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Election

1973 Tyne and Wear County Council election

12 April 1973

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All 104 seats onTyne and Wear County Council
53 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	Labour	Conservative	Independent
Seats won	74	26	2

	Fourth party	Fifth party

Party	Liberal	Residents
Seats won	1	1

Map of Tyne and Wear, UK, showing the results of the 1973 county council election by district.

Majority party after election

Labour

The1973Tyne and Wear County Council election was held on 12 April 1973 as part of thefirst elections to the new local authorities established by theLocal Government Act 1972 in England and Wales. 104 councillors were elected from 95 electoral divisions across the region's five boroughs. Each division returned either one or two county councillors each byFirst-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.^[1] The election took place ahead of the elections to the area'smetropolitan borough councils, which followed on 10 May 1973.

Election results

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The election resulted in a clear majority for the Labour Party, which won 74 of the 104 seats on the new Council.^[2]

The election resulted in the following composition of the County Council:

Party		Council
	Labour	74
	Conservatives	26
	Independent	2
	Liberal	1
	Residents Association	1
Total		104
Working majority		44

Results by district and electoral division

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Gateshead

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TheMetropolitan Borough of Gateshead area was represented on the new Tyne and Wear County Council by 20 councillors from 15 electoral divisions. Five of the electoral divisions returned two councillors (Chester-le-Street, and Gateshead Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4), the remainder returned one councillor. Labour took the majority of the seats in the Gateshead area: returning 17 councillors, compared to two for the Conservatives and one Residents Association councillor.

Blaydon (Central)

Blaydon (Central)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Robson	2,755	94.6
	Communist	O. March	158	5.4
Majority			2,597	89.2
Turnout			2,913	33.7
Registered electors			8,652
	Labourwin (new seat)

Blaydon (East)

Blaydon (East)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	M. Winder	elected unopposed
Registered electors			5,415
	Labourwin (new seat)

Blaydon (West)

Blaydon (West)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Williams	2,540	61.2
	Ind. Labour Party	F. Bilcliffe	1,610	38.8
Majority			930	22.4
Turnout			4,150	43.3
Registered electors			9,603
	Labourwin (new seat)

Chester-le-Street

Chester-le-Street
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Dickinson	3,064	50.7
	Labour	R. Brown	2,726	45.1
	Independent	H. Mackay	1,497	24.8
	Liberal	E. King	1,479	24.5
	Liberal	R. Jennings	1,165	19.3
	Independent	J. Jobling	880	14.6
Majority			1,567	25.9
Turnout			6,040	48.6
Registered electors			12,427
	Labourwin (new seat)
	Labourwin (new seat)

Felling No. 1

Felling No. 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Residents	K. Buckingham	1,892	50.4
	Labour	J. Foster	1,627	43.4
	Independent	H. Freeman	234	6.2
Majority			265	7.1
Turnout			3,753	42.5
Registered electors			7,831
	Residentswin (new seat)

Felling No. 2

Felling No. 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Hardy	1,940	50.8
	Residents	N. Buckingham	1,676	43.9
	Independent	L. Scholes	206	5.4
Majority			264	6.9
Turnout			3,822	40.1
Registered electors			9,543
	Labourwin (new seat)

Felling No. 3

Felling No. 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	T. Prudham	2,168	67
	Residents	A. Clayton	1,070	33
Majority			1,098	33.9
Turnout			3,238	32.8
Registered electors			9,881
	Labourwin (new seat)

Gateshead No. 1

Gateshead No. 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	F. Pattison	3,572	71.2
	Labour	J. McClure	3,567	71.1
	Conservative	M. Dickinson	1,445	28.8
	Conservative	I. Wallis	1,415	28.2
Majority			2,127	42.4
Turnout			5,015	28.7
Registered electors			17,475
	Labourwin (new seat)
	Labourwin (new seat)

Gateshead No. 2

Gateshead No. 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Crann	2,988	78.2
	Labour	H. Cowans	2,932	76.8
	Conservative	D. Hudson	833	21.8
	Conservative	J. Scott	777	20.4
Majority			2,155	56.4
Turnout			3,817	28.7
Registered electors			13,298
	Labourwin (new seat)
	Labourwin (new seat)

Gateshead No. 3

Gateshead No. 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Nixon	3,847	46.3
	Conservative	G. Wilde	3,804	45.8
	Labour	T. Bennett	2,606	31.4
	Labour	J. McWilliams	2,481	29.9
	Liberal	J. Bennison	1,857	22.3
Majority			1,241	14.9
Turnout			8,303	44.1
Registered electors			18,828
	Conservativewin (new seat)
	Conservativewin (new seat)

Gateshead No. 4 (Wrekenton)

Gateshead No. 4 (Wrekenton)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. Collins	3,697	65.3
	Labour	J. Fitzpatrick	3,495	61.7
	Conservative	T. Eltringham	1,962	34.7
	Conservative	A. Ridley	1,910	33.7
Majority			1,735	30.7
Turnout			5,662	33.7
Registered electors			16,813
	Labourwin (new seat)
	Labourwin (new seat)

Ryton

Ryton
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	J. Graham	elected unopposed
Registered electors			11,480
	Labourwin (new seat)

Whickham No. 1 (Dunston)

Whickham No. 1 (Dunston)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	L. Atkins	elected unopposed
Registered electors			8,342
	Labourwin (new seat)

Whickham No. 2

Whickham No. 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	P. Snell	2,243	56.4
	Conservative	K. Leitch	1,732	43.6
Majority			511	12.9
Turnout			3,975	51.4
Registered electors			7,740
	Labourwin (new seat)

Whickham No. 3

Whickham No. 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Briggs	1,878	67.6
	Conservative	M. Liddell	902	32.4
Majority			976	35.1
Turnout			2,780	47.2
Registered electors			5,887
	Labourwin (new seat)

Newcastle upon Tyne

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TheNewcastle City Council area was represented on the County Council by 26 councillors from 26 electoral divisions. Labour won 16 seats, to the Conservatives' 9. One Independent councillor was elected, in the new Jesmond division.

Benwell

Benwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	E. Hepple	1,632	88.6
	Conservative	R. Hurst	210	11.4
Majority			1,422	77.2
Turnout			1,842	27.9
Registered electors			6,614
	Labourwin (new seat)

Blakelaw

Blakelaw
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	E. Boland	2,725	77.6
	Conservative	B. Duncan	785	22.4
Majority			1,940	55.3
Turnout			3,510	31.3
Registered electors			11,223
	Labourwin (new seat)

Castle Ward No. 1

Castle Ward No. 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Petty	1,430	42.6
	Labour	E. Wade	1,215	36.2
	Liberal	W. Bloomfield	711	21.2
Majority			215	6.4
Turnout			3,356	56.7
Registered electors			5,919
	Conservativewin (new seat)

Castle Ward No. 2

Castle Ward No. 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Armstrong	1,925	64.2
	Conservative	M. Hill	1,074	35.8
Majority			851	28.4
Turnout			2,999	38.1
Registered electors			7,876
	Labourwin (new seat)

Dene

Dene
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	A. Grey	2,606	58.9
	Labour	A. Gourdie	1,821	41.1
Majority			785	17.7
Turnout			4,427	41.7
Registered electors			10,619
	Conservativewin (new seat)

East City

East City
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Scott-Batey	1,194	81
	Conservative	V. Hazell	280	19
Majority			914	62
Turnout			1,474	32.9
Registered electors			4,486
	Labourwin (new seat)

Elswick

Elswick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Graham	1,155	39
	Liberal	D. Faulkner	1,153	39
	Conservative	C. Burdon-Taylor	652	22
Majority			2	0.1
Turnout			2,960	44.1
Registered electors			6,713
	Labourwin (new seat)

Fawdon

Fawdon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. Castle	2,208	67.9
	Conservative	T. Wilkinson	1,044	32.1
Majority			1,164	35.8
Turnout			3,252	33.2
Registered electors			9,781
	Labourwin (new seat)

Fenham

Fenham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. Gilbert	2,209	64.7
	Labour	R. Armstrong	1,207	35.3
Majority			1,002	29.3
Turnout			3,416	36.5
Registered electors			9,349
	Conservativewin (new seat)

Gosforth No. 1

Gosforth No. 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	M. Cummings	2,663	64.9
	Labour	E. Clasper	1,439	35.1
Majority			1,224	29.8
Turnout			4,102	37.8
Registered electors			10,838
	Conservativewin (new seat)

Gosforth No. 2

Gosforth No. 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	N. Robson	2,405	55
	Labour	M. Goodfellow	1,964	45
Majority			441	10.1
Turnout			4,369	44.4
Registered electors			9,830
	Conservativewin (new seat)

Heaton

Heaton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	A. Dennison	2,192	60.9
	Labour	B. Rice	1,409	39.1
Majority			783	21.7
Turnout			3,601	38.7
Registered electors			9,314
	Conservativewin (new seat)

Jesmond

Jesmond
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	R. Booth	1,457	44
	Conservative	R. McVain	1,274	38.5
	Labour	W. Speck	578	17.5
Majority			183	5.5
Turnout			3,309	34.3
Registered electors			9.009
	Independentwin (new seat)

Kenton

Kenton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Cox	2,055	50.5
	Labour	P. Furness	2,011	49.5
Majority			44	1.0
Turnout			4,066	51.1
Registered electors			8,869
	Conservativewin (new seat)

Moorside

Moorside
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Collins	1,583	55.3
	Conservative	D. McKeag	1,282	44.7
Majority			301	10.5
Turnout			2,865	29.4
Registered electors			9,730
	Labourwin (new seat)

Newburn No. 1

Newburn No. 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Gurd	2,013	59.9
	Conservative	T. Waters	1,347	40.1
Majority			666	19.8
Turnout			3,360	39.2
Registered electors			8,568
	Labourwin (new seat)

Newburn No. 2

Newburn No. 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	T. Marshall	4,064	78.3
	Conservative	J. Hill	1,126	21.7
Majority			2,938	56.6
Turnout			5,190	39.8
Registered electors			13,056
	Labourwin (new seat)

Newburn No. 3

Newburn No. 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	T. Robertson	1,786	55.2
	Conservative	I. Faith	1,450	44.8
Majority			336	10.4
Turnout			3,236	38.5
Registered electors			8,403
	Labourwin (new seat)

Sandyford

Sandyford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	B. Collins	1,902	58.1
	Labour	A. Hadwin	1,370	41.9
Majority			532	16.3
Turnout			3,272	45.3
Registered electors			7,227
	Conservativewin (new seat)

Scotswood

Scotswood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Mellor	1,742	61.5
	Conservative	J. Thomlinson	1,090	38.5
Majority			652	23
Turnout			2,832	35.5
Registered electors			8,016
	Labourwin (new seat)

St Anthonys

St Anthonys
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	I. McClean	2,012	88.9
	Conservative	M. Coote	250	11.1
Majority			1,762	77.9
Turnout			2,262	31.9
Registered electors			7,089
	Labourwin (new seat)

St Lawrence

St Lawrence
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Deas	2,185	85.4
	Conservative	R. Lungley	373	14.6
Majority			1,812	70.8
Turnout			2,558	37.4
Registered electors			6,837
	Labourwin (new seat)

Walker

Walker
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	K. Sketheway	2,278	81.9
	Conservative	A. Telford	382	13.7
	Communist	N. Manchee	122	4.3
Majority			1,896	68.2
Turnout			2,782	27.9
Registered electors			9.953
	Labourwin (new seat)

Walkergate

Walkergate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	C. Gray	2,312	59.8
	Conservative	L. Bulman	1,551	40.2
Majority			761	19.7
Turnout			3,863	39.2
Registered electors			9,128
	Labourwin (new seat)

West City

West City
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	S. Butcher	1,320	86.2
	Conservative	P. Heslop	211	13.8
Majority			1,109	72.4
Turnout			1,531	21.7
Registered electors			7,048
	Labourwin (new seat)

Wingrove

Wingrove
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	N. Trotter	1,681	62.6
	Labour	J. Lamb	1,003	37.4
Majority			678	25.3
Turnout			2,684	33.4
Registered electors			8,044
	Conservativewin (new seat)

North Tyneside

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TheMetropolitan Borough of North Tyneside area was represented on the new County Council by 18 councillors from 17 electoral divisions. One of the electoral divisions returned two councillors (Tynemouth No. 2), the remainder returned one councillor. Labour took the majority of the seats in the area: returning 12 councillors, with the Conservatives winning four, and the Liberals and an Independent each winning one.

Longbenton No. 1

Longbenton No. 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. McCormack	2,298	78.2
	Conservative	W. Johnston	457	15.6
	Communist	J. Henderson	182	6.2
Majority			1,841	62.7
Turnout			2,937	30.4
Registered electors			9,671
	Labourwin (new seat)

Longbenton No. 2

Longbenton No. 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Tait	2,021	52.8
	Conservative	A. Percy	1,810	47.2
Majority			211	5.5
Turnout			3,831	42.8
Registered electors			8,958
	Labourwin (new seat)

Longbenton No. 3

Longbenton No. 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. Addison	2,037	67.4
	Ind. Socialist	J. Conway	517	17.1
	Conservative	S. Forster	470	15.5
Majority			1,520	50.3
Turnout			3,024	31.6
Registered electors			9,557
	Labourwin (new seat)

Longbenton No. 4

Longbenton No. 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Hudson	2,454	69.8
	Conservative	B. McGillan	1,061	30.2
Majority			1,393	39.6
Turnout			3,515	37
Registered electors			9,497
	Labourwin (new seat)

Seaton Valley (Backworth and Earsdon)

Seaton Valley (Backworth and Earsdon)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. May	2,197	78.9
	Conservative	B. McGillan	586	21.1
Majority			1,611	57.9
Turnout			2,783	44.9
Registered electors			6,200
	Labourwin (new seat)

Tynemouth No. 1

Tynemouth No. 1
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	E. Dolby	elected unopposed
Registered electors			7,685
	Labourwin (new seat)

Tynemouth No. 2

Tynemouth no. 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Laws	2,863	74.5
	Labour	S. Reed	2,630	68.5
	Conservative	E. Ormston	978	25.5
	Conservative	E. Thompson	823	21.4
Majority			1,885	49.1
Turnout			3,841	25
Registered electors			15,354
	Labourwin (new seat)
	Labourwin (new seat)

Tynemouth No. 3

Tynemouth No. 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	A. Chambers	1,383	31.4
	Liberal	H. Robertson	1,344	30.6
	Conservative	L. Goveas	1,051	23.9
	Labour	H. Sowerby	621	14.1
Majority			39	0.9
Turnout			4,399	49.7
Registered electors			8,851
	Independentwin (new seat)

Tynemouth No. 4

Tynemouth No. 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	T. Duff	2,492	56.5
	Labour	P. Lee	1,054	23.9
	Liberal	F. Creese	868	19.7
Majority			1,438	32.6
Turnout			4,414	46.8
Registered electors			9,542
	Conservativewin (new seat)

Tynemouth No. 5

Tynemouth No. 5
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	F. Mavin	1,698	63
	Labour	H. Rutherford	996	37
Majority			702	26.1
Turnout			2,694	36
Registered electors			7,482
	Conservativewin (new seat)

Wallsend No. 1

Wallsend No. 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	T. Conway	1,130	39.3
	Liberal	M. Hampton	1,049	36.5
	Ind. Socialist	D. Taylor	698	24.3
Majority			81	2.8
Turnout			2,877	41.9
Registered electors			6,859
	Labourwin (new seat)

Wallsend No. 2

Wallsend No. 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	P. Hampton	2,121	49.1
	Labour	O. Richardson	1,726	40
	Conservative	D. Bloxham	470	10.9
Majority			395	9.1
Turnout			4,317	45.3
Registered electors			9,523
	Liberalwin (new seat)

Wallsend No. 3

Wallsend No. 3
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	J. Hornsby	elected unopposed
Registered electors			8,993
	Labourwin (new seat)

Wallsend No. 4

Wallsend No. 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Cousins	2,172	78.3
	Conservative	F. Rogers	603	21.7
Majority			1,569	56.5
Turnout			2,775	39.5
Registered electors			7,021
	Labourwin (new seat)

Whitley Bay No. 1

Whitley Bay No. 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. Nugent	2,088	51.5
	Conservative	R. Rawes	1,965	48.5
Majority			123	3.0
Turnout			4,053	49.7
Registered electors			8,147
	Labourwin (new seat)

Whitley Bay No. 2

Whitley Bay No. 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Baglee	1,684	47.3
	Labour	D. Horton	1,016	28.6
	Liberal	W. Rodgers	857	24.1
Majority			668	18.8
Turnout			3,557	32.6
Registered electors			10,911
	Conservativewin (new seat)

Whitley Bay No. 3

Whitley Bay No. 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. Sanderson	1,456	35.2
	Liberal	R. Cairncross	1,427	34.5
	Labour	R. Oliver	1,254	30.3
Majority			29	0.7
Turnout			4,137	46.8
Registered electors			8,837
	Conservativewin (new seat)

South Tyneside

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TheMetropolitan Borough of South Tyneside area was represented on the new Tyne and Wear County Council by 15 councillors from 12 electoral divisions. Three of the electoral divisions returned two councillors (South Shields Nos. 2, 3 and 4), the remainder returned one councillor. Labour took the majority of the seats in the area: returning 11 councillors, with the Conservatives taking four.

Boldon

Boldon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. McDarmont	3,036	62.7
	Conservative	J. Durham	1,806	37.3
Majority			1,230	25.4
Turnout			4,842	47.4
Registered electors			10,209
	Labourwin (new seat)

Hebburn No. 1

Hebburn No. 1
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	E. Shearan	elected unopposed
Registered electors			10,160
	Labourwin (new seat)

Hebburn No. 2

Hebburn No. 2
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	R. Fenwick	elected unopposed
Registered electors			6,800
	Labourwin (new seat)

Jarrow No. 1

Jarrow No. 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Campbell	2,950	76.8
	Conservative	L. Abram	893	23.2
Majority			2,057	53.5
Turnout			2,057	38.4
Registered electors			10,007
	Labourwin (new seat)

Jarrow No. 2

Jarrow No. 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	B. Howard	2,233	59.9
	Conservative	O. Bolam	1,217	32.7
	Communist	R. Carr	277	7.4
Majority			1,016	27.3
Turnout			3,727	37.1
Registered electors			10,044
	Labourwin (new seat)

South Shields No. 1

South Shields No. 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	P. Bugge	1,284	56.6
	Labour	E. Scrimger	984	43.4
Majority			300	13.2
Turnout			2,268	33.7
Registered electors			6,728
	Conservativewin (new seat)

South Shields No. 2

South Shields No. 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H. Malcolm	2,942	77
	Labour	K. Scrimger	2,653	69.4
	Conservative	D. Rooze	877	23
Majority			2,065	54.1
Turnout			3,821	22.1
Registered electors			17,293
	Labourwin (new seat)
	Labourwin (new seat)

South Shields No. 3

South Shields no. 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	P. Byers	2,532	52.6
	Labour	J. Richardson	2,514	52.2
	Conservative	G. Bairson	2,284	47.4
	Conservative	G. Auchterlonie	2,245	46.6
Majority			248	5.1
Turnout			4,818	29.2
Registered electors			16,505
	Labourwin (new seat)
	Labourwin (new seat)

South Shields No. 4

South Shields No. 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Martinson	4,065	65.1
	Conservative	G. Smith	4,018	64.3
	Labour	K. Webster	2,181	34.9
	Labour	R. Barry	2,177	34.8
Majority			1,884	30.2
Turnout			6,249	38.1
Registered electors			16,402
	Conservativewin (new seat)
	Conservativewin (new seat)

South Shields No. 5

South Shields No. 5
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. Malcolm	993	62.9
	Conservative	G. McGuire	585	37.1
Majority			408	25.9
Turnout			1,578	24.4
Registered electors			6,464
	Labourwin (new seat)

South Shields No. 6

South Shields No. 6
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	E. Mackley	2,217	77.1
	Conservative	D. Oates	658	22.9
Majority			1,559	54.2
Turnout			2,875	30.1
Registered electors			9,538
	Labourwin (new seat)

Whitburn

Whitburn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	T. Conway	2,133	51.6
	Labour	E. Pearce	1,997	48.4
Majority			136	3.3
Turnout			4,130	53.1
Registered electors			7,775
	Conservativewin (new seat)

Sunderland

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TheMetropolitan Borough of Sunderland area was represented on the new Tyne and Wear County Council by 25 councillors from 25 electoral divisions. Labour took the majority of the seats in the Sunderland area, returning 18 councillors, ahead of seven for the Conservatives.

Bishopswearmouth

Bishopswearmouth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	William Martin	1,179	45.3
	Labour	Peter Doidge	832	32
	Liberal	Michael Milburn	593	22.8
Majority			347	13.3
Turnout			2,605	34.9
Registered electors			7,468
	Conservativewin (new seat)

Castletown and Hylton

Castletown and Hylton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Leslie Watson	2,741	85.2
	Conservative	Peter Wood	328	10.2
	Communist	Richard Gibbs	147	4.6
Majority			2,413	75
Turnout			3,219	26.5
Registered electors			12,154
	Labourwin (new seat)

Central

Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Michael Fitzsimmons	1,325	66.3
	Conservative	Joseph Tansey	391	19.6
	Liberal	James Thompson	283	14.2
Majority			934	46.7
Turnout			1,999	30.7
Registered electors			6,519
	Labourwin (new seat)

Colliery

Colliery
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Frederick Ypey	1,205	56
	Conservative	James Wyness	948	44
Majority			257	11.9
Turnout			2,153	37.5
Registered electors			5,748
	Labourwin (new seat)

Deptford and Pallion

Deptford and Pallion
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	William Wilson	1,952	56.3
	Conservative	Walter Corry	1,515	43.7
Majority			437	12.6
Turnout			3,467	30.6
Registered electors			11,336
	Labourwin (new seat)

Downhill

Downhill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Derek Foster	1,816	85.7
	Conservative	John Brown	304	14.3
Majority			1,512	71.3
Turnout			2,120	26.1
Registered electors			8,126
	Labourwin (new seat)

Ford and Pennywell

Ford and Pennywell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Alan Waistell	2,346	79.5
	Conservative	John Marshall	604	20.5
Majority			1,742	59.1
Turnout			2,950	24.8
Registered electors			11,888
	Labourwin (new seat)

Fulwell

Fulwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Mordaunt Cohen	3,000	75.7
	Labour	Gordon Wainwright	965	24.3
Majority			2,035	51.3
Turnout			3,965	46.8
Registered electors			8,465
	Conservativewin (new seat)

Hendon

Hendon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Phillip Soldinger	1,574	57.3
	Labour	Geoffrey Dodds	1,174	42.7
Majority			400	14.6
Turnout			2,748	39.4
Registered electors			6,970
	Conservativewin (new seat)

Hetton No. 1

Hetton No. 1
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	George Davidson	elected unopposed
Registered electors			7,506
	Labourwin (new seat)

Hetton No. 2

Hetton No. 2
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Arthur Gray	elected unopposed
Registered electors			5,040
	Labourwin (new seat)

Houghton-le-Spring No. 1

Houghton-le-Spring No. 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Edward Kelly	1,956	61
	Conservative	Alfred Wright	1,248	39
Majority			708	22.1
Turnout			3,204	42.2
Registered electors			7,599
	Labourwin (new seat)

Houghton-le-Spring No. 2

Houghton-le-Spring No. 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Elizabeth Brown	2,283	74.5
	Conservative	Lorna Davidson	782	25.5
Majority			1,501	49
Turnout			3,065	40.3
Registered electors			7,613
	Labourwin (new seat)

Houghton-le-Spring No. 3

Houghton-le-Spring No. 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	John Avery	2,938	81.1
	Conservative	Mary Wright	685	18.9
Majority			2,253	62.2
Turnout			3,623	42.7
Registered electors			8,480
	Labourwin (new seat)

Humbledon

Humbledon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Robert Barnes	1,820	58
	Conservative	Mary Williams	1,317	42
Majority			503	16
Turnout			3,137	43.5
Registered electors			7,210
	Labourwin (new seat)

Monkwearmouth and Roker

Monkwearmouth and Roker
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	William Thompson	3,006	62.9
	Labour	Joseph Redfearn	1,775	37.1
Majority			4,781	25.7
Turnout			1,831	41.1
Registered electors			11,645
	Conservativewin (new seat)

Ryhope with Burdon

Ryhope with Burdon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Joyce Copland	1,361	83.2
	Conservative	Leonard Bland	274	16.8
Majority			1,087	66.5
Turnout			1,635	25.3
Registered electors			6,473
	Labourwin (new seat)

Silksworth

Silksworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	William Brown	2,086	75.1
	Independent	Colin Orr	691	24.9
Majority			1,395	50.2
Turnout			2,777	33.8
Registered electors			8,217
	Labourwin (new seat)

Southwick

Southwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Stanley Healie	1,184	82.8
	Conservative	Harold Verne-Jones	246	17.2
Majority			938	65.6
Turnout			1,430	24.6
Registered electors			5,822
	Labourwin (new seat)

St Chad's

St Chad's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Richard Ditchburn	1,701	53.6
	Labour	George Affleck	1,470	46.4
Majority			231	7.2
Turnout			3,171	32.6
Registered electors			9,727
	Conservativewin (new seat)

St Michael's

St Michael's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Joseph Landau	3,063	74.1
	Labour	Eric Holt	1,068	25.9
Majority			1,995	48.3
Turnout			4,131	45.6
Registered electors			9,067
	Conservativewin (new seat)

Thorney Close

Thorney Close
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Alan Otterson	1,855	78.7
	Conservative	John Griggs	502	21.3
Majority			1,353	57.4
Turnout			2,357	25.4
Registered electors			9,264
	Labourwin (new seat)

Thornhill

Thornhill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	William Stephenson	2,016	78
	Labour	Richard Taylor	569	22
Majority			1,447	56
Turnout			2,585	39.4
Registered electors			6,559
	Conservativewin (new seat)

Washington No. 1

Washington No. 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Charles McIlroy	2,081	82.4
	Conservative	George Brown	443	17.6
Majority			1,638	64.9
Turnout			2,524	29.4
Registered electors			8,596
	Labourwin (new seat)

Washington No. 2

Washington No. 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Derek Sleightholme	1,925	61.8
	Independent	Kenneth Pyle	1,188	38.2
Majority			737	23.7
Turnout			3,113	25.6
Registered electors			12,153
	Labourwin (new seat)

References

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^Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael.Local Elections Handbook 1973. The Elections Centre. Retrieved3 May 2016.
^"Jubilant Labour in control of new Tyne-Wear Council".Sunderland Echo. 13 April 1973.

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