1973 Dacorum District Council election

1973 English local election 1973 Dacorum District Council election Hertfordshire parliamentary 1973 5 10 y 1976 Dacorum District Council election 1976 All 62 seats to Dacorum District Council 32 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 33 53,449 47.2% 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 25 48,434 42.8% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 4 5,035 4.4% Control Control after election Labour Party (UK) The 1973 Dacorum District Council election took place on 10 May 1973 to elect members of Dacorum District Council in Hertfordshire, England.https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Dacorum-1973-2011.pdf Dacorum District Council Election Results 1973-2011 5 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 by the Local Government Act 1972. Summary Election result 1973 Dacorum District Council electionhttps://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/composition_calc.html Composition calculator 5 January 2026 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University Labour Party (UK) 59 33 N/A N/A N/A 53.2 53,449 47.2 N/A Conservative Party (UK) 58 25 N/A N/A N/A 40.3 48,434 42.8 N/A Independent politician 8 4 N/A N/A N/A 6.5 5,035 4.4 N/A Liberal Party (UK) 8 0 N/A N/A N/A 0.0 5,185 4.6 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain 8 0 N/A N/A N/A 0.0 1,093 1.0 N/A Ward results Bovingdon & Flaunden Bovingdon & Flaunden (2 seats) Independent politician N. Douthwaite-Hodges 491 36.3 Conservative Party (UK) R. Lown 447 33.1 Labour Party (UK) D. Phillips 413 30.6 Labour Party (UK) T. Latton 374 27.7 Independent politician A. Pritchard 153 11.3 ~1,351 51.4 2,629 Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Chipperfield Chipperfield Conservative Party (UK) P. Vincent 305 77.4 Labour Party (UK) G. Pooley 89 22.6 216 54.8 394 31.3 1,259 Conservative Party (UK) Kings Langley Kings Langley (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) A. Old 840 54.9 Conservative Party (UK) W. Driver 770 50.3 Labour Party (UK) D. Moss 691 45.1 Labour Party (UK) D. Oliver 667 43.6 ~1,531 44.0 3,480 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) No. 1 (Hemel Hempstead: Central) No. 1 (Hemel Hempstead: Central) (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) M. King 722 43.1 Conservative Party (UK) C. Fowler 714 42.7 Conservative Party (UK) A. Toms 685 40.9 Liberal Party (UK) J. Betteridge 457 27.3 Labour Party (UK) R. Bailey 451 26.9 Labour Party (UK) I. Gibson 426 25.4 Communist Party of Great Britain J. Sell 43 2.6 ~1,674 46.1 3,631 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) No. 2 (Hemel Hempstead: Northeast) No. 2 (Hemel Hempstead: Northeast) (7 seats) Labour Party (UK) V. Stanley 1,519 61.9 Labour Party (UK) F. Lacey 1,516 61.8 Labour Party (UK) O. Taylor 1,468 59.8 Labour Party (UK) J. Coulter 1,451 58.0 Labour Party (UK) M. Young 1,423 57.9 Labour Party (UK) P. Ryan 1,422 57.9 Labour Party (UK) S. Aldis 1,399 57.0 Conservative Party (UK) B. Cooper 758 30.9 Conservative Party (UK) H. Corlett 709 28.9 Conservative Party (UK) B. Langdon-Pratt 698 28.4 Conservative Party (UK) J. Ratcliffe 695 28.3 Conservative Party (UK) G. Crichton-Smith 694 28.3 Conservative Party (UK) M. Cosgrave 692 28.2 Conservative Party (UK) M. Hanson 683 27.8 Communist Party of Great Britain J. Blackburn 175 7.1 ~2,454 25.8 9,512 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) No. 3 (Hemel Hempstead: Adeyfield) No. 3 (Hemel Hempstead: Adeyfield) (4 seats) Labour Party (UK) L. Taber 1,096 67.3 Labour Party (UK) M. Kalaher 1,077 66.1 Labour Party (UK) G. Scribens 1,067 65.5 Labour Party (UK) J. Lucas 1,045 64.1 Conservative Party (UK) L. Oldrey 426 25.5 Conservative Party (UK) D. Webb 401 24.6 Conservative Party (UK) G. Ehrlich 382 23.4 Conservative Party (UK) D. Everall 379 23.3 Communist Party of Great Britain A. Blackbuck 107 6.6 ~1,629 29.5 5,523 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) No. 4 (Hemel Hempstead: Southeast) No. 4 (Hemel Hempstead: Southeast) (6 seats) Labour Party (UK) C. De Peyer 1,617 56.0 Labour Party (UK) P. Doyle 1,611 55.8 Labour Party (UK) P. Fyrth 1,572 54.4 Labour Party (UK) D. Fane 1,570 54.4 Labour Party (UK) F. McDonnell 1,547 53.6 Labour Party (UK) A. Monk 1,541 53.4 Conservative Party (UK) D. Everall 1,085 37.6 Conservative Party (UK) J. Johnson 1,068 37.0 Conservative Party (UK) B. Luck 1,057 36.6 Conservative Party (UK) J. Ehrlich 1,051 36.4 Conservative Party (UK) D. Townsend 1,049 36.3 Conservative Party (UK) P. Williamson 1,033 35.8 Communist Party of Great Britain V. Belcher 183 6.3 ~2,888 35.2 8,205 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) No. 5 (Hemel Hempstead: Apsley & Abbots Langley) No. 5 (Hemel Hempstead: Apsley & Abbots Langley) (5 seats) Labour Party (UK) B. Fyrth 1,237 41.7 Labour Party (UK) A. Hornsby 1,214 41.0 Labour Party (UK) G. Mitchell 1,205 40.7 Labour Party (UK) L. Field 1,189 40.1 Conservative Party (UK) C. Barling 1,144 38.6 Labour Party (UK) R. Mitchell 1,128 38.1 Conservative Party (UK) G. Ashby 1,126 38.0 Conservative Party (UK) C. Appleby 1,120 37.8 Conservative Party (UK) C. Brody 1,085 36.6 Conservative Party (UK) B. Rigby 1,056 35.6 Independent politician O. Collingwood 348 11.7 Communist Party of Great Britain M. Belcher 237 8.0 ~2,964 40.4 7,337 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) No. 7 (Hemel Hempstead: Boxmoor) No. 7 (Hemel Hempstead: Boxmoor) (4 seats) Labour Party (UK) D. Holdsworth 1,423 42.2 Labour Party (UK) J. Johnson 1,412 41.9 Labour Party (UK) B. Oakley 1,373 40.7 Labour Party (UK) D. Brown 1,353 40.2 Conservative Party (UK) B. Isbister 1,197 35.5 Conservative Party (UK) J. Buteux 1,150 34.1 Conservative Party (UK) R. Denmead 1,101 32.7 Conservative Party (UK) B. Waters 1,053 31.3 Liberal Party (UK) N. Brown 566 16.8 Communist Party of Great Britain D. Leigh 184 5.5 ~3,370 54.4 6,194 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) No. 8 (Hemel Hempstead: Warners End) No. 8 (Hemel Hempstead: Warners End) (4 seats) Labour Party (UK) J. Hooper 1,129 64.7 Labour Party (UK) J. Geraghty 1,072 61.4 Labour Party (UK) R. Power 1,032 59.1 Labour Party (UK) J. Gale 1,003 57.5 Conservative Party (UK) S. Elkins 508 29.1 Conservative Party (UK) V. Peake 507 29.0 Conservative Party (UK) M. Campbell 477 27.3 Conservative Party (UK) J. Cheese 464 26.6 Communist Party of Great Britain R. Deering 108 6.2 ~1,746 34.0 5,134 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) No. 9 (Hemel Hempstead: Gadebridge) No. 9 (Hemel Hempstead: Gadebridge) (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) I. Taylor 754 75.4 Labour Party (UK) R. Parsons 737 73.7 Conservative Party (UK) B. Gandy 188 18.8 Conservative Party (UK) M. Ball 179 17.9 Communist Party of Great Britain L. Leigh 56 5.6 ~999 27.8 3,595 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) No. 10 (Berkhamsted: North Church) No. 10 (Berkhamsted: North Church) (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) J. Calnan 1,052 56.8 Labour Party (UK) D. Hart 801 43.2 Labour Party (UK) S. Bayliss 725 39.1 Labour Party (UK) R. O'Reilly 677 36.5 ~1,853 47.9 3,869 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) No. 11 (Berkhamsted: Castle & Sunnyside) No. 11 (Berkhamsted: Castle & Sunnyside) (5 seats) Conservative Party (UK) J. Harrowell 1,872 51.1 Conservative Party (UK) R. Peake 1,683 45.9 Conservative Party (UK) I. Miller 1,678 45.8 Conservative Party (UK) J. Bandy 1,653 45.1 Conservative Party (UK) B. Thomas 1,593 43.4 Liberal Party (UK) I. Scott 938 25.6 Liberal Party (UK) R. Ford 890 24.3 Labour Party (UK) A. Scott 860 23.5 Labour Party (UK) T. May 783 21.4 Labour Party (UK) B. May 763 20.8 Labour Party (UK) W. Davies 706 19.3 Labour Party (UK) T. Richardson 661 18.0 ~3,667 49.5 7,408 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) No. 12 (Tring) No. 12 (Tring) (5 seats) Independent politician R. Halling 1,662 35.8 Independent politician G. McAndrew 1,421 30.6 Conservative Party (UK) J. Collings 1,372 29.5 Conservative Party (UK) E. Binks 1,261 27.2 Conservative Party (UK) H. Valentine 1,215 26.2 Conservative Party (UK) R. Young 1,161 25.0 Conservative Party (UK) B. York 1,125 24.2 Liberal Party (UK) G. Fish 931 20.0 Liberal Party (UK) E. Shepherd 884 19.0 Labour Party (UK) A. Wheeler 679 14.6 Labour Party (UK) P. Aldis 621 13.4 Labour Party (UK) G. Kerr 548 11.8 ~4,644 72.1 6,441 Independent politician Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) No. 13 (Aldbury & Tring Rural) No. 13 (Aldbury & Tring Rural) Conservative Party (UK) G. Walters 352 50.8 Labour Party (UK) R. Kerr 341 49.2 11 1.6 693 53.6 1,293 Conservative Party (UK) No. 14 (North Church) No. 14 (North Church) Conservative Party (UK) J. Bird 242 77.3 Labour Party (UK) M. Trainin 71 22.7 171 54.6 313 34.1 917 Conservative Party (UK) No. 15 (Wigginton) No. 15 (Wigginton) Conservative Party (UK) B. Baker 216 55.7 Independent politician H. Crocker 130 33.5 Labour Party (UK) G. Howell-Thomas 42 10.8 86 22.2 346 40.8 950 Conservative Party (UK) No. 16 (Little Gaddesden & Nettledon) No. 16 (Little Gaddesden & Nettledon) Conservative Party (UK) S. Whaley 517 50.5 Independent politician P. Draper 382 37.3 Labour Party (UK) P. Day 125 12.2 135 13.2 1,024 56.1 1,824 Conservative Party (UK) No. 20 (Markyate) No. 20 (Markyate) Conservative Party (UK) T. Jones 441 60.7 Labour Party (UK) D. Martin 285 39.3 156 21.5 726 37.7 1,925 Conservative Party (UK) No. 21 (Flamstead) No. 21 (Flamstead) Independent politician W. Davies 448 93.1 Labour Party (UK) R. Parfitt 33 6.9 415 86.3 481 48.0 1,003 Independent politician No. 22 (Great Gaddesden) No. 22 (Great Gaddesden) Conservative Party (UK) C. Thomas 342 86.8 Labour Party (UK) J. Mercer 52 13.2 290 73.6 394 40.9 964 Conservative Party (UK) South South (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) P. Benton 494 52.2 Conservative Party (UK) D. Taylor 467 49.4 Liberal Party (UK) M. Bell 265 28.0 Liberal Party (UK) G. Lawrence 254 26.9 Labour Party (UK) C. Thomas 186 19.7 Labour Party (UK) R. Quinn 177 18.7 ~946 41.1 2,301 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) References Category:Dacorum Borough Council elections Dacorum Category:May 1973 in the United Kingdom Category:1970s in Hertfordshire