1973 Suffolk County Council election

1973 Suffolk County Council election
12 April 1973 (1973-04-12) 1977 →
All 82 seats to Suffolk County Council
42 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Party Conservative Labour
Seats won 47 29
Popular vote 80,983 72,647
Percentage 48.5% 43.5%
  Third party Fourth party
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Party Liberal Independent
Seats won 3 3
Popular vote 6,983 5,246
Percentage 4.2% 3.1%
Council control after election


Conservative

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

This was the first election to Suffolk 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 Suffolk County Council election[1]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 75 47 N/A N/A N/A 57.3 48.5 80,983
  Labour 80 29 N/A N/A N/A 35.4 43.5 72,647
  Liberal 12 3 N/A N/A N/A 3.7 4.2 6,983
  Independent 9 3 N/A N/A N/A 3.7 3.1 5,246
  Ind. Conservative 4 0 N/A N/A N/A 0.0 0.8 1,278

References

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  1. ^ "Suffolk County Council Election Results 1973-2009" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
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