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1973 Babergh District Council election
10 May 1973 (1973-05-10)
1976 →
All 38 seats to Babergh District Council
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Independent Labour Conservative
Seats won 19 11 8
Popular vote 10,893 11,229 8,308
Percentage 35.8% 36.9% 27.3%
Control after election


No overall control

The 1973 Babergh District Council election took place on 10 May 1973 to elect members of Babergh District Council in Suffolk, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

This was the inaugural election to the council following its creation by the Local Government Act 1972.

Summary

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Election result

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1973 Babergh District Council election[2]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 37 19 N/A N/A N/A 50.0 35.8 10,893 N/A
  Labour 22 11 N/A N/A N/A 28.9 36.9 11,229 N/A
  Conservative 15 8 N/A N/A N/A 21.1 27.3 8,308 N/A

Ward results

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Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.

Alton

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Alton
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour R. Cook 226 53.8
Independent M. Cooper 194 46.2
Majority 32 7.6
Turnout 420 37.8
Registered electors 1,112
Labour win (new seat)

Berners

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Berners
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent E. Pollard 372 78.5
Labour M. Fox Ms. 102 21.5
Majority 270 57.0
Turnout 474 36.6
Registered electors 1,294
Independent win (new seat)

Bildeston

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Bildeston
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent O. Simpson 245 60.6
Independent E. Turney 159 39.4
Majority 86 21.2
Turnout 404 34.2
Registered electors 1,182
Independent win (new seat)

Boxford

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Boxford
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent T. Clarke 400 66.9
Conservative T. Stedman 198 33.1
Majority 202 33.8
Turnout 598 43.7
Registered electors 1,367
Independent win (new seat)

Brantham

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Brantham
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent H. Manning Unopposed
Registered electors 1,272
Independent win (new seat)

Brett Vale

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Brett Vale
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent D. Arthey Unopposed
Registered electors 1,195
Independent win (new seat)

Brookvale

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Brookvale
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent J. Baxter 222 58.6
Independent J. Gray 157 41.4
Majority 65 17.2
Turnout 379 26.5
Registered electors 1,430
Independent win (new seat)

Bures St. Mary

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Bures St. Mary
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative H. Engleheart 298 66.1
Independent G. Ardley 153 33.9
Majority 145 32.2
Turnout 451 42.5
Registered electors 1,062
Conservative win (new seat)

Capel & Wenham

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Capel & Wenham
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour R. Pearce 369 56.2
Conservative H. Hawkins 288 43.8
Majority 81 12.3
Turnout 657 45.5
Registered electors 1,443
Labour win (new seat)

Chadacre

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Chadacre
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent G. Ince 299 61.9
Independent G. Hatchett 183 37.9
Majority 116 24.0
Turnout 483 34.3
Registered electors 1,407
Independent win (new seat)

Copdock

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Copdock
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent R. Moore Unopposed
Registered electors 1,194
Independent win (new seat)

Dodnash

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Dodnash (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent T. Goodchild 594 60.2
Independent C. Wake-Walker 582 59.0
Labour N. Grimsey 393 39.9
Turnout ~986 37.1
Registered electors 2,658
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Elmsett

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Elmsett
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent W. Crockatt 265 38.9
Independent L. Sharpe 239 35.1
Independent N. Lewis 177 26.0
Majority 26 3.8
Turnout 681 60.4
Registered electors 1,127
Independent win (new seat)

Glemsford

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Glemsford
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour F. Shinn 460 59.9
Independent J. Piper 308 40.1
Majority 152 19.8
Turnout 768 52.0
Registered electors 1,477
Labour win (new seat)

Great Cornard North

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Great Cornard North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour W. Aldworth 396 71.0
Labour S. Langton 384 68.9
Conservative B. Lewery 162 29.0
Turnout ~558 26.6
Registered electors 2,098
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Great Cornard South

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Great Cornard South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour R. Chaplin 439 50.2
Conservative A. Eady 437 49.9
Labour M. Caschere 398 45.5
Conservative G. Baldwin 379 43.3
Turnout ~875 36.9
Registered electors 2,371
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Hadleigh

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Hadleigh (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour S. Brown 871 60.0
Labour B. Shuttlewood 759 52.3
Labour J. Whitehead 581 40.0
Independent J. Osborne 578 39.8
Independent M. Crabtree 521 35.9
Independent J. Catterall 443 30.5
Turnout ~1,451 38.1
Registered electors 3,808
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Holbrook

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Holbrook
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent J. Godley 458 79.1
Labour R. Levick 121 20.9
Majority 337 58.2
Turnout 579 47.8
Registered electors 1,211
Independent win (new seat)

Lavenham

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Lavenham
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent L. Spraggins 338 56.1
Independent A. Neynell 264 43.9
Majority 74 12.3
Turnout 602 50.3
Registered electors 1,197
Independent win (new seat)

Leavenheath

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Leavenheath
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative E. York Unopposed
Registered electors 1,234
Conservative win (new seat)

Long Melford

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Long Melford (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent C. Kingston 539 48.1
Independent R. Kemp 529 47.2
Labour R. Oakman 290 25.9
Conservative P. Stone 290 25.9
Independent C. Edmunds 147 13.1
Turnout ~1,120 45.8
Registered electors 2,445
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Nayland

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Nayland
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent P. Hetherington 238 50.3
Independent J. Mitchell 235 49.7
Majority 3 0.6
Turnout 473 51.0
Registered electors 928
Independent win (new seat)

No. 1 (Sudbury)

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No. 1 (Sudbury) (5 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative W. Barker 1,443 41.2
Conservative R. Playford 1,282 36.6
Labour H. Banham 1,130 32.2
Labour P. Moulton 1,048 29.9
Conservative E. Hoare 1,045 29.8
Conservative G. Parker 1,008 28.8
Labour S. Gargiulo 995 28.4
Labour A. Fenwick 961 27.4
Labour H. Taylor 958 27.3
Independent R. Burn 930 26.5
Conservative H. Singh 781 22.3
Turnout ~3,506 53.7
Registered electors 6,528
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

North Cosford

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North Cosford
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent D. Hodge Unopposed
Registered electors 1,105
Independent win (new seat)

Polstead & Layham

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Polstead & Layham
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative F. Gales 361 77.3
Labour R. Cook 106 22.7
Majority 255 54.6
Turnout 467 50.2
Registered electors 931
Conservative win (new seat)

Shotley

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Shotley
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent T. Lloyd 180 35.2
Independent J. Green 177 34.6
Labour E. Norton 85 16.6
Independent J. Watson 70 13.7
Majority 3 0.6
Turnout 512 40.7
Registered electors 1,259
Independent win (new seat)

Waldingfield

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Waldingfield
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent R. Herbert 424 73.0
Labour D. King 157 27.0
Majority 267 46.0
Turnout 581 35.1
Registered electors 1,655
Independent win (new seat)

West Samford

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West Samford
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative D. Wedgwood 336 55.2
Independent R. Dunningham 273 44.8
Majority 63 10.4
Turnout 609 58.1
Registered electors 1,048
Conservative win (new seat)

References

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  1. ^ "Babergh District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
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