1973 Penwith District Council election

1973 UK local government election February 2020 February 2020 1973 Penwith District Council election Cornwall Parliamentary no yes 1976 Penwith District Council election 1976 All 40 seats of Penwith District Council 21 12 April 1973 Independent (politician) N/A 37 37 42,275 93.6% Labour Party (UK) N/A 1 1 1,348 3.0% Liberal Party (UK) N/A 1 1 1,176 2.6% Residents' association N/A 1 1 351 0.8% 320px Map showing the election results. Each ward had one seat up for election. Council control Council control after election N/A Independent Elections to Penwith District Council were held for the first time in 1973. All 40 seats were contested. Independent candidates won an overwhelming majority, gaining 37 seats. The Labour Party, the Liberal Party, and a Residents' Association candidate each won one seat. Results summary Penwith District Council election, 1973 Independent (politician) 37 37 0 N/A 92.5 93.6 42,275 N/A Labour Party (UK) 1 1 0 N/A 2.5 3.0 1,348 N/A Liberal Party (UK) 1 1 0 N/A 2.5 2.6 1,176 N/A Residents' association 1 1 0 N/A 2.5 0.8 351 N/A Ward results Hayle Hayle Independent (politician) W. Cock 1244 17.9 Independent (politician) J. Sleeman 787 11.3 Independent (politician) T. Laity 772 11.1 Independent (politician) F. Harwood 763 11.0 Independent (politician) H. Johns 717 10.3 Independent (politician) F. Ponting 452 6.5 Independent (politician) R. Peller 432 6.2 Independent (politician) E. Kewell 392 5.6 Independent (politician) W. Garnish 383 5.5 Independent (politician) S. Stock 339 4.9 Independent (politician) L. Capper 299 4.3 Independent (politician) S. Goff 204 2.9 Independent (politician) J. Evans 156 2.2 6940 42.2 Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Lelant and Carbis Bay Lelant and Carbis Bay Independent (politician) A. Hosking 491 29.0 Residents' association J. Macdonald Clarke 351 20.7 Independent (politician) K. Slocombe 304 17.9 Independent (politician) S. Stoneman 238 14.0 Independent (politician) A. Hill 179 10.6 Independent (politician) A. Olds 131 7.7 1694 51.0 Independent (politician) Residents' association Ludgvan Ludgvan Independent (politician) H. Lutey 722 21.4 Independent (politician) H. Monk 710 21.0 Independent (politician) R. Hall 641 19.0 Independent (politician) J. Trevenen 556 16.5 Independent (politician) W. Bolitho 294 8.7 Independent (politician) R. Burns 249 7.4 Independent (politician) H. Wills 207 6.1 3379 54.7 Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Marazion Marazion Independent (politician) P. Badcock 669 16.0 Independent (politician) C. Bryant 562 13.5 Independent (politician) S. Gibson 543 13.0 Independent (politician) E. Laity 531 12.7 Independent (politician) R. Taylor 505 12.1 Independent (politician) W. Miners 397 9.5 Independent (politician) T. Bryant 364 8.7 Independent (politician) F. James 254 6.1 Independent (politician) L. Lanigan 174 4.2 Independent (politician) A. Seagrove 171 4.1 4170 55.8 Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Penzance Central Penzance Central Independent (politician) J. Laity 1075 20.4 Independent (politician) J. Batten 1025 19.5 Independent (politician) F. Peak 959 18.2 Independent (politician) R. Allbright 845 16.0 Independent (politician) H. Martin 700 13.3 Independent (politician) J. Mann 661 12.6 5265 38.1 Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Penzance East Penzance East Independent (politician) R. Berryman 851 20.4 Independent (politician) D. Pooley 731 17.5 Independent (politician) J. Owner 719 17.2 Independent (politician) H. Richardson 567 13.6 Independent (politician) C. Harvey 479 11.5 Labour Party (UK) E. Eddy 435 10.4 Independent (politician) C. Hope-Smith 393 9.4 4175 40.9 Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Penzance North Penzance North Independent (politician) J. Richards 754 36.1 Independent (politician) C. Symons 479 22.9 Independent (politician) R. Dibb 420 20.1 Independent (politician) R. Burstow 307 14.7 Independent (politician) W. Macdonald Murray 130 6.2 2090 50.4 Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Penzance South Penzance South Independent (politician) G. Cocks 818 22.7 Independent (politician) M. Beckerleg 729 20.3 Independent (politician) C. Ash 656 18.2 Independent (politician) E. Palmer 539 15.0 Independent (politician) L. Spargo 523 14.5 Independent (politician) H. Matthews 333 9.3 3598 47.7 Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independent (politician) St Buryan St Buryan Independent (politician) D. Trewern 822 30.6 Independent (politician) T. Hicks 722 26.9 Independent (politician) J. Daniel 630 23.5 Independent (politician) L. Oates 238 8.9 Independent (politician) R. Nicholls 151 5.6 Independent (politician) A. Whent 123 4.6 2686 68.5 Independent (politician) Independent (politician) St Ives St Ives Liberal Party (UK) G. Tonkin 1176 14.3 Independent (politician) M. Peters 1022 12.5 Independent (politician) H. Franklin 978 11.9 Labour Party (UK) T. Harvey 913 11.1 Independent (politician) J. Thomas 894 10.9 Independent (politician) D. Jones 880 10.7 Independent (politician) T. Trevorrow 859 10.5 Independent (politician) O. Eddy 697 8.5 Independent (politician) E. Noall 660 8.0 Independent (politician) W. Rawson 124 1.5 8203 50.0 Liberal Party (UK) Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Independent (politician) St Just St Just Independent (politician) M. Derrington 959 32.5 Independent (politician) D. Woolcock 688 23.3 Independent (politician) T. McFadden 668 22.6 Independent (politician) R. Rowe 370 12.5 Independent (politician) S. Hancock 265 9.0 2950 56.0 Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independent (politician) See also Cornwall Penwith District Council elections References Penwith District Council Election Results 1973-2007 Category:1973 English local elections 1973 Category:1970s in Cornwall