The 1973 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election took place on 10 May 1973 to elect members of North Bedfordshire Borough Council in England. This was the same day as other local elections.

Overall Results

1973 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 22 0 0 0 39.3 34.9 11,468 0
  Conservative 20 0 0 0 35.7 33.5 11,017 0
  Independent 11 0 0 0 19.6 19.6 6,430 0
  Liberal 2 0 0 0 3.6 10.0 3,289 0
  Ind. Conservative 1 0 0 0 1.8 0.8 262 0
  Residents 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 252 0
  Independent Labour 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 93 0
  Communist 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 74 0

A total of 32,885 valid votes were cast.
The turnout was 37.8%

After the election the composition of the council was:

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22 2 11 1 20
Labour Liberal Independent Ind Con Conservative

Ward Results

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Cauldwell

No. 1 (Cauldwell) - 4 seats
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Astle 1,301 74.7
Labour J. Ansell-Sutton 1,254 72.0
Labour R. Elford 1,208 69.4
Labour V. Storrow 1,167 67.0
Conservative A. Coles 440 25.3
Conservative V. Fattorusso 279 16.0
Majority 861 49.5
Turnout 1,741 31.2
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

De Parys

No. 2 (De Parys) - 6 seats
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Randall 1,673 47.3
Conservative R. Gwynne-Jones 1,671 47.2
Conservative D. Lennox-Lamb 1,650 46.6
Conservative R. Whittingham 1,649 46.6
Conservative E. Smith 1,546 43.7
Conservative G. Senior 1,482 41.9
Liberal A. Crouch 1,139 32.2
Liberal J. Burley 1,103 31.2
Liberal J. Barnes 1,100 31.1
Liberal J. Fennell 974 27.5
Liberal C. Steptoe 881 24.9
Liberal R. Cunnick 854 24.1
Labour K. Davies 726 20.5
Labour R. Richardson 715 20.2
Labour G. Blowers 715 20.2
Labour M. Kirk 684 19.3
Labour B. Ashton 681 19.2
Labour B. Jackson 663 18.7
Majority 534 15.1
Turnout 3,538 37.9
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Goldington

No. 3 (Goldington) - 6 seats
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. Slatter 1,475 37.0
Labour R. Wildman 1,435 36.0
Labour G. Robbins 1,427 35.8
Labour S. Ayre 1,350 33.8
Liberal A. Lennon 1,346 33.7
Labour V. Tilley 1,311 32.9
Labour K. Passant 1,303 32.7
Labour F. Garrick 1,302 32.6
Liberal J. Lennon 1,270 31.8
Liberal P. Smith 1,250 31.3
Liberal J. Yunnie 1,215 30.5
Conservative H. Bushell 1,080 27.1
Conservative C. Frost 1,025 25.7
Conservative E. Bushell 1,007 25.2
Conservative J. Hitchcock 986 24.7
Conservative M. Palmer 944 23.7
Conservative A. Johns 943 23.6
Majority 40 1.0
Turnout 3,990 40.9
Liberal win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Harpur

No. 4 (Harpur) - 5 seats
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent B. Dillingham 1,672 44.3
Independent M. Still 1,524 40.4
Independent G. Orr 1,264 33.5
Labour M. Cotter 840 22.3
Labour T. Brown 823 21.8
Labour K. Derrick 808 21.4
Labour B. Jones 789 20.9
Labour F. Tysoe 712 18.9
Conservative D. Little 542 14.4
Conservative J. Ogunremi 540 14.3
Conservative E. Knights 539 14.3
Liberal R. Foster 515 13.6
Liberal B. Nutley 502 13.3
Liberal B. Foster 483 12.8
Liberal J. Jones 406 10.8
Liberal D. Pratt 378 10.0
Residents P. Horn 206 5.5
Majority 832 22.0
Turnout 3,775 50.7
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Kingsbrook

No. 5 (Kingsbrook) - 4 seats
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour K. Scott 1,340 79.8
Labour G. Colling 1,266 75.4
Labour T. Mansell 1,242 74.0
Labour D. Upton 1,192 71.0
Conservative S. Sanders 265 15.8
Conservative R. Attree 244 14.5
Communist P. Waite 74 4.4
Majority 1,075 64.0
Turnout 1,679 29.7
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Newnham

No. 6 (Newnham) - 4 seats
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Valentine 1,352 62.1
Conservative J. Cook 1,323 60.8
Conservative D. Bygrave 1,244 57.2
Conservative T. Donnelly 1,240 57.0
Labour S. Symes 824 37.9
Labour F. Burdett 783 36.0
Labour R. Crane 765 35.2
Labour C. Turner 724 33.3
Majority 528 24.3
Turnout 2,176 32.2
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Queens Park

No. 7 (Queens Park) - 3 seats
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Sharman 1,453 51.1
Labour J. George 1,388 48.9
Conservative J. Ireland 1,154 40.6
Labour P. Holman 1,131 39.8
Conservative N. Wright 1,059 37.3
Labour S. Pass 1,040 36.6
Majority 65 2.3
Turnout 2,841 60.8
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Bromham

No. 8 (Bromham) - 2 seats
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative V. Cartwright 842 84.5
Conservative G. Bates 804 80.7
Labour S. Hunt 154 15.5
Labour A. Wood 144 14.5
Majority 688 69.1
Turnout 996 31.3
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Oakley

No. 10 (Oakley)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent G. Beazley 438 60.7
Liberal L. Skevington 160 22.2
Labour S. Jones 123 17.1
Majority 278 38.6
Turnout 721 40.2
Independent win (new seat)

Carlton & Harrold

No. 11 (Carlton & Harrold)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent V. Brandon 562 61.3
Independent H. Tusting 227 24.8
Labour M. Woods 109 11.9
Independent P. Smith 19 2.1
Majority 335 36.5
Turnout 917 50.6
Independent win (new seat)

Felmersham & Sharnbrook

No. 12 (Felmersham & Sharnbrook)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent H. Martin 383 58.5
Independent R. Payne 272 41.5
Majority 111 16.9
Turnout 655 36.5
Independent win (new seat)

Knotting & Souldrop

No. 13 (Knotting & Souldrop)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Conservative D. Cooper 262 45.2
Independent R. Wilson 217 37.4
Labour S. Zaramba 101 17.4
Majority 45 7.8
Turnout 580 44.5
Ind. Conservative win (new seat)

Swineshead

No. 14 (Swineshead)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. Cocksedge 0 0.0
Majority 0 0.0
Turnout 0 0.0
Conservative win (new seat)

Riseley

No. 15 (Riseley)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent J. Swepston 296 50.1
Conservative E. Gibbs 295 49.9
Majority 1 0.2
Turnout 591 36.1
Independent win (new seat)

Roxton

No. 17 (Roxton)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent P. Merton-Jones 0 0.0
Majority 0 0.0
Turnout 0 0.0
Independent win (new seat)

Kempston Rural

No. 21 (Kempston Rural)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent G. Frossell 520 60.0
Labour R. Woods 347 40.0
Majority 173 20.0
Turnout 867 49.1
Independent win (new seat)

Wootton

No. 22 (Wootton)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent P. Chennells 597 61.7
Labour R. Barrow 370 38.3
Majority 227 23.5
Turnout 967 44.4
Independent win (new seat)

Turvey

No. 23 (Turvey)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Newman 443 64.1
Independent E. Kent 248 35.9
Majority 195 28.2
Turnout 691 49.9
Conservative win (new seat)

Kempston

No. 24 (Kempston) - 6 seats
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Baldwin 1,532 54.1
Labour A. Burton 1,529 54.0
Labour K. Burley 1,511 53.4
Labour R. West 1,454 51.4
Labour R. Lescott 1,441 50.9
Conservative P. Hooley 1,299 45.9
Conservative C. Wilson 1,275 45.0
Conservative P. Grange 1,272 44.9
Conservative W. Martin 1,247 44.0
Conservative T. Ryan 1,208 42.7
Conservative A. Rayment 1,168 41.3
Labour A. Blair 677 23.9
Majority 233 8.2
Turnout 2,831 30.5
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Clapham

Clapham - 2 seats
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Mason 504 37.6
Labour J. Parr 444 33.2
Independent E. Stratford 435 32.5
Conservative L. Bradford 400 29.9
Majority 69 5.2
Turnout 1,339 45.7
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Eastcotts

Eastcotts
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F. Hall 246 37.2
Labour R. Page 232 35.0
Ind. Labour Party K. Sillett 93 14.0
Residents R. Harpur 46 6.9
Independent A. Kilminster 45 6.8
Majority 14 2.1
Turnout 662 44.2
Conservative win (new seat)

Great Barford

Great Barford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent V. Webb 252 50.9
Conservative V. Farrar 243 49.1
Majority 9 1.8
Turnout 495 29.4
Independent win (new seat)

Renhold

Renhold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative N. Polhill 0 0.0
Majority 0 0.0
Turnout 0 0.0
Conservative win (new seat)

Wilshamstead

Wilshamstead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative V. Wisson 444 53.3
Labour F. Tompkins 142 17.0
Independent C. Taylor 134 16.1
Independent C. Simmonds 113 13.6
Majority 302 36.3
Turnout 833 46.9
Conservative win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ "Bedford Borough Council Election Results" (PDF). The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
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