1973 Warwick District Council election
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1973 UK local government election
The 1973 Warwick District Council election was held on Thursday 7 June 1973 to elect all 58 members of Warwick District Council, the same day as other local elections in the United Kingdom. It was the first election after the reforms to local government implemented by the Local Government Act 1972. The election was followed by the 1976 election. The council came under no overall control following the election.
| 1973 Warwick District Council election[1][2] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |||
| Conservative | 26 | 44.8 | |||||||
| Labour | 25 | 43.1 | |||||||
| Liberal | 7 | 12.1 | |||||||
| Independent | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||
Ward results
Ashow, Baginton, Bubbenhall and Stoneleigh
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | K.T. Dalton | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,784 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Baddesley Clinton, Bushwood, Lapworth and Wroxall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Kimpton | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,510 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Barford, Norton Lindsey, Sherbourne and Wasperton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Cecil Wilkins | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,321 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Beausale, Guy's Cliffe, Haseley, Hatton, Honiley and Leek Wootton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | P.G. Butler | 362 | 83.2 | ||
| Labour | N. O'Nions | 73 | 16.8 | ||
| Majority | 289 | 66.4 | |||
| Total valid votes | 435 | 33.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,293 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Bishop's Tachbrook
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Evans | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,187 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Blackdown, Eathorpe, Hunningham, Offchurch, Old Milverton, Wappenbury and Weston-Under-Wetherley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Hammon | 352 | 77.5 | ||
| Independent | H.D. Fern | 102 | 22.5 | ||
| Majority | 250 | 55.1 | |||
| Total valid votes | 454 | 48.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 946 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Budbrooke
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Brown | 320 | 50.8 | ||
| Conservative | C.A. Goddard | 223 | 35.4 | ||
| Labour | I.C. Briggs | 87 | 13.8 | ||
| Majority | 97 | 15.4 | |||
| Total valid votes | 630 | 42.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,471 | ||||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Cubbington
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Desmond Ellis | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Thomas Nicholson | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,177 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Kenilworth Abbey and Borrowell
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Helen Dore | 1,384 | |||
| Liberal | Jack Bastock | 1,054 | |||
| Liberal | Haydn Thomas | 928 | |||
| Conservative | D.F. Moore | 870 | |||
| Conservative | D. Stansfield | 867 | |||
| Conservative | E.M. Hogarth | 697 | |||
| Labour | T. Litterick | 283 | |||
| Labour | I.D. Barley | 236 | |||
| Labour | G.G. Partington | 206 | |||
| Total valid votes | 58.5 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,334 | ||||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Kenilworth Castle
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kenneth Rawnsley | 749 | |||
| Conservative | D.L. Burbidge | 728 | |||
| Liberal | D.A. Greenway | 564 | |||
| Liberal | P.W. Simmonds | 545 | |||
| Labour | J.E. Litterick | 283 | |||
| Labour | B. Carroll | 108 | |||
| Total valid votes | 52.1 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,746 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Kenilworth Park Hill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Robert Butler | 650 | |||
| Liberal | George Bramwell | 588 | |||
| Conservative | S.C. Harrison | 586 | |||
| Conservative | K.W. Hogarth | 569 | |||
| Labour | W.J.C Clarke | 151 | |||
| Labour | S. Harris | 132 | |||
| Total valid votes | 55.8 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,484 | ||||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Kenilworth St. John's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | C.E. Webster | 553 | |||
| Labour | William Wozencroft | 500 | |||
| Liberal | T.S. Rogers | 380 | |||
| Liberal | H.R. Martyr | 376 | |||
| Conservative | E.I. Milligan | 320 | |||
| Conservative | J. Rickard | 316 | |||
| Total valid votes | 52.8 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,371 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Kenilworth Windy Arbour
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Wilson | 872 | |||
| Conservative | Thomas Robinson | 789 | |||
| Liberal | L. Pollard | 447 | |||
| Liberal | J. Mokrzycki | 404 | |||
| Labour | M.F. McLellan | 106 | |||
| Labour | T. Swallow | 95 | |||
| Total valid votes | 54.9 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,597 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Leamington Albany
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Margaret Bull | 620 | |||
| Liberal | Valerie Davis | 614 | |||
| Conservative | J.H. Higgins | 600 | |||
| Conservative | J.A.L Petit | 577 | |||
| Liberal | B.W. Taylor | 490 | |||
| Liberal | Patricia Turner | 460 | |||
| Labour | K.A. Kamen | 232 | |||
| Total valid votes | 37.1 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,952 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Leamington Aylesford
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ian Frost | 1,050 | |||
| Labour | M.G. Mellish | 1,019 | |||
| Labour | Jopseph Reardon | 1,012 | |||
| Conservative | V.G. Harding | 426 | |||
| Conservative | P.T. Robins | 401 | |||
| Conservative | M. Stimpson | 379 | |||
| Total valid votes | 34.9 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,226 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Leamington Beverley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H.P. Bostock | 761 | |||
| Conservative | Marshall Kerry | 746 | |||
| Labour | Arthur Frost | 177 | |||
| Labour | E.L. Goodman | 174 | |||
| Total valid votes | 31.8 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,953 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Leamington Campion
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Coombes | 785 | |||
| Conservative | Norman Parker | 734 | |||
| Conservative | Thomas Williams | 709 | |||
| Labour | M. Thomas | 459 | |||
| Labour | J. Renshaw | 450 | |||
| Labour | C.A. Pearce | 422 | |||
| Liberal | H. Oxley | 369 | |||
| Liberal | M.A. Harrison | 362 | |||
| Total valid votes | 38.6 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,174 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Leamington Crown
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Norman Griffiths | 885 | |||
| Labour | S.K. Robinson | 817 | |||
| Labour | Barbara Kiybet | 797 | |||
| Conservative | B.W. Hales | 499 | |||
| Conservative | S.R. Ward | 480 | |||
| Conservative | C.C. Murray | 461 | |||
| Independent | G.J.W. Robbins | 362 | |||
| Independent | L.L. Freeman | 306 | |||
| Total valid votes | 42.5 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,112 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Leamington Kingsway
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Peter Tombs | 955 | |||
| Labour | Patricia Robinson | 884 | |||
| Labour | J.P.W.B. McAuslan | 860 | |||
| Labour | Walter Fowler | 854 | |||
| Conservative | Josephine Doyle | 441 | |||
| Conservative | J.H. Griffin | 438 | |||
| Conservative | P.W. Dix | 387 | |||
| Conservative | F.A. Bennett | 351 | |||
| Total valid votes | 30.4 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,597 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Leamington Manor
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stanley Birch | 1,049 | |||
| Conservative | Peter Barton | 1,027 | |||
| Conservative | Gordon Swain | 1,008 | |||
| Labour | Hannah Griffiths | 341 | |||
| Labour | Kathleen Long | 310 | |||
| Labour | J.W. Wilkinson | 298 | |||
| Total valid votes | 39.5 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,518 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Leamington Willes
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Henry Kamen | 964 | |||
| Labour | Michael Stockton | 894 | |||
| Labour | N. Winterton | 884 | |||
| Conservative | E. Gavan | 864 | |||
| Conservative | G. Wilson | 823 | |||
| Conservative | J.J. Clink | 814 | |||
| Total valid votes | 43.9 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,166 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Radford Semele
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Critchley | 324 | 51.8 | ||
| Labour | P. Byrd | 162 | 25.9 | ||
| Independent | B. Payne | 139 | 22.2 | ||
| Majority | 162 | 25.9 | |||
| Total valid votes | 625 | 47.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,306 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Rowington and Shrewley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | B.M. Brown | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,289 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Warwick Central
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F.W. Hare | 628 | |||
| Labour | D.J. Steed | 541 | |||
| Conservative | Gerald Guest | 536 | |||
| Labour | D.G. Bicknell | 509 | |||
| Independent | J.A. Morley | 398 | |||
| Liberal | A.G. Whiteheart | 246 | |||
| Total valid votes | 60.3 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,007 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Warwick East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bertie Charlett | 1,116 | |||
| Labour | Leslie Kent | 1,027 | |||
| Conservative | Leo Howlett | 1,020 | |||
| Labour | G.W. Parsons | 1,012 | |||
| Conservative | P. McMahon | 1,000 | |||
| Labour | R.W. Powell | 996 | |||
| Conservative | George Wilson | 914 | |||
| Conservative | J.F. Wallsgrove | 901 | |||
| Independent | R.R. King | 761 | |||
| Liberal | M.E. Taylor | 589 | |||
| Liberal | H.H. Tew | 466 | |||
| Total valid votes | 58.2 | ||||
| Registered electors | 5,989 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Warwick West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | James Savory | 1,092 | |||
| Labour | James McGrouther | 1,090 | |||
| Labour | Agnes Leddy | 1,059 | |||
| Conservative | M.J.R. King | 531 | |||
| Conservative | C.H. Allman | 517 | |||
| Conservative | L.G.M. Warren | 497 | |||
| Liberal | A. Butcher | 382 | |||
| Liberal | D.N. Norton | 381 | |||
| Total valid votes | 50.4 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,982 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Whitnash
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bernard Kirton | 1,203 | |||
| Labour | Thomas Smith | 995 | |||
| Labour | S.C. Payne | 953 | |||
| Conservative | J.M. Morris | 776 | |||
| Conservative | H.D. Forster | 775 | |||
| Conservative | J.R. Cleave | 707 | |||
| Total valid votes | 45.3 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,367 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 "Warwick District Council Election 1973". Warwick District Council. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Warwick District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
