The 1973 Colchester Borough Council election were the first elections to the newly created Colchester Borough Council. They 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.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | N/A | N/A | N/A | 43.1 | 39,985 | N/A | |||
Labour | N/A | N/A | N/A | 44.4 | 41,266 | N/A | |||
Liberal | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6.4 | 5,914 | N/A | |||
Independent | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5.4 | 5,020 | N/A | |||
Tiptree Residents | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.7 | 689 | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | J. Round | 362 | 41.9 | ||
Liberal | P. Leggett | 352 | 40.7 | ||
Labour | M. Dixon | 150 | 17.4 | ||
Majority | 10 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 864 | 70.8 | |||
Registered electors | 1,220 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | A. Sexton | 542 | 71.2 | ||
Labour | J. Goldsborough | 111 | 14.6 | ||
Independent | J. Slatter | 108 | 14.2 | ||
Majority | 431 | 56.6 | |||
Turnout | 761 | 47.3 | |||
Registered electors | 1,609 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | A. Wilde | 422 | 62.2 | ||
Labour | M. Fraser | 120 | 17.7 | ||
Independent | J. Charnock | 89 | 13.1 | ||
Liberal | D. Wood | 47 | 6.9 | ||
Majority | 302 | 44.5 | |||
Turnout | 678 | 39.6 | |||
Registered electors | 1,714 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | J. Jackson | 413 | 52.3 | ||
Independent | B. Marsh | 212 | 26.8 | ||
Liberal | J. Mead | 136 | 17.2 | ||
Labour | A. Smith | 29 | 3.7 | ||
Majority | 201 | 25.4 | |||
Turnout | 790 | 58.5 | |||
Registered electors | 1,350 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | J. Sanderson | 341 | 50.3 | ||
Labour | E. Lilley | 337 | 49.7 | ||
Majority | 4 | 0.6 | |||
Turnout | 678 | 56.6 | |||
Registered electors | 1,198 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Independent | J. Marshall Forest | 263 | 37.6 | ||
Conservative | G. Penrose | 263 | 37.6 | ||
Labour | P. Mason | 174 | 24.9 | ||
Majority | 0 | 0.0 | |||
Turnout | 700 | 54.1 | |||
Registered electors | 1,294 | ||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | K. Knighton | 415 | 71.2 | ||
Independent | A. Linscott | 101 | 17.3 | ||
Labour | D. Brown | 67 | 11.5 | ||
Majority | 314 | 53.9 | |||
Turnout | 583 | 45.9 | |||
Registered electors | 1,271 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | R. Browning | 475 | 68.6 | ||
Conservative | E. James | 474 | 68.5 | ||
Labour | H. Teagle | 218 | 31.5 | ||
Labour | W. Leach | 92 | 13.3 | ||
Turnout | 692 | 53.5 | |||
Registered electors | 1,293 | ||||
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Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | C. Howe | 835 | 40.8 | ||
Liberal | M. Gage | 770 | 37.6 | ||
Labour | B. Ladbrook | 746 | 36.4 | ||
Labour | R. Boyles | 694 | 33.9 | ||
Labour | J. Orpe | 629 | 30.7 | ||
Conservative | V. Worth | 445 | 21.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,048 | 38.0 | |||
Registered electors | 5,390 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | C. Robb | 1,037 | 44.4 | ||
Labour | G. Sheward | 836 | 35.8 | ||
Labour | S. Wills | 829 | 35.5 | ||
Conservative | D. Lamberth | 762 | 32.6 | ||
Conservative | F. Clater | 668 | 28.6 | ||
Conservative | T. White | 645 | 27.6 | ||
Independent | A. Williams | 539 | 23.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,338 | 56.7 | |||
Registered electors | 4,124 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Bird | 1,244 | 58.2 | ||
Labour | B. Evans | 1,180 | 55.2 | ||
Labour | C. Parmenter | 1,151 | 53.8 | ||
Conservative | A. Parsonson | 896 | 41.9 | ||
Conservative | B. Nicholls | 831 | 38.8 | ||
Conservative | F. Palmer | 824 | 38.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,139 | 47.0 | |||
Registered electors | 4,551 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | R. Wheeler | 1,915 | 45.6 | ||
Conservative | C. Blaxill | 1,907 | 45.4 | ||
Conservative | D. Holt | 1,824 | 43.4 | ||
Conservative | C. Sergeant | 1,769 | 42.1 | ||
Conservative | T. Wilson | 1,650 | 39.3 | ||
Liberal | E. Blank | 888 | 21.1 | ||
Labour | D. Hughes | 781 | 18.6 | ||
Labour | A. Gould | 734 | 17.5 | ||
Labour | J. Wolton | 732 | 17.4 | ||
Labour | M. Pease | 699 | 16.6 | ||
Independent | C. Meadows | 618 | 14.7 | ||
Turnout | 4,201 | 61.5 | |||
Registered electors | 6,830 | ||||
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Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | J. Fulford | 1,010 | 55.5 | ||
Conservative | R. Fulford | 1,007 | 55.4 | ||
Conservative | D. Blackmore | 924 | 50.8 | ||
Labour | W. Buckingham | 809 | 44.5 | ||
Labour | B. White | 725 | 39.9 | ||
Labour | L. Rober | 706 | 38.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,819 | 51.8 | |||
Registered electors | 3,511 | ||||
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Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | J. Bensusan-Butt | 1,151 | 48.8 | ||
Labour | Bob Russell | 1,148 | 48.7 | ||
Labour | D. Williams | 1,040 | 44.1 | ||
Liberal | T. Brady | 708 | 30.0 | ||
Conservative | V. Gawthrop | 498 | 21.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,358 | 49.3 | |||
Registered electors | 4,783 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | Graham Bober | 2,114 | 46.1 | ||
Labour | P. Edwards | 2,009 | 43.8 | ||
Labour | D. Braddy | 2,008 | 43.8 | ||
Labour | R. Buxton | 2,002 | 43.7 | ||
Labour | G. Cooper | 1,998 | 43.6 | ||
Labour | B. Ready | 1,976 | 43.1 | ||
Labour | L. French | 1,940 | 42.3 | ||
Conservative | B. Falk | 1,538 | 33.5 | ||
Conservative | J. Pinnock | 1,489 | 32.5 | ||
Conservative | J. Gray | 1,460 | 31.8 | ||
Conservative | S. Giffard | 1,449 | 31.6 | ||
Conservative | R. Addison | 1,445 | 31.5 | ||
Labour | M. Frank | 1,032 | 22.5 | ||
Liberal | Y. Holly | 936 | 20.4 | ||
Turnout | 4,585 | 38.9 | |||
Registered electors | 11,787 | ||||
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Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | J. Brooks | 1,398 | 54.6 | ||
Conservative | P. Spendlove | 1,320 | 51.6 | ||
Conservative | R. Hilliam | 1,293 | 50.5 | ||
Conservative | B. Graver | 1,223 | 47.8 | ||
Liberal | R. Tuxford | 627 | 24.5 | ||
Labour | B. Brett | 535 | 20.9 | ||
Labour | T. Barker | 528 | 20.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,559 | 51.9 | |||
Registered electors | 4,931 | ||||
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Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | I. Woodrow | 1,009 | 32.8 | ||
Labour | E. Plowright | 920 | 29.9 | ||
Labour | Frank Wilkin | 893 | 29.0 | ||
Labour | I. Brown | 891 | 28.9 | ||
Independent | J. Williams | 798 | 25.9 | ||
Conservative | D. Purvis | 683 | 22.2 | ||
Conservative | G. White | 663 | 21.5 | ||
Conservative | G. Roberts | 610 | 19.8 | ||
Liberal | M. Livermore | 585 | 19.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,078 | 49.2 | |||
Registered electors | 6,256 | ||||
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Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Tiptree Residents | A. Garrod | 224 | 37.3 | ||
Conservative | C. Cansdale | 195 | 32.4 | ||
Labour | A. Lines | 182 | 30.3 | ||
Majority | 29 | 4.8 | |||
Turnout | 601 | 36.5 | |||
Registered electors | 1,648 | ||||
Tiptree Residents win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Tiptree Residents | K. Brown | 222 | 58.3 | ||
Independent | R. Keeble | 95 | 24.9 | ||
Labour | G. Sollis | 64 | 16.8 | ||
Majority | 127 | 33.3 | |||
Turnout | 381 | 35.4 | |||
Registered electors | 1,076 | ||||
Tiptree Residents win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tiptree Residents | T. Webb | 243 | 38.1 | ||
Labour | H. Jones | 195 | 30.6 | ||
Conservative | H. Pierce | 126 | 19.8 | ||
Independent | R. Martin | 73 | 11.5 | ||
Majority | 48 | 7.5 | |||
Turnout | 637 | 30.9 | |||
Registered electors | 2,060 | ||||
Tiptree Residents win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | K. Ward | 387 | 70.5 | ||
Labour | P. Treacher | 162 | 29.5 | ||
Majority | 225 | 41.0 | |||
Turnout | 549 | 36.6 | |||
Registered electors | 1,500 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | T. Kirkby | 581 | 33.3 | ||
Labour | J. Knight | 554 | 31.8 | ||
Conservative | T. Holloway | 534 | 30.6 | ||
Conservative | E. Ayden | 484 | 27.8 | ||
Liberal | P. Leggett | 352 | 20.2 | ||
Independent | S. Duggan | 274 | 15.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,743 | 49.3 | |||
Registered electors | 3,535 | ||||
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Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | J. Lampon | 517 | 66.5 | ||
Labour | G. Hurst | 159 | 20.5 | ||
Independent | A. Linscott | 101 | 13.0 | ||
Majority | 358 | 46.1 | |||
Turnout | 777 | 45.4 | |||
Registered electors | 1,713 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | A. Gray | 820 | 31.1 | ||
Independent | J. Williams | 798 | 30.2 | ||
Conservative | G. Roberts | 610 | 23.1 | ||
Liberal | T. Wargent | 513 | 19.4 | ||
Labour | L. Haines | 510 | 19.3 | ||
Conservative | R. D'Wit | 459 | 17.4 | ||
Independent | A. Smith | 356 | 13.5 | ||
Independent | E. Vince | 354 | 13.4 | ||
Independent | C. Smith | 241 | 9.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,640 | 69.1 | |||
Registered electors | 3,821 | ||||
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Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | R. Faulds | 588 | 60.4 | ||
Labour | Ken Cooke | 235 | 24.1 | ||
Liberal | A. Watkins | 151 | 15.5 | ||
Majority | 353 | 36.2 | |||
Turnout | 974 | 67.1 | |||
Registered electors | 1,452 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | D. Wilkinson | 782 | 42.0 | ||
Labour | K. Coldwell | 597 | 32.1 | ||
Conservative | B. Grasby | 584 | 31.4 | ||
Labour | B. Mundell | 576 | 31.0 | ||
Labour | J. Greenman | 573 | 30.8 | ||
Conservative | S. Croucher | 571 | 30.7 | ||
Independent | N. Butler | 482 | 25.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,861 | 48.8 | |||
Registered electors | 3,813 | ||||
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