1973_Gwent_County_Council_election

1973 Gwent County Council election

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The 1973 Gwent County Council election was held on Thursday 12 April 1973 to elect councillors to the new Gwent County Council, governing the new county of Gwent, Wales. It took place on the same day as other county council elections in the United Kingdom.

These were the first elections to the new county council, which would come into effect on 1 April 1974. Future elections would take place every four years, with the next one scheduled for April 1977.

The 1973 election saw the Labour Party win a strong majority on the Council.

Ward results

Contests took place in 49 wards, with candidates in seventeen of the wards being elected unopposed.^[2]^{[lower-alpha 1]}^[3]

Notes

South Wales Echo (13 April 1973) results page also provides some middle initials of candidates, also indicating which candidates are female
South Wales Echo (13 April 1973) gives the ward name as "Abertillery No. 2"
South Wales Echo (13 April 1973) gives the ward name as "Newport Alexandra" (per the town's Alexandra Dock area) but the Election Centre calls it "Alexander"
South Wales Echo (13 April 1973) gives the ward name as "Newport, Alway"
South Wales Echo (13 April 1973) gives the ward name as simply "Bedwellty No. 2", though the Election Centre adds "Pengam"
South Wales Echo (13 April 1973) gives the ward name as "Bedwellty No. 3" though the Election Centre shows Mrs Lloyd as being elected to "Argoed and Cefn Fforest"
South Wales Echo (13 April 1973) gives the ward name as "Newport, Beechwood"
South Wales Echo (13 April 1973) gives the ward name as "Newport Bettws"
South Wales Echo (13 April 1973) describes "W. Edwards" as "Independent" though Elections Centre describes "N. Edwards" as "Democratic Labour"
South Wales Echo (13 April 1973) gives the ward name as "Newport Central"
South Wales Echo (13 April 1973) results page lists Spanswick as the "Plaid Cymru/Common Market Referendum" candidate
South Wales Echo (13 April 1973) gives the ward name as "Crickhowell"
South Wales Echo (13 April 1973) gives the ward name as "Crucorny Fawr and Llantilio" while Elections Centre says "Crucorny Fawr & Llantilio Pertho" (though this will refer to Llantilio Pertholey)
South Wales Echo (13 April 1973) gives the full ward name as "Ebbw Vale, Badminton, Beaufort and North Central" and Election Centre name appears to be abbreviated
South Wales Echo (13 April 1973) gives the full ward name as "Ebbw Vale Central, Cwm and South Central" and Election Centre name appears to be abbreviated
South Wales Echo (13 April 1973) gives the ward name as "Newport Liswerrry" while the Election Centre calls it "Lliswerry"
Election Centre has repeated the losing Malpas ward Conservative candidates here, but South Wales Echo (13 April 1973) gives the Lliswerry losing candidates as J. Maynard and E. Di Villa
South Wales Echo (13 April 1973) gives the ward name as "Newport Malpas"
South Wales Echo (13 April 1973) gives the ward name as "Newport Ringland"
South Wales Echo (13 April 1973) describes Bevan as a 'Progressive Independent'
South Wales Echo (13 April 1973) gives the ward name as "Newport Shaftesbury"
South Wales Echo (13 April 1973) gives the ward name as "Newport, St. Julians"
South Wales Echo (13 April 1973) gives the ward name as "Newport, St. Woolos"
South Wales Echo (13 April 1973) gives the ward name as "Newport Victoria"

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[4] South Wales Echo (13 April 1973) results page also provides some middle initials of candidates, also indicating which candidates are female

[5] South Wales Echo (13 April 1973) gives the ward name as "Abertillery No. 2"

[6] South Wales Echo (13 April 1973) gives the ward name as "Newport Alexandra" (per the town's Alexandra Dock area) but the Election Centre calls it "Alexander"

[7] South Wales Echo (13 April 1973) gives the ward name as "Newport, Alway"

[8] South Wales Echo (13 April 1973) gives the ward name as simply "Bedwellty No. 2", though the Election Centre adds "Pengam"

[9] South Wales Echo (13 April 1973) gives the ward name as "Bedwellty No. 3" though the Election Centre shows Mrs Lloyd as being elected to "Argoed and Cefn Fforest"

[10] South Wales Echo (13 April 1973) gives the ward name as "Newport, Beechwood"

[11] South Wales Echo (13 April 1973) gives the ward name as "Newport Bettws"

[12] South Wales Echo (13 April 1973) describes "W. Edwards" as "Independent" though Elections Centre describes "N. Edwards" as "Democratic Labour"

[13] South Wales Echo (13 April 1973) gives the ward name as "Newport Central"

[14] South Wales Echo (13 April 1973) results page lists Spanswick as the "Plaid Cymru/Common Market Referendum" candidate

[15] South Wales Echo (13 April 1973) gives the ward name as "Crickhowell"

[16] South Wales Echo (13 April 1973) gives the ward name as "Crucorny Fawr and Llantilio" while Elections Centre says "Crucorny Fawr & Llantilio Pertho" (though this will refer to Llantilio Pertholey)

[17] South Wales Echo (13 April 1973) gives the full ward name as "Ebbw Vale, Badminton, Beaufort and North Central" and Election Centre name appears to be abbreviated

[18] South Wales Echo (13 April 1973) gives the full ward name as "Ebbw Vale Central, Cwm and South Central" and Election Centre name appears to be abbreviated

[19] South Wales Echo (13 April 1973) gives the ward name as "Newport Liswerrry" while the Election Centre calls it "Lliswerry"

[20] Election Centre has repeated the losing Malpas ward Conservative candidates here, but South Wales Echo (13 April 1973) gives the Lliswerry losing candidates as J. Maynard and E. Di Villa

[21] South Wales Echo (13 April 1973) gives the ward name as "Newport Malpas"

[22] South Wales Echo (13 April 1973) gives the ward name as "Newport Ringland"

[23] South Wales Echo (13 April 1973) describes Bevan as a 'Progressive Independent'

[24] South Wales Echo (13 April 1973) gives the ward name as "Newport Shaftesbury"

[25] South Wales Echo (13 April 1973) gives the ward name as "Newport, St. Julians"

[26] South Wales Echo (13 April 1973) gives the ward name as "Newport, St. Woolos"

[27] South Wales Echo (13 April 1973) gives the ward name as "Newport Victoria"

[SWE_Survey-1] [1]
"Echo Survey - on the great unknowns". South Wales Echo. 3 April 1973. p. 6. These are the most important local elections in living memory. This year for the first time every council will be elected together. Formerly one-third came up for election each year ... For the year following the elections the new councils will gradually take over from the old ones. Then, when the year is up, the old councils will meet for the last time and the new ones take full responsibility. Because aldermen, who at present make up a quarter of the county and county borough councils, are to be abolished several of those now serving will have to contest elections if they want a seat on the new councils ...

[Gwent_results-2] [2]
"Dad gets her vote - but he still loses seat - Gwent (results)". South Wales Echo. 13 April 1973. p. 8.

[Gwent_EC-3] [3]
"Gwent County Council Election Results 1973-1993" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 14 September 2019.

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	Seats	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes	+/−
Labour	59	N/A	75.6		N/A
Conservative	12	N/A	15.3		N/A
Liberal	3	N/A	3.8		N/A
Plaid Cymru	1	N/A	1.2		N/A
Communist	0	N/A	0.0	1,185	N/A
Ratepayers	2	N/A	2.5		N/A
Independent	1	N/A	1.2		N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	I. Lewis	1,415
	Labour	H. Snellgrove	1,295
Turnout				58.8	n/a
Registered electors			4,608

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Smith	947
	Labour	P. Stockham	522
Turnout				39.2	n/a
Registered electors			3,745

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Williams	1,000
	Labour	J. Pardoe-James	904
Turnout				56.4	n/a
Registered electors			3,376

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Smith	891
	Communist	G. Williams	222
Turnout				48.6	n/a
Registered electors			2,288

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gertrude Morgan	891
	Communist	G. Mills	794
Turnout				57.8	n/a
Registered electors			2.916

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Jones	1,067
	Plaid Cymru	D. Hughes	308
Turnout				49.1	n/a
Registered electors			2,802

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Miller	1,464
	Liberal	D. Owen	778
	Labour	S. Seaman	343
Turnout				48.2	n/a
Registered electors			5,360

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Turner	1,718
	Labour	R. Murray	1,439
	Conservative	T. Tranter	951
	Conservative	(Mrs) D. Griffiths	856
	Liberal	H. Clark	834
Turnout				53.3	n/a
Registered electors			6,569

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Grimmer	1,027
	Labour	T. Lewis	638
	Liberal	I. Wasgett	401
Turnout				46.2	n/a
Registered electors			4,474

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Marsh	1,322
	Liberal	(Mrs) W. Crowther	1,143
	Labour	G. Purnell	1,081
	Conservative	T. Elliot	975
	Conservative	W. Wright	812
	Plaid Cymru	G. Lee	308
Turnout				62.9	n/a
Registered electors			5,961

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Puddle	1,568
	Ratepayer	W. Arnold	1,481
	Independent	W. Edwards ^{[lower-alpha 9]}	209
Turnout				63.4	n/a
Registered electors			5,137

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Fenton	1,756
	Plaid Cymru	R. Williams	737
	Conservative	V. Jones	535
Turnout				68.8	n/a
Registered electors			4,399

	Candidate	Votes
Labour	J. Kirkwood	1,274
Plaid Cymru	(Mrs) L. Lewis	952
Liberal	R. Zeal	498

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Powell	1,917
	Conservative	M. Shirington	772

Ebbw Vale, Badminton, Beaufort and North Central^{[lower-alpha 14]} ward 1973
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	F. Watley	1,771
Ratepayer	W. Jones	1,723
Ratepayer	A. Pope	1,689
Labour	K. Barnes	1,665
Plaid Cymru	J. Evans	1,231

Llanfrechfa Lower ward 1973
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	M. Thomas	2,114
Labour	R. Hill	1,968
Conservative	N. Davies	1,346
Conservative	D. Chappell	1,298
Independent	F. Hole	601

Lliswerry^{[lower-alpha 16]} (Newport) ward 1973
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	R. Lloyd	1,527
Labour	H. Herbert	1,422
Conservative	J. Maynard ^{[lower-alpha 17]}	1,010
Conservative	E. Di Villa	842

Malpas^{[lower-alpha 18]} (Newport) ward 1973
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	K. James	1,864
Labour	M. Lewis	1,754
Conservative	D. Jewett	1,177
Conservative	M. Bellew	1,128

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. O'Neill	1,240
	Plaid Cymru	E. Spanswick ^{[lower-alpha 11]}	219

	Candidate	Votes
Labour	J. Jones	622
Independent	T. Thomas	491
Independent	William Morris	375

	Candidate	Votes
Labour	J. Rogers	3,792
Labour	R. Morgan	3,667
Labour	P. Cross	3,070
Ratepayer	A. O'Donovan	2,965
Ratepayer	M. Jones	2,357
Plaid Cymru	D. Kerwick	1,937

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James D. Touhig	1,683
	Independent	C. Irving	932

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	I. Card	Unopposed
	Labour	F. Edwards	Unopposed

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. West	1,022
	Progressive Independent^{[lower-alpha 20]}	M. Bevan	473

	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	I. Heath	1,192
Labour	A. Huntley	402
Ratepayer	D. Millard	286

	Candidate	Votes
Labour	E. Ovens	1,595
Conservative	W. Morris	1,468
Conservative	R. Thomas	1,425
Labour	R. Soni	1,387

	Candidate	Votes
Labour	J. Pembridge	1,884
Labour	L. Turnbull	1,729
Liberal	D. Hando	1,364

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Angus Donaldson	2,172
	Labour	William Harry	1,856

1973_Gwent_County_Council_election

Background

Overview of the result

Ward results

Aberbeeg and Six Bells (1 seat)

Abercarn and Cwmcarn (1 seat)

Abergavenny Cantref and Grofield (1 seat)

Abergavenny Castle and Priory (1 seat)

Abersychan Central (1 seat)

Abersychan North (1 seat)

Abertillery (1 seat)

Alexandra (1 seat)

Allt-yr-yn (1 seat)

Alway (2 seats)

Bassaleg and Marshfield (1 seat)

Bedwellty No. 2 Pengam (1 seat)

Bedwellty No. 3 Argoed and Cefn Fforest (1 seat)

Beechwood (2 seats)

Bettws (1 seat)

Blackwood (1 seat)

Blaenavon (1 seat)

Brynmawr (1 seat)

Caerleon (1 seat)

Caerwent (1 seat)

Caldicot (1 seat)

Central (1 seat)

Chepstow (1 seat)

Crickhowell and Llanelly Parish (1 seat)

Crucorny Fawr and Llantilio Pertholey (1 seat)

Crumlin (1 seat)

Cwmbran Central and Llantarnam (1 seat)

Cwmtillery (1 seat)

Ebbw Vale, Badminton, Beaufort and N Central

Ebbw Vale Central, Cwm and South Central

Fairwater and Henllys (1 seat)

Langstone (1 seat)

Llanfoist and Llanover (1 seat)

Llanfrechfa Lower (2 seats)

Llanhilleth (1 seat)

Lliswerry (2 seats)

Malpas (1 seat)

Monmouth (1 seat)

Mynyddislwyn Penmaen (1 seat)

Nantyglo and Blaina Central and South (1 seat)

Nantyglo and Blaina North (1 seat)

Newbridge (1 seat)

Old Cwmbran (1 seat)

Panteg East (1 seat)

Panteg West (1 seat)

Pontllanfraith (1 seat)

Pontnewydd (1 seat)

Pontnewydd North (1 seat)

Pontnewydd South (1 seat)

Pontypool (1 seat)

Ringland (2 seats)

Risca Central (1 seat)

Risca North (1 seat)

Risca South (1 seat)

Rogerstone (1 seat)

Shaftesbury (2 seats)

Shirenewton and Tintern (1 seat)

St Julians (2 seats)

St Woolos (2 seats)

Tredegar Central and West (1 seat)

Tredegar Georgetown (1 seat)

Tredegar Sirhowy (1 seat)

Upper Cwmbran (1 seat)

Usk and Pontypool Rural (1 seat)

Victoria (1 seat)

Ynysddu (1 seat)

See also

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	Candidate	Votes
Labour	W. Price	925
Liberal	A. Holley	663
Independent	L. Perriam	143

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Douglas Thomas	1,425
	Labour	Oliver Williams	1,383

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick Geraghty	1,333
	Conservative	Percy Jones	1,075