1973 Thamesdown Borough Council election

1973 Thamesdown Borough Council election

June 7, 1973 (1973-06-07)
46 seats to Thamesdown Borough Council 24 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Independents Party Labour Conservative Last election N/A N/A N/A Seats won 26 18 2 Seats after 26 18 2 Seat change 26 18 2

The 1973 Thamesdown Borough Council election took place on 7 June 1973 to elect members of Thamesdown Borough Council, a predecessor to Swindon Borough Council in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. It was the first election to the district council, although it acted as a "shadow authority" until 1 April 1974, where it gained full responsibilities as laid out in the Local Government Act 1972.

The whole council was up for election, and Labour gained a majority, winning 26 out of 46 seats on the council.

Thamesdown Borough Council 1973

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	26	26	0	+26	56.5	54.9	62,427	N/A
	Conservative	18	18	0	+18	39.1	31.9	35,381	N/A
	Independent	2	2	0	+2	4.3	2.6	2,947	N/A
	Liberal	0	0	0	0	0	11.1	12,577	N/A
	Communist	0	0	0	0	0	0.4	478	N/A

Results by ward

Blundson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Law	456	44.4	N/A
	Independent	C. Jones	341	33.2	N/A
	Labour	V. Baxter	189	18.4	N/A
	Liberal	I. Grigg	41	4.0	N/A
Majority			115	43.4	N/A
Turnout			N/A	51.1	N/A
Registered electors			1,977
	Conservative win (new seat)

Chiseldon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	S. Daniels	457	54.9	N/A
	Labour	L. Blackman	375	45.1	N/A
Majority			82	9.9	N/A
Turnout			N/A	46.9	N/A
Registered electors			1,805
	Independent win (new seat)

Highworth (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ms. E. Hazell	881	21.5	N/A
	Independent	A. Burke Jones	844	20.6	N/A
	Labour	J. Merriman	747	18.3	N/A
	Conservative	E. Hudson	669	16.4	N/A
	Conservative	M. Smith	572	14.0	N/A
	Independent	G. Hawkes	378	9.2	N/A
Turnout			N/A	49.7	N/A
Registered electors			4,518
	Labour win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

North Swindon (6)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Gowing	1,491	13.2	N/A
	Labour	A. Durston	1,461	13.0	N/A
	Labour	F. Cullen	1,459	13.0	N/A
	Labour	J. Uzzell	1,415	12.5	N/A
	Labour	A. Masters	1,413	12.5	N/A
	Labour	Ms. I. Angelinetta	1,308	11.6	N/A
	Conservative	F. Ashplant	467	4.1	N/A
	Conservative	Ms. J. Ashplant	454	4.0	N/A
	Conservative	I. Wilson	410	3.6	N/A
	Conservative	Ms. I. Wilson	406	3.6	N/A
	Conservative	M. Pitt	401	3.5	N/A
	Conservative	Ms. E Thorp	395	3.5	N/A
	Communist	W. Reeves	217	2.0	N/A
Turnout			N/A	18.7	N/A
Registered electors			11,628
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Wanborough (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Heyes	634	20.0	N/A
	Conservative	Ms. G. Clasper	613	19.4	N/A
	Labour	A. Paginton	534	16.9	N/A
	Independent	G. Powell	494	15.6	N/A
	Labour	E. Wareham	455	14.4	N/A
	Independent	E. Bishop	433	13.7	N/A
Turnout			N/A	42	N/A
Registered electors			4,258
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

West Swindon (6)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Smith	2,292	13.6	N/A
	Labour	D. Morgan	2,249	13.4	N/A
	Labour	Ms. I. Redman	2,248	13.4	N/A
	Labour	R. Smith	2,219	13.2	N/A
	Labour	N. Fisher	2,201	13.1	N/A
	Labour	R. Clarke	2,144	12.7	N/A
	Conservative	R. Savage	1,886	11.2	N/A
	Liberal	V. Horsburgh	667	4.0	N/A
	Liberal	Ms. R. Grigg	667	4.0	N/A
	Communist	E. Poole	261	1.6	N/A
Turnout			N/A	39.9	N/A
Registered electors			14,386
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Queens (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Furkins	704	17.0	N/A
	Labour	A. Roberts	683	16.4	N/A
	Labour	D. Hobbs	658	15.8	N/A
	Liberal	Ms. B. Schofield	634	15.2	N/A
	Liberal	P. Chadwick	629	15.1	N/A
	Liberal	M. Williams	616	14.8	N/A
	Conservative	A. Macdonalds	85	2.0	N/A
	Conservative	Ms. C. Hinch	79	1.9	N/A
	Conservative	B. Blizzard	73	1.8	N/A
Turnout			N/A	41.7	N/A
Registered electors			3,494
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Kings (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Baxter	748	14.7	N/A
	Conservative	M. Bawden	669	13.1	N/A
	Conservative	F. Richards	637	12.5	N/A
	Labour	J. Booth	634	12.4	N/A
	Labour	M. Lane	631	12.4	N/A
	Labour	J. Cordon	579	11.4	N/A
	Liberal	R. Scarfe	444	8.8	N/A
	Liberal	J. Schofield	392	7.7	N/A
	Liberal	R. Walker	359	7.0	N/A
Turnout			N/A	42.9	N/A
Registered electors			4,175
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

East Swindon (6)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ms. D. Bampton	1,351	8.9	N/A
	Conservative	H. Matthews	1,333	8.8	N/A
	Conservative	W. Davies	1,287	8.5	N/A
	Conservative	M. Warr	1,270	8.4	N/A
	Labour	B. Smith	1,262	8.3	N/A
	Labour	J. Warren	1,259	8.3	N/A
	Labour	M. Walters	1,255	8.3	N/A
	Labour	L. Wass	1,254	8.3	N/A
	Labour	D. Glaholm	1,244	8.2	N/A
	Conservative	B. Tompson	1,233	8.1	N/A
	Conservative	E. White	1,223	8.1	N/A
	Labour	E. Rutson	1,216	8.0	N/A
Turnout			N/A	30.5	N/A
Registered electors			9,089
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

South Swindon (6)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Macpherson	2,328	7.5	N/A
	Conservative	Ms. F. Mortimer	2,269	7.3	N/A
	Conservative	J. Pass	2,194	7.1	N/A
	Conservative	C. Beard	2,161	7.0	N/A
	Conservative	J. Stevens	2,081	6.7	N/A
	Conservative	W. Turpin	2,041	6.6	N/A
	Labour	A. Bown	1,931	6.2	N/A
	Labour	P. Hatcher	1,647	5.3	N/A
	Labour	Ms. L. Dowdall-Marsh	1,646	5.3	N/A
	Labour	Ms. G. Rogers	1,629	5.3	N/A
	Labour	E. Marsh	1,582	5.1	N/A
	Labour	P. Hayes	1,557	5.0	N/A
	Liberal	J. Newman	1,524	5.0	N/A
	Liberal	Ms. J Richards	1,463	4.8	N/A
	Liberal	G. Eggers	1,270	4.1	N/A
	Liberal	Ms. J. Dinning	1,253	4.0	N/A
	Liberal	Ms. M. Powell	1,219	4.0	N/A
	Liberal	G. McMullin	1,183	3.8	N/A
Turnout			N/A	33.3	N/A
Registered electors			19,563
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Stratton St. Margaret (6)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Miles	2,297	14.9	N/A
	Labour	W. Hayward	2,113	13.7	N/A
	Labour	Ms. B. Brettell	2,050	13.3	N/A
	Labour	P. Jefferies	1,959	12.7	N/A
	Labour	W. Winton	1,926	12.5	N/A
	Labour	W. Warman	1,888	12.2	N/A
	Conservative	Ms. B. Hall	1,106	7.2	N/A
	Conservative	A. Macuen	1,090	7.1	N/A
	Conservative	R. Stainer	1,021	6.6	N/A
Turnout			N/A	24.1	N/A
Registered electors			13,583
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Haydon Wick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Wilks	484	45.4	N/A
	Conservative	G. Francis	367	34.4	N/A
	Liberal	E. Williams	216	20.2	N/A
Majority			117	11.0	N/A
Turnout			N/A	48.9	N/A
Registered electors			2,200
	Labour win (new seat)

Queens (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Jones McKanan	1,317	22.8	N/A
	Conservative	Ms. W. Reynolds	1,124	19.4	N/A
	Labour	H. Garrett	930	16.1	N/A
	Conservative	J. Hardacre	817	14.1	N/A
	Labour	R. Bulmer	813	14.1	N/A
	Labour	J. Brawley	785	13.6	N/A
Turnout			N/A	41.0	N/A
Registered electors			5,223
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)