Erewash District Council election, 1973

Elections to Erewash District Council were held on 10 May 1973 as part of nationwide local elections. The new district was formed by the merger of the Borough of Ilkeston, the Long Eaton urban district and the parishes of Breadsall, Breaston, Dale Abbey, Draycott and Church Wilne, Hopwell, Little Eaton, Morley, Ockbrook, Risley, Sandiacre, Stanley, Stanton by Dale and West Hallam from the South East Derbyshire Rural District. The new council became a shadow authority before taking over from the existing local authorities on 1 April 1974. The election saw the Labour Party gain control of the Council. Erewash District Council was granted Borough Status in 1975 and from thereon became known as Erewash Borough Council.

Erewash District Council election, 1973

10 May 1973
All 54 seats to Erewash District Council 28 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Liberal Seats won 36 9 5   Fourth party   Party Independent Seats won 4

Overall results

Erewash District 1973 Election Results
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	36
	Conservative	9
	Liberal	5
	Independent	4

Erewash Borough Council - Results by Ward

Breadsall and Morley

Breadsall and Morley (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Crowther B. (E)	276
	Labour	Render J.	210		{{{change}}}
	Independent	Marshall S.	184		{{{change}}}
Turnout				62.8

Breaston

Breaston (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Parkinson R. (E)	798		{{{change}}}
	Conservative	Gill H. (E)	779		{{{change}}}
	Conservative	Pemberton H. (E)	749		{{{change}}}
	Labour	Fox M.	533		{{{change}}}
	Labour	Roberts H.	501		{{{change}}}
	Labour	Torr A. Ms.	471		{{{change}}}
Turnout				40.4

Dale Abbey

Dale Abbey (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Cresswell P. (E)	521		{{{change}}}
	Conservative	Johnstone R. (E)	438		{{{change}}}
	Labour	Cope B.	207		{{{change}}}
	Labour	Read I. Ms.	183		{{{change}}}
Turnout				58.4
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Draycott

Draycott (1 Seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Boyland R. (E)	526		{{{change}}}
	Conservative	Rayner K.	318		{{{change}}}
Turnout				49.9

Ilkeston Granby

Ilkeston Granby (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Turner A. (E)	592		{{{change}}}
	Labour	Winter G. Ms. (E)	434		{{{change}}}
	Conservative	Goulton D.	245		{{{change}}}
Turnout				38.9

Ilkeston Market

Ilkeston Market (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Cook R. (E)	740		{{{change}}}
	Labour	Barnes J. (E)	707		{{{change}}}
	Labour	Campion M.	671		{{{change}}}
Turnout				41.6

Ilkeston North

Ilkeston North (4 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Hawkins I. (E)	1311		{{{change}}}
	Labour	Fletcher R. Ms. (E)	1293		{{{change}}}
	Independent	Gunn J. Ms. (E)	1163		{{{change}}}
	Labour	Beecham J. (E)	1122		{{{change}}}
	Labour	Smith K.	1120		{{{change}}}
	Independent	Cooke A.	1116		{{{change}}}
	Independent	Cooper G.	1115		{{{change}}}
	Labour	Compton J.	924		{{{change}}}
Turnout				46.4
	Independent hold		Swing

Ilkeston South

Ilkeston South (6 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Taylor E. (E)	1808		{{{change}}}
	Labour	Littleproud K. (E)	1510		{{{change}}}
	Liberal	Spencer E. (E)	1486		{{{change}}}
	Liberal	Butcher D. (E)	1474		{{{change}}}
	Labour	Bassett P. (E)	1460		{{{change}}}
	Liberal	Goacher L. (E)	1406		{{{change}}}
	Liberal	Clarke M. Ms.	1403		{{{change}}}
	Liberal	Bradley G. Ms.	1345		{{{change}}}
	Labour	Woodward H.	1196		{{{change}}}
	Labour	Badder M.	1155		{{{change}}}
	Labour	Hatton S.	1112		{{{change}}}
	Labour	Jones L.	1056		{{{change}}}
Turnout				42.8

Ilkeston Victoria

Ilkeston Victoria (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Meachem F. (E)	823		{{{change}}}
	Conservative	Evans W. (E)	765		{{{change}}}
	Labour	Nash A.	615		{{{change}}}
	Labour	Moon E.	571		{{{change}}}
Turnout				43.1

Little Eaton

Little Eaton (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Currey J. (E)	485		{{{change}}}
	Labour	Stokes M.	102		{{{change}}}
Turnout				41.6
	Independent hold		Swing

Long Eaton Derby Road

Long Eaton Derby Road (6 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bramley J. (E)	2005		{{{change}}}
	Labour	Marshall J. Ms. (E)	1889		{{{change}}}
	Labour	Taylor T. (E)	1816		{{{change}}}
	Labour	Wildey D. (E)	1740		{{{change}}}
	Labour	Pratt L. (E)	1736		{{{change}}}
	Labour	Decker R. (E)	1734		{{{change}}}
	Conservative	Broadbelt C.	1224		{{{change}}}
	Conservative	Maltby J.	1187		{{{change}}}
	Conservative	Stevenson A.	1173		{{{change}}}
	Conservative	Wilkinson A.	1169		{{{change}}}
	Conservative	Crawford-Grundy F.	1158		{{{change}}}
	Conservative	Robinson D.	1112		{{{change}}}
Turnout				39.2

Long Eaton New Sawley

Long Eaton New Sawley (6 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Camm W. (E)	1959		{{{change}}}
	Labour	Walsh P. (E)	1534		{{{change}}}
	Labour	Woolley J. (E)	1519		{{{change}}}
	Labour	Wells T. Ms. (E)	1515		{{{change}}}
	Labour	Riley A. (E)	1488		{{{change}}}
	Labour	Welford T. (E)	1393		{{{change}}}
	Conservative	Chalk V.	1052		{{{change}}}
	Conservative	Craggs M.	1015		{{{change}}}
	Conservative	Woodward B.	1002		{{{change}}}
	Conservative	Webb R.	968		{{{change}}}
	Conservative	Holmes W.	966		{{{change}}}
	Conservative	Carswill D.	947		{{{change}}}
Turnout				36.8

Long Eaton Nottingham Road and Sawley Road

Nottingham Road (6 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	White B. Ms. (E)	1317		{{{change}}}
	Labour	Allsop C. (E)	1258		{{{change}}}
	Labour	Brown D. (E)	1258		{{{change}}}
	Labour	Buckley G. (E)	1227		{{{change}}}
	Labour	Wright C. (E)	1154		{{{change}}}
	Conservative	Byrne D (E)	1125		{{{change}}}
	Labour	Murphy E.	1116		{{{change}}}
	Conservative	Gough R.	1106		{{{change}}}
	Conservative	Graham R.	1055		{{{change}}}
	Conservative	Guest A.	1006		{{{change}}}
	Conservative	Hickton F. Ms.	976		{{{change}}}
	Conservative	McCaig D.	970		{{{change}}}
	Liberal	Barnes W.	741		{{{change}}}
	Liberal	Barnes J.	605		{{{change}}}
	Liberal	Matusewicz V. Ms.	609		{{{change}}}
Turnout				40.7

Ockbrook and Borrowash

Ockbrook and Borrowash (4 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	West A. (E)	1480		{{{change}}}
	Labour	Kennedy A. (E)	1344		{{{change}}}
	Labour	Highton E. (E)	1199		{{{change}}}
	Labour	Ball P. (E)	1158		{{{change}}}
	Conservative	Archer J.	1113		{{{change}}}
	Conservative	Seeley R.	1017		{{{change}}}
	Conservative	Coates R.	997		{{{change}}}
	Conservative	Thompson D.	977		{{{change}}}
Turnout				50.5

Old Park

Old Park (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Poole J. (E)	669		{{{change}}}
	Labour	Pestell L Ms. (E)	613		{{{change}}}
	Conservative	Gough G.	265		{{{change}}}
Turnout				31.9

Sandiacre

Sandiacre (4 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hart W. (E)	1485		{{{change}}}
	Labour	Jowett J. Ms. (E)	1183		{{{change}}}
	Labour	Arbon C. (E)	920		{{{change}}}
	Labour	Kirkland J. Ms. (E)	910		{{{change}}}
	Conservative	Clements J.	859		{{{change}}}
	Conservative	Uren D.	838		{{{change}}}
	Independent	Lungley H.	619		{{{change}}}
	Conservative	Ross-Clyne R.	584		{{{change}}}
	Conservative	Jones P.	575		{{{change}}}
	Independent	Goode F.	381		{{{change}}}
	Independent	Harding S	220		{{{change}}}
	Independent	Judson C.	201		{{{change}}}
Turnout				51.9

Stanley

Stanley (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hurst D. (E)	486		{{{change}}}
	Conservative	Smith J.	349		{{{change}}}
Turnout				52.5

West Hallam

West Hallam (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Heathcote L. (E)	668		{{{change}}}
	Labour	Morley B.	281		{{{change}}}
Turnout				53.8