1973 Eastbourne Borough Council election

1973 UK local government election

The first elections to the new local authorities established by the Local Government Act 1972 in England and Wales and the new Northern Ireland district councils created by the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 took place in 1973.[1] The whole of Eastbourne Borough Council was up for election.

## Borough result

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It was a good result for the Liberal party. They won 19 of the 33 seats, giving them an overall majority of 5. The Liberals took control on 1 April 1974 of the new non-metropolitan district as a consequence. The Conservatives became the official opposition after winning 10 seats. Labour won 4 sets.

## Ward results

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Member of the old borough council denoted by *

### Cavendish

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Cavendish (3)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | T W Ward*  | 1,290  | 54.2
| Liberal | E D Ward*  | 1,165  |
| Liberal | Leslie Jack Leach  | 1,108  |
| Labour | Percy George Wood*  | 522  | 21.9
| Conservative | J Macdonald  | 487  | 20.5
| Labour | J Cross  | 482  |
| Conservative | L Staples  | 431  |
| Conservative | M Lowton  | 425  |
| Labour | G Watson  | 415  |
| Independent | R Armstrong  | 81  | 3.4
Majority  |  | 32.3
Turnout |  | 55.4
| Liberal win (new seat)

### Central

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Central (3)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | A A Maryan  | 1,047  | 56.5
| Liberal | Charles George Piper  | 986  |
| Liberal | S G Ward  | 973  |
| Conservative | M E Tunwell  | 806  | 43.5
| Conservative | Reginald Poynter*  | 800  |
| Conservative | Neil Fergus Nicholson*  | 800  |
Majority  |  | 13.0
Turnout |  | 45.9
| Liberal win (new seat)

### Devonshire

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Devonshire (3)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | J Healey  | 969  | 46.8
| Conservative | Charles Edward Dobell*  | 949  | 45.8
| Liberal | Anthony L Boswall  | 936  |
| Liberal | W Creffield  | 920  |
| Conservative | Eric Hugh Bowdler*  | 905  |
| Conservative | D Charlton  | 883  |
| Labour | J Howse  | 152  | 7.3
Majority  |  | 1.0
Turnout |  | 46.0
| Liberal win (new seat)

### Downside

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Downside (3)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Maurice Skilton*  | 1,547  | 59.2
| Liberal | E M Edwards*  | 1,410  |
| Liberal | H Goodchild  | 1,374  |
| Conservative | Joseph Angelman*  | 1,068  | 40.8
| Conservative | M Charlton  | 897  |
| Conservative | C Elsey  | 888  |
Majority  |  | 18.3
Turnout |  | 59.0
| Liberal win (new seat)

### Hampden Park

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Hampden Park (4)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Peter Francis Jackson*  | 1,903  | 48.9
| Liberal | Charles Henry Lacey*  | 1,768  |
| Liberal | L Mason  | 1,694  |
| Liberal | Douglas D Carn  | 1,650  |
| Labour | Roland James Hutchinson*  | 1,548  | 39.8
| Labour | George Alan Bosley*  | 1,492  |
| Labour | P Chantler  | 1,309  |
| Labour | L Elphick  | 1,291  |
| Conservative | C Young  | 440  | 11.3
| Conservative | J Tunwell  | 436  |
| Conservative | A Cumming  | 435  |
| Conservative | C Anscombe  | 407  |
Majority  |  | 9.1
Turnout |  | 46.5
| Liberal win (new seat)

### Langney

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Langney (4)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Leonard James Caine*  | 1,745  |
| Labour | Frederick Charles Solly*  | 1,580  |
| Labour | Roland Arthur Baker  | 1,538  |
| Labour | D M Salmon  | 1,514  |
| Conservative | J E Anscombe  | 1,154  |
| Conservative | M Bare  | 1,109  |
| Conservative | I Greenfield  | 1,088  |
| Conservative | C Porter  | 1,079  |
| Liberal | J Thomas  | 842  |
Majority  |  |
Turnout |  |
| Labour win (new seat)

### Meads

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Meads (3)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Leslie Aubrey Vickers*  | 1,345  |
| Conservative | Kathleen Ethel Raven*  | 1,345  |
| Conservative | Percy Stanley Brockwell*  | 1,297  |
| Liberal | E Pettigrew  | 919  |
| Liberal | M Hanlon  | 880  |
| Liberal | R Rees  | 878  |
| Labour | I Harris  | 118  |
Majority  |  |
Turnout |  |
| Conservative win (new seat)

### Ratton

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Ratton (4)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | R H Dingwall  | 1,802  |
| Conservative | Winifred Emily Ouzman*  | 1,746  |
| Conservative | Michael Scott Phipp*  | 1,698  |
| Conservative | D P Cullen  | 1,698  |
| Liberal | L Frere  | 1,650  |
| Liberal | W Charlton  | 1,636  |
| Conservative | J Toop  | 1,597  |
| Liberal | E French  | 1,575  |
| Labour | A Ticehurst  | 510  |
| Labour | K Booth  | 474  |
| Labour | D Evans  | 467  |
| Labour | P Sorrell  | 455  |
Majority  |  |
Turnout |  |
| Conservative win (new seat)

### Roselands

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Roselands (3)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Charles Vivian Horridge*  | 1,319  |
| Liberal | William John Evenden*  | 1,244  |
| Liberal | Clifford Grahame Scott*  | 1,228  |
| Conservative | J Riley  | 680  |
| Conservative | J C Wakeford  | 607  |
| Conservative | M White  | 589  |
| Labour | P Richardson  | 370  |
Majority  |  |
Turnout |  |
| Liberal win (new seat)

### Upperton

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Upperton (4)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
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| Conservative | Una Eagle Goldie Gardner*  | 1,414  | 62.4
| Conservative | Tony James Aukett*  | 1,359  |
| Conservative | Charles W Aldous  | 1,285  |
| Liberal | M Perrin  | 851  | 37.6
| Liberal | D Parsons  | 828  |
| Liberal | N Frere  | 740  |
Majority  |  | 24.9
Turnout |  | 45.1
| Conservative win (new seat)

## References

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1. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1973. The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.

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