1973 Harlow District Council election
The 1973 Harlow District Council election were the first elections to the newly created Harlow District Council took place on 7 June 1973 . This was on the same day as other local elections. The Local Government Act 1972 stipulated that the elected members were to shadow and eventually take over from the predecessor corporation on 1 April 1974. The election resulted in Labour gaining control of the council.
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Election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 38 | 90.5 | 62.9 | 10,100 | |||||
Liberal | 4 | 9.5 | 15.1 | 2,426 | |||||
Conservative | 0 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 2,685 | |||||
Communist | 0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 426 | |||||
Independent Labour | 0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 426 |
Ward results
Brays Grove (3 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | B. Evans | 669 | ||
Labour | M. Danvers | 669 | ||
Labour | E. Wotton | 659 | ||
Conservative | G. Groves | 216 | ||
Conservative | L. Chapman | 204 | ||
Conservative | B. Roberts | 190 | ||
Turnout | 25.5% |
Great Parndon (2 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Liberal | G. Fallon | 536 | ||
Labour | C. Cave | 535 | ||
Labour | R. Edey | 503 | ||
Liberal | P. Eldridge | 426 | ||
Conservative | L. Plumb | 332 | ||
Turnout | 47.0% |
Hare Street and Town Centre (3 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | M. Bach | 583 | ||
Labour | J. Arnott | 513 | ||
Labour | D. Sharp | 504 | ||
Liberal | T. Merryweather | 282 | ||
Liberal | S. Ward | 277 | ||
Liberal | T. Owen | 264 | ||
Turnout | 27.7% |
Kingsmoor (2 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | C. Cackett | 526 | ||
Labour | A. Hudson | 496 | ||
Conservative | B. Barry | 353 | ||
Conservative | D. Luetchford | 346 | ||
Turnout | 29.3% |
Latton Bush (3 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | E. Myers | 841 | ||
Labour | D. Read | 815 | ||
Labour | F. Jackson | 772 | ||
Conservative | F. Smith | 264 | ||
Turnout | 28.0% |
Little Parndon (3 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | D. Condon | 865 | ||
Labour | G. Newport | 821 | ||
Labour | J. Cave | 809 | ||
Liberal | C. Merryweather | 339 | ||
Liberal | D. Eldridge | 335 | ||
Conservative | A. Bezdel | 280 | ||
Conservative | F. Wood | 273 | ||
Conservative | J. Wood | 254 | ||
Turnout | 34.5% |
Mark Hall North (2 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | J. McAlpine | 490 | ||
Labour | P. Campbell | 453 | ||
Conservative | R. Whyte | 216 | ||
Turnout | 27.7% |
Mark Hall South (4 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | S. Anderson | 994 | ||
Labour | D. Burnham | 935 | ||
Labour | D. Richards | 874 | ||
Labour | L. Smith | 858 | ||
Conservative | E. Hagger | 358 | ||
Conservative | P. Whiteley | 346 | ||
Turnout | 31.7% |
Netteswell (5 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | J. Desormeaux | 1,011 | ||
Labour | A. Graham | 992 | ||
Labour | R. Morris | 985 | ||
Labour | A. Garner | 968 | ||
Labour | M. Lawn | 963 | ||
Independent Labour | M. Furlong | 336 | ||
Turnout | 24.6% |
Old Harlow (3 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | B. Jenkins | 684 | ||
Labour | E. Albone | 684 | ||
Labour | M. Gerrard | 672 | ||
Conservative | G. Trimmer | 666 | ||
Independent Labour | K. Dawson | 90 | ||
Turnout | 40.7% |
Passmores (3 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | T. Farr | 566 | ||
Labour | M. Juliff | 546 | ||
Labour | J. Moore | 489 | ||
Communist | A. Booth | 283 | ||
Turnout | 21.3% |
Potter Street (3 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | B. Gibson | 737 | ||
Labour | B. Phelps | 705 | ||
Labour | R. Bruce | 699 | ||
Communist | R. Pulford | 143 | ||
Turnout | 27.4% |
References
- "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
- "Local Election Summaries 1973". The Elections Centre.
- "Harlow District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
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