1973 Suffolk County Council election explained

Election Name:1973 Suffolk County Council election
Country:Suffolk
Type:parliamentary
Next Election:1977 Suffolk County Council election
Next Year:1977
Seats For Election:All 82 seats to Suffolk County Council
Majority Seats:42
Party1:Conservative Party (UK)
Seats1:47
Popular Vote1:80,983
Percentage1:48.5%
Party2:Labour Party (UK)
Seats2:29
Popular Vote2:72,647
Percentage2:43.5%
Party4:Liberal Party (UK)
Seats4:3
Popular Vote4:6,983
Percentage4:4.2%
Party5:Independent politician
Seats5:3
Popular Vote5:5,246
Percentage5:3.1%
Council control
Posttitle:Council control after election
After Party:Conservative Party (UK)

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

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

Summary

Election result

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