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
editBath 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
editAbbey
editParty | 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 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Bathwick
editParty | 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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Conservative win (new seat) |
Bloomfield
editParty | 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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Labour win (new seat) |
Combe Down
editParty | 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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Conservative win (new seat) |
Kingsmead
editParty | 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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Labour win (new seat) |
Lambridge
editParty | 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 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
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Liberal win (new seat) |
Lansdown
editParty | 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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Liberal win (new seat) |
Lyncombe
editParty | 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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Conservative win (new seat) |
Newbridge
editParty | 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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Liberal win (new seat) |
Oldfield
editParty | 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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Labour win (new seat) |
Twerton East
editParty | 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
editParty | 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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Labour win (new seat) |
Walcot
editParty | 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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Conservative win (new seat) |
Westmoreland
editParty | 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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Labour win (new seat) |
Widcombe
editParty | 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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