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The 1973 Portsmouth City Council election was held on 10 May 1973 as part of the first elections to the new local authorities established by the Local Government Act 1972 in England and Wales. 48 councillors were elected from 16 electoral divisions. Each division returned three councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a three-year term of office.
The Conservative Party won overall control of the council.
Election results edit
Portsmouth City Council election, 1973 | ||||||||
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Party | Seats | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | Candidates | |||
Conservative | 28 | 58.3% | 49.8% | 76,844 | 48 | |||
Labour | 17 | 35.4% | 44.7% | 68,974 | 48 | |||
Independent | 3 | 6.3% | 2.9% | 4,462 | 3 | |||
Liberal | 0 | 0 | 2.6% | 4,071 | 4 |
Ward results edit
Buckland edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Syd Rapson | 1,842 | 52.0% | ||
Labour | J. Wearn | 1,734 | |||
Conservative | R. Taylor | 1,697 | 48.0% | ||
Conservative | Ms V. Lubin | 1,691 | |||
Labour | I. Christie | 1,642 | |||
Conservative | B. Lewington | 1,622 | |||
Turnout | 47.4% | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Cosham edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | P. Ashley | 1,942 | 48.9% | ||
Independent | Ms. M. Anderson | 1,347 | |||
Independent | W. Dallas | 1,173 | |||
Conservative | E. Spencer | 1,061 | 26.7% | ||
Labour | K. Sparrow | 966 | 24.3% | ||
Conservative | E. Burke | 925 | |||
Labour | G. Crowhurst | 907 | |||
Labour | G. Thompson | 869 | |||
Conservative | R. Darragh | 849 | |||
Turnout | 43.5% | ||||
Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Farlington edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | I. Gibson | 2,556 | 53.4% | ||
Conservative | W. Fry | 2,485 | |||
Conservative | R. Ostler | 2,267 | |||
Liberal | Ms. B. Shepherd | 1,533 | 32.0% | ||
Labour | R. Bryant | 695 | 14.5% | ||
Labour | J. Smith | 673 | |||
Labour | D. Ingham | 673 | |||
Turnout | 45.4% | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Fratton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mike Hancock | 1,544 | 63.4% | ||
Labour | A. Gibbs | 1,504 | |||
Labour | J. James | 1,393 | |||
Conservative | Ms. H. Austin | 893 | 36.6% | ||
Conservative | A. Hasker | 855 | |||
Conservative | K. Jordan | 826 | |||
Turnout | 31.6% | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Havelock edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C. Johnstone | 2,175 | 50.5% | ||
Conservative | E. Taplin | 2,134 | 49.5% | ||
Conservative | T. Gregory | 2,092 | |||
Labour | Ms. M. Kenny | 2,046 | |||
Conservative | B. Pickering | 2,042 | |||
Labour | D. Brown | 1,985 | |||
Turnout | 46.9% | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Highland edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C. Wakefield | 2,301 | 53.9% | ||
Conservative | A. Elliot | 2,247 | |||
Conservative | J. Lodge | 2,177 | |||
Labour | B. Miller | 1,965 | 46.1% | ||
Labour | Mrs. E. Wright | 1,820 | |||
Labour | G. Lemon | 1,790 | |||
Turnout | 41.9% | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Kingston edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Hancock | 2,544 | 51.5% | ||
Conservative | J. Brogden | 2,527 | |||
Labour | P. Chandler | 2,399 | 48.5% | ||
Conservative | E. Loney-Hampton | 2,385 | |||
Labour | S. Mitchell | 2,299 | |||
Labour | Ms. J. Sharma | 2,222 | |||
Turnout | 46.6% | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Meredith edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. Darby | 2,374 | 55.8% | ||
Conservative | J. Rigby | 2,372 | |||
Conservative | F. Sorrell | 2,288 | |||
Labour | W. Stillwell | 1,882 | 44.2% | ||
Labour | P. Kingswell | 1,723 | |||
Labour | C. Arrowsmith | 1,659 | |||
Turnout | 38.3% | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Nelson edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Marshall | 2,058 | 55.7% | ||
Conservative | A. Mos | 1,753 | |||
Labour | P. Hancock | 1,635 | 44.3% | ||
Conservative | C. Fortnum | 1,604 | |||
Labour | J. Attrill | 1,334 | |||
Labour | A. Golds | 1,287 | |||
Turnout | 54.6% | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
North End edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. Dann | 2,131 | 53.8% | ||
Conservative | K. Hale | 2,115 | |||
Conservative | Ms. A. Tomlin | 2,093 | |||
Labour | B. Tyler | 1,829 | 46.2% | ||
Labour | Ms. J. Jamieson | 1,809 | |||
Labour | J. Patey | 1,726 | |||
Turnout | 40.7% | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Paulsgrove edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ms. M. Price | 1,533 | 51.9% | ||
Labour | G. Austin | 1,457 | |||
Labour | J. Mitchell | 1,416 | |||
Liberal | R. Schollar | 945 | 32.0% | ||
Liberal | Ms. I. Young | 818 | |||
Liberal | J. Young | 775 | |||
Conservative | W. Snelling | 478 | 16.2% | ||
Conservative | M. Rendle | 476 | |||
Conservative | Ms. J. Snelling | 475 | |||
Turnout | 26.1% | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Portsea edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ms. A. Ashworth | 1,312 | 69.3% | ||
Labour | R. Grant | 1,304 | |||
Labour | R. Thomas | 1,289 | |||
Conservative | T. Hasker | 580 | 30.7 | ||
Conservative | Mrs. D. Jeram | 566 | |||
Conservative | H. Osborne | 541 | |||
Turnout | 34.0 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
St. Jude edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Sotnick | 1,571 | 71.8 | ||
Conservative | J. Lubin | 1,495 | |||
Conservative | J. Cockerill | 1,483 | |||
Labour | M. Smith | 616 | 28.2 | ||
Labour | F. Guy | 601 | |||
Labour | H. Harris | 576 | |||
Turnout | 26.3 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
St. Mary & Guildhall edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E. Kelly | 1,354 | 80.6 | ||
Labour | A. White | 1,316 | |||
Labour | Mrs. E. Fudge | 1,307 | |||
Conservative | J. Rothery | 325 | 19.4 | ||
Conservative | A. Stanley | 209 | |||
Conservative | M. Trett | 295 | |||
Turnout | 30.6 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
St. Simon edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | G. Byng | 1,733 | 71.6 | ||
Conservative | Ms. A. Scorey | 1,678 | |||
Conservative | A. Spraggs | 1,670 | |||
Labour | Ms. J. Christie | 688 | 28.4 | ||
Labour | B. Armer | 659 | |||
Labour | D. Elner | 649 | |||
Turnout | 29.9 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
St. Thomas edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | S. Fiddy | 2,157 | 56.2 | ||
Conservative | L. Kitchen | 2,049 | |||
Conservative | C. Worley | 1,999 | |||
Labour | R. Bromley | 1,683 | 43.8 | ||
Labour | D. Jewell | 1,635 | |||
Labour | M. Murphy | 1,552 | |||
Turnout | 37.8 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |