# 1973 Thamesdown Borough Council election

The 1973 Thamesdown Borough Council election took place on 7 June 1973 to elect members of Thamesdown Borough Council, a predecessor to Swindon Borough Council in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. It was the first election to the district council, although it acted as a "shadow authority" until 1 April 1974, where it gained full responsibilities as laid out in the Local Government Act 1972.
The whole council was up for election, and Labour gained a majority, winning 26 out of 46 seats on the council.
Thamesdown Borough Council 1973 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 26 | 26 | 0 | +26 | 56.5 | 54.9 | 62,427 | N/A |
| Conservative | 18 | 18 | 0 | +18 | 39.1 | 31.9 | 35,381 | N/A |
| Independent | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 2,947 | N/A |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 12,577 | N/A |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 478 | N/A |

## Results by ward

Blundson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. Law | 456 | 44.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | C. Jones | 341 | 33.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | V. Baxter | 189 | 18.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal | I. Grigg | 41 | 4.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 115 | 43.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | N/A | 51.1 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,977 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
Chiseldon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | S. Daniels | 457 | 54.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | L. Blackman | 375 | 45.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 82 | 9.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | N/A | 46.9 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,805 | | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
Highworth (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ms. E. Hazell | 881 | 21.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | A. Burke Jones | 844 | 20.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | J. Merriman | 747 | 18.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | E. Hudson | 669 | 16.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | M. Smith | 572 | 14.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | G. Hawkes | 378 | 9.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | N/A | 49.7 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,518 | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
North Swindon (6) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | L. Gowing | 1,491 | 13.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | A. Durston | 1,461 | 13.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | F. Cullen | 1,459 | 13.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | J. Uzzell | 1,415 | 12.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | A. Masters | 1,413 | 12.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Ms. I. Angelinetta | 1,308 | 11.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | F. Ashplant | 467 | 4.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Ms. J. Ashplant | 454 | 4.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | I. Wilson | 410 | 3.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Ms. I. Wilson | 406 | 3.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | M. Pitt | 401 | 3.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Ms. E Thorp | 395 | 3.5 | N/A |
| | Communist | W. Reeves | 217 | 2.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | N/A | 18.7 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,628 | | |
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Wanborough (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Heyes | 634 | 20.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Ms. G. Clasper | 613 | 19.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | A. Paginton | 534 | 16.9 | N/A |
| | Independent | G. Powell | 494 | 15.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | E. Wareham | 455 | 14.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | E. Bishop | 433 | 13.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | N/A | 42 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,258 | | |
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West Swindon (6) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | L. Smith | 2,292 | 13.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | D. Morgan | 2,249 | 13.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | Ms. I. Redman | 2,248 | 13.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | R. Smith | 2,219 | 13.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | N. Fisher | 2,201 | 13.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | R. Clarke | 2,144 | 12.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | R. Savage | 1,886 | 11.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal | V. Horsburgh | 667 | 4.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Ms. R. Grigg | 667 | 4.0 | N/A |
| | Communist | E. Poole | 261 | 1.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | N/A | 39.9 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,386 | | |
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Queens (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. Furkins | 704 | 17.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | A. Roberts | 683 | 16.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | D. Hobbs | 658 | 15.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Ms. B. Schofield | 634 | 15.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal | P. Chadwick | 629 | 15.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal | M. Williams | 616 | 14.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | A. Macdonalds | 85 | 2.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Ms. C. Hinch | 79 | 1.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | B. Blizzard | 73 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | N/A | 41.7 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,494 | | |
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Kings (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | L. Baxter | 748 | 14.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | M. Bawden | 669 | 13.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | F. Richards | 637 | 12.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | J. Booth | 634 | 12.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | M. Lane | 631 | 12.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | J. Cordon | 579 | 11.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal | R. Scarfe | 444 | 8.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal | J. Schofield | 392 | 7.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal | R. Walker | 359 | 7.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | N/A | 42.9 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,175 | | |
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East Swindon (6) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ms. D. Bampton | 1,351 | 8.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | H. Matthews | 1,333 | 8.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | W. Davies | 1,287 | 8.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | M. Warr | 1,270 | 8.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | B. Smith | 1,262 | 8.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | J. Warren | 1,259 | 8.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | M. Walters | 1,255 | 8.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | L. Wass | 1,254 | 8.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | D. Glaholm | 1,244 | 8.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | B. Tompson | 1,233 | 8.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | E. White | 1,223 | 8.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | E. Rutson | 1,216 | 8.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | N/A | 30.5 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,089 | | |
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South Swindon (6) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. Macpherson | 2,328 | 7.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Ms. F. Mortimer | 2,269 | 7.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | J. Pass | 2,194 | 7.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | C. Beard | 2,161 | 7.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | J. Stevens | 2,081 | 6.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | W. Turpin | 2,041 | 6.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | A. Bown | 1,931 | 6.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | P. Hatcher | 1,647 | 5.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | Ms. L. Dowdall-Marsh | 1,646 | 5.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | Ms. G. Rogers | 1,629 | 5.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | E. Marsh | 1,582 | 5.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | P. Hayes | 1,557 | 5.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal | J. Newman | 1,524 | 5.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Ms. J Richards | 1,463 | 4.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal | G. Eggers | 1,270 | 4.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Ms. J. Dinning | 1,253 | 4.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Ms. M. Powell | 1,219 | 4.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal | G. McMullin | 1,183 | 3.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | N/A | 33.3 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,563 | | |
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Stratton St. Margaret (6) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Miles | 2,297 | 14.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | W. Hayward | 2,113 | 13.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | Ms. B. Brettell | 2,050 | 13.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | P. Jefferies | 1,959 | 12.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | W. Winton | 1,926 | 12.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | W. Warman | 1,888 | 12.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Ms. B. Hall | 1,106 | 7.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | A. Macuen | 1,090 | 7.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | R. Stainer | 1,021 | 6.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | N/A | 24.1 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,583 | | |
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Haydon Wick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. Wilks | 484 | 45.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | G. Francis | 367 | 34.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal | E. Williams | 216 | 20.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 117 | 11.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | N/A | 48.9 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,200 | | |
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Queens (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Jones McKanan | 1,317 | 22.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Ms. W. Reynolds | 1,124 | 19.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | H. Garrett | 930 | 16.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | J. Hardacre | 817 | 14.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | R. Bulmer | 813 | 14.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | J. Brawley | 785 | 13.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | N/A | 41.0 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,223 | | |
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