1973 Suffolk County Council election
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1973 English local election
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12 April 1973 (1973-04-12)
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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.
Election result
| 1973 Suffolk County Council election[1] | ||||||||||
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| 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
- ↑ "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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