7 June 1973
An election was held in Luton ward on 7 June 1973 to elect six councillors.
It was the first election to be held in the ward following a boundary review. .
Robert Bean, J. Buck, William Davis, B. Delay, J. Goddon and R. Horner were elected as councillors for the ward.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Labour |
B. Bean 2,029 | 10.9% | ||
Labour |
J. Buck 1,963 | 10.6% | ||
Labour |
W. Davis 1,906 | 10.3% | ||
Labour |
B. Delay 1,855 | 10.0% | ||
Labour |
J. Goddon 1,792 | 9.6% | ||
Labour |
R. Horner 1,789 | 9.6% | ||
Conservative |
Ms. D. Cox 1,342 | 7.2% | ||
Conservative |
A. Crowther 1,277 | 6.9% | ||
Conservative |
W. Holloway 1,189 | 6.4% | ||
Conservative |
M. Franklin 1,153 | 6.2% | ||
Conservative |
P. Ruby 1,148 | 6.2% | ||
Conservative |
J. Magee 1,144 | 6.2% | ||
Turnout | 28.0% | |||
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To order the candidates by name or number of votes received, click on the appropriate column heading.
Vote share for the ward is calculated using the "top vote" method, which uses the candidate from each party with the highest number of votes.
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