# 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. 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 | 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 | Majority | Majority | | 32.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55.4 |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |

### Central

Central (3) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | 13.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.9 |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |

### Devonshire

Devonshire (3) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.0 |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |

### Downside

Downside (3) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | 18.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 59.0 |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |

### Hampden Park

Hampden Park (4) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | 9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.5 |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |

### Langney

Langney (4) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Meads

Meads (3) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Ratton

Ratton (4) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Roselands

Roselands (3) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |

### Upperton

Upperton (4) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | 24.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.1 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |