1973 Maldon District Council election

1973 Maldon District Council election

10 May 1973 (1973-05-10) 1976  →
All 30 seats to Maldon District Council 16 seats needed for a majority
Registered	31,339
Turnout	~51.5%
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Independent Labour Seats won 11 11 4 Popular vote 13,629 8,924 8,328 Percentage 34.9% 22.9% 21.3%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Liberal Independent Labour Seats won 3 1 Popular vote 6,656 1,473 Percentage 17.1% 3.8%
Council control after election No overall control

The 1973 Maldon District Council election took place on 10 May 1973 to elect members of Maldon District Council in Essex, England. ^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

This was the inaugural election to Maldon District Council following its establishment by the Local Government Act 1972.

Summary

Election result

1973 Maldon District Council election [2]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	23	11	N/A	N/A	N/A	36.7	34.9	13,629	N/A
	Independent	30	11	N/A	N/A	N/A	36.7	22.9	8,924	N/A
	Labour	12	4	N/A	N/A	N/A	13.3	21.3	8,328	N/A
	Liberal	11	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	10.0	17.1	6,656	N/A
	Independent Labour	1	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	3.3	3.8	1,473	N/A

Ward results

Cold Norton

Cold Norton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	B. Board	314	58.3
	Independent	G. Hooper	225	41.7
Majority			89	16.6
Turnout			539	57.5
Registered electors			937
	Independent win (new seat)

Goldhanger

Goldhanger

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	H. Frost	397	75.3
	Independent	B. Thompson	130	24.7
Majority			267	50.6
Turnout			527	51.0
Registered electors			1,034
	Conservative win (new seat)

Great Totham

Great Totham (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Bass	613	55.6
	Conservative	F. Anderson	546	49.5
	Independent	T. Martin	490	44.5
Turnout			~1,102	55.3
Registered electors			1,993
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

No. 1 (Maldon)

No. 1 (Maldon) (7 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent Labour	W. Hutchinson	1,473	28.9
	Conservative	C. Dowsett	1,410	27.6
	Conservative	R. Daws	1,331	26.1
	Conservative	D. Sewell	1,224	24.0
	Labour	G. Hughes	1,129	22.1
	Liberal	N. Smith	1,088	21.3
	Labour	E. Bannister	1,076	21.1
	Liberal	B. Manaton	1,039	20.4
	Conservative	O. Cruess	968	19.0
	Conservative	K. Munnion	949	18.6
	Labour	G. Cockell	932	18.3
	Labour	P. Roberts	882	17.3
	Conservative	C. Backus	863	16.9
	Labour	J. Lewis	830	16.3
	Conservative	R. Townsend	825	16.2
	Labour	N. Hutchings	816	16.0
	Labour	H. Salt	743	14.6
	Liberal	J. Tilley	624	12.2
	Liberal	J. Tilley	619	12.1
	Liberal	J. Davies	617	12.1
	Liberal	W. Judd	615	12.1
	Liberal	M. Kinghorn	570	11.2
Turnout			~5,103	65.4
Registered electors			7,803
	Independent Labour win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

No. 2 (Heybridge)

No. 2 (Heybridge) (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	P. Darney	461	37.5
	Labour	D. Hutchings	439	35.7
	Liberal	P. Manaton	417	33.9
	Labour	I. Hillman	387	31.5
	Liberal	J. Church	355	28.9
	Conservative	P. Mann	352	28.6
	Liberal	A. Tumilty	344	28.0
	Conservative	P. North	338	27.5
	Conservative	P. Reeve	336	27.3
Turnout			~1,230	48.4
Registered electors			2,542
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)

No. 3 (Burnham-on-Crouch)

No. 3 (Burnham-on-Crouch) (4 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J. Dowding	1,132	67.3
	Independent	M. Freeman	726	43.2
	Independent	E. Samuel	726	43.2
	Independent	G. Worthington	598	35.6
	Conservative	L. Bavage	549	32.7
	Conservative	G. Herbert	426	25.3
	Independent	A. Bacon	383	22.8
	Conservative	K. Staniland	346	20.6
	Independent	R. Berry	340	20.2
Turnout			~1,681	43.9
Registered electors			3,829
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

No. 7 (Althorne & Mayland)

No. 7 (Althorne & Mayland)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	D. Abernethy	284	52.2
	Conservative	L. Manley	260	47.8
Majority			24	4.4
Turnout			544	36.9
Registered electors			1,476
	Independent win (new seat)

No. 8 (Latchingdon)

No. 8 (Latchingdon)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. Heritage	197	41.9
	Independent	P. Smith	192	40.9
	Independent	A. Adkin	81	17.2
Majority			5	1.0
Turnout			470	40.4
Registered electors			1,164
	Conservative win (new seat)

Purleigh

Purleigh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	G. Barber	324	47.4
	Independent	D. Baker	216	31.6
	Independent	H. Binder	144	21.1
Majority			108	15.8
Turnout			684	63.3
Registered electors			1,081
	Independent win (new seat)

Southminster

Southminster (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	C. Kelly	368	51.8
	Independent	D. Fisher	341	48.0
	Independent	R. Penny	252	35.5
	Independent	F. James	161	22.7
Turnout			~710	32.1
Registered electors			2,212
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

St. Lawrence

St. Lawrence

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	R. Sennitt	209	63.9
	Independent	G. Wager	74	22.6
	Independent	A. Cottam	44	13.5
Majority			135	41.3
Turnout			327	38.8
Registered electors			842
	Independent win (new seat)

Tillingham & Bradwell

Tillingham & Bradwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	K. Bruce	171	34.5
	Independent	W. Proctor	168	33.9
	Conservative	R. Bennett	99	20.0
	Independent	G. Harrod	58	11.7
Majority			3	0.6
Turnout			496	43.1
Registered electors			1,152
	Independent win (new seat)

Tollesbury

Tollesbury (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Madden	543	57.0
	Conservative	G. Butt	393	41.3
	Labour	J. Jackson	365	38.3
	Labour	J. Young	268	28.2
	Independent	A. Langdon	44	4.6
Turnout			~952	61.7
Registered electors			1,543
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Tolleshunt D'Arcy

Tolleshunt D'Arcy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	E. Peel	293	52.5
	Independent	M. Harker	265	47.5
Majority			28	5.0
Turnout			558	44.6
Registered electors			1,252
	Conservative win (new seat)

Wickham Bishops

Wickham Bishops

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	L. Bass	371	60.8
	Independent	C. Greenhill	239	39.2
Majority			132	21.6
Turnout			610	46.3
Registered electors			1,317
	Conservative win (new seat)

Woodham

Woodham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	P. Herrmann	353	59.5
	Independent	E. Ratcliffe	240	40.5
Majority			113	19.0
Turnout			593	51.0
Registered electors			1,162
	Independent win (new seat)

References

1. "Maldon District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Election Centre, Plymouth University. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
2. "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 23 September 2025.