1973 Adur District Council election
Appearance
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The first elections to the newly created Adur District Council established by the Local Government Act 1972 in England and Wales were held 7 June 1973. Overall turnout was recorded at 46.6%.[1]
The election resulted in no overall control.[2][3]
Election result
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.2 | 29.9 | 5,961 | N/A | |
Conservative | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.1 | 43.0 | 8,589 | N/A | |
Labour | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.5 | 20.4 | 4,072 | N/A | |
Residents | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 653 | N/A | |
Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 688 | N/A |
This resulted in the following composition of the council:[2]
Party | New council | |
---|---|---|
Liberal | 16 | |
Conservative | 13 | |
Labour | 5 | |
Independent Residents | 2 | |
Independent | 1 | |
Total | 37 | |
Working majority | -5 |
Ward results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Residents | James P. Ms. | 653 | 57.4 | N/A | |
Residents | Warner B. Ms. | 648 | |||
Conservative | Robbins W. | 415 | 36.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | Moseley P. | 378 | |||
Labour | Harwood J. Ms. | 70 | 6.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 20.9 | N/A | |||
Turnout | 49.2 | N/A | |||
Residents win (new seat) | |||||
Residents win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Elliott I.R.W. | 592 | 54.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | Hurrell C. | 563 | |||
Liberal | Boustead T. | 423 | 39.2 | N/A | |
Liberal | Brook D. Ms. | 421 | |||
Labour | Knee G. | 65 | 6.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 15.6 | N/A | |||
Turnout | 38.1 | N/A | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Colquhoun M. Ms. | 698 | 67.4 | N/A | |
Labour | Mitchell C. | 625 | |||
Conservative | Ransom A. | 338 | 32.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | Richings C. | 321 | |||
Majority | 34.8 | N/A | |||
Turnout | 40.1 | N/A | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Carr G. | 655 | 51.1 | N/A | |
Labour | White J. | 627 | 48.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | Chipperfield K. | 620 | |||
Labour | Harwood R. | 595 | |||
Majority | 2.2 | N/A | |||
Turnout | 46.7 | N/A | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richards F. Ms. | 521 | 49.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | Potter E. | 439 | |||
Liberal | Blackman G. | 417 | 39.9 | N/A | |
Liberal | Swatheridge W. | 408 | |||
Labour | Watson A. | 108 | 10.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 9.9 | N/A | |||
Turnout | 49.2 | N/A | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Page F. | 516 | 48.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | Smith M. | 502 | |||
Liberal | Symonds A. | 455 | 42.6 | N/A | |
Liberal | King M. Ms. | 445 | |||
Labour | Mitchell R. Ms. | 98 | 9.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 5.7 | N/A | |||
Turnout | 46.7 | N/A | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Wey G. | 614 | 47.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Coghlan J. | 505 | |||
Labour | Clark R. | 347 | 26.6 | N/A | |
Independent | Divers B. | 344 | 26.4 | N/A | |
Labour | Kenward E. Ms. | 302 | |||
Majority | 20.4 | N/A | |||
Turnout | 65.9 | N/A | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Sharman E. | 344 | 56.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | Dunn R. | 263 | 43.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 13.4 | N/A | |||
Turnout | 50.8 | N/A | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Moon K. | 625 | 50.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | Newman J. Ms. | 622 | 49.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | Joyce V. Ms. | 617 | |||
Labour | Boreham L. | 566 | |||
Majority | 0.2 | N/A | |||
Turnout | 50.6 | N/A | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Hobbis J. | 379 | 64.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | Gristwood R. | 209 | 35.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 28.9 | N/A | |||
Turnout | 55.9 | N/A | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Barber R. | 782 | 62.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | Sweet I. Ms. | 778 | |||
Labour | Berry P. | 469 | 37.5 | N/A | |
Labour | Moon J. Ms. | 412 | |||
Majority | 25.0 | N/A | |||
Turnout | 50.3 | N/A | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Peter Bartram | 1,178 | 55.5 | N/A | |
Liberal | Brooks J. | 982 | |||
Liberal | Sherlock M. Ms. | 936 | |||
Liberal | Hamblin C. | 896 | |||
Conservative | Wilkinson F. | 763 | 35.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | Lane A. Ms. | 681 | |||
Conservative | Ball S. | 663 | |||
Labour | Waters R. | 183 | 8.6 | N/A | |
Labour | Lichfield S. | 181 | |||
Majority | 19.5 | N/A | |||
Turnout | 48.7 | N/A | |||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Hills D. | 833 | 44.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | Burley Y. Ms. | 820 | 43.9 | N/A | |
Liberal | Baird D. | 820 | |||
Liberal | Burt R. | 816 | |||
Conservative | Trickey M. Ms. | 815 | |||
Liberal | Swadling M. | 796 | |||
Conservative | Snowdon R. Ms. | 790 | |||
Conservative | Collins M. | 755 | |||
Labour | Barnes B. Ms. | 217 | 11.6 | N/A | |
Labour | Barnes C. | 212 | |||
Labour | Ford M. | 199 | |||
Majority | 0.7 | N/A | |||
Turnout | 42.3 | N/A | |||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Robinson C. Ms. | 1,152 | 56.6 | N/A | |
Liberal | Robinson J. | 1,149 | |||
Liberal | Kimmins A. | 1,067 | |||
Liberal | Leeds J. | 1,023 | |||
Conservative | Passmore R. | 697 | 34.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | Potter D. | 634 | |||
Conservative | Hussey D. | 621 | |||
Conservative | Plummer D. Ms. | 598 | |||
Labour | Gatland L. Ms. | 186 | 9.1 | N/A | |
Labour | Gatland J. | 183 | |||
Labour | Kelly M. Ms. | 174 | |||
Labour | Kelly P. | 156 | |||
Majority | 22.4 | N/A | |||
Turnout | 45.3 | N/A | |||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Burridge B. | 1,503 | 65.8 | N/A | |
Liberal | Green B. | 1,424 | |||
Liberal | Charlton J. | 1,415 | |||
Liberal | Cheal J. | 1,408 | |||
Liberal | Nicholls B. | 1,331 | |||
Conservative | Sparkes E. Ms. | 782 | 34.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | Beasley E. Ms. | 757 | |||
Conservative | Garnham R. Ms. | 726 | |||
Majority | 31.6 | N/A | |||
Turnout | 35.9 | N/A | |||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
References
[edit]- ^ Local elections in Britain: a statistical digest, edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. 2nd Edition 2003
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Elections Centre: Adur 1973-2012" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk/plymouth.ac.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ "Vote 2012: Adur". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2018.