1973 Babergh District Council election

1973 English local government election 1973 Babergh District Council election Suffolk parliamentary 1973 5 10 y 1976 Babergh District Council election 1976 All 38 seats to Babergh District Council 20 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 19 10,893 35.8% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 11 11,229 36.9% 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 8 8,308 27.3% Control Control after election No overall control The 1973 Babergh District Council election took place on 10 May 1973 to elect members of Babergh District Council in Suffolk, England.https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Babergh-1973-20111.pdf Babergh District Council Election Results 1973-2011 27 September 2025 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University https://web.archive.org/web/20250927101400/https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Babergh-1973-20111.pdf 27 September 2025 This was on the same day as other local elections. This was the inaugural election to the council following its creation by the Local Government Act 1972. Summary Election result 1973 Babergh District Council electionhttps://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/composition_calc.html Composition calculator 23 September 2025 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University Independent politician 37 19 N/A N/A N/A 50.0 10,893 35.8 N/A Labour Party (UK) 22 11 N/A N/A N/A 28.9 11,229 36.9 N/A Conservative Party (UK) 15 8 N/A N/A N/A 21.1 8,308 27.3 N/A Ward results Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections. Alton Alton Labour Party (UK) R. Cook 226 53.8 Independent politician M. Cooper 194 46.2 32 7.6 420 37.8 1,112 Labour Party (UK) Berners Berners Independent politician E. Pollard 372 78.5 Labour Party (UK) M. Fox Ms. 102 21.5 270 57.0 474 36.6 1,294 Independent politician Bildeston Bildeston Independent politician O. Simpson 245 60.6 Independent politician E. Turney 159 39.4 86 21.2 404 34.2 1,182 Independent politician Boxford Boxford Independent politician T. Clarke 400 66.9 Conservative Party (UK) T. Stedman 198 33.1 202 33.8 598 43.7 1,367 Independent politician Brantham Brantham Independent politician H. Manning 1,272 Independent politician Brett Vale Brett Vale Independent politician D. Arthey 1,195 Independent politician Brookvale Brookvale Independent politician J. Baxter 222 58.6 Independent politician J. Gray 157 41.4 65 17.2 379 26.5 1,430 Independent politician Bures St. Mary Bures St. Mary Conservative Party (UK) H. Engleheart 298 66.1 Independent politician G. Ardley 153 33.9 145 32.2 451 42.5 1,062 Conservative Party (UK) Capel & Wenham Capel & Wenham Labour Party (UK) R. Pearce 369 56.2 Conservative Party (UK) H. Hawkins 288 43.8 81 12.3 657 45.5 1,443 Labour Party (UK) Chadacre Chadacre Independent politician G. Ince 299 61.9 Independent politician G. Hatchett 183 37.9 116 24.0 483 34.3 1,407 Independent politician Copdock Copdock Independent politician R. Moore 1,194 Independent politician Dodnash Dodnash (2 seats) Independent politician T. Goodchild 594 60.2 Independent politician C. Wake-Walker 582 59.0 Labour Party (UK) N. Grimsey 393 39.9 ~986 37.1 2,658 Independent politician Independent politician Elmsett Elmsett Independent politician W. Crockatt 265 38.9 Independent politician L. Sharpe 239 35.1 Independent politician N. Lewis 177 26.0 26 3.8 681 60.4 1,127 Independent politician Glemsford Glemsford Labour Party (UK) F. Shinn 460 59.9 Independent politician J. Piper 308 40.1 152 19.8 768 52.0 1,477 Labour Party (UK) Great Cornard North Great Cornard North (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) W. Aldworth 396 71.0 Labour Party (UK) S. Langton 384 68.9 Conservative Party (UK) B. Lewery 162 29.0 ~558 26.6 2,098 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Great Cornard South Great Cornard South (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) R. Chaplin 439 50.2 Conservative Party (UK) A. Eady 437 49.9 Labour Party (UK) M. Caschere 398 45.5 Conservative Party (UK) G. Baldwin 379 43.3 ~875 36.9 2,371 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Hadleigh Hadleigh (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) S. Brown 871 60.0 Labour Party (UK) B. Shuttlewood 759 52.3 Labour Party (UK) J. Whitehead 581 40.0 Independent politician J. Osborne 578 39.8 Independent politician M. Crabtree 521 35.9 Independent politician J. Catterall 443 30.5 ~1,451 38.1 3,808 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Holbrook Holbrook Independent politician J. Godley 458 79.1 Labour Party (UK) R. Levick 121 20.9 337 58.2 579 47.8 1,211 Independent politician Lavenham Lavenham Independent politician L. Spraggins 338 56.1 Independent politician A. Neynell 264 43.9 74 12.3 602 50.3 1,197 Independent politician Leavenheath Leavenheath Conservative Party (UK) E. York 1,234 Conservative Party (UK) Long Melford Long Melford (2 seats) Independent politician C. Kingston 539 48.1 Independent politician R. Kemp 529 47.2 Labour Party (UK) R. Oakman 290 25.9 Conservative Party (UK) P. Stone 290 25.9 Independent politician C. Edmunds 147 13.1 ~1,120 45.8 2,445 Independent politician Independent politician Nayland Nayland Independent politician P. Hetherington 238 50.3 Independent politician J. Mitchell 235 49.7 3 0.6 473 51.0 928 Independent politician No. 1 (Sudbury) No. 1 (Sudbury) (5 seats) Conservative Party (UK) W. Barker 1,443 41.2 Conservative Party (UK) R. Playford 1,282 36.6 Labour Party (UK) H. Banham 1,130 32.2 Labour Party (UK) P. Moulton 1,048 29.9 Conservative Party (UK) E. Hoare 1,045 29.8 Conservative Party (UK) G. Parker 1,008 28.8 Labour Party (UK) S. Gargiulo 995 28.4 Labour Party (UK) A. Fenwick 961 27.4 Labour Party (UK) H. Taylor 958 27.3 Independent politician R. Burn 930 26.5 Conservative Party (UK) H. Singh 781 22.3 ~3,506 53.7 6,528 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) North Cosford North Cosford Independent politician D. Hodge 1,105 Independent politician Polstead & Layham Polstead & Layham Conservative Party (UK) F. Gales 361 77.3 Labour Party (UK) R. Cook 106 22.7 255 54.6 467 50.2 931 Conservative Party (UK) Shotley Shotley Independent politician T. Lloyd 180 35.2 Independent politician J. Green 177 34.6 Labour Party (UK) E. Norton 85 16.6 Independent politician J. Watson 70 13.7 3 0.6 512 40.7 1,259 Independent politician Waldingfield Waldingfield Independent politician R. Herbert 424 73.0 Labour Party (UK) D. King 157 27.0 267 46.0 581 35.1 1,655 Independent politician West Samford West Samford Conservative Party (UK) D. Wedgwood 336 55.2 Independent politician R. Dunningham 273 44.8 63 10.4 609 58.1 1,048 Conservative Party (UK) References Category:Babergh District Council elections Babergh Category:May 1973 in the United Kingdom