1973 Ipswich Borough Council election

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1973 Ipswich Borough Council election
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6 May 1973 1976  

All 47 seats
24 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Seats won3611

Council control after election

Labour

The 1973 Ipswich Borough Council election was the first election to the new Ipswich Borough Council which had been established by the Local Government Act 1972 in England and Wales. It took place as part of the 1973 United Kingdom local elections. [1]

Contents

There were 14 wards returning between 2 and 5 councillors each. [2]

Wards

Bixley

Bixley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. Penn 1,544 75.6
Conservative Walter Mulley 1,531
Conservative J. Shorten 1,509
Conservative Owen Nunn 1,479
Labour C. James49727.4
Labour P. Allan491
Labour K. Cartwright490
Labour P. Koppel472
Majority1,065
Turnout 2,016

Bridge

Bridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Frost 1,395 68.6
Labour R. Kirby 1,344
Labour M. Sharman 1,323
Labour K. Ross 1,315
Conservative E. Schur63931.4
Majority75637.2
Turnout 24.5

Broomhill

Broomhill
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative David Myer 936
Conservative E. Clarke 850
Conservative A. Rampling 847
Labour J. North50735.1
Labour D. Watkins478
Labour J. Watkins465
Turnout 1,35730.2

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References

  1. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (1973). Local Elections Handbook 1973. Plymouth: Elections Centre, Plymouth University.
  2. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Ipswich Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Elections Centre Plymouth University. Retrieved 10 May 2021.