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    1973 handbook

    South Bedfordshire: 1973 local elections

    24 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1972)

    Not known.

    After (end of 1973) (45 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 17 · Labour 13 · The Liberal Party 8 · Other 7

    Ward results

    Barton-le-Clay2 seats
    C. WillsonIndependent0 ✓
    R. ClarkIndependent0 ✓
    Caddington2 seats · turnout 37.9%
    A. BrewerConservative584
    M. BaileyLabour546
    E. DuncombeConservative509
    R. ColemanLabour498
    Heath & Reach1 seat
    A. EdmundsConservative0 ✓
    Kensworth1 seat · turnout 33.4%
    J. McLaneyIndependent292
    E. MaddockConservative109
    A. OlneyIndependent92
    No. 1 (Dunstable: Northfields)2 seats · turnout 33.0%
    S. MolyneauxLabour510
    K. Van HeganLabour472
    C. ClarkConservative427
    B. CookConservative363
    No. 11 (Hockcliffe & Stanbridge)1 seat · turnout 44.8%
    J. LeaLIB308 ✓
    M. MaceyConservative245
    R. WilsonIndependent66
    M. StrayIndependent54
    No. 12 (Eaton Bray)1 seat
    L. PiggottConservative0 ✓
    No. 19 (Streatley)1 seat
    A. FairallIndependent0 ✓
    No. 2 (Dunstable: Icknield)3 seats · turnout 31.5%
    M. WestLabour855
    R. HolohanLabour849
    T. JonesLabour834
    F. GoodallConservative740
    J. ManningConservative699
    V. OffordConservative697
    No. 20 (Toddington)2 seats
    L CandelentConservative738 ✓
    F PrestonLIB580 ✓
    A ObristLIB541
    B HydeIndependent513
    M SkevingtonConservative482
    L RaysonLabour202
    Grant Michael MorrisLabour177
    No. 21 (Houghton Regis No. 1)2 seats
    M. PlatzLabour0 ✓
    J. KinchellaLabour0 ✓
    No. 22 (Houghton Regis No. 2)1 seat · turnout 28.1%
    V. IngletonLabour373
    P. PageConservative121
    No. 23 (Houghton Regis No. 3)1 seat · turnout 22.0%
    T. StrangeIndependent247
    B. RollingsConservative182
    No. 24 (Houghton Regis No. 4)1 seat · turnout 33.3%
    S. ClarkeLabour426
    T. BryanConservative105
    No. 3 (Dunstable: Priory)3 seats
    H. EnglandIndependent765 ✓
    A. ParkinsIndependent687 ✓
    D. HubberLabour686 ✓
    A. WhinnettConservative647
    P RobertsConservative628
    A. MorganLabour609
    B. EastlakeLabour582
    P. NewtonConservative548
    No. 4 (Dunstable: Watling)4 seats
    E PocknellConservative914 ✓
    M BiswellConservative893 ✓
    M PressConservative886 ✓
    C WallerConservative880 ✓
    J MorrisLIB841
    D SnoadLIB752
    M CurlLIB748
    A AsserLIB729
    J RichardsonLabour440
    C WhiteLabour395
    I BowenLabour394
    J StratfordLabour377
    No. 5 (Dunstable: Chiltern)3 seats · turnout 38.7%
    D. StrachanConservative849
    E. RoyceConservative817
    L. MairConservative791
    R. WhiteLabour583
    J. BrownLabour560
    A. DurbridgeLabour517
    No. 6 (Dunstable: Park)1 seat · turnout 45.1%
    E. ClarkConservative282
    C. GibbsLabour133
    G. KeeganLIB116
    No. 7 (Leighton-Linslade: Ousel & Southcott)4 seats · turnout 41.6%
    B. TaylorLIB991
    G. MitchellLIB949
    B ElliottLabour911
    F. BurchellLabour906
    R. TichellyLIB864
    D. GibbinsConservative855
    R. BillingtonLabour855
    S. ThomasLIB853
    J. PilsonConservative838
    W. ScottLabour726
    J. MellowsIndependent607
    No. 8 (Leighton-Linslade: Grovebury & Brooklands)3 seats · turnout 53.2%
    I. PrewettThe Liberal Party1,194 ✓
    B. FairchildThe Liberal Party1,176 ✓
    J. WhiteThe Liberal Party994 ✓
    K. LugsdenConservative539
    C. LeeLabour522
    S. WitheyLabour476
    E. ArthurLabour447
    No. 9 (Leighton-Linslade: Beaudesert & Plantation)3 seats · turnout 48.5%
    F. MarkhamConservative809 ✓
    F. JonesThe Liberal Party807 ✓
    M. HeadyConservative751 ✓
    J. DunnettLabour730
    S. StocktonLabour715
    A. GreenhalghThe Liberal Party695
    A. KurtConservative667
    L. WardLabour663
    Slip End1 seat · turnout 24.2%
    H. ButlerConservative257
    D. WallerLabour153
    Studham1 seat
    A. LockhartConservative0 ✓
    Totternhoe1 seat · turnout 50.6%
    C. OvertonConservative386
    B. PiggottLIB135
    H. GibbsLabour112