The 1973 Bracknell District Council election was the first election to the newly formed Bracknell District Council in England, taking place on 7 June 1973 alongside other local elections as part of the 1973 United Kingdom local elections.[1] Its predecessor council was Easthampstead Rural District. For the first time at a local level, the Labour Party gained control.[2] The party benefitted from a reapportionment of seats for Bracknell town - at Easthampstead Rural District's last election in 1971, 21 of the 44 councillors represented Bracknell wards, but this now changed to 17 of 31.[1] With just 29% of the seats, it remained the worst performance for the Conservatives in a Bracknell District or Bracknell Forest election until 2023.
^ ab"Bracknell election tension". Bracknell Times. 10 May 1973. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
^"Bracknell Forest Borough Council Election Results 1973-1995" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
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The 1973 Bracknell District Council election was the first election to the newly formed Bracknell District Council in England taking place on 7 June 1973 alongside other local elections as part of the 1973 United Kingdom local elections 1 Its predecessor council was Easthampstead Rural District For the first time at a local level the Labour Party gained control 2 The party benefitted from a reapportionment of seats for Bracknell town at Easthampstead Rural District s last election in 1971 21 of the 44 councillors represented Bracknell wards but this now changed to 17 of 31 1 With just 29 of the seats it remained the worst performance for the Conservatives in a Bracknell District or Bracknell Forest election until 2023 1973 Bracknell District Council election 1971 ERD 7 June 1973 1973 06 07 1976 All 31 seats to Bracknell District Council16 seats needed for a majority First party Second party Third party Lab Con Res Leader Bill Lindop Party Labour Conservative Residents Seats won 17 9 3 Popular vote 6 395 5 560 704 Percentage 47 6 41 3 5 2 Fourth party Fifth party Lib Ind Party Liberal Independent Seats won 1 1 Popular vote 615 0 Percentage 4 6 0 0 Council control before election Council created Council control after election Labour Contents 1 Summary 2 Ward results 2 1 Ascot 2 2 Binfield 2 3 Bracknell Great Hollands 2 4 Bracknell Old Bracknell 2 5 Bullbrook 2 6 College Town 2 7 Cranbourne 2 8 Crowthorne amp Easthampstead 2 9 Garth 2 10 Harmanswater 2 11 Little Sandhurst 2 12 Priestwood 2 13 Sandhurst 2 14 St Marys 2 15 Warfield 2 16 Wildridings 3 ReferencesSummary edit1973 Bracknell District Council election Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain loss Seats Votes Votes Labour 17 54 8 47 6 6 395 Conservative 9 29 0 41 3 5 560 Residents 3 9 7 5 2 704 Liberal 1 3 2 4 6 615 Independent 1 3 2 0 0 0 Independent Labour 0 0 0 1 3 173Ward results editAscot edit Ascot 3 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Benwell M Ms 727 64 3 Conservative Dolan J 710 Conservative Wright C 679 Labour Day J 403 35 7 Labour Holloway A 396 Labour Holloway J Ms 389 Turnout 28 6 Registered electors 3 955 Conservative win new seat Conservative win new seat Conservative win new seat Binfield edit Binfield Party Candidate Votes Conservative Springman A Ms 366 73 2 Labour Green P 134 26 8 Turnout 26 0 Registered electors 1 924 Conservative win new seat Bracknell Great Hollands edit Bracknell Great Hollands 3 Party Candidate Votes Labour Shillcock J Ms 935 61 9 Labour Laing J Ms 925 Labour Pettitt W 875 Conservative Clarke H 402 26 6 Conservative Clarke D Ms 392 Conservative Corley M 374 Independent Labour Everett A 173 11 5 Turnout 32 1 Registered electors 4 697 Labour win new seat Labour win new seat Labour win new seat Bracknell Old Bracknell edit Bracknell Old Bracknell 3 Party Candidate Votes Labour Dhillon R 788 46 7 Labour McShane D 788 Labour Pearce T 757 Conservative Kempton D Ms 544 32 2 Conservative Hasted W 524 Conservative Rugman C 489 Liberal Hoskins K 355 21 0 Turnout 43 7 Registered electors 3 862 Labour win new seat Labour win new seat Labour win new seat Bullbrook edit Bullbrook 3 Party Candidate Votes Labour Delbridge J 1 078 56 7 Labour Walsh M 1 022 Labour Checkley A 991 Conservative Coombs M Ms 822 43 3 Conservative Strong P Ms 822 Conservative Thompson E 782 Turnout 39 6 Registered electors 4 793 Labour win new seat Labour win new seat Labour win new seat College Town edit College Town Party Candidate Votes Independent Marshall J Unopposed N A Turnout N A Registered electors 1 696 Independent win new seat Cranbourne edit Cranbourne Party Candidate Votes Conservative Creech F 284 62 8 Labour Turiccki M Ms 168 37 2 Turnout 34 7 Registered electors 1 301 Conservative win new seat Crowthorne amp Easthampstead edit Crowthorne amp Easthampstead 3 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Brown W Unopposed N A Conservative Offord J Unopposed N A Conservative Worrall D Unopposed Turnout N A Registered electors 4 203 Liberal win new seat Conservative win new seat Conservative win new seat Garth edit Garth 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Moylan C 564 63 4 Labour Pocknee J 517 Conservative Harbor P Ms 325 36 6 Turnout 33 9 Registered electors 2 620 Labour win new seat Labour win new seat Harmanswater edit Harmanswater 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Pinder W 471 42 4 Labour Lavender G 456 Conservative Underwood R 380 34 2 Conservative Wood T 367 Liberal Banks M Ms 260 23 4 Liberal White P 249 Turnout 38 4 Registered electors 2 896 Labour win new seat Labour win new seat Little Sandhurst edit Little Sandhurst 2 Party Candidate Votes Residents Carruthers G 405 44 1 Residents Yearsden J 372 Conservative Steele A 340 37 0 Conservative Rimes G 202 Labour Crew R 174 18 9 Labour Kinsella J 98 Turnout 35 5 Registered electors 2 586 Residents win new seat Residents win new seat Priestwood edit Priestwood 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Cain F 564 58 4 Labour Mountjoy T 541 Conservative Clark Lowes F 401 41 6 Conservative Mosses R 370 Turnout 32 6 Registered electors 2 963 Labour win new seat Labour win new seat Sandhurst edit Sandhurst Party Candidate Votes Residents Harris K 299 42 3 Labour Dancy K Ms 269 38 0 Conservative Pierce J 139 19 7 Turnout 37 8 Registered electors 1 872 Residents win new seat St Marys edit St Marys Party Candidate Votes Conservative Rose P 265 60 0 Labour Treffry R 177 40 0 Turnout 45 2 Registered electors 978 Conservative win new seat Warfield edit Warfield Party Candidate Votes Conservative Kay J Ms 316 69 6 Labour Stewart D 138 30 4 Turnout 35 6 Registered electors 1 277 Conservative win new seat Wildridings edit Wildridings 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Lindop W 532 68 1 Labour Mihell D 512 Conservative Read B 249 31 9 Conservative Toomey J 246 Turnout 38 4 Registered electors 2 036 Labour win new seat Labour win new seat References edit a b Bracknell election tension Bracknell Times 10 May 1973 Retrieved 27 January 2023 Bracknell Forest Borough Council Election Results 1973 1995 PDF Elections 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