1973 Bracknell District Council election

1973 local election in Bracknell Forest December 2022 December 2022 1973 Bracknell District Council election parliamentary no 1973 06 07 y 1971 Easthampstead Rural District Council election 1971 (ERD) 1976 Bracknell District Council election 1976 All 31 seats to Bracknell District Council 16 Lab Bill Lindop Labour Party (UK) 17 6,395 47.6% Con Conservative Party (UK) 9 5,560 41.3% Residents Association Res 3 704 5.2% Liberal Party (UK) Lib 1 615 4.6% Independent politician Ind 1 0 0.0% Council control Council control after election Council created Labour The 1973 Bracknell District Council election was the first election to the newly formed Bracknell District Council in England, taking place on 7 June 1973 alongside other local elections as part of the 1973 United Kingdom local elections. Bracknell election tension Bracknell Times 10 May 1973 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003584/19730510/005/0005 27 January 2023 Its predecessor council was Easthampstead Rural District. For the first time at a local level, the Labour Party gained control. https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Bracknell-Forest-1973-1995.pdf Bracknell Forest Borough Council Election Results 1973-1995 28 December 2022 Elections Centre The party benefitted from a reapportionment of seats for Bracknell town - at Easthampstead Rural District's last election in 1971, 21 of the 44 councillors represented Bracknell wards, but this now changed to 17 of 31. With just 29% of the seats, it remained the worst performance for the Conservatives in a Bracknell District or Bracknell Forest election until 2023. Summary 1973 Bracknell District Council election Labour Party (UK) 17 6,395 47.6 54.8 Conservative Party (UK) 9 5,560 41.3 29.0 Residents Association 3 704 5.2 9.7 Liberal Party (UK) 1 615 4.6 3.2 Independent (politician) 1 0 0.0 3.2 Independent Labour 0 173 1.3 0.0 Ward results Ascot Ascot (3) Conservative Party (UK) Benwell M. Ms. 727 64.3 Conservative Party (UK) Dolan J. 710 Conservative Party (UK) Wright C. 679 Labour Party (UK) Day J. 403 35.7 Labour Party (UK) Holloway A. 396 Labour Party (UK) Holloway J. Ms. 389 28.6 3,955 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Binfield Binfield Conservative Party (UK) Springman A. Ms. 366 73.2 Labour Party (UK) Green P. 134 26.8 26.0 1,924 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Bracknell (Great Hollands) Bracknell (Great Hollands) (3) Labour Party (UK) Shillcock J. Ms. 935 61.9 Labour Party (UK) Laing J. Ms. 925 Labour Party (UK) Pettitt W. 875 Conservative Party (UK) Clarke H. 402 26.6 Conservative Party (UK) Clarke D. Ms. 392 Conservative Party (UK) Corley M. 374 Independent Labour Everett A. 173 11.5 32.1 4,697 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bracknell (Old Bracknell) Bracknell (Old Bracknell) (3) Labour Party (UK) Dhillon R. 788 46.7 Labour Party (UK) McShane D. 788 Labour Party (UK) Pearce T. 757 Conservative Party (UK) Kempton D. Ms. 544 32.2 Conservative Party (UK) Hasted W. 524 Conservative Party (UK) Rugman C. 489 Liberal Party (UK) Hoskins K. 355 21.0 43.7 3,862 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bullbrook Bullbrook (3) Labour Party (UK) Delbridge J. 1,078 56.7 Labour Party (UK) Walsh M. 1,022 Labour Party (UK) Checkley A. 991 Conservative Party (UK) Coombs M. Ms. 822 43.3 Conservative Party (UK) Strong P. Ms. 822 Conservative Party (UK) Thompson E. 782 39.6 4,793 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) College Town College Town Independent (politician) Marshall J. Unopposed N/A N/A 1,696 Independent (politician) Cranbourne Cranbourne Conservative Party (UK) Creech F. 284 62.8 Labour Party (UK) Turiccki M. Ms. 168 37.2 34.7 1,301 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Crowthorne & Easthampstead Crowthorne & Easthampstead (3) Liberal Party (UK) Brown W. Unopposed N/A Conservative Party (UK) Offord J. Unopposed N/A Conservative Party (UK) Worrall D. Unopposed N/A 4,203 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Garth Garth (2) Labour Party (UK) Moylan C. 564 63.4 Labour Party (UK) Pocknee J. 517 Conservative Party (UK) Harbor P. Ms. 325 36.6 33.9 2,620 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Harmanswater Harmanswater (2) Labour Party (UK) Pinder W. 471 42.4 Labour Party (UK) Lavender G. 456 Conservative Party (UK) Underwood R. 380 34.2 Conservative Party (UK) Wood T. 367 Liberal Party (UK) Banks M. Ms. 260 23.4 Liberal Party (UK) White P. 249 38.4 2,896 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Little Sandhurst Little Sandhurst (2) Residents Association Carruthers G. 405 44.1 Residents Association Yearsden J. 372 Conservative Party (UK) Steele A. 340 37.0 Conservative Party (UK) Rimes G. 202 Labour Party (UK) Crew R. 174 18.9 Labour Party (UK) Kinsella J. 98 35.5 2,586 Residents Association Conservative Party (UK) Residents Association Conservative Party (UK) Priestwood Priestwood (2) Labour Party (UK) Cain F. 564 58.4 Labour Party (UK) Mountjoy T. 541 Conservative Party (UK) Clark-Lowes F. 401 41.6 Conservative Party (UK) Mosses R. 370 32.6 2,963 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Sandhurst Sandhurst Residents Association Harris K. 299 42.3 Labour Party (UK) Dancy K. Ms. 269 38.0 Conservative Party (UK) Pierce J. 139 19.7 37.8 1,872 Residents Association Labour Party (UK) St. Marys St. Marys Conservative Party (UK) Rose P. 265 60.0 Labour Party (UK) Treffry R. 177 40.0 45.2 978 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Warfield Warfield Conservative Party (UK) Kay J. Ms. 316 69.6 Labour Party (UK) Stewart D. 138 30.4 35.6 1,277 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Wildridings Wildridings (2) Labour Party (UK) Lindop W. 532 68.1 Labour Party (UK) Mihell D. 512 Conservative Party (UK) Read B. 249 31.9 Conservative Party (UK) Toomey J. 246 38.4 2,036 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) References Bracknell Category:Bracknell Forest Borough Council elections Category:1970s in Berkshire