Election Name: | 1973 Derby Borough Council election[1] [2] |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | yes |
Next Election: | 1976 Derby Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 1976 |
Seats For Election: | All 54 seats in the Derby Borough Council |
Majority Seats: | 28 |
Election Date: | 7 June 1973 |
Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats1: | 34 |
Popular Vote1: | 19,672 |
Percentage1: | 46.4% |
Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Seats2: | 14 |
Popular Vote2: | 16,761 |
Percentage2: | 39.5% |
Party3: | Liberal Party (UK) |
Seats3: | 6 |
Popular Vote3: | 4,403 |
Percentage3: | 10.4% |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
After Election: | Labour |
The 1973 Derby Borough Council election took place on 7 June 1973 to elect members of Derby Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. Voting took place across 18 wards, each electing 3 Councillors. Following the Local Government Act 1972, this was the first election to the new non-metropolitan district council for Derby, which came into being on 1 April the following year. The Labour Party took control of the Council after winning a majority of seats.
|-| colspan=2 style="text-align: right; margin-right: 1em" | Total| style="text-align: right;" | 54| colspan=5 || style="text-align: right;" | 42,441| style="text-align: right;" |