Election Name: | 1973 Bracknell District Council election |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1971 Easthampstead Rural District Council election |
Previous Year: | 1971 (ERD) |
Next Election: | 1976 Bracknell District Council election |
Next Year: | 1976 |
Seats For Election: | All 31 seats to Bracknell District Council |
Majority Seats: | 16 |
Image1: | Lab |
Leader1: | Bill Lindop |
Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats1: | 17 |
Popular Vote1: | 6,395 |
Percentage1: | 47.6% |
Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Seats2: | 9 |
Popular Vote2: | 5,560 |
Percentage2: | 41.3% |
Party3: | Residents Association |
Image3: | Res |
Seats3: | 3 |
Popular Vote3: | 704 |
Percentage3: | 5.2% |
Party4: | Liberal Party (UK) |
Image4: | Lib |
Seats4: | 1 |
Popular Vote4: | 615 |
Percentage4: | 4.6% |
Party5: | Independent politician |
Image5: | Ind |
Seats5: | 1 |
Popular Vote5: | 0 |
Percentage5: | 0.0% |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Election: | Council created |
After Election: | Labour |
The 1973 Bracknell District Council election was the first election to the newly formed Bracknell District Council in England, taking place on 7 June 1973 alongside other local elections as part of the 1973 United Kingdom local elections.[1] Its predecessor council was Easthampstead Rural District. For the first time at a local level, the Labour Party gained control.[2] The party benefitted from a reapportionment of seats for Bracknell town - at Easthampstead Rural District's last election in 1971, 21 of the 44 councillors represented Bracknell wards, but this now changed to 17 of 31.[1] With just 29% of the seats, it remained the worst performance for the Conservatives in a Bracknell District or Bracknell Forest election until 2023.