1973 Alnwick District Council election

1973 UK local government election May 2025 March 2020 1973 Alnwick District Council election Northumberland parliamentary no 1973 05 30 y 1976 Alnwick District Council election 1976 All 28 seatsto Alnwick District Council 15 Independent (politician) 25 18,767 82.0% Labour Party (UK) 3 4,107 18.0% Control of Council Control of Council after election Independent Elections to Alnwick District Council were held on the 30th of May 1973 alongside other local elections for Non-metropolitan district councils across England. The election was mainly fought between Independent politicians with a few wards being contested by Labour candidates. This was the first election for Alnwick District Council after it was created by the Local Government Act 1972.Local Government Act 1972 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/70/contents www.legislation.gov.uk 5 May 2025 en Although the election took place in 1973, the elected council only operated as a shadow authority until 1 April 1974 when they took over the powers of the previous council. The district was formed on 1 April 1974 as a merger of the urban districts of Alnwick and Amble and the rural districts of Alnwick and Rothbury. Election result Alnwick local election result 1973 Independent 25 25 0 25 89.3 82.0 18,767 new Labour Party (UK) 3 3 0 3 10.7 18.0 4,107 new Ward results The result for each ward was as follows: Rallings Colin Thrasher Michael Alnwick District Council Election Results 1973-2003 https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Alnwick-1973-2003.pdf The Elections Centre 5 May 2025 Harbottle Independent J Coatsworth 235 65.5 Independent M Blakey 124 34.5 111 30.9 359 65.8 546 Longframlington Independent M Keen 183 55.1 Independent F Hill 149 44.9 34 10.2 332 58.8 565 No. 1 (Alnwick) (7) Independent I Robertson 1,263 76.6 Independent H Reavell 909 55.1 Independent D Davidson 897 54.4 Independent W Proudlock 896 54.3 Independent C Oliver 857 52.0 Independent J Young 754 45.7 Independent R Waddell 580 35.2 Independent C Cookson 527 32.0 Labour Party (UK) J Wright 384 23.3 Independent W Young 364 22.1 Labour Party (UK) M Lawrence 363 22.0 354 21.5 1,649 28.8 5,726 No. 2 (Amble) (5) Labour Party (UK) J Gilgannon 1,193 50.8 Labour Party (UK) W Mitchell 1,190 50.6 Independent T Straffen 1,158 49.3 Labour Party (UK) D Bell 977 41.6 Independent C Turnbull 975 41.5 Independent A Rowell 969 41.2 Independent N Henderson 948 40.3 Independent C Murray 866 36.9 3 0.1 2,350 63.5 3,701 No. 3 (Lesbury) (2) Independent H Philipson 459 71.8 Independent J Baxter 429 67.1 Independent W Robertson 390 61.0 30 4.7 639 53.8 1,187 No. 4 (Embleton) Independent P Bridgeman 252 43.5 Independent S Purvis 237 40.9 Independent M Sutherland 90 15.5 15 2.6 579 51.6 1,123 No. 5 (Longhoughton) Independent R Huggins 246 52.8 Independent A White 220 47.2 26 5.6 466 50.5 922 No. 6 (Shilbottle) (2) Independent E Tully 300 89.0 Independent J Swordly 97 28.8 Independent W Tearney 95 28.2 Independent J Ternent 93 27.6 Independent P Blenkinsop 88 26.1 203 60.2 337 27.4 1,232 No. 7 (Warkworth) (2) Independent A Curry 414 64.4 Independent O Farrell 319 49.6 Independent H Slaughter 295 45.9 Independent W Carr 257 40.0 95 14.8 643 37.3 1,725 No. 8 (Felton) Independent K Ainsley 194 47.0 Independent F Widdringron 152 36.8 Independent G Armstrong 67 16.2 42 10.2 413 49.4 836 No. 9 (Edlingham) Independent M Hill unopposed No. 10 (Rothbury) (2) Independent M Thompson 438 77.9 Independent J Miller 374 66.5 Independent L Wright 311 55.3 64 11.4 562 34.2 1,641 No. 11 (Whittingham) Independent R Smith unopposed No. 13 (Elsdon) Independent R Elliott 190 64.2 Independent A Tait 60 20.3 Independent G McKenzie 46 15.5 130 43.9 296 50.4 587 References Category:Alnwick District Council elections Category:1973 English local elections Category:May 1973 in the United Kingdom 1973 Category:20th century in Northumberland