. | 940 | 41.8 | ||
Conservative | Roberts W. | 932 | |||
Conservative | Pinion G. | 921 | |||
Conservative | Hassall B. | 881 | |||
Labour | O'Connor T. | 816 | 36.3 | ||
Labour | Pickup D. | 727 | |||
Labour | Healy P. | 712 | |||
Labour | Oakeshott E. Ms. | 709 | |||
Liberal | Armour-Milne J. Ms. | 494 | 22.0 | ||
Liberal | Armour-Milne J. | 482 | |||
Turnout | 38.0 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
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Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Parsons W. | 1,403 | 38.7 | ||
Conservative | Lane F. | 1,137 | 31.3 | ||
Independent | Martin G. | 1,090 | 30.0 | ||
Conservative | Moore B. Ms. | 1,027 | |||
Conservative | Windrum A. | 984 | |||
Conservative | Collins M. | 727 | |||
Turnout | 42.5 | ||||
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Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | West E. Ms. | 1,078 | 37.5 | ||
Conservative | Murrell A. | 1,066 | |||
Conservative | Simpson M. | 1,042 | |||
Conservative | Miller E. | 1,035 | |||
Conservative | Crighton S. Ms. | 942 | |||
Labour | Thurston J. Ms. | 822 | 28.6 | ||
Labour | Thompson D. | 787 | |||
Labour | Ward G. | 751 | |||
Labour | Thompson J. Ms. | 722 | |||
Labour | McCoy J. | 715 | |||
Liberal | Hobbs G. | 594 | 20.7 | ||
Hellyer P. | 378 | 13.2 | |||
Turnout | 38.8 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
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Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Mackenzie J. | Unopposed | |||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Gocher H. | 827 | 79.4 | ||
Conservative | Cousins B. | 820 | |||
Liberal | Rudd V. Ms. | 215 | 20.6 | ||
Liberal | Deadman P. | 208 | |||
Turnout | 30.5 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Bosanquet D. | 485 | 38.7 | ||
Conservative | Sheppard A. | 482 | 38.4 | ||
Liberal | Lewis D. | 287 | 22.9 | ||
Turnout | 39.3 | ||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Henderson P. Ms. | 426 | 73.1 | ||
Independent | Boyle R. | 157 | 26.9 | ||
Turnout | 36.1 | ||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Phelps A. Ms. | Unopposed | |||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Burrell A. Ms. | Unopposed | |||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Coxon M. Ms. | 430 | 51.9 | ||
Independent | Gordon Clark P. Ms. | 398 | 48.1 | ||
Turnout | 41.8 | ||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Cheal J. | 550 | 36.6 | ||
Independent | Charman M. Ms. | 485 | 32.3 | ||
Independent | Twelvetrees J. Ms. | 379 | 25.2 | ||
Independent | Dawson M. Ms. | 88 | 5.9 | ||
Turnout | 17.8 | ||||
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Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Dingemans M. Ms. | 943 | 45.6 | ||
Independent | Mimmack J. | 669 | 32.3 | ||
Liberal | Campbell J. | 398 | 19.2 | ||
Avey C. | 60 | 2.9 | |||
Turnout | 47.8 | ||||
Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Marlow D. | 466 | 37.3 | ||
Conservative | Shepherd F. | 464 | 37.1 | ||
Liberal | Adsett A. Ms. | 386 | |||
Conservative | Smallwood C. | 383 | |||
Independent | Eddolls F. | 321 | 25.7 | ||
Turnout | 38.7 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Rogers H. | 248 | 62.5 | ||
Liberal | Jones L. Ms. | 149 | 37.5 | ||
Turnout | 31.3 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Skinner H. | 217 | 57.3 | ||
Conservative | How J. | 162 | 42.7 | ||
Turnout | 42.5 | ||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Hodgson A. | Unopposed | |||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Gardner J. | Unopposed | |||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Scragg J. | Unopposed | |||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
Independent win (new seat) |
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