The first elections to the newly created Newcastle City Council were held on 10 May 1973, with the entirety of the 78 seat council - three seats for each of the 26 wards - up for vote. 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. The order in which the councillors were elected dictated their term serving, with third-place candidates serving two years and up for re-election in 1975, second-placed three years expiring in 1976 and 1st-placed five years until 1978.[1]

The election resulted in Labour gaining control of the council. Voter turnout was 32.0%.

Election result

Newcastle Local Election Result 1973[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 51 0 0 0 65.4 52.1 36,858 N/A
  Conservative 23 0 0 0 29.5 41.0 28,995 N/A
  Independent 3 0 0 0 3.8 3.9 2,752 N/A
  Liberal 1 0 0 0 1.3 2.8 1,953 N/A
  Communist 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 122 N/A

This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:[1]

Party New council
Labour 51
Conservative 23
Independent 3
Liberal 1
Total 78
Working majority  24 

Ward results

Benwell[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Beecham 957 81.5 N/A
Labour T. Yellowley 908
Labour K. Scott 888
Conservative V. Hazell 217 18.5 N/A
Majority 740 63.0 N/A
Turnout 1,174 16.7 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Blakelaw[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. Cooney 1,872 75.4 N/A
Labour E. Burke 1,838
Labour H. White 1,785
Conservative B. Duncan 610 24.6 N/A
Conservative R. Holford 549
Conservative J. Shenton 539
Majority 1,262 50.8 N/A
Turnout 2,482 22.5 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Castle[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Wade 1,334 35.5 N/A
Conservative J. Petty 1,313 35.0 N/A
Conservative D. Wood 1,223
Labour J. Gill 1,221
Labour J. Gant 1,216
Conservative H. Cordes 1,206
Independent C. Robinson 608 16.2 N/A
Liberal M. Stewart 498 13.3 N/A
Liberal P. Barker 437
Liberal E. Featherstone 412
Majority 21 0.6 N/A
Turnout 3,753 57.5 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Dene[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Gray 2,340 61.8 N/A
Conservative B. Slater 2,332
Conservative A. Evans 2,294
Labour N. Mellor 1,449 38.2 N/A
Labour M. Robson 1,408
Labour I. Taylor 1,365
Majority 891 23.6 N/A
Turnout 3,789 36.5 N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
East City[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ms. T. Russell 1,051 81.7 N/A
Labour J. Scott-Batey 988
Labour J. Davies 967
Conservative J. Slater 235 18.3 N/A
Majority 816 63.5 N/A
Turnout 1,286 26.8 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Elswick[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal D. Faulkner 1,455 44.7 N/A
Labour Ms. J. Lamb 1,299 39.9 N/A
Labour Ms. D. Starkey 1,240
Liberal D. Lesser 1,095
Labour J. Mandelson 1,066
Liberal H. Regnart 1,044
Conservative H. Corbett 500 15.4 N/A
Conservative H. Maxwell 447
Conservative G. Wilkin 411
Majority 156 4.8 N/A
Turnout 3,254 45.2 N/A
Liberal win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Fawdon[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Laing 1,895 69.6 N/A
Labour E. Pugh 1,875
Labour J. Green 1,766
Conservative T. Wilkinson 829 30.4 N/A
Conservative J. Jack 682
Conservative H. Kossick 653
Majority 1,066 39.1 N/A
Turnout 2,724 30.0 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Fenham[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Leigh 1,817 65.6 N/A
Conservative A. Moore 1,799
Conservative D. Gilbert 1,738
Labour I. Richardson 953 34.4 N/A
Majority 864 31.2 N/A
Turnout 2,770 28.8 N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Gosforth #1[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Trice 2,559 69.8 N/A
Conservative J. Slater 2,555
Conservative J. Michelson 2,522
Labour K. Bergmann 1,107 30.2 N/A
Labour G. Dixon 1,084
Labour T. Hannaby 1,063
Majority 1,452 39.6 N/A
Turnout 3,666 33.7 N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Gosforth #2[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Charlton 2,191 63.2 N/A
Conservative G. Layburn 2,111
Conservative J. Sanderson 2,104
Labour L. Begg 1,277 36.8 N/A
Labour B. Taylor 1,225
Labour R. Hunter 1,209
Majority 914 26.4 N/A
Turnout 3,468 45.0 N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Heaton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Harding 1,831 63.4 N/A
Conservative Ms. E. Harding 1,816
Conservative F. Dodgin 1,761
Labour Ms. D. Cairns 1,055 36.6 N/A
Labour J. James 1,046
Labour O. Walker 1,027
Majority 776 26.9 N/A
Turnout 2,886 31.3 N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Jesmond[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ms. J. Baty 1,621 49.5 N/A
Independent P. Grant 1,594
Independent V. Maddison 1,559
Conservative C. Burdon-Taylor 1,229 37.5 N/A
Conservative D. Thomas 1,155
Conservative R. McVain 1,116
Labour J. Hugo 427 13.0 N/A
Majority 392 12.0 N/A
Turnout 3,277 34.3 N/A
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Kenton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Foster 2,377 53.4 N/A
Labour F. Nicholson 2,357
Labour M. Bergman 2,228
Conservative J. Cox 2,077 46.6 N/A
Conservative M. Graham 2,055
Conservative R. Lane 2,032
Majority 300 6.8 N/A
Turnout 4,454 51.1 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Moorside[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ms. M. Murray 1,389 55.3 N/A
Labour G. Harrison 1,338
Labour L. Anwell 1,280
Conservative J. Davidson 1,125 44.7 N/A
Conservative I. Burton 1,071
Conservative J. Kaer 1,037
Majority 264 10.5 N/A
Turnout 2,514 26.2 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Newburn #1[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. Fenton 1,498 62.0 N/A
Labour C. Stephenson 1,447
Labour V. Waddington 1,426
Conservative M. Rogerson 920 38.0 N/A
Conservative W. Forsyth 899
Conservative J. Hellawell 899
Majority 578 23.9 N/A
Turnout 2,418 29.0 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Newburn #2[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Urwin 3,074 79.0 N/A
Labour M. Walker 3,074
Labour A. Forster 2,953
Conservative J. Hill 817 21.0 N/A
Conservative C. Dempsey 653
Conservative R. Baron 639
Majority 2,257 58.0 N/A
Turnout 3,891 29.7 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Newburn #3[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Lanaghan 1,501 51.4 N/A
Labour R. Clarke 1,500
Labour J. Murray 1,448
Conservative Ms. I. Faith 1,420 48.6 N/A
Conservative D. McKeag 1,311
Conservative W. Weeks 1,277
Majority 81 2.8 N/A
Turnout 2,921 41.0 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Sandyford[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B. Collins 1,688 61.7 N/A
Conservative Ms. P. Collins 1,643
Conservative P. Martin 1,546
Labour J. Higgins 1,048 38.3 N/A
Labour C. Swainston 1,027
Labour P. Slade 1,006
Majority 640 23.4 N/A
Turnout 2,736 37.1 N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Scotswood[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Russell 1,283 62.7 N/A
Labour A. Davison 1,259
Labour R. Burgess 1,234
Conservative W. Thomlinson 763 37.3 N/A
Majority 520 25.4 N/A
Turnout 2,064 26.5 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
St. Anthonys[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Abrahams 1,762 90.9 N/A
Labour Ms. M. Abrahams 1,633
Labour D. Webster 1,571
Conservative M. Coote 177 9.1 N/A
Majority 1,585 81.7 N/A
Turnout 1,939 27.3 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
St. Lawrence[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Forster 1,581 87.3 N/A
Labour Ms. M. Collins 1,574
Labour T. Collins 1,560
Conservative R. Lungley 230 12.7 N/A
Majority 1,351 74.6 N/A
Turnout 1,811 27.0 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Walker[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour N. Stockdale 1,725 81.8 N/A
Labour J. Stanners 1,699
Labour G. Drew 1,628
Conservative A. Storey 262 12.4 N/A
Conservative E. Liddell 219
Conservative A. Telford 210
Communist Ms. N. Manchee 122 5.8 N/A
Majority 1,463 69.4 N/A
Turnout 2,109 21.1 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Walkergate[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Gray 1,905 59.8 N/A
Labour O. Cairns 1,793
Labour T. Marr 1,650
Conservative L. Bulman 1,281 40.2 N/A
Conservative J. Usher 1,117
Conservative J. Hoggins 1,114
Majority 624 19.6 N/A
Turnout 3,186 33.8 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
West City[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Stabler 984 84.2 N/A
Labour Ms. I. Steedman 893
Labour W. Wilson 881
Conservative B. McLeod 184 15.8 N/A
Majority 800 68.5 N/A
Turnout 1,168 18.2 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Wingrove[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative N. Trotter 1,651 68.3 N/A
Conservative Ms. O. Kaer 1,570
Conservative P. Wardropper 1,556
Labour R. Bailey 765 31.7 N/A
Labour S. Cohen 742
Labour T. Palmer 728
Majority 886 36.7 N/A
Turnout 2,416 30.5 N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Woolsington[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Allen 1,290 50.7 N/A
Labour E. Smith 1,238
Labour J. Kerrigan 1,201
Conservative A. Rotherford 729 28.7 N/A
Conservative L. Kirby 707
Conservative R. Berstone 675
Independent T. Johnson 523 20.6 N/A
Independent J. Squires 426
Majority 561 22.0 N/A
Turnout 2,542 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac "Elections Centre: Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1973-2012" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk/plymouth.ac.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
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