1973 Thamesdown Borough Council election

September 2024 1973 English local election 1973 6 7 1973 Thamesdown Borough Council election parliamentary 1976 Thamesdown Borough Council election 1976 46 seats to Thamesdown Borough Council 24 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 26 26 26 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) N/A N/A 18 95x50px|Blank Independents N/A 2 18 2 18 2 The 1973 Thamesdown Borough Council election took place on 7 June 1973 to elect members of Thamesdown Borough Council, a predecessor to Swindon Borough Council in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. It was the first election to the district council, although it acted as a "shadow authority" until 1 April 1974, where it gained full responsibilities as laid out in the Local Government Act 1972. The whole council was up for election, and Labour gained a majority, winning 26 out of 46 seats on the council. Thamesdown Borough Council election 1973Thamesdown 1973-1995 https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Thamesdown-1973-1995.pdf Labour Party (UK) 26 26 0 +26 56.5 54.9 62,427 N/A Conservative Party (UK) 18 18 0 +18 39.1 31.9 35,381 N/A Independent (politician) 2 2 0 +2 4.3 2.6 2,947 N/A Liberal Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 11.1 12,577 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.4 478 N/A |} Results by ward Blundson Conservative Party (UK) G. Law 456 44.4 N/A Independent C. Jones 341 33.2 N/A Labour Party (UK) V. Baxter 189 18.4 N/A Liberal Party (UK) I. Grigg 41 4.0 N/A 115 43.4 N/A N/A 51.1 N/A 1,977 Conservative Party (UK) Chiseldon Independent S. Daniels 457 54.9 N/A Labour Party (UK) L. Blackman 375 45.1 N/A 82 9.9 N/A N/A 46.9 N/A 1,805 Independent Highworth (2) Labour Party (UK) Ms. E. Hazell 881 21.5 N/A Independent A. Burke Jones 844 20.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) J. Merriman 747 18.3 N/A Conservative Party (UK) E. Hudson 669 16.4 N/A Conservative Party (UK) M. Smith 572 14.0 N/A Independent G. Hawkes 378 9.2 N/A N/A 49.7 N/A 4,518 Labour Party (UK) Independent North Swindon (6) Labour Party (UK) L. Gowing 1,491 13.2 N/A Labour Party (UK) A. Durston 1,461 13.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) F. Cullen 1,459 13.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) J. Uzzell 1,415 12.5 N/A Labour Party (UK) A. Masters 1,413 12.5 N/A Labour Party (UK) Ms. I. Angelinetta 1,308 11.6 N/A Conservative Party (UK) F. Ashplant 467 4.1 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Ms. J. Ashplant 454 4.0 N/A Conservative Party (UK) I. Wilson 410 3.6 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Ms. I. Wilson 406 3.6 N/A Conservative Party (UK) M. Pitt 401 3.5 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Ms. E Thorp 395 3.5 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain W. Reeves 217 2.0 N/A N/A 18.7 N/A 11,628 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Wanborough (2) Conservative Party (UK) J. Heyes 634 20.0 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Ms. G. Clasper 613 19.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) A. Paginton 534 16.9 N/A Independent G. Powell 494 15.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) E. Wareham 455 14.4 N/A Independent E. Bishop 433 13.7 N/A N/A 42 N/A 4,258 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) West Swindon (6) Labour Party (UK) L. Smith 2,292 13.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) D. Morgan 2,249 13.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) Ms. I. Redman 2,248 13.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) R. Smith 2,219 13.2 N/A Labour Party (UK) N. Fisher 2,201 13.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) R. Clarke 2,144 12.7 N/A Conservative Party (UK) R. Savage 1,886 11.2 N/A Liberal Party (UK) V. Horsburgh 667 4.0 N/A Liberal Party (UK) Ms. R. Grigg 667 4.0 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain E. Poole 261 1.6 N/A N/A 39.9 N/A 14,386 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Queens (3) Labour Party (UK) P. Furkins 704 17.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) A. Roberts 683 16.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) D. Hobbs 658 15.8 N/A Liberal Party (UK) Ms. B. Schofield 634 15.2 N/A Liberal Party (UK) P. Chadwick 629 15.1 N/A Liberal Party (UK) M. Williams 616 14.8 N/A Conservative Party (UK) A. Macdonalds 85 2.0 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Ms. C. Hinch 79 1.9 N/A Conservative Party (UK) B. Blizzard 73 1.8 N/A N/A 41.7 N/A 3,494 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Kings (3) Conservative Party (UK) L. Baxter 748 14.7 N/A Conservative Party (UK) M. Bawden 669 13.1 N/A Conservative Party (UK) F. Richards 637 12.5 N/A Labour Party (UK) J. Booth 634 12.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) M. Lane 631 12.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) J. Cordon 579 11.4 N/A Liberal Party (UK) R. Scarfe 444 8.8 N/A Liberal Party (UK) J. Schofield 392 7.7 N/A Liberal Party (UK) R. Walker 359 7.0 N/A N/A 42.9 N/A 4,175 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) East Swindon (6) Conservative Party (UK) Ms. D. Bampton 1,351 8.9 N/A Conservative Party (UK) H. Matthews 1,333 8.8 N/A Conservative Party (UK) W. Davies 1,287 8.5 N/A Conservative Party (UK) M. Warr 1,270 8.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) B. Smith 1,262 8.3 N/A Labour Party (UK) J. Warren 1,259 8.3 N/A Labour Party (UK) M. Walters 1,255 8.3 N/A Labour Party (UK) L. Wass 1,254 8.3 N/A Labour Party (UK) D. Glaholm 1,244 8.2 N/A Conservative Party (UK) B. Tompson 1,233 8.1 N/A Conservative Party (UK) E. White 1,223 8.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) E. Rutson 1,216 8.0 N/A N/A 30.5 N/A 9,089 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) South Swindon (6) Conservative Party (UK) S. Macpherson 2,328 7.5 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Ms. F. Mortimer 2,269 7.3 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J. Pass 2,194 7.1 N/A Conservative Party (UK) C. Beard 2,161 7.0 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J. Stevens 2,081 6.7 N/A Conservative Party (UK) W. Turpin 2,041 6.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) A. Bown 1,931 6.2 N/A Labour Party (UK) P. Hatcher 1,647 5.3 N/A Labour Party (UK) Ms. L. Dowdall-Marsh 1,646 5.3 N/A Labour Party (UK) Ms. G. Rogers 1,629 5.3 N/A Labour Party (UK) E. Marsh 1,582 5.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) P. Hayes 1,557 5.0 N/A Liberal Party (UK) J. Newman 1,524 5.0 N/A Liberal Party (UK) Ms. J Richards 1,463 4.8 N/A Liberal Party (UK) G. Eggers 1,270 4.1 N/A Liberal Party (UK) Ms. J. Dinning 1,253 4.0 N/A Liberal Party (UK) Ms. M. Powell 1,219 4.0 N/A Liberal Party (UK) G. McMullin 1,183 3.8 N/A N/A 33.3 N/A 19,563 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Stratton St. Margaret (6) Labour Party (UK) A. Miles 2,297 14.9 N/A Labour Party (UK) W. Hayward 2,113 13.7 N/A Labour Party (UK) Ms. B. Brettell 2,050 13.3 N/A Labour Party (UK) P. Jefferies 1,959 12.7 N/A Labour Party (UK) W. Winton 1,926 12.5 N/A Labour Party (UK) W. Warman 1,888 12.2 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Ms. B. Hall 1,106 7.2 N/A Conservative Party (UK) A. Macuen 1,090 7.1 N/A Conservative Party (UK) R. Stainer 1,021 6.6 N/A N/A 24.1 N/A 13,583 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Haydon Wick Labour Party (UK) W. Wilks 484 45.4 N/A Conservative Party (UK) G. Francis 367 34.4 N/A Liberal Party (UK) E. Williams 216 20.2 N/A 117 11.0 N/A N/A 48.9 N/A 2,200 Labour Party (UK) Queens (3) Conservative Party (UK) W. Jones McKanan 1,317 22.8 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Ms. W. Reynolds 1,124 19.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) H. Garrett 930 16.1 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J. Hardacre 817 14.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) R. Bulmer 813 14.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) J. Brawley 785 13.6 N/A N/A 41.0 N/A 5,223 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) References Category:1973 English local elections 1973 Category:1970s in Wiltshire