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The 1973 Fenland District Council election took place on 7 June 1973 to elect members for Fenland District Council in the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. The Conservative Party became the largest bloc on the new council, with half the seats.
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1973 Fenland District Council elections edit
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 20 | - | - | - | 50 | ||||
Independent | 12 | - | - | - | 30 | - | |||
Liberal | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
Labour | 8 | - | - | - | 20 | - |
Summary edit
At the first meeting of the council, Edward Morris (Independent) was elected chairman.[3]
Ward results edit
For 1 April 1974 (first election 7 June 1973) to 6 May 1976:
Benwick and Doddington edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Independent | R Dunham | 334 | 43.3 | ||
Labour | H Miller | 280 | 36.3 | ||
Conservative | L Richards | 158 | 20.5 | ||
Independent win (new seat) |
Chatteris edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | R Heading [4] | 1,308 | 46.6 | ||
Independent | H Oakley | 969 | 32.7 | ||
Independent | R Goodger | 956 | |||
Independent | S Barrett | 885 | |||
Labour | J Oldfield | 613 | 20.7 | ||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Independent win (new seat) | |||||
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Independent win (new seat) |
Elm edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Independent | R Curston | 810 | 81.0 | ||
Independent | Arthur Ingle | 714 | |||
Labour | V Neave | 190 | |||
Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Leverington edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | J Salter | 606 | 69.0 | ||
Conservative | R Wallace | 532 | |||
Labour | J Hawkins | 272 | 31.0 | ||
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Conservative win (new seat) |
Manea edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | D Morris | 231 | 60.9 | ||
Independent | S Rutterford | 148 | 39.1 | ||
Conservative win (new seat) |
March Eastern edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | Fred Clark | 1,975 | 59.8 | ||
Labour | G Campbell | 1,818 | |||
Labour | D Daglesst[5] | 1,743 | |||
Labour | Don Cherry | 1,345 | |||
Conservative | V Aveling | 1,325 | 40.2 | ||
Labour | A Fahey | 1,268 | |||
Conservative | J Coleman | 1,232 | |||
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Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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Conservative win (new seat) |
March Western edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Independent | C Spooner | 1,445 | 41.5 | ||
Independent | P Skoulding | 1,288 | |||
Conservative | F Grounds MBE [6] | 1,205 | 34.6 | ||
Conservative | D Fleming | 1,123 | |||
Conservative | G Morton | 1,108 | |||
Labour | W Fordham | 832 | 23.9 | ||
Labour | O Driver | 809 | |||
Labour | M Boon | 723 | |||
Conservative | S Manley | 650 | |||
Labour | P Mulgrew | 568 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
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Conservative win (new seat) |
Newton and Tydd St Giles edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Independent | A Cater | 181 | 61.4 | ||
Independent | T Dykes | 114 | 38.6 | ||
Independent win (new seat) |
Outwell and Upwell edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | D Edgson | unopposed | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Parson Drove and Wisbech St Mary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Independent | Peter Barnes | 583 | 47.5 | ||
Independent | N Payne | 565 | |||
Conservative | R Aveling | 492 | 40.1 | ||
Conservative | C Edwards | 196 | |||
Labour | E Usher | 152 | 12.4 | ||
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Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Whittlesey Ponnders Bridge and Kingsmoor edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | A Hanington | 595 | 50.0 | ||
Conservative | D Hinton | 594 | 50.00 | ||
Labour | J Lee | 511 | |||
Conservative | J French | 507 | |||
Conservative | A Bates | 495 | |||
Labour | V Copeman | 449 | |||
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Labour win (new seat) |
Whittlesey East Central edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | M Dixon-Spain | 488 | 74.4 | ||
Labour | L Wallace | 168 | 25.6 | ||
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Conservative win (new seat) |
Whittlesey West Central edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | H Lilley | 363 | 60.2 | ||
Labour | H Cocksedge | 241 | 39.8 | ||
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Whittlesey Coates edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | D Marston | 303 | 78.9 | ||
Labour | A Clarke | 81 | 21.1 | ||
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Conservative win (new seat) |
Wimblington edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | E Morris | 388 | 76.7 | ||
Independent | P Miller | 118 | 23.3 | ||
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Conservative win (new seat) |
Wisbech East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | M Osborn | 992 | 61.7 | ||
Conservative | Bob Lake | 967 | |||
Conservative | P Green | 860 | |||
Conservative | B Petts | 846 | |||
Labour | W Pomeroy | 617 | 38.3 | ||
Labour | N Ogden | 563 | |||
Labour | L Bowden | 541 | |||
Labour | H Clarke | 535 | |||
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Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
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Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Whittlesey Central edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | Richard Hinton | unopposed | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Whittlesey South edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | Raymond Whitwell | unopposed | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Whittlesey West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | Harold Lilley | unopposed | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Wisbech North edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Independent | G Gibbs | 1,383 | 54.5 | ||
Labour | D Perry | 607 | 23.9 | ||
Labour | K Williams | 567 | |||
Conservative | B Drew | 547 | 21.6 | ||
Labour | K Brennan | 434 | |||
Independent | O Alderman | 336 | |||
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Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Wisbech South and West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | L Rands | 757 | 37.3 | ||
Conservative | H Piggott | 695 | |||
Conservative | N Gibson | 676 | |||
Labour | Harry Potter | 652 | 32.3 | ||
Independent | T Coleman | 611 | 30.2 | ||
Labour | M Usher | 422 | |||
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References edit
- ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1973. Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK: The Elections Centre. p. 13.
- ^ Local elections in Britain: a statistical digest, edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. 1993
- ^ "Tories have control". Lynn News and Advertiser. 22 June 1973. p. 2.
- ^ "Former Fenland chairman". www.wisbechstandard.co.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "Misery for the Mayors". Fenland Advertiser. 9 May 1979. p. 5.
- ^ "MBE awarded". www.cambstimes.co.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2021.