The 1973 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 10 May 1973 to elect councillors to the new Bath City Council in England. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom.
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These were the first elections to the new district council, which would come into effect on 1 April 1974. Future elections would take place every three years, with the next election scheduled for 6 May 1976.
The 1973 election saw no party take overall control of the council, with the Conservatives being the largest party.
Election results edit
Bath City Council election, 1973 | |||||||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Votes | |||||||||||||
Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % | |||||||
Conservative | 29 | 19 | – | – | – | 42.2% | 31.1% | 15,777 | N/A | ||||||
Labour | 24 | 17 | – | – | – | 37.8% | 33.5% | 16,901 | N/A | ||||||
Liberal | 24 | 9 | – | – | – | 20% | 33.3% | 16,882 | N/A | ||||||
Residents | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 0% | 2.1% | 1,053 | N/A |
Ward results edit
Abbey edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Laurence John Harris Coombs | 618 | 48.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | Elgar Spencer Jenkins | 551 | – | ||
Conservative | Jeffrey William Higgins | 499 | – | ||
Residents | W. Evans | 411 | 32.4 | N/A | |
Residents | S. Farr | 397 | – | ||
Residents | H. Bland | 245 | – | ||
Liberal | M. Wall | 240 | 18.9 | N/A | |
Liberal | Adrian Pegg | 229 | – | ||
Liberal | A. Bailey | 190 | – | ||
Turnout | 44.4 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 2,857 | ||||
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Bathwick edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | P. Gees | unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Conservative | Kenneth John Holloway | unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Conservative | Mary Elizabeth Rawlings | unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | 3,944 | ||||
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Bloomfield edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Samuel Leslie Jane | 846 | 59.4 | N/A | |
Labour | G. Yates | 692 | – | ||
Labour | T. Challis | 658 | – | ||
Conservative | J. Jones | 579 | 40.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | P. Dillon | 568 | – | ||
Conservative | A. Dilley | 536 | – | ||
Turnout | 39.6 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 3,602 | ||||
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Combe Down edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Ian Charles Dewey | 910 | 52.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | W. Podger | 882 | – | ||
Conservative | J. Attwood | 876 | – | ||
Liberal | R. Wardle | 840 | 48.0 | N/A | |
Liberal | G. Pyle | 757 | – | ||
Liberal | W. Brown | 732 | – | ||
Turnout | 47.1 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 3,713 | ||||
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Kingsmead edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | M. Pepper | 937 | 51.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | George Durant Kersley | 873 | 48.2 | N/A | |
Labour | Hilary Fraser | 816 | – | ||
Labour | J. Halpin | 737 | – | ||
Conservative | P. Lunn | 702 | – | ||
Conservative | F. Beresford-Smith | 653 | – | ||
Turnout | 43.1 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 4,197 | ||||
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Lambridge edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Anthony John Rhymes | 1,104 | 45.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | H. Underhay | 873 | – | ||
Liberal | G. Mower | 760 | 31.0 | N/A | |
Liberal | A. Hanham | 618 | – | ||
Labour | R. Cambourne | 586 | 23.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | W. Logan | 560 | – | ||
Labour | P. Cave | 505 | – | ||
Labour | R. Eades | 504 | – | ||
Liberal | G. Whiteley | 467 | – | ||
Turnout | 57.8 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 4,242 | ||||
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Lansdown edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Walter Gower Huggett | 1,480 | 60.9 | N/A | |
Liberal | Marianna Clark | 1,451 | – | ||
Liberal | H. Brake | 1,200 | – | ||
Conservative | R. Smith | 949 | 39.1 | N/A | |
Turnout | 46.6 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 5,208 | ||||
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Lyncombe edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Brian James Hamlen | unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Conservative | Thomas John Cornish | unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Conservative | H. Crallan | unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | 4,911 | ||||
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Newbridge edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Peter Downey | 1,054 | 56.9 | N/A | |
Liberal | L. Corner | 891 | – | ||
Liberal | D. Lincoln | 815 | – | ||
Conservative | G. Hughes | 799 | 43.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | J. Hale | 748 | – | ||
Turnout | 44.7 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 4,143 | ||||
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Oldfield edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | L. Ashman | 982 | 64.3 | N/A | |
Labour | Roy Gordon Hiscocks | 972 | – | ||
Labour | F. Gilbert | 934 | – | ||
Liberal | R. Brake | 545 | 35.7 | N/A | |
Turnout | 38.9 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 3,928 | ||||
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Twerton East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | William Percy Johns | 1,091 | 66.0 | N/A | |
Labour | F. Hobbs | 918 | – | ||
Labour | Leslie Albert William Ridd | 913 | – | ||
Liberal | H. Nash | 563 | 34.0 | N/A | |
Turnout | 35.5 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 4,657 | ||||
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Twerton West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Alec Louis Ricketts | 1,022 | 61.9 | N/A | |
Labour | E. Hobbs | 1,018 | – | ||
Labour | J. Lyons | 1,012 | – | ||
Liberal | B. Potter | 628 | 38.1 | N/A | |
Liberal | G. Lambert | 563 | – | ||
Liberal | R. Ferris | 545 | – | ||
Turnout | 30.0 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 5,504 | ||||
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Walcot edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Humphrey Lyons | 966 | 38.6 | N/A | |
Liberal | G. Plumbridge | 893 | 35.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | M. Cheek | 822 | – | ||
Liberal | J. Ruff | 803 | – | ||
Conservative | L. Hughes | 709 | – | ||
Labour | M. Baber | 646 | 25.8 | N/A | |
Liberal | B. Hill | 618 | – | ||
Labour | R. Vince | 594 | – | ||
Labour | D. Holley | 578 | – | ||
Turnout | 48.2 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 5,197 | ||||
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Westmoreland edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Raymond Charles Rosewarn | unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour | R. Padfield | unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour | T. Street | unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | 3,641 | ||||
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Widcombe edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Cicely Margaret Edmunds | unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Conservative | Jeannette Farley Hole | unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Conservative | D. Elliott | unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | 3,367 | ||||
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