1973 Fenland District Council election

The 1973 Fenland District Council election took place on 7 June 1973 to elect members for Fenland District Council in the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. The Conservative Party became the largest bloc on the new council, with half the seats.

1973 Fenland District Council election[1]
7 June 1973
All 40 seats in the Fenland District Council
21 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Seats won 20 8 0
Popular vote  ?
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 12
Council control before election

N/A

 Council control after election

NOC

1973 Fenland District Council elections
1973 Fenland Local Election Results[2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 20 - - - 50
  Independent 12 - - - 30 -
  Liberal 0 - - 0 0 0 0 -
  Labour 8 - - - 20 -

Summary

At the first meeting of the council, Edward Morris (Independent) was elected chairman.[3]

Ward results

For 1 April 1974 (first election 7 June 1973) to 6 May 1976:

Benwick and Doddington
Benwick and Doddington
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent R Dunham 334 43.3
Labour H Miller 280 36.3
Conservative L Richards 158 20.5
Independent win (new seat)

Chatteris
Chatteris (4 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative R Heading [4] 1,308 46.6
Independent H Oakley 969 32.7
Independent R Goodger 956
Independent S Barrett 885
Labour J Oldfield 613 20.7
Conservative win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Elm
Elm (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent R Curston 810 81.0
Independent Arthur Ingle 714
Labour V Neave 190
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Leverington
Leverington (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative J Salter 606 69.0
Conservative R Wallace 532
Labour J Hawkins 272 31.0
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Manea
Manea
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative D Morris 231 60.9
Independent S Rutterford 148 39.1
Conservative win (new seat)

March Eastern
March Eastern (5 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Fred Clark 1,975 59.8
Labour G Campbell 1,818
Labour D Daglesst[5] 1,743
Labour Don Cherry 1,345
Conservative V Aveling 1,325 40.2
Labour A Fahey 1,268
Conservative J Coleman 1,232
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

March Western
March Western (4 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent C Spooner 1,445 41.5
Independent P Skoulding 1,288
Conservative F Grounds MBE [6] 1,205 34.6
Conservative D Fleming 1,123
Conservative G Morton 1,108
Labour W Fordham 832 23.9
Labour O Driver 809
Labour M Boon 723
Conservative S Manley 650
Labour P Mulgrew 568
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Newton and Tydd St Giles
Newton and Tydd St Giles
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent A Cater 181 61.4
Independent T Dykes 114 38.6
Independent win (new seat)

Outwell and Upwell
Outwell and Upwell
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative D Edgson unopposed
Conservative win (new seat)

Parson Drove and Wisbech St Mary
Parson Drove and Wisbech St Mary (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Peter Barnes 583 47.5
Independent N Payne 565
Conservative R Aveling 492 40.1
Conservative C Edwards 196
Labour E Usher 152 12.4
Turnout
Registered electors
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Whittlesey Ponnders Bridge and Kingsmoor
Whittlesey Ponders Bridge & Kingsmoor (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour A Hanington 595 50.0
Conservative D Hinton 594 50.00
Labour J Lee 511
Conservative J French 507
Conservative A Bates 495
Labour V Copeman 449
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Whittlesey East Central
Whittlesey East Central
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative M Dixon-Spain 488 74.4
Labour L Wallace 168 25.6
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)

Whittlesey West Central
Whittlesey West Central
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative H Lilley 363 60.2
Labour H Cocksedge 241 39.8
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)

Whittlesey Coates
Whittlesey Coates
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative D Marston 303 78.9
Labour A Clarke 81 21.1
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)

Wimblington
Wimblington
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative E Morris 388 76.7
Independent P Miller 118 23.3
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)

Wisbech East
Wisbech East (4 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative M Osborn 992 61.7
Conservative Bob Lake 967
Conservative P Green 860
Conservative B Petts 846
Labour W Pomeroy 617 38.3
Labour N Ogden 563
Labour L Bowden 541
Labour H Clarke 535
Turnout
Registered electors
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Whittlesey Central
Whittlesey Central
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Richard Hinton unopposed
Conservative win (new seat)

Whittlesey South
Whittlesey South
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Raymond Whitwell unopposed
Conservative win (new seat)

Whittlesey West
Whittlesey West
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Harold Lilley unopposed
Conservative win (new seat)

Wisbech North
Wisbech North (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent G Gibbs 1,383 54.5
Labour D Perry 607 23.9
Labour K Williams 567
Conservative B Drew 547 21.6
Labour K Brennan 434
Independent O Alderman 336
Turnout
Registered electors
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Wisbech South and West
Wisbech South and West (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative L Rands 757 37.3
Conservative H Piggott 695
Conservative N Gibson 676
Labour Harry Potter 652 32.3
Independent T Coleman 611 30.2
Labour M Usher 422
Turnout
Registered electors
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

References
  1. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1973. Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK: The Elections Centre. p. 13.
  2. Local elections in Britain: a statistical digest, edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. 1993
  3. "Tories have control". Lynn News and Advertiser. 22 June 1973. p. 2.
  4. "Former Fenland chairman". www.wisbechstandard.co.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  5. "Misery for the Mayors". Fenland Advertiser. 9 May 1979. p. 5.
  6. "MBE awarded". www.cambstimes.co.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
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