1973 Stevenage Borough Council election
| |||||||||||||||||||
All 35 seats to Stevenage Borough Council 18 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||
The 1973 Stevenage Borough Council election were the first elections to the newly created Stevenage Borough Council 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 urban district council on 1 April 1974. The election resulted in Labour gaining control of the council, which it has held continuously to the present day.[1][2] The new council was awarded borough status when it came into its powers on 1 April 1974, allowing the chairman to take the title of mayor.[3] The first mayor was Labour councillor Jim Cockerton.[4]
Overall results[edit]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 32 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 91.4% | 55.9% | 8,643 | n/a | ||
| Conservative | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 8.6% | 25.5% | 3,935 | n/a | ||
| Liberal | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0.0% | 18.6% | 2,880 | n/a | ||
| Total | 35 | 15,458 | ||||||||
| Labour win | ||||||||||
Ward results[edit]
Bedwell (5 seats)[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | K. Hopkins | 1,290 | ||
| Labour | R. Fowler | 1,270 | ||
| Labour | B. Underwood | 1,260 | ||
| Labour | L. Cummins | 1,239 | ||
| Labour | D. Wiltshire | 1,185 | ||
| Conservative | F. Haine | 522 | ||
| Conservative | A. Flanagan | 518 | ||
| Conservative | M. Henry | 499 | ||
| Conservative | M. Richardson | 485 | ||
| Conservative | E. Trillo | 415 | ||
| Liberal | A. Robbins | 399 | ||
| Turnout | 37.3% | |||
Broadwater (5 seats)[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Cockerton | 1,266 | ||
| Labour | S. Munden | 1,203 | ||
| Labour | W. Lawrence | 1,200 | ||
| Labour | N. Wilson | 1,166 | ||
| Labour | R. Vogel | 1,160 | ||
| Liberal | S. Booth | 670 | ||
| Liberal | E. Brook | 669 | ||
| Liberal | M. Faraday | 662 | ||
| Liberal | T. Smallwood | 622 | ||
| Liberal | N. Smith | 612 | ||
| Conservative | F. Mumford | 367 | ||
| Conservative | J. Marsden | 361 | ||
| Conservative | F. Waitt | 334 | ||
| Conservative | H. Silberstein | 317 | ||
| Turnout | 33.5% | |||
Chells (5 seats)[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Clarke | 1,203 | ||
| Labour | P. Metcalfe | 1,203 | ||
| Labour | M. Cotter | 1,194 | ||
| Labour | M. Palmer | 1,178 | ||
| Labour | K. Vale | 1,175 | ||
| Conservative | M. Britton | 336 | ||
| Conservative | A. Wilson | 327 | ||
| Conservative | C. Barker | 324 | ||
| Conservative | K. McMullen | 319 | ||
| Conservative | E. Olley | 306 | ||
| Turnout | 23.8% | |||
Old Stevenage (6 seats)[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | H. Morris | 1,327 | ||
| Conservative | J. Boyd | 1,311 | ||
| Conservative | W. Boyd | 1,291 | ||
| Labour | R. Green | 1,261 | ||
| Conservative | A. Lines | 1,193 | ||
| Labour | B. Shea | 1,129 | ||
| Labour | V. Folbigg | 1,116 | ||
| Labour | F. Schofield | 1,107 | ||
| Conservative | K. Stutley | 1,043 | ||
| Labour | G. Balderstone | 1,041 | ||
| Conservative | A. Hale | 1,007 | ||
| Liberal | A. Curling | 499 | ||
| Liberal | M. Dawson | 498 | ||
| Turnout | 43.8% | |||
Pin Green (8 seats)[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. Clark | 2,170 | ||
| Labour | G. Colston | 2,139 | ||
| Labour | G. Mannall | 2,105 | ||
| Labour | A. Corner | 2,103 | ||
| Labour | K. Taylor | 2,086 | ||
| Labour | T. Morgan | 2,057 | ||
| Labour | E. Musgrove | 2,037 | ||
| Labour | D. Rice | 2,025 | ||
| Conservative | B. Goble | 1,194 | ||
| Conservative | C. Aylin | 1,030 | ||
| Conservative | K. Meller | 1,019 | ||
| Conservative | L. Smith | 981 | ||
| Conservative | P. McPartland | 981 | ||
| Conservative | P. Hagger | 978 | ||
| Conservative | P. Johnson | 965 | ||
| Conservative | S. Woods | 925 | ||
| Liberal | M. McDonough | 903 | ||
| Liberal | I. Hargreaves | 878 | ||
| Liberal | W. Price | 852 | ||
| Liberal | R. Abbott | 832 | ||
| Liberal | L. McDonough | 826 | ||
| Turnout | 35.0% | |||
Shephall (6 seats)[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Pickersgill | 1,387 | ||
| Labour | B. Hall | 1,370 | ||
| Labour | D. Burr | 1,356 | ||
| Labour | S. Greenfield | 1,345 | ||
| Labour | I. Johnson | 1,340 | ||
| Labour | R. Linford | 1,316 | ||
| Liberal | R. Green | 409 | ||
| Liberal | G. Robbins | 388 | ||
| Conservative | D. Sear | 205 | ||
| Conservative | A. Gibbs | 204 | ||
| Conservative | M. Gibbs | 199 | ||
| Conservative | P. Sear | 190 | ||
| Conservative | P. Goble | 169 | ||
| Turnout | 25.3% | |||
References[edit]
- ^ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
- ^ "Local Election Summaries 1973". The Elections Centre.
- ^ "District Councils and Boroughs". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 28 March 1974. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ "New chapter in the history of Stevenage". Letchworth and Baldock Citizen Gazette. 18 April 1974. p. 13.
- ^ a b c d e f "Stevenage Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Retrieved 11 July 2019.
