# 1973 Fenland District Council election

The 1973 Fenland District Council election took place on 7 June 1973 to elect members for Fenland District Council in the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. The Conservative Party became the largest bloc on the new council, with half the seats.

## 1973 Fenland District Council elections

1973 Fenland Local Election Results :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 20 | - | - | - | 50 | | | |
| Independent | 12 | - | - | - | 30 | | | - |
| Liberal | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Labour | 8 | - | - | - | 20 | | | - |

## Summary

At the first meeting of the council, Edward Morris (Independent) was elected chairman.

## Ward results

For 1 April 1974 (first election 7 June 1973) to 6 May 1976:

### Benwick and Doddington

Benwick and Doddington :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | R Dunham | 334 | 43.3 |
| Labour | H Miller | 280 | 36.3 |
| Conservative | L Richards | 158 | 20.5 |
| Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Chatteris

Chatteris (4 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | R Heading | 1,308 | 46.6 |
| Independent | H Oakley | 969 | 32.7 |
| Independent | R Goodger | 956 | |
| Independent | S Barrett | 885 | |
| Labour | J Oldfield | 613 | 20.7 |
| Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Elm

Elm (2 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | R Curston | 810 | 81.0 |
| Independent | Arthur Ingle | 714 | |
| Labour | V Neave | 190 | |
| Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Leverington

Leverington (2 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | J Salter | 606 | 69.0 |
| Conservative | R Wallace | 532 | |
| Labour | J Hawkins | 272 | 31.0 |
| Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Manea

Manea :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | D Morris | 231 | 60.9 |
| Independent | S Rutterford | 148 | 39.1 |
| Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### March Eastern

March Eastern (5 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Fred Clark | 1,975 | 59.8 |
| | Labour | G Campbell | 1,818 | |
| | Labour | D Daglesst | 1,743 | |
| | Labour | Don Cherry | 1,345 | |
| | Conservative | V Aveling | 1,325 | 40.2 |
| | Labour | A Fahey | 1,268 | |
| | Conservative | J Coleman | 1,232 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### March Western

March Western (4 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | C Spooner | 1,445 | 41.5 |
| | Independent | P Skoulding | 1,288 | |
| | Conservative | F Grounds MBE | 1,205 | 34.6 |
| | Conservative | D Fleming | 1,123 | |
| | Conservative | G Morton | 1,108 | |
| | Labour | W Fordham | 832 | 23.9 |
| | Labour | O Driver | 809 | |
| | Labour | M Boon | 723 | |
| | Conservative | S Manley | 650 | |
| | Labour | P Mulgrew | 568 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Newton and Tydd St Giles

Newton and Tydd St Giles :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | A Cater | 181 | 61.4 |
| Independent | T Dykes | 114 | 38.6 |
| Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Outwell and Upwell

Outwell and Upwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | D Edgson | unopposed | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Parson Drove and Wisbech St Mary

Parson Drove and Wisbech St Mary (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Peter Barnes | 583 | 47.5 |
| | Independent | N Payne | 565 | |
| | Conservative | R Aveling | 492 | 40.1 |
| | Conservative | C Edwards | 196 | |
| | Labour | E Usher | 152 | 12.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Whittlesey Ponnders Bridge and Kingsmoor

Whittlesey Ponders Bridge & Kingsmoor (3 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | A Hanington | 595 | 50.0 |
| Conservative | D Hinton | 594 | 50.00 |
| Labour | J Lee | 511 | |
| Conservative | J French | 507 | |
| Conservative | A Bates | 495 | |
| Labour | V Copeman | 449 | |
| Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Whittlesey East Central

Whittlesey East Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | M Dixon-Spain | 488 | 74.4 |
| | Labour | L Wallace | 168 | 25.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Whittlesey West Central

Whittlesey West Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | H Lilley | 363 | 60.2 |
| | Labour | H Cocksedge | 241 | 39.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Whittlesey Coates

Whittlesey Coates :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | D Marston | 303 | 78.9 |
| | Labour | A Clarke | 81 | 21.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Wimblington

Wimblington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | E Morris | 388 | 76.7 |
| | Independent | P Miller | 118 | 23.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Wisbech East

Wisbech East (4 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | M Osborn | 992 | 61.7 |
| | Conservative | Bob Lake | 967 | |
| | Conservative | P Green | 860 | |
| | Conservative | B Petts | 846 | |
| | Labour | W Pomeroy | 617 | 38.3 |
| | Labour | N Ogden | 563 | |
| | Labour | L Bowden | 541 | |
| | Labour | H Clarke | 535 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Whittlesey Central

Whittlesey Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Hinton | unopposed | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Whittlesey South

Whittlesey South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Raymond Whitwell | unopposed | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Whittlesey West

Whittlesey West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Harold Lilley | unopposed | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Wisbech North

Wisbech North (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | G Gibbs | 1,383 | 54.5 |
| | Labour | D Perry | 607 | 23.9 |
| | Labour | K Williams | 567 | |
| | Conservative | B Drew | 547 | 21.6 |
| | Labour | K Brennan | 434 | |
| | Independent | O Alderman | 336 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Wisbech South and West

Wisbech South and West (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | L Rands | 757 | 37.3 |
| | Conservative | H Piggott | 695 | |
| | Conservative | N Gibson | 676 | |
| | Labour | Harry Potter | 652 | 32.3 |
| | Independent | T Coleman | 611 | 30.2 |
| | Labour | M Usher | 422 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |