| Election Name: | 1973 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election |
| Country: | Hertfordshire |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Year: | N/A |
| Next Election: | 1976 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
| Seats For Election: | 43 out of 43 seats to Welwyn Hatfield District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 22 |
| Turnout: | 25,214 (38.0%) |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | N/A |
| Seats Before1: | N/A |
| Seats After1: | 24 |
| Popular Vote1: | 38,087 |
| Percentage1: | 56.4% |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | N/A |
| Seats Before2: | N/A |
| Seats After2: | 19 |
| Popular Vote2: | 25,523 |
| Percentage2: | 37.8% |
| Party4: | Liberal Party (UK) |
| Last Election4: | N/A |
| Seats Before4: | N/A |
| Seats After4: | 0 |
| Popular Vote4: | 3,666 |
| Percentage4: | 5.4% |
| Party5: | Communist Party (UK) |
| Last Election5: | N/A |
| Seats Before5: | N/A |
| Seats After5: | 0 |
| Popular Vote5: | 309 |
| Percentage5: | 0.5% |
| Map Size: | 270px |
The 1973 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election took place on 7 June 1973 to elect members of Welwyn Hatfield District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
This was the inaugural election of Welwyn Hatfield District Council. The Labour party secured both a majority of the vote and a slim majority of the total seats, with only the Conservatives picking up any other seats on the council. This election is also the only time the Communist Party of Britain has ever contested any seats in Welwyn Hatfield, with one candidate in Haldens ward and another in Peartree ward. Both of them came last in their ward.
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