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    1973 handbook

    Suffolk: 1973 local elections

    79 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1972)

    Not known.

    After (end of 1973) (82 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 47 · Labour 29 · Other 3 · The Liberal Party 3

    Ward results

    Aldeburgh1 seat · turnout 41.1%
    C. CowleyConservative1,171
    A. TelfordLabour641
    Aldeburgh2 seats · turnout 32.3%
    G. AgateIndependent549
    M. GiffordIndependent267
    S. HawesIndependent262
    F. BotterillIndependent241
    B. MilwardLabour189
    G. WagnerInd Con170
    Beccles2 seats · turnout 45.0%
    H. CondorConservative2,263
    G. HaworthConservative2,085
    H. LeyLabour1,816
    G. WestwoodLabour1,759
    Blyth No. 11 seat · turnout 46.6%
    C. BernardConservative1,036
    S. StockbridgeLIB508
    E. LangleyLabour398
    Blyth No. 21 seat · turnout 41.0%
    R. HicksonConservative1,176
    R. LeechLabour537
    Blyth No. 31 seat · turnout 49.1%
    A De SegundoConservative997
    A. De SegundoConservative997 ✓
    D NewbyLIB655
    D. NewbyThe Liberal Party655
    Emily EvansLabour390
    E. EvansLabour390
    Bungay1 seat · turnout 56.3%
    P. HancockLIB980
    A. Berkley-SmithConservative737
    R. SeamonsLabour659
    Bury St. Edmunds No. 1 (Abbeygate And1 seat · turnout 41.9%
    J. KnightConservative1,071 ✓
    R. YatesLabour712
    Bury St. Edmunds No. 2 (Risbygate And1 seat · turnout 48.5%
    N. WilsonConservative1,287 ✓
    D. LockwoodLabour864
    Bury St. Edmunds No. 3 (Northgate And1 seat · turnout 37.5%
    A. MillerLabour1,338 ✓
    E. SpoonerConservative712
    Bury St. Edmunds No. 4 (Southgate And1 seat · turnout 48.4%
    M. MacraeConservative1,350 ✓
    M. HayesLabour1,070
    Clare No. 11 seat · turnout 48.3%
    R. RyderConservative1,631
    J. HartleyLabour1,104
    Clare No. 21 seat · turnout 42.3%
    R. SimpsonConservative1,604
    K. SleatLabour699
    Cosford No. 11 seat · turnout 50.7%
    A. DunnConservative1,093
    B. ShuttlewotrthLabour717
    Cosford No. 21 seat · turnout 26.9%
    M. WheelerConservative981
    M. PetersLabour241
    Deben No. 11 seat · turnout 48.5%
    C. SmithConservative1,273
    J. ReeveLabour957
    Deben No. 21 seat · turnout 40.5%
    R. SheepshanksConservative777
    J. OglethorpeLabour680
    J. ArcherLIB235
    Deben No. 31 seat · turnout 32.2%
    J. BullConservative1,202
    P. ClarkeLabour351
    Deben No. 41 seat · turnout 45.8%
    I. JacobConservative1,001
    V. GordonLIB619
    D. RuleLabour361
    Deben No. 51 seat · turnout 25.2%
    G. PipeConservative712
    C. ShuteIndependent472
    R. TuckerLabour299
    Felixtowe No. 1 (East & South East)1 seat · turnout 43.7%
    D. HouseleyLIB1,012
    Rowlands-Lean J.Conservative1,005
    F. BowlingLabour225
    Felixtowe No. 2 (North)1 seat · turnout 42.5%
    A. SherlockConservative826
    S. KnightLabour608
    Felixtowe No. 3 (South & West)1 seat · turnout 38.6%
    F. RunnaclesLabour1,132
    W. PedeltyConservative976
    Framlingham1 seat · turnout 42.7%
    E. BrownsordIndependent271
    D. HenryConservative260
    P. CampbellLabour147
    Gipping No. 11 seat · turnout 36.2%
    G. CunninghamLabour898
    L. MacrowConservative789
    Gipping No. 21 seat · turnout 40.6%
    Foord A.Conservative900
    H. PhillipsLabour825
    Gipping No. 31 seat · turnout 42.3%
    J. TurnerLabour1,025
    S. WilsonLIB778
    Gipping No. 41 seat · turnout 40.7%
    Eaton N.Conservative1,079
    E. ErbeLabour637
    Hadleigh1 seat
    L. WiddicombeLabour0 ✓
    Halesworth1 seat · turnout 53.1%
    M. TomkinConservative830
    E. LeverettLabour769
    D. NewbyIndependent680
    Hartismere No. 11 seat · turnout 27.3%
    W. WickettIndependent544 ✓
    W. BraybrookeIndependent263
    G. BeakIndependent241
    S. BuggLabour178
    Hartismere No. 21 seat · turnout 40.6%
    R. HarveyConservative809
    C. FlatmanLabour801
    M. WilkinsonIndependent294
    Hartismere No. 31 seat · turnout 50.3%
    J. LeaderConservative886
    S. HawesIndependent884
    E. DeightonLabour526
    Haverhill1 seat · turnout 30.4%
    E. ElkinsLabour1,084
    J. NewmanConservative710
    Ipswich (Bixley)2 seats · turnout 36.5%
    C. JonesConservative1,721
    D. FarthingConservative1,712
    B. JamesLabour732
    Rosser P.Labour684
    R. BeaumontIndependent224
    Ipswich (Bridge)2 seats · turnout 29.5%
    V. GirlingLabour1,556
    P. BarkerLabour1,416
    J. RoffConservative921
    P. ClaxtonConservative921
    Ipswich (Broom Hill)1 seat · turnout 32.5%
    D. DyerConservative1,092
    T. GondrisLabour508
    Ipswich (Chantry)2 seats · turnout 24.8%
    A RossLabour1,928
    A. RossLabour1,928 ✓
    M CartwrightLabour1,837
    M. CartwrightLabour1,837 ✓
    O CookConservative644
    O. CookConservative644
    G. HuntingConservative580
    G HuntingConservative580
    Ipswich (Gainsborough)1 seat · turnout 37.0%
    T. LambertLabour1,656
    S. MooneyConservative500
    Ipswich (Middle)1 seat · turnout 42.0%
    P. KoppelLabour724
    A. RamplingConservative562
    M. HunterLIB312
    Ipswich (Racecourse)1 seat · turnout 30.4%
    C. JamesLabour1,162
    C. HarrisonConservative366
    Ipswich (Rushmere)1 seat · turnout 49.3%
    L. GrimwoodLabour1,581
    W. CarfeyConservative1,478
    Ipswich (St. Clements)1 seat · turnout 46.3%
    G. LeverettLabour1,297
    A. LadbrookeConservative1,144
    Ipswich (St. Johns)1 seat · turnout 45.5%
    J. MowlesLabour1,544
    J. CooperConservative805
    Ipswich (Valley)1 seat · turnout 40.0%
    J. WatkinsLabour950
    G. ParsonsConservative863
    Ipswich (Westbourne)1 seat · turnout 31.9%
    C. SkinnerLabour1,446
    D. ReesConservative465
    Ipswich (Whitton)2 seats · turnout 28.6%
    F. WildLabour1,910
    M. WilliamsLabour1,739
    B. BarnosterConservative935
    D. ThomasConservative929
    Ipswich St. Margarets1 seat · turnout 38.1%
    H. DavisConservative1,664
    W. KnowlesLabour694
    Leiston-Cum-Sizewell1 seat · turnout 59.4%
    F. BarkerConservative1,184
    R. KnightLabour785
    P. WalterLIB159
    Lothingland No. 11 seat · turnout 58.8%
    G. HarrisonLabour1,225
    S. SimpsonConservative1,211
    Lothingland No. 21 seat · turnout 37.9%
    G. FarmiloeConservative919
    R. StirlingLabour712
    Lothingland No. 31 seat · turnout 41.7%
    V. BealesConservative935
    R. BealesLabour877
    Lowestoft No. 1 (Carlton)2 seats · turnout 31.5%
    J. ReynoldsLabour1,339
    L. DaviesLabour1,328
    C. ScarlesConservative1,103
    J. SmithConservative1,023
    Lowestoft No. 2 (Oulton)1 seat · turnout 44.5%
    T. ChipperfieldLabour1,690
    A. KnightsConservative1,523
    Lowestoft No. 3 (Pakefield)1 seat · turnout 47.3%
    J. LarkLabour1,261
    J. WollardConservative761
    Lowestoft No. 4 (Kirkley & St. John1 seat · turnout 40.2%
    F. JonesLabour1,414 ✓
    R. DentonConservative955
    Lowestoft No. 5 (Gunton)1 seat · turnout 36.4%
    J. KingConservative1,220
    H. ClevelandLabour991
    Lowestoft No. 6 (Central & Waveney)1 seat · turnout 39.0%
    H. SparhamLIB776
    M. HuntLabour615
    Lowestoft No. 7 (Roman Hill & St. M1 seat
    P. RammLabour0 ✓
    Melford No. 11 seat · turnout 43.2%
    M. CornishLabour1,043
    S. ByhamConservative889
    Melford No. 21 seat · turnout 40.5%
    J. RowleyConservative1,425
    D. KingLabour551
    Melford No. 31 seat · turnout 46.6%
    R. PartridgeConservative1,356
    F. ShinnLabour1,129
    Mildenhall No. 11 seat · turnout 44.1%
    D. HaggarConservative1,486
    M. NewsonLabour647
    Mildenhall No. 21 seat · turnout 17.7%
    F. DannattInd Con710
    P. Wesley-ClarkLabour345
    Mildenhall No. 31 seat · turnout 29.8%
    F. BennettConservative822
    E. SmithLabour284
    Newmarket No. 11 seat · turnout 43.5%
    K. Kemp-TurnerConservative1,288 ✓
    A. DonovansLabour530
    R. RolfeIndependent235
    F. HallamIndependent69
    Newmarket No. 21 seat · turnout 39.3%
    J. HowellConservative1,120
    A. BursfordLabour489
    W. SadlerIndependent264
    Samford No. 11 seat · turnout 40.1%
    P. MonroeConservative942
    R. CookLabour828
    Samford No. 21 seat · turnout 35.5%
    R. HarwoodConservative1,164
    R. PearceLabour621
    Samford No. 31 seat · turnout 48.9%
    L. KenyonConservative1,166
    M. BakerLabour1,020
    St. Clements3 seats · turnout 46.8%
    M. Bullock-JarmanConservative2,079
    V. GeeConservative2,052
    R. MarriottConservative1,962
    D. CannanLIB1,702
    C. JonesLIB1,548
    A. SummersLIB1,519
    M. NobleLabour143
    S. GordonLabour134
    I. AndersonLabour118
    Stowmarket1 seat · turnout 37.6%
    G. SoamesLabour1,088
    D. SargisonConservative756
    F. BrookeLIB687
    Sudbury1 seat · turnout 43.4%
    A. HerbertIndependent1,644
    W. AldworthLabour1,191
    Thedwastre No. 11 seat · turnout 36.2%
    D. ErskineConservative1,112
    Jo WhiteLabour387
    Thedwastre No. 21 seat · turnout 34.3%
    S. EdwardsConservative1,067
    J. GreyLabour294
    Thingoe No. 11 seat · turnout 36.4%
    G. ReeveConservative1,149
    W. RaynerLabour843
    Thingoe No. 21 seat · turnout 34.5%
    C. SaltonConservative1,189
    R. NowakLabour382
    Thingoe No. 31 seat · turnout 33.1%
    B. DunningConservative1,667
    C. NicholasLabour584
    Woodbridge1 seat · turnout 38.4%
    A. Daly-BriscoeConservative1,280
    D. DaviesLabour489
    J. CooperLIB262