1973 South Norfolk District Council election

1973 South Norfolk District Council election
10 May 1973 (1973-05-10)
All 47 seats to South Norfolk District Council
24 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Independent Labour
Seats won 33 7
Popular vote 17,514 10,856
Percentage 50.7% 31.4%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Conservative Liberal
Seats won 6 1
Popular vote 2,019 3,672
Percentage 5.8% 10.6%
Control after election


Independent

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

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

Summary

Election result

1973 South Norfolk District Council election[2]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 61 33 N/A N/A N/A 70.2 50.7 17,514 N/A
  Labour 25 7 N/A N/A N/A 14.9 31.4 10,856 N/A
  Conservative 7 6 N/A N/A N/A 12.8 5.8 2,019 N/A
  Liberal 14 1 N/A N/A N/A 2.1 10.6 3,672 N/A
  Ratepayer 1 0 N/A N/A N/A 0.0 1.1 385 N/A
  Ind. Conservative 1 0 N/A N/A N/A 0.0 0.2 84 N/A

Ward results

Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.

Abbeyfield

Abbeyfield
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour F. Warman 166 36.8
Independent P. Fairhead 108 23.9
Independent L. Wallis 99 22.0
Independent R. Ashbee 78 17.3
Majority 58 12.9
Turnout 451 35.1
Registered electors 1,286
Labour win (new seat)

Beck Vale

Beck Vale
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent P. Smoothy 260 35.4
Labour R. Leeder 178 24.3
Independent R. Aldridge 162 22.1
Liberal J. Knowlden 134 18.3
Majority 82 11.2
Turnout 734 48.5
Registered electors 1,512
Independent win (new seat)

Beckhithe

Beckhithe (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent H. Back 514 58.1
Independent K. Wiles 444 50.2
Labour G. Williams 371 41.9
Labour E. Parker 368 41.6
Independent T. Cole 171 19.3
Turnout ~885 31.0
Registered electors 2,855
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Berners

Berners
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent R. Tilbrook 354 62.9
Independent N. Poll 158 28.1
Liberal B. Middleton 51 9.1
Majority 196 34.8
Turnout 563 43.4
Registered electors 1,297
Independent win (new seat)

Boyland

Boyland
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent E. Lines 182 53.1
Independent W. Gaze 161 46.9
Majority 21 6.1
Turnout 343 24.7
Registered electors 1,390
Independent win (new seat)

Brookwood

Brookwood
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative G. Vivian-Neal Unopposed
Registered electors 1,377
Conservative win (new seat)

Chet

Chet
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent W. Hemmant 266 47.4
Labour R. Garrod 211 37.6
Ind. Conservative D. Rand 84 15.0
Majority 55 9.8
Turnout 561 39.8
Registered electors 1,410
Independent win (new seat)

Clavering

Clavering
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent G. Harris 181 57.3
Independent P. Reynolds 135 42.7
Majority 46 14.6
Turnout 316 22.4
Registered electors 1,411
Independent win (new seat)

Cringleford & Colney

Cringleford & Colney
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative J. Aikens 449 60.7
Independent F. Hinchliffe 210 28.4
Labour R. James 81 10.9
Majority 239 32.3
Turnout 740 50.8
Registered electors 1,458
Conservative win (new seat)

Crown Point

Crown Point
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent G. Johnson Unopposed
Registered electors 1,049
Independent win (new seat)

Dickleburgh

Dickleburgh
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent H. Laws Unopposed
Registered electors 1,145
Independent win (new seat)

Diss

Diss (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent J. Speirs 574 35.0
Conservative J. Scogging 500 30.5
Conservative D. Bell 490 29.9
Conservative C. Grace 377 23.0
Labour J. Davies 292 17.8
Liberal P. Chamberlain 272 16.6
Turnout ~1,639 47.0
Registered electors 3,485
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Ditchingham

Ditchingham
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative M. Hood 203 60.4
Labour W. Baxter 133 39.6
Majority 70 20.8
Turnout 336 24.5
Registered electors 1,371
Conservative win (new seat)

Forehoe

Forehoe
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent B. Cook 253 55.0
Independent R. Hardy 207 45.0
Majority 46 10.0
Turnout 460 33.3
Registered electors 1,383
Independent win (new seat)

Harleston

Harleston
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal S. Burton 504 55.6
Independent W. Farrar 258 28.5
Labour E. Huxtable 144 15.9
Majority 246 27.2
Turnout 906 47.0
Registered electors 1,926
Liberal win (new seat)

Hempnall

Hempnall
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent H. Sargent 223 65.0
Labour A. Johnson 120 35.0
Majority 103 30.0
Turnout 343 31.5
Registered electors 1,088
Independent win (new seat)

Hingham

Hingham
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent R. Wiltshire 335 56.6
Labour A. Lord 257 43.4
Majority 78 13.2
Turnout 592 48.6
Registered electors 1,218
Independent win (new seat)

Humbleyard

Humbleyard
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent V. Bullen 174 58.6
Labour M. Aldous 123 41.4
Majority 51 17.2
Turnout 297 23.4
Registered electors 1,270
Independent win (new seat)

Kidner

Kidner
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent S. Peacock 236 54.4
Independent H. Wyeld 198 45.6
Majority 38 8.8
Turnout 434 34.8
Registered electors 1,248
Independent win (new seat)

Long Row

Long Row
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent T. Potter Unopposed
Registered electors 1,300
Independent win (new seat)

Marshland

Marshland
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour E. Rochford 345 61.5
Independent M. Bramley 216 38.5
Majority 129 23.0
Turnout 561 46.1
Registered electors 1,217
Labour win (new seat)

Mergate

Mergate
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent J. Bond 285 62.2
Labour M. Huggins 173 37.8
Majority 112 24.5
Turnout 458 30.4
Registered electors 1,509
Independent win (new seat)

No. 19 (Costessey)

No. 19 (Costessey) (4 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour A. Christie 760 42.0
Independent C. Barnes 662 36.6
Labour R. Johnson 633 35.0
Independent R. Dawson 630 34.8
Independent J. Dyer 614 34.0
Labour F. Merritt 609 33.7
Labour J. Rackett 595 32.9
Independent D. Wiskerd 589 32.6
Ratepayer A. Whitehead 385 21.3
Turnout ~1,808 27.5
Registered electors 6,576
Labour win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

No. 2 (Wymondham)

No. 2 (Wymondham) (5 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour J. Chamberlain 1,185 41.7
Labour R. Young 1,101 38.7
Labour F. Fields 951 33.4
Independent H. Hudson 880 30.9
Independent E. Capps 863 30.3
Independent J. Meadows 859 30.2
Labour R. Cobb 858 30.2
Independent P. Ford 834 29.3
Liberal G. Mabbutt 782 27.5
Labour A. Reilly 757 26.6
Independent A. Nickalls 624 21.9
Independent P. Hindley 586 20.6
Independent A. Taylor 542 19.1
Liberal D. Moore 351 12.3
Liberal T. Hickson 322 11.3
Liberal H. Lawson 318 11.2
Liberal H. Benham 282 9.9
Turnout ~2,844 42.3
Registered electors 6,723
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

No. 28 (Rockland St. Mary)

No. 28 (Rockland St. Mary)
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent C. Sewell 189 39.8
Independent M. Kimmins 176 37.1
Independent W. Windsor 71 14.9
Independent D. Stanway 39 8.2
Majority 13 2.7
Turnout 475 42.0
Registered electors 1,132
Independent win (new seat)

No. 29 (Thurton)

No. 29 (Thurton)
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent L. Lester 278 51.2
Independent M. Brown 213 39.2
Independent J. Chappell 52 9.6
Majority 65 12.0
Turnout 543 41.0
Registered electors 1,324
Independent win (new seat)

Poringland With The Framinghams

Poringland With The Framinghams (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative B. Yates Unopposed
Independent R. Sykes Unopposed
Registered electors 2,188
Conservative win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Scole

Scole
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent H. Young 286 61.9
Independent M. Philpot 113 24.5
Liberal R. Cornwell 63 13.6
Majority 173 37.4
Turnout 462 33.8
Registered electors 1,365
Independent win (new seat)

Smockmill

Smockmill
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent J. Brighton 350 53.3
Labour C. Dawson 307 46.7
Majority 43 6.5
Turnout 657 43.3
Registered electors 1,517
Independent win (new seat)

Springfields

Springfields
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent J. Chapman 214 63.1
Liberal G. Lain 125 36.9
Majority 89 26.3
Turnout 339 33.8
Registered electors 1,004
Independent win (new seat)

Stratton

Stratton
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent S. Harker 304 54.3
Labour R. Cooke 138 24.6
Liberal C. Pursey 118 21.1
Majority 166 29.6
Turnout 560 37.0
Registered electors 1,512
Independent win (new seat)

Tasvale

Tasvale
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent P. Starling Unopposed
Registered electors 1,408
Independent win (new seat)

Valley

Valley
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent L. England 396 59.0
Liberal H. Pagan 167 24.9
Independent B. Palmer 108 16.1
Majority 229 34.1
Turnout 671 45.6
Registered electors 1,473
Independent win (new seat)

Waveney

Waveney
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent M. Martin Unopposed
Registered electors 1,453
Independent win (new seat)

Westwood

Westwood
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent N. Chapman 484 61.8
Liberal T. Mayes 183 23.4
Independent F. Shephard 116 14.8
Majority 301 38.4
Turnout 783 49.8
Registered electors 1,571
Independent win (new seat)

Wodehouse

Wodehouse
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent A. Cook Unopposed
Registered electors 1,092
Independent win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "South Norfolk Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Plymouth: The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. pp. 3–4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  2. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Compositions calculator". electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth: The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
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