1973 Norfolk County Council election
1973 UK local government election
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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
Election result
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| 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
- ^ "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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Council elections in Norfolk- See also: Wards
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