1973 Norwich City Council election
1973 city council election for Norwich, England
The 1973 Norwich City Council election took place on 7 June 1973 to elect members of Norwich City Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. Voting took place across 16 wards, each electing 3 Councillors. Following the Local Government Act 1972, this was the first election to the new non-metropolitan district council for Norfolk, which came into being on 1 April the following year. Labour took control of the Council after winning a comfortable majority of seats.
Summary
Election result
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| Labour | 37 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 77.1 | 59.0 | 53,809 | N/A | |
| Conservative | 11 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 22.9 | 34.2 | 31,202 | N/A | |
| Liberal | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.0 | 5.8 | 5,303 | N/A | |
| Democratic Labour | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.0 | 0.5 | 426 | N/A | |
| Independent | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.0 | 0.3 | 300 | N/A | |
| National Front | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.0 | 0.2 | 170 | N/A | |
References
- ^ Colin Rallings; Michael Thrasher. "Local Elections Handbook 1973". The Election Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
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Council elections in Norfolk- See also: Wards
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