1971 Easthampstead Rural District Council election

1971 Easthampstead Rural District Council election

11 May 1971 (1971-05-11)
All 44 seats to Easthampstead Rural District Council 23 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Con Lab Ind Party Conservative Labour Independent Seats won 21 18 3   Fourth party   Lib Party Liberal Seats won 2
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election No overall control

The 1971 Easthampstead Rural District Council election, held on 11 May 1971, was the last election to Easthampstead Rural District Council. The Conservative Party lost overall control, emerging narrowly as the largest party. Concurrent with the changes wrought by the Local Government Act 1972, the council would transition to a new Bracknell District Council, the first election being held in 1973. Until 2023, this would be the last election for a Bracknell-based council where a majority of seats were outside Bracknell town. This is also the last time an election for a Bracknell-based council has ended up in no overall control.

Ward results

Binfield

Binfield (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ann Springman	393	80.4
	Conservative	Evelyn Hide	318
	Labour	David Excell	96	19.6
	Labour	Bernard White	68

Garth

Garth (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Lindop	549	64.9
	Labour	James Pocknee	537
	Labour	Arthur Wort	510
	Conservative	Gordon Rimes	297	35.1
	Conservative	Peter Harris	296

Great Hollands-Wildridings

Great Hollands-Wildridings (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jeananne Shillcock	878	60.1
	Labour	Anthony Mahoney	818
	Labour	Alan Everett	815
	Conservative	David Lamb	583	39.9
	Conservative	Margaret Deacock	491
	Conservative	Herbert Clarke	459

Old Bracknell

Old Bracknell (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Harvey	622	57.0
	Labour	Stanley Mason	622
	Labour	Patrick Hoey	608
	Conservative	Bride Kempton	470	43.0
	Conservative	Selwyn Radcliffe	418
	Conservative	Archie Matthews	398