1973 Eastbourne Borough Council 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

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 seats.

Ward results

Member of the old borough council denoted by *

Cavendish

Cavendish (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Central (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Devonshire (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Downside (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Hampden Park (4)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Langney (4)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Meads (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Ratton (4)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Roselands (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Upperton (4)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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