1973 Uttlesford District Council election
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1973 English local election
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10 May 1973 (1973-05-10)
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The 1973 Uttlesford District Council election took place on 10 May 1973 to elect members of Uttlesford District Council in Essex, England.[1]
This was the inaugural election of the council following its creation under the Local Government Act 1972.
Election result
| 1973 Uttlesford District Council election[2] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
| Conservative | 33 | 22 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 52.4 | 44.6 | 19,716 | N/A | |
| Independent | 21 | 10 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 23.8 | 9.5 | 4,191 | N/A | |
| Labour | 25 | 7 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 16.7 | 39.0 | 17,218 | N/A | |
| Liberal | 6 | 2 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4.8 | 6.9 | 3,059 | N/A | |
| Ind. Conservative | 1 | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0 | N/A | |
Ward results
Ashdon
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. Cooper | 206 | 47.8 | ||
| Independent | D. Collins | 156 | 36.2 | ||
| Independent | R. Heath | 69 | 16.0 | ||
| Majority | 50 | 11.6 | |||
| Turnout | 431 | 54.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 789 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Birchanger
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D. Haagerwood | 234 | 52.9 | ||
| Labour | D. Cooke | 208 | 47.1 | ||
| Majority | 26 | 5.9 | |||
| Turnout | 442 | 54.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 813 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Clavering
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. Conservative | E. Abrahams | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,118 | ||||
| Ind. Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Elsenham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Hurwitz | 324 | 63.8 | ||
| Labour | R. Shaw | 184 | 36.2 | ||
| Majority | 140 | 27.5 | |||
| Turnout | 508 | 56.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 896 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Felsted
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Franklyn | 346 | 60.2 | ||
| Conservative | W. Wright | 244 | 42.5 | ||
| Independent | J. Guthrie-Dow | 229 | 39.9 | ||
| Independent | G. Savage | 178 | 31.0 | ||
| Independent | J. Barrington-Bull | 108 | 18.8 | ||
| Turnout | ~575 | 26.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,144 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Great Hallingbury
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | A. Streeter | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 698 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Hatfield Broad Oak
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | L. Silverston | 253 | 65.4 | ||
| Labour | B. Clark | 134 | 34.6 | ||
| Majority | 119 | 30.6 | |||
| Turnout | 387 | 44.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 870 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Hatfield Heath
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | E. Dearlove | 284 | 50.4 | ||
| Labour | R. Howard | 215 | 38.1 | ||
| Independent | R. Parkinson | 65 | 11.5 | ||
| Majority | 69 | 12.2 | |||
| Turnout | 564 | 52.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,071 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Henham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Maitland | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,069 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Little Hallingbury
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | W. Dorman | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 965 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Littlebury
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Northridge | 245 | 64.8 | ||
| Labour | I. Haig | 133 | 35.2 | ||
| Majority | 112 | 29.6 | |||
| Turnout | 378 | 52.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 722 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Newport
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H. Reynolds | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,084 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
No. 1 (Saffron Walden)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | P. Preece | 2,034 | 38.8 | ||
| Labour | D. Weaver | 1,903 | 36.3 | ||
| Conservative | D. Miller | 1,864 | 35.5 | ||
| Labour | R. Green | 1,633 | 31.1 | ||
| Labour | K. Wilson | 1,630 | 31.1 | ||
| Conservative | S. Neville | 1,609 | 30.7 | ||
| Conservative | P. Collins | 1,594 | 30.4 | ||
| Conservative | J. Wakeford | 1,574 | 30.0 | ||
| Conservative | F. Brooke | 1,461 | 27.8 | ||
| Labour | P. Tinnion | 1,432 | 27.3 | ||
| Liberal | D. Benson | 1,353 | 25.8 | ||
| Labour | K. Tinnion | 1,319 | 25.1 | ||
| Conservative | E. McCleod | 1,309 | 24.9 | ||
| Labour | G. Scrivener | 1,308 | 24.9 | ||
| Conservative | R. Bower | 1,252 | 23.9 | ||
| Conservative | M. Stayner | 1,113 | 21.2 | ||
| Labour | A. Bird | 1,109 | 21.1 | ||
| Turnout | ~5,249 | 67.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,799 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
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No. 4 (Great Dunmow)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M. Davey | 926 | 37.4 | ||
| Liberal | J. Garrett | 790 | 31.9 | ||
| Labour | H. Wright | 759 | 30.6 | ||
| Conservative | V. Culf | 687 | 27.7 | ||
| Conservative | D. Lloyd-Jones | 672 | 27.1 | ||
| Conservative | S. Hopkins | 618 | 25.0 | ||
| Labour | C. Monk | 514 | 20.8 | ||
| Labour | G. Jones | 457 | 18.5 | ||
| Labour | F. Brown | 361 | 14.6 | ||
| Turnout | ~2,477 | 64.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,870 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
No. 21 (Stort Valley)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D. Collins | 213 | 48.1 | ||
| Labour | R. Clarke | 124 | 28.0 | ||
| Independent | P. Hawes | 106 | 23.9 | ||
| Majority | 89 | 20.0 | |||
| Turnout | 443 | 48.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 908 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Rickling
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | P. Wawn | 174 | 38.3 | ||
| Liberal | D. Wraith | 145 | 31.9 | ||
| Independent | J. Brooke-Smith | 135 | 29.7 | ||
| Majority | 29 | 6.3 | |||
| Turnout | 454 | 61.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 735 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Stansted Mountfitchet
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | P. Clark | 661 | 32.7 | ||
| Conservative | G. Clark | 503 | 24.8 | ||
| Labour | G. Dimond | 440 | 21.7 | ||
| Conservative | A. Snudden | 435 | 21.5 | ||
| Independent | H. Sanders | 421 | 20.8 | ||
| Liberal | D. Honour | 354 | 17.5 | ||
| Liberal | P. Clifford | 346 | 17.1 | ||
| Conservative | M. Colton | 344 | 17.0 | ||
| Labour | P. Saban | 232 | 11.5 | ||
| Turnout | ~2,024 | 58.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,443 | ||||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Stebbing
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | E. Kiddle | 400 | 64.2 | ||
| Conservative | H. Wiseman | 223 | 35.8 | ||
| Majority | 177 | 28.3 | |||
| Turnout | 623 | 62.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,002 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Takeley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | H. Bradford | Unopposed | |||
| Independent | W. Dudgeon | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,117 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Thaxted
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | H. Craig | 580 | 59.4 | ||
| Independent | I. Barnard | 565 | 57.8 | ||
| Labour | G. Fraenkel | 398 | 40.7 | ||
| Labour | K. Cowell | 294 | 30.1 | ||
| Turnout | ~977 | 54.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,803 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
The Canfields
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | K. Fidler | 442 | 62.1 | ||
| Conservative | K. Tetley-Jones | 270 | 37.9 | ||
| Majority | 172 | 24.1 | |||
| Turnout | 712 | 57.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,250 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
The Chesterfords
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | J. Moore | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 891 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
The Eastons
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. Askew | 351 | 63.7 | ||
| Liberal | A. Proudley | 200 | 36.3 | ||
| Majority | 151 | 27.3 | |||
| Turnout | 551 | 60.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 914 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
The Rodings
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | K. Tivendale | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 846 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
The Sampfords
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | H. Hughes | 266 | 39.5 | ||
| Conservative | K. Baker | 265 | 39.4 | ||
| Labour | S. Slee | 80 | 11.9 | ||
| Independent | R. Bassett | 62 | 9.2 | ||
| Majority | 1 | 0.1 | |||
| Turnout | 673 | 60.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,106 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Wenden Lofts
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | B. Erith | 230 | 56.2 | ||
| Independent | S. Cooper | 179 | 43.8 | ||
| Majority | 51 | 12.4 | |||
| Turnout | 409 | 43.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 932 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Wimbish & Debden
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Tomblin | 329 | 74.8 | ||
| Labour | D. Fowler-Dixon | 111 | 25.2 | ||
| Majority | 218 | 49.4 | |||
| Turnout | 440 | 39.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,102 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ↑ "Uttlesford District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ↑ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
