1973 Essex County Council election explained

Election Name:	1973 Essex County Council election
Country:	Essex
Type:	parliamentary
Next Election:	1977 Essex County Council election
Next Year:	1977
Seats For Election:	All 97 seats to Essex County Council
Majority Seats:	49
Registered:	975,316
Turnout:	36.0%
Party1:	Conservative Party (UK)
Seats1:	50
Popular Vote1:	173,280
Percentage1:	47.2%
Party2:	Labour Party (UK)
Seats2:	40
Popular Vote2:	157,871
Percentage2:	43.0%
Party3:	Liberal Party (UK)
Seats3:	5
Popular Vote3:	26,868
Percentage3:	7.3%
Party4:	Independent politician
Seats4:	1
Popular Vote4:	3,886
Percentage4:	1.1%
Party5:	Residents Association
Seats5:	1
Popular Vote5:	3,241
Percentage5:	0.9%
Council control
Posttitle:	Council control after election
After Party:	Conservative Party (UK)

The 1973 Essex County Council election took place on 12 April 1973 to elect members of Essex County Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

This was the first election to Essex County Council following the structural reforms to local government laid out in the Local Government Act 1972.

Summary

Election result

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Division results by local authority

Basildon

Summary

Basildon Borough Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
		5		14,730	48.1
		2		10,348	33.8
		1		3,241	10.6
		0		1,186	3.9
		0		543	1.8
		0		326	1.1
		0		233	0.8
Total		8		30,607	34.4

Division results

Braintree

Summary

Braintree District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
		4		<	-- votes -->13,338	<	-- pp -->46.3	<	-- change -->
		3		<	-- votes -->12,199	<	-- pp -->42.4	<	-- change -->
		0		<	-- votes -->3,106	<	-- pp -->10.8	<	-- change -->
		0		<	-- votes -->157	<	-- pp -->0.5	<	-- change -->
Total		7		<	-- votes -->28,800	<	-- pp -->40.9

Division results

Brentwood

Summary

Brentwood District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
		3		<	-- votes -->8,113	<	-- pp -->56.6	<	-- change -->
		1		<	-- votes -->5,378	<	-- pp -->37.5	<	-- change -->
		0		<	-- votes -->756	<	-- pp -->5.3	<	-- change -->
		0		<	-- votes -->95	<	-- pp -->0.7	<	-- change -->
Total		4		<	-- votes -->14,342	<	-- pp -->34.5

Division results

Castle Point

Summary

Castle Point District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
		3		<	-- votes -->9,721	<	-- pp -->48.0	<	-- change -->
		2		<	-- votes -->10,385	<	-- pp -->51.3	<	-- change -->
		0		<	-- votes -->145	<	-- pp -->0.7	<	-- change -->
Total		5		<	-- votes -->20,251	<	-- pp -->36.5

Division results

Chelmsford

Summary

Chelmsford District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
		5		<	-- votes -->14,322	<	-- pp -->51.0	<	-- change -->
		2		<	-- votes -->10,841	<	-- pp -->38.6	<	-- change -->
		1		<	-- votes -->2,942	<	-- pp -->10.5	<	-- change -->
Total		8		<	-- votes -->28,105	<	-- pp -->36.0

Division results

Colchester

Summary

Colchester District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
		4		<	-- votes -->17,105	<	-- pp -->52.5	<	-- change -->
		4		<	-- votes -->14,125	<	-- pp -->43.4	<	-- change -->
		0		<	-- votes -->1,344	<	-- pp -->4.1	<	-- change -->
Total		8		<	-- votes -->32,574	<	-- pp -->38.6

Division results

Epping Forest

Summary

Epping Forest District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
		8		<	-- votes -->19,586	<	-- pp -->59.7	<	-- change -->
		1		<	-- votes -->12,500	<	-- pp -->38.1	<	-- change -->
		0		<	-- votes -->743	<	-- pp -->2.3	<	-- change -->
Total		9		<	-- votes -->32,829	<	-- pp -->34.6

Harlow

Summary

Harlow District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
		5		<	-- votes -->13,130	<	-- pp -->73.1	<	-- change -->
		0		<	-- votes -->4,106	<	-- pp -->22.9	<	-- change -->
		0		<	-- votes -->717	<	-- pp -->4.0	<	-- change -->
Total		5		<	-- votes -->17,953	<	-- pp -->34.7

Division results

Maldon

Summary

Maldon District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
		2		<	-- votes -->6,074	<	-- pp -->54.1	<	-- change -->
		1		<	-- votes -->3,597	<	-- pp -->32.1	<	-- change -->
		0		<	-- votes -->1,552	<	-- pp -->13.8	<	-- change -->
Total		3		<	-- votes -->11,223	<	-- pp -->36.2

Division results

Rochford

Summary

Rochford District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
		3		<	-- votes -->7,829	<	-- pp -->48.7	<	-- change -->
		1		<	-- votes -->6,976	<	-- pp -->43.4	<	-- change -->
		1		<	-- votes -->1,264	<	-- pp -->7.9	<	-- change -->
Total		5		<	-- votes -->16,069	<	-- pp -->32.7

Division results

Southend

Summary

Southend District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
		6		<	-- votes -->27,814	<	-- pp -->46.4	<	-- change -->
		4		<	-- votes -->20,731	<	-- pp -->34.6	<	-- change -->
		3		<	-- votes -->11,232	<	-- pp -->18.7	<	-- change -->
		0		<	-- votes -->158	<	-- pp -->0.3	<	-- change -->
Total		13		<	-- votes -->59,935	<	-- pp -->38.2

Division results

Tendring

Summary

Tendring District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
		6		<	-- votes -->17,672	<	-- pp -->54.0	<	-- change -->
		1		<	-- votes -->11,747	<	-- pp -->35.9	<	-- change -->
		1		<	-- votes -->2,367	<	-- pp -->7.2	<	-- change -->
		0		<	-- votes -->929	<	-- pp -->2.8	<	-- change -->
Total		8		<	-- votes -->32,715	<	-- pp -->39.2

Division results

Thurrock

Summary

Thurrock District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
		9		<	-- votes -->16,929	<	-- pp -->68.6	<	-- change -->
		0		<	-- votes -->6,606	<	-- pp -->26.8	<	-- change -->
		0		<	-- votes -->1,157	<	-- pp -->4.7	<	-- change -->
Total		9		<	-- votes -->24,692	<	-- pp -->28.0

Division results

Uttlesford

Summary

Uttlesford District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
		4		<	-- votes -->9,650	<	-- pp -->57.4	<	-- change -->
		0		<	-- votes -->5,599	<	-- pp -->33.3	<	-- change -->
		0		<	-- votes -->1,566	<	-- pp -->9.3	<	-- change -->
Total		4		<	-- votes -->16,815	<	-- pp -->41.5

Division results