1973 Mid Suffolk District Council election

1973 Mid Suffolk District Council election
10 May 1973 1976 →
All 40 seats to Mid Suffolk District Council; 21 seats needed for a majority
	Council control after election ; ; Independent

The 1973 Mid Suffolk District Council election took place on 10 May 1973 to elect members of Mid Suffolk District Council in Suffolk, England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

This was the inaugural election to the council following its formation by the Local Government Act 1972.

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1973 Mid Suffolk District Council election^[2]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	31	24	N/A	N/A	N/A	60.0	23.3	4,210	N/A
	Labour	17	9	N/A	N/A	N/A	22.5	50.1	9,040	N/A
	Conservative	10	6	N/A	N/A	N/A	15.0	12.5	2,249	N/A
	Liberal	2	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	2.5	8.3	1,499	N/A
	Independent Labour	1	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.0	5.9	1,063	N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	J. Macrow	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,238
	Independent win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	J. Williams	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,084
	Independent win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	J. Ward	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,045
	Independent win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Glass	294	65.5
	Labour	P. Erbe	155	34.5
Majority			139	31.0
Turnout			449	41.3
Registered electors			1,086
	Conservative win (new seat)

1973 Mid Suffolk District Council election

Election result

Ward results

Barham

Claydon

Creeting

Debenham

Elmswell

Eye

Fressingfield

Gislingham

Haughley & Wetherden

Helmingham

Hoxne

Mendlesham

Needham Market

No. 2 (Stowmarket)

No. 5 (Ringshall)

No. 7 (Barking)

No. 8 (Somersham)

No. 9 (Bramford)

No. 16 (Stowupland)

No. 26 (Bacton)

No. 28 (Walsham-le-Willows)

No. 29 (Badwell Ash)

No. 33 (Woolpit)

No. 34 (Rattlesden)

Norton

Onehouse

Palgrave

Rickinghall

Stonham

Stradbroke

Thurston

Wetheringsett

Weybread

Worlingworth

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Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	D. Dyball	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,093
	Independent win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	C. Flatman	413	51.6
	Independent	H. Havers	388	48.4
Majority			25	3.1
Turnout			801	58.2
Registered electors			1,376
	Labour win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	B. Thurston	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,030
	Independent win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	P. Watson	333	64.3
	Conservative	R. Chitty	185	35.7
Majority			148	28.6
Turnout			518	41.8
Registered electors			1,239
	Independent win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	E. Crascall	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,132
	Labour win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	R. Willsher	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,066
	Independent win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	W. McNamara	273	63.3
	Labour	R. Gooderham	158	36.7
Majority			115	26.7
Turnout			431	37.0
Registered electors			1,164
	Conservative win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	A. Braybrooke	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,236
	Independent win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Swain	428	47.1
	Independent	S. Bugg	299	32.9
	Labour	H. Phillips	181	19.9
Majority			129	14.2
Turnout			908	60.1
Registered electors			1,510
	Conservative win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	F. Brooke	1,247	27.0
	Labour	R. Jones	1,195	25.9
	Independent	R. Pattle	1,110	24.0
	Labour	C. Soames	1,093	23.7
	Labour	R. Hiron	1,082	23.4
	Labour	E. Jones	1,068	23.1
	Independent Labour	P. Howard	1,063	23.0
	Labour	A. Clarke	917	19.9
	Labour	E. Nunn	817	17.7
Turnout			~4,619	68.7
Registered electors			6,722
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

No. 16 (Stowupland) (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Addison	595	40.6
	Labour	M. Shave	458	31.2
	Conservative	J. Carter	393	26.8
	Liberal	S. Wilson	252	17.2
	Independent	G. Leeks	226	15.4
	Conservative	R. Groom	176	12.0
Turnout			~1,467	75.9
Registered electors			1,932
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	H. Crooks	219	63.3
	Independent	H. Cartwright	78	22.5
	Independent	A. Winchester	49	14.2
Majority			141	40.8
Turnout			346	33.9
Registered electors			1,021
	Independent win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	E. Wilton	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,112
	Independent win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	S. Keyte	225	53.3
	Independent	C. Bird	197	46.7
Majority			28	6.6
Turnout			422	33.8
Registered electors			1,249
	Independent win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. Cunningham	244	62.7
	Independent	E. Fisk	145	37.3
Majority			99	25.4
Turnout			389	24.3
Registered electors			1,600
	Labour win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	V. Beake	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,079
	Independent win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	S. Edwards	Unopposed
Registered electors			924
	Conservative win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	H. Linn	Unopposed
Registered electors			991
	Independent win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	R. Bland	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,251
	Independent win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	L. Muir	Unopposed
Registered electors			936
	Conservative win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	F. Armstrong	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,425
	Independent win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	H. Mitson	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,267
	Independent win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	W. Wickett	362	67.0
	Conservative	O. West	178	33.0
Majority			184	34.0
Turnout			540	45.8
Registered electors			1,179
	Independent win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	M. Gowen	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,353
	Independent win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	R. Penistan	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,034
	Independent win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	S. Hawes	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,019
	Independent win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	P. Howes	251	60.8
	Liberal	J. Moreland	162	39.2
Majority			89	21.5
Turnout			413	38.7
Registered electors			1,066
	Independent win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	P. Sleigh	328	53.0
	Labour	R. Mills	291	47.0
Majority			37	6.0
Turnout			619	52.4
Registered electors			1,182
	Independent win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	F. Hadingham	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,156
	Independent win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Harvey	322	60.4
	Labour	R. Bushby	211	39.6
Majority			111	20.8
Turnout			533	46.4
Registered electors			1,148
	Conservative win (new seat)

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East Suffolk 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 Abolished
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Suffolk Coastal District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
Waveney District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2015 Abolished
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See also: Wards Boundary changes