1973 Harlow District Council election

The 1973 Harlow District Council election, on 7 June 1973, was the first election to the newly created Harlow District Council. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Local Government Act 1972 stipulated that the elected members were to shadow and eventually take over from the predecessor corporation on 1 April 1974. The election resulted in Labour gaining control of the council.

1973 Harlow District Council election

7 June 1973
All 42 seats to Harlow District Council 23 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Labour Liberal Seats won 38 4 Popular vote 10,100 2,426 Percentage 62.9% 15.1%
Council control after election Labour

Election result

1973 Harlow local election result

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	38				90.5	62.9	10,100
	Liberal	4				9.5	15.1	2,426
	Conservative	0				0.0	16.7	2,685
	Communist	0				0.0	2.7	426
	Independent Labour	0				0.0	2.7	426

Ward results

Brays Grove (3 seats)

Brays Grove (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	B. Evans	669
	Labour	M. Danvers	669
	Labour	E. Wotton	659
	Conservative	G. Groves	216
	Conservative	L. Chapman	204
	Conservative	B. Roberts	190
Turnout				25.5%

Great Parndon (2 seats)

Great Parndon (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	G. Fallon	536
	Labour	C. Cave	535
	Labour	R. Edey	503
	Liberal	P. Eldridge	426
	Conservative	L. Plumb	332
Turnout				47.0%

Hare Street and Town Centre (3 seats)

Hare Street and Town Centre (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Bach	583
	Labour	J. Arnott	513
	Labour	D. Sharp	504
	Liberal	T. Merryweather	282
	Liberal	S. Ward	277
	Liberal	T. Owen	264
Turnout				27.7%

Kingsmoor (2 seats)

Kingsmoor (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	C. Cackett	526
	Labour	A. Hudson	496
	Conservative	B. Barry	353
	Conservative	D. Luetchford	346
Turnout				29.3%

Latton Bush (3 seats)

Latton Bush (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	E. Myers	841
	Labour	D. Read	815
	Labour	F. Jackson	772
	Conservative	F. Smith	264
Turnout				28.0%

Little Parndon (3 seats)

Little Parndon (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Condon	865
	Labour	G. Newport	821
	Labour	J. Cave	809
	Liberal	C. Merryweather	339
	Liberal	D. Eldridge	335
	Conservative	A. Bezdel	280
	Conservative	F. Wood	273
	Conservative	J. Wood	254
Turnout				34.5%

Mark Hall North (2 seats)

Mark Hall North (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. McAlpine	490
	Labour	P. Campbell	453
	Conservative	R. Whyte	216
Turnout				27.7%

Mark Hall South (4 seats)

Mark Hall South (4 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	S. Anderson	994
	Labour	D. Burnham	935
	Labour	D. Richards	874
	Labour	L. Smith	858
	Conservative	E. Hagger	358
	Conservative	P. Whiteley	346
Turnout				31.7%

Netteswell (5 seats)

Netteswell (5 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Desormeaux	1,011
	Labour	A. Graham	992
	Labour	R. Morris	985
	Labour	A. Garner	968
	Labour	M. Lawn	963
	Independent Labour	M. Furlong	336
Turnout				24.6%

Old Harlow (3 seats)

Old Harlow (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	B. Jenkins	684
	Labour	E. Albone	684
	Labour	M. Gerrard	672
	Conservative	G. Trimmer	666
	Independent Labour	K. Dawson	90
Turnout				40.7%

Passmores (3 seats)

Passmores (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	T. Farr	566
	Labour	M. Juliff	546
	Labour	J. Moore	489
	Communist	A. Booth	283
Turnout				21.3%

Potter Street (3 seats)

Passmores (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	B. Gibson	737
	Labour	B. Phelps	705
	Labour	R. Bruce	699
	Communist	R. Pulford	143
Turnout				27.4%

Stewards (3 seats)

Stewards (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	B. Barnes	779
	Liberal	J. Hewitt	774
	Liberal	D. Wright	730
	Labour	R. Collyer	714
	Labour	D. Pugh	677
	Labour	D. Palmer	669
Turnout				38.4%

Tye Green (3 seats)

Tye Green (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Roberts	885
	Labour	A. James	865
	Labour	B. Downie	862
	Liberal	L. Kozlowska	490
	Liberal	J. Wilson	480
	Liberal	K. Leader	473
Turnout				35.9%