1973 Maldon District Council election

1973 English local election 1973 Maldon District Council election Essex parliamentary 1973 5 10 y 1976 Maldon District Council election 1976 All 30 seats to Maldon District Council 16 31,339 ~51.5% 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 11 13,629 34.9% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 11 8,924 22.9% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 4 8,328 21.3% 95x50px|Blank Liberal Party (UK) 3 6,656 17.1% 95x50px|Blank Independent Labour 1 1,473 3.8% Council control Council control after election No overall control The 1973 Maldon District Council election took place on 10 May 1973 to elect members of Maldon District Council in Essex, England.https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Maldon-1973-2011.pdf Maldon District Council Election Results 1973-2011 23 September 2025 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Election Centre, Plymouth University https://web.archive.org/web/20250923155538/https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Maldon-1973-2011.pdf 23 September 2025 3 This was on the same day as other local elections. This was the inaugural election to Maldon District Council following its establishment by the Local Government Act 1972. Summary Election result 1973 Maldon 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 Conservative Party (UK) 23 11 N/A N/A N/A 36.7 13,629 34.9 N/A Independent politician 30 11 N/A N/A N/A 36.7 8,924 22.9 N/A Labour Party (UK) 12 4 N/A N/A N/A 13.3 8,328 21.3 N/A Liberal Party (UK) 11 3 N/A N/A N/A 10.0 6,656 17.1 N/A Independent Labour 1 1 N/A N/A N/A 3.3 1,473 3.8 N/A Ward results Cold Norton Cold Norton Independent politician B. Board 314 58.3 Independent politician G. Hooper 225 41.7 89 16.6 539 57.5 937 Independent politician Goldhanger Goldhanger Conservative Party (UK) H. Frost 397 75.3 Independent politician B. Thompson 130 24.7 267 50.6 527 51.0 1,034 Conservative Party (UK) Great Totham Great Totham (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) R. Bass 613 55.6 Conservative Party (UK) F. Anderson 546 49.5 Independent politician T. Martin 490 44.5 ~1,102 55.3 1,993 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) No. 1 (Maldon) No. 1 (Maldon) (7 seats) Independent Labour W. Hutchinson 1,473 28.9 Conservative Party (UK) C. Dowsett 1,410 27.6 Conservative Party (UK) R. Daws 1,331 26.1 Conservative Party (UK) D. Sewell 1,224 24.0 Labour Party (UK) G. Hughes 1,129 22.1 Liberal Party (UK) N. Smith 1,088 21.3 Labour Party (UK) E. Bannister 1,076 21.1 Liberal Party (UK) B. Manaton 1,039 20.4 Conservative Party (UK) O. Cruess 968 19.0 Conservative Party (UK) K. Munnion 949 18.6 Labour Party (UK) G. Cockell 932 18.3 Labour Party (UK) P. Roberts 882 17.3 Conservative Party (UK) C. Backus 863 16.9 Labour Party (UK) J. Lewis 830 16.3 Conservative Party (UK) R. Townsend 825 16.2 Labour Party (UK) N. Hutchings 816 16.0 Labour Party (UK) H. Salt 743 14.6 Liberal Party (UK) J. Tilley 624 12.2 Liberal Party (UK) J. Tilley 619 12.1 Liberal Party (UK) J. Davies 617 12.1 Liberal Party (UK) W. Judd 615 12.1 Liberal Party (UK) M. Kinghorn 570 11.2 ~5,103 65.4 7,803 Independent Labour Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) No. 2 (Heybridge) No. 2 (Heybridge) (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) P. Darney 461 37.5 Labour Party (UK) D. Hutchings 439 35.7 Liberal Party (UK) P. Manaton 417 33.9 Labour Party (UK) I. Hillman 387 31.5 Liberal Party (UK) J. Church 355 28.9 Conservative Party (UK) P. Mann 352 28.6 Liberal Party (UK) A. Tumilty 344 28.0 Conservative Party (UK) P. North 338 27.5 Conservative Party (UK) P. Reeve 336 27.3 ~1,230 48.4 2,542 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) No. 3 (Burnham-on-Crouch) No. 3 (Burnham-on-Crouch) (4 seats) Independent politician J. Dowding 1,132 67.3 Independent politician M. Freeman 726 43.2 Independent politician E. Samuel 726 43.2 Independent politician G. Worthington 598 35.6 Conservative Party (UK) L. Bavage 549 32.7 Conservative Party (UK) G. Herbert 426 25.3 Independent politician A. Bacon 383 22.8 Conservative Party (UK) K. Staniland 346 20.6 Independent politician R. Berry 340 20.2 ~1,681 43.9 3,829 Independent politician Independent politician Independent politician Independent politician No. 7 (Althorne & Mayland) No. 7 (Althorne & Mayland) Independent politician D. Abernethy 284 52.2 Conservative Party (UK) L. Manley 260 47.8 24 4.4 544 36.9 1,476 Independent politician No. 8 (Latchingdon) No. 8 (Latchingdon) Conservative Party (UK) D. Heritage 197 41.9 Independent politician P. Smith 192 40.9 Independent politician A. Adkin 81 17.2 5 1.0 470 40.4 1,164 Conservative Party (UK) Purleigh Purleigh Independent politician G. Barber 324 47.4 Independent politician D. Baker 216 31.6 Independent politician H. Binder 144 21.1 108 15.8 684 63.3 1,081 Independent politician Southminster Southminster (2 seats) Liberal Party (UK) C. Kelly 368 51.8 Independent politician D. Fisher 341 48.0 Independent politician R. Penny 252 35.5 Independent politician F. James 161 22.7 ~710 32.1 2,212 Liberal Party (UK) Independent politician St. Lawrence St. Lawrence Independent politician R. Sennitt 209 63.9 Independent politician G. Wager 74 22.6 Independent politician A. Cottam 44 13.5 135 41.3 327 38.8 842 Independent politician Tillingham & Bradwell Tillingham & Bradwell Independent politician K. Bruce 171 34.5 Independent politician W. Proctor 168 33.9 Conservative Party (UK) R. Bennett 99 20.0 Independent politician G. Harrod 58 11.7 3 0.6 496 43.1 1,152 Independent politician Tollesbury Tollesbury (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) J. Madden 543 57.0 Conservative Party (UK) G. Butt 393 41.3 Labour Party (UK) J. Jackson 365 38.3 Labour Party (UK) J. Young 268 28.2 Independent politician A. Langdon 44 4.6 ~952 61.7 1,543 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Tolleshunt D'Arcy Tolleshunt D'Arcy Conservative Party (UK) E. Peel 293 52.5 Independent politician M. Harker 265 47.5 28 5.0 558 44.6 1,252 Conservative Party (UK) Wickham Bishops Wickham Bishops Conservative Party (UK) L. Bass 371 60.8 Independent politician C. Greenhill 239 39.2 132 21.6 610 46.3 1,317 Conservative Party (UK) Woodham Woodham Independent politician P. Herrmann 353 59.5 Independent politician E. Ratcliffe 240 40.5 113 19.0 593 51.0 1,162 Independent politician References Category:Maldon District Council elections X Category:May 1973 in the United Kingdom Category:1970s in Essex Category:Long stubs with short prose