1973 Norwich City Council election

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The 1973 Norwich City Council election took place on 7 June 1973 to elect members of Norwich City Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. Voting took place across 16 wards, each electing 3 Councillors. Following the Local Government Act 1972, this was the first election to the new non-metropolitan district council for Norfolk, which came into being on 1 April the following year. Labour took control of the Council after winning a comfortable majority of seats.

Council Composition[]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

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36 12
Labour Con

Ward results[]

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Bowthorpe[]

Bowthorpe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Seabrook 1,012 48.9 n/a
Labour R. Quinn 1,000 — —
Labour R. Phelan 998 — —
Conservative R. Goldsmith 595 28.7 n/a
Conservative Ms. O. Hook 594 — —
Conservative G. Joyce 591 — —
Liberal Ms. I. Picketts 463 22.4 n/a
Liberal R. Drew 441 — —
Liberal J. Barnett 433 — —
Majority 20.1
Turnout 40.8
Registered electors 5181
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Catton[]

Catton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ms. B. Stevenson 1,047 64.1 n/a
Labour Ms. M. Camina 1,027 — —
Labour J. Fitzgibbon 1,023 — —
Conservative Ms. B. Boyd 586 35.9 n/a
Majority 28.2
Turnout 27.1
Registered electors 6,038
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Coslany[]

Coslany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. Mills 1,188 58.9 n/a
Labour M. Ashley 1,132 — —
Labour G. Day 1,110 — —
Conservative Ms. A. Day 658 28.7 n/a
Conservative Ms. A. Collishaw 604 — —
Conservative H. Collins 595 — —
National Front W. Fitt 170 8.4 n/a
Majority 26.3
Turnout 29.3
Registered electors 6,547
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Crome[]

Crome
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ms. V. Guttsman 1,516 75.7 n/a
Labour J. Curtis 1,486 — —
Labour D. Pratt 1,470 — —
Conservative Ms. D. Mason 487 24.3 n/a
Conservative C. Cullins 482 — —
Conservative Ms. M. Hanlon 477 — —
Majority 51.4
Turnout 31.7
Registered electors 6,608
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

References[]

  1. ^ Colin Rallings; Michael Thrasher. "Local Elections Handbook 1973". The Election Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  2. ^ Colin Rallings; Michael Thrasher. "Norwich City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). www.electionscentre.co.uk. The Election Centre, Plymouth University. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2018.
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