1973 Alnwick District Council election

1973 Alnwick District Council election

30 May 1973 (1973-05-30)
All 28 seats to Alnwick District Council 15 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Independent Labour Seats won 25 3 Popular vote 18,767 4,107 Percentage 82.0% 18.0%
Control of Council after election Independent

Elections to Alnwick District Council were held on the 30th of May 1973 alongside other local elections for Non-metropolitan district councils across England. The election was mainly fought between Independent politicians with a few wards being contested by Labour candidates. This was the first election for Alnwick District Council after it was created by the Local Government Act 1972. Although the election took place in 1973, the elected council only operated as a shadow authority until 1 April 1974 when they took over the powers of the previous council. The district was formed on 1 April 1974 as a merger of the urban districts of Alnwick and Amble and the rural districts of Alnwick and Rothbury.

Election result

Alnwick Local Election Result 1973

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	25	25	0	25	89.3	82.0	18,767	new
	Labour	3	3	0	3	10.7	18.0	4,107	new

Ward results

The result for each ward was as follows:

Harbottle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J Coatsworth	235	65.5
	Independent	M Blakey	124	34.5
Majority			111	30.9
Turnout			359	65.8
Registered electors			546

Longframlington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M Keen	183	55.1
	Independent	F Hill	149	44.9
Majority			34	10.2
Turnout			332	58.8
Registered electors			565

No. 1 (Alnwick) (7)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	I Robertson	1,263	76.6
	Independent	H Reavell	909	55.1
	Independent	D Davidson	897	54.4
	Independent	W Proudlock	896	54.3
	Independent	C Oliver	857	52.0
	Independent	J Young	754	45.7
	Independent	R Waddell	580	35.2
	Independent	C Cookson	527	32.0
	Labour	J Wright	384	23.3
	Independent	W Young	364	22.1
	Labour	M Lawrence	363	22.0
Majority			354	21.5
Turnout			1,649	28.8
Registered electors			5,726

No. 2 (Amble) (5)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Gilgannon	1,193	50.8
	Labour	W Mitchell	1,190	50.6
	Independent	T Straffen	1,158	49.3
	Labour	D Bell	977	41.6
	Independent	C Turnbull	975	41.5
	Independent	A Rowell	969	41.2
	Independent	N Henderson	948	40.3
	Independent	C Murray	866	36.9
Majority			3	0.1
Turnout			2,350	63.5
Registered electors			3,701

No. 3 (Lesbury) (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	H Philipson	459	71.8
	Independent	J Baxter	429	67.1
	Independent	W Robertson	390	61.0
Majority			30	4.7
Turnout			639	53.8
Registered electors			1,187

No. 4 (Embleton)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	P Bridgeman	252	43.5
	Independent	S Purvis	237	40.9
	Independent	M Sutherland	90	15.5
Majority			15	2.6
Turnout			579	51.6
Registered electors			1,123

No. 5 (Longhoughton)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R Huggins	246	52.8
	Independent	A White	220	47.2
Majority			26	5.6
Turnout			466	50.5
Registered electors			922

No. 6 (Shilbottle) (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E Tully	300	89.0
	Independent	J Swordly	97	28.8
	Independent	W Tearney	95	28.2
	Independent	J Ternent	93	27.6
	Independent	P Blenkinsop	88	26.1
Majority			203	60.2
Turnout			337	27.4
Registered electors			1,232

No. 7 (Warkworth) (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	A Curry	414	64.4
	Independent	O Farrell	319	49.6
	Independent	H Slaughter	295	45.9
	Independent	W Carr	257	40.0
Majority			95	14.8
Turnout			643	37.3
Registered electors			1,725

No. 8 (Felton)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	K Ainsley	194	47.0
	Independent	F Widdringron	152	36.8
	Independent	G Armstrong	67	16.2
Majority			42	10.2
Turnout			413	49.4
Registered electors			836

No. 9 (Edlingham)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M Hill	unopposed

No. 10 (Rothbury) (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M Thompson	438	77.9
	Independent	J Miller	374	66.5
	Independent	L Wright	311	55.3
Majority			64	11.4
Turnout			562	34.2
Registered electors			1,641

No. 11 (Whittingham)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R Smith	unopposed

No. 13 (Elsdon)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R Elliott	190	64.2
	Independent	A Tait	60	20.3
	Independent	G McKenzie	46	15.5
Majority			130	43.9
Turnout			296	50.4
Registered electors			587