1973 Portsmouth City Council election

1973 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 March 2020 The 1973 Portsmouth City Council election was held on 10 May 1973 as part of the first elections to the new local authorities established by the Local Government Act 1972 in England and Wales. 48 councillors were elected from 16 electoral divisions. Each division returned three councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party won overall control of the council. Election results Portsmouth City Council election, 1973 Party Seats Seats % Votes % Votes Candidates Conservative Party (UK) 28 58.3% 49.8% 76,844 48 Labour Party (UK) 17 35.4% 44.7% 68,974 48 Independent (politician) 3 6.3% 2.9% 4,462 3 Liberal Party (UK) 0 0.0% 2.6% 4,071 4 Ward results Buckland Buckland (3) Labour Party (UK) Syd Rapson 1,842 52.0% Labour Party (UK) J. Wearn 1,734 Conservative Party (UK) R. Taylor 1,697 48.0% Conservative Party (UK) Ms V. Lubin 1,691 Labour Party (UK) I. Christie 1,642 Conservative Party (UK) B. Lewington 1,622 47.4% Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Cosham Cosham (3) Independent (politician) P. Ashley 1,942 48.9% Independent (politician) Ms. M. Anderson 1,347 Independent (politician) W. Dallas 1,173 Conservative Party (UK) E. Spencer 1,061 26.7% Labour Party (UK) K. Sparrow 966 24.3% Conservative Party (UK) E. Burke 925 Labour Party (UK) G. Crowhurst 907 Labour Party (UK) G. Thompson 869 Conservative Party (UK) R. Darragh 849 43.5% Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Farlington Farlington (3) Conservative Party (UK) I. Gibson 2,556 53.4% Conservative Party (UK) W. Fry 2,485 Conservative Party (UK) R. Ostler 2,267 Liberal Party (UK) Ms. B. Shepherd 1,533 32.0% Labour Party (UK) R. Bryant 695 14.5% Labour Party (UK) J. Smith 673 Labour Party (UK) D. Ingham 673 45.4% Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Fratton Fratton (3) Labour Party (UK) Mike Hancock 1,544 63.4% Labour Party (UK) A. Gibbs 1,504 Labour Party (UK) J. James 1,393 Conservative Party (UK) Ms. H. Austin 893 36.6% Conservative Party (UK) A. Hasker 855 Conservative Party (UK) K. Jordan 826 31.6% Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Havelock Havelock (3) Labour Party (UK) C. Johnstone 2,175 50.5% Conservative Party (UK) E. Taplin 2,134 49.5% Conservative Party (UK) T. Gregory 2,092 Labour Party (UK) Ms. M. Kenny 2,046 Conservative Party (UK) B. Pickering 2,042 Labour Party (UK) D. Brown 1,985 46.9% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Highland Highland (3) Conservative Party (UK) C. Wakefield 2,301 53.9% Conservative Party (UK) A. Elliot 2,247 Conservative Party (UK) J. Lodge 2,177 Labour Party (UK) B. Miller 1,965 46.1% Labour Party (UK) Mrs. E. Wright 1,820 Labour Party (UK) G. Lemon 1,790 41.9% Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Kingston Kingston (3) Conservative Party (UK) R. Hancock 2,544 51.5% Conservative Party (UK) J. Brogden 2,527 Labour Party (UK) P. Chandler 2,399 48.5% Conservative Party (UK) E. Loney-Hampton 2,385 Labour Party (UK) S. Mitchell 2,299 Labour Party (UK) Ms. J. Sharma 2,222 46.6% Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Meredith Meredith (3) Conservative Party (UK) A. Darby 2,374 55.8% Conservative Party (UK) J. Rigby 2,372 Conservative Party (UK) F. Sorrell 2,288 Labour Party (UK) W. Stillwell 1,882 44.2% Labour Party (UK) P. Kingswell 1,723 Labour Party (UK) C. Arrowsmith 1,659 38.3% Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Nelson Nelson (3) Conservative Party (UK) J. Marshall 2,058 55.7% Conservative Party (UK) A. Mos 1,753 Labour Party (UK) P. Hancock 1,635 44.3% Conservative Party (UK) C. Fortnum 1,604 Labour Party (UK) J. Attrill 1,334 Labour Party (UK) A. Golds 1,287 54.6% Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) North End North End (3) Conservative Party (UK) A. Dann 2,131 53.8% Conservative Party (UK) K. Hale 2,115 Conservative Party (UK) Ms. A. Tomlin 2,093 Labour Party (UK) B. Tyler 1,829 46.2% Labour Party (UK) Ms. J. Jamieson 1,809 Labour Party (UK) J. Patey 1,726 40.7% Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Paulsgrove Paulsgrove (3) Labour Party (UK) Ms. M. Price 1,533 51.9% Labour Party (UK) G. Austin 1,457 Labour Party (UK) J. Mitchell 1,416 Liberal Party (UK) R. Schollar 945 32.0% Liberal Party (UK) Ms. I. Young 818 Liberal Party (UK) J. Young 775 Conservative Party (UK) W. Snelling 478 16.2% Conservative Party (UK) M. Rendle 476 Conservative Party (UK) Ms. J. Snelling 475 26.1% Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Portsea Portsea (3) Labour Party (UK) Ms. A. Ashworth 1,312 69.3 Labour Party (UK) R. Grant 1,304 Labour Party (UK) R. Thomas 1,289 Conservative Party (UK) T. Hasker 580 30.7 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. D. Jeram 566 Conservative Party (UK) H. Osborne 541 34.0 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) St. Jude St. Jude (3) Conservative Party (UK) R. Sotnick 1,571 71.8 Conservative Party (UK) J. Lubin 1,495 Conservative Party (UK) J. Cockerill 1,483 Labour Party (UK) M. Smith 616 28.2 Labour Party (UK) F. Guy 601 Labour Party (UK) H. Harris 576 26.3 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St. Mary & Guildhall St. Mary & Guildhall (3) Labour Party (UK) E. Kelly 1,354 80.6 Labour Party (UK) A. White 1,316 Labour Party (UK) Mrs. E. Fudge 1,307 Conservative Party (UK) J. Rothery 325 19.4 Conservative Party (UK) A. Stanley 209 Conservative Party (UK) M. Trett 295 30.6 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) St. Simon St. Simon (3) Conservative Party (UK) G. Byng 1,733 71.6 Conservative Party (UK) Ms. A. Scorey 1,678 Conservative Party (UK) A. Spraggs 1,670 Labour Party (UK) Ms. J. Christie 688 28.4 Labour Party (UK) B. Armer 659 Labour Party (UK) D. Elner 649 29.9 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St. Thomas St. Thomas (3) Conservative Party (UK) S. Fiddy 2,157 56.2 Conservative Party (UK) L. Kitchen 2,049 Conservative Party (UK) C. Worley 1,999 Labour Party (UK) R. Bromley 1,683 43.8 Labour Party (UK) D. Jewell 1,635 Labour Party (UK) M. Murphy 1,552 37.8 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) References 1973 Portsmouth election result 1973 Category:1973 English local elections Category:1970s in Hampshire