1973 West Norfolk District Council election
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1973 English local election
Registered82,267
Turnout~43.5%
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10 May 1973 (1973-05-10)
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All 60 seats to West Norfolk District Council 31 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 82,267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | ~43.5% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1973 West Norfolk District Council election took place on 10 May 1973 to elect members of West Norfolk District Council in Norfolk, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
This was the inaugural election to West Norfolk District Council, with the council having been recently established by the Local Government Act 1972.
Election result
| 1973 West Norfolk District Council election[2] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
| Labour | 45 | 22 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 36.7 | 41.1 | 27,658 | N/A | |
| Independent | 43 | 19 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 31.7 | 21.8 | 14,633 | N/A | |
| Conservative | 33 | 14 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 23.3 | 29.6 | 19,912 | N/A | |
| Ind. Conservative | 9 | 5 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8.3 | 2.8 | 1,861 | N/A | |
| Liberal | 10 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.0 | 4.7 | 3,173 | N/A | |
2 Conservative and 2 Independent Conservative candidates were elected unopposed.
Ward results
Airfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Bagge | 635 | 53.6 | ||
| Conservative | S. Pope | 613 | 51.7 | ||
| Labour | W. Holding | 549 | 46.3 | ||
| Labour | R. Gudgton | 321 | 27.1 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,185 | 42.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,802 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Burnham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | E. Coke | 434 | 51.0 | ||
| Labour | B. Phillips | 417 | 49.0 | ||
| Majority | 17 | 2.0 | |||
| Turnout | 851 | 62.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,355 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Clenchwarton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. Conservative | R. Kerkham | 268 | 47.8 | ||
| Labour | F. Mallett | 193 | 34.4 | ||
| Independent | F. Eggett | 100 | 17.8 | ||
| Majority | 75 | 13.4 | |||
| Turnout | 561 | 38.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,457 | ||||
| Ind. Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Creake
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | F. Perowne | 457 | 53.3 | ||
| Labour | O. Sands | 400 | 46.7 | ||
| Majority | 57 | 6.7 | |||
| Turnout | 857 | 64.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,331 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Denton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. Neville | 775 | 39.9 | ||
| Conservative | M. Jones | 659 | 33.9 | ||
| Labour | J. Waterfall | 659 | 33.9 | ||
| Conservative | J. Wood | 624 | 32.1 | ||
| Labour | F. Thompson | 603 | 31.1 | ||
| Independent | I. Smith | 506 | 26.1 | ||
| Independent | W. Ayres | 504 | 26.0 | ||
| Labour | W. Watkins | 475 | 24.5 | ||
| Independent | T. Bowers | 454 | 23.4 | ||
| Independent | F. Hyam | 208 | 10.7 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,942 | 53.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,629 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Dersingham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | P. Thaxter | 718 | 44.3 | ||
| Conservative | I. Stockwell | 716 | 44.2 | ||
| Conservative | B. Griffiths | 675 | 41.6 | ||
| Labour | M. Nurse | 622 | 38.4 | ||
| Independent | L. Firth | 188 | 11.6 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,621 | 62.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,610 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Docking
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | D. Ford | 412 | 54.6 | ||
| Independent | S. Mace | 342 | 45.4 | ||
| Majority | 70 | 9.3 | |||
| Turnout | 754 | 57.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,313 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Emneth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | A. Terrington | 330 | 44.4 | ||
| Independent | C. Peckover | 225 | 30.3 | ||
| Independent | C. Coates | 188 | 25.3 | ||
| Majority | 105 | 14.1 | |||
| Turnout | 743 | 50.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,466 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Gayton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. Conservative | I. Major | 436 | 60.7 | ||
| Independent | J. Bacon | 282 | 39.3 | ||
| Majority | 154 | 21.4 | |||
| Turnout | 718 | 59.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,204 | ||||
| Ind. Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Lynn South West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | D. Benefer | 750 | 76.3 | ||
| Labour | W. Baker | 710 | 72.2 | ||
| Conservative | N. Lumb | 234 | 23.8 | ||
| Conservative | R. Mears | 193 | 19.7 | ||
| Turnout | ~983 | 34.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,873 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Mershe Lande
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. Conservative | H. Goose | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,394 | ||||
| Ind. Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Middleton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | D. Burrell | 321 | 60.5 | ||
| Labour | T. Squirrell | 210 | 39.5 | ||
| Majority | 111 | 20.9 | |||
| Turnout | 531 | 37.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,429 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
No. 1 (Kings Lynn: Gaywood)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | E. Shaw | 1,382 | 42.8 | ||
| Labour | A. Campbell | 1,358 | 42.0 | ||
| Labour | A. West | 1,349 | 41.8 | ||
| Labour | F. Ackland | 1,344 | 41.6 | ||
| Labour | J. Carney | 1,294 | 40.0 | ||
| Labour | M. Pantling | 1,278 | 39.6 | ||
| Conservative | P. Robinson | 1,271 | 39.4 | ||
| Conservative | F. Barton | 1,265 | 39.2 | ||
| Conservative | R. Fraulo | 1,252 | 38.8 | ||
| Conservative | P. Robinson | 1,244 | 38.5 | ||
| Conservative | J. Steele | 1,165 | 36.1 | ||
| Conservative | S. Brown | 1,124 | 34.8 | ||
| Liberal | R. Hubbard | 582 | 18.0 | ||
| Liberal | D. Harbour | 464 | 14.4 | ||
| Liberal | R. Whiley | 419 | 13.0 | ||
| Liberal | G. Hathorn | 416 | 12.9 | ||
| Turnout | ~3,231 | 39.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,264 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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No. 2 (Kings Lynn: North)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | H. Birdseye | 1,340 | 85.7 | ||
| Labour | F. Juniper | 1,334 | 85.3 | ||
| Labour | A. Panks | 1,323 | 84.6 | ||
| Labour | F. Panks | 1,280 | 81.8 | ||
| Conservative | A. Bridge | 224 | 14.3 | ||
| Conservative | N. Nulty | 214 | 13.7 | ||
| Conservative | K. Donnelly | 209 | 13.4 | ||
| Conservative | M. Purdy | 203 | 13.0 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,564 | 31.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,934 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
No. 5 (Kings Lynn: Chase & Central)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Dawson | 692 | 46.9 | ||
| Conservative | F. Cork | 690 | 46.8 | ||
| Conservative | B. Barton | 666 | 45.2 | ||
| Liberal | B. Goldstone | 418 | 28.4 | ||
| Labour | S. Roberts | 366 | 24.8 | ||
| Labour | E. Falcini | 312 | 21.2 | ||
| Liberal | J. Hubbard | 268 | 18.2 | ||
| Liberal | D. Green | 261 | 17.7 | ||
| Labour | E. Lewis | 244 | 16.6 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,475 | 38.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,861 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
No. 6 (Downham Market)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Bostock | 964 | 56.6 | ||
| Labour | R. Taylor | 738 | 43.4 | ||
| Conservative | J. Reed | 686 | 40.3 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,702 | 53.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,157 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
No. 7 (Hunstanton)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | L. Brown | 999 | 100.1 | ||
| Independent | T. Legge | 924 | 92.6 | ||
| Independent | D. Popplewell | 610 | 61.1 | ||
| Turnout | ~998 | 30.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,240 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
No. 9 (Heacham)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Wells | 600 | 39.0 | ||
| Independent | E. Gidney | 498 | 32.3 | ||
| Labour | B. Smith | 477 | 31.0 | ||
| Ind. Conservative | R. Joyce | 443 | 28.8 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,540 | 53.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,862 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
No. 17 (Stoke Ferry)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. Conservative | R. Wilde | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,282 | ||||
| Ind. Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
No. 18 (Denver)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | E. Pratt | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,423 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
No. 19 (Wimbotsham)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | H. Grazier | 305 | 53.7 | ||
| Conservative | J. Forgan | 263 | 46.3 | ||
| Majority | 42 | 7.4 | |||
| Turnout | 568 | 43.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,299 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
No. 20 (Welney)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H. Rose | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,260 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
No. 25 (South Wootton)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | M. Bowskill | 459 | 64.2 | ||
| Liberal | J. Smallwood | 157 | 22.0 | ||
| Labour | G. Falcini | 99 | 13.8 | ||
| Majority | 302 | 42.2 | |||
| Turnout | 715 | 40.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,762 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
No. 26 (North Wootton)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | G. Parker | 319 | 54.4 | ||
| Labour | B. King | 267 | 45.6 | ||
| Majority | 52 | 8.9 | |||
| Turnout | 586 | 45.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,290 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
No. 27 (Massingham)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | J. Tilbury | 361 | 44.8 | ||
| Labour | R. Rearco | 225 | 28.0 | ||
| Ind. Conservative | M. Neave | 219 | 27.2 | ||
| Majority | 136 | 16.9 | |||
| Turnout | 805 | 63.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,266 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
No. 28 (Grimston)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | J. Reader | 312 | 55.0 | ||
| Labour | A. Hooks | 225 | 39.7 | ||
| Independent | R. Crouch | 30 | 5.3 | ||
| Majority | 87 | 15.3 | |||
| Turnout | 567 | 39.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,422 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
No. 40 (Outwell & Upwell)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | E. Feary | 722 | 52.6 | ||
| Independent | S. Booley | 650 | 47.4 | ||
| Conservative | J. Shepherd | 535 | 39.0 | ||
| Independent | A. Calver | 189 | 13.8 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,372 | 62.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,182 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
North Coast
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | H. Middleton | 390 | 44.2 | ||
| Independent | R. Gibbs | 316 | 35.8 | ||
| Liberal | M. Watterson | 119 | 13.5 | ||
| Independent | M. Linge | 57 | 6.5 | ||
| Majority | 74 | 8.4 | |||
| Turnout | 882 | 57.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,546 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Priory
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | G. Sandle | 400 | 72.6 | ||
| Independent | G. Berry | 151 | 27.4 | ||
| Majority | 249 | 45.2 | |||
| Turnout | 551 | 47.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,154 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Rudham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | B. Seaman | 380 | 70.8 | ||
| Ind. Conservative | T. Ringer | 157 | 29.2 | ||
| Majority | 223 | 41.6 | |||
| Turnout | 537 | 49.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,084 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Snettisham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. Conservative | S. Hunt | 208 | 32.5 | ||
| Independent | F. Barwick | 135 | 21.1 | ||
| Ind. Conservative | E. Ford | 130 | 20.3 | ||
| Labour | F. Berry | 98 | 15.3 | ||
| Liberal | P. Norwood | 69 | 10.8 | ||
| Majority | 73 | 11.4 | |||
| Turnout | 640 | 44.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,436 | ||||
| Ind. Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Spellowfields
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | H. Ward | 724 | 36.9 | ||
| Labour | S. Ludlow | 701 | 35.7 | ||
| Conservative | B. Howling | 538 | 27.4 | ||
| Labour | W. Cowen | 415 | 21.1 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,964 | 73.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,690 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
St. Lawrence
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | C. Burman | 401 | 55.8 | ||
| Labour | F. Holland | 317 | 44.2 | ||
| Majority | 84 | 11.6 | |||
| Turnout | 718 | 47.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,524 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
St. Margarets
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | E. Edgley | 460 | 64.4 | ||
| Conservative | P. Welch | 254 | 35.6 | ||
| Majority | 206 | 28.8 | |||
| Turnout | 714 | 44.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,593 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Ten Mile
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Simper | 424 | 60.1 | ||
| Independent | A. Dent | 281 | 39.9 | ||
| Majority | 143 | 20.2 | |||
| Turnout | 705 | 40.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,762 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
The Walpoles
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | K. Cousins | 282 | 37.3 | ||
| Independent | E. Kemp | 251 | 33.2 | ||
| Independent | E. Bettison | 223 | 29.5 | ||
| Majority | 31 | 4.1 | |||
| Turnout | 756 | 45.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,649 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Watlington
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. Garfoot | 297 | 52.1 | ||
| Independent | K. Brown | 273 | 47.9 | ||
| Majority | 24 | 4.2 | |||
| Turnout | 570 | 41.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,382 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
West Walton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | F. Jude | 286 | 66.2 | ||
| Labour | F. Judd | 146 | 33.8 | ||
| Majority | 140 | 32.4 | |||
| Turnout | 432 | 42.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,028 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
West Winch
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | C. Fuller | 336 | 43.1 | ||
| Labour | G. Cook | 226 | 29.0 | ||
| Independent | H. Gurney | 176 | 22.6 | ||
| Independent | W. Price | 41 | 5.3 | ||
| Majority | 110 | 14.1 | |||
| Turnout | 779 | 45.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,698 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Wiggenhall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Turrell | 310 | 48.7 | ||
| Labour | P. Davies | 211 | 33.2 | ||
| Independent | W. Turrell | 115 | 18.1 | ||
| Majority | 99 | 15.5 | |||
| Turnout | 636 | 47.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,354 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ↑ "Borough Council of Kings' Lynn & West Norfolk Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. pp. 3–4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ↑ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
