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    1973 handbook

    East Hertfordshire: 1973 local elections

    26 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1972)

    Not known.

    After (end of 1973) (48 seats, Elections Centre)

    Other 22 · Conservative 16 · Labour 10 · The Liberal Party 0

    Ward results

    Buntingford2 seats · turnout 16.3%
    J. ReynoldsIndependent394 ✓
    B. LyonIndependent321 ✓
    H. BeddingtonIndependent311
    Cottered1 seat · turnout 38.0%
    J. RangerConservative253 ✓
    G. BrownIndependent231
    Datchworth1 seat
    C. Hodson-SmithIndependent0 ✓
    Great Amwell1 seat · turnout 30.9%
    E. SewellConservative439 ✓
    R. CooperLabour113
    Hunsdon1 seat · turnout 42.3%
    J. WaltersIndependent534 ✓
    H. BuxtonConservative263
    Little Amwell1 seat · turnout 32.5%
    A. ChaplinIndependent420 ✓
    R. CoxLabour244
    Little Hadham1 seat
    L. Lloyd-TaylorIndependent0 ✓
    MUCH HADHAM1 seat · turnout 34.5%
    H. HarveyIndependent572 ✓
    A. UglowIndependent107
    Munden1 seat
    ?????Independent0 ✓
    No. 1 (Hertford: All Saints)3 seats · turnout 37.5%
    J. NewmanConservative840 ✓
    J SartinConservative826 ✓
    B. RobinsonConservative781 ✓
    J. GillLabour755
    J PageLabour717
    G. PerrettLabour675
    No. 10 (Ware: Priory)2 seats · turnout 32.2%
    N. MurphyConservative551 ✓
    G. WilliamsonConservative516 ✓
    S. SharpLabour378
    J. CoulsonLabour335
    No. 17 (Watton-At-Stone)1 seat · turnout 38.1%
    R. AnsellIndependent351 ✓
    G. OldfieldIndependent148
    No. 2 (Hertford: Bengeo)2 seats · turnout 47.1%
    J. AbbottLabour844 ✓
    R. HendersonLabour807 ✓
    W. BrusheConservative775
    J. DannConservative765
    No. 24 (Thundridge)1 seat
    ?????Independent0 ✓
    No. 3 (Hertford: St. Andrews)5 seats · turnout 41.4%
    H. MillsLabour1,957 ✓
    S. EdgarLabour1,804 ✓
    C. BlauchardLabour1,784 ✓
    H. SargentLabour1,713 ✓
    J. PageLabour1,704 ✓
    P RufflesConservative1,467
    M. BeckleyConservative1,409
    R. MorganConservative1,320
    W. WardConservative1,265
    P. PriceConservative1,246
    No. 4 (Bishops Stortford: Parsonage & Hockerill)4 seats · turnout 37.1%
    P. EllisonResidents1,244 ✓
    A. DuchesneResidents1,147 ✓
    R. StrongResidents1,111 ✓
    E. MarshallResidents1,095 ✓
    P. WalkerConservative726
    P. AshwellConservative687
    P. BlakeConservative602
    S. MilnesConservative556
    T. SharrockLabour443
    V. ShoebridgeLabour386
    W. JohnLabour360
    B. HemingwayLabour345
    No. 5 (Bishops Stortford: Chantry & Central)3 seats
    G Hurst-GreavesConservative627 ✓
    W GeorgeConservative613 ✓
    K TanfieldConservative536 ✓
    V EllisonRES525
    T FranklinRES458
    A CoatesLIB435
    D ReeceRES362
    S SewardLIB221
    R TewkesburyLIB206
    L MerrillLabour182
    Marie JohnLabour169
    J BrownLabour155
    No. 6 (Bishops Stortford: Havers & Thorley)3 seats
    T BrownridgeRES587 ✓
    R MerrillLabour485 ✓
    D SmithRES445 ✓
    A KnightLIB438
    J GraddonLabour408
    P Forrestier-SmithConservative390
    D CovillLabour368
    E HefferRES351
    D PerrilConservative347
    B WallisLIB318
    Angela AlderConservative298
    V WallisLIB269
    No. 8 (Ware: Trinity & Christchurch)3 seats · turnout 32.2%
    D. CliftonLabour838 ✓
    E. BarkerConservative767 ✓
    D. JonesLabour701 ✓
    C. SmartIndependent687
    I. ShandConservative661
    P. GorinLabour627
    P. LiechtiConservative537
    No. 9 (Ware: St. Marys)2 seats · turnout 29.1%
    C. AllenIndependent464 ✓
    L. Kerrell-VaughanConservative336 ✓
    G. HurnConservative323
    C. CullenLabour224
    P. GorinLabour216
    SAWBRIDGEWORTH3 seats
    ????Independent0 ✓
    ????Independent0 ✓
    ????Independent0 ✓
    Standon St. Mary1 seat · turnout 32.8%
    S. WilliamsIndependent371 ✓
    D. Shirley-BevanLIB174
    P. ChittendenLabour92
    Stanstead1 seat · turnout 23.3%
    J. BurtConservative252 ✓
    M. SugrueLabour134
    F. EvaIndependent86
    Stapleford1 seat · turnout 60.1%
    N. BowyerIndependent292 ✓
    R. TuckerIndependent197
    P. BonfieldIndependent149
    A. HollingsworthLabour50
    Tewin1 seat · turnout 46.1%
    E. TreevesConservative337 ✓
    J. DodgeIndependent167
    A. LawsonIndependent161
    C. LeisterLabour65
    Walkern1 seat · turnout 31.5%
    R. AllenIndependent222 ✓
    A. StovesLabour159
    F. GarnhamIndependent155