1973 Braintree District Council election
7 June 1973 (1973-06-07) 1976 →
All 58 seats to Braintree District Council
30 seats needed for a majority
Turnout47.8%
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Labour Conservative Independent
Seats won 22 15 15
Popular vote 25,332 19,498 11,349
Percentage 39.2% 30.2% 17.6%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Liberal Ind. Conservative Residents
Seats won 3 2 1
Popular vote 6,319 613 1,137
Percentage 9.8% 0.9% 1.8%
Council control after election


No overall control

The 1973 Braintree District Council election took place on 7 June 1973 to elect members of Braintree District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

This was the inaugural election of Braintree District Council.

Summary

Election result

1973 Braintree District Council election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 22 N/A N/A N/A 37.9 39.2 25,332 N/A
  Conservative 15 N/A N/A N/A 25.9 30.2 19,498 N/A
  Independent 15 N/A N/A N/A 25.9 17.6 11,349 N/A
  Liberal 3 N/A N/A N/A 5.2 9.8 6,319 N/A
  Ind. Conservative 2 N/A N/A N/A 3.4 0.9 613 N/A
  Residents 1 N/A N/A N/A 1.7 1.8 1,137 N/A
  Communist 0 N/A N/A N/A 0.0 0.6 411 N/A

Ward results

Black Notley

Black Notley
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative E. Mills 269 57.0
Labour B. Burden 142 30.1
Independent T. Ward 61 12.9
Majority 127 26.9
Turnout 472 39.7
Registered electors 1,188
Conservative win (new seat)

Bumpstead

Bumpstead
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent S. Drapkin 381 77.9
Labour M. Watson 63 12.9
Independent G. King 45 9.2
Majority 318 65.0
Turnout 489 39.8
Registered electors 1,228
Independent win (new seat)

Castle Headingham

Castle Headingham
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour J. Lynch 302 51.1
Independent L. Barrington 289 48.9
Majority 13 2.2
Turnout 591 50.0
Registered electors 1,183
Labour win (new seat)

Coggeshall

Coggeshall
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent C. Sansom 660
Liberal W. Onions 614
Independent W. Drake 469
Independent W. McMillan 403
Independent C. Potter 402
Independent L. Brough 398
Labour F. Dearman 378
Labour R. Miles 375
Independent R. Few 246
Turnout 1,653 44.5
Registered electors 3,715
Independent win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Colne Engaine & Greenstead Green

Colne Engaine & Greenstead Green
Party Candidate Votes %
Ind. Conservative G. Courtauld 344 58.7
Independent E. Wilson 161 27.5
Labour J. Plumb 81 13.8
Majority 183 31.2
Turnout 586 45.3
Registered electors 1,295
Ind. Conservative win (new seat)

Cressing

Cressing
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent A. Allen 194 54.3
Conservative P. Ratcliffe 163 45.7
Majority 31 8.7
Turnout 357 29.8
Registered electors 1,199
Independent win (new seat)

Earls Colne

Earls Colne
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent P. Taylor 557 53.0
Independent L. Dearsley 492 46.9
Conservative M. Walker 375 35.7
Labour D. Lock 118 11.2
Turnout 1,050 50.9
Registered electors 2,062
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Gosfield

Gosfield
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent G. Seymour 207 51.8
Independent D. Marlow 193 48.3
Majority 14 3.5
Turnout 400 38.0
Registered electors 1,054
Independent win (new seat)

Halstead Holy Trinity

Halstead Holy Trinity
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour J. Cutting 889 56.0
Labour R. Dixey 772 48.6
Labour N. Bugbee 740 46.6
Liberal R. Graham 699 44.0
Turnout 1,587 49.2
Registered electors 3,225
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Halstead St. Andrew's

Halstead St. Andrew's
Party Candidate Votes %
Residents E. McDowell 646 39.4
Conservative O. Joyce 584 35.6
Conservative R. Starling 528 32.2
Residents M. Gage 491 30.0
Labour R. Mayes 408 24.9
Labour K. Jones 407 24.8
Turnout 1,639 58.6
Registered electors 2,796
Residents win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Hatfield Peverel

Hatfield Peverel
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative C. Leicester 657 56.9
Conservative D. Claydon 578 50.1
Labour J. Gilbert 497 43.1
Labour A. Deane 489 42.4
Turnout 1,154 43.1
Registered electors 2,677
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Kelvedon

Kelvedon
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative B. Andrews 761 46.7
Independent J. De Denne Yule 613 37.6
Independent B. Kentish 488 29.9
Conservative M. Edwards 346 21.2
Conservative C. Crowe 325 19.9
Labour E. Hatton 257 15.8
Labour J. Reekie 251 15.4
Labour H. Young 250 15.3
Turnout 1,631 53.1
Registered electors 3,072
Conservative win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

No. 1 (Braintree: East)

No. 1 (Braintree: East)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour G. Warren 877 42.7
Labour H. Warren 829 40.4
Labour W. Clarke 789 38.4
Labour T. Dearman 771 37.6
Conservative A. Lobb 569 27.7
Conservative M. Hammond 517 25.2
Conservative R. Tyrell 515 25.1
Liberal L. Brown 507 24.7
Conservative M. Vernon 478 23.3
Communist B. O'Hare 102 5.0
Turnout 2,053 41.0
Registered electors 5,008
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

No. 2 (Braintree: West)

No. 2 (Braintree: West)
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal J. Ross 1,257 42.0
Liberal M. Collins 1,071 35.8
Conservative S. Harper 1,030 34.4
Conservative D. Legg 949 31.7
Conservative H. Everitt 805 26.9
Labour P. Kent 706 23.6
Conservative D. Church 694 23.2
Labour L. Baker 584 19.5
Labour B. Hearn 535 17.9
Labour J. Pryke 512 17.1
Turnout 2,991 61.6
Registered electors 4,855
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

No. 3 (Bocking: North)

No. 3 (Bocking: North)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour A. Everard 853 59.1
Labour S. Hounsell 778 53.9
Labour A. Millam 715 49.5
Conservative M. Lewis 592 41.0
Conservative M. Illingworth 590 40.9
Conservative A. Wyatt 553 38.3
Turnout 1,444 40.9
Registered electors 3,530
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

No. 4 (Bocking: South)

No. 4 (Bocking: South)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour G. Warne 1,403 45.3
Labour R. Suckling 1,205 38.9
Labour R. Watson 1,116 36.1
Labour A. Mackenzie 1,031 33.3
Liberal L. Goddard 889 28.7
Liberal W. Margetts 839 27.1
Conservative A. Comfort 804 26.0
Conservative J. Ireson 638 20.6
Conservative J. Overfield 612 19.8
Conservative C. Murcott 602 19.5
Turnout 3,095 55.6
Registered electors 5,566
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

No. 7 (Witham: West)

No. 7 (Witham: West)
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent I. Kinloch 488 38.7
Independent W. Shortridge 416 33.0
Labour D. Clampin 324 25.7
Labour J. Keeling 310 24.6
Conservative D. Willetts 210 16.7
Conservative M. Lager 195 15.5
Liberal M. Sadler 137 10.9
Communist F. Brown 101 8.0
Turnout 1,260 38.9
Registered electors 3,238
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

No. 8 (Witham: North)

No. 8 (Witham: North)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour S. Smith 574 44.5
Labour A. Bentley 568 44.1
Independent J. Sweeting 335 26.0
Conservative G. Gibbs 206 16.0
Independent I. Sullivan 173 13.4
Conservative P. Gibbs 161 12.5
Independent B. Lowry 159 12.3
Turnout 1,289 35.5
Registered electors 3,631
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

No. 9 (Witham: Rivenhall North)

No. 9 (Witham: Rivenhall North)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour R. Bartlett 526 54.0
Labour J. Lyon 484 49.7
Conservative N. Wallace 448 46.0
Conservative P. Cutmore 339 34.8
Turnout 974 50.9
Registered electors 1,913
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

No. 10 (Witham: Rivenhall South)

No. 10 (Witham: Rivenhall South)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour D. Wicks 271 38.7
Labour C. Edwards 233 33.2
Independent J. Valentine 195 27.8
Liberal D. Sibley 140 20.0
Independent P. Bond 95 13.6
Independent S. Jones 93 13.3
Turnout 701 41.9
Registered electors 1,672
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

No. 11 (Witham: Central)

No. 11 (Witham: Central)
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent H. Pitchforth 242 46.3
Conservative K. Richards 217 41.5
Liberal D. Cudmore 37 7.1
Labour D. Franklin 27 5.2
Majority 25 4.8
Turnout 523 52.8
Registered electors 991
Independent win (new seat)

No. 12 (Witham: South)

No. 12 (Witham: South)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour J. Howe 372 55.2
Independent M. Cooper-Cocks 302 44.8
Majority 70 10.4
Turnout 674 46.6
Registered electors 1,445
Labour win (new seat)

Panfield

Panfield
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative R. Chandler 282 52.4
Labour R. Budge 256 47.6
Majority 26 4.8
Turnout 538 46.1
Registered electors 1,167
Conservative win (new seat)

Rayne

Rayne
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent R. Carder 261 64.0
Labour K. Locke 147 36.0
Majority 114 27.9
Turnout 408 32.0
Registered electors 1,274
Independent win (new seat)

Sible Headingham

Sible Headingham
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent G. Tanner 544 36.5
Conservative P. Belither 518 34.8
Labour J. Waldron 428 28.7
Labour E. Snarey 217 14.6
Turnout 1,489 61.7
Registered electors 2,413
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Stour Valley Central

Stour Valley Central
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative K. Nott 375 71.4
Labour L. Tolliday 150 28.6
Majority 225 42.9
Turnout 525 46.7
Registered electors 1,123
Conservative win (new seat)

Stour Valley North

Stour Valley North
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent E. Powell 365 75.6
Labour P. Ellis 118 24.4
Majority 247 51.1
Turnout 483 43.6
Registered electors 1,107
Independent win (new seat)

Stour Valley South

Stour Valley South
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative J. Abinger 338 47.9
Independent G. Nott 335 47.5
Labour M. Andrews 32 4.5
Majority 3 0.4
Turnout 705 53.2
Registered electors 1,326
Conservative win (new seat)

Terling

Terling
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative G. Isted 364 64.5
Labour C. Foy 200 35.5
Majority 164 29.1
Turnout 564 45.2
Registered electors 1,248
Conservative win (new seat)

Three Fields

Three Fields
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative R. Hawkins 443 39.4
Conservative O. Sebag-Monteflore 357 31.8
Independent J. Nottage 354 31.5
Independent W. Crossman 342 30.5
Labour E. Gray 327 29.1
Independent E. Cox 231 20.6
Labour C. Westwood 221 19.7
Independent J. Bowen Roberts 162 14.4
Turnout 1,123 46.4
Registered electors 2,420
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Upper Colne

Upper Colne
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative D. Johnson 511 67.1
Labour G. Watson 250 32.9
Majority 261 34.3
Turnout 761 61.5
Registered electors 1,238
Conservative win (new seat)

Yeldham

Yeldham
Party Candidate Votes %
Ind. Conservative P. Innes 269 34.5
Communist J. Cohen 208 26.7
Labour W. Elliott 174 22.3
Liberal R. Wilson 129 16.5
Majority 61 7.8
Turnout 780 63.7
Registered electors 1,225
Ind. Conservative win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ "Braintree District Council Election Results 1973 to 2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. www.electionscentre.co.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
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