1973 Bracknell District Council election
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The 1973 Bracknell District Council election was the first election to the newly formed Bracknell District Council in England, taking place on 7 June 1973 alongside other local elections as part of the 1973 United Kingdom local elections.[1] Its predecessor council was Easthampstead Rural District. For the first time at a local level, the Labour Party gained control.[2] The party benefitted from a reapportionment of seats for Bracknell town - at Easthampstead Rural District's last election in 1971, 21 of the 44 councillors represented Bracknell wards, but this now changed to 17 of 31.[1] With just 29% of the seats, it remained the worst performance for the Conservatives in a Bracknell District or Bracknell Forest election until 2023.
Summary
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 17 | 54.8 | 47.6 | 6,395 | |||||
Conservative | 9 | 29.0 | 41.3 | 5,560 | |||||
Residents | 3 | 9.7 | 5.2 | 704 | |||||
Liberal | 1 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 615 | |||||
Independent | 1 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
Independent Labour | 0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 173 |
Ward results
[edit]Ascot
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Benwell M. Ms. | 727 | 64.3 | ||
Conservative | Dolan J. | 710 | |||
Conservative | Wright C. | 679 | |||
Labour | Day J. | 403 | 35.7 | ||
Labour | Holloway A. | 396 | |||
Labour | Holloway J. Ms. | 389 | |||
Turnout | 28.6 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,955 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Binfield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Springman A. Ms. | 366 | 73.2 | ||
Labour | Green P. | 134 | 26.8 | ||
Turnout | 26.0 | ||||
Registered electors | 1,924 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Bracknell (Great Hollands)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Shillcock J. Ms. | 935 | 61.9 | ||
Labour | Laing J. Ms. | 925 | |||
Labour | Pettitt W. | 875 | |||
Conservative | Clarke H. | 402 | 26.6 | ||
Conservative | Clarke D. Ms. | 392 | |||
Conservative | Corley M. | 374 | |||
Independent Labour | Everett A. | 173 | 11.5 | ||
Turnout | 32.1 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,697 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Bracknell (Old Bracknell)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Dhillon R. | 788 | 46.7 | ||
Labour | McShane D. | 788 | |||
Labour | Pearce T. | 757 | |||
Conservative | Kempton D. Ms. | 544 | 32.2 | ||
Conservative | Hasted W. | 524 | |||
Conservative | Rugman C. | 489 | |||
Liberal | Hoskins K. | 355 | 21.0 | ||
Turnout | 43.7 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,862 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Bullbrook
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Delbridge J. | 1,078 | 56.7 | ||
Labour | Walsh M. | 1,022 | |||
Labour | Checkley A. | 991 | |||
Conservative | Coombs M. Ms. | 822 | 43.3 | ||
Conservative | Strong P. Ms. | 822 | |||
Conservative | Thompson E. | 782 | |||
Turnout | 39.6 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,793 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
College Town
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Marshall J. | Unopposed | N/A | ||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
Registered electors | 1,696 | ||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Cranbourne
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Creech F. | 284 | 62.8 | ||
Labour | Turiccki M. Ms. | 168 | 37.2 | ||
Turnout | 34.7 | ||||
Registered electors | 1,301 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Crowthorne & Easthampstead
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Brown W. | Unopposed | N/A | ||
Conservative | Offord J. | Unopposed | N/A | ||
Conservative | Worrall D. | Unopposed | |||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
Registered electors | 4,203 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Garth
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Moylan C. | 564 | 63.4 | ||
Labour | Pocknee J. | 517 | |||
Conservative | Harbor P. Ms. | 325 | 36.6 | ||
Turnout | 33.9 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,620 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Harmanswater
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Pinder W. | 471 | 42.4 | ||
Labour | Lavender G. | 456 | |||
Conservative | Underwood R. | 380 | 34.2 | ||
Conservative | Wood T. | 367 | |||
Liberal | Banks M. Ms. | 260 | 23.4 | ||
Liberal | White P. | 249 | |||
Turnout | 38.4 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,896 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Little Sandhurst
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Residents | Carruthers G. | 405 | 44.1 | ||
Residents | Yearsden J. | 372 | |||
Conservative | Steele A. | 340 | 37.0 | ||
Conservative | Rimes G. | 202 | |||
Labour | Crew R. | 174 | 18.9 | ||
Labour | Kinsella J. | 98 | |||
Turnout | 35.5 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,586 | ||||
Residents win (new seat) | |||||
Residents win (new seat) |
Priestwood
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Cain F. | 564 | 58.4 | ||
Labour | Mountjoy T. | 541 | |||
Conservative | Clark-Lowes F. | 401 | 41.6 | ||
Conservative | Mosses R. | 370 | |||
Turnout | 32.6 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,963 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Sandhurst
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Residents | Harris K. | 299 | 42.3 | ||
Labour | Dancy K. Ms. | 269 | 38.0 | ||
Conservative | Pierce J. | 139 | 19.7 | ||
Turnout | 37.8 | ||||
Registered electors | 1,872 | ||||
Residents win (new seat) |
St. Marys
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Rose P. | 265 | 60.0 | ||
Labour | Treffry R. | 177 | 40.0 | ||
Turnout | 45.2 | ||||
Registered electors | 978 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Warfield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Kay J. Ms. | 316 | 69.6 | ||
Labour | Stewart D. | 138 | 30.4 | ||
Turnout | 35.6 | ||||
Registered electors | 1,277 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Wildridings
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Lindop W. | 532 | 68.1 | ||
Labour | Mihell D. | 512 | |||
Conservative | Read B. | 249 | 31.9 | ||
Conservative | Toomey J. | 246 | |||
Turnout | 38.4 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,036 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Bracknell election tension". Bracknell Times. 10 May 1973. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "Bracknell Forest Borough Council Election Results 1973-1995" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 December 2022.