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    1973 handbook

    Suffolk Coastal: 1973 local elections

    35 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1972)

    Not known.

    After (end of 1973) (55 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 23 · Other 22 · Labour 7 · The Liberal Party 3

    Ward results

    Alderton & Sutton1 seat · turnout 37.3%
    C. WeaverIndependent241
    L. BroydInd Lab101
    Buxlow1 seat
    W. SmithIndependent0 ✓
    Dennington1 seat
    A. LeatherConservative0 ✓
    Felixstowe North3 seats · turnout 34.1%
    C. GraystonConservative779
    M. WarbyConservative761
    T. OxenburyConservative726
    R. CastleLabour604
    E. DenchLabour576
    Hasketon1 seat
    K. HydeIndependent0 ✓
    Kelsale1 seat · turnout 26.0%
    A. KeebleIndependent203
    J. LindseyIndependent63
    Kesgrave3 seats
    E. FentonConservative0 ✓
    M. ElmerConservative0 ✓
    K. YoungIndependent0 ✓
    Kirton1 seat
    J. MetcalfeIndependent0 ✓
    Leiston3 seats
    J. GeaterConservative1,029
    L. FarrowConservative1,000
    A. TelfordLabour843
    M. BonhamConservative803
    J. WattsLabour723
    T. HodgsonLabour665
    F. HuxleyLIB482
    Martlesham1 seat · turnout 22.6%
    N. ShuteIndependent181
    C. BanyardConservative111
    Melton1 seat · turnout 36.9%
    P. HutchisonIndependent275
    J. LewisIndependent133
    L. BoultonIndependent34
    Nacton1 seat · turnout 35.4%
    E. AllertonIndependent463
    J. CookLabour125
    No. 15 (Bramfield)1 seat · turnout 51.4%
    M. HolmesLabour298
    M. HallConservative282
    D. SymondsIndependent106
    No. 18 (Earl Soham)1 seat
    R. GarveyIndependent0 ✓
    No. 19 (Hacheston)1 seat · turnout 35.5%
    J. FinchIndependent194
    M. ArnsbyConservative117
    No. 2 (Felixstowe: East)3 seats · turnout 46.9%
    W. Yetton WardConservative756
    M. ShepperdLIB729
    B. PriceLIB710
    F. LeeConservative706
    J. KnottLIB677
    J. WrightConservative675
    No. 20 (Snape)1 seat · turnout 53.2%
    J. HeycockConservative252
    S. StockbridgeLIB162
    J. GibsonIndependent100
    No. 21 (Otley)1 seat
    R. KitsonConservative0 ✓
    No. 23 (Tunstall)1 seat · turnout 48.0%
    N. FriendIndependent293
    Wallace L.Conservative140
    No. 24 (Orford)1 seat · turnout 50.6%
    W. FisonConservative274
    C. GuyLabour153
    No. 25 (Hollesley)1 seat · turnout 54.2%
    M. ShannonIndependent442
    J. ArcherIndependent78
    T. PikeIndependent43
    No. 34 (Bealings)1 seat
    W. MacrayConservative0 ✓
    No. 35 (Grundisburgh)1 seat
    J. FabbInd Con0 ✓
    No. 37 (Ufford)1 seat · turnout 30.0%
    H. LehmannConservative181
    V. GordonIndependent165
    No. 4 (Felixstowe: South)2 seats · turnout 31.4%
    R. SandersConservative557
    R. EatonConservative553
    K. DanielLIB330
    J. PeatLIB314
    No. 5 (Felixstowe: South East)2 seats
    N. MumfordConservative564
    W. RowlandConservative539
    E. WheelerLIB308
    A. HellenLIB302
    A. BlackshawLabour94
    No. 6 (Felixstowe: West)2 seats · turnout 39.0%
    B. LovedayLabour686
    W. StansfieldLabour686
    W. PedeltyConservative366
    J. HantonConservative346
    No. 9 (Woodbridge)5 seats
    A Daly BriscoeConservative1,216 ✓
    M RowlandConservative995 ✓
    D DunnettConservative968 ✓
    E HillLabour831 ✓
    B RosherConservative748 ✓
    M DawnayIndependent717
    David HullIndependent647
    R JacobsIndependent644
    D DavisLabour491
    W LittleIndependent481
    S BrownLabour425
    P ClarkLabour422
    D EllisLabour383
    Rushmere St. Andrew2 seats
    G. BarnardIndependent0 ✓
    S. FortonIndependent0 ✓
    Saxmundham1 seat
    B. FisherIndependent0 ✓
    Trimleys2 seats · turnout 49.4%
    R. PunchardConservative567
    J. ReeveLabour550
    Richard CottonLabour539
    B. Carrick-SproatConservative441
    Walberswick1 seat
    J. RobertsIndependent0 ✓
    Westleton1 seat · turnout 46.9%
    B. CainesIndependent346
    K. CollacottIndependent154
    Wickham Market1 seat · turnout 25.4%
    D. RuleLabour151
    P. MasonIndependent130
    Yoxford1 seat · turnout 48.1%
    K. YoungLIB260
    B. KingsleyConservative229