1973 Derby Borough Council election

1973 Derby Borough Council election^[1]^[2]
All 54 seats in the Derby Borough Council; 28 seats needed for a majority
	Council control after election ; Labour;

The 1973 Derby Borough Council election took place on 7 June 1973 to elect members of Derby Borough Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. Voting took place across 18 wards, each electing 3 Councillors. Following the Local Government Act 1972, this was the first election to the new non-metropolitan district council for Derby, which came into being on 1 April the following year. The Labour Party took control of the Council after winning a majority of seats.

Overall results[]

1973 Derby Borough Council Election
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	34	n/a	n/a	n/a	63.0	46.4	19,672	n/a
	Conservative	14	n/a	n/a	n/a	25.9	39.5	16,761	n/a
	Liberal	6	n/a	n/a	n/a	11.1	10.4	4,403	n/a
	United English National	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	0.0	2.7	1,140	n/a
	Independent	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	0.0	1.1	465	n/a
Total		54						42,441

Ward results[]

Abbey[]

Abbey (3) ^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	F. Tunnicliffe	1,131
	Labour	M. Walker	1,058
	Labour	A. Dearie	1,017
	Conservative	H. Johnson	873
	Conservative	L. Ford	863
	Conservative	R. Bunting	803
	Liberal	M. Burgess	786
	Liberal	I. Gregory	712
	Liberal	M. Hund	686
Turnout				25.8%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Allestree[]

Allestree (3)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Keene	2,790
	Conservative	B. Chadwick	2,711
	Conservative	J. Thorpe	2,710
	Labour	R. Cooper	843
	Labour	N. Pritchard	797
	Labour	L. Pepper	732
Turnout				36.2%
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Alvaston[]

Alvaston (3)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. Baker	1,190
	Labour	P. Hanks	1,120
	Labour	T. Potts	1,075
	Conservative	L. Jackson	646
	Conservative	M. McKeenan	623
Turnout				24.8%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Arboretum[]

Arboretum (3)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. Harlow	959
	Labour	J. Maltby	879
	Labour	B. Charles	848
	Liberal	D. Mackenzie	569
	Liberal	T. Marchant	494
	Liberal	D. White	476
	Conservative	G. Marshall	270
	United English National	W. Marson	96
Turnout				28.7%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Babington[]

Babington (3)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	A. Bussell	1,214
	Conservative	C. Gadsby	1,181
	Conservative	E. Wood	1,148
	Labour	F. Fox	879
	Labour	U. Christophers	852
	Labour	J. Moseley	838
	United English National	D. Booth	215
	United English National	A. Ashby	193
	United English National	S. Gibson	187
Turnout				24.7%
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Breadsall[]

Breadsall (3)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	O. Eden	1,231
	Labour	J. McCall	1,160
	Labour	A. Wawman	1,101
	Conservative	B. Gadsby	500
	Conservative	J. Leatherbarrow	464
	United English National	A. Smith	219
Turnout				20.4%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Chaddesden[]

Chaddesden (3)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H. Lloyd	1,158
	Labour	D. Winfield	1,095
	Labour	G. Salt	1,086
	Conservative	G. Black	736
	Conservative	S. Styles	735
	Conservative	E. Woods	733
Turnout				22.4%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Chellaston[]

Chellaston (3)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. Mathews	1,891
	Labour	G. Styles	1,859
	Labour	M. Swindells	1,764
	Conservative	O. Tivey	1,465
	Conservative	C. Morley	1,429
	Conservative	P. Doncher	1,340
Turnout				25.5%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Darley[]

Darley (3)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Longdon	1,384
	Conservative	E. Reid	1,295
	Conservative	J. Tillett	1,256
	Labour	V. Jepson	593
	Labour	W. Pountain	573
	Labour	G. Fox	572
Turnout				24.5%
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Derwent[]

Derwent (3)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Harlow	1,052
	Labour	W. Watson	1,042
	Labour	J. Orgill	1,016
	Conservative	B. Daniels	432
Turnout				18.1%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Friar Gate[]

Friar Gate (3)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	D. Ekiert	1,384
	Liberal	C. Swain	1,380
	Liberal	M. Peel	1,349
	Labour	R. Baxter	1,347
	Labour	M. Rebeeck	1,329
	Labour	G. Summers	1,298
Turnout				27.7%
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)

Litchurch[]

Litchurch (3)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Bookbinder	727
	Labour	R. Newton	697
	Labour	M. Wood	676
	Conservative	L. Gray	241
Turnout				20.2%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Littleover[]

Littleover (3)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	M. Grimwood-Taylor	1,522
	Conservative	N. Glenn	1,415
	Conservative	L. Shepley	1,378
	Labour	B. Torney	564
	Labour	M. Walker	531
	Labour	L. Tomblin	501
	Independent	A. Campion	465
Turnout				26.0%
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Mickleover[]

Mickleover (3)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	G. Larder	1,664
	Liberal	W. Astle	1,658
	Liberal	B. Stokes	1,575
	Conservative	J. Hobson	1,230
	Conservative	R. Greene	1,197
	Conservative	S. O'Brien	1,176
	Labour	J. Cox	456
	Labour	C. Low	447
	Labour	H. Pearce	400
Turnout				35.7%
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)

Normanton[]

Normanton (3)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H. White	1,361
	Labour	J. Ireland	1,352
	Labour	J. Christophers	1,263
	Conservative	T. Prime	1,189
	Conservative	D. Penn	1,168
	Conservative	S. Lemmings	1,153
Turnout				31.3%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Osmanton[]

Osmanton (3)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Carty	1,424
	Labour	E. Bull	1,295
	Labour	R. Spacey	1,252
	United English National	E. Baines	268
	Conservative	H. Parsons	251
	Conservative	D. Marshall	243
Turnout				21.4%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Pear Tree[]

Pear Tree (3)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H. Webster	1,501
	Labour	I. Ault	1,401
	Labour	N. Singh	1,328
	Conservative	D. McIntyre	576
	United English National	P. Sims	342
Turnout				31.2%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Spondon[]

Spondon (3)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Owen	1,442
	Conservative	G. Swainson	1,408
	Labour	C. Ufton	1,365
	Conservative	G. Baxendale-Baines	1,340
	Labour	L. Bradbury	1,306
	Labour	W. Wilkinson	1,199
Turnout				31.9%
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

References[]

^ ^a ^b Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1973. Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK: The Elections Centre. p. 16.
^ "Local Election Summaries 1973". The Elections Centre.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r "Derby City Council Election Results 1973-1995" (PDF). Elections Centre.

[handbook-1] Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1973. Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK: The Elections Centre. p. 16.

[2] "Local Election Summaries 1973". The Elections Centre.

[results-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r "Derby City Council Election Results 1973-1995" (PDF). Elections Centre.

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