1973 Brentwood District Council election
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1973 English local government election
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10 May 1973 (1973-05-10)
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The 1973 Brentwood District Council election took place on 10 May 1973 to elect members of Brentwood District Council in Essex, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
This was the inaugural election to the council following its creation by the 1972 Local Government Act.
Election result
| 1973 Brentwood District Council election[2] | ||||||||||
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| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
| Conservative | 37 | 25 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 65.8 | 59.5 | 32,661 | N/A | |
| Labour | 31 | 11 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 28.9 | 39.0 | 21,385 | N/A | |
| Liberal | 1 | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2.6 | 0.5 | 281 | N/A | |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2.6 | 0.2 | 112 | N/A | |
| Communist | 4 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.0 | 0.8 | 413 | N/A | |
References
- ↑ "Brentwood Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ↑ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
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