1973 West Norfolk District Council election

1973 English local election 1973 West Norfolk District Council election Norfolk parliamentary 1973 5 10 y 1976 West Norfolk District Council election 1976 All 60 seats to West Norfolk District Council 31 82,267 ~43.5% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 22 27,658 41.1% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 19 14,633 21.8% 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 14 19,912 29.6% 95x50px|Blank Independent Conservative 5 1,861 2.8% Control Control after election No overall control The 1973 West Norfolk District Council election took place on 10 May 1973 to elect members of West Norfolk District Council in Norfolk, England.https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Kings-Lynn-West-Norfolk-1973-2011.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20260115104446/https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Kings-Lynn-West-Norfolk-1973-2011.pdf 15 January 2026 Borough Council of Kings' Lynn & West Norfolk Election Results 1973-2011 3-4 15 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 West Norfolk District Council, with the council having been recently established by the Local Government Act 1972. Summary Election result 1973 West Norfolk District Council electionhttps://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/composition_calc.html Composition calculator 12 January 2026 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University Labour Party (UK) 45 22 N/A N/A N/A 36.7 27,658 41.1 N/A Independent politician 43 19 N/A N/A N/A 31.7 14,633 21.8 N/A Conservative Party (UK) 33 14 N/A N/A N/A 23.3 19,912 29.6 N/A Independent Conservative 9 5 N/A N/A N/A 8.3 1,861 2.8 N/A Liberal Party (UK) 10 0 N/A N/A N/A 0.0 3,173 4.7 N/A 2 Conservative and 2 Independent Conservative candidates were elected unopposed. Ward results Airfield Airfield (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) J. Bagge 635 53.6 Conservative Party (UK) S. Pope 613 51.7 Labour Party (UK) W. Holding 549 46.3 Labour Party (UK) R. Gudgton 321 27.1 ~1,185 42.3 2,802 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Burnham Burnham Independent politician E. Coke 434 51.0 Labour Party (UK) B. Phillips 417 49.0 17 2.0 851 62.8 1,355 Independent politician Clenchwarton Clenchwarton Independent Conservative R. Kerkham 268 47.8 Labour Party (UK) F. Mallett 193 34.4 Independent politician F. Eggett 100 17.8 75 13.4 561 38.5 1,457 Independent Conservative Creake Creake Independent politician F. Perowne 457 53.3 Labour Party (UK) O. Sands 400 46.7 57 6.7 857 64.4 1,331 Independent politician Denton Denton (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) F. Neville 775 39.9 Conservative Party (UK) M. Jones 659 33.9 Labour Party (UK) J. Waterfall 659 33.9 Conservative Party (UK) J. Wood 624 32.1 Labour Party (UK) F. Thompson 603 31.1 Independent politician I. Smith 506 26.1 Independent politician W. Ayres 504 26.0 Labour Party (UK) W. Watkins 475 24.5 Independent politician T. Bowers 454 23.4 Independent politician F. Hyam 208 10.7 ~1,942 53.5 3,629 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Dersingham Dersingham (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) P. Thaxter 718 44.3 Conservative Party (UK) I. Stockwell 716 44.2 Conservative Party (UK) B. Griffiths 675 41.6 Labour Party (UK) M. Nurse 622 38.4 Independent politician L. Firth 188 11.6 ~1,621 62.1 2,610 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Docking Docking Labour Party (UK) D. Ford 412 54.6 Independent politician S. Mace 342 45.4 70 9.3 754 57.4 1,313 Labour Party (UK) Emneth Emneth Independent politician A. Terrington 330 44.4 Independent politician C. Peckover 225 30.3 Independent politician C. Coates 188 25.3 105 14.1 743 50.7 1,466 Independent politician Gayton Gayton Independent Conservative I. Major 436 60.7 Independent politician J. Bacon 282 39.3 154 21.4 718 59.6 1,204 Independent Conservative Lynn South West Lynn South West (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) D. Benefer 750 76.3 Labour Party (UK) W. Baker 710 72.2 Conservative Party (UK) N. Lumb 234 23.8 Conservative Party (UK) R. Mears 193 19.7 ~983 34.2 2,873 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Mershe Lande Mershe Lande Independent Conservative H. Goose 1,394 Independent Conservative Middleton Middleton Independent politician D. Burrell 321 60.5 Labour Party (UK) T. Squirrell 210 39.5 111 20.9 531 37.2 1,429 Independent politician No. 1 (Kings Lynn: Gaywood) No. 1 (Kings Lynn: Gaywood) (6 seats) Labour Party (UK) E. Shaw 1,382 42.8 Labour Party (UK) A. Campbell 1,358 42.0 Labour Party (UK) A. West 1,349 41.8 Labour Party (UK) F. Ackland 1,344 41.6 Labour Party (UK) J. Carney 1,294 40.0 Labour Party (UK) M. Pantling 1,278 39.6 Conservative Party (UK) P. Robinson 1,271 39.4 Conservative Party (UK) F. Barton 1,265 39.2 Conservative Party (UK) R. Fraulo 1,252 38.8 Conservative Party (UK) P. Robinson 1,244 38.5 Conservative Party (UK) J. Steele 1,165 36.1 Conservative Party (UK) S. Brown 1,124 34.8 Liberal Party (UK) R. Hubbard 582 18.0 Liberal Party (UK) D. Harbour 464 14.4 Liberal Party (UK) R. Whiley 419 13.0 Liberal Party (UK) G. Hathorn 416 12.9 ~3,231 39.1 8,264 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) No. 2 (Kings Lynn: North) No. 2 (Kings Lynn: North) (4 seats) Labour Party (UK) H. Birdseye 1,340 85.7 Labour Party (UK) F. Juniper 1,334 85.3 Labour Party (UK) A. Panks 1,323 84.6 Labour Party (UK) F. Panks 1,280 81.8 Conservative Party (UK) A. Bridge 224 14.3 Conservative Party (UK) N. Nulty 214 13.7 Conservative Party (UK) K. Donnelly 209 13.4 Conservative Party (UK) M. Purdy 203 13.0 ~1,564 31.7 4,934 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) No. 5 (Kings Lynn: Chase & Central) No. 5 (Kings Lynn: Chase & Central) (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) R. Dawson 692 46.9 Conservative Party (UK) F. Cork 690 46.8 Conservative Party (UK) B. Barton 666 45.2 Liberal Party (UK) B. Goldstone 418 28.4 Labour Party (UK) S. Roberts 366 24.8 Labour Party (UK) E. Falcini 312 21.2 Liberal Party (UK) J. Hubbard 268 18.2 Liberal Party (UK) D. Green 261 17.7 Labour Party (UK) E. Lewis 244 16.6 ~1,475 38.2 3,861 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) No. 6 (Downham Market) No. 6 (Downham Market) (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) J. Bostock 964 56.6 Labour Party (UK) R. Taylor 738 43.4 Conservative Party (UK) J. Reed 686 40.3 ~1,702 53.9 3,157 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) No. 7 (Hunstanton) No. 7 (Hunstanton) (2 seats) Independent politician L. Brown 999 100.1 Independent politician T. Legge 924 92.6 Independent politician D. Popplewell 610 61.1 ~998 30.8 3,240 Independent politician Independent politician No. 9 (Heacham) No. 9 (Heacham) (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) J. Wells 600 39.0 Independent politician E. Gidney 498 32.3 Labour Party (UK) B. Smith 477 31.0 Independent Conservative R. Joyce 443 28.8 ~1,540 53.8 2,862 Labour Party (UK) Independent politician No. 17 (Stoke Ferry) No. 17 (Stoke Ferry) Independent Conservative R. Wilde 1,282 Independent Conservative No. 18 (Denver) No. 18 (Denver) Conservative Party (UK) E. Pratt 1,423 Conservative Party (UK) No. 19 (Wimbotsham) No. 19 (Wimbotsham) Independent politician H. Grazier 305 53.7 Conservative Party (UK) J. Forgan 263 46.3 42 7.4 568 43.7 1,299 Independent politician No. 20 (Welney) No. 20 (Welney) Conservative Party (UK) H. Rose 1,260 Conservative Party (UK) No. 25 (South Wootton) No. 25 (South Wootton) Independent politician M. Bowskill 459 64.2 Liberal Party (UK) J. Smallwood 157 22.0 Labour Party (UK) G. Falcini 99 13.8 302 42.2 715 40.6 1,762 Independent politician No. 26 (North Wootton) No. 26 (North Wootton) Independent politician G. Parker 319 54.4 Labour Party (UK) B. King 267 45.6 52 8.9 586 45.4 1,290 Independent politician No. 27 (Massingham) No. 27 (Massingham) Independent politician J. Tilbury 361 44.8 Labour Party (UK) R. Rearco 225 28.0 Independent Conservative M. Neave 219 27.2 136 16.9 805 63.6 1,266 Independent politician No. 28 (Grimston) No. 28 (Grimston) Independent politician J. Reader 312 55.0 Labour Party (UK) A. Hooks 225 39.7 Independent politician R. Crouch 30 5.3 87 15.3 567 39.9 1,422 Independent politician No. 40 (Outwell & Upwell) No. 40 (Outwell & Upwell) (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) E. Feary 722 52.6 Independent politician S. Booley 650 47.4 Conservative Party (UK) J. Shepherd 535 39.0 Independent politician A. Calver 189 13.8 ~1,372 62.9 2,182 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician North Coast North Coast Independent politician H. Middleton 390 44.2 Independent politician R. Gibbs 316 35.8 Liberal Party (UK) M. Watterson 119 13.5 Independent politician M. Linge 57 6.5 74 8.4 882 57.1 1,546 Independent politician Priory Priory Labour Party (UK) G. Sandle 400 72.6 Independent politician G. Berry 151 27.4 249 45.2 551 47.7 1,154 Labour Party (UK) Rudham Rudham Labour Party (UK) B. Seaman 380 70.8 Independent Conservative T. Ringer 157 29.2 223 41.6 537 49.5 1,084 Labour Party (UK) Snettisham Snettisham Independent Conservative S. Hunt 208 32.5 Independent politician F. Barwick 135 21.1 Independent Conservative E. Ford 130 20.3 Labour Party (UK) F. Berry 98 15.3 Liberal Party (UK) P. Norwood 69 10.8 73 11.4 640 44.6 1,436 Independent Conservative Spellowfields Spellowfields (2 seats) Independent politician H. Ward 724 36.9 Labour Party (UK) S. Ludlow 701 35.7 Conservative Party (UK) B. Howling 538 27.4 Labour Party (UK) W. Cowen 415 21.1 ~1,964 73.0 2,690 Independent politician Labour Party (UK) St. Lawrence St. Lawrence Independent politician C. Burman 401 55.8 Labour Party (UK) F. Holland 317 44.2 84 11.6 718 47.1 1,524 Independent politician St. Margarets St. Margarets Labour Party (UK) E. Edgley 460 64.4 Conservative Party (UK) P. Welch 254 35.6 206 28.8 714 44.8 1,593 Labour Party (UK) Ten Mile Ten Mile Labour Party (UK) J. Simper 424 60.1 Independent politician A. Dent 281 39.9 143 20.2 705 40.0 1,762 Labour Party (UK) The Walpoles The Walpoles Independent politician K. Cousins 282 37.3 Independent politician E. Kemp 251 33.2 Independent politician E. Bettison 223 29.5 31 4.1 756 45.8 1,649 Independent politician Watlington Watlington Conservative Party (UK) G. Garfoot 297 52.1 Independent politician K. Brown 273 47.9 24 4.2 570 41.2 1,382 Conservative Party (UK) West Walton West Walton Independent politician F. Jude 286 66.2 Labour Party (UK) F. Judd 146 33.8 140 32.4 432 42.0 1,028 Independent politician West Winch West Winch Independent politician C. Fuller 336 43.1 Labour Party (UK) G. Cook 226 29.0 Independent politician H. Gurney 176 22.6 Independent politician W. Price 41 5.3 110 14.1 779 45.9 1,698 Independent politician Wiggenhall Wiggenhall Conservative Party (UK) J. Turrell 310 48.7 Labour Party (UK) P. Davies 211 33.2 Independent politician W. Turrell 115 18.1 99 15.5 636 47.0 1,354 Conservative Party (UK) References Category:King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council elections King's Lynn and West Norfolk Category:May 1973 in the United Kingdom Category:1970s in Norfolk