1973 Dacorum District Council election

1973 Dacorum District Council election
10 May 1973 (1973-05-10)
All 62 seats to Dacorum District Council
32 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Conservative Independent
Seats won 33 25 4
Popular vote 53,449 48,434 5,035
Percentage 47.2% 42.8% 4.4%
Control after election


Labour

The 1973 Dacorum District Council election took place on 10 May 1973 to elect members of Dacorum District Council in Hertfordshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

This was the inaugural election to the council following its formation by the Local Government Act 1972.

Summary

Election result

1973 Dacorum District Council election[2]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 59 33 N/A N/A N/A 53.2 47.2 53,449 N/A
  Conservative 58 25 N/A N/A N/A 40.3 42.8 48,434 N/A
  Independent 8 4 N/A N/A N/A 6.5 4.4 5,035 N/A
  Liberal 8 0 N/A N/A N/A 0.0 4.6 5,185 N/A
  Communist 8 0 N/A N/A N/A 0.0 1.0 1,093 N/A

Ward results

Bovingdon & Flaunden

Bovingdon & Flaunden (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent N. Douthwaite-Hodges 491 36.3
Conservative R. Lown 447 33.1
Labour D. Phillips 413 30.6
Labour T. Latton 374 27.7
Independent A. Pritchard 153 11.3
Turnout ~1,351 51.4
Registered electors 2,629
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Chipperfield

Chipperfield
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative P. Vincent 305 77.4
Labour G. Pooley 89 22.6
Majority 216 54.8
Turnout 394 31.3
Registered electors 1,259
Conservative win (new seat)

Kings Langley

Kings Langley (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative A. Old 840 54.9
Conservative W. Driver 770 50.3
Labour D. Moss 691 45.1
Labour D. Oliver 667 43.6
Turnout ~1,531 44.0
Registered electors 3,480
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

No. 1 (Hemel Hempstead: Central)

No. 1 (Hemel Hempstead: Central) (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative M. King 722 43.1
Conservative C. Fowler 714 42.7
Conservative A. Toms 685 40.9
Liberal J. Betteridge 457 27.3
Labour R. Bailey 451 26.9
Labour I. Gibson 426 25.4
Communist J. Sell 43 2.6
Turnout ~1,674 46.1
Registered electors 3,631
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

No. 2 (Hemel Hempstead: Northeast)

No. 2 (Hemel Hempstead: Northeast) (7 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour V. Stanley 1,519 61.9
Labour F. Lacey 1,516 61.8
Labour O. Taylor 1,468 59.8
Labour J. Coulter 1,451 58.0
Labour M. Young 1,423 57.9
Labour P. Ryan 1,422 57.9
Labour S. Aldis 1,399 57.0
Conservative B. Cooper 758 30.9
Conservative H. Corlett 709 28.9
Conservative B. Langdon-Pratt 698 28.4
Conservative J. Ratcliffe 695 28.3
Conservative G. Crichton-Smith 694 28.3
Conservative M. Cosgrave 692 28.2
Conservative M. Hanson 683 27.8
Communist J. Blackburn 175 7.1
Turnout ~2,454 25.8
Registered electors 9,512
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

No. 3 (Hemel Hempstead: Adeyfield)

No. 3 (Hemel Hempstead: Adeyfield) (4 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour L. Taber 1,096 67.3
Labour M. Kalaher 1,077 66.1
Labour G. Scribens 1,067 65.5
Labour J. Lucas 1,045 64.1
Conservative L. Oldrey 426 25.5
Conservative D. Webb 401 24.6
Conservative G. Ehrlich 382 23.4
Conservative D. Everall 379 23.3
Communist A. Blackbuck 107 6.6
Turnout ~1,629 29.5
Registered electors 5,523
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

No. 4 (Hemel Hempstead: Southeast)

No. 4 (Hemel Hempstead: Southeast) (6 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour C. De Peyer 1,617 56.0
Labour P. Doyle 1,611 55.8
Labour P. Fyrth 1,572 54.4
Labour D. Fane 1,570 54.4
Labour F. McDonnell 1,547 53.6
Labour A. Monk 1,541 53.4
Conservative D. Everall 1,085 37.6
Conservative J. Johnson 1,068 37.0
Conservative B. Luck 1,057 36.6
Conservative J. Ehrlich 1,051 36.4
Conservative D. Townsend 1,049 36.3
Conservative P. Williamson 1,033 35.8
Communist V. Belcher 183 6.3
Turnout ~2,888 35.2
Registered electors 8,205
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

No. 5 (Hemel Hempstead: Apsley & Abbots Langley)

No. 5 (Hemel Hempstead: Apsley & Abbots Langley) (5 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour B. Fyrth 1,237 41.7
Labour A. Hornsby 1,214 41.0
Labour G. Mitchell 1,205 40.7
Labour L. Field 1,189 40.1
Conservative C. Barling 1,144 38.6
Labour R. Mitchell 1,128 38.1
Conservative G. Ashby 1,126 38.0
Conservative C. Appleby 1,120 37.8
Conservative C. Brody 1,085 36.6
Conservative B. Rigby 1,056 35.6
Independent O. Collingwood 348 11.7
Communist M. Belcher 237 8.0
Turnout ~2,964 40.4
Registered electors 7,337
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

No. 7 (Hemel Hempstead: Boxmoor)

No. 7 (Hemel Hempstead: Boxmoor) (4 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour D. Holdsworth 1,423 42.2
Labour J. Johnson 1,412 41.9
Labour B. Oakley 1,373 40.7
Labour D. Brown 1,353 40.2
Conservative B. Isbister 1,197 35.5
Conservative J. Buteux 1,150 34.1
Conservative R. Denmead 1,101 32.7
Conservative B. Waters 1,053 31.3
Liberal N. Brown 566 16.8
Communist D. Leigh 184 5.5
Turnout ~3,370 54.4
Registered electors 6,194
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

No. 8 (Hemel Hempstead: Warners End)

No. 8 (Hemel Hempstead: Warners End) (4 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour J. Hooper 1,129 64.7
Labour J. Geraghty 1,072 61.4
Labour R. Power 1,032 59.1
Labour J. Gale 1,003 57.5
Conservative S. Elkins 508 29.1
Conservative V. Peake 507 29.0
Conservative M. Campbell 477 27.3
Conservative J. Cheese 464 26.6
Communist R. Deering 108 6.2
Turnout ~1,746 34.0
Registered electors 5,134
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

No. 9 (Hemel Hempstead: Gadebridge)

No. 9 (Hemel Hempstead: Gadebridge) (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour I. Taylor 754 75.4
Labour R. Parsons 737 73.7
Conservative B. Gandy 188 18.8
Conservative M. Ball 179 17.9
Communist L. Leigh 56 5.6
Turnout ~999 27.8
Registered electors 3,595
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

No. 10 (Berkhamsted: North Church)

No. 10 (Berkhamsted: North Church) (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative J. Calnan 1,052 56.8
Labour D. Hart 801 43.2
Labour S. Bayliss 725 39.1
Labour R. O'Reilly 677 36.5
Turnout ~1,853 47.9
Registered electors 3,869
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

No. 11 (Berkhamsted: Castle & Sunnyside)

No. 11 (Berkhamsted: Castle & Sunnyside) (5 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative J. Harrowell 1,872 51.1
Conservative R. Peake 1,683 45.9
Conservative I. Miller 1,678 45.8
Conservative J. Bandy 1,653 45.1
Conservative B. Thomas 1,593 43.4
Liberal I. Scott 938 25.6
Liberal R. Ford 890 24.3
Labour A. Scott 860 23.5
Labour T. May 783 21.4
Labour B. May 763 20.8
Labour W. Davies 706 19.3
Labour T. Richardson 661 18.0
Turnout ~3,667 49.5
Registered electors 7,408
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

No. 12 (Tring)

No. 12 (Tring) (5 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent R. Halling 1,662 35.8
Independent G. McAndrew 1,421 30.6
Conservative J. Collings 1,372 29.5
Conservative E. Binks 1,261 27.2
Conservative H. Valentine 1,215 26.2
Conservative R. Young 1,161 25.0
Conservative B. York 1,125 24.2
Liberal G. Fish 931 20.0
Liberal E. Shepherd 884 19.0
Labour A. Wheeler 679 14.6
Labour P. Aldis 621 13.4
Labour G. Kerr 548 11.8
Turnout ~4,644 72.1
Registered electors 6,441
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

No. 13 (Aldbury & Tring Rural)

No. 13 (Aldbury & Tring Rural)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative G. Walters 352 50.8
Labour R. Kerr 341 49.2
Majority 11 1.6
Turnout 693 53.6
Registered electors 1,293
Conservative win (new seat)

No. 14 (North Church)

No. 14 (North Church)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative J. Bird 242 77.3
Labour M. Trainin 71 22.7
Majority 171 54.6
Turnout 313 34.1
Registered electors 917
Conservative win (new seat)

No. 15 (Wigginton)

No. 15 (Wigginton)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative B. Baker 216 55.7
Independent H. Crocker 130 33.5
Labour G. Howell-Thomas 42 10.8
Majority 86 22.2
Turnout 346 40.8
Registered electors 950
Conservative win (new seat)

No. 16 (Little Gaddesden & Nettledon)

No. 16 (Little Gaddesden & Nettledon)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative S. Whaley 517 50.5
Independent P. Draper 382 37.3
Labour P. Day 125 12.2
Majority 135 13.2
Turnout 1,024 56.1
Registered electors 1,824
Conservative win (new seat)

No. 20 (Markyate)

No. 20 (Markyate)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative T. Jones 441 60.7
Labour D. Martin 285 39.3
Majority 156 21.5
Turnout 726 37.7
Registered electors 1,925
Conservative win (new seat)

No. 21 (Flamstead)

No. 21 (Flamstead)
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent W. Davies 448 93.1
Labour R. Parfitt 33 6.9
Majority 415 86.3
Turnout 481 48.0
Registered electors 1,003
Independent win (new seat)

No. 22 (Great Gaddesden)

No. 22 (Great Gaddesden)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative C. Thomas 342 86.8
Labour J. Mercer 52 13.2
Majority 290 73.6
Turnout 394 40.9
Registered electors 964
Conservative win (new seat)

South

South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative P. Benton 494 52.2
Conservative D. Taylor 467 49.4
Liberal M. Bell 265 28.0
Liberal G. Lawrence 254 26.9
Labour C. Thomas 186 19.7
Labour R. Quinn 177 18.7
Turnout ~946 41.1
Registered electors 2,301
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ "Dacorum District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
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