1973 Norfolk County Council election explained

Election Name:1973 Norfolk County Council election
Country:Norfolk
Type:parliamentary
Next Election:1977 Norfolk County Council election
Next Year:1977
Seats For Election:All 84 seats to Norfolk County Council
Majority Seats:43
Party1:Conservative Party (UK)
Seats1:51
Popular Vote1:100,673
Percentage1:48.5%
Party2:Labour Party (UK)
Seats2:27
Popular Vote2:90,109
Percentage2:43.4%
Party4:Independent politician
Seats4:4
Popular Vote4:7,023
Percentage4:3.4%
Party5:Independent Conservative
Seats5:1
Popular Vote5:1,939
Percentage5:0.9%
Council control
Posttitle:Council control after election
After Party:Conservative Party (UK)

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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