The 1973 Corby District Council election were the first elections to the newly created Corby District 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 corporation on 1 April 1974. The election resulted in Labour gaining control of the council.[1]
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Turnout | 42.4% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ward-by-Ward Results edit
Beanfield East Ward (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | K. Glendenning | 462 | |||
Labour | W. Mawdsley | 361 | |||
Labour | P. McGowan | 361 | |||
Communist | J. Reilly | 109 | |||
Turnout | 20.6% | ||||
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Beanfield West Ward (6 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | J. Forshaw | 725 | |||
Labour | C. Binley | 712 | |||
Labour | J. Wallace | 704 | |||
Labour | E. Donald | 686 | |||
Labour | C. Russell | 685 | |||
Labour | C. Keeney | 665 | |||
Conservative | D. Worrall | 561 | |||
Turnout | 19.9% | ||||
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Forest Gate Ward (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | E. Wright | 910 | |||
Labour | J. Sullivan | 778 | |||
Labour | A. Portman | 775 | |||
Conservative | M. Perkins | 718 | |||
Conservative | R. Gillett | 575 | |||
Conservative | J. Campbell | 569 | |||
Turnout | 54.6% | ||||
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Gretton Ward (1 seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | R. Ogilvie | 233 | |||
Independent | J. Canning | 197 | |||
Conservative | A. Campbell | 119 | |||
Turnout | 64.4% | ||||
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Lodge Park Ward (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | P. Floody | 661 | |||
Labour | W. Stewart | 550 | |||
Labour | F. Smyth | 491 | |||
Liberal | W. Welford | 442 | |||
Conservative | M. Swinburn | 389 | |||
Turnout | 34.4% | ||||
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Old Town Ward (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Independent Socialist | T. Sykes | 676 | |||
Labour | B. Taylor | 563 | |||
Labour | P. Huckle | 541 | |||
Labour | K. O'Neill | 529 | |||
Turnout | 39.1% | ||||
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Pen Green Ward (2 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | B. Wright | 654 | ||
Labour | J. Carr | 649 | ||
Conservative | D. Ashburner | 319 | ||
Conservative | V. Wilkinson | 281 |
Rural West Ward (1 seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | R. Webster | 212 | |||
Independent | F. Glover | 169 | |||
VIC | M. York | 125 | |||
Labour | G. Bingley | 95 | |||
Turnout | 61.3% | ||||
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Stanion Ward (1 seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Independent | J. Lloyd | 153 | |||
Independent | J. Hopkins | 138 | |||
Labour | M. Perkins | 79 | |||
Turnout | 57.5% | ||||
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Studfall Ward (6 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | J. Kane | 1,133 | |||
Labour | D. Moon | 1,002 | |||
Labour | C. Stewart | 967 | |||
Labour | E. Stewart | 885 | |||
Labour | G. McCart | 855 | |||
Labour | J. Cowling | 800 | |||
Communist | I. Reid | 274 | |||
Communist | H. Burry | 236 | |||
Turnout | 24.1% | ||||
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Town Centre (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | T. Bayliffe | 553 | |||
Labour | H. Dobbs | 487 | |||
Labour | J. Gray | 477 | |||
Conservative | C. Lear | 324 | |||
Conservative | E. Barclay | 309 | |||
Conservative | I. McBride | 253 | |||
Independent | K. Farnham | 143 | |||
Turnout | 29.1% | ||||
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Weldon Ward (1 seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Independent | J. Perrett | 293 | |||
Independent | G. Reed | 214 | |||
Labour | J. Copeland | 129 | |||
Turnout | 58.1% | ||||
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References edit
- ^ a b Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1973. Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK: The Elections Centre. p. 12.
- ^ "Local Election Summaries 1973". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Corby Borough Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Elections Centre.