1973 South Norfolk District Council election
1973 English local election
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The 1973 South Norfolk District Council election took place on 10 May 1973 to elect members of South Norfolk District Council in Norfolk, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
10 May 1973
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This was the inaugural election of the council following its formation by the Local Government Act 1972.
Summary
Election result
| 1973 South Norfolk District Council election[2] | ||||||||||
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| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
| Independent | 61 | 33 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 70.2 | 50.7 | 17,514 | N/A | |
| Labour | 25 | 7 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 14.9 | 31.4 | 10,856 | N/A | |
| Conservative | 7 | 6 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 12.8 | 5.8 | 2,019 | N/A | |
| Liberal | 14 | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2.1 | 10.6 | 3,672 | N/A | |
| Ratepayer | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.0 | 1.1 | 385 | N/A | |
| Ind. Conservative | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.0 | 0.2 | 84 | N/A | |
Ward results
Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.
Abbeyfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | F. Warman | 166 | 36.8 | ||
| Independent | P. Fairhead | 108 | 23.9 | ||
| Independent | L. Wallis | 99 | 22.0 | ||
| Independent | R. Ashbee | 78 | 17.3 | ||
| Majority | 58 | 12.9 | |||
| Turnout | 451 | 35.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,286 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Beck Vale
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | P. Smoothy | 260 | 35.4 | ||
| Labour | R. Leeder | 178 | 24.3 | ||
| Independent | R. Aldridge | 162 | 22.1 | ||
| Liberal | J. Knowlden | 134 | 18.3 | ||
| Majority | 82 | 11.2 | |||
| Turnout | 734 | 48.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,512 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Beckhithe
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | H. Back | 514 | 58.1 | ||
| Independent | K. Wiles | 444 | 50.2 | ||
| Labour | G. Williams | 371 | 41.9 | ||
| Labour | E. Parker | 368 | 41.6 | ||
| Independent | T. Cole | 171 | 19.3 | ||
| Turnout | ~885 | 31.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,855 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Berners
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | R. Tilbrook | 354 | 62.9 | ||
| Independent | N. Poll | 158 | 28.1 | ||
| Liberal | B. Middleton | 51 | 9.1 | ||
| Majority | 196 | 34.8 | |||
| Turnout | 563 | 43.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,297 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Boyland
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | E. Lines | 182 | 53.1 | ||
| Independent | W. Gaze | 161 | 46.9 | ||
| Majority | 21 | 6.1 | |||
| Turnout | 343 | 24.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,390 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Brookwood
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. Vivian-Neal | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,377 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Chet
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | W. Hemmant | 266 | 47.4 | ||
| Labour | R. Garrod | 211 | 37.6 | ||
| Ind. Conservative | D. Rand | 84 | 15.0 | ||
| Majority | 55 | 9.8 | |||
| Turnout | 561 | 39.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,410 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Clavering
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | G. Harris | 181 | 57.3 | ||
| Independent | P. Reynolds | 135 | 42.7 | ||
| Majority | 46 | 14.6 | |||
| Turnout | 316 | 22.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,411 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Cringleford & Colney
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Aikens | 449 | 60.7 | ||
| Independent | F. Hinchliffe | 210 | 28.4 | ||
| Labour | R. James | 81 | 10.9 | ||
| Majority | 239 | 32.3 | |||
| Turnout | 740 | 50.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,458 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Crown Point
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | G. Johnson | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,049 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Dickleburgh
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | H. Laws | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,145 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Diss
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | J. Speirs | 574 | 35.0 | ||
| Conservative | J. Scogging | 500 | 30.5 | ||
| Conservative | D. Bell | 490 | 29.9 | ||
| Conservative | C. Grace | 377 | 23.0 | ||
| Labour | J. Davies | 292 | 17.8 | ||
| Liberal | P. Chamberlain | 272 | 16.6 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,639 | 47.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,485 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Ditchingham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M. Hood | 203 | 60.4 | ||
| Labour | W. Baxter | 133 | 39.6 | ||
| Majority | 70 | 20.8 | |||
| Turnout | 336 | 24.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,371 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Forehoe
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | B. Cook | 253 | 55.0 | ||
| Independent | R. Hardy | 207 | 45.0 | ||
| Majority | 46 | 10.0 | |||
| Turnout | 460 | 33.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,383 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Harleston
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | S. Burton | 504 | 55.6 | ||
| Independent | W. Farrar | 258 | 28.5 | ||
| Labour | E. Huxtable | 144 | 15.9 | ||
| Majority | 246 | 27.2 | |||
| Turnout | 906 | 47.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,926 | ||||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Hempnall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | H. Sargent | 223 | 65.0 | ||
| Labour | A. Johnson | 120 | 35.0 | ||
| Majority | 103 | 30.0 | |||
| Turnout | 343 | 31.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,088 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Hingham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | R. Wiltshire | 335 | 56.6 | ||
| Labour | A. Lord | 257 | 43.4 | ||
| Majority | 78 | 13.2 | |||
| Turnout | 592 | 48.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,218 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Humbleyard
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | V. Bullen | 174 | 58.6 | ||
| Labour | M. Aldous | 123 | 41.4 | ||
| Majority | 51 | 17.2 | |||
| Turnout | 297 | 23.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,270 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Kidner
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | S. Peacock | 236 | 54.4 | ||
| Independent | H. Wyeld | 198 | 45.6 | ||
| Majority | 38 | 8.8 | |||
| Turnout | 434 | 34.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,248 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Long Row
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | T. Potter | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,300 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Marshland
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | E. Rochford | 345 | 61.5 | ||
| Independent | M. Bramley | 216 | 38.5 | ||
| Majority | 129 | 23.0 | |||
| Turnout | 561 | 46.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,217 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Mergate
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | J. Bond | 285 | 62.2 | ||
| Labour | M. Huggins | 173 | 37.8 | ||
| Majority | 112 | 24.5 | |||
| Turnout | 458 | 30.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,509 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
No. 19 (Costessey)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A. Christie | 760 | 42.0 | ||
| Independent | C. Barnes | 662 | 36.6 | ||
| Labour | R. Johnson | 633 | 35.0 | ||
| Independent | R. Dawson | 630 | 34.8 | ||
| Independent | J. Dyer | 614 | 34.0 | ||
| Labour | F. Merritt | 609 | 33.7 | ||
| Labour | J. Rackett | 595 | 32.9 | ||
| Independent | D. Wiskerd | 589 | 32.6 | ||
| Ratepayer | A. Whitehead | 385 | 21.3 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,808 | 27.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,576 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
No. 2 (Wymondham)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Chamberlain | 1,185 | 41.7 | ||
| Labour | R. Young | 1,101 | 38.7 | ||
| Labour | F. Fields | 951 | 33.4 | ||
| Independent | H. Hudson | 880 | 30.9 | ||
| Independent | E. Capps | 863 | 30.3 | ||
| Independent | J. Meadows | 859 | 30.2 | ||
| Labour | R. Cobb | 858 | 30.2 | ||
| Independent | P. Ford | 834 | 29.3 | ||
| Liberal | G. Mabbutt | 782 | 27.5 | ||
| Labour | A. Reilly | 757 | 26.6 | ||
| Independent | A. Nickalls | 624 | 21.9 | ||
| Independent | P. Hindley | 586 | 20.6 | ||
| Independent | A. Taylor | 542 | 19.1 | ||
| Liberal | D. Moore | 351 | 12.3 | ||
| Liberal | T. Hickson | 322 | 11.3 | ||
| Liberal | H. Lawson | 318 | 11.2 | ||
| Liberal | H. Benham | 282 | 9.9 | ||
| Turnout | ~2,844 | 42.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,723 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
No. 28 (Rockland St. Mary)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | C. Sewell | 189 | 39.8 | ||
| Independent | M. Kimmins | 176 | 37.1 | ||
| Independent | W. Windsor | 71 | 14.9 | ||
| Independent | D. Stanway | 39 | 8.2 | ||
| Majority | 13 | 2.7 | |||
| Turnout | 475 | 42.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,132 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
No. 29 (Thurton)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | L. Lester | 278 | 51.2 | ||
| Independent | M. Brown | 213 | 39.2 | ||
| Independent | J. Chappell | 52 | 9.6 | ||
| Majority | 65 | 12.0 | |||
| Turnout | 543 | 41.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,324 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Poringland With The Framinghams
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | B. Yates | Unopposed | |||
| Independent | R. Sykes | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,188 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Scole
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | H. Young | 286 | 61.9 | ||
| Independent | M. Philpot | 113 | 24.5 | ||
| Liberal | R. Cornwell | 63 | 13.6 | ||
| Majority | 173 | 37.4 | |||
| Turnout | 462 | 33.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,365 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Smockmill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | J. Brighton | 350 | 53.3 | ||
| Labour | C. Dawson | 307 | 46.7 | ||
| Majority | 43 | 6.5 | |||
| Turnout | 657 | 43.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,517 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Springfields
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | J. Chapman | 214 | 63.1 | ||
| Liberal | G. Lain | 125 | 36.9 | ||
| Majority | 89 | 26.3 | |||
| Turnout | 339 | 33.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,004 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Stratton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | S. Harker | 304 | 54.3 | ||
| Labour | R. Cooke | 138 | 24.6 | ||
| Liberal | C. Pursey | 118 | 21.1 | ||
| Majority | 166 | 29.6 | |||
| Turnout | 560 | 37.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,512 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Tasvale
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | P. Starling | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,408 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Valley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | L. England | 396 | 59.0 | ||
| Liberal | H. Pagan | 167 | 24.9 | ||
| Independent | B. Palmer | 108 | 16.1 | ||
| Majority | 229 | 34.1 | |||
| Turnout | 671 | 45.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,473 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Waveney
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | M. Martin | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,453 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Westwood
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | N. Chapman | 484 | 61.8 | ||
| Liberal | T. Mayes | 183 | 23.4 | ||
| Independent | F. Shephard | 116 | 14.8 | ||
| Majority | 301 | 38.4 | |||
| Turnout | 783 | 49.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,571 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Wodehouse
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | A. Cook | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,092 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||