1973 UK local government election
1973 Bath City Council election | 10 May 1973 (1973-05-10) | 1976 → |
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All 45 seats to Bath City Council 23 seats needed for a majority |
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| First party | Second party | Third party | | Con | Lab | Lib | Party | Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Seats won | 19 | 17 | 9 | Popular vote | 15,777 | 16,961 | 16,882 | Percentage | 31.1% | 33.5% | 33.3% | |
| Council control after election No overall control | |
The 1973 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 10 May 1973 to elect councillors to the new Bath City Council in England. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom.
These were the first elections to the new district council, which would come into effect on 1 April 1974. Future elections would take place every three years, with the next election scheduled for 6 May 1976.
The 1973 election saw no party take overall control of the council, with the Conservatives being the largest party.
Election results
Bath City Council election, 1973 |
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Party | Candidates | Votes |
Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % |
| Conservative | 29 | 19 | – | – | – | 42.2% | 31.1% | 15,777 | N/A |
| Labour | 24 | 17 | – | – | – | 37.8% | 33.5% | 16,901 | N/A |
| Liberal | 24 | 9 | – | – | – | 20% | 33.3% | 16,882 | N/A |
| Residents | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 0% | 2.1% | 1,053 | N/A |
Ward results
Abbey
Abbey (3 seats)[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Laurence John Harris Coombs | 618 | 48.7 | N/A |
| Conservative | Elgar Spencer Jenkins | 551 | – | |
| Conservative | Jeffrey William Higgins | 499 | – | |
| Residents | W. Evans | 411 | 32.4 | N/A |
| Residents | S. Farr | 397 | – | |
| Residents | H. Bland | 245 | – | |
| Liberal | M. Wall | 240 | 18.9 | N/A |
| Liberal | Adrian Pegg | 229 | – | |
| Liberal | A. Bailey | 190 | – | |
Turnout | | 44.4 | N/A |
Registered electors | 2,857 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
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Bathwick
Bathwick (3 seats)[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | P. Gees | unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Conservative | Kenneth John Holloway | unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Conservative | Mary Elizabeth Rawlings | unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Registered electors | 3,944 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
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Bloomfield
Bloomfield (3 seats)[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Samuel Leslie Jane | 846 | 59.4 | N/A |
| Labour | G. Yates | 692 | – | |
| Labour | T. Challis | 658 | – | |
| Conservative | J. Jones | 579 | 40.6 | N/A |
| Conservative | P. Dillon | 568 | – | |
| Conservative | A. Dilley | 536 | – | |
Turnout | | 39.6 | N/A |
Registered electors | 3,602 | | |
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Combe Down
Combe Down (3 seats)[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Ian Charles Dewey | 910 | 52.0 | N/A |
| Conservative | W. Podger | 882 | – | |
| Conservative | J. Attwood | 876 | – | |
| Liberal | R. Wardle | 840 | 48.0 | N/A |
| Liberal | G. Pyle | 757 | – | |
| Liberal | W. Brown | 732 | – | |
Turnout | | 47.1 | N/A |
Registered electors | 3,713 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
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Kingsmead
Kingsmead (3 seats)[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | M. Pepper | 937 | 51.8 | N/A |
| Conservative | George Durant Kersley | 873 | 48.2 | N/A |
| Labour | Hilary Fraser | 816 | – | |
| Labour | J. Halpin | 737 | – | |
| Conservative | P. Lunn | 702 | – | |
| Conservative | F. Beresford-Smith | 653 | – | |
Turnout | | 43.1 | N/A |
Registered electors | 4,197 | | |
| Labour win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
| Labour win (new seat) |
Lambridge
Lambridge (3 seats)[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Anthony John Rhymes | 1,104 | 45.1 | N/A |
| Conservative | H. Underhay | 873 | – | |
| Liberal | G. Mower | 760 | 31.0 | N/A |
| Liberal | A. Hanham | 618 | – | |
| Labour | R. Cambourne | 586 | 23.9 | N/A |
| Conservative | W. Logan | 560 | – | |
| Labour | P. Cave | 505 | – | |
| Labour | R. Eades | 504 | – | |
| Liberal | G. Whiteley | 467 | – | |
Turnout | | 57.8 | N/A |
Registered electors | 4,242 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
| Liberal win (new seat) |
Lansdown
Lansdown (3 seats)[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Walter Gower Huggett | 1,480 | 60.9 | N/A |
| Liberal | Marianna Clark | 1,451 | – | |
| Liberal | H. Brake | 1,200 | – | |
| Conservative | R. Smith | 949 | 39.1 | N/A |
Turnout | | 46.6 | N/A |
Registered electors | 5,208 | | |
| Liberal win (new seat) |
| Liberal win (new seat) |
| Liberal win (new seat) |
Lyncombe
Lyncombe (3 seats)[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Brian James Hamlen | unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Conservative | Thomas John Cornish | unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Conservative | H. Crallan | unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Registered electors | 4,911 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Newbridge
Newbridge (3 seats)[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Peter Downey | 1,054 | 56.9 | N/A |
| Liberal | L. Corner | 891 | – | |
| Liberal | D. Lincoln | 815 | – | |
| Conservative | G. Hughes | 799 | 43.1 | N/A |
| Conservative | J. Hale | 748 | – | |
Turnout | | 44.7 | N/A |
Registered electors | 4,143 | | |
| Liberal win (new seat) |
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Oldfield
Oldfield (3 seats)[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | L. Ashman | 982 | 64.3 | N/A |
| Labour | Roy Gordon Hiscocks | 972 | – | |
| Labour | F. Gilbert | 934 | – | |
| Liberal | R. Brake | 545 | 35.7 | N/A |
Turnout | | 38.9 | N/A |
Registered electors | 3,928 | | |
| Labour win (new seat) |
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Twerton East
Twerton East (3 seats)[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | William Percy Johns | 1,091 | 66.0 | N/A |
| Labour | F. Hobbs | 918 | – | |
| Labour | Leslie Albert William Ridd | 913 | – | |
| Liberal | H. Nash | 563 | 34.0 | N/A |
Turnout | | 35.5 | N/A |
Registered electors | 4,657 | | |
| Labour win (new seat) |
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Twerton West
Twerton West (3 seats)[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Alec Louis Ricketts | 1,022 | 61.9 | N/A |
| Labour | E. Hobbs | 1,018 | – | |
| Labour | J. Lyons | 1,012 | – | |
| Liberal | B. Potter | 628 | 38.1 | N/A |
| Liberal | G. Lambert | 563 | – | |
| Liberal | R. Ferris | 545 | – | |
Turnout | | 30.0 | N/A |
Registered electors | 5,504 | | |
| Labour win (new seat) |
| Labour win (new seat) |
| Labour win (new seat) |
Walcot
Walcot (3 seats)[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Humphrey Lyons | 966 | 38.6 | N/A |
| Liberal | G. Plumbridge | 893 | 35.6 | N/A |
| Conservative | M. Cheek | 822 | – | |
| Liberal | J. Ruff | 803 | – | |
| Conservative | L. Hughes | 709 | – | |
| Labour | M. Baber | 646 | 25.8 | N/A |
| Liberal | B. Hill | 618 | – | |
| Labour | R. Vince | 594 | – | |
| Labour | D. Holley | 578 | – | |
Turnout | | 48.2 | N/A |
Registered electors | 5,197 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Westmoreland
Westmoreland (3 seats)[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Raymond Charles Rosewarn | unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Labour | R. Padfield | unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Labour | T. Street | unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Registered electors | 3,641 | | |
| Labour win (new seat) |
| Labour win (new seat) |
| Labour win (new seat) |
Widcombe
Widcombe (3 seats)[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Cicely Margaret Edmunds | unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Conservative | Jeannette Farley Hole | unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Conservative | D. Elliott | unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Registered electors | 3,367 | | |
| Liberal win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Bath City Council Election Results 1973-1994" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 28 April 2020.
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