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The 1973 Portsmouth City Council election was held on 10 May 1973 as part of the first elections to the new local authorities established by the Local Government Act 1972 in England and Wales. 48 councillors were elected from 16 electoral divisions. Each division returned three councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a three-year term of office.
The Conservative Party won overall control of the council.
Election results
editPortsmouth City Council election, 1973 | ||||||||
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Party | Seats | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | Candidates | |||
Conservative | 28 | 58.3% | 49.8% | 76,844 | 48 | |||
Labour | 17 | 35.4% | 44.7% | 68,974 | 48 | |||
Independent | 3 | 6.3% | 2.9% | 4,462 | 3 | |||
Liberal | 0 | 0 | 2.6% | 4,071 | 4 |
Ward results
editBuckland
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Syd Rapson | 1,842 | 52.0% | ||
Labour | J. Wearn | 1,734 | |||
Conservative | R. Taylor | 1,697 | 48.0% | ||
Conservative | Ms V. Lubin | 1,691 | |||
Labour | I. Christie | 1,642 | |||
Conservative | B. Lewington | 1,622 | |||
Turnout | 47.4% | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Cosham
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | P. Ashley | 1,942 | 48.9% | ||
Independent | Ms. M. Anderson | 1,347 | |||
Independent | W. Dallas | 1,173 | |||
Conservative | E. Spencer | 1,061 | 26.7% | ||
Labour | K. Sparrow | 966 | 24.3% | ||
Conservative | E. Burke | 925 | |||
Labour | G. Crowhurst | 907 | |||
Labour | G. Thompson | 869 | |||
Conservative | R. Darragh | 849 | |||
Turnout | 43.5% | ||||
Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Farlington
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | I. Gibson | 2,556 | 53.4% | ||
Conservative | W. Fry | 2,485 | |||
Conservative | R. Ostler | 2,267 | |||
Liberal | Ms. B. Shepherd | 1,533 | 32.0% | ||
Labour | R. Bryant | 695 | 14.5% | ||
Labour | J. Smith | 673 | |||
Labour | D. Ingham | 673 | |||
Turnout | 45.4% | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Fratton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mike Hancock | 1,544 | 63.4% | ||
Labour | A. Gibbs | 1,504 | |||
Labour | J. James | 1,393 | |||
Conservative | Ms. H. Austin | 893 | 36.6% | ||
Conservative | A. Hasker | 855 | |||
Conservative | K. Jordan | 826 | |||
Turnout | 31.6% | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Havelock
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C. Johnstone | 2,175 | 50.5% | ||
Conservative | E. Taplin | 2,134 | 49.5% | ||
Conservative | T. Gregory | 2,092 | |||
Labour | Ms. M. Kenny | 2,046 | |||
Conservative | B. Pickering | 2,042 | |||
Labour | D. Brown | 1,985 | |||
Turnout | 46.9% | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Highland
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C. Wakefield | 2,301 | 53.9% | ||
Conservative | A. Elliot | 2,247 | |||
Conservative | J. Lodge | 2,177 | |||
Labour | B. Miller | 1,965 | 46.1% | ||
Labour | Mrs. E. Wright | 1,820 | |||
Labour | G. Lemon | 1,790 | |||
Turnout | 41.9% | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Kingston
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Hancock | 2,544 | 51.5% | ||
Conservative | J. Brogden | 2,527 | |||
Labour | P. Chandler | 2,399 | 48.5% | ||
Conservative | E. Loney-Hampton | 2,385 | |||
Labour | S. Mitchell | 2,299 | |||
Labour | Ms. J. Sharma | 2,222 | |||
Turnout | 46.6% | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Meredith
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. Darby | 2,374 | 55.8% | ||
Conservative | J. Rigby | 2,372 | |||
Conservative | F. Sorrell | 2,288 | |||
Labour | W. Stillwell | 1,882 | 44.2% | ||
Labour | P. Kingswell | 1,723 | |||
Labour | C. Arrowsmith | 1,659 | |||
Turnout | 38.3% | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Nelson
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Marshall | 2,058 | 55.7% | ||
Conservative | A. Mos | 1,753 | |||
Labour | P. Hancock | 1,635 | 44.3% | ||
Conservative | C. Fortnum | 1,604 | |||
Labour | J. Attrill | 1,334 | |||
Labour | A. Golds | 1,287 | |||
Turnout | 54.6% | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
North End
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. Dann | 2,131 | 53.8% | ||
Conservative | K. Hale | 2,115 | |||
Conservative | Ms. A. Tomlin | 2,093 | |||
Labour | B. Tyler | 1,829 | 46.2% | ||
Labour | Ms. J. Jamieson | 1,809 | |||
Labour | J. Patey | 1,726 | |||
Turnout | 40.7% | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Paulsgrove
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ms. M. Price | 1,533 | 51.9% | ||
Labour | G. Austin | 1,457 | |||
Labour | J. Mitchell | 1,416 | |||
Liberal | R. Schollar | 945 | 32.0% | ||
Liberal | Ms. I. Young | 818 | |||
Liberal | J. Young | 775 | |||
Conservative | W. Snelling | 478 | 16.2% | ||
Conservative | M. Rendle | 476 | |||
Conservative | Ms. J. Snelling | 475 | |||
Turnout | 26.1% | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Portsea
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ms. A. Ashworth | 1,312 | 69.3% | ||
Labour | R. Grant | 1,304 | |||
Labour | R. Thomas | 1,289 | |||
Conservative | T. Hasker | 580 | 30.7 | ||
Conservative | Mrs. D. Jeram | 566 | |||
Conservative | H. Osborne | 541 | |||
Turnout | 34.0 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
St. Jude
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Sotnick | 1,571 | 71.8 | ||
Conservative | J. Lubin | 1,495 | |||
Conservative | J. Cockerill | 1,483 | |||
Labour | M. Smith | 616 | 28.2 | ||
Labour | F. Guy | 601 | |||
Labour | H. Harris | 576 | |||
Turnout | 26.3 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
St. Mary & Guildhall
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E. Kelly | 1,354 | 80.6 | ||
Labour | A. White | 1,316 | |||
Labour | Mrs. E. Fudge | 1,307 | |||
Conservative | J. Rothery | 325 | 19.4 | ||
Conservative | A. Stanley | 209 | |||
Conservative | M. Trett | 295 | |||
Turnout | 30.6 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
St. Simon
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | G. Byng | 1,733 | 71.6 | ||
Conservative | Ms. A. Scorey | 1,678 | |||
Conservative | A. Spraggs | 1,670 | |||
Labour | Ms. J. Christie | 688 | 28.4 | ||
Labour | B. Armer | 659 | |||
Labour | D. Elner | 649 | |||
Turnout | 29.9 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
St. Thomas
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | S. Fiddy | 2,157 | 56.2 | ||
Conservative | L. Kitchen | 2,049 | |||
Conservative | C. Worley | 1,999 | |||
Labour | R. Bromley | 1,683 | 43.8 | ||
Labour | D. Jewell | 1,635 | |||
Labour | M. Murphy | 1,552 | |||
Turnout | 37.8 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |