# 1973 Broxbourne Borough Council election

The Broxbourne Council election, 1973 was held to elect council members of the Broxbourne Borough Council, the local government authority of the borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England.

## Election results

Broxbourne Local Election Result 1973 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 28 | 28 | 0 | +28 | 70.00 | 58.74 | 25,523 |
| Labour | 12 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 30.00 | 37.11 | 16,124 |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.78 | 1,209 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.37 | 594 |

## Results summary

The first election for Broxbourne Borough Council took place on 7 June 1973.
Broxbourne Borough Council was created by the Local Government Act 1972 as a successor authority to:
* Cheshunt Urban District Council
* Hoddesdon Urban District Council.
From the date of the election until 1 April 1974 Broxbourne Borough Council acted as a "shadow authority" to Cheshunt UDC and Hoddesdon UDC.
40 Borough Council seats were contested in 13 wards.
In 3 wards (Cheshunt North, Hoddesdon Northern and Theobalds) 4 council seats were contested
In 1 ward (Wormley) 1 council seat was contested
In the remaining 9 wards 3 council seats were contested.
The political balance of the newly formed Borough Council was
* Conservative 28 seats
* Labour 12 seats

## Ward results

Broxbourne Ward Result 3 Seats 7 June 1973 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Joan Fiddy | 756 | 27.62 |
| | Conservative | Donald Smith | 751 | 27.44 |
| | Conservative | Ken Sandison | 742 | 27.11 |
| | Labour | Ernie Wilkinson | 257 | 9.39 |
| | Labour | Joseph Cole | 231 | 8.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,737 | |
Bury Green Ward Result 3 Seats 7 June 1973 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Walter Payne | 380 | 17.34 |
| | Labour | Norman Robson | 361 | 16.47 |
| | Conservative | Benjamin Griffiths | 349 | 15.92 |
| | Labour | Eric Barker | 319 | 14.55 |
| | Conservative | Gordon Webster | 306 | 13.96 |
| | Conservative | David Avril | 285 | 13.00 |
| | Independent | Edwin Horlington | 192 | 8.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,192 | 26.40 |
Cheshunt Central Ward Result 3 Seats 7 June 1973 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Leslie Parker | 710 | 22.70 |
| | Conservative | Douglas Breeze | 674 | 21.55 |
| | Conservative | George Batchelor | 663 | 21.19 |
| | Labour | Cherry Robbins | 379 | 12.12 |
| | Labour | John Tree | 356 | 11.38 |
| | Labour | Robert Montgomery | 346 | 11.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,128 | 32.00 |
Cheshunt North Ward Result 4 Seats 7 June 1973 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Henry Armitage | 756 | 13.32 |
| | Conservative | Gerald Game | 748 | 13.17 |
| | Conservative | Doris Moody | 734 | 12.92 |
| | Conservative | Donald Poole | 703 | 12.38 |
| | Labour | Gordon Payne | 504 | 8.87 |
| | Labour | Simon Gosnell | 501 | 8.82 |
| | Labour | Martin Oliver | 491 | 8.64 |
| | Labour | Betty Tree | 483 | 8.50 |
| | Liberal | Peter Saunders | 277 | 4.88 |
| | Liberal | Ray Bomber | 242 | 4.26 |
| | Liberal | Bernice Flynn | 241 | 4.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,680 | 30.50 |
Flamstead End Ward Result 3 Seats 7 June 1973 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Edith Larbales-Tier | 572 | 18.87 |
| | Conservative | James Swannell | 464 | 15.30 |
| | Labour | Pat Whitthread | 416 | 13.93 |
| | Conservative | Leonard Fortune | 402 | 13.27 |
| | Labour | Jean Stephens | 377 | 12.44 |
| | Labour | Bryan Davies | 350 | 11.55 |
| | Liberal | John Collins | 160 | 5.28 |
| | Liberal | George Norris | 153 | 5.05 |
| | Liberal | Francis Coyne | 4.49 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,030 | 29.50 |
Goffs Oak Ward Result 3 Seats 7 June 1973 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Dan Hickman | 1,020 | 28.51 |
| | Conservative | Michael Janes | 1,017 | 28.42 |
| | Conservative | Ken Sanderson | 972 | 27.17 |
| | Labour | Carol Payne | 204 | 5.70 |
| | Labour | Norman Gray | 192 | 5.37 |
| | Labour | Edward Wright | 173 | 4.83 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,578 | 29.40 |
Hoddesdon Northern Ward Result 4 Seats 7 June 1973 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Hastings | 974 | 17.68 |
| | Conservative | Tony Kay | 950 | 17.24 |
| | Conservative | Joyce Ball | 887 | 16.10 |
| | Conservative | Gerald Walker | 866 | 15.72 |
| | Labour | Brenda Vincent | 499 | 9.06 |
| | Labour | Heidi Harrington | 485 | 8.80 |
| | Labour | Colin Rochester | 447 | 8.11 |
| | Independent | Arthur Liddard | 402 | 7.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,510 | |
Hoddesdon Town Ward Result 3 Seats 7 June 1973 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Percy Madsen | 695 | 20.77 |
| | Conservative | John Gray | 693 | 20.72 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Barnes | 679 | 20.29 |
| | Labour | Jim Harrington | 437 | 13.06 |
| | Labour | Ken Gregory | 422 | 12.61 |
| | Labour | Alec Cooper | 420 | 12.55 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,346 | |
Rye Park Ward Result 3 Seats 7 June 1973 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Davis | 472 | 22.66 |
| | Labour | Terry Pearson | 450 | 21.60 |
| | Labour | Reg Vincent | 448 | 21.51 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Conway | 266 | 12.77 |
| | Conservative | Dickie Bates | 227 | 10.90 |
| | Conservative | Irene Bates | 220 | 10.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,083 | |
Theobalds Ward Result 4 Seats 7 June 1973 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Linscott | 922 | 15.50 |
| | Conservative | George Ebeling | 874 | 14.69 |
| | Conservative | Oliver Alderman | 836 | 14.06 |
| | Conservative | Herbert Collins | 829 | 13.94 |
| | Labour | Shelagh Farrington | 668 | 11.23 |
| | Labour | Roland Paice | 616 | 10.36 |
| | Labour | Roger Lawrence-Hyde | 605 | 10.17 |
| | Labour | Lillian Yeardye | 598 | 10.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,948 | 32.90 |
Waltham Cross East Ward Result 3 Seats 7 June 1973 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Pat Young | 540 | 17.96 |
| | Labour | Dr Alan Fletcher | 527 | 17.54 |
| | Labour | Chris Robbins | 510 | 16.97 |
| | Conservative | Sidney Johnson | 502 | 16.70 |
| | Conservative | Franklin Brace | 470 | 15.63 |
| | Conservative | Francis Dolan | 457 | 15.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,006 | 34.50 |
Waltham Cross West Ward Result 3 Seats 7 May 1973 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mark Farrington | 508 | 19.56 |
| | Labour | Jean Paice | 445 | 17.14 |
| | Labour | Chris Prasad | 439 | 16.90 |
| | Conservative | Adrian Edeling | 407 | 15.67 |
| | Conservative | Karen Andrews | 406 | 15.63 |
| | Conservative | Linda Walker | 392 | 15.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,597 | 28.50 |
Wormley Ward Result 1 Seat 7 June 1973 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Beazley | 347 | 56.42 |
| | Labour | David Wall | 268 | 43.58 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 79 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 615 | |