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Thefirst elections to thenewly createdCalderdale Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 10 May 1973, with the entirety of the 51 seat council — three seats for each of the 17 wards — up for vote. TheLocal Government Act 1972 stipulated that the elected members were to shadow and eventually take over from the predecessor corporation on 1 April 1974. The order in which the councillors were elected dictated their term serving, with third-place candidates serving two years and up for re-election in 1975, second-placed three years expiring in 1976 and 1st-placed five years until 1978.
As well as replacing theCounty Borough of Halifax, the new council included:
The election resulted inLabour gaining control.
In May 1974 a by-election for the Brighouse ward occurred to replace theConservative councillor G. Wood. The by-election was won by theLabour candidate M. Cunningham.
| Calderdale Borough Council election 1973[1][2] | |||||||||||||||
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| Party | Candidates | Votes | |||||||||||||
| Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % | |||||||
| Labour | 49 | 28 | - | - | - | 54.9 | 40.0 | 65,232 | - | ||||||
| Conservative | 51 | 18 | - | - | - | 35.3 | 38.9 | 63,428 | - | ||||||
| Liberal | 31 | 5 | - | - | - | 9.8 | 18.5 | 30,147 | - | ||||||
| Independent | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2,479 | - | ||||||
| Socialist | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1,122 | - | ||||||
| Ind. Conservative | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | 0.3 | 482 | - | ||||||
After the election the composition of the council was:
| 28 | 18 | 5 |
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal |
| Party | New council | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 28 | |||
| Conservative | 18 | |||
| Liberal | 5 | |||
| Total | 51 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | M. Mitchell | 2,325 | 46.8 | − | |
| Labour | S. Womersley | 1,984 | − | ||
| Conservative | G. Wood | 1,519 | 30.6 | − | |
| Conservative | B. Newton | 1,511 | − | ||
| Labour | M. Cunningham | 1,473 | − | ||
| Conservative | C. Tinker | 1,450 | − | ||
| Socialist | S. Williams | 1,122 | 22.6 | − | |
| Turnout | 61.9 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | K. Cawdry | 1,355 | 35.4 | − | |
| Liberal | W. Ramsden | 1,295 | 33.8 | − | |
| Labour | A. Nutton | 1,178 | 30.8 | − | |
| Conservative | S. Taylor | 998 | − | ||
| Liberal | H. Fox | 996 | − | ||
| Liberal | D. Rabone | 953 | − | ||
| Labour | B. Firth | 939 | − | ||
| Labour | J. Heathcote | 861 | − | ||
| Conservative | G. Astwood | 852 | − | ||
| Turnout | 51.8 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | D. Shutt | 1,358 | 45.3 | − | |
| Liberal | H. Howe | 1,302 | − | ||
| Liberal | N. Kemp | 1,240 | − | ||
| Labour | A. Lane | 846 | 28.2 | − | |
| Conservative | M. Jones | 797 | 26.6 | − | |
| Conservative | H. Tetlaw | 730 | − | ||
| Labour | K. Stacey | 680 | − | ||
| Labour | E. Bland | 647 | − | ||
| Conservative | E. Challenger | 569 | − | ||
| Turnout | 51.6 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | F. Barker | 2,379 | 39.2 | − | |
| Labour | G. Bryant | 1,443 | − | ||
| Labour | S. Leach | 1,189 | − | ||
| Conservative | M. Fisher | 1,184 | 19.5 | − | |
| Liberal | D. Flethcer | 1,178 | 19.4 | − | |
| Liberal | S. Yorke | 1,149 | − | ||
| Conservative | R. Helliwell | 1,106 | − | ||
| Liberal | T. Doyle | 881 | − | ||
| Independent | M. Sutherland | 850 | 14.0 | − | |
| Independent | H. Knowles | 812 | − | ||
| Conservative | J. Price | 736 | − | ||
| Ind. Conservative | A. Stromberg | 482 | 7.9 | − | |
| Turnout | 63.9 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | I. Jones | 996 | 46.0 | − | |
| Labour | W. Higgins | 920 | − | ||
| Labour | K. Lord | 872 | − | ||
| Conservative | C. Rooks | 719 | 33.2 | − | |
| Conservative | M. Jagger | 510 | − | ||
| Conservative | G. Shaw | 506 | − | ||
| Liberal | F. Withey | 451 | 20.8 | − | |
| Liberal | C. Guy | 288 | − | ||
| Liberal | R. Binns | 250 | − | ||
| Turnout | 31.5 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | W. Sharp | 2,333 | 60.6 | − | |
| Conservative | R. Sunderland | 2,309 | − | ||
| Conservative | D. Crinall | 2,244 | − | ||
| Labour | W. Tankard | 1,520 | 39.4 | − | |
| Labour | F. Stapleford | 1,487 | − | ||
| Labour | D. Wood | 1,404 | − | ||
| Turnout | 40.6 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | G. Hall | 978 | 65.5 | − | |
| Labour | D. Thompson | 961 | − | ||
| Labour | J. Thompson | 906 | − | ||
| Conservative | F. Mitchell | 515 | 34.5 | − | |
| Conservative | T. Riddlesden | 448 | − | ||
| Conservative | M. Andrews | 415 | − | ||
| Turnout | 23.6 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Bradley | 1,473 | 42.9 | − | |
| Conservative | R. Conway | 1,360 | − | ||
| Conservative | C. Farrar | 1,221 | − | ||
| Liberal | S. Brownridge | 1,146 | 33.3 | − | |
| Liberal | W. Stansfield | 976 | − | ||
| Liberal | R. Shaw | 832 | − | ||
| Labour | H. Thompson | 818 | 23.8 | − | |
| Labour | D. Walters | 663 | − | ||
| Labour | W. Stubbings | 663 | − | ||
| Turnout | 48.5 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | M. Jeffreys | 1,685 | 60.1 | − | |
| Labour | J. Tolan | 1,528 | − | ||
| Labour | J. Thelwell | 1,495 | − | ||
| Conservative | T. Enderby | 1,117 | 39.9 | − | |
| Conservative | H. Gresham | 1,020 | − | ||
| Conservative | E. Cavanagh | 994 | − | ||
| Turnout | 29.3 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | E. Hions | 1,763 | 51.3 | − | |
| Conservative | L. Hanson | 1,672 | 48.7 | − | |
| Labour | F. Moss | 1,670 | − | ||
| Conservative | W. Furness | 1,624 | − | ||
| Labour | F. Clayton | 1,558 | − | ||
| Conservative | L. Hunt | 1,557 | − | ||
| Turnout | 39.6 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. Midgley | 1,582 | 41.9 | − | |
| Conservative | D. Wood | 1,308 | − | ||
| Labour | A. Benbow | 1,303 | 34.5 | − | |
| Conservative | J. Benson | 1,232 | − | ||
| Labour | E. Godfrey | 990 | − | ||
| Labour | J. Sutcliffe | 938 | − | ||
| Liberal | B. Glendinning | 889 | 23.6 | − | |
| Liberal | R. Thompson | 789 | − | ||
| Liberal | J. Kafel | 480 | − | ||
| Turnout | 45.0 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | P. Waddington | 2,009 | 42.5 | − | |
| Conservative | J. Tidswell | 1,953 | − | ||
| Conservative | J. Schofield | 1,928 | − | ||
| Liberal | P. Haley | 1,375 | 29.1 | − | |
| Labour | L. Mitchell | 1,345 | 28.4 | − | |
| Liberal | G. Binns | 1,281 | − | ||
| Liberal | A. Templeton | 1,156 | − | ||
| Turnout | 49.5 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A. Pettengell | 1,595 | 49.5 | − | |
| Labour | L. Sleigh | 1,397 | − | ||
| Labour | J. Fairhurst | 1,389 | − | ||
| Conservative | P. Dyson | 1,021 | 31.7 | − | |
| Conservative | M. Andrew | 967 | − | ||
| Conservative | C. Beverley | 901 | − | ||
| Liberal | R. Holmes | 607 | 18.8 | − | |
| Liberal | S. Pragnall | 578 | − | ||
| Liberal | C. Hemmingway | 498 | − | ||
| Turnout | 47.1 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | B. Mann | 1,819 | 49.4 | − | |
| Labour | R. Deadman | 1,647 | − | ||
| Labour | R. Metcalfe | 1,373 | − | ||
| Conservative | A. Culpan | 990 | 26.9 | − | |
| Liberal | D. Carlin | 873 | 23.7 | − | |
| Conservative | J. Clarke | 833 | − | ||
| Conservative | R. Wade | 818 | − | ||
| Turnout | 39.3 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | H. Wilson | 2,071 | 32.8 | − | |
| Conservative | H. Tootell | 2,014 | 31.9 | − | |
| Conservative | E. Dennett | 1,925 | − | ||
| Labour | A. Marshall | 1,749 | − | ||
| Labour | C. Parkinson | 1,574 | − | ||
| Conservative | F. Mills | 1,525 | − | ||
| Liberal | M. Holmstedt | 1,415 | 22.4 | − | |
| Liberal | M. Taylor | 1,413 | − | ||
| Liberal | K. Bunn | 1,144 | − | ||
| Independent | R. Wild | 817 | 12.9 | − | |
| Turnout | 56.6 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A. Berry | 2,104 | 60.1 | − | |
| Labour | W. Tate | 1,926 | − | ||
| Labour | L. Warn | 1,917 | − | ||
| Conservative | G. Webb | 1,398 | 39.9 | − | |
| Conservative | R. Farrar | 1,330 | − | ||
| Conservative | R. Slocombe | 1,280 | − | ||
| Turnout | 35.9 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. Smith | 1,519 | 41.1 | − | |
| Liberal | A. Clegg | 1,348 | 36.5 | − | |
| Conservative | B. Wildsmith | 1,313 | − | ||
| Liberal | J. Driver | 1,160 | − | ||
| Conservative | J. Ford | 1,066 | − | ||
| Liberal | E. Helliwell | 846 | − | ||
| Labour | P. Jagger | 825 | 22.3 | − | |
| Labour | J. Thorley | 783 | − | ||
| Labour | M. Panko | 656 | − | ||
| Turnout | 43.7 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | M. Cunningham | 1,428 | 41.6 | −5.2 | |
| Conservative | J. Lockwood | 1,322 | 38.5 | +7.9 | |
| Liberal | S. Williams | 684 | 19.9 | +19.9 | |
| Majority | 106 | 3.1 | |||
| Turnout | 3,434 | ||||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
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