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The1973 City of Lincoln Council election were the first elections to the newly createdCity of Lincoln Council and took place on 7 June 1973. This was on the same day asother local elections. 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 election resulted in theDemocratic Labour Party gaining control of the council.
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Labour | 20 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 66.7 | 39.8 | 8,660 | n/a | |
| Conservative | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 20.0 | 27.9 | 6,062 | n/a | |
| Independent | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 6.7 | 4.6 | 997 | n/a | |
| Labour | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 3.3 | 25.2 | 5,469 | n/a | |
| Ind. Conservative | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 3.3 | 2.0 | 997 | n/a | |
| Total | 30 | 21,732 | |||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Labour | B. Ashmore | 915 | |||
| Democratic Labour | N. Marshall | 911 | |||
| Democratic Labour | K. Carveth | 897 | |||
| Labour | Roussel | 638 | |||
| Labour | Wright | 612 | |||
| Labour | Wadsworth | 592 | |||
| Conservative | Kendall | 426 | |||
| Conservative | Baldwin | 415 | |||
| Turnout | 37.6% | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic Labour | T. Rook | 790 | |||
| Ind. Conservative | W. Pixsley | 544 | |||
| Labour | J. Ward | 480 | |||
| Conservative | Bean | 479 | |||
| Labour | Jackson | 424 | |||
| Labour | Maclaughlan | 421 | |||
| Ind. Conservative | Carradice | 420 | |||
| Turnout | 41.5% | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Labour | Judge | 925 | |||
| Democratic Labour | D. Colam | 836 | |||
| Democratic Labour | R. Brittan | 825 | |||
| Conservative | R. Bracey | 663 | |||
| Conservative | A. Roe | 656 | |||
| Conservative | P. Roe | 630 | |||
| Labour | Barlow | 329 | |||
| Labour | Baldock | 289 | |||
| Labour | Pawson | 258 | |||
| Turnout | 36.5% | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Conservative | N. Spence | 872 | |||
| Conservative | I. Campbell | 794 | |||
| Conservative | Lyall | 792 | |||
| Democratic Labour | Shaw | 695 | |||
| Democratic Labour | M. Smalec | 690 | |||
| Democratic Labour | M. Marshall | 688 | |||
| Labour | Lynn | 323 | |||
| Labour | McHugh | 282 | |||
| Labour | Weir | 271 | |||
| Turnout | 38.9% | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Independent | Eccleshare | 997 | |||
| Conservative | C. Robinson | 813 | |||
| Independent | Blackbourn | 758 | |||
| Conservative | Ireland | 529 | |||
| Conservative | Long | 509 | |||
| Labour | Tracey | 426 | |||
| Labour | Hodson | 398 | |||
| Labour | Thompson | 383 | |||
| Turnout | 39.3% | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic Labour | R. Barnes | 1,278 | |||
| Democratic Labour | D. Chambers | 1,208 | |||
| Democratic Labour | Kent | 1,107 | |||
| Labour | Naftalin | 909 | |||
| Labour | Middleton | 844 | |||
| Labour | L. Vaisey | 755 | |||
| Conservative | Chester | 384 | |||
| Conservative | Cowton | 382 | |||
| Conservative | Weaver | 317 | |||
| Turnout | 37.3% | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic Labour | M. Richardson | 971 | |||
| Democratic Labour | J. Bates | 923 | |||
| Democratic Labour | Hallows | 877 | |||
| Labour | Gardiner | 635 | |||
| Labour | Barnes | 537 | |||
| Labour | Baker | 484 | |||
| Conservative | Godley | 309 | |||
| Conservative | Bamford | 308 | |||
| Conservative | Ranshaw | 292 | |||
| Turnout | 35.9% | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Conservative | Sookias | 1,298 | |||
| Democratic Labour | C. Wilkinson | 1,108 | |||
| Conservative | J. Sullivan | 1,062 | |||
| Conservative | F. Horn | 1,058 | |||
| Democratic Labour | G. Thornborrow | 832 | |||
| Democratic Labour | Strangeway | 820 | |||
| Labour | Miller | 520 | |||
| Labour | Bennett | 502 | |||
| Labour | Dawson | 491 | |||
| Turnout | 45.6% | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic Labour | Ford | 1,111 | |||
| Democratic Labour | R. Beecham | 1,104 | |||
| Democratic Labour | Galjaard | 1,066 | |||
| Labour | Brown | 805 | |||
| Labour | J. Robertson | 664 | |||
| Labour | Plant | 603 | |||
| Conservative | Richards | 554 | |||
| Turnout | 34.1% | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic Labour | F. Allen | 867 | |||
| Democratic Labour | L. Shepheard | 720 | |||
| Democratic Labour | Copley | 696 | |||
| Labour | Archer | 404 | |||
| Labour | Herbert | 383 | |||
| Labour | Jackson | 291 | |||
| Conservative | Rowley | 264 | |||
| Turnout | 32.6% | ||||
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