1973 Hampshire County Council election

1973 English local election January 2025 1973 Hampshire County Council election 300 Map showing the results of the 1973 Hampshire County Council election. Council control Council control after election Freddie Emery-Wallis Conservative Hampshire Parliamentary yes 1977 Hampshire County Council Election 1977 All 97 seats to Hampshire County Council 49 12 April 1973 55 Conservative Party (UK) 123,700 46.0% 26 Labour Party (UK) 95,863 35.7% 8 Independent politician 17,309 6.4% 6 Liberal Party (UK) 26,839 9.9% Elections to Hampshire County Council took place on 12 April 1973 as part of the 1973 United Kingdom local elections. All 97 seats were up for election, with each ward returning either one or two councillors by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office. These were the first to be held after the Local Government Act 1972, which reformed local councils and their boundaries. The election saw the Conservatives form a majority administration with 55 seats.Rallings Colin Colin Rallings Thrasher Michael Michael Thrasher Hampshire County Council Election Results 1973-2009 https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Hampshire-County.pdf Elections Centre 3–5 Summary Election result 2024 Hampshire County Council election Conservative Party (UK) 91 55 56.7 123,700 – |- Labour Party (UK) 70 26 35.7 95,863 – |- Liberal Party (UK) 20 6 10.0 26,839 – |- Independent politician 14 8 6.4 17,309 – |- Residents Association 14 2 1.7 4,619 – |- Independent Conservative 1 0 0.2 436 – |- Communist Party 1 0 0.1 123 – |- Results by ward Basingstoke and Deane Basingstoke East Basingstoke East Conservative Party (UK) D. Keep 1,998 69.7 Labour Party (UK) T. Young 870 30.3 1,128 39.3 Conservative Party (UK) Basingstoke North Basingstoke North Labour Party (UK) I. Corfin 1,776 49.9 Liberal Party (UK) W. Sweetman 1,090 30.6 Conservative Party (UK) H. Wheatley 695 19.5 686 19.26 Labour Party (UK) Basingstoke West Basingstoke West Labour Party (UK) R. Donnelly 2,807 50.8 Conservative Party (UK) A. Barron 2,718 49.2 89 1.61 Labour Party (UK) Candover Candover Conservative Party (UK) M. Boyle Conservative Party (UK) Kingsclere & Whitchurch No. 1 Kingsclere & Whitchurch No. 1 Independent politician Lord Porchester 3,124 78.2 Labour Party (UK) S. Rogers 871 21.8 2,253 56.31 Independent politician Kingsclere & Whitchurch No. 2 Kingsclere & Whitchurch No. 1 Independent politician M. Walford 1,232 70.9 Labour Party (UK) P. Jones 505 29.1 727 41.85 Independent politician Loddon Loddon Conservative Party (UK) J. Jack Conservative Party (UK) East Hampshire Alton Alton Conservative Party (UK) J. Archer-Shee 1,935 61.4 Labour Party (UK) R. O'Connor 1,214 38.6 721 22.89 Conservative Party (UK) Bramshott Bramshott Independent politician A. Jaffray 1,512 42.8 Conservative Party (UK) P Miles 1,481 41.9 Labour Party (UK) P. Dare 539 15.3 31 0.87 Independent politician Catherington Catherington Conservative Party (UK) L. White Conservative Party (UK) Headley Headley Conservative Party (UK) B. Blacker Conservative Party (UK) Medstead & Selborne Medstead & Selborne Conservative Party (UK) J. Scott Conservative Party (UK) Petersfield Petersfield Conservative Party (UK) H. Rose 2,338 47.4 Labour Party (UK) T. King 1,032 20.9 Liberal Party (UK) R. Quaife 908 18.4 Independent politician R. Digby 653 13.2 1306 26.5 Conservative Party (UK) Eastleigh Eastleigh East Eastleigh East Labour Party (UK) J. Davies 2,230 48.9 Liberal Party (UK) C. Taylor 1,175 25.7 Conservative Party (UK) H. Ford 1,159 25.4 1,055 23.1 4,564 49.7 Labour Party (UK) Eastleigh North Eastleigh North Conservative Party (UK) S. Vining 3,687 43.7 Liberal Party (UK) D. Costard 3,404 40.4 Labour Party (UK) D. Thomas 1,338 15.9 283 3.4 8,429 53.6 Conservative Party (UK) Eastleigh South Eastleigh South Labour Party (UK) S. Bartlet 2,129 60.7 Liberal Party (UK) R. Rickard 780 22.2 Conservative Party (UK) J Davies 599 17.1 1349 38.5 3508 44.0 Labour Party (UK) Fareham Fareham East Fareham East Conservative Party (UK) R. Cooper 1,980 59.5 Labour Party (UK) J. Wearn 1,345 40.5 635 19.1 3325 35.0 Conservative Party (UK) Fareham North East Fareham North East Conservative Party (UK) K. Jarvis Conservative Party (UK) Fareham South West Fareham South West Conservative Party (UK) R. Allen Conservative Party (UK) Fareham Titchfield Fareham Titchfield Conservative Party (UK) R. Alexander Conservative Party (UK) Fareham West Fareham West Residents Association A Butler 2,070 69.7 Conservative Party (UK) A. Widdicome 898 30.3 1172 39.5 1,172 27.0 Residents Association Gosport Gosport Alverstoke Gosport Alverstoke Conservative Party (UK) Alastair MacDonald Watson 2,675 78.0 Labour Party (UK) M. Hawkins 753 22.0 1922 56.1 3428 33.7 10,224 Conservative Party (UK) Gosport Elson Gosport Elson Labour Party (UK) R. Borass 2,503 55.5 Conservative Party (UK) R. Millard 2,005 44.5 498 11.0 4508 29.3 15,214 Labour Party (UK) Gosport Hardway Gosport Hardway Conservative Party (UK) V. Neal 1,061 52.2 Labour Party (UK) H. Cooley 970 47.8 91 4.5 2,031 30.6 6,575 Conservative Party (UK) Gosport Leesland Gosport Leesland Labour Party (UK) J. Burton 2,023 61.6 Conservative Party (UK) B. Carter 1,259 38.4 764 23.3 3,282 31.4 10,427 Labour Party (UK) Gosport Town Gosport Town Labour Party (UK) S. Leyland 1,443 55.9 Conservative Party (UK) G. Flory 1,138 44.1 305 11.8 2781 11.8 5.984 Labour Party (UK) Hart Fleet Fleet Conservative Party (UK) F. Graham-Taylor Conservative Party (UK) Hartley Wintney Hartley Witney Conservative Party (UK) J. Todd Conservative Party (UK) Odiham Odiham Conservative Party (UK) R. Bostock Conservative Party (UK) Yateley & Hawley Yateley & Hawley Conservative Party (UK) R. Yeomans 1,145 61.8 Labour Party (UK) D. Somerville 708 38.2 437 23.6 1853 12.4 14556 Conservative Party (UK) Havant Battins & Bondfield Battins & Bondfield Labour Party (UK) W. George 1,104 57.5 Liberal Party (UK) D. Dyer 815 42.5 289 15.1 1,919 22.8 10,224 Labour Party (UK) Bedhampton & Barncroft Bedhampton & Barncroft Liberal Party (UK) R. Fairhead 1,232 33.6 Labour Party (UK) B. Smith 1,065 29.0 Conservative Party (UK) H. Gregory 934 25.5 Independent Conservative M. Brewer 436 11.9 167 4.6 3,667 34.3 10,680 Liberal Party (UK) Hart Plain & Cowplain Hart Plain & Cowplain Residents Association J. Wigham 2,194 53.9 Independent politician E. Borrow 1,023 25.2 Conservative Party (UK) M. Todd 850 20.9 167 4.6 1,171 28.8 11,703 Residents Association Havant & Warblington Havant & Warblington Conservative Party (UK) A. Reger 2,728 58.1 Liberal Party (UK) P. Williams 1,968 41.9 760 16.2 4,696 38.5 12,211 Conservative Party (UK) Hayling Hayling Independent politician F. Martin 1,866 52.2 Conservative Party (UK) W. Venton 1,447 40.5 Labour Party (UK) I. Handscomb 264 7.4 419 11.7 3,577 11.7 9,470 Independent politician Purbrook & Waterloo Purbrook & Waterloo Independent politician R. Wakeford 2,374 67.9 Conservative Party (UK) T. Williams 1,123 32.1 1251 35.8 3,497 35.8 12,814 Independent politician Stockheath & Leigh Park Stockheath & Leigh Park Labour Party (UK) A. Slight 815 54.2 Liberal Party (UK) C. Hughes 689 45.8 126 8.4 1,504 15.4 9,115 Independent politician New Forest Brockenhurst Brockenhurst Conservative Party (UK) C. Townsend-Rose 1,381 86.2 Labour Party (UK) D. Halstead 221 13.8 1,160 72.4 1,602 23.7 7,353 Conservative Party (UK) Fawley Fawley Conservative Party (UK) M. Drummond 1,343 52.3 Labour Party (UK) L. Guyatt 1,224 47.7 119 4.6 2,567 29.5 8,726 Conservative Party (UK) Hythe Hythe Liberal Party (UK) A. Hayes 1,656 37.2 Conservative Party (UK) D. Mansbridge 1,488 33.5 Labour Party (UK) L. Gibbs 1,303 29.3 168 3.8 4,447 34.3 13,009 Liberal Party (UK) Lymington Central Lymington Central Conservative Party (UK) A. Rice Conservative Party (UK) Lymington East Lymington East Conservative Party (UK) L. Hope-Jones 2,467 73.8 Labour Party (UK) M. Hernen 876 26.2 1591 47.6 3,343 36.0 8,900 Conservative Party (UK) Lymington West Lymington West Conservative Party (UK) R. Alderson Conservative Party (UK) Lyndhurst Lyndhurst Conservative Party (UK) G. Hodgson 1,597 66.6 Independent politician F. Starmes 591 24.6 Labour Party (UK) R. Hewish 211 8.8 1,006 41.9 2,399 25.7 9,343 Conservative Party (UK) Ringwood & Fordingbridge No. 1 Ringwood & Fordingbridge No. 1 Conservative Party (UK) J. Holt 2,049 80.1 Labour Party (UK) P. Hayward 509 19.9 1,540 60.2 2,558 34.4 7437 Conservative Party (UK) Ringwood & Fordingbridge No. 2 Ringwood & Fordingbridge Conservative Party (UK) H. King 1,590 55.8 Liberal Party (UK) D. Broomfield 643 22.6 Labour Party (UK) M. Shutler 616 21.6 943 33.2 2,849 24.9 11,483 Conservative Party (UK) Totton Totton Liberal Party (UK) J. Blackburn 2,324 42.2 Labour Party (UK) M. Bailey 1,676 30.4 Conservative Party (UK) J. Betteridge 1,507 27.4 648 11.8 5,507 40.5 13,604 Liberal Party (UK) Portsmouth Buckland Buckland Labour Party (UK) S. Rapson 1,689 56.5 Conservative Party (UK) L. Chambers 1,300 43.5 389 13.0 2,989 40.3 7,465 Labour Party (UK) Cosham Cosham Independent politician P. Ashley 2,002 52.3 Labour Party (UK) J. Attrill 936 24.4 Conservative Party (UK) R. Pumphrey 891 23.3 1,066 27.8 3,829 42.0 9,133 Independent politician Farlington Farlington Conservative Party (UK) E. Bateson 2,933 74.9 Labour Party (UK) C. Handscomb 985 25.1 1,948 49.7 3,918 37.7 10,547 Conservative Party (UK) Fratton Fratton Labour Party (UK) Mike Hancock 1,706 63.5 Conservative Party (UK) S. Stebbing 979 36.5 2,685 27.1 2,685 35.1 7,724 Labour Party (UK) Havelock Havelock Labour Party (UK) C. Johnstone 2,104 53.3 Conservative Party (UK) M. Sutcliff 1,841 46.7 263 6.7 3,945 43.2 9,197 Labour Party (UK) Highland Highland Conservative Party (UK) A. Elliott 1,867 54.1 Labour Party (UK) B. Miller 1,586 45.9 281 8.1 3,453 34.3 10,180 Conservative Party (UK) Kingston Kingston Labour Party (UK) R. Emmerson 1,972 50.0 Conservative Party (UK) R. Hancock 1,971 50.0 1 0.0 3,943 37.4 10,600 Labour Party (UK) Meredith Meredith Conservative Party (UK) A. Hill 2,349 57.6 Labour Party (UK) W. Stillwell 1,730 42.4 619 15.2 4,079 37.2 11,100 Conservative Party (UK) North End North End Conservative Party (UK) K. Hale 1,948 46.9 Labour Party (UK) B. Tyler 1,700 40.9 Independent politician W. Hunt 507 12.2 248 6.0 4,155 43.8 9,729 Conservative Party (UK) Paulsgrove Paulsgrove Labour Party (UK) M. Prince 1,717 53.8 Liberal Party (UK) I. Young 995 31.2 Conservative Party (UK) M. Rendle 478 15.0 722 22.6 3,190 28.7 11,308 Labour Party (UK) Portsmouth No. 1 Portsmouth No.1 Labour Party (UK) E. Kelly 3,911 58.8 Labour Party (UK) A. White 3,683 Conservative Party (UK) J. Marshall 2,741 41.2 Conservative Party (UK) A. Mos 2,149 1,170 17.6 6,652 37.1 17,829 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) St. Jude St. Jude Conservative Party (UK) P. Loe 1,401 72.3 Labour Party (UK) M. Smith 537 27.7 864 44.6 1,938 23.4 8300 Conservative Party (UK) St. Simon St Simon Conservative Party (UK) D. Connors 1,660 70.1 Labour Party (UK) B. Armer 708 29.9 952 40.2 2368 29.4 8,100 Conservative Party (UK) St. Thomas St. Thomas Conservative Party (UK) Freddie Emery-Wallis 1,904 51.2 Labour Party (UK) D. Killbery 1,813 48.8 91 2.4 3,717 36.9 10,153 Conservative Party (UK) Rushmoor Aldershot East Aldershot East Conservative Party (UK) J. Chrismas 2,235 56.1 Labour Party (UK) J. White 1,750 43.9 485 12.2 2,720 34.5 11,594 Conservative Party (UK) Aldershot West Aldershot West Liberal Party (UK) R. Sharpe 1,149 53.9 Labour Party (UK) J. Broadbent 984 46.1 165 7.7 2,133 27.9 7,673 Liberal Party (UK) Farnborough East Farnborough East Conservative Party (UK) D. Devereux 1,682 63.4 Labour Party (UK) G. Watkins 746 28.1 Independent politician J. Grant 227 8.5 936 35.3 2,655 19.4 13,617 Conservative Party (UK) Farnborough West Farnborough West Labour Party (UK) H. Hewitt-Dutton 2,532 50.1 Conservative Party (UK) A. Bolt 2,524 49.9 8 0.2 5,056 35.5 14,219 Labour Party (UK) Southampton Southampton No. 1 Southampton No. 1 Labour Party (UK) R. Hill 1,633 52.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. Curtis 1,377 44.0 Communist Party J. James 123 3.9 256 8.2 3133 27.0 Labour Party (UK) Southampton No. 2 Southampton No. 2 Labour Party (UK) W. Couper 1,381 45.0 Conservative Party (UK) E. Mintram 1,333 43.4 Residents Association W. Roach 355 11.6 48 1.6 3,069 35.0 Labour Party (UK) Banister Banister Conservative Party (UK) E. Lewis 1,158 60.8 Liberal Party (UK) T. Sanders 409 21.5 Labour Party (UK) J. Poynter 339 17.8 749 39.3 1,906 29.0 Conservative Party (UK) Bassett Bassett Conservative Party (UK) N. Best 2,462 69.0 Labour Party (UK) P. Staples 1,108 31.0 1,354 37.9 3,569 36.0 Conservative Party (UK) Bitterne Bitterne Labour Party (UK) J. Williams 2,203 52.2 Conservative Party (UK) J. Young 2,020 47.8 183 4.3 4,223 4.3 Labour Party (UK) Coxford Coxford Labour Party (UK) R. McGuirk 2,243 62.0 Conservative Party (UK) D. Fountain 1,374 38.0 869 24.0 3,617 34.0 Labour Party (UK) Harefield Harefield Conservative Party (UK) J. Pitter 1,823 53.2 Labour Party (UK) G. Ranger 1,605 46.8 218 6.4 3,428 29.0 Conservative Party (UK) Millbrook Millbrook Labour Party (UK) A. Reynard 1,556 50.5 Conservative Party (UK) R. Marshall 1,523 49.5 33 1.1 3079 36.0 Labour Party (UK) Pear Tree and Bitterne Pear Tree and Bitterne Labour Party (UK) F. Billett 1,639 54.7 Conservative Party (UK) P. Franklin 1,359 45.3 280 9.3 2,998 35.0 Labour Party (UK) Portswood Portswood Conservative Party (UK) J. Barr 1,450 49.6 Liberal Party (UK) J. Wallis 752 25.7 Labour Party (UK) G. Webb 720 24.6 698 23.9 2,922 23.9 Conservative Party (UK) Redbridge Redbridge Labour Party (UK) J. Pimlott 2,382 64.2 Conservative Party (UK) D. Carter 1,327 35.8 1,055 28.4 3,709 28.0 Labour Party (UK) Shirley Shirley Conservative Party (UK) W. Dibben 2,009 67.9 Labour Party (UK) J. Rawlinson 949 32.1 1,060 35.8 2,958 38.0 Conservative Party (UK) Sholing Sholing Labour Party (UK) D. Speake 2,163 64.7 Conservative Party (UK) E. Tostevin 1,180 35.3 983 29.4 3,343 28.0 Labour Party (UK) St. Denys and Bitterne St. Denys and Bitterne Conservative Party (UK) D. Saunders 1,385 57.5 Labour Party (UK) B. Reed 1,024 42.5 361 15.0 2,409 37.0 Conservative Party (UK) Swaythling Swaythling Labour Party (UK) R. Russell 1,360 55.1 Conservative Party (UK) I. Lewis 1,109 44.9 251 10.2 2,469 27.0 Labour Party (UK) Woolston Woolston Labour Party (UK) J. Arnold 1,820 54.1 Conservative Party (UK) B. Deacon 1,542 45.9 278 8.3 3,362 35.0 Labour Party (UK) Test Valley Andover North Andover North Independent politician M. Loveridge Independent politician Andover Rural Andover Rural Independent politician A. Murdoch 1,810 50.5 Conservative Party (UK) J. Morgan 1,774 49.5 36 1.0 3,584 31.6 11,317 Independent politician Andover South Andover South Conservative Party (UK) G. Porter Conservative Party (UK) Baddesley Baddesley Conservative Party (UK) P. Merridale 2,133 76.9 Labour Party (UK) D. McQuail 641 23.1 1,492 53.8 2,774 34.1 8,138 Conservative Party (UK) Romsey Romsey Liberal Party (UK) B. Palmer 1,982 43.4 Conservative Party (UK) H. Malpas 1,748 38.2 Labour Party (UK) P. Hammond 454 9.9 Independent politician V. Tregear 388 8.5 234 5.1 4,572 39.1 11,918 Liberal Party (UK) Stockbridge Stockbridge Conservative Party (UK) C. Jones Conservative Party (UK) Winchester Alresford Alresford Conservative Party (UK) A. Dowling Conservative Party (UK) Bishops Waltham & Droxford Bishops Waltham & Droxford Conservative Party (UK) T. Steele Conservative Party (UK) Hound Winchester Rural No.2 (Hound) Conservative Party (UK) A. Shotter 1,940 54.4 Labour Party (UK) G. Holmes 1,629 45.6 345 6.8 311 39.0 Conservative Party (UK) Micheldever Micheldever Liberal Party (UK) J. Matthew 1,750 45.5 Conservative Party (UK) A. Craig Harvey 1,620 42.1 Labour Party (UK) J. Danvers 477 12.4 130 3.4 3,847 41.0 Liberal Party (UK) St. Bartholomew, St. Johns & St. Michael Winchester (St. Bartholomew, St. Johns & St. Michael) Conservative Party (UK) J. Darling 2,726 53.4 Labour Party (UK) N. O'Neill 2,381 46.6 345 6.8 5,107 47.4 Conservative Party (UK) St Paul & St Thomas Winchester (St. Paul & St. Thomas) Conservative Party (UK) E. Cole 2,271 42.7 Liberal Party (UK) A. Mitchell 2,194 41.2 Labour Party (UK) P. Davies 864 16.1 77 1.4 5,319 47.7 Conservative Party (UK) Winchester Rural No. 4 Winchester Rural 4 Conservative Party (UK) M. Robinson 2,661 54.3 Labour Party (UK) C. Watts 2,240 45.7 421 8.6 4,901 33.0 Conservative Party (UK) Winchester Rural No. 5 Winchester Rural 5 Conservative Party (UK) D. Pumfrett 1,433 60.8 Liberal Party (UK) P. Stonham 924 39.2 509 21.6 2,357 21.6 Conservative Party (UK) Wickham Wickham Conservative Party (UK) R. Whitmore Conservative Party (UK) References Category:Hampshire County Council elections Category:1973 English local elections