1973 City of Lincoln Council election

1973 City of Lincoln Council election^[1]^[2]
All 30 seats to City of Lincoln Council; 16 seats needed for a majority
	Council control after election ; Democratic Labour;

The 1973 City of Lincoln Council election were the first elections to the newly created City of Lincoln Council and took place on 7 June 1973. 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 the Democratic Labour Party gaining control of the council.

Overall results

1973 City of Lincoln Council Election
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Democratic Labour	21	n/a	n/a	n/a	66.7	39.8	8,660	n/a
	Conservative	6	n/a	n/a	n/a	20.0	27.9	6,062	n/a
	Independent	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	6.7	4.6	997	n/a
	Labour	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.3	25.2	5,469	n/a
	Ind. Conservative	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.3	2.0	997	n/a
Total		30						21,732

Ward results

Abbey (3 seats)

Abbey (3 seats)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic Labour	B. Ashmore	915
	Democratic Labour	N. Marshall	911
	Democratic Labour	K. Carveth	897
	Labour	Roussel	638
	Labour	Wright	612
	Labour	Wadsworth	592
	Conservative	Kendall	426
	Conservative	Baldwin	415
Turnout				37.6%
	Democratic Labour win (new seat)
	Democratic Labour win (new seat)
	Democratic Labour win (new seat)

Boultham (3 seats)

Boultham (3 seats)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic Labour	T. Rook	790
	Ind. Conservative	W. Pixsley	544
	Labour	J. Ward	480
	Conservative	Bean	479
	Labour	Jackson	424
	Labour	Maclaughlan	421
	Ind. Conservative	Carradice	420
Turnout				41.5%
	Democratic Labour win (new seat)
	Ind. Conservative win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Bracebridge (3 seats)

Bracebridge (3 seats)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic Labour	Judge	925
	Democratic Labour	D. Colam	836
	Democratic Labour	R. Brittan	825
	Conservative	R. Bracey	663
	Conservative	A. Roe	656
	Conservative	P. Roe	630
	Labour	Barlow	329
	Labour	Baldock	289
	Labour	Pawson	258
Turnout				36.5%
	Democratic Labour win (new seat)
	Democratic Labour win (new seat)
	Democratic Labour win (new seat)

Carholme (3 seats)

Carholme (3 seats)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	N. Spence	872
	Conservative	I. Campbell	794
	Conservative	Lyall	792
	Democratic Labour	Shaw	695
	Democratic Labour	M. Smalec	690
	Democratic Labour	M. Marshall	688
	Labour	Lynn	323
	Labour	McHugh	282
	Labour	Weir	271
Turnout				38.9%
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Castle (3 seats)

Castle (3 seats)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Eccleshare	997
	Conservative	C. Robinson	813
	Independent	Blackbourn	758
	Conservative	Ireland	529
	Conservative	Long	509
	Labour	Tracey	426
	Labour	Hodson	398
	Labour	Thompson	383
Turnout				39.3%
	Independent win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

Ermine (3 seats)

Ermine (3 seats)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic Labour	R. Barnes	1,278
	Democratic Labour	D. Chambers	1,208
	Democratic Labour	Kent	1,107
	Labour	Naftalin	909
	Labour	Middleton	844
	Labour	L. Vaisey	755
	Conservative	Chester	384
	Conservative	Cowton	382
	Conservative	Weaver	317
Turnout				37.3%
	Democratic Labour win (new seat)
	Democratic Labour win (new seat)
	Democratic Labour win (new seat)

Hartsholme (3 seats)

Hartsholme (3 seats)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic Labour	M. Richardson	971
	Democratic Labour	J. Bates	923
	Democratic Labour	Hallows	877
	Labour	Gardiner	635
	Labour	Barnes	537
	Labour	Baker	484
	Conservative	Godley	309
	Conservative	Bamford	308
	Conservative	Ranshaw	292
Turnout				35.9%
	Democratic Labour win (new seat)
	Democratic Labour win (new seat)
	Democratic Labour win (new seat)

Minster (3 seats)

Minster (3 seats)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Sookias	1,298
	Democratic Labour	C. Wilkinson	1,108
	Conservative	J. Sullivan	1,062
	Conservative	F. Horn	1,058
	Democratic Labour	G. Thornborrow	832
	Democratic Labour	Strangeway	820
	Labour	Miller	520
	Labour	Bennett	502
	Labour	Dawson	491
Turnout				45.6%
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Democratic Labour win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Moorland (3 seats)

Moorland (3 seats)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic Labour	Ford	1,111
	Democratic Labour	R. Beecham	1,104
	Democratic Labour	Galjaard	1,066
	Labour	Brown	805
	Labour	J. Robertson	664
	Labour	Plant	603
	Conservative	Richards	554
Turnout				34.1%
	Democratic Labour win (new seat)
	Democratic Labour win (new seat)
	Democratic Labour win (new seat)

Park (3 seats)

Park (3 seats)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic Labour	F. Allen	867
	Democratic Labour	L. Shepheard	720
	Democratic Labour	Copley	696
	Labour	Archer	404
	Labour	Herbert	383
	Labour	Jackson	291
	Conservative	Rowley	264
Turnout				32.6%
	Democratic Labour win (new seat)
	Democratic Labour win (new seat)
	Democratic Labour win (new seat)

References

^ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
^ "Local Election Summaries 1973". The Elections Centre.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "City of Lincoln Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 29 October 2019.

[1] "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.

[2] "Local Election Summaries 1973". The Elections Centre.

[results-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "City of Lincoln Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 29 October 2019.

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