1973 Norwich City Council election
Appearance
The 1973 Norwich City Council election took place on 7 June 1973 to elect members of Norwich City Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. Voting took place across 16 wards, each electing 3 Councillors. Following the Local Government Act 1972, this was the first election to the new non-metropolitan district council for Norfolk, which came into being on 1 April the following year. Labour took control of the Council after winning a comfortable majority of seats.
Council Composition
After the election, the composition of the council was:
36 | 12 |
Labour | Con |
Ward results
Bowthorpe
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. Seabrook | 1,012 | 48.9 | n/a | |
Labour | R. Quinn | 1,000 | — | — | |
Labour | R. Phelan | 998 | — | — | |
Conservative | R. Goldsmith | 595 | 28.7 | n/a | |
Conservative | Ms. O. Hook | 594 | — | — | |
Conservative | G. Joyce | 591 | — | — | |
Liberal | Ms. I. Picketts | 463 | 22.4 | n/a | |
Liberal | R. Drew | 441 | — | — | |
Liberal | J. Barnett | 433 | — | — | |
Majority | 20.1 | ||||
Turnout | 40.8 | ||||
Registered electors | 5,181 | ||||
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Labour win (new seat) |
Catton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ms. B. Stevenson | 1,047 | 64.1 | n/a | |
Labour | Ms. M. Camina | 1,027 | — | — | |
Labour | J. Fitzgibbon | 1,023 | — | — | |
Conservative | Ms. B. Boyd | 586 | 35.9 | n/a | |
Majority | 28.2 | ||||
Turnout | 27.1 | ||||
Registered electors | 6,038 | ||||
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Coslany
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | T. Mills | 1,188 | 58.9 | n/a | |
Labour | M. Ashley | 1,132 | — | — | |
Labour | G. Day | 1,110 | — | — | |
Conservative | Ms. A. Day | 658 | 28.7 | n/a | |
Conservative | Ms. A. Collishaw | 604 | — | — | |
Conservative | H. Collins | 595 | — | — | |
National Front | W. Fitt | 170 | 8.4 | n/a | |
Majority | 26.3 | ||||
Turnout | 29.3 | ||||
Registered electors | 6,547 | ||||
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Crome
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ms. V. Guttsman | 1,516 | 75.7 | n/a | |
Labour | J. Curtis | 1,486 | — | — | |
Labour | D. Pratt | 1,470 | — | — | |
Conservative | Ms. D. Mason | 487 | 24.3 | n/a | |
Conservative | C. Cullins | 482 | — | — | |
Conservative | Ms. M. Hanlon | 477 | — | — | |
Majority | 51.4 | ||||
Turnout | 31.7 | ||||
Registered electors | 6,608 | ||||
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References
- ^ "Local Elections Handbook 1973". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Norwich-1973-2012.pdf