1973 Fylde Borough Council election

The 1973 Fylde Borough Council election took place on 10 May 1973. It was the first election to the newly formed Fylde Borough Council following the local government reorganisation of 1972. This was on the same day as other local elections in England.

1973 Fylde Borough Council election

10 May 1973 (1973-05-10)
All 44 seats to Fylde Borough Council 23 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour Independent Seats won 28 2 11 Popular vote 32,124 3,988 13,132   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Liberal Residents Seats won 2 1 Popular vote 4,194 1,053
Leader after election Conservative

Election result

1973 Fylde Borough Council
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	33	28						32,124
	Labour	8	2						3,988
	Independent	22	11						13,132
	Liberal	5	2						4,194
	Residents	1	1						1,053

Ward Results

Ashton

Ashton (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dobson H.	814	70.5
	Conservative	Nicoll P.	808
	Conservative	Nuttall H.	753
	Independent	Hainsworth I. Ms.	340	29.5
Turnout			2,715	38.2
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Bryning With Warton

Bryning With Warton (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rigby W.	783	49.4
	Independent	Howorth D.	621	39.2
	Independent	Gilbert J.	482
	Labour	Wright A.	182	11.5
Turnout			2,068	71.9
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

Central

Central (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jordan R.	865	66.5
	Conservative	Utley N.	861
	Conservative	Middleton A. Ms.	842
	Labour	Horridge N.	436	33.5
Turnout			3,004	34.9
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Newton & Treales

Newton & Treales (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Braithwaite L.	574	100.0
	Independent	Armstrong S.	490
	Independent	Williams L.	339
Turnout			1,403	29.3
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

Singleton

Singleton (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Loftus W.	399	71.3
	Liberal	Rock S.	161	28.8
Turnout			560	40.2
	Conservative win (new seat)

Freckleton

Freckleton (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Payne J.	1,084	40.4
	Independent	Spencer R.	1,078	40.2
	Labour	Garth H.	518	19.3
	Independent	Cooke E. Ms.	493
	Conservative	Millingham C.	364
Turnout			3,537	71.6
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Medlar-With-Wesham

Medlar-With-Wesham (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Bamber G.	744	100.0
	Independent	Carr M. Ms.	471
	Independent	Cartmell S.	392
	Independent	Cookson L.	219
Turnout			1,826	30.8
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

Heyhouses

Heyhouses (5 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joyce R.	1,556	46.4
	Conservative	Corbett M.	1,510
	Conservative	Knight A.	1,479
	Conservative	Mason J. Ms.	1,436
	Conservative	Williamson R.	1,324
	Liberal	Sumner K.	1,085	32.3
	Labour	Bostock F.	715	21.3
Turnout			9,105	45.5
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Fairhaven

Fairhaven (4 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Cartmell H.	1,240	59.2
	Conservative	Gouldborn J.	1,182
	Conservative	Caldwell G.	1,096
	Conservative	Jealous A.	987
	Liberal	Woodhouse J.	853	40.8
Turnout			5,358	49.6
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Ansdell

Ansdell (4 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Woodhouse G.	1,400	40.8
	Conservative	Tavernor J.	1,113	32.5
	Conservative	Mellor J.	1,112
	Conservative	Foster E.	935
	Independent	Baron J.	916	26.7
	Conservative	Gibson M. Ms.	832
Turnout			7,308	81.9
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Clifton

Clifton (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thompson W.	1,275	82.2
	Conservative	Hodgson C. Ms.	1,207
	Conservative	Shepherd J.	1,193
	Labour	Foy E. Ms.	277	17.8
Turnout			3,952	36.8
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Kirkham

Kirkham (4 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Aiken O.	1,282	49.9
	Residents	Fisher R.	1,053	41.0
	Independent	Eadon J.	1,019
	Independent	Hodgson B.	1,012
	Independent	Bennett J.	744
	Independent	Bickerstaffe W.	624
	Independent	Hodskinson S.	438
	Independent	Rees E.	354
	Labour	Bott M.	233	9.1
Turnout			6,709	59.0
	Independent win (new seat)
	Residents win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

Ribby With Wrea

Ribby With Wrea (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Warbrick G.	500	62.4
	Conservative	Berry A.	301	37.6
Turnout			801	75.5
	Independent win (new seat)

St. Johns

St. Johns (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lloyd B.	1,016	51.8
	Conservative	Bamber E.	956
	Labour	Callon W.	946	48.2
	Conservative	Hardcastle C.	899
	Labour	Rooney F.	681
Turnout			4,498	58.4
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

St. Leonards

St. Leonards (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Porter E.	716	50.7
	Liberal	Blackwood D. Ms.	695	49.3
	Conservative	Crossland J.	631
	Conservative	Stephens J.	555
Turnout			2,597	40.3
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Staining

Staining (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Staining C.	Unopposed
Turnout			0	0.0
	Independent win (new seat)