1973 Horsham District Council election
The 1973 Horsham District Council election was the first ever for the council and took place on 7 June 1973 to elect members of Horsham District Council in England.[1] It was held on the same day as other local elections. Independent councillors secured a majority of two with 23 seats, the Conservatives won 17 and the Liberal Party won 2. Labour also took part in the elections, fielding candidates in Horsham South & Horsham North only. The Liberal Party were successful in Broadbridge Heath and they were able to secure a seat in Storrington. The Conservative Party achieved good results in some rural areas but they were able to win the vast amount of their seats in the town. Independent councillors won a majority of seats in the villages in the district, sometimes unopposed, some later stood as a Conservative candidate three years later in the next set of elections for the Council.
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All seats to Horsham District Council 22 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||
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Council Composition
After the election, the composition of the council was:
23 | 17 | 2 |
Ind | Con | Lib |
Results summary
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Independent | 23 | – | – | - | 54.8 | 27.0 | 8,497 | ||
Conservative | 17 | – | – | - | 40.5 | 35.2 | 11,085 | ||
Liberal | 2 | – | – | - | 4.8 | 15.1 | 4,746 | ||
Labour | 0 | – | – | - | 0.0 | 21.4 | 6,761 | ||
Other | 0 | – | – | - | 0.0 | 1.4 | 438 |
Ward results
Ashington & Washington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Rowland T. | 377 | 71.5 | ||
Independent | Pease P. Ms. | 150 | 28.5 | ||
Turnout | 25.7 | ||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Billingshurst
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Griffin C. | 514 | 52.1 | ||
Independent | Longhurst K. | 472 | 47.9 | ||
Conservative | Gillingham D. | 467 | |||
Turnout | 30.8 | ||||
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Independent win (new seat) |
Bramber & Upper Beeding
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Emsley D. | 668 | 39.9 | ||
Independent | Sanford L. | 559 | 33.4 | ||
Liberal | Callard P. | 446 | 26.7 | ||
Liberal | Rice M. | 340 | |||
Turnout | 31.4 | ||||
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Independent win (new seat) |
Broadbridge Heath
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Michie I. | 281 | 55.2 | ||
Independent | Dunkerton F. | 228 | 44.8 | ||
Turnout | 34.0 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Cowfold
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Fowler S. | Unopposed | |||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Henfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Atkins A. Ms. | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Bishop L. Ms. | Unopposed | |||
Independent | Coleman B. | Unopposed | |||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
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Horsham South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Mauchel E. Ms. | 940 | 41.8 | ||
Conservative | Roberts W. | 932 | |||
Conservative | Pinion G. | 921 | |||
Conservative | Hassall B. | 881 | |||
Labour | O'Connor T. | 816 | 36.3 | ||
Labour | Pickup D. | 727 | |||
Labour | Healy P. | 712 | |||
Labour | Oakeshott E. Ms. | 709 | |||
Liberal | Armour-Milne J. Ms. | 494 | 22.0 | ||
Liberal | Armour-Milne J. | 482 | |||
Turnout | 38.0 | ||||
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Horsham West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Parsons W. | 1,403 | 38.7 | ||
Conservative | Lane F. | 1,137 | 31.3 | ||
Independent | Martin G. | 1,090 | 30.0 | ||
Conservative | Moore B. Ms. | 1,027 | |||
Conservative | Windrum A. | 984 | |||
Conservative | Collins M. | 727 | |||
Turnout | 42.5 | ||||
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Horsham North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | West E. Ms. | 1,078 | 37.5 | ||
Conservative | Murrell A. | 1,066 | |||
Conservative | Simpson M. | 1,042 | |||
Conservative | Miller E. | 1,035 | |||
Conservative | Crighton S. Ms. | 942 | |||
Labour | Thurston J. Ms. | 822 | 28.6 | ||
Labour | Thompson D. | 787 | |||
Labour | Ward G. | 751 | |||
Labour | Thompson J. Ms. | 722 | |||
Labour | McCoy J. | 715 | |||
Liberal | Hobbs G. | 594 | 20.7 | ||
Hellyer P. | 378 | 13.2 | |||
Turnout | 38.8 | ||||
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Conservative win (new seat) |
Nuthurst
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Mackenzie J. | Unopposed | |||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Pulborough & Coldwatham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Gocher H. | 827 | 79.4 | ||
Conservative | Cousins B. | 820 | |||
Liberal | Rudd V. Ms. | 215 | 20.6 | ||
Liberal | Deadman P. | 208 | |||
Turnout | 30.5 | ||||
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Conservative win (new seat) |
Roffey
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Bosanquet D. | 485 | 38.7 | ||
Conservative | Sheppard A. | 482 | 38.4 | ||
Liberal | Lewis D. | 287 | 22.9 | ||
Turnout | 39.3 | ||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Rudgwick
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Henderson P. Ms. | 426 | 73.1 | ||
Independent | Boyle R. | 157 | 26.9 | ||
Turnout | 36.1 | ||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Rusper
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Phelps A. Ms. | Unopposed | |||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Shipley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Burrell A. Ms. | Unopposed | |||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Slinfold
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Coxon M. Ms. | 430 | 51.9 | ||
Independent | Gordon Clark P. Ms. | 398 | 48.1 | ||
Turnout | 41.8 | ||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Southwater
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Cheal J. | 550 | 36.6 | ||
Independent | Charman M. Ms. | 485 | 32.3 | ||
Independent | Twelvetrees J. Ms. | 379 | 25.2 | ||
Independent | Dawson M. Ms. | 88 | 5.9 | ||
Turnout | 17.8 | ||||
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Independent win (new seat) |
Steyning
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Dingemans M. Ms. | 943 | 45.6 | ||
Independent | Mimmack J. | 669 | 32.3 | ||
Liberal | Campbell J. | 398 | 19.2 | ||
Avey C. | 60 | 2.9 | |||
Turnout | 47.8 | ||||
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Storrington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Marlow D. | 466 | 37.3 | ||
Conservative | Shepherd F. | 464 | 37.1 | ||
Liberal | Adsett A. Ms. | 386 | |||
Conservative | Smallwood C. | 383 | |||
Independent | Eddolls F. | 321 | 25.7 | ||
Turnout | 38.7 | ||||
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Conservative win (new seat) |
Sullington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Rogers H. | 248 | 62.5 | ||
Liberal | Jones L. Ms. | 149 | 37.5 | ||
Turnout | 31.3 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Thakeham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Skinner H. | 217 | 57.3 | ||
Conservative | How J. | 162 | 42.7 | ||
Turnout | 42.5 | ||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Warnham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Hodgson A. | Unopposed | |||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
Independent win (new seat) |
West Chiltington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Gardner J. | Unopposed | |||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
Independent win (new seat) |
West Grinstead
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Scragg J. | Unopposed | |||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
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