1973 Newcastle City Council election

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The first elections to the newly created Newcastle City Council were held on 10 May 1973, with the entirety of the 78 seat council - three seats for each of the 26 wards - up for vote. 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 order in which the councillors were elected dictated their term serving, with third-place candidates serving two years and up for re-election in 1975, second-placed three years expiring in 1976 and 1st-placed five years until 1978. [1]

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The election resulted in Labour gaining control of the council. Voter turnout was 32.0%.

Election result

Newcastle local election result 1973 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 5100065.452.136,858N/A
  Conservative 2300029.541.028,995N/A
  Independent 30003.83.92,752N/A
  Liberal 10001.32.81,953N/A
  Communist 00000.00.2122N/A

This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections: [1]

PartyNew council
Labour51
Conservative23
Independent3
Liberal1
Total78
Working majority 24 

Ward results

Benwell [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Beecham95781.5N/A
Labour T. Yellowley908
Labour K. Scott888
Conservative V. Hazell21718.5N/A
Majority 74063.0N/A
Turnout 1,17416.7N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Blakelaw [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Cooney1,87275.4N/A
Labour E. Burke1,838
Labour H. White1,785
Conservative B. Duncan61024.6N/A
Conservative R. Holford549
Conservative J. Shenton539
Majority 1,26250.8N/A
Turnout 2,48222.5N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Castle [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Wade1,33435.5N/A
Conservative J. Petty1,31335.0N/A
Conservative D. Wood1,223
Labour J. Gill1,221
Labour J. Gant1,216
Conservative H. Cordes1,206
Independent C. Robinson60816.2N/A
Liberal M. Stewart49813.3N/A
Liberal P. Barker437
Liberal E. Featherstone412
Majority 210.6N/A
Turnout 3,75357.5N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Dene [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Gray2,34061.8N/A
Conservative B. Slater2,332
Conservative A. Evans2,294
Labour N. Mellor1,44938.2N/A
Labour M. Robson1,408
Labour I. Taylor1,365
Majority 89123.6N/A
Turnout 3,78936.5N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
East City [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ms. T. Russell1,05181.7N/A
Labour J. Scott-Batey988
Labour J. Davies967
Conservative J. Slater23518.3N/A
Majority 81663.5N/A
Turnout 1,28626.8N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Elswick [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal D. Faulkner1,45544.7N/A
Labour Ms. J. Lamb1,29939.9N/A
Labour Ms. D. Starkey1,240
Liberal D. Lesser1,095
Labour J. Mandelson1,066
Liberal H. Regnart1,044
Conservative H. Corbett50015.4N/A
Conservative H. Maxwell447
Conservative G. Wilkin411
Majority 1564.8N/A
Turnout 3,25445.2N/A
Liberal win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Fawdon [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Laing1,89569.6N/A
Labour E. Pugh1,875
Labour J. Green1,766
Conservative T. Wilkinson82930.4N/A
Conservative J. Jack682
Conservative H. Kossick653
Majority 1,06639.1N/A
Turnout 2,72430.0N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Fenham [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. Leigh1,81765.6N/A
Conservative A. Moore1,799
Conservative D. Gilbert1,738
Labour I. Richardson95334.4N/A
Majority 86431.2N/A
Turnout 2,77028.8N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Gosforth #1 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. Trice2,55969.8N/A
Conservative J. Slater2,555
Conservative J. Michelson2,522
Labour K. Bergmann1,10730.2N/A
Labour G. Dixon1,084
Labour T. Hannaby1,063
Majority 1,45239.6N/A
Turnout 3,66633.7N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Gosforth #2 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. Charlton2,19163.2N/A
Conservative G. Layburn2,111
Conservative J. Sanderson2,104
Labour L. Begg1,27736.8N/A
Labour B. Taylor1,225
Labour R. Hunter1,209
Majority 91426.4N/A
Turnout 3,46845.0N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Heaton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. Harding1,83163.4N/A
Conservative Ms. E. Harding1,816
Conservative F. Dodgin1,761
Labour Ms. D. Cairns1,05536.6N/A
Labour J. James1,046
Labour O. Walker1,027
Majority 77626.9N/A
Turnout 2,88631.3N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Jesmond [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ms. J. Baty1,62149.5N/A
Independent P. Grant1,594
Independent V. Maddison1,559
Conservative C. Burdon-Taylor1,22937.5N/A
Conservative D. Thomas1,155
Conservative R. McVain1,116
Labour J. Hugo42713.0N/A
Majority 39212.0N/A
Turnout 3,27734.3N/A
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Kenton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. Foster2,37753.4N/A
Labour F. Nicholson2,357
Labour M. Bergman2,228
Conservative J. Cox2,07746.6N/A
Conservative M. Graham2,055
Conservative R. Lane2,032
Majority 3006.8N/A
Turnout 4,45451.1N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Moorside [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ms. M. Murray1,38955.3N/A
Labour G. Harrison1,338
Labour L. Anwell1,280
Conservative J. Davidson1,12544.7N/A
Conservative I. Burton1,071
Conservative J. Kaer1,037
Majority 26410.5N/A
Turnout 2,51426.2N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Newburn #1 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Fenton1,49862.0N/A
Labour C. Stephenson1,447
Labour V. Waddington1,426
Conservative M. Rogerson92038.0N/A
Conservative W. Forsyth899
Conservative J. Hellawell899
Majority 57823.9N/A
Turnout 2,41829.0N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Newburn #2 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Urwin3,07479.0N/A
Labour M. Walker3,074
Labour A. Forster2,953
Conservative J. Hill81721.0N/A
Conservative C. Dempsey653
Conservative R. Baron639
Majority 2,25758.0N/A
Turnout 3,89129.7N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Newburn #3 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Lanaghan1,50151.4N/A
Labour R. Clarke1,500
Labour J. Murray1,448
Conservative Ms. I. Faith1,42048.6N/A
Conservative D. McKeag1,311
Conservative W. Weeks1,277
Majority 812.8N/A
Turnout 2,92141.0N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Sandyford [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative B. Collins1,68861.7N/A
Conservative Ms. P. Collins1,643
Conservative P. Martin1,546
Labour J. Higgins1,04838.3N/A
Labour C. Swainston1,027
Labour P. Slade1,006
Majority 64023.4N/A
Turnout 2,73637.1N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Scotswood [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Russell1,28362.7N/A
Labour A. Davison1,259
Labour R. Burgess1,234
Conservative W. Thomlinson76337.3N/A
Majority 52025.4N/A
Turnout 2,06426.5N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
St. Anthonys [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour B. Abrahams1,76290.9N/A
Labour Ms. M. Abrahams1,633
Labour D. Webster1,571
Conservative M. Coote1779.1N/A
Majority 1,58581.7N/A
Turnout 1,93927.3N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
St. Lawrence [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Forster1,58187.3N/A
Labour Ms. M. Collins1,574
Labour T. Collins1,560
Conservative R. Lungley23012.7N/A
Majority 1,35174.6N/A
Turnout 1,81127.0N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Walker [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour N. Stockdale1,72581.8N/A
Labour J. Stanners1,699
Labour G. Drew1,628
Conservative A. Storey26212.4N/A
Conservative E. Liddell219
Conservative A. Telford210
Communist Ms. N. Manchee1225.8N/A
Majority 1,46369.4N/A
Turnout 2,10921.1N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Walkergate [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Gray1,90559.8N/A
Labour O. Cairns1,793
Labour T. Marr1,650
Conservative L. Bulman1,28140.2N/A
Conservative J. Usher1,117
Conservative J. Hoggins1,114
Majority 62419.6N/A
Turnout 3,18633.8N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
West City [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Stabler98484.2N/A
Labour Ms. I. Steedman893
Labour W. Wilson881
Conservative B. McLeod18415.8N/A
Majority 80068.5N/A
Turnout 1,16818.2N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Wingrove [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative N. Trotter1,65168.3N/A
Conservative Ms. O. Kaer1,570
Conservative P. Wardropper1,556
Labour R. Bailey76531.7N/A
Labour S. Cohen742
Labour T. Palmer728
Majority 88636.7N/A
Turnout 2,41630.5N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Woolsington [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Allen1,29050.7N/A
Labour E. Smith1,238
Labour J. Kerrigan1,201
Conservative A. Rotherford72928.7N/A
Conservative L. Kirby707
Conservative R. Berstone675
Independent T. Johnson52320.6N/A
Independent J. Squires426
Majority 56122.0N/A
Turnout 2,542N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 "Elections Centre: Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1973-2012" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk/plymouth.ac.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.