1973 Chichester District Council election

1973 Chichester District Council election

7 June 1973 1976 →
All 50 seats to Chichester District Council 26 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Independent Conservative Seats won 22 18 Popular vote 11,716 7,267 Percentage 32.3% 20.0%
Council control after election No overall control

Elections to Chichester District Council in West Sussex, United Kingdom were held on 7 June 1973.

The whole council was up for election and resulted in no overall control.

Election result

Chichester District Council Election Result 1973^[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	22	N/A	N/A	N/A	44.0	32.3	11,716	N/A
	Conservative	18	N/A	N/A	N/A	36.0	20.0	7,267	N/A
	Liberal	6	N/A	N/A	N/A	12.0	21.5	7,831	N/A
	Residents	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	6.0	8.1	2,933	N/A
	Labour	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	2.0	18.1	6,601	N/A

↓

22	18	6	3	1
Independent	Conservative	Liberal	R	L

Ward results

Birdham (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	J. Darley	Unopposed
Turnout			0	0.0	N/A
Registered electors			1,334
	Conservative win (new seat)

Bosham (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	F. Parham	Unopposed
	Independent	J. Lillywhite	Unopposed
Turnout			0	0.0	N/A
Registered electors			2,878
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

Boxgrove (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	E. Kirkby-Bott	Unopposed
Turnout			0	0.0	N/A
Registered electors			1,348
	Conservative win (new seat)

Bury (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	C. Roberts	Unopposed
Turnout			0	0.0	N/A
Registered electors			1,188
	Conservative win (new seat)

Chichester East (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C. Tupper	728	32.2	N/A
	Conservative	M. Pigot	698	30.4	N/A
	Liberal	A. French	679		N/A
	Conservative	R. Shields	631		N/A
	Labour	D. Shepherd	588	37.3	N/A
	Labour	E. Goodland	526		N/A
	Labour	J. Nicholson	519		N/A
Turnout			4,369	46.0	N/A
Registered electors			4,376
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)

Chichester South (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Seddon	925	48.2	N/A
	Liberal	P. Weston	896		N/A
	Liberal	K. Smith	807		N/A
	Conservative	P. Combes	584	14.4	N/A
	Labour	A. Ingram	515	37.4	N/A
	Labour	M. Sharpe	440		N/A
	Labour	P. Sharpe	423		N/A
Turnout			4,590	45.9	N/A
Registered electors			4,405
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)

Chichester West (5 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	G. Tullett	1,278	10.6	N/A
	Independent	F. Craig	1,148	9.6	N/A
	Conservative	D. Hoult	1,110	18.0	N/A
	Independent	E. Craig	1,072	8.9	N/A
	Conservative	W. Doody	1,051		N/A
	Liberal	L. Holden	898	20.0	N/A
	Independent	W. Pope	838	7.0	N/A
	Liberal	Z. Booker	777		N/A
	Liberal	L. Cohen	719		N/A
	Independent	J. Nelson	580	4.8	N/A
	Labour	P. Keen	549	21.1	N/A
	Labour	T. Rooth	532		N/A
	Labour	J. Bennett	515		N/A
	Labour	S. White	485		N/A
	Labour	R. Hemblade	452		N/A
Turnout			12,004	59.7
Registered electors			6,428
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Donnington (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	J. Laird	Unopposed
Turnout			0	0.0	N/A
Registered electors			1,482
	Conservative win (new seat)

Easebourne (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Knight	381	57.1	N/A
	Labour	A. Groves	286	42.9	N/A
Turnout			667	45.0	N/A
Registered electors			1,481
	Conservative win (new seat)

East Wittering (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Craven	327	50.8	N/A
	Liberal	M. Sell	317	49.2	N/A
Turnout			644	32.7	N/A
Registered electors			1,971
	Conservative win (new seat)

Fernhurst (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Cole	470	27.0	N/A
	Independent	R. Pape	370	21.3	N/A
	Liberal	S. Schlich	342	32.6	N/A
	Labour	R. Craddock	292	16.8	N/A
	Liberal	B. Mee	225		N/A
	Independent	A. Shore	41	2.3	N/A
Turnout			1,740	48.2	N/A
Registered electors			2,289
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

Funtington (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	D. Gauntlett	275	54.6	N/A
	Independent	E. Dunlop	198	39.5	N/A
	Independent	E. Andrews	30	5.9	N/A
Turnout			503	28.5	N/A
Registered electors			1,766
	Independent win (new seat)

Graffham (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	K. Murray	372	63.2	N/A
	Labour	C. Alexander	119	20.2	N/A
	Independent	T. Vaughan	98	16.6	N/A
Turnout			589	38.9	N/A
Registered electors			1,515
	Independent win (new seat)

Harting (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	H. Booker	526	81.6	N/A
	Independent	D. Bird	119	18.4	N/A
Turnout			645	46.5	N/A
Registered electors			1,387
	Independent win (new seat)

Hunston (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	M. Nicholson	Unopposed
Turnout			0	0.0	N/A
Registered electors			1,670
	Independent win (new seat)

Lavant (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	N. Butcher	250	50.1	N/A
	Liberal	F. Heald	249	49.9	N/A
Turnout			499	36.0	N/A
Registered electors			1,388
	Independent win (new seat)

Linchmere (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	R. De Hailes	Unopposed
Turnout			0	0.0	N/A
Registered electors			1,174
	Independent win (new seat)

Lodsworth (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	R. Hancock	Unopposed
Turnout			0	0.0	N/A
Registered electors			1,405
	Independent win (new seat)

Midhurst (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	P. Burne	844	44.8	N/A
	Independent	D. Mott	680	36.1	N/A
	Labour	P. Pritchard	190	19.1	N/A
	Labour	T. Hart	170		N/A
Turnout			1,884	38.3	N/A
Registered electors			2,702
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

Oving (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	A. Sampson	Unopposed
Turnout			0	0.0	N/A
Registered electors			1,169
	Conservative win (new seat)

Petworth (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	C. Linton	Unopposed
	Conservative	J. Duncton	Unopposed
Turnout			0	0.0	N/A
Registered electors			2,461
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Plaistow (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	P. Luttman-Johnson	Unopposed
	Conservative	T. Micklem	Unopposed
Turnout			0	0.0	N/A
Registered electors			2,877
	Independent win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Rogate (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	J. Henslow	Unopposed
Turnout			0	0.0	N/A
Registered electors			1,423
	Independent win (new seat)

Selsey (4 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	R. Seamen	Unopposed
	Conservative	W. Spragg	Unopposed
	Conservative	H. Meston	Unopposed
	Conservative	W. Carey	Unopposed
Turnout			0	0.0	N/A
Registered electors			5,722
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Sidlesham (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	D. Mitchell	Unopposed
Turnout			0	0.0	N/A
Registered electors			1,134
	Labour win (new seat)

Southbourne (4 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	R. Roberts	883	40.4	N/A
	Residents	J. Robinson	712		N/A
	Residents	L. Denby	707		N/A
	Independent	F. Feltham	635	8.7	N/A
	Conservative	E. Ward	634	31.1	N/A
	Residents	C. Game	631		N/A
	Conservative	A. Bonner	591		N/A
	Independent	D. Feltham	575	7.9	N/A
	Conservative	E. Brundrett	538		N/A
	Conservative	K. Rawlings	496		N/A
	Independent	R. Marshall	447	6.1	N/A
	Independent	R. Piercy	414	5.7	N/A
Turnout			7,263	43.7	N/A
Registered electors			4,926
	Residents win (new seat)
	Residents win (new seat)
	Residents win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

Stedham (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	V. Saunders	Unopposed
Turnout			0	0.0	N/A
Registered electors			1,585
	Independent win (new seat)

Stoughton (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Mann	231	50.5	N/A
	Conservative	H. Gauntlett	226	49.5	N/A
Turnout			457	36.1	N/A
Registered electors			1,267
	Independent win (new seat)

West Wittering (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	B. Passmore	Unopposed
Turnout			0	0.0	N/A
Registered electors			1,830
	Independent win (new seat)

Westbourne (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D. Rudkin	269	54.3	N/A
	Independent	S. Macdonald-Smith	226	45.7	N/A
Turnout			495	34.7	N/A
Registered electors			1,426
	Liberal win (new seat)

Wisborough Green (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	J. Illius	Unopposed
Turnout			0	0.0	N/A
Registered electors			1,832
	Conservative win (new seat)

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