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1973 UK local government election From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The first elections to the newly created Adur District Council established by the Local Government Act 1972 in England and Wales were held 7 June 1973. Overall turnout was recorded at 46.6%.[1]
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The election resulted in no overall control.[2][3]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Liberal | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.2 | 29.9 | 5,961 | N/A | |
Conservative | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.1 | 43.0 | 8,589 | N/A | |
Labour | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.5 | 20.4 | 4,072 | N/A | |
Residents | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 653 | N/A | |
Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 688 | N/A |
This resulted in the following composition of the council:[2]
Party | New council | |
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Liberal | 16 | |
Conservative | 13 | |
Labour | 5 | |
Independent Residents | 2 | |
Independent | 1 | |
Total | 37 | |
Working majority | -5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Residents | James P. Ms. | 653 | 57.4 | N/A | |
Residents | Warner B. Ms. | 648 | |||
Conservative | Robbins W. | 415 | 36.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | Moseley P. | 378 | |||
Labour | Harwood J. Ms. | 70 | 6.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 20.9 | N/A | |||
Turnout | 49.2 | N/A | |||
Residents win (new seat) | |||||
Residents win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Elliott I.R.W. | 592 | 54.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | Hurrell C. | 563 | |||
Liberal | Boustead T. | 423 | 39.2 | N/A | |
Liberal | Brook D. Ms. | 421 | |||
Labour | Knee G. | 65 | 6.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 15.6 | N/A | |||
Turnout | 38.1 | N/A | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Colquhoun M. Ms. | 698 | 67.4 | N/A | |
Labour | Mitchell C. | 625 | |||
Conservative | Ransom A. | 338 | 32.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | Richings C. | 321 | |||
Majority | 34.8 | N/A | |||
Turnout | 40.1 | N/A | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Carr G. | 655 | 51.1 | N/A | |
Labour | White J. | 627 | 48.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | Chipperfield K. | 620 | |||
Labour | Harwood R. | 595 | |||
Majority | 2.2 | N/A | |||
Turnout | 46.7 | N/A | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Richards F. Ms. | 521 | 49.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | Potter E. | 439 | |||
Liberal | Blackman G. | 417 | 39.9 | N/A | |
Liberal | Swatheridge W. | 408 | |||
Labour | Watson A. | 108 | 10.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 9.9 | N/A | |||
Turnout | 49.2 | N/A | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Page F. | 516 | 48.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | Smith M. | 502 | |||
Liberal | Symonds A. | 455 | 42.6 | N/A | |
Liberal | King M. Ms. | 445 | |||
Labour | Mitchell R. Ms. | 98 | 9.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 5.7 | N/A | |||
Turnout | 46.7 | N/A | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Wey G. | 614 | 47.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Coghlan J. | 505 | |||
Labour | Clark R. | 347 | 26.6 | N/A | |
Independent | Divers B. | 344 | 26.4 | N/A | |
Labour | Kenward E. Ms. | 302 | |||
Majority | 20.4 | N/A | |||
Turnout | 65.9 | N/A | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Sharman E. | 344 | 56.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | Dunn R. | 263 | 43.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 13.4 | N/A | |||
Turnout | 50.8 | N/A | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Moon K. | 625 | 50.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | Newman J. Ms. | 622 | 49.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | Joyce V. Ms. | 617 | |||
Labour | Boreham L. | 566 | |||
Majority | 0.2 | N/A | |||
Turnout | 50.6 | N/A | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Hobbis J. | 379 | 64.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | Gristwood R. | 209 | 35.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 28.9 | N/A | |||
Turnout | 55.9 | N/A | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Barber R. | 782 | 62.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | Sweet I. Ms. | 778 | |||
Labour | Berry P. | 469 | 37.5 | N/A | |
Labour | Moon J. Ms. | 412 | |||
Majority | 25.0 | N/A | |||
Turnout | 50.3 | N/A | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Peter Bartram | 1,178 | 55.5 | N/A | |
Liberal | Brooks J. | 982 | |||
Liberal | Sherlock M. Ms. | 936 | |||
Liberal | Hamblin C. | 896 | |||
Conservative | Wilkinson F. | 763 | 35.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | Lane A. Ms. | 681 | |||
Conservative | Ball S. | 663 | |||
Labour | Waters R. | 183 | 8.6 | N/A | |
Labour | Lichfield S. | 181 | |||
Majority | 19.5 | N/A | |||
Turnout | 48.7 | N/A | |||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Hills D. | 833 | 44.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | Burley Y. Ms. | 820 | 43.9 | N/A | |
Liberal | Baird D. | 820 | |||
Liberal | Burt R. | 816 | |||
Conservative | Trickey M. Ms. | 815 | |||
Liberal | Swadling M. | 796 | |||
Conservative | Snowdon R. Ms. | 790 | |||
Conservative | Collins M. | 755 | |||
Labour | Barnes B. Ms. | 217 | 11.6 | N/A | |
Labour | Barnes C. | 212 | |||
Labour | Ford M. | 199 | |||
Majority | 0.7 | N/A | |||
Turnout | 42.3 | N/A | |||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Robinson C. Ms. | 1,152 | 56.6 | N/A | |
Liberal | Robinson J. | 1,149 | |||
Liberal | Kimmins A. | 1,067 | |||
Liberal | Leeds J. | 1,023 | |||
Conservative | Passmore R. | 697 | 34.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | Potter D. | 634 | |||
Conservative | Hussey D. | 621 | |||
Conservative | Plummer D. Ms. | 598 | |||
Labour | Gatland L. Ms. | 186 | 9.1 | N/A | |
Labour | Gatland J. | 183 | |||
Labour | Kelly M. Ms. | 174 | |||
Labour | Kelly P. | 156 | |||
Majority | 22.4 | N/A | |||
Turnout | 45.3 | N/A | |||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Burridge B. | 1,503 | 65.8 | N/A | |
Liberal | Green B. | 1,424 | |||
Liberal | Charlton J. | 1,415 | |||
Liberal | Cheal J. | 1,408 | |||
Liberal | Nicholls B. | 1,331 | |||
Conservative | Sparkes E. Ms. | 782 | 34.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | Beasley E. Ms. | 757 | |||
Conservative | Garnham R. Ms. | 726 | |||
Majority | 31.6 | N/A | |||
Turnout | 35.9 | N/A | |||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
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