1973 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election
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1973 English local government election
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10 May 1973 (1973-05-10)
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The 1973 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election took place on 10 May 1973 to elect members of St Edmundsbury Borough Council in Suffolk, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
This was the inaugural election to St Edmundsbury Borough Council following its formation by the Local Government Act 1972.
Election result
| 1973 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election[2] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
| Conservative | 35 | 26 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 59.1 | 43.2 | 12,203 | N/A | |
| Labour | 28 | 11 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 25.0 | 39.6 | 11,193 | N/A | |
| Independent | 13 | 6 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 13.6 | 10.7 | 3,021 | N/A | |
| Ind. Conservative | 1 | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2.3 | 1.7 | 481 | N/A | |
| Liberal | 5 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.0 | 4.9 | 1,374 | N/A | |
7 Conservatives and 2 Independents were elected unopposed.
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.
Barningham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | C. Hatten | 397 | 67.7 | ||
| Labour | M. Stewart | 189 | 32.3 | ||
| Majority | 208 | 35.4 | |||
| Turnout | 586 | 43.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,338 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Barrow
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | P. English | 327 | 61.0 | ||
| Independent | J. Wright | 209 | 39.0 | ||
| Majority | 118 | 22.0 | |||
| Turnout | 536 | 40.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,326 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Bury St Edmunds: Abbeygate
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. Jepson | 536 | 70.9 | ||
| Conservative | A. Biggs | 471 | 62.3 | ||
| Labour | A. Richardson | 220 | 29.1 | ||
| Turnout | ~756 | 34.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,203 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Bury St Edmunds: Eastgate
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | B. Jennings | 620 | 55.0 | ||
| Conservative | R. Self | 596 | 52.8 | ||
| Labour | S. Hayes | 508 | 45.0 | ||
| Labour | A. Dale | 420 | 37.2 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,129 | 55.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,049 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Bury St Edmunds: Northgate
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | E. Steele | 643 | 53.1 | ||
| Conservative | E. Spooner | 567 | 46.9 | ||
| Labour | A. Miller | 534 | 44.1 | ||
| Conservative | F. Baxter | 439 | 36.3 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,210 | 42.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,846 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Bury St Edmunds: Risbygate
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. Conservative | H. Marsh | 481 | 35.4 | ||
| Conservative | A. Davies | 478 | 35.2 | ||
| Liberal | D. Shackell | 400 | 29.4 | ||
| Conservative | M. Lacey | 293 | 21.6 | ||
| Liberal | J. Williams | 288 | 21.2 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,359 | 64.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,117 | ||||
| Ind. Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Bury St Edmunds: Sextons
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Knight | 710 | 57.4 | ||
| Conservative | A. Tatam | 672 | 54.3 | ||
| Labour | D. Lockwood | 527 | 42.6 | ||
| Labour | R. Nowak | 412 | 33.3 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,237 | 53.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,317 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Bury St Edmunds: Southgate
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Elliott | 530 | 39.6 | ||
| Conservative | L. Sewell | 479 | 35.8 | ||
| Independent | E. Taylor | 436 | 32.6 | ||
| Labour | K. Coulling | 372 | 27.8 | ||
| Labour | A. Robertson | 354 | 26.5 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,339 | 51.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,615 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Bury St Edmunds: St. Olaves
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | S. Wormleighton | 744 | 66.5 | ||
| Labour | W. McColl | 708 | 63.3 | ||
| Independent | S. Forrest | 253 | 22.6 | ||
| Conservative | W. Hawes | 121 | 10.8 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,119 | 42.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,614 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Bury St Edmunds: Westgate
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | W. Cutting | 729 | 58.7 | ||
| Conservative | R. Crickitt | 727 | 58.5 | ||
| Labour | M. Hayes | 512 | 41.3 | ||
| Labour | R. Yates | 421 | 33.9 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,240 | 52.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,380 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Cavendish
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | K. Rabett | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,222 | ||||
| Independent hold | |||||
Chevington
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Roberts | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,327 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Clare
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | E. Soulsby | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,335 | ||||
| Independent hold | |||||
Fornham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Warren | 355 | 64.9 | ||
| Independent | H. Nicholls | 192 | 35.1 | ||
| Majority | 163 | 29.8 | |||
| Turnout | 547 | 42.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,296 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Great Barton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | C. Winsor | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,173 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Haverhill: Cangle
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | H. Eves | 694 | 56.7 | ||
| Labour | K. Poltock | 605 | 49.4 | ||
| Conservative | S. Pelly | 530 | 43.3 | ||
| Conservative | G. Brookes | 444 | 36.3 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,225 | 36.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,339 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Haverhill: Castle
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | W. Elkins | 348 | 67.3 | ||
| Labour | J. Hartley | 318 | 61.5 | ||
| Conservative | D. Haylock | 169 | 32.7 | ||
| Turnout | ~517 | 29.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,772 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Haverhill: Clements
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | T. Allen | 388 | 67.8 | ||
| Labour | J. Insole | 346 | 60.5 | ||
| Conservative | A. Currell | 184 | 32.2 | ||
| Turnout | ~571 | 27.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,084 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Haverhill: St. Marys & Helions
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | W. Blake | 590 | 37.7 | ||
| Labour | E. Elkins | 385 | 24.6 | ||
| Conservative | J. Shaul | 333 | 21.3 | ||
| Liberal | N. Salmon | 258 | 16.5 | ||
| Labour | F. Niyogi | 220 | 14.0 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,566 | 76.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,037 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Honington
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. Starling | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,076 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Horringer
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | V. Roth | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,416 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Hundon
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Copson | 413 | 78.7 | ||
| Independent | K. Wilkin | 112 | 21.3 | ||
| Majority | 301 | 57.4 | |||
| Turnout | 525 | 35.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,462 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Ixworth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D. Cross | 202 | 39.2 | ||
| Labour | P. Gay | 182 | 35.3 | ||
| Independent | M. Rowe | 131 | 25.4 | ||
| Majority | 20 | 3.9 | |||
| Turnout | 515 | 60.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 853 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Kedington
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Kiddy | 326 | 51.1 | ||
| Labour | B. Watts | 312 | 48.9 | ||
| Majority | 14 | 2.2 | |||
| Turnout | 638 | 52.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,224 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Pakenham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | N. Whitwell | 208 | 55.6 | ||
| Labour | W. Rayner | 166 | 44.4 | ||
| Majority | 42 | 11.2 | |||
| Turnout | 374 | 41.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 904 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Risby
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | W. Conran | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,175 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Rougham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | T. May | 513 | 91.4 | ||
| Labour | E. Lacey | 48 | 8.6 | ||
| Majority | 465 | 82.8 | |||
| Turnout | 561 | 40.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,372 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Stanton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A. Jones | 333 | 44.9 | ||
| Conservative | P. Rudge | 206 | 27.8 | ||
| Liberal | T. Cook | 203 | 27.4 | ||
| Majority | 127 | 17.1 | |||
| Turnout | 742 | 63.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,169 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Troston
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Wortley | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,030 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Whelnetham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | K. Green | 349 | 55.1 | ||
| Labour | N. Plumb | 284 | 44.9 | ||
| Majority | 65 | 10.2 | |||
| Turnout | 633 | 46.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,362 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Wickhambrook
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | V. Harrod | 260 | 43.2 | ||
| Liberal | A. Hicks | 225 | 37.4 | ||
| Independent | J. Gardner | 117 | 19.4 | ||
| Majority | 35 | 5.8 | |||
| Turnout | 602 | 44.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,350 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Withersfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Mowbray | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,175 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
References
- ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "St Edmundsbury Borough Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University, Plymouth: The Elections Centre. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ↑ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
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