1973 Stevenage Borough Council election

The 1973 Stevenage Borough Council election were the first elections to the newly created Stevenage Borough Council took place on 7 June 1973 . This was on the same day as other local elections. The Local Government Act 1972 stipulated that the elected members were to shadow and eventually take over from the predecessor corporation on 1 April 1974. The election resulted in Labour gaining control of the council, which it has held continuously to the present day.

1973 Stevenage Borough Council election[1][2]

7 June 1973

All 35 seats to Stevenage Borough Council
18 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party

Party	Labour	Conservative
Seats won	32	3
Popular vote	8,643	3,935
Percentage	55.9%	25.5%

Council control after election

Labour

Overall results

1973 Stevenage Borough Council Election
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	32	n/a	n/a	n/a	91.4%	55.9%	8,643	n/a
	Conservative	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	8.6%	25.5%	3,935	n/a
	Liberal	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	0.0%	18.6%	2,880	n/a
Total		35						15,458

	Labour win

Ward results

Bedwell (5 seats)

Bedwell (5 seats)[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	K. Hopkins	1,290
	Labour	R. Fowler	1,270
	Labour	B. Underwood	1,260
	Labour	L. Cummins	1,239
	Labour	D. Wiltshire	1,185
	Conservative	F. Haine	522
	Conservative	A. Flanagan	518
	Conservative	M. Henry	499
	Conservative	M. Richardson	485
	Conservative	E. Trillo	415
	Liberal	A. Robbins	399
Turnout				37.3%

Broadwater (5 seats)

Broadwater (5 seats)[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Cockerton	1,266
	Labour	S. Munden	1,203
	Labour	W. Lawrence	1,200
	Labour	N. Wilson	1,166
	Labour	R. Vogel	1,160
	Liberal	S. Booth	670
	Liberal	E. Brook	669
	Liberal	M. Faraday	662
	Liberal	T. Smallwood	622
	Liberal	N. Smith	612
	Conservative	F. Mumford	367
	Conservative	J. Marsden	361
	Conservative	F. Waitt	334
	Conservative	H. Silberstein	317
Turnout				33.5%

Chells (5 seats)

Chells (5 seats)[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Clarke	1,203
	Labour	P. Metcalfe	1,203
	Labour	M. Cotter	1,194
	Labour	M. Palmer	1,178
	Labour	K. Vale	1,175
	Conservative	M. Britton	336
	Conservative	A. Wilson	327
	Conservative	C. Barker	324
	Conservative	K. McMullen	319
	Conservative	E. Olley	306
Turnout				23.8%

Old Stevenage (6 seats)

Old Stevenage (6 seats)[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H. Morris	1,327
	Conservative	J. Boyd	1,311
	Conservative	W. Boyd	1,291
	Labour	R. Green	1,261
	Conservative	A. Lines	1,193
	Labour	B. Shea	1,129
	Labour	V. Folbigg	1,116
	Labour	F. Schofield	1,107
	Conservative	K. Stutley	1,043
	Labour	G. Balderstone	1,041
	Conservative	A. Hale	1,007
	Liberal	A. Curling	499
	Liberal	M. Dawson	498
Turnout				43.8%

Pin Green (8 seats)

Pin Green (8 seats)[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Clark	2,170
	Labour	G. Colston	2,139
	Labour	G. Mannall	2,105
	Labour	A. Corner	2,103
	Labour	K. Taylor	2,086
	Labour	T. Morgan	2,057
	Labour	E. Musgrove	2,037
	Labour	D. Rice	2,025
	Conservative	B. Goble	1,194
	Conservative	C. Aylin	1,030
	Conservative	K. Meller	1,019
	Conservative	L. Smith	981
	Conservative	P. McPartland	981
	Conservative	P. Hagger	978
	Conservative	P. Johnson	965
	Conservative	S. Woods	925
	Liberal	M. McDonough	903
	Liberal	I. Hargreaves	878
	Liberal	W. Price	852
	Liberal	R. Abbott	832
	Liberal	L. McDonough	826
Turnout				35.0%

Shephall (6 seats)

Shephall (6 seats)[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Pickersgill	1,387
	Labour	B. Hall	1,370
	Labour	D. Burr	1,356
	Labour	S. Greenfield	1,345
	Labour	I. Johnson	1,340
	Labour	R. Linford	1,316
	Liberal	R. Green	409
	Liberal	G. Robbins	388
	Conservative	D. Sear	205
	Conservative	A. Gibbs	204
	Conservative	M. Gibbs	199
	Conservative	P. Sear	190
	Conservative	P. Goble	169
Turnout				25.3%

References

"Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
"Local Election Summaries 1973". The Elections Centre.
"Stevenage Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Retrieved 11 July 2019.

Council elections in Hertfordshire
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Dacorum Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019
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Three Rivers District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019
Watford Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019
See also: Wards Boundary changes Middlesex County Council elections

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