1973 Uttlesford District Council election

1973 English local election 1973 Uttlesford District Council election Essex parliamentary 1973 5 10 y 1976 Uttlesford District Council election 1976 All 42 seats to Uttlesford District Council 22 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 22 19,716 44.6% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 10 4,191 9.5% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 7 17,218 39.0% 95x50px|Blank Liberal Party (UK) 2 3,059 6.9% 95x50px|Blank Independent Conservative 1 0 0.0% Council control Council control after election Conservative Party (UK) The 1973 Uttlesford District Council election took place on 10 May 1973 to elect members of Uttlesford District Council in Essex, England.https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Uttlesford-1973-2011.pdf Uttlesford District Council Election Results 1973-2011 31 December 2025 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University This was the inaugural election of the council following its creation under the Local Government Act 1972. Summary Election result 1973 Uttlesford District Council electionhttps://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/composition_calc.html Composition calculator 31 December 2025 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University Conservative Party (UK) 33 22 N/A N/A N/A 52.4 19,716 44.6 N/A Independent politician 21 10 N/A N/A N/A 23.8 4,191 9.5 N/A Labour Party (UK) 25 7 N/A N/A N/A 16.7 17,218 39.0 N/A Liberal Party (UK) 6 2 N/A N/A N/A 4.8 3,059 6.9 N/A Independent Conservative 1 1 N/A N/A N/A 2.4 0 0.0 N/A |- Ward results Ashdon Ashdon Labour Party (UK) R. Cooper 206 47.8 Independent politician D. Collins 156 36.2 Independent politician R. Heath 69 16.0 50 11.6 431 54.6 789 Labour Party (UK) Birchanger Birchanger Conservative Party (UK) D. Haagerwood 234 52.9 Labour Party (UK) D. Cooke 208 47.1 26 5.9 442 54.4 813 Conservative Party (UK) Clavering Clavering Independent Conservative E. Abrahams 1,118 Independent Conservative Elsenham Elsenham Conservative Party (UK) J. Hurwitz 324 63.8 Labour Party (UK) R. Shaw 184 36.2 140 27.5 508 56.7 896 Conservative Party (UK) Felsted Felsted (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) J. Franklyn 346 60.2 Conservative Party (UK) W. Wright 244 42.5 Independent politician J. Guthrie-Dow 229 39.9 Independent politician G. Savage 178 31.0 Independent politician J. Barrington-Bull 108 18.8 ~575 26.8 2,144 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Great Hallingbury Great Hallingbury Independent politician A. Streeter 698 Independent politician Hatfield Broad Oak Hatfield Broad Oak Conservative Party (UK) L. Silverston 253 65.4 Labour Party (UK) B. Clark 134 34.6 119 30.6 387 44.5 870 Conservative Party (UK) Hatfield Heath Hatfield Heath Conservative Party (UK) E. Dearlove 284 50.4 Labour Party (UK) R. Howard 215 38.1 Independent politician R. Parkinson 65 11.5 69 12.2 564 52.7 1,071 Conservative Party (UK) Henham Henham Conservative Party (UK) J. Maitland 1,069 Conservative Party (UK) Little Hallingbury Little Hallingbury Conservative Party (UK) W. Dorman 965 Conservative Party (UK) Littlebury Littlebury Conservative Party (UK) J. Northridge 245 64.8 Labour Party (UK) I. Haig 133 35.2 112 29.6 378 52.4 722 Conservative Party (UK) Newport Newport Conservative Party (UK) H. Reynolds 1,084 Conservative Party (UK) No. 1 (Saffron Walden) No. 1 (Saffron Walden) (8 seats) Labour Party (UK) P. Preece 2,034 38.8 Labour Party (UK) D. Weaver 1,903 36.3 Conservative Party (UK) D. Miller 1,864 35.5 Labour Party (UK) R. Green 1,633 31.1 Labour Party (UK) K. Wilson 1,630 31.1 Conservative Party (UK) S. Neville 1,609 30.7 Conservative Party (UK) P. Collins 1,594 30.4 Conservative Party (UK) J. Wakeford 1,574 30.0 Conservative Party (UK) F. Brooke 1,461 27.8 Labour Party (UK) P. Tinnion 1,432 27.3 Liberal Party (UK) D. Benson 1,353 25.8 Labour Party (UK) K. Tinnion 1,319 25.1 Conservative Party (UK) E. McCleod 1,309 24.9 Labour Party (UK) G. Scrivener 1,308 24.9 Conservative Party (UK) R. Bower 1,252 23.9 Conservative Party (UK) M. Stayner 1,113 21.2 Labour Party (UK) A. Bird 1,109 21.1 ~5,249 67.3 7,799 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) No. 4 (Great Dunmow) No. 4 (Great Dunmow) (4 seats) Conservative Party (UK) M. Davey 926 37.4 Liberal Party (UK) J. Garrett 790 31.9 Labour Party (UK) H. Wright 759 30.6 Conservative Party (UK) V. Culf 687 27.7 Conservative Party (UK) D. Lloyd-Jones 672 27.1 Conservative Party (UK) S. Hopkins 618 25.0 Labour Party (UK) C. Monk 514 20.8 Labour Party (UK) G. Jones 457 18.5 Labour Party (UK) F. Brown 361 14.6 ~2,477 64.0 3,870 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) No. 21 (Stort Valley) No. 21 (Stort Valley) Conservative Party (UK) D. Collins 213 48.1 Labour Party (UK) R. Clarke 124 28.0 Independent politician P. Hawes 106 23.9 89 20.0 443 48.8 908 Conservative Party (UK) Rickling Rickling Conservative Party (UK) P. Wawn 174 38.3 Liberal Party (UK) D. Wraith 145 31.9 Independent politician J. Brooke-Smith 135 29.7 29 6.3 454 61.8 735 Conservative Party (UK) Stansted Mountfitchet Stansted Mountfitchet (3 seats) Liberal Party (UK) P. Clark 661 32.7 Conservative Party (UK) G. Clark 503 24.8 Labour Party (UK) G. Dimond 440 21.7 Conservative Party (UK) A. Snudden 435 21.5 Independent politician H. Sanders 421 20.8 Liberal Party (UK) D. Honour 354 17.5 Liberal Party (UK) P. Clifford 346 17.1 Conservative Party (UK) M. Colton 344 17.0 Labour Party (UK) P. Saban 232 11.5 ~2,024 58.8 3,443 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Stebbing Stebbing Independent politician E. Kiddle 400 64.2 Conservative Party (UK) H. Wiseman 223 35.8 177 28.3 623 62.2 1,002 Independent politician Takeley Takeley (2 seats) Independent politician H. Bradford Independent politician W. Dudgeon 2,117 Independent politician Independent politician Thaxted Thaxted (2 seats) Independent politician H. Craig 580 59.4 Independent politician I. Barnard 565 57.8 Labour Party (UK) G. Fraenkel 398 40.7 Labour Party (UK) K. Cowell 294 30.1 ~977 54.2 1,803 Independent politician Independent politician The Canfields The Canfields Independent politician K. Fidler 442 62.1 Conservative Party (UK) K. Tetley-Jones 270 37.9 172 24.1 712 57.0 1,250 Independent politician The Chesterfords The Chesterfords Independent politician J. Moore 891 Independent politician The Eastons The Eastons Conservative Party (UK) F. Askew 351 63.7 Liberal Party (UK) A. Proudley 200 36.3 151 27.3 551 60.3 914 Conservative Party (UK) The Rodings The Rodings Conservative Party (UK) K. Tivendale 846 Conservative Party (UK) The Sampfords The Sampfords Independent politician H. Hughes 266 39.5 Conservative Party (UK) K. Baker 265 39.4 Labour Party (UK) S. Slee 80 11.9 Independent politician R. Bassett 62 9.2 1 0.1 673 60.8 1,106 Independent politician Wenden Lofts Wenden Lofts Independent politician B. Erith 230 56.2 Independent politician S. Cooper 179 43.8 51 12.4 409 43.9 932 Independent politician Wimbish & Debden Wimbish & Debden Conservative Party (UK) J. Tomblin 329 74.8 Labour Party (UK) D. Fowler-Dixon 111 25.2 218 49.4 440 39.9 1,102 Conservative Party (UK) References Category:Uttlesford District Council elections 1973 Category:May 1973 in the United Kingdom Category:1970s in Essex