1973 South Norfolk District Council election

1973 South Norfolk District Council election
10 May 1973 1976 →
All 47 seats to South Norfolk District Council; 24 seats needed for a majority
	Control after election ; ; Independent

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.

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

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1973 South Norfolk District Council election^[2]
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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	G. Vivian-Neal	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,377
	Conservative win (new seat)

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)

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)

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)

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	G. Johnson	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,049
	Independent win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	H. Laws	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,145
	Independent win (new seat)

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)

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)

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)

No. 2 (Wymondham) (5 seats)
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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	T. Potter	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,300
	Independent win (new seat)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Election result

Abbeyfield

Beck Vale

Beckhithe

Berners

Boyland

Brookwood

Chet

Clavering

Cringleford & Colney

Crown Point

Dickleburgh

Diss

Ditchingham

Forehoe

Harleston

Hempnall

Hingham

Humbleyard

Kidner

Long Row

Marshland

Mergate

No. 19 (Costessey)

No. 2 (Wymondham)

No. 28 (Rockland St. Mary)

No. 29 (Thurton)

Poringland With The Framinghams

Scole

Smockmill

Springfields

Stratton

Tasvale

Valley

Waveney

Westwood

Wodehouse

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Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	B. Yates	Unopposed
	Independent	R. Sykes	Unopposed
Registered electors			2,188
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	P. Starling	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,408
	Independent win (new seat)

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)

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	M. Martin	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,453
	Independent win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	A. Cook	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,092
	Independent win (new seat)