Election Name: | 1973 Fenland District Council election[1] |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | yes |
Next Election: | 1976 Fenland District Council election |
Next Year: | 1976 |
Seats For Election: | All 40 seats in the Fenland District Council |
Majority Seats: | 21 |
Election Date: | 7 June 1973 |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Seats1: | 20 |
Popular Vote1: | ? |
Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats2: | 8 |
Party3: | Liberal Party (UK) |
Seats3: | 0 |
Party4: | Independent (politician) |
Seats4: | 12 |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Election: | N/A |
After Election: | NOC |
The 1973 Fenland District Council election took place on 7 June 1973 to elect members for Fenland District Council in the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. The Conservative Party became the largest bloc on the new council, with half the seats.
At the first meeting of the council, Edward Morris (Independent) was elected chairman.[2]
For 1 April 1974 (first election 7 June 1973) to 6 May 1976: