1973 Hertsmere District Council election
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10 May 1973 (1973-05-10)
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The 1973 Hertsmere District Council election took place on 10 May 1973 to elect members of Hertsmere District Council in Hertfordshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
This was the inaugural election to the council following its creation by the Local Government Act 1972.
Election result
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| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
| Conservative | 51 | 26 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 47.3 | 42.4 | 44,185 | N/A | |
| Labour | 41 | 17 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 30.9 | 26.0 | 27,073 | N/A | |
| Liberal | 26 | 12 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 21.8 | 19.5 | 20,248 | N/A | |
| Independent | 18 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.0 | 12.1 | 12,591 | N/A | |
Ward results
Mill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | M. Colne | 814 | 44.8 | ||
| Liberal | P. Gurney | 751 | 41.3 | ||
| Liberal | C. Mallach | 709 | 39.0 | ||
| Labour | P. Wyatt | 588 | 32.3 | ||
| Labour | J. Squires | 536 | 29.5 | ||
| Labour | J. Ding | 534 | 29.4 | ||
| Conservative | E. West | 417 | 22.9 | ||
| Conservative | I. Harding | 390 | 21.5 | ||
| Conservative | F. Axworthy | 376 | 20.7 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,818 | 49.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,657 | ||||
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No. 2 (Bushey: St. James)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | D. Rebak | 1,600 | 54.2 | ||
| Liberal | M. Colin | 1,521 | 51.5 | ||
| Liberal | C. Hawkswell | 1,510 | 51.2 | ||
| Liberal | H. Hughes | 1,424 | 48.2 | ||
| Liberal | L. Brass | 1,420 | 48.1 | ||
| Conservative | J. Carter | 1,125 | 38.1 | ||
| Conservative | J. Peskin | 1,123 | 38.0 | ||
| Conservative | R. Ings | 1,116 | 37.8 | ||
| Conservative | S. Wall | 1,074 | 36.4 | ||
| Conservative | J. Warrilow | 1,061 | 35.9 | ||
| Labour | P. Howfield | 229 | 7.8 | ||
| Labour | W. Pickin | 225 | 7.6 | ||
| Labour | U. Wadey | 215 | 7.3 | ||
| Labour | P. Slavin | 209 | 7.1 | ||
| Labour | M. Pountney | 207 | 7.0 | ||
| Turnout | ~2,952 | 49.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,000 | ||||
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No. 3 (Bushey: Heath)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H. Franklin | 1,384 | 33.0 | ||
| Conservative | K. Baker | 1,350 | 32.2 | ||
| Conservative | G. Farr | 1,335 | 31.8 | ||
| Conservative | J. Tigue | 1,324 | 31.5 | ||
| Conservative | L. Jones | 1,305 | 31.1 | ||
| Liberal | H. Coombes | 1,282 | 30.5 | ||
| Independent | E. Crampton | 1,274 | 30.3 | ||
| Independent | G. Wilson | 1,272 | 30.3 | ||
| Independent | D. Ewington | 1,256 | 29.9 | ||
| Independent | P. Horner | 1,210 | 28.8 | ||
| Independent | J. Ramsden | 1,209 | 28.8 | ||
| Independent | M. Galan | 1,198 | 28.5 | ||
| Labour | M. Rubin | 257 | 6.1 | ||
| Labour | M. Mijovic | 256 | 6.1 | ||
| Labour | B. Lewis | 252 | 6.0 | ||
| Labour | J. Shepherd | 247 | 5.9 | ||
| Labour | R. Whitehouse | 233 | 5.5 | ||
| Labour | P. Sanders | 223 | 5.3 | ||
| Turnout | ~4,198 | 55.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,564 | ||||
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No. 4 (Potters Bar: East)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | E. Sharpe | 939 | 55.8 | ||
| Conservative | A. Watson | 902 | 53.6 | ||
| Conservative | C. Silver | 899 | 53.4 | ||
| Labour | T. Clarke | 745 | 44.3 | ||
| Labour | M. Bailey | 667 | 39.6 | ||
| Labour | A. Driver | 660 | 39.2 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,683 | 39.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,282 | ||||
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No. 5 (Potters Bar: North)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | W. Stock | 1,027 | 69.1 | ||
| Conservative | K. Birch | 1,022 | 68.7 | ||
| Conservative | C. De Lisle | 1,014 | 68.2 | ||
| Liberal | R. Stranks | 369 | 24.8 | ||
| Liberal | G. Pearce | 350 | 23.5 | ||
| Liberal | G. Thornton | 325 | 21.9 | ||
| Independent | S. Heath | 92 | 6.2 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,487 | 39.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,802 | ||||
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No. 6 (Potters Bar: South)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | I. Fielding | 833 | 62.6 | ||
| Conservative | C. Bullen | 806 | 60.6 | ||
| Conservative | M. Watts | 714 | 53.6 | ||
| Independent | C. King | 497 | 37.3 | ||
| Independent | A. Springall | 481 | 36.1 | ||
| Independent | J. Clyne | 399 | 30.0 | ||
| Independent | E. English | 337 | 25.3 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,331 | 33.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,939 | ||||
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No. 7 (Potters Bar: Central)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Liberal | J. Hurd | 970 | 59.0 | ||
| Liberal | A. Nelmes | 763 | 46.4 | ||
| Liberal | P. Shannon | 763 | 46.4 | ||
| Independent | A. Brice | 675 | 41.1 | ||
| Independent | E. Coltman | 654 | 39.8 | ||
| Independent | R. Jandron | 584 | 35.5 | ||
| Independent | P. Vaughan | 177 | 10.8 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,644 | 50.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,230 | ||||
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No. 8 (Potters Bar: West)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Griffin | 678 | 37.9 | ||
| Conservative | V. Law | 640 | 35.8 | ||
| Conservative | E. Muddle | 632 | 35.3 | ||
| Liberal | J. Hurd | 590 | 33.0 | ||
| Independent | J. Marshall | 522 | 29.2 | ||
| Independent | W. Ramage | 452 | 25.3 | ||
| Independent | V. Vessey | 302 | 16.9 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,789 | 49.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,615 | ||||
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No. 9 (Elstree: Brookmeadow)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Labour | D. Button | 1,103 | 91.8 | ||
| Labour | I. Castle | 1,093 | 91.0 | ||
| Labour | A. Whitby | 1,085 | 90.3 | ||
| Conservative | B. Doidge | 99 | 8.2 | ||
| Conservative | M. Lockwood | 97 | 8.1 | ||
| Conservative | J. Olliff | 83 | 6.9 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,201 | 33.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,627 | ||||
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No. 10 (Elstree: Cowley)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Kentish | 986 | 76.3 | ||
| Labour | A. Rosier | 966 | 74.7 | ||
| Labour | J. Nolan | 966 | 74.7 | ||
| Labour | V. Urquhart | 932 | 72.1 | ||
| Conservative | G. Ruddock | 305 | 23.6 | ||
| Conservative | C. Edwards | 290 | 22.4 | ||
| Conservative | C. Woolf | 283 | 21.9 | ||
| Conservative | P. Tunstill | 267 | 20.6 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,293 | 26.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,898 | ||||
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No. 11 (Elstree: Elstree)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | C. Watts | 528 | 56.5 | ||
| Conservative | A. Brooks | 493 | 52.8 | ||
| Liberal | A. Woolf | 405 | 43.4 | ||
| Liberal | V. Collins | 382 | 40.9 | ||
| Turnout | ~934 | 46.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,991 | ||||
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No. 12 (Elstree: Furzehill)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | B. Coe | 1,086 | 42.4 | ||
| Labour | A. Nash | 1,068 | 41.7 | ||
| Labour | L. Marks | 1,049 | 40.9 | ||
| Labour | P. Rose | 1,040 | 40.6 | ||
| Labour | D. Serota | 1,030 | 40.2 | ||
| Conservative | E. Fox | 934 | 36.5 | ||
| Conservative | D. Dover | 889 | 34.7 | ||
| Conservative | A. Keating | 877 | 34.2 | ||
| Conservative | F. Thomas | 867 | 33.8 | ||
| Conservative | D. Stevens | 862 | 33.6 | ||
| Liberal | D. Burr | 540 | 21.1 | ||
| Liberal | W. Cole | 531 | 20.7 | ||
| Liberal | P. Crombie | 485 | 18.9 | ||
| Liberal | A. Mackay | 482 | 18.8 | ||
| Liberal | I. Grant | 481 | 18.8 | ||
| Turnout | ~2,563 | 41.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,131 | ||||
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No. 13 (Elstree: Manor)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Labour | A. Armstrong | 1,310 | 76.0 | ||
| Labour | R. Atkinson | 1,258 | 73.0 | ||
| Labour | F. Murray | 1,251 | 72.6 | ||
| Labour | J. Rogers | 1,231 | 71.4 | ||
| Conservative | A. Mead | 415 | 24.1 | ||
| Conservative | S. Latter | 403 | 23.4 | ||
| Conservative | V. Sharpe | 397 | 23.0 | ||
| Conservative | G. Silver | 393 | 22.8 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,723 | 31.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,488 | ||||
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No. 15 (Aldenham)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Conservative | F. Jordan | 1,961 | 64.5 | ||
| Conservative | A. Glass | 1,929 | 63.5 | ||
| Conservative | F. Watson | 1,904 | 62.7 | ||
| Conservative | D. Nelson | 1,877 | 61.8 | ||
| Conservative | C. Page | 1,868 | 61.5 | ||
| Conservative | A. Payne | 1,843 | 60.6 | ||
| Liberal | G. Luffman | 615 | 20.2 | ||
| Liberal | R. Culnane | 585 | 19.3 | ||
| Liberal | D. Knight | 581 | 19.1 | ||
| Labour | G. Hawkins | 462 | 15.2 | ||
| Labour | N. Bush | 455 | 15.0 | ||
| Labour | J. Cartledge | 438 | 14.4 | ||
| Labour | R. Ransley | 379 | 12.5 | ||
| Labour | B. Vincent | 372 | 12.2 | ||
| Labour | R. Holland | 347 | 11.4 | ||
| Turnout | ~3,039 | 43.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,970 | ||||
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Shenley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Labour | E. Broadley | 463 | 51.6 | ||
| Conservative | G. Woolf | 434 | 48.4 | ||
| Labour | K. Murray | 420 | 46.8 | ||
| Conservative | J. Grierson-Hill | 401 | 44.7 | ||
| Turnout | ~897 | 53.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,664 | ||||
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References
- ↑ "Hertsmere District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ↑ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
