1973 Bath City Council election

1973 Bath City Council election
	10 May 1973
All 45 seats to Bath City Council; 23 seats needed for a majority
	Council control after election ; No overall control;

The 1973 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 10 May 1973 to elect councillors to the new Bath City Council in England. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom.

These were the first elections to the new district council, which would come into effect on 1 April 1974. Future elections would take place every three years, with the next election scheduled for 6 May 1976.

The 1973 election saw no party take overall control of the council, with the Conservatives being the largest party.

Election results

Bath City Council election, 1973

Party		Candidates						Votes
Party		Stood	Elected	Gained	Unseated	Net	% of total	%	No.	Net %
	Conservative	29	19	–	–	–	42.2%	31.1%	15,777	N/A
	Labour	24	17	–	–	–	37.8%	33.5%	16,901	N/A
	Liberal	24	9	–	–	–	20%	33.3%	16,882	N/A
	Residents	3	0	–	–	–	0%	2.1%	1,053	N/A

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey (3 seats)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Laurence John Harris Coombs	618	48.7	*N/A*
	Conservative	Elgar Spencer Jenkins	551	–
	Conservative	Jeffrey William Higgins	499	–
	Residents	W. Evans	411	32.4	N/A
	Residents	S. Farr	397	–
	Residents	H. Bland	245	–
	Liberal	M. Wall	240	18.9	N/A
	Liberal	Adrian Pegg	229	–
	Liberal	A. Bailey	190	–
Turnout				44.4	N/A
Registered electors			2,857
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Bathwick

Bathwick (3 seats)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Gees	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	Conservative	Kenneth John Holloway	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	Conservative	Mary Elizabeth Rawlings	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			3,944
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Bloomfield

Bloomfield (3 seats)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Samuel Leslie Jane	846	59.4	*N/A*
	Labour	G. Yates	692	–
	Labour	T. Challis	658	–
	Conservative	J. Jones	579	40.6	N/A
	Conservative	P. Dillon	568	–
	Conservative	A. Dilley	536	–
Turnout				39.6	N/A
Registered electors			3,602
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Combe Down

Combe Down (3 seats)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Charles Dewey	910	52.0	*N/A*
	Conservative	W. Podger	882	–
	Conservative	J. Attwood	876	–
	Liberal	R. Wardle	840	48.0	N/A
	Liberal	G. Pyle	757	–
	Liberal	W. Brown	732	–
Turnout				47.1	N/A
Registered electors			3,713
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Kingsmead

Kingsmead (3 seats)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Pepper	937	51.8	*N/A*
	Conservative	George Durant Kersley	873	48.2	*N/A*
	Labour	Hilary Fraser	816	–
	Labour	J. Halpin	737	–
	Conservative	P. Lunn	702	–
	Conservative	F. Beresford-Smith	653	–
Turnout				43.1	N/A
Registered electors			4,197
	Labour win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Lambridge

Lambridge (3 seats)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anthony John Rhymes	1,104	45.1	*N/A*
	Conservative	H. Underhay	873	–
	Liberal	G. Mower	760	31.0	*N/A*
	Liberal	A. Hanham	618	–
	Labour	R. Cambourne	586	23.9	N/A
	Conservative	W. Logan	560	–
	Labour	P. Cave	505	–
	Labour	R. Eades	504	–
	Liberal	G. Whiteley	467	–
Turnout				57.8	N/A
Registered electors			4,242
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)

Lansdown

Lansdown (3 seats)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Walter Gower Huggett	1,480	60.9	*N/A*
	Liberal	Marianna Clark	1,451	–
	Liberal	H. Brake	1,200	–
	Conservative	R. Smith	949	39.1	N/A
Turnout				46.6	N/A
Registered electors			5,208
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)

Lyncombe

Lyncombe (3 seats)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian James Hamlen	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	Conservative	Thomas John Cornish	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	Conservative	H. Crallan	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			4,911
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Newbridge

Newbridge (3 seats)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter Downey	1,054	56.9	*N/A*
	Liberal	L. Corner	891	–
	Liberal	D. Lincoln	815	–
	Conservative	G. Hughes	799	43.1	N/A
	Conservative	J. Hale	748	–
Turnout				44.7	N/A
Registered electors			4,143
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)

Oldfield

Oldfield (3 seats)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Ashman	982	64.3	*N/A*
	Labour	Roy Gordon Hiscocks	972	–
	Labour	F. Gilbert	934	–
	Liberal	R. Brake	545	35.7	N/A
Turnout				38.9	N/A
Registered electors			3,928
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Twerton East

Twerton East (3 seats)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Percy Johns	1,091	66.0	*N/A*
	Labour	F. Hobbs	918	–
	Labour	Leslie Albert William Ridd	913	–
	Liberal	H. Nash	563	34.0	N/A
Turnout				35.5	N/A
Registered electors			4,657
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Twerton West

Twerton West (3 seats)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alec Louis Ricketts	1,022	61.9	*N/A*
	Labour	E. Hobbs	1,018	–
	Labour	J. Lyons	1,012	–
	Liberal	B. Potter	628	38.1	N/A
	Liberal	G. Lambert	563	–
	Liberal	R. Ferris	545	–
Turnout				30.0	N/A
Registered electors			5,504
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Walcot

Walcot (3 seats)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Humphrey Lyons	966	38.6	*N/A*
	Liberal	G. Plumbridge	893	35.6	*N/A*
	Conservative	M. Cheek	822	–
	Liberal	J. Ruff	803	–
	Conservative	L. Hughes	709	–
	Labour	M. Baber	646	25.8	N/A
	Liberal	B. Hill	618	–
	Labour	R. Vince	594	–
	Labour	D. Holley	578	–
Turnout				48.2	N/A
Registered electors			5,197
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Westmoreland

Westmoreland (3 seats)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Raymond Charles Rosewarn	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	Labour	R. Padfield	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	Labour	T. Street	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			3,641
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Widcombe

Widcombe (3 seats)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Cicely Margaret Edmunds	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	Conservative	Jeannette Farley Hole	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	Conservative	D. Elliott	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			3,367
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "Bath City Council Election Results 1973-1994" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 28 April 2020.

[Elections_Centre-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "Bath City Council Election Results 1973-1994" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 28 April 2020.

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