1973 Kerrier District Council election

Kerrier was a non-metropolitan district in Cornwall, England, created by the Local Government Act 1972. Elections were held to the new authorities in 1973, and they acted as "shadow authorities" until the handover date. Elections were held on 7 June. All 18 divisions were up for election, covering 42 seats across single and multiple-member wards.

1973 Kerrier District Council election

7 June 1973 1976 →
All 42 seats of Kerrier District Council 22 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Independent Conservative Seats won 33 6 Popular vote 28,485 9,573 Percentage 58.4% 19.6%   Third party   Party Labour Seats won 3 Popular vote 10,714 Percentage 22.0%
The County of Cornwall within England
Council control before election Council Established Council control after election Independent

Results

Kerrier District Council Election Result 1973

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	33				78.6	54.8	28,485
	Conservative	6				14.3	19.6	9,573
	Labour	3				7.1	22.0	10,714

By Ward

The electoral division results listed below are in alphabetical order, as described at the time, including numbered divisions.^[1]

Breage & Germoe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Trevaskis, K (Ms.)	641
	Independent	Buckett, T	436
	Independent	Keverne, S	300
	Independent	Smith, W	264
	Independent	Beazley, R	106
Turnout				29.4

Constantine & Gweek

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Tremayne, J	430	62.2
	Independent	Wiseman, N	234	23.8
	Independent	Allen, J	27	3.9
Turnout			691	45.8

Crowan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Cristophers, M	453	63.1
	Independent	Henwood, N	171	23.8
	Independent	Jenkin, R	94	13.1
Turnout			718	51.8

Grade-Ruan & Landewednack

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Trewin, J	437	53.2
	Independent	Hart, T	385	46.8
Turnout			822	70.4

Mabe & St. Gluvias

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Spargo, E	530	61.3
	Labour	Dunstan, A	335	38.7
Turnout			865	52.8

Mawnan & Budock

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mann, F (Ms.)	402	57.3
	Independent	Rickard, W	300	42.7
Turnout			702	41

Mullion

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Hendy, A	737	76.6
	Independent	Drew, G (Ms.)	225	23.4
Turnout			962	63.9

No. 1 (Helston)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Noye, J	1,266
	Independent	Eddy, D	1,016
	Independent	Bryant, K	967
	Labour	Thomas, F	282
	Labour	Southey, P	229
Turnout				33.7

No. 2 (Porthleven & Sithney)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Jenkins, V	585
	Independent	Hollands, C	568
	Independent	Balme, D	366
	Independent	Andrews, G	347
	Independent	Gale, M	300
	Independent	Williams, L	234
Turnout				24.6

No. 3 (Camborne)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Weeks, A (Ms.)	2,440
	Conservative	Waters, B (Ms.)	2,089
	Independent	Scantlebury, J	2,003
	Labour	Williams, S	1,667
	Conservative	Bowden, K	1,594
	Independent	Gardner, J	1,587
	Conservative	Bath, R	1,539
	Conservative	Richards, C	1,534
	Independent	Willoughby, F	1,530
	Conservative	Kelynack, J	1,464
	Labour	Winstanley, J	1,302
	Labour	Chapple, W	1,208
	Independent	Bray, L	1,113
	Labour	Rule, S	1,101
	Labour	Rutter, K (Ms.)	992
Turnout				50.2

No. 4 (Redruth)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Davey, A	1,538
	Independent	Blamey, R	1,210
	Independent	Jeffrey, S	1,201
	Independent	Smith, H	935
	Independent	Ham, J	907
	Independent	Hocking, E	589
	Labour	McKiernan, K	447
	Conservative	Barron, P (Ms)	396
Turnout				29.5

No. 5 (Illogan North)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Bawden, F	587
	Independent	Bailey, J	507
	Conservative	Mayne, J	490
	Conservative	Craig, W	467
	Labour	Nettle, M (Ms.)	399
	Independent	Welch, J	312
	Labour	Rowe, P	312
Turnout				29.7

No. 6 (Illogan South)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Elford, D
	Independent	Boskano, W
	Independent	Jasper, D
Turnout

St. Day, Lanner & Carharrack

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Wherry, R
	Independent	Spargo, E
	Conservative	Nurhonen, D
Turnout

St. Keverne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Woolnough, H
Turnout

Stithians

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Williams, J	374	59.0
	Independent	Brown, E	260	41.0
Turnout			604	52.8

Wendron & Sithney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Dale, F	498
	Independent	Collins, E	432
	Independent	Jenkin, V	313
Turnout				19.7

References

• Cornwall portal

1. "Kerrier 1973-2007" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.