1973 Alnwick District Council election

1973 Alnwick District Council election
All 28 seats; to Alnwick District Council; 15 seats needed for a majority
	Control of Council after election ; ; Independent

Elections to Alnwick District Council were held on the 30th of May 1973 alongside other local elections for Non-metropolitan district councils across England. The election was mainly fought between Independent politicians with a few wards being contested by Labour candidates. This was the first election for Alnwick District Council after it was created by the Local Government Act 1972.^[1] Although the election took place in 1973, the elected council only operated as a shadow authority until 1 April 1974 when they took over the powers of the previous council. The district was formed on 1 April 1974 as a merger of the urban districts of Alnwick and Amble and the rural districts of Alnwick and Rothbury.

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Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	25	25	0	25	89.3	82.0	18,767	new
	Labour	3	3	0	3	10.7	18.0	4,107	new

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J Coatsworth	235	65.5
	Independent	M Blakey	124	34.5
Majority			111	30.9
Turnout			359	65.8
Registered electors			546

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	M Keen	183	55.1
	Independent	F Hill	149	44.9
Majority			34	10.2
Turnout			332	58.8
Registered electors			565

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	I Robertson	1,263	76.6
	Independent	H Reavell	909	55.1
	Independent	D Davidson	897	54.4
	Independent	W Proudlock	896	54.3
	Independent	C Oliver	857	52.0
	Independent	J Young	754	45.7
	Independent	R Waddell	580	35.2
	Independent	C Cookson	527	32.0
	Labour	J Wright	384	23.3
	Independent	W Young	364	22.1
	Labour	M Lawrence	363	22.0
Majority			354	21.5
Turnout			1,649	28.8
Registered electors			5,726

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J Gilgannon	1,193	50.8
	Labour	W Mitchell	1,190	50.6
	Independent	T Straffen	1,158	49.3
	Labour	D Bell	977	41.6
	Independent	C Turnbull	975	41.5
	Independent	A Rowell	969	41.2
	Independent	N Henderson	948	40.3
	Independent	C Murray	866	36.9
Majority			3	0.1
Turnout			2,350	63.5
Registered electors			3,701

1973 Alnwick District Council election

Ward results

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	H Philipson	459	71.8
	Independent	J Baxter	429	67.1
	Independent	W Robertson	390	61.0
Majority			30	4.7
Turnout			639	53.8
Registered electors			1,187

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	P Bridgeman	252	43.5
	Independent	S Purvis	237	40.9
	Independent	M Sutherland	90	15.5
Majority			15	2.6
Turnout			579	51.6
Registered electors			1,123

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	R Huggins	246	52.8
	Independent	A White	220	47.2
Majority			26	5.6
Turnout			466	50.5
Registered electors			922

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	E Tully	300	89.0
	Independent	J Swordly	97	28.8
	Independent	W Tearney	95	28.2
	Independent	J Ternent	93	27.6
	Independent	P Blenkinsop	88	26.1
Majority			203	60.2
Turnout			337	27.4
Registered electors			1,232

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	A Curry	414	64.4
	Independent	O Farrell	319	49.6
	Independent	H Slaughter	295	45.9
	Independent	W Carr	257	40.0
Majority			95	14.8
Turnout			643	37.3
Registered electors			1,725

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	K Ainsley	194	47.0
	Independent	F Widdringron	152	36.8
	Independent	G Armstrong	67	16.2
Majority			42	10.2
Turnout			413	49.4
Registered electors			836

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	M Thompson	438	77.9
	Independent	J Miller	374	66.5
	Independent	L Wright	311	55.3
Majority			64	11.4
Turnout			562	34.2
Registered electors			1,641

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	R Elliott	190	64.2
	Independent	A Tait	60	20.3
	Independent	G McKenzie	46	15.5
Majority			130	43.9
Turnout			296	50.4
Registered electors			587

v t e Council elections in Northumberland
Northumberland County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2008 2013 2017 2021 2025
Alnwick District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
Blyth Valley Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
Castle Morpeth Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
Tynedale District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
Wansbeck District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
See also: Wards Boundary changes

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