1973 Norfolk County Council election

1973 Norfolk County Council election
12 April 1973 (1973-04-12) 1977 →
All 84 seats to Norfolk County Council
43 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Party Conservative Labour
Seats won 51 27
Popular vote 100,673 90,109
Percentage 48.5% 43.4%
  Third party Fourth party
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Party Independent Ind. Conservative
Seats won 4 1
Popular vote 7,023 1,939
Percentage 3.4% 0.9%
Council control after election


Conservative

The 1973 Norfolk County Council election took place on 12 April 1973 to elect members of Norfolk County Council in Norfolk, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

This was the first election to Norfolk County Council following the structural reforms to local government laid out in the Local Government Act 1972.

Summary

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Election result

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1973 Norfolk County Council election[1]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 78 51 N/A N/A N/A 65.4 48.5 100,673 N/A
  Labour 81 27 N/A N/A N/A 28.2 43.4 90,109 N/A
  Independent 10 4 N/A N/A N/A 5.1 3.4 7,023 N/A
  Ind. Conservative 1 1 N/A N/A N/A 1.3 0.9 1,939 N/A
  Liberal 14 0 N/A N/A N/A 0.0 3.6 7,453 N/A
  Communist 1 0 N/A N/A N/A 0.0 0.1 166 N/A
  National Front 1 0 N/A N/A N/A 0.0 0.1 138 N/A
  Independent Socialist 1 0 N/A N/A N/A 0.0 <0.1 84 N/A

References

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  1. ^ "Norfolk County Council Election Results 1973-2009" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
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