1973 Plymouth City Council election
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1973 UK local government election
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The 1973 Plymouth City Council election took place on 7 June 1973 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in England.[3] This was on the same day as other local elections. Voting took place across 22 wards, each electing 3 Councillors. Following the Local Government Act 1972, this was the first election to the new non-metropolitan district council for Plymouth, which came into being on 1 April the following year. The Conservative Party took control of the Council after winning a majority of seats.
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 37 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 56.1 | 47.9 | 28,943 | n/a | |
| Labour | 29 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 43.9 | 45.9 | 27,721 | n/a | |
| Liberal | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0.0 | 6.2 | 3,760 | n/a | |
| Total | 66 | 60,424 | |||||||
Ward results
Compton (3 seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. Creber | 2,055 | |||
| Conservative | F. Milligan | 2,031 | |||
| Conservative | R. Ray | 1,998 | |||
| Labour | P. Lovell | 531 | |||
| Labour | J. Jones | 501 | |||
| Labour | T. Saunders | 481 | |||
| Turnout | 32.8% | ||||
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Crownhill (3 seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Pascoe | 2,139 | |||
| Conservative | R. Morrell | 2,128 | |||
| Conservative | J. Dobell | 2,126 | |||
| Labour | F. Gould | 1,163 | |||
| Labour | H. Trevan | 1,103 | |||
| Labour | W. Payne | 1,035 | |||
| Turnout | 34.1% | ||||
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Drake (3 seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D. Mitchell | 1,878 | |||
| Conservative | T. Savery | 1,789 | |||
| Conservative | N. Pengelly | 1,734 | |||
| Labour | F. Young | 835 | |||
| Labour | F. Dent | 802 | |||
| Labour | K. Cheffers | 773 | |||
| Turnout | 35.8% | ||||
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Efford (3 seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | F. Stott | 1,881 | |||
| Labour | R. King | 1,792 | |||
| Labour | G. Draper | 1,784 | |||
| Conservative | D. Macmillan | 802 | |||
| Conservative | E. Richardson | 786 | |||
| Conservative | R. Brown | 739 | |||
| Liberal | J. Snell | 535 | |||
| Turnout | 44.1% | ||||
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Ernesettle (3 seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Roberts | 1,481 | |||
| Labour | D. Drake | 1,321 | |||
| Labour | C. Brimblecombe | 1,259 | |||
| Conservative | J. Small | 1,056 | |||
| Conservative | M. Coyte | 1,031 | |||
| Conservative | J. Inglesby | 1,013 | |||
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Ford (3 seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | B. Batchelor | 1,553 | |||
| Conservative | H. Fox | 1,435 | |||
| Labour | B. Furzeman | 1,409 | |||
| Labour | V. Venn | 1,348 | |||
| Conservative | G. Blades | 1,347 | |||
| Conservative | E. Willcock | 1,264 | |||
| Turnout | 40.7% | ||||
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Honicknowle (3 seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | P. Whitfield | 2,102 | |||
| Labour | W. Nicholson | 2,002 | |||
| Labour | H. Dolley | 1,997 | |||
| Conservative | H. Washbrook | 692 | |||
| Conservative | W. Rowe | 692 | |||
| Conservative | G. Switzer | 687 | |||
| Turnout | 35.2% | ||||
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Mount Gould (3 seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | E. Thornton | 1,525 | |||
| Conservative | J. Courtney | 1,525 | |||
| Conservative | R. Thornton | 1,521 | |||
| Labour | D. Knott | 1,183 | |||
| Labour | R. Bulland | 1,151 | |||
| Labour | K. Pierce | 1,148 | |||
| Liberal | G. Gladwell | 631 | |||
| Turnout | 42.4% | ||||
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Pennycross (3 seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A. Floyd | 2,123 | |||
| Labour | W. Glanville | 1,969 | |||
| Labour | I. Flett | 1,829 | |||
| Conservative | K. Gardiner | 1,154 | |||
| Conservative | R. Goodall | 1,121 | |||
| Conservative | D. Chapman | 1,024 | |||
| Turnout | 42.2% | ||||
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Plympton Erle (3 seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Mills | 949 | |||
| Conservative | J. Richards | 881 | |||
| Conservative | A. Wright | 870 | |||
| Labour | J. Fildew | 603 | |||
| Labour | E. Carn | 508 | |||
| Labour | K. Strang | 463 | |||
| Turnout | 25.7% | ||||
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Plympton St Mary (3 seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | C. Smith | 1,334 | |||
| Conservative | W. Tregenna-Piggott | 1,258 | |||
| Conservative | R. Radmore | 1,230 | |||
| Labour | J. Beresford | 832 | |||
| Labour | W. Gross | 812 | |||
| Labour | A. De Launey | 805 | |||
| Turnout | 31.0% | ||||
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Plymstock Dunstone (3 seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Everett | 1,703 | |||
| Conservative | I. Langdon | 1,684 | |||
| Conservative | D. Dicker | 1,635 | |||
| Liberal | R. Snell | 1,014 | |||
| Labour | B. Hills | 445 | |||
| Labour | R. Fraser | 380 | |||
| Labour | M. Browning | 307 | |||
| Turnout | 40.8% | ||||
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Plymstock Radford (3 seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Easton | 1,430 | |||
| Conservative | R. Easton | 1,367 | |||
| Conservative | D. Thompson | 1,219 | |||
| Labour | E. Hill | 753 | |||
| Liberal | N. Williams | 685 | |||
| Labour | W. Williamson | 590 | |||
| Labour | J. Leppard | 552 | |||
| Turnout | 40.2% | ||||
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St Andrew (3 seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Glinn | 1,568 | |||
| Conservative | P. Bond | 1,495 | |||
| Conservative | W. Turner | 1,465 | |||
| Labour | L. Hill | 1,254 | |||
| Labour | M. Telford | 1,219 | |||
| Labour | P. Knight | 1,192 | |||
| Turnout | 38.5% | ||||
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St Aubyn (3 seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | F. Long | 1,319 | |||
| Labour | D. Yeates | 1,313 | |||
| Labour | L. Goldstone | 1,254 | |||
| Conservative | W. Wilks | 881 | |||
| Conservative | J. Ashford | 784 | |||
| Conservative | W. Harris | 772 | |||
| Turnout | 29.4% | ||||
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St Budeax (3 seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | G. Tucker | 2,168 | |||
| Labour | R. Hockey | 2,054 | |||
| Labour | R. Bishop | 2,020 | |||
| Conservative | M. Hoblin | 1,300 | |||
| Conservative | J. Lee | 1,224 | |||
| Conservative | J. Rennie | 1,152 | |||
| Turnout | 44.7% | ||||
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St Peter (3 seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | I. Lowe | 1,657 | |||
| Labour | J. Luce | 1,641 | |||
| Labour | R. Blank | 1,578 | |||
| Conservative | R. Baker | 622 | |||
| Conservative | J. Munton | 616 | |||
| Conservative | P. Duigman | 608 | |||
| Turnout | 33.3% | ||||
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Stoke (3 seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | P. Washbourn | 1,538 | |||
| Conservative | C. Wilbraham | 1,522 | |||
| Conservative | W. Howe | 1,462 | |||
| Labour | J. Cock | 1,055 | |||
| Labour | H. Williams | 1,027 | |||
| Labour | P. May | 973 | |||
| Turnout | 36.1% | ||||
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Sutton (3 seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | W. Piper | 1,486 | |||
| Labour | H. Lobb | 1,443 | |||
| Labour | F. Johnson | 1,403 | |||
| Liberal | R. Hawke | 895 | |||
| Conservative | C. Ryall | 665 | |||
| Conservative | C. Flay | 551 | |||
| Conservative | J. Corrigan | 514 | |||
| Turnout | 40.5% | ||||
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Tamerton (3 seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | W. Evans | 1,402 | |||
| Labour | R. Scott | 1,376 | |||
| Labour | J. Jones | 1,337 | |||
| Conservative | A. Williams | 922 | |||
| Conservative | P. Birrell | 888 | |||
| Conservative | T. Docking | 835 | |||
| Turnout | 28.0% | ||||
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Trelawny (3 seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. Jinks | 1,975 | |||
| Conservative | A. Parish | 1,958 | |||
| Conservative | W. Thompson | 1,911 | |||
| Labour | B. Mills | 773 | |||
| Labour | K. Glanville | 749 | |||
| Labour | R. Oliver | 723 | |||
| Turnout | 35.3% | ||||
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Whitleigh (3 seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | T. Johnson | 1,320 | |||
| Conservative | S. Blane | 1,201 | |||
| Conservative | T. Jones | 1,200 | |||
| Labour | H. Luscombe | 1,122 | |||
| Labour | E. Thomas | 1,106 | |||
| Labour | H. Welch | 956 | |||
| Turnout | 28.9% | ||||
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References
- ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1973. Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK: The Elections Centre. p. 16.
- ↑ "Local Election Summaries 1973". The Elections Centre.
- ↑ "Local Elections Handbook 1973". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
