1973 Luton Borough Council election

1973 Luton Borough Council election Bedfordshire parliamentary 1973 5 10 y 1976 Luton Borough Council election 1976 All 48 seats to Luton Borough Council 25 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 30 58,388 45.6% 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 12 44,555 34.9% 95x50px|Blank Liberal Party (UK) 6 24,631 19.3% Council control Council control after election Labour Party (UK) The 1973 Luton Borough Council election took place on 10 May 1973 to elect members of Luton Borough Council in Bedfordshire, England.https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Luton-1973-1995.pdf Luton Borough Council Election Results 1973-1995 2 January 2026 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University This was on the same day as other local elections. This was the inaugural election to the council following its formation under the Local Government Act 1972. Summary Election result 1973 Luton Borough Council electionhttps://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/composition_calc.html Composition calculator 2 January 2026 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University Labour Party (UK) 48 30 N/A N/A N/A 62.5 58,338 45.6 N/A Conservative Party (UK) 48 12 N/A N/A N/A 25.0 44,555 34.9 N/A Liberal Party (UK) 29 6 N/A N/A N/A 12.5 24,631 19.3 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain 2 0 N/A N/A N/A 0.0 313 0.2 N/A Ward results Central Central (4 seats) Labour Party (UK) D. Flood 1,002 56.4 Labour Party (UK) P. Hopkins 893 50.3 Labour Party (UK) S. Gonshor 886 49.9 Labour Party (UK) M. Guha 813 45.8 Conservative Party (UK) G. Dillingham 733 41.3 Conservative Party (UK) R. Dean 715 40.3 Conservative Party (UK) A. Madden 700 39.4 Conservative Party (UK) A. Richardson 695 39.1 ~1,776 22.8 7,791 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Crawley Crawley (4 seats) Labour Party (UK) J. Fox 1,030 40.7 Labour Party (UK) E. Dimmock 1,015 40.1 Liberal Party (UK) T. Keens 1,007 39.8 Labour Party (UK) J. Carleton 1,004 39.7 Liberal Party (UK) M. McNally 986 39.0 Labour Party (UK) C. Jephson 972 38.4 Liberal Party (UK) P. Cadger 967 38.2 Liberal Party (UK) L. Whiteley 915 36.2 Conservative Party (UK) J. Seedell 499 19.7 Conservative Party (UK) R. Walsh 459 18.2 Conservative Party (UK) A. Lucas 456 18.0 Conservative Party (UK) N. Wyld 418 16.5 ~2,529 26.4 9,579 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Dallow Dallow (4 seats) Labour Party (UK) D. Fuller 1,333 60.6 Labour Party (UK) W. Roberts 1,305 59.3 Labour Party (UK) E. Scanian 1,305 59.3 Labour Party (UK) J. Wilson 1,278 58.1 Conservative Party (UK) I. Findlay 617 28.0 Conservative Party (UK) G. Gladman 608 27.6 Conservative Party (UK) G. Farr 608 27.6 Conservative Party (UK) R. Oakley 601 27.3 Liberal Party (UK) J. Potten 278 12.6 ~2,200 24.9 8,836 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) High Town High Town (4 seats) Conservative Party (UK) F. Lester 1,776 64.8 Conservative Party (UK) V. Dunington 1,719 62.8 Conservative Party (UK) A. Flint 1,702 62.1 Conservative Party (UK) A. Hutt 1,695 61.9 Labour Party (UK) J. Prosser 918 33.5 Labour Party (UK) R. Webb 907 33.1 Labour Party (UK) H. Magill 890 32.5 Labour Party (UK) R. Turrell 873 31.9 ~2,739 32.8 8,350 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Icknield Icknield (4 seats) Conservative Party (UK) M. Dodd 1,543 56.3 Conservative Party (UK) D. Johnston 1,497 54.7 Conservative Party (UK) R. Cartwright 1,496 54.6 Conservative Party (UK) J. Lucas 1,455 53.1 Labour Party (UK) J. Loder 897 32.8 Labour Party (UK) A. McElhatton 879 32.1 Labour Party (UK) W. Nixon 879 32.1 Labour Party (UK) H. Rodell 873 31.9 Liberal Party (UK) B. Currie 308 11.2 Liberal Party (UK) C. Cocks 286 10.4 Liberal Party (UK) D. Philpotts 252 9.2 Liberal Party (UK) R. Madgett 227 8.3 ~2,716 29.6 9,176 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Leagrave Leagrave (4 seats) Labour Party (UK) P. Moore 1,448 53.3 Labour Party (UK) H. Lawrence 1,402 51.6 Labour Party (UK) K. Hopkins 1,389 51.1 Labour Party (UK) R. Sills 1,312 48.3 Liberal Party (UK) M. Dolling 1,244 45.8 Liberal Party (UK) E. Cooke 1,057 38.9 Liberal Party (UK) M. Robinson 1,001 36.9 Liberal Party (UK) A. Shadbolt 953 35.1 Conservative Party (UK) A. Harris 875 32.2 Conservative Party (UK) D. Curd 843 31.0 Conservative Party (UK) M. Whitton 752 27.7 Conservative Party (UK) R. Samuels 717 26.4 ~3,364 33.7 9,983 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Lewsey Lewsey (4 seats) Labour Party (UK) D. Kennedy 1,574 63.4 Labour Party (UK) D. Frost 1,520 61.2 Labour Party (UK) A. Lines 1,517 61.1 Labour Party (UK) C. Lidyard 1,499 60.3 Conservative Party (UK) A. Hyett 617 24.8 Conservative Party (UK) M. Hyett 615 24.8 Conservative Party (UK) V. Lacey 609 24.5 Conservative Party (UK) K. White 572 23.0 Liberal Party (UK) A. Hurst 278 11.2 Liberal Party (UK) P. Larkman 255 10.3 Liberal Party (UK) D. Philpotts 211 8.5 Liberal Party (UK) P. Vass 204 8.2 Communist Party of Great Britain C. Pinder 77 3.1 ~2,484 25.1 9,896 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Limbury Limbury (4 seats) Labour Party (UK) C. Holes 1,420 51.6 Labour Party (UK) R. Jeffries 1,386 50.3 Labour Party (UK) L. Keary 1,353 49.1 Labour Party (UK) C. Lewis 1,340 48.7 Conservative Party (UK) G. Payne 821 29.8 Conservative Party (UK) J. Poulter 760 27.6 Conservative Party (UK) P. Wolsey 755 27.4 Conservative Party (UK) M. Boutwood 723 26.3 Liberal Party (UK) D. Cross 528 19.2 Liberal Party (UK) E. Cross 493 17.9 Liberal Party (UK) R. Webster 476 17.3 Liberal Party (UK) T. Reeve 445 16.2 ~2,753 30.1 9,146 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) South South (4 seats) Labour Party (UK) T. Kenneally 1,578 56.3 Labour Party (UK) R. Fitzpatrick 1,466 52.3 Labour Party (UK) T. Jenkins 1,400 50.0 Labour Party (UK) S. Swords 1,386 49.5 Conservative Party (UK) E. O'Donnell 1,113 39.7 Conservative Party (UK) K. Cooper 1,032 36.8 Conservative Party (UK) C. Everard 998 35.6 Conservative Party (UK) D. Gee 966 34.5 Communist Party of Great Britain G. Slessor 236 8.4 ~2,801 27.5 10,190 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Stopsley Stopsley (4 seats) Liberal Party (UK) E. Fisher 1,649 44.4 Liberal Party (UK) F. Shillingford 1,437 38.7 Liberal Party (UK) H. Roe 1,331 35.8 Liberal Party (UK) J. Wogan 1,319 35.5 Labour Party (UK) M. Payne 1,314 35.4 Labour Party (UK) A. Baldry 1,229 33.1 Labour Party (UK) M. Power 1,195 32.2 Labour Party (UK) H. Ruis 1,189 32.0 Conservative Party (UK) K. Taylor 962 25.9 Conservative Party (UK) L. Chantler 919 24.7 Conservative Party (UK) D. Jackson 885 23.8 Conservative Party (UK) A. Wright 831 22.4 ~3,715 40.3 9,218 Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Sundon Park Sundon Park (4 seats) Labour Party (UK) J. Cussen 1,939 44.1 Labour Party (UK) E. Haldane 1,842 41.9 Labour Party (UK) F. Carter 1,745 39.7 Liberal Party (UK) J. James 1,681 38.2 Liberal Party (UK) C. Edmond 1,631 37.1 Labour Party (UK) L. Thakoordin 1,621 36.9 Liberal Party (UK) P. Madgett 1,621 36.9 Liberal Party (UK) N. Murray 1,591 36.2 Conservative Party (UK) P. Glenister 874 19.9 Conservative Party (UK) V. Gibbs 746 17.0 Conservative Party (UK) J. Goldsmith 725 16.5 Conservative Party (UK) C. Roper 696 15.8 ~4,395 41.4 10,617 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Wardown Wardown (4 seats) Conservative Party (UK) W. Copeland 1,351 59.4 Conservative Party (UK) K. Connolly 1,317 57.9 Conservative Party (UK) G. Hickinbottom 1,312 57.7 Conservative Party (UK) K. Woodbridge 1,177 51.7 Labour Party (UK) D. Coppins 950 41.7 Labour Party (UK) J. Strachan 799 35.1 Labour Party (UK) A. Titchener 791 34.8 Labour Party (UK) M. Titchener 781 34.3 ~2,276 26.8 8,491 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) References Category:Luton Borough Council elections Luton Category:May 1973 in the United Kingdom Category:1970s in Bedfordshire Category:Long stubs with short prose