1973 Horsham District Council election

The 1973 Horsham District Council election was the first ever for the council and took place on 7 June 1973 to elect members of Horsham District Council in England.^[1] It was held on the same day as other local elections. Independent councillors secured a majority of two with 23 seats, the Conservatives won 17 and the Liberal Party won 2. Labour also took part in the elections, fielding candidates in Horsham South & Horsham North only. The Liberal Party were successful in Broadbridge Heath and they were able to secure a seat in Storrington. The Conservative Party achieved good results in some rural areas but they were able to win the vast amount of their seats in the town. Independent councillors won a majority of seats in the villages in the district, sometimes unopposed, some later stood as a Conservative candidate three years later in the next set of elections for the Council.

1973 Horsham District Council election

7 June 1973 1976 →
All seats to Horsham District Council 22 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Independent Conservative Liberal Seats won 23 17 2

Council Composition[]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

↓

23	17	2
Ind	Con	Lib

Results summary[]

1973 Horsham District Council election

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	23	–	–	-	54.8	27.0	8,497
	Conservative	17	–	–	-	40.5	35.2	11,085
	Liberal	2	–	–	-	4.8	15.1	4,746
	Labour	0	–	–	-	0.0	21.4	6,761
	Other	0	–	–	-	0.0	1.4	438

Ward results[]

Ashington & Washington[]

Ashington & Washington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Rowland T.	377	71.5
	Independent	Pease P. Ms.	150	28.5
Turnout				25.7
	Independent win (new seat)

Billingshurst[]

Billingshurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Griffin C.	514	52.1
	Independent	Longhurst K.	472	47.9
	Conservative	Gillingham D.	467
Turnout				30.8
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

Bramber & Upper Beeding[]

Bramber & Upper Beeding

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Emsley D.	668	39.9
	Independent	Sanford L.	559	33.4
	Liberal	Callard P.	446	26.7
	Liberal	Rice M.	340
Turnout				31.4
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

Broadbridge Heath[]

Broadbridge Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Michie I.	281	55.2
	Independent	Dunkerton F.	228	44.8
Turnout				34.0
	Liberal win (new seat)

Cowfold[]

Cowfold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Fowler S.	Unopposed
Turnout				N/A
	Independent win (new seat)

Henfield[]

Henfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Atkins A. Ms.	Unopposed
	Conservative	Bishop L. Ms.	Unopposed
	Independent	Coleman B.	Unopposed
Turnout				N/A
	Independent win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

Horsham South[]

Horsham South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mauchel E. Ms.	940	41.8
	Conservative	Roberts W.	932
	Conservative	Pinion G.	921
	Conservative	Hassall B.	881
	Labour	O'Connor T.	816	36.3
	Labour	Pickup D.	727
	Labour	Healy P.	712
	Labour	Oakeshott E. Ms.	709
	Liberal	Armour-Milne J. Ms.	494	22.0
	Liberal	Armour-Milne J.	482
Turnout				38.0
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Horsham West[]

Horsham West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Parsons W.	1,403	38.7
	Conservative	Lane F.	1,137	31.3
	Independent	Martin G.	1,090	30.0
	Conservative	Moore B. Ms.	1,027
	Conservative	Windrum A.	984
	Conservative	Collins M.	727
Turnout				42.5
	Independent win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Horsham North[]

Horsham North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	West E. Ms.	1,078	37.5
	Conservative	Murrell A.	1,066
	Conservative	Simpson M.	1,042
	Conservative	Miller E.	1,035
	Conservative	Crighton S. Ms.	942
	Labour	Thurston J. Ms.	822	28.6
	Labour	Thompson D.	787
	Labour	Ward G.	751
	Labour	Thompson J. Ms.	722
	Labour	McCoy J.	715
	Liberal	Hobbs G.	594	20.7
		Hellyer P.	378	13.2
Turnout				38.8
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Nuthurst[]

Nuthurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mackenzie J.	Unopposed
Turnout				N/A
	Independent win (new seat)

Pulborough & Coldwatham[]

Pulborough & Coldwatham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gocher H.	827	79.4
	Conservative	Cousins B.	820
	Liberal	Rudd V. Ms.	215	20.6
	Liberal	Deadman P.	208
Turnout				30.5
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Roffey[]

Roffey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Bosanquet D.	485	38.7
	Conservative	Sheppard A.	482	38.4
	Liberal	Lewis D.	287	22.9
Turnout				39.3
	Independent win (new seat)

Rudgwick[]

Rudgwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Henderson P. Ms.	426	73.1
	Independent	Boyle R.	157	26.9
Turnout				36.1
	Independent win (new seat)

Rusper[]

Rusper

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Phelps A. Ms.	Unopposed
Turnout				N/A
	Independent win (new seat)

Shipley[]

Shipley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Burrell A. Ms.	Unopposed
Turnout				N/A
	Independent win (new seat)

Slinfold[]

Slinfold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Coxon M. Ms.	430	51.9
	Independent	Gordon Clark P. Ms.	398	48.1
Turnout				41.8
	Independent win (new seat)

Southwater[]

Southwater

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Cheal J.	550	36.6
	Independent	Charman M. Ms.	485	32.3
	Independent	Twelvetrees J. Ms.	379	25.2
	Independent	Dawson M. Ms.	88	5.9
Turnout				17.8
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

Steyning[]

Steyning

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Dingemans M. Ms.	943	45.6
	Independent	Mimmack J.	669	32.3
	Liberal	Campbell J.	398	19.2
		Avey C.	60	2.9
Turnout				47.8
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

Storrington[]

Storrington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Marlow D.	466	37.3
	Conservative	Shepherd F.	464	37.1
	Liberal	Adsett A. Ms.	386
	Conservative	Smallwood C.	383
	Independent	Eddolls F.	321	25.7
Turnout				38.7
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Sullington[]

Sullington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rogers H.	248	62.5
	Liberal	Jones L. Ms.	149	37.5
Turnout				31.3
	Conservative win (new seat)

Thakeham[]

Thakeham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Skinner H.	217	57.3
	Conservative	How J.	162	42.7
Turnout				42.5
	Independent win (new seat)

Warnham[]

Warnham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Hodgson A.	Unopposed
Turnout				N/A
	Independent win (new seat)

West Chiltington[]

West Chiltington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Gardner J.	Unopposed
Turnout				N/A
	Independent win (new seat)

West Grinstead[]

West Grinstead

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Scragg J.	Unopposed
Turnout				N/A
	Independent win (new seat)

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