1973 Waveney District 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 Waveney District Council election took place on 10 May 1973 to elect members of Waveney District Council in Suffolk, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
This was the inaugural election to Waveney District Council following its formation by the Local Government Act 1972.
Election result
| 1973 Waveney District Council election[2] | ||||||||||
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| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
| Labour | 51 | 27 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 47.4 | 45.6 | 40,067 | N/A | |
| Conservative | 50 | 22 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 38.6 | 43.7 | 38,352 | N/A | |
| Liberal | 10 | 5 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8.8 | 7.4 | 6,531 | N/A | |
| Independent | 8 | 2 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2,151 | N/A | |
| Residents | 1 | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1.8 | 0.8 | 676 | 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.
Beccles: North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | G. Westwood | 478 | 42.3 | ||
| Conservative | D. Hartley | 433 | 38.4 | ||
| Labour | A. Hutchinson | 411 | 36.4 | ||
| Conservative | D. Wilson | 334 | 29.6 | ||
| Independent | J. Philps | 218 | 19.3 | ||
| Turnout | ~935 | 46.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,032 | ||||
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Beccles: South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. Ellwood | 1,075 | 42.3 | ||
| Labour | C. Andrew | 1,025 | 40.3 | ||
| Labour | E. Crisp | 989 | 38.9 | ||
| Conservative | R. Marshall | 932 | 36.7 | ||
| Conservative | W. Lowe | 913 | 35.9 | ||
| Conservative | G. Haworth | 901 | 35.5 | ||
| Conservative | E. Gilbert | 896 | 35.3 | ||
| Labour | F. Moore | 873 | 34.4 | ||
| Turnout | ~2,531 | 61.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,147 | ||||
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Blundeston
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | P. Coleby | 806 | 59.6 | ||
| Conservative | J. Paul | 547 | 40.4 | ||
| Conservative | Lord Somerleyton | 511 | 37.8 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,352 | 54.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,504 | ||||
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Brampton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | W. Trevitt | 289 | 52.3 | ||
| Labour | P. Thirtle | 264 | 47.7 | ||
| Majority | 25 | 4.6 | |||
| Turnout | 551 | 57.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 966 | ||||
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Bungay
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | D. Richardson | 870 | 52.9 | ||
| Liberal | P. Ellis | 675 | 41.0 | ||
| Conservative | A. Hood | 654 | 39.8 | ||
| Liberal | C. Francis | 626 | 38.1 | ||
| Conservative | I. Baldwin | 476 | 28.9 | ||
| Labour | A. Mayne | 475 | 28.9 | ||
| Conservative | H. Fuller | 443 | 26.9 | ||
| Labour | L. Spall | 412 | 25.0 | ||
| Labour | C. Scott | 338 | 20.5 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,645 | 53.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,104 | ||||
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Carlton Colville
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. Beales | 493 | 54.6 | ||
| Labour | R. Dyer | 439 | 48.6 | ||
| Conservative | E. Duncan | 410 | 45.4 | ||
| Conservative | G. Neville | 381 | 42.2 | ||
| Turnout | ~903 | 36.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,500 | ||||
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Halesworth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | E. Leverett | 506 | 39.6 | ||
| Labour | H. Holzer | 492 | 38.5 | ||
| Conservative | J. Bennett | 466 | 36.5 | ||
| Independent | G. Richardson | 455 | 35.7 | ||
| Conservative | E. Griffin | 352 | 27.6 | ||
| Independent | F. Coby | 81 | 6.3 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,277 | 49.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,605 | ||||
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Holton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Wykes-Sneyd | 345 | 61.9 | ||
| Labour | C. Leech | 212 | 38.1 | ||
| Majority | 133 | 23.8 | |||
| Turnout | 557 | 54.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,025 | ||||
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Ilketshall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Bartram | 299 | 57.2 | ||
| Independent | B. Mansfield | 155 | 29.6 | ||
| Independent | W. Gowing | 69 | 13.2 | ||
| Majority | 144 | 27.6 | |||
| Turnout | 468 | 46.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,003 | ||||
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Kessingland
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Utting | 585 | 55.7 | ||
| Conservative | G. Farmiloe | 466 | 44.3 | ||
| Conservative | J. Hicks | 370 | 35.2 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,052 | 38.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,719 | ||||
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Lowestoft: Carlton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | S. Bostock | 1,435 | 42.6 | ||
| Labour | E. Meades | 1,385 | 41.1 | ||
| Labour | L. Davies | 1,351 | 40.1 | ||
| Labour | D. Durrant | 1,342 | 39.8 | ||
| Conservative | J. Scarles | 1,311 | 38.9 | ||
| Labour | T. Kelly | 1,296 | 38.4 | ||
| Labour | G. Mallett | 1,270 | 37.6 | ||
| Conservative | E. Stuckey | 1,224 | 36.3 | ||
| Conservative | D. Mellor | 1,209 | 35.8 | ||
| Conservative | G. Duffield | 1,201 | 35.6 | ||
| Conservative | M. Ison | 1,187 | 35.2 | ||
| Conservative | C. Smith | 1,184 | 35.1 | ||
| Liberal | R. Aitchison | 625 | 18.5 | ||
| Turnout | ~2,854 | 37.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,613 | ||||
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Lowestoft: Central & Waveney
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | H. Sparham | 851 | 41.0 | ||
| Liberal | A. Shepherd | 730 | 35.2 | ||
| Residents | H. Kirby | 676 | 32.5 | ||
| Labour | B. Thompson | 550 | 26.5 | ||
| Labour | H. Porter | 543 | 26.2 | ||
| Labour | D. Baldwin | 516 | 24.9 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,473 | 41.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,568 | ||||
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Lowestoft: Gunton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D. Cullum | 1,139 | 39.7 | ||
| Conservative | N. Brighouse | 1,126 | 39.3 | ||
| Conservative | V. Beales | 1,070 | 37.3 | ||
| Conservative | J. Aldous | 1,046 | 36.5 | ||
| Labour | J. Bray | 1,033 | 36.0 | ||
| Conservative | P. Carroll | 967 | 33.7 | ||
| Labour | W. Holden | 964 | 33.6 | ||
| Labour | A. Milne | 897 | 31.2 | ||
| Labour | A. Jurd | 894 | 31.1 | ||
| Labour | N. Rimmell | 878 | 30.6 | ||
| Liberal | A. Moles | 698 | 24.3 | ||
| Turnout | ~2,873 | 47.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,072 | ||||
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Lowestoft: Kirkley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | S. Ellis | 871 | 53.2 | ||
| Labour | C. Myhill | 851 | 52.0 | ||
| Conservative | M. Salmon | 766 | 46.8 | ||
| Conservative | R. Woollard | 761 | 46.5 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,703 | 52.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,224 | ||||
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Lowestoft: Oulton Broad
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | W. Wren | 1,687 | 52.9 | ||
| Conservative | R. Carter | 1,648 | 51.7 | ||
| Conservative | M. Barnard | 1,602 | 50.2 | ||
| Conservative | H. Turner | 1,582 | 49.6 | ||
| Conservative | A. Leedham | 1,558 | 48.9 | ||
| Labour | B. Hunter | 1,505 | 47.1 | ||
| Labour | R. Bryanton | 1,292 | 40.4 | ||
| Labour | D. Hadingham | 1,216 | 38.1 | ||
| Labour | S. McIntosh | 1,205 | 37.7 | ||
| Labour | G. Whatmough | 1,171 | 36.7 | ||
| Turnout | ~2,997 | 41.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,220 | ||||
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Lowestoft: Pakefield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Lark | 1,192 | 64.9 | ||
| Labour | A. Martin | 1,053 | 57.3 | ||
| Labour | V. Wallace | 976 | 53.1 | ||
| Conservative | S. Neville | 644 | 35.1 | ||
| Conservative | W. Riches | 639 | 34.8 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,813 | 42.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,271 | ||||
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Lowestoft: Roman Hill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | P. Hunt | 628 | 68.6 | ||
| Labour | J. Plant | 564 | 61.6 | ||
| Liberal | C. Clarke | 288 | 31.4 | ||
| Turnout | ~891 | 34.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,553 | ||||
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Lowestoft: St. Johns
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | T. Carter | 593 | 60.9 | ||
| Labour | P. Ramm | 569 | 58.5 | ||
| Conservative | M. Hinson | 381 | 39.1 | ||
| Conservative | H. Sabell | 356 | 36.6 | ||
| Turnout | ~991 | 37.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,665 | ||||
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Lowestoft: St. Margarets
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | M. Reynolds | 639 | 46.8 | ||
| Labour | A. Jeffreys | 499 | 36.5 | ||
| Conservative | H. Boyd | 363 | 26.6 | ||
| Liberal | R. Bowditch | 362 | 26.5 | ||
| Conservative | M. Pickering | 350 | 25.6 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,214 | 47.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,554 | ||||
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Reydon
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | G. Harrison | 775 | 56.6 | ||
| Conservative | H. Kent | 594 | 43.4 | ||
| Conservative | J. Thomas | 521 | 38.0 | ||
| Labour | R. Stirling | 432 | 31.5 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,369 | 60.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,273 | ||||
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Southelmham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | B. Sandeman-Allen | 373 | 65.0 | ||
| Labour | R. Gough | 201 | 35.0 | ||
| Majority | 172 | 30.0 | |||
| Turnout | 574 | 63.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,017 | ||||
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Southwold
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. Cockerill | 605 | 56.4 | ||
| Independent | A. Earle | 467 | 43.6 | ||
| Conservative | C. Amory | 415 | 38.7 | ||
| Independent | S. Hicklin | 373 | 34.8 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,073 | 58.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,834 | ||||
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Worlingham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | N. Dodd | 425 | 61.1 | ||
| Labour | T. White | 271 | 38.9 | ||
| Majority | 154 | 22.2 | |||
| Turnout | 696 | 49.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,423 | ||||
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Wrentham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | J. Gooch | 333 | 70.0 | ||
| Labour | K. Arnold | 143 | 30.0 | ||
| Majority | 190 | 40.0 | |||
| Turnout | 476 | 49.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 965 | ||||
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References
- ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Waveney District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth: The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Compositions calculator". electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University: The Elections Centre. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
