# 1973 Plymouth City Council election

The 1973 Plymouth City Council election took place on 7 June 1973 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Voting took place across 22 wards, each electing 3 Councillors. Following the Local Government Act 1972, this was the first election to the new non-metropolitan district council for Plymouth, which came into being on 1 April the following year. The Conservative Party took control of the Council after winning a majority of seats.

## Overall results

1973 Plymouth City Council Election :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Conservative | 37 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 56.1 | 47.9 | 28,943 | n/a |
| | Labour | 29 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 43.9 | 45.9 | 27,721 | n/a |
| | Liberal | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0.0 | 6.2 | 3,760 | n/a |
| Total | Total | 66 | | | | | | 60,424 | |

## Ward results
### Compton (3 seats)

Compton (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | G. Creber | 2,055 | |
| | Conservative | F. Milligan | 2,031 | |
| | Conservative | R. Ray | 1,998 | |
| | Labour | P. Lovell | 531 | |
| | Labour | J. Jones | 501 | |
| | Labour | T. Saunders | 481 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.8% |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### Crownhill (3 seats)

Crownhill (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J. Pascoe | 2,139 | |
| | Conservative | R. Morrell | 2,128 | |
| | Conservative | J. Dobell | 2,126 | |
| | Labour | F. Gould | 1,163 | |
| | Labour | H. Trevan | 1,103 | |
| | Labour | W. Payne | 1,035 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.1% |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### Drake (3 seats)

Drake (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | D. Mitchell | 1,878 | |
| | Conservative | T. Savery | 1,789 | |
| | Conservative | N. Pengelly | 1,734 | |
| | Labour | F. Young | 835 | |
| | Labour | F. Dent | 802 | |
| | Labour | K. Cheffers | 773 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.8% |
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### Efford (3 seats)

Efford (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | F. Stott | 1,881 | |
| | Labour | R. King | 1,792 | |
| | Labour | G. Draper | 1,784 | |
| | Conservative | D. Macmillan | 802 | |
| | Conservative | E. Richardson | 786 | |
| | Conservative | R. Brown | 739 | |
| | Liberal | J. Snell | 535 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.1% |
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### Ernesettle (3 seats)

Ernesettle (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Roberts | 1,481 | |
| | Labour | D. Drake | 1,321 | |
| | Labour | C. Brimblecombe | 1,259 | |
| | Conservative | J. Small | 1,056 | |
| | Conservative | M. Coyte | 1,031 | |
| | Conservative | J. Inglesby | 1,013 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | % |
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### Ford (3 seats)

Ford (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | B. Batchelor | 1,553 | |
| | Conservative | H. Fox | 1,435 | |
| | Labour | B. Furzeman | 1,409 | |
| | Labour | V. Venn | 1,348 | |
| | Conservative | G. Blades | 1,347 | |
| | Conservative | E. Willcock | 1,264 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.7% |
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### Honicknowle (3 seats)

Honicknowle (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | P. Whitfield | 2,102 | |
| | Labour | W. Nicholson | 2,002 | |
| | Labour | H. Dolley | 1,997 | |
| | Conservative | H. Washbrook | 692 | |
| | Conservative | W. Rowe | 692 | |
| | Conservative | G. Switzer | 687 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.2% |
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### Mount Gould (3 seats)

Mount Gould (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | E. Thornton | 1,525 | |
| | Conservative | J. Courtney | 1,525 | |
| | Conservative | R. Thornton | 1,521 | |
| | Labour | D. Knott | 1,183 | |
| | Labour | R. Bulland | 1,151 | |
| | Labour | K. Pierce | 1,148 | |
| | Liberal | G. Gladwell | 631 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.4% |
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### Pennycross (3 seats)

Pennycross (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A. Floyd | 2,123 | |
| | Labour | W. Glanville | 1,969 | |
| | Labour | I. Flett | 1,829 | |
| | Conservative | K. Gardiner | 1,154 | |
| | Conservative | R. Goodall | 1,121 | |
| | Conservative | D. Chapman | 1,024 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.2% |
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### Plympton Erle (3 seats)

Plympton Erle (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J. Mills | 949 | |
| | Conservative | J. Richards | 881 | |
| | Conservative | A. Wright | 870 | |
| | Labour | J. Fildew | 603 | |
| | Labour | E. Carn | 508 | |
| | Labour | K. Strang | 463 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.7% |
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### Plympton St Mary (3 seats)

Plympton St Mary (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | C. Smith | 1,334 | |
| | Conservative | W. Tregenna-Piggott | 1,258 | |
| | Conservative | R. Radmore | 1,230 | |
| | Labour | J. Beresford | 832 | |
| | Labour | W. Gross | 812 | |
| | Labour | A. De Launey | 805 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.0% |
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### Plymstock Dunstone (3 seats)

Plymstock Dunstone (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | A. Everett | 1,703 | |
| | Conservative | I. Langdon | 1,684 | |
| | Conservative | D. Dicker | 1,635 | |
| | Liberal | R. Snell | 1,014 | |
| | Labour | B. Hills | 445 | |
| | Labour | R. Fraser | 380 | |
| | Labour | M. Browning | 307 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.8% |
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### Plymstock Radford (3 seats)

Plymstock Radford (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | R. Easton | 1,430 | |
| | Conservative | R. Easton | 1,367 | |
| | Conservative | D. Thompson | 1,219 | |
| | Labour | E. Hill | 753 | |
| | Liberal | N. Williams | 685 | |
| | Labour | W. Williamson | 590 | |
| | Labour | J. Leppard | 552 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.2% |
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### St Andrew (3 seats)

St Andrew (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | A. Glinn | 1,568 | |
| | Conservative | P. Bond | 1,495 | |
| | Conservative | W. Turner | 1,465 | |
| | Labour | L. Hill | 1,254 | |
| | Labour | M. Telford | 1,219 | |
| | Labour | P. Knight | 1,192 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.5% |
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### St Aubyn (3 seats)

St Aubyn (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | F. Long | 1,319 | |
| | Labour | D. Yeates | 1,313 | |
| | Labour | L. Goldstone | 1,254 | |
| | Conservative | W. Wilks | 881 | |
| | Conservative | J. Ashford | 784 | |
| | Conservative | W. Harris | 772 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.4% |
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### St Budeax (3 seats)

St Budeax (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | G. Tucker | 2,168 | |
| | Labour | R. Hockey | 2,054 | |
| | Labour | R. Bishop | 2,020 | |
| | Conservative | M. Hoblin | 1,300 | |
| | Conservative | J. Lee | 1,224 | |
| | Conservative | J. Rennie | 1,152 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.7% |
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### St Peter (3 seats)

St Peter (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | I. Lowe | 1,657 | |
| | Labour | J. Luce | 1,641 | |
| | Labour | R. Blank | 1,578 | |
| | Conservative | R. Baker | 622 | |
| | Conservative | J. Munton | 616 | |
| | Conservative | P. Duigman | 608 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.3% |
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### Stoke (3 seats)

Stoke (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | P. Washbourn | 1,538 | |
| | Conservative | C. Wilbraham | 1,522 | |
| | Conservative | W. Howe | 1,462 | |
| | Labour | J. Cock | 1,055 | |
| | Labour | H. Williams | 1,027 | |
| | Labour | P. May | 973 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.1% |
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### Sutton (3 seats)

Sutton (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | W. Piper | 1,486 | |
| | Labour | H. Lobb | 1,443 | |
| | Labour | F. Johnson | 1,403 | |
| | Liberal | R. Hawke | 895 | |
| | Conservative | C. Ryall | 665 | |
| | Conservative | C. Flay | 551 | |
| | Conservative | J. Corrigan | 514 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.5% |
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### Tamerton (3 seats)

Tamerton (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | W. Evans | 1,402 | |
| | Labour | R. Scott | 1,376 | |
| | Labour | J. Jones | 1,337 | |
| | Conservative | A. Williams | 922 | |
| | Conservative | P. Birrell | 888 | |
| | Conservative | T. Docking | 835 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.0% |
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### Trelawny (3 seats)

Trelawny (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | G. Jinks | 1,975 | |
| | Conservative | A. Parish | 1,958 | |
| | Conservative | W. Thompson | 1,911 | |
| | Labour | B. Mills | 773 | |
| | Labour | K. Glanville | 749 | |
| | Labour | R. Oliver | 723 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.3% |
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### Whitleigh (3 seats)

Whitleigh (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | T. Johnson | 1,320 | |
| | Conservative | S. Blane | 1,201 | |
| | Conservative | T. Jones | 1,200 | |
| | Labour | H. Luscombe | 1,122 | |
| | Labour | E. Thomas | 1,106 | |
| | Labour | H. Welch | 956 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.9% |
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