1973 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election

1973 UK local government election May 2017 May 2017 1973 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election parliamentary 25 62,423 no Conservative Party (UK) 1976 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election 1976 All 49 seats to whole Council 7 June 1973 49% Independent (politician) 21 12,232 43.0% Conservative Party (UK) 17 6,729 23.6% Labour Party (UK) 9 7,882 27.7% Liberal Party (UK) 2 1,626 5.7% United Kingdom Bedfordshire 1974-2009 400 right Locations of wards in Mid Bedfordshire United Kingdom Bedfordshire 1974-2009 52.0263 -0.4906 Ampthill left Red pog.svg United Kingdom Bedfordshire 1974-2009 52.0070 -0.2654 Arlesey left Red pog.svg United Kingdom Bedfordshire 1974-2009 52.0273 -0.4248 Clophill right Red pog.svg United Kingdom Bedfordshire 1974-2009 52.0699 -0.6081 Cranfield bottom Red pog.svg United Kingdom Bedfordshire 1974-2009 51.963355 -0.495006 Harlington left Red pog.svg United Kingdom Bedfordshire 1974-2009 52.05 -0.416667 Haynes top Red pog.svg United Kingdom Bedfordshire 1974-2009 52.03 -0.47 Maulden top Red pog.svg United Kingdom Bedfordshire 1974-2009 52.010556 -0.457778 Flitton bottom Red pog.svg United Kingdom Bedfordshire 1974-2009 52.00384 -0.49656 Flitwick left Red pog.svg United Kingdom Bedfordshire 1974-2009 52.0126 -0.6285 Aspley bottom Red pog.svg United Kingdom Bedfordshire 1974-2009 52.06273 -0.54781 Marston top Red pog.svg United Kingdom Bedfordshire 1974-2009 52.04059 -0.55948 Lidlington left Red pog.svg United Kingdom Bedfordshire 1974-2009 52.147 -0.322 Blunham topmark=Red pog.svg United Kingdom Bedfordshire 1974-2009 52.10569 -0.32302 Northill top Red pog.svg United Kingdom Bedfordshire 1974-2009 52.0855 -0.2557 Biggleswade right Red pog.svg United Kingdom Bedfordshire 1974-2009 52.029 -0.358 Campton top Red pog.svg United Kingdom Bedfordshire 1974-2009 52.03245 -0.28714 Henlow right Red pog.svg United Kingdom Bedfordshire 1974-2009 52.1271 -0.2152 Potton left Red pog.svg United Kingdom Bedfordshire 1974-2009 52.113 -0.162 Wensley left Red pog.svg United Kingdom Bedfordshire 1974-2009 52.131 -0.297 Sandy left Red pog.svg United Kingdom Bedfordshire 1974-2009 52.078 -0.341 Old Warden top Red pog.svg United Kingdom Bedfordshire 1974-2009 51.984 -0.365 Shillington left Red pog.svg United Kingdom Bedfordshire 1974-2009 52.018 -0.228 Stotfold left Red pog.svg United Kingdom Bedfordshire 1974-2009 51.98826 -0.61942 Woburn bottom Red pog.svg United Kingdom Bedfordshire 1974-2009 52.00852 -0.42378 Wrest right Red pog.svg The first election to Mid Bedfordshire District Council was held on 7 June 1973, with the 49 councillors elected forming a shadow authority until 1 April 1974.Local government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System 1974 HMSO London 0117508470 30 Mid Bedfordshire District was formed on 1 April 1974 as part of a general reorganisation of local authorities in England and Wales carried out under the Local Government Act 1972. The district was formed by the amalgamation of five districts: Ampthill Urban District Biggleswade Urban District Sandy Urban District Ampthill Rural District Biggleswade Rural District In 1973 Mid Bedfordshire had 62,423 registered electors, of which 57,527 were in the 23 contested wards. The turnout in the contested wards was 49%.Calculated from the data for each ward in: http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Mid-Bedfordshire-1973-2007.pdf Mid Bedfordshire District Council Election Results 1973-2007 www.electionscentre.co.uk Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University 14 May 2017 Two wards (Henlow & Langford and Wrest) were uncontested. Result Mid Bedfordshire District Council Election Result 1973 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwA-5RleSBydakdEcHd2dVJOOUU/view?usp=sharing District level Authority Results.xlsx 1973 www.electionscentre.co.uk 14 May 2017 The Elections Centre, Plymouth University Independent (politician) 21 42.9 43.0 12,232 Conservative Party (UK) 17 34.7 23.6 6,729 Labour Party (UK) 9 18.4 27.7 7,882 Liberal Party (UK) 2 4.1 5.7 1,626 Ward results All results are listed below:http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Mid-Bedfordshire-1973-2007.pdf Mid Bedfordshire District Council Election Results 1973-2007 www.electionscentre.co.uk Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University 14 May 2017 Figures on turnout were taken from Plymouth University's Elections Centre, which gives the number of registered voters, and the percentage turnout for each ward. The number of ballots cast for each ward was calculated from these. The percentage of the vote for each candidate was calculated compared with the number of ballots cast in the ward. Note that in a ward with more than one seat, voters were allowed to place as many crosses on the ballot paper as seats. Ampthill Ampthill (3 seats, 4,110 registered voters) Independent (politician) J Nottingham 1,036 33.5 Labour Party (UK) Ms G Wagstaff 722 23.3 Liberal Party (UK) P Cruse 675 21.8 Conservative Party (UK) L Sturman 664 21.4 Conservative Party (UK) Ms A Palmer 645 20.8 Labour Party (UK) R Holmes 488 15.8 Labour Party (UK) G Lane 451 14.6 Liberal Party (UK) Ms M Laycock 298 9.6 Liberal Party (UK) F Rudd 281 9.1 3,097 75.4 Arlesey Arlesey (2 seats, 2,575 registered voters) Conservative Party (UK) Ms A Albon 480 50.8 Labour Party (UK) June Harrowell 464 49.2 Conservative Party (UK) R Turner 407 43.1 Labour Party (UK) C Bromley 399 42.3 944 36.7 Aspley (No 13) Aspley (No 13) (2 seats, 1,967 registered voters) Independent (politician) M Kemp 580 67.1 Independent (politician) W Klinner 468 54.1 Liberal Party (UK) Ms S Kilpin 285 32.9 865 44.0 Biggleswade (No 2) Biggleswade (No 2) (6 seats, 7,127 registered voters) Labour Party (UK) L Chambers 1,875 38.7 Independent (politician) Ms C Cook 1,752 36.1 Labour Party (UK) Victor Brunt 1,713 35.3 Labour Party (UK) R Pepper 1,418 29.3 Conservative Party (UK) Patricia Rouse 1,221 25.2 Independent (politician) Ms M Armstrong 1,195 24.7 Labour Party (UK) A Haynes 1,179 24.3 Independent (politician) J Bones 1,092 22.5 Independent (politician) Ms C Ballantyne-Evans 761 15.7 4,847 68.0 Blunham (No 17) Blunham (No 17) (1 seat, 1,273 registered voters) Independent (politician) Ms E Woods 272 43.8 Liberal Party (UK) R Sawford 222 35.7 Labour Party (UK) C Wale 127 20.5 621 48.8 Campton & Meppershall & Shefford (No 20) Campton & Meppershall & Shefford (No 20) (4 seats, 4,964 registered voters) Conservative Party (UK) Ms A Gouldsborough 1,222 38.0 Conservative Party (UK) Geoffrey Rogers 1,213 37.8 Conservative Party (UK) F Burrows 1,183 36.8 Labour Party (UK) A Smythe 998 31.1 Independent (politician) F Pettifer 994 30.9 Independent (politician) Ms M Faircloth 759 23.6 Labour Party (UK) W Barnett 700 21.8 Labour Party (UK) T Beggs 612 19.1 3,212 64.7 Clophill Clophill (1 seat, 1,080 registered voters) Conservative Party (UK) W Russell 294 59.4 Labour Party (UK) R Bailey 201 40.6 495 45.8 Cranfield Cranfield (2 seats, 2,938 registered voters) Independent (politician) J Salisbury 745 66.5 Independent (politician) A Wheelan 553 49.4 Labour Party (UK) H Iron 375 33.5 Labour Party (UK) F Keep 329 29.4 1,120 38.1 Flitton & Pulloxhill & Westoning (No 10) Flitton & Pulloxhill & Westoning (No 10) (2 seats, 2,020 registered voters) Conservative Party (UK) Jean Kent 297 51.8 Conservative Party (UK) Ms J Eells 280 48.9 Independent (politician) A Kitchiner 276 48.2 Independent (politician) Ms M Frankish 228 39.8 Independent (politician) F Sheridan 123 21.5 573 28.4 Flitwick & Steppingly (No 11) Flitwick & Steppingly (No 11) (3 seats, 3,839 registered voters) Conservative Party (UK) Malcolm Randall 599 39.9 Conservative Party (UK) J Pack 486 32.4 Labour Party (UK) Ms F Rolls 466 31.1 Independent (politician) W Billington 435 29.0 Labour Party (UK) Ms S Harris 408 27.2 Labour Party (UK) M Dillon 385 25.7 Independent (politician) H Farmer 250 16.7 Independent (politician) I Walker 164 10.9 1,500 39.1 Harlington Harlington (1 seat, 1,334 registered voters) Conservative Party (UK) A Giles 255 34.0 Labour Party (UK) D Parker 243 32.4 Independent (politician) E Preston 159 21.2 Independent (politician) T Mead 94 12.5 751 56.3 Haynes & Houghton Conquest Haynes & Houghton Conquest (1 seat, 1,542 registered voters) Independent (politician) D Lawson 437 60.2 Independent (politician) H Craddock 289 39.8 726 47.1 Henlow & Langford (No 21) Henlow & Langford (No 21) (3 seats, 3,538 registered voters) Independent (politician) G Charles Unopposed NA Conservative Party (UK) G Gates Unopposed NA Liberal Party (UK) J Sewell Unopposed NA Lidlington (No 15) Lidlington (No 15) (1 seat, 1,521 registered voters) Labour Party (UK) A Donnely 215 35.3 Liberal Party (UK) Ms J Downes 157 25.8 Independent (politician) Ms T Parrish 137 22.5 Independent (politician) F Scott 100 16.4 609 40.0 Marston (No 14) Marston (No 14) (1 seat, 1,544 registered voters) Independent (politician) J Bushby 528 61.1 Labour Party (UK) D Towell 337 39.0 864 56.0 Maulden Maulden (1 seat, 1,452 registered voters) Independent (politician) Ms I Robinson 388 50.3 Independent (politician) A Woodward 274 35.5 Labour Party (UK) F Harris 109 14.1 771 53.1 Northill (No 18) Northill (No 18) (1 seat, 1,822 registered voters) Independent (politician) Ms S Dingley 378 43.1 Liberal Party (UK) Alistair Costley 328 37.4 Labour Party (UK) R Charlick 172 19.6 878 48.2 Old Warden & Southill Old Warden & Southill (1 seat, 1,211 registered voters) Conservative Party (UK) J Saunderson 244 52.5 Independent (politician) R Allingham 221 47.5 465 38.4 Potton (No 24) Potton (No 24) (2 seats, 2,515 registered voters) Independent (politician) F Jakes 344 54.2 Conservative Party (UK) J Ream 291 45.8 Independent (politician) E Mayston 193 30.4 Independent (politician) A Dennis 144 22.7 635 25.2 Sandy (No 3) Sandy (No 3) (3 seats, 4,122 registered voters) Independent (politician) K Quince 852 43.1 Conservative Party (UK) A Sherwood-King 731 37.0 Conservative Party (UK) J Harrison 711 36.0 Independent (politician) E Smith 670 33.9 Conservative Party (UK) L Dray 638 32.3 Labour Party (UK) Ms J Monahan 393 19.9 1,975 47.9 Shillington & Stondon Shillington & Stondon (2 seats, 2,461 registered voters) Independent (politician) R Roe 433 69.7 Independent (politician) G Cooper 391 63.0 Independent (politician) J Burgess 230 37.0 Labour Party (UK) D Cripps 188 30.3 621 25.2 Stotfold Stotfold (3 seats, 3,994 registered voters) Labour Party (UK) H Wood 746 54.0 Independent (politician) F Hyde 635 46.0 Independent (politician) B Clark 571 41.3 Independent (politician) A Brown 503 36.4 Labour Party (UK) C Dunkley 427 30.9 Labour Party (UK) W McColl 363 26.3 1,381 34.6 Wensley (No 25) Wensley (No 25) (1 seat, 884 registered voters) Conservative Party (UK) W Goodyer 233 52.6 Independent (politician) D Walker 210 47.4 443 50.1 Woburn Woburn (1 seat, 1,232 registered voters) Independent (politician) Ms G Glasse 376 65.5 Conservative Party (UK) D Woodward 198 34.5 574 46.6 Wrest Wrest (1 seat, 1,358 registered voters) Independent (politician) G Wood Unopposed NA Notes References 2 1973 Category:1973 English local elections