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All 42 seats toHarlow District Council 23 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||
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The1973 Harlow District Council election, on 7 June 1973, was the first election to the newly createdHarlow District Council. 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 inLabour gaining control of the council.
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 38 | 90.5 | 62.9 | 10,100 | |||||
| Liberal | 4 | 9.5 | 15.1 | 2,426 | |||||
| Conservative | 0 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 2,685 | |||||
| Communist | 0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 426 | |||||
| Independent Labour | 0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 426 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | B. Evans | 669 | ||
| Labour | M. Danvers | 669 | ||
| Labour | E. Wotton | 659 | ||
| Conservative | G. Groves | 216 | ||
| Conservative | L. Chapman | 204 | ||
| Conservative | B. Roberts | 190 | ||
| Turnout | 25.5% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | G. Fallon | 536 | ||
| Labour | C. Cave | 535 | ||
| Labour | R. Edey | 503 | ||
| Liberal | P. Eldridge | 426 | ||
| Conservative | L. Plumb | 332 | ||
| Turnout | 47.0% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | M. Bach | 583 | ||
| Labour | J. Arnott | 513 | ||
| Labour | D. Sharp | 504 | ||
| Liberal | T. Merryweather | 282 | ||
| Liberal | S. Ward | 277 | ||
| Liberal | T. Owen | 264 | ||
| Turnout | 27.7% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | C. Cackett | 526 | ||
| Labour | A. Hudson | 496 | ||
| Conservative | B. Barry | 353 | ||
| Conservative | D. Luetchford | 346 | ||
| Turnout | 29.3% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | E. Myers | 841 | ||
| Labour | D. Read | 815 | ||
| Labour | F. Jackson | 772 | ||
| Conservative | F. Smith | 264 | ||
| Turnout | 28.0% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | D. Condon | 865 | ||
| Labour | G. Newport | 821 | ||
| Labour | J. Cave | 809 | ||
| Liberal | C. Merryweather | 339 | ||
| Liberal | D. Eldridge | 335 | ||
| Conservative | A. Bezdel | 280 | ||
| Conservative | F. Wood | 273 | ||
| Conservative | J. Wood | 254 | ||
| Turnout | 34.5% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. McAlpine | 490 | ||
| Labour | P. Campbell | 453 | ||
| Conservative | R. Whyte | 216 | ||
| Turnout | 27.7% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | S. Anderson | 994 | ||
| Labour | D. Burnham | 935 | ||
| Labour | D. Richards | 874 | ||
| Labour | L. Smith | 858 | ||
| Conservative | E. Hagger | 358 | ||
| Conservative | P. Whiteley | 346 | ||
| Turnout | 31.7% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Desormeaux | 1,011 | ||
| Labour | A. Graham | 992 | ||
| Labour | R. Morris | 985 | ||
| Labour | A. Garner | 968 | ||
| Labour | M. Lawn | 963 | ||
| Independent Labour | M. Furlong | 336 | ||
| Turnout | 24.6% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | B. Jenkins | 684 | ||
| Labour | E. Albone | 684 | ||
| Labour | M. Gerrard | 672 | ||
| Conservative | G. Trimmer | 666 | ||
| Independent Labour | K. Dawson | 90 | ||
| Turnout | 40.7% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | T. Farr | 566 | ||
| Labour | M. Juliff | 546 | ||
| Labour | J. Moore | 489 | ||
| Communist | A. Booth | 283 | ||
| Turnout | 21.3% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | B. Gibson | 737 | ||
| Labour | B. Phelps | 705 | ||
| Labour | R. Bruce | 699 | ||
| Communist | R. Pulford | 143 | ||
| Turnout | 27.4% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | B. Barnes | 779 | ||
| Liberal | J. Hewitt | 774 | ||
| Liberal | D. Wright | 730 | ||
| Labour | R. Collyer | 714 | ||
| Labour | D. Pugh | 677 | ||
| Labour | D. Palmer | 669 | ||
| Turnout | 38.4% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | D. Roberts | 885 | ||
| Labour | A. James | 865 | ||
| Labour | B. Downie | 862 | ||
| Liberal | L. Kozlowska | 490 | ||
| Liberal | J. Wilson | 480 | ||
| Liberal | K. Leader | 473 | ||
| Turnout | 35.9% | |||