1973 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election

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1973 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election
7 June 1973 1976  →
All 49 seats to whole Council
25 seats needed for a majority
Registered62,423
Turnout49%
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Independent Conservative Labour
Seats won21179
Popular vote12,2326,7297,882
Percentage43.0%23.6%27.7%
 Fourth party
 
Party Liberal
Seats won2
Popular vote1,626
Percentage5.7%
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Locations of wards in Mid Bedfordshire

The first election to Mid Bedfordshire District Council was held on 7 June 1973, with the 49 councillors elected forming a shadow authority until 1 April 1974. [1] Mid Bedfordshire District was formed on 1 April 1974 as part of a general reorganisation of local authorities in England and Wales carried out under the Local Government Act 1972. The district was formed by the amalgamation of five districts: [1]

Contents

In 1973 Mid Bedfordshire had 62,423 registered electors, of which 57,527 were in the 23 contested wards. The turnout in the contested wards was 49%. [2] Two wards (Henlow & Langford and Wrest) were uncontested.

Result

Mid Bedfordshire District Council Election Result 1973 [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Independent 2142.943.012,232
  Conservative 1734.723.66,729
  Labour 918.427.77,882
  Liberal 24.15.71,626

Ward results

All results are listed below: [4]

Figures on turnout were taken from Plymouth University's Elections Centre, which gives the number of registered voters, and the percentage turnout for each ward. The number of ballots cast for each ward was calculated from these.

The percentage of the vote for each candidate was calculated compared with the number of ballots cast in the ward. Note that in a ward with more than one seat, voters were allowed to place as many crosses on the ballot paper as seats.

Ampthill

Ampthill (3 seats, 4,110 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent J Nottingham1,03633.5
Labour Ms G Wagstaff72223.3
Liberal P Cruse67521.8
Conservative L Sturman66421.4
Conservative Ms A Palmer64520.8
Labour R Holmes48815.8
Labour G Lane45114.6
Liberal Ms M Laycock2989.6
Liberal F Rudd2819.1
Turnout 3,09775.4

Arlesey

Arlesey (2 seats, 2,575 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ms A Albon48050.8
Labour June Harrowell46449.2
Conservative R Turner40743.1
Labour C Bromley39942.3
Turnout 94436.7

Aspley (No 13)

Aspley (No 13) (2 seats, 1,967 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent M Kemp58067.1
Independent W Klinner46854.1
Liberal Ms S Kilpin28532.9
Turnout 86544.0

Biggleswade (No 2)

Biggleswade (No 2) (6 seats, 7,127 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour L Chambers1,87538.7
Independent Ms C Cook1,75236.1
Labour Victor Brunt1,71335.3
Labour R Pepper1,41829.3
Conservative Patricia Rouse1,22125.2
Independent Ms M Armstrong1,19524.7
Labour A Haynes1,17924.3
Independent J Bones1,09222.5
Independent Ms C Ballantyne-Evans76115.7
Turnout 4,84768.0

Blunham (No 17)

Blunham (No 17) (1 seat, 1,273 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ms E Woods27243.8
Liberal R Sawford22235.7
Labour C Wale12720.5
Turnout 62148.8

Campton & Meppershall & Shefford (No 20)

Campton & Meppershall & Shefford (No 20) (4 seats, 4,964 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ms A Gouldsborough1,22238.0
Conservative Geoffrey Rogers1,21337.8
Conservative F Burrows1,18336.8
Labour A Smythe99831.1
Independent F Pettifer99430.9
Independent Ms M Faircloth75923.6
Labour W Barnett70021.8
Labour T Beggs61219.1
Turnout 3,21264.7

Clophill

Clophill (1 seat, 1,080 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W Russell29459.4
Labour R Bailey20140.6
Turnout 49545.8

Cranfield

Cranfield (2 seats, 2,938 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent J Salisbury74566.5
Independent A Wheelan55349.4
Labour H Iron37533.5
Labour F Keep32929.4
Turnout 1,12038.1

Flitton & Pulloxhill & Westoning (No 10)

Flitton & Pulloxhill & Westoning (No 10) (2 seats, 2,020 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jean Kent29751.8
Conservative Ms J Eells28048.9
Independent A Kitchiner27648.2
Independent Ms M Frankish22839.8
Independent F Sheridan12321.5
Turnout 57328.4

Flitwick & Steppingly (No 11)

Flitwick & Steppingly (No 11) (3 seats, 3,839 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Malcolm Randall59939.9
Conservative J Pack48632.4
Labour Ms F Rolls46631.1
Independent W Billington43529.0
Labour Ms S Harris40827.2
Labour M Dillon38525.7
Independent H Farmer25016.7
Independent I Walker16410.9
Turnout 1,50039.1

Harlington

Harlington (1 seat, 1,334 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A Giles25534.0
Labour D Parker24332.4
Independent E Preston15921.2
Independent T Mead9412.5
Turnout 75156.3

Haynes & Houghton Conquest

Haynes & Houghton Conquest (1 seat, 1,542 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent D Lawson43760.2
Independent H Craddock28939.8
Turnout 72647.1

Henlow & Langford (No 21)

Henlow & Langford (No 21) (3 seats, 3,538 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent G CharlesUnopposedNA
Conservative G GatesUnopposedNA
Liberal J SewellUnopposedNA

Lidlington (No 15)

Lidlington (No 15) (1 seat, 1,521 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A Donnely21535.3
Liberal Ms J Downes15725.8
Independent Ms T Parrish13722.5
Independent F Scott10016.4
Turnout 60940.0

Marston (No 14)

Marston (No 14) (1 seat, 1,544 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent J Bushby52861.1
Labour D Towell33739.0
Turnout 86456.0

Maulden

Maulden (1 seat, 1,452 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ms I Robinson38850.3
Independent A Woodward27435.5
Labour F Harris10914.1
Turnout 77153.1

Northill (No 18)

Northill (No 18) (1 seat, 1,822 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ms S Dingley37843.1
Liberal Alistair Costley32837.4
Labour R Charlick17219.6
Turnout 87848.2

Old Warden & Southill

Old Warden & Southill (1 seat, 1,211 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J Saunderson24452.5
Independent R Allingham22147.5
Turnout 46538.4

Potton (No 24)

Potton (No 24) (2 seats, 2,515 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent F Jakes34454.2
Conservative J Ream29145.8
Independent E Mayston19330.4
Independent A Dennis14422.7
Turnout 63525.2

Sandy (No 3)

Sandy (No 3) (3 seats, 4,122 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent K Quince85243.1
Conservative A Sherwood-King73137.0
Conservative J Harrison71136.0
Independent E Smith67033.9
Conservative L Dray63832.3
Labour Ms J Monahan39319.9
Turnout 1,97547.9

Shillington & Stondon

Shillington & Stondon (2 seats, 2,461 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent R Roe43369.7
Independent G Cooper39163.0
Independent J Burgess23037.0
Labour D Cripps18830.3
Turnout 62125.2

Stotfold

Stotfold (3 seats, 3,994 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H Wood74654.0
Independent F Hyde63546.0
Independent B Clark57141.3
Independent A Brown50336.4
Labour C Dunkley42730.9
Labour W McColl36326.3
Turnout 1,38134.6

Wensley (No 25)

Wensley (No 25) (1 seat, 884 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W Goodyer23352.6
Independent D Walker21047.4
Turnout 44350.1

Woburn

Woburn (1 seat, 1,232 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ms G Glasse37665.5
Conservative D Woodward19834.5
Turnout 57446.6

Wrest

Wrest (1 seat, 1,358 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent G WoodUnopposedNA

Notes

    References

    1. 1 2 Local government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System. London: HMSO. 1974. p. 30. ISBN   0117508470.
    2. ↑ Calculated from the data for each ward in:
      Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael, "Mid Bedfordshire District Council Election Results 1973-2007" (PDF), www.electionscentre.co.uk, The Elections Centre, Plymouth University, retrieved 14 May 2017
    3. ↑ "District level Authority Results.xlsx", www.electionscentre.co.uk, The Elections Centre, Plymouth University, p. 1973, retrieved 14 May 2017
    4. ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael, "Mid Bedfordshire District Council Election Results 1973-2007" (PDF), www.electionscentre.co.uk, The Elections Centre, Plymouth University, retrieved 14 May 2017
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