1973 Bracknell District Council election

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.

1973 Bracknell District Council election
7 June 1973 (1973-06-07)
All 31 seats to Bracknell District Council
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Lab
Con
Res
Leader Bill Lindop
Party Labour Conservative Residents
Seats won 17 9 3
Popular vote 6,395 5,560 704
Percentage 47.6% 41.3% 5.2%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Lib
Ind
Party Liberal Independent
Seats won 1 1
Popular vote 615 0
Percentage 4.6% 0.0%
Council control before election

Council created

 Council control after election

Labour

Summary
1973 Bracknell District Council election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  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

Ascot
Ascot (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Binfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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)
Bracknell (Great Hollands) (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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)
Bracknell (Old Bracknell) (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Bullbrook (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
College Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Marshall J. Unopposed N/A
Turnout N/A
Registered electors 1,696
Independent win (new seat)

Cranbourne
Cranbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Crowthorne & Easthampstead (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Garth (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Harmanswater (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Little Sandhurst (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Priestwood (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Sandhurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
St. Marys
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rose P. 265 60.0
Labour Treffry R. 177 40.0
Turnout 45.2
Registered electors 978
Conservative win (new seat)

Warfield
Warfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Wildridings (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
  1. "Bracknell election tension". Bracknell Times. 10 May 1973. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  2. "Bracknell Forest Borough Council Election Results 1973-1995" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
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