Broxbourne Borough Council election, 1973

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The Broxbourne Council election, 1973 was held to elect council members of the Broxbourne Borough Council, the local government authority of the borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England.

Broxbourne Borough Council is the local authority for the Broxbourne non-metropolitan district of Hertfordshire, England. Broxbourne is located in the south-east of Hertfordshire, in the East of England region. The Council itself is based in Cheshunt, the largest settlement in the district.

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Hertfordshire County of England

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Election results

Broxbourne Local Election Result 1973
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 28 28 0 +28 70.00 58.74 25,523
  Labour 12 12 0 +12 30.00 37.11 16,124
  Liberal 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.78 1,209
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.37 594

Results summary

The first election for Broxbourne Borough Council took place on 7 June 1973.

Broxbourne Borough Council was created by the Local Government Act 1972 as a successor authority to:

Local Government Act 1972 Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom

The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974.

From the date of the election until 1 April 1974 Broxbourne Borough Council acted as a "shadow authority" to Cheshunt UDC and Hoddesdon UDC.

40 Borough Council seats were contested in 13 wards.

In 3 wards (Cheshunt North, Hoddesdon Northern and Theobalds) 4 council seats were contested

In 1 ward (Wormley) 1 council seat was contested

In the remaining 9 wards 3 council seats were contested.

The political balance of the newly formed Borough Council was

Ward results

Broxbourne Ward Result 3 Seats 7 June 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Joan Fiddy 756 27.62
Conservative Donald Smith 751 27.44
Conservative Ken Sandison 742 27.11
Labour Ernie Wilkinson 257 9.39
Labour Joseph Cole 231 8.44
Turnout 2,737
Bury Green Ward Result 3 Seats 7 June 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Walter Payne 380 17.34
Labour Norman Robson 361 16.47
Conservative Benjamin Griffiths 349 15.92
Labour Eric Barker 319 14.55
Conservative Gordon Webster 306 13.96
Conservative David Avril 285 13.00
Independent Edwin Horlington 192 8.76
Turnout 2,192 26.40
Cheshunt Central Ward Result 3 Seats 7 June 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Leslie Parker 710 22.70
Conservative Douglas Breeze 674 21.55
Conservative George Batchelor 663 21.19
Labour Cherry Robbins 379 12.12
Labour John Tree 356 11.38
Labour Robert Montgomery 346 11.06
Turnout 3,128 32.00
Cheshunt North Ward Result 4 Seats 7 June 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Henry Armitage 756 13.32
Conservative Gerald Game 748 13.17
Conservative Doris Moody 734 12.92
Conservative Donald Poole 703 12.38
Labour Gordon Payne 504 8.87
Labour Simon Gosnell 501 8.82
Labour Martin Oliver 491 8.64
Labour Betty Tree 483 8.50
Liberal Peter Saunders 277 4.88
Liberal Ray Bomber 242 4.26
Liberal Bernice Flynn 241 4.24
Turnout 5,680 30.50
Flamstead End Ward Result 3 Seats 7 June 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Edith Larbales-Tier 572 18.87
Conservative James Swannell 464 15.30
Labour Pat Whitthread 416 13.93
Conservative Leonard Fortune 402 13.27
Labour Jean Stephens 377 12.44
Labour Bryan Davies 350 11.55
Liberal John Collins 160 5.28
Liberal George Norris 153 5.05
Liberal Francis Coyne 4.49
Turnout 3,030 29.50
Goffs Oak Ward Result 3 Seats 7 June 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Dan Hickman 1,020 28.51
Conservative Michael Janes 1,017 28.42
Conservative Ken Sanderson 972 27.17
Labour Carol Payne 204 5.70
Labour Norman Gray 192 5.37
Labour Edward Wright 173 4.83
Turnout 3,578 29.40
Hoddesdon Northern Ward Result 4 Seats 7 June 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Hastings 974 17.68
Conservative Tony Kay 950 17.24
Conservative Joyce Ball 887 16.10
Conservative Gerald Walker 866 15.72
Labour Brenda Vincent 499 9.06
Labour Heidi Harrington 485 8.80
Labour Colin Rochester 447 8.11
Independent Arthur Liddard 402 7.29
Turnout 5,510
Hoddesdon Town Ward Result 3 Seats 7 June 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Percy Madsen 695 20.77
Conservative John Gray 693 20.72
Conservative Geoffrey Barnes 679 20.29
Labour Jim Harrington 437 13.06
Labour Ken Gregory 422 12.61
Labour Alec Cooper 420 12.55
Turnout 3,346
Rye Park Ward Result 3 Seats 7 June 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John Davis 472 22.66
Labour Terry Pearson 450 21.60
Labour Reg Vincent 448 21.51
Conservative Geoffrey Conway 266 12.77
Conservative Dickie Bates 227 10.90
Conservative Irene Bates 220 10.56
Turnout 2,083
Theobalds Ward Result 4 Seats 7 June 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Malcolm Linscott 922 15.50
Conservative George Ebeling 874 14.69
Conservative Oliver Alderman 836 14.06
Conservative Herbert Collins 829 13.94
Labour Shelagh Farrington 668 11.23
Labour Roland Paice 616 10.36
Labour Roger Lawrence-Hyde 605 10.17
Labour Lillian Yeardye 598 10.05
Turnout 5,948 32.90
Waltham Cross East Ward Result 3 Seats 7 June 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Pat Young 540 17.96
Labour Dr Alan Fletcher 527 17.54
Labour Chris Robbins 510 16.97
Conservative Sidney Johnson 502 16.70
Conservative Franklin Brace 470 15.63
Conservative Francis Dolan 457 15.20
Turnout 3,006 34.50
Waltham Cross West Ward Result 3 Seats 7 May 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Mark Farrington 508 19.56
Labour Jean Paice 445 17.14
Labour Chris Prasad 439 16.90
Conservative Adrian Edeling 407 15.67
Conservative Karen Andrews 406 15.63
Conservative Linda Walker 392 15.10
Turnout 2,597 28.50
Wormley Ward Result 1 Seat 7 June 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Beazley 347 56.42
Labour David Wall 268 43.58
Majority 79
Turnout 615

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