The first elections to the new local authorities established by the Local Government Act 1972 in England and Wales and the new Northern Ireland district councils created by the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 took place in 1973. Elections to the existing Greater London Council also took place.[1]
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England and Wales
editThe elections took place on three dates:[2]
- 12 April 1973: Metropolitan county councils (601 councillors), Non-metropolitan county councils (3,128 councillors), Welsh county councils (578 councillors) and the Greater London Council (107 councillors & aldermen).
- 10 May 1973: Metropolitan district councils (2,517 councillors) and Welsh district councils (1,522 councillors).
- 7 June 1973: Non-metropolitan district councils (13,540 councillors).
Elections took place for all the seats on the councils. In the case of the new councils, they became shadow authorities, taking over from the existing local authorities on 1 April 1974. The elections for the new councils had been brought forward from an originally planned date in November 1973, to allow the councils more time to act as shadow authorities - the final dates were set in May 1972.[3][4]
The April elections
editThe elections held on 12 April saw a very impressive performance by the Labour Party, which regained control of the Greater London Council and took control of all six of the new metropolitan county councils. In the rest of England, they won seven county councils, including two of the new "estuary" counties: Cleveland and Humberside. The party also won Gwent and the three Glamorgan county councils (West Glamorgan, Mid Glamorgan, South Glamorgan) in Wales.
The poor Conservative vote in London and the metropolitan counties was somewhat compensated by winning thirteen of the non-metropolitan counties. Failure to gain Essex or Hertfordshire were disappointments to the party, but taking control of Gloucestershire was a success. The party also failed to gain its only realistic Welsh prospect, South Glamorgan.
There were no great successes for the Liberal party, which found itself in third place in all the metropolitan counties. They did however gain representation on the GLC for the first time, winning two seats at Sutton and Cheam and Richmond upon Thames. This followed the previous year's by-election success in winning the Sutton and Cheam parliamentary seat from the Conservatives.
Independents won two English counties outright: Cornwall and the Isle of Wight. They also formed the largest grouping on a number of other councils, and entered agreements with the Conservatives in the running of some of these. In Wales, Independents controlled three mainly rural counties.[5][6]
The May elections
editThe results of the elections in May saw an improvement in the performance by the Conservatives since the county council elections, and a slight fall back in the Labour vote. The Liberals had a notable success, becoming the largest group on Liverpool council.
The Conservatives took control of five metropolitan districts, gaining seats in areas where they had been beaten in the elections to the county councils. They also gained one Welsh district, Monmouth.
The Labour party declared it was pleased with the results, especially as opinion polls had shown them losing support. They took control of most of the metropolitan districts, making a clean sweep of councils in Tyne and Wear and South Yorkshire and important councils such as Birmingham, Coventry and Manchester. Labour also took control of most districts in South Wales including Cardiff. The party's organiser for Wales also pointed to the fact that official Labour candidates won rural seats in north and west Wales for the first time.
Apart from forming a minority administration in Liverpool, the Liberals were able to hold the balance of power at Leeds, Stockport and Wirral. They were however disappointed with their performance at Calderdale which was won by Labour.[7]
The June elections
editIn the June elections for 296 non-metropolitan districts, Labour won control of 71, the Conservatives 59, the Liberals 1, Democratic Labour 1, and Independents 67. 97 councils were under no overall control: in many of these councils Conservative and Independent groups formed an administration.
The Labour party won 4,327 seats, the Conservatives 4,286, Independents 3,534, and the Liberals 919; with the remaining 449 seats going to various other groupings.
It was a good result for the Liberal party who took control of Eastbourne and became the largest group on Adur, Newbury, Pendle and Waverley councils. The other two main parties also had notable successes: Labour considered control of Cambridge, Dacorum, Ipswich and Oxford to be good results; while the Conservatives celebrated taking Gloucester, Great Yarmouth, Lewes and Warrington councils.[8][9]
The break-away Lincoln Democratic Labour Association won twenty of the thirty seats on Lincoln District council. The group were supporters of Dick Taverne, member of parliament for Lincoln who had been expelled from the Labour Party. Taverne had earlier in the year resigned his seat to force a by-election in protest against his expulsion, which he won against the official Labour candidate.
Results
editMetropolitan county councils
edit| Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Manchester | 23 | 69 | 13 | 1 | 0 | Labour | |
| Merseyside | 26 | 53 | 19 | 0 | 1[a] | Labour | |
| South Yorkshire | 13 | 82 | 1 | 4 | 0 | Labour | |
| Tyne and Wear | 26 | 74 | 1 | 3 | 0 | Labour | |
| West Midlands | 26 | 74 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Labour | |
| West Yorkshire | 25 | 51 | 11 | 1 | 0 | Labour | |
Non-metropolitan county councils
editWelsh county councils
edit| Council | Con | Lab | Lib | PC | Ind | Others | Control | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clwyd | 11 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1[a] | No overall control | |
| Dyfed | 0 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 40 | 1[b] | Independent | |
| Gwent | 12 | 59 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2[b] | Labour | |
| Gwynedd | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 56 | 0 | Independent | |
| Mid Glamorgan | 3 | 63 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2[c] | Labour | |
| Powys | Independent | |||||||
| South Glamorgan | 35 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Labour | |
| West Glamorgan | 9 | 52 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2[d] | Labour | |
Greater London Council
edit| Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Control | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater London | 32 | 58 | 2 | Labour | |
Metropolitan districts
edit| Council | County | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | South Yorkshire | 0 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 2[a] | Labour | Details | |
| Birmingham | West Midlands | 44 | 73 | 9 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Bolton | Greater Manchester | 35 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
| Bradford | West Yorkshire | 53 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
| Bury | Greater Manchester | 21 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
| Calderdale | West Yorkshire | 18 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Coventry | West Midlands | 12 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Doncaster | South Yorkshire | 12 | 43 | 0 | 4 | 1[b] | Labour | Details | |
| Dudley | West Midlands | 24 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 1[c] | Labour | Details | |
| Gateshead | Tyne and Wear | 6 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | Labour | Details | |
| Kirklees | West Yorkshire | 18 | 45 | 8 | 1 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Knowsley | Merseyside | 6 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 1[e] | Labour | Details | |
| Leeds | West Yorkshire | 38 | 44 | 14 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
| Liverpool | Merseyside | 9 | 42 | 48 | 0 | 0 | No overall control (Liberal minority) | Details | |
| Manchester | Greater Manchester | 40 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | Tyne and Wear | 23 | 51 | 1 | 3 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| North Tyneside | Tyne and Wear | 19 | 48 | 7 | 4 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Oldham | Greater Manchester | 6 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 3[f] | Labour | Details | |
| Rochdale | Greater Manchester | 14 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Rotherham | South Yorkshire | 3 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| St Helens | Merseyside | 9 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Salford | Greater Manchester | 15 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Sandwell | West Midlands | 24 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Sefton | Merseyside | 37 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 3[g] | Conservative | Details | |
| Sheffield | South Yorkshire | 18 | 69 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Solihull | West Midlands | 28 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
| South Tyneside | Tyne and Wear | 3 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 18[h] | Labour | Details | |
| Stockport | Greater Manchester | 27 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 0 | No overall control (Conservative-Independent) | Details | |
| Sunderland | Tyne and Wear | 21 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Tameside | Greater Manchester | 14 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Trafford | Greater Manchester | 32 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
| Wakefield | West Yorkshire | 6 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Labour | Details | |
| Walsall | West Midlands | 11 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 3[g] | Labour | Details | |
| Wigan | Greater Manchester | 5 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Wirral | Merseyside | 29 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
| Wolverhampton | West Midlands | 20 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
- ^ 1 Independent Labour, 1 Democratic Labour
- ^ Democratic Labour
- ^ Independent Labour
- ^ Rent and Ratepayers
- ^ Kirkby Householders Federation
- ^ Vacancies
- ^ a b Ratepayers
- ^ Progressive
Welsh districts
edit| Council | County | Con | Lab | Lib | PC | Ind | Others | Control | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberconwy | Gwynedd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | Independent | |
| Alyn-Dee | Clwyd | 9 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | Labour | |
| Afan | West Glamorgan | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9[a] | Labour | |
| Arfon | Gwynedd | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 0 | Independent | |
| Blaenau Gwent | Gwent | 0 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15[b] | Labour | |
| Brecknock | Powys | 4 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | Independent | |
| Cardiff | South Glamorgan | 33 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Labour | |
| Carmarthen | Dyfed | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1[c] | Independent | |
| Ceredigion | Dyfed | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 30 | 0 | Independent | |
| Colwyn | Clwyd | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 0 | Independent | |
| Cynon Valley | Mid Glamorgan | 0 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | Labour | |
| Delyn | Clwyd | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 0 | Independent | |
| Dinefwr | Dyfed | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1[d] | Labour | |
| Dwyfor | Gwynedd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0 | Independent | |
| Glyndŵr | Clwyd | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | Independent | |
| Islwyn | Gwent | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1[e] | Labour | |
| Llanelli | Dyfed | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Labour | |
| Lliw Valley | West Glamorgan | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | Labour | |
| Meirionnydd | Gwynedd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | Independent | |
| Merthyr Tydfil | Mid Glamorgan | 0 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | Labour | |
| Monmouth | Gwent | 29 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Conservative | |
| Montgomery | Powys | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 0 | Independent | |
| Neath | West Glamorgan | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5[f] | Labour | |
| Newport | Gwent | 8 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Labour | |
| Ogwr | Mid Glamorgan | 6 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4[g] | Labour | |
| Preseli | Dyfed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | Independent | |
| Radnor | Powys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | Independent | |
| Rhondda | Mid Glamorgan | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[h] | Labour | |
| Rhuddlan | Clwyd | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | Independent | |
| Rhymney Valley | Mid Glamorgan | 0 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4[c] | Labour | |
| South Pembrokeshire | Dyfed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 0 | Independent | |
| Swansea | West Glamorgan | 12 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5[i] | Labour | |
| Taff-Ely | Mid Glamorgan | 0 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4[c] | Labour | |
| Torfaen | Gwent | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5[j] | Labour | |
| Vale of Glamorgan | South Glamorgan | 15 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | No overall control (Conservative-Independent) | |
| Wrexham Maelor | Clwyd | 4 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0 | Labour | |
| Ynys Môn (Anglesey) | Gwynedd | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | Independent | |
- ^ 5 Ratepayers, 3 Tenants Association, 1 Unofficial Labour
- ^ 7 Independent Labour, 7 Ratepayers, 1 Tenants and Residents
- ^ a b c Ratepayers
- ^ Independent Socialist
- ^ Communist
- ^ 1 Ratepayers, 4 vacancies
- ^ 3 Ratepayers, 1 Independent Labour
- ^ 1 Ratepayers, 1 Communist
- ^ 3 Independent Ratepayers, 2 Ratepayers
- ^ 3 Rent and Ratepayers, Communist 2
Non-metropolitan districts
editAvon
edit| Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath | 19 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
| Bristol | 25 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Kingswood | 4 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 10 | No overall control | Details | |
| Northavon | 26 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 3[a] | No overall control | Details | |
| Wansdyke | 12 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 0 | No overall control (Conservative-Independent) | Details | |
| Woodspring | 40 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
- ^ 1 Residents Association, 2 vacancies
Bedfordshire
edit| Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Control | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford | 20 | 22 | 2 | 12 | No overall control (Conservative-Independent) | Details | |
| Luton | 12 | 30 | 6 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Mid Bedfordshire | 5 | 8 | 1 | 35 | Independent | Details | |
| South Bedfordshire | 17 | 13 | 8 | 7 | No overall control | Details | |
Berkshire
edit| Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bracknell | 9 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 3[a] | Labour | Details | |
| Newbury | 10 | 1 | 24 | 22 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
| Reading | 16 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
| Slough | 2 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | 53 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
| Wokingham | 23 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 1[a] | No overall control (Conservative-Independent) | Details | |
- ^ a b Ratepayers
Buckinghamshire
edit| Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aylesbury Vale | 10 | 12 | 1 | 31 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
| Beaconsfield | 27 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | Conservative | Details | |
| Chiltern | 26 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 7[a] | Conservative | Details | |
| Milton Keynes | 8 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Wycombe | 30 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 4 | Conservative | Details | |
- ^ 4 Residents, 3 Ratepayers
Cambridgeshire
edit| Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | 11 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| East Cambridgeshire | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 1[a] | Independent | Details | |
| Fenland | 18 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 0 | No overall control (Conservative-Independent) | Details | |
| Huntingdon | 15 | 9 | 0 | 26 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
| Peterborough | 19 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| South Cambridgeshire | 0 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
- ^ Vacancy
Cheshire
edit| Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester | 43 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
| Congleton | 20 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 1[a] | No overall control | Details | |
| Crewe | 2 | 35 | 2 | 21 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Ellesmere Port | 14 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Halton | 8 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 1[b] | Labour | Details | |
| Macclesfield | 25 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 5[a] | No overall control | Details | |
| Vale Royal | 10 | 16 | 6 | 25 | 0 | No overall control (Independent-Conservative) | Details | |
| Warrington | 32 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
- ^ a b Ratepayers
- ^ Moderate Party
Cleveland
edit| Council | Con | Lab | Ind | Control | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartlepool | 15 | 30 | 1 | Labour | Details | |
| Langbaurgh | 27 | 32 | 5 | No overall control | Details | |
| Middlesbrough | 17 | 39 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 25 | 33 | 2 | Labour | Details | |
Cornwall
edit| Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Control | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caradon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | Independent | Details | |
| Carrick | 4 | 5 | 4 | 32 | Independent | Details | |
| Kerrier | 5 | 3 | 0 | 34 | Independent | Details | |
| North Cornwall | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | Independent | Details | |
| Penwith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38 | Independent | Details | |
| Restormel | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | Independent | Details | |
Cumbria
edit| Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allerdale | 4 | 25 | 0 | 27 | 0 | No overall control (Independent-Conservative) | Details | |
| Barrow-in-Furness | 6 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Carlisle | 12 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Copeland | 6 | 30 | 0 | 12 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Eden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
| South Lakeland | 7 | 2 | 7 | 37 | 1[a] | Independent | Details | |
- ^ Independent Conservative
Derbyshire
edit| Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amber Valley | 4 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 21 | Labour | Details | |
| Bolsover | 1 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 3 | Labour | Details | |
| Chesterfield | 7 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Derby | 14 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Erewash | 9 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| High Peak | 23 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 0 | No overall control (Conservative-Independent) | Details | |
| North East Derbyshire | 10 | 32 | 0 | 9 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| South Derbyshire | 4 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| West Derbyshire | 18 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 0 | No overall control (Conservative-Independent) | Details | |
Devon
edit| Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Devon | 14 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
| Exeter | 14 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | No overall control | ||
| North Devon | 0 | 1 | 15 | 28 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
| Plymouth | 37 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
| South Hams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
| Teignbridge | 0 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 1[a] | Independent | Details | |
| Tiverton | 0 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
| Torbay | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
| Torridge | 0 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
| West Devon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
- ^ Independent Trade Unionist
Dorset
edit| Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth | 38 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
| Christchurch | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | No overall control (Conservative-Independent) | Details | |
| North Dorset | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
| Poole | 22 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
| Purbeck | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
| West Dorset | 0 | 2 | 9 | 44 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
| Weymouth and Portland | 18 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Wimborne | 2 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 1[a] | Independent | Details | |
- ^ Vacancy
Durham
edit| Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester-le-Street | 0 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Darlington | 8 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Derwentside | 1 | 45 | 5 | 3 | 3 | Labour | Details | |
| Durham | 0 | 40 | 7 | 14 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Easington | 0 | 56 | 0 | 3 | 1[a] | Labour | Details | |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 40 | 4 | 8 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Teesdale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
| Wear Valley | 0 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 1[b] | Labour | Details | |
East Sussex
edit| Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton | 31 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
| Eastbourne | 10 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | Liberal | Details | |
| Hastings | 12 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
| Hove | 24 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3[a] | Conservative | Details | |
| Lewes | 26 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 5[b] | Conservative | Details | |
| Rother | 9 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
| Wealden | 25 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 5 | No overall control (Conservative-Independent) | Details | |
- ^ Vacancies
- ^ Ratepayers
Essex
edit| Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basildon | 9 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Labour | Details | |
| Braintree | 14 | 19 | 1 | 21 | 1[a] | No overall control (Independent-Conservative) | Details | |
| Brentwood | 24 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
| Castle Point | 19 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Chelmsford | 31 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
| Colchester | 28 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | No overall control (Conservative-Independent) | Details | |
| Epping Forest | 44 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
| Harlow | 0 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Maldon | 9 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
| Rochford | 19 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
| Southend-on-Sea | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
| Tendring | 31 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 3[a] | Conservative | Details | |
| Thurrock | 13 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Uttlesford | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 0 | No overall control (Conservative-Independent) | Details | |
- ^ a b Ratepayers
Gloucestershire
edit| Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | 21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2[a] | Conservative | Details | |
| Cotswold | 1 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
| Forest of Dean | 0 | 21 | 1 | 25 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
| Gloucester | 21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
| Stroud | 14 | 14[b] | 8 | 17 | 3[c] | No overall control | Details | |
| Tewkesbury | 22 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
- ^ Ratepayers
- ^ Including 2 Labour & Co-Operative
- ^ Vacancies
Hampshire
edit| Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basingstoke | 18 | 14 | 3 | 20 | 0 | No overall control (Independent-Conservative) | Details | |
| Eastleigh | 13 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
| Fareham | 16 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11[a] | No overall control (Conservative-Ratepayers) | Details | |
| Gosport | 9 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1[a] | Labour | Details | |
| Hartley Wintney | 7 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | Independent | Details | |
| Havant | 8 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 12[a] | No overall control | Details | |
| New Forest | 12 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 3 | Independent | Details | |
| Petersfield | 16 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
| Portsmouth | 28 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
| Rushmoor | 20 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 7[a] | No overall control | Details | |
| Southampton | 20 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Test Valley | 10 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
| Winchester | 14 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 2[b] | No overall control (Conservative-Independent) | Details | |
- ^ a b c d Ratepayers
- ^ 1 Ratepayers, 1 Tenants
Hereford and Worcester
edit| Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bromsgrove | 25 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | Conservative | Details | |
| Hereford | 0 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3[b] | No overall control | Details | |
| Leominster | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
| Malvern Hills | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 23 | No overall control | Details | |
| Redditch | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
| South Herefordshire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
| Worcester | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
| Wychavon | 10 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
| Wyre Forest | 30 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 2[a] | No overall control | Details | |
- ^ a b Ratepayers
- ^ Independent Conservative
Hertfordshire
edit| Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broxbourne | 28 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
| Dacorum | 26 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| East Hertfordshire | 16 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 6 | No overall control (Conservative-Independent) | Details | |
| Hertsmere | 25 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
| North Hertfordshire | 23 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 1[a] | No overall control | Details | |
| St Albans | 32 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
| Stevenage | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Three Rivers | 19 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
| Watford | 9 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Welwyn Hatfield | 19 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
Humberside
edit| Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beverley | 16 | 1 | 7 | 36 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
| Boothferry | 4 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
| Cleethorpes | 9 | 14 | 6 | 19 | 0 | No overall control (Independent-Conservative) | Details | |
| Glanford | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
| Grimsby | 14 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
| Holderness | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
| Kingston-upon-Hull | 8 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| North Wolds | 3 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
| Scunthorpe | 4 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | Labour | Details | |
- ^ Independent Labour
Isle of Wight
edit| Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medina | 3 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 3[a] | No overall control | Details | |
| South Wight | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
Kent
edit| Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashford | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | No overall control (Conservative-Independent) | Details | |
| Canterbury | 34 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3[a] | Conservative | Details | |
| Dartford | 14 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Dover | 29 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
| Gillingham | 13 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
| Gravesham | 15 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | Labour | Details | |
| Maidstone | 13 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 7 | No overall control | Details | |
| Medway | 22 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Sevenoaks | 28 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
| Shepway | 33 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
| Swale | 17 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
| Thanet | 33 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
| Tonbridge and Malling | 30 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
| Tunbridge Wells | 29 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
- ^ a b Ratepayers
Lancashire
edit| Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn | 19 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
| Blackpool | 40 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
| Burnley | 12 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Chorley | 17 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 2[a] | No overall control | Details | |
| Fylde | 28 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | Conservative | Details | |
| Hyndburn | 21 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
| Lancaster | 32 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 3[b] | Conservative | Details | |
| Pendle | 6 | 19 | 23 | 2 | 7 | No overall control | Details | |
| Preston | 19 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Ribble Valley | 30 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
| Rossendale | 17 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
| South Ribble | 30 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
| West Lancashire | 10 | 23 | 3 | 14 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
| Wyre | 45 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
- ^ Independent Labour
- ^ Ratepayers
Leicestershire
edit| Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaby | 8 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
| Bosworth | 4 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
| Charnwood | 28 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 0 | No overall control (Conservative-Independent) | Details | |
| Harborough | 37 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
| Leicester | 11 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Melton | 12 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | No overall control | Details | |
| North West Leicestershire | 8 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Oadby and Wigston | 18 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
| Rutland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
Lincolnshire
edit| Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 9 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 0 | No overall control (Independent-Conservative) | Details | |
| East Lindsey | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 44[a] | Non Party | Details | |
| Lincoln | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20[b] | Democratic Labour | Details | |
| North Kesteven | 8 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
| South Holland | 6 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
| South Kesteven | 13 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 21 | No overall control | Details | |
| West Lindsey | 1 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
Norfolk
edit| Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckland | 19 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 1[a] | No overall control (Independent-Conservative) | Details | |
| Broadland | 19 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | No overall control (Independent-Conservative) | Details | |
| Great Yarmouth | 26 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
| Norwich | 11 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Pastonacres | 6 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
| South Norfolk | 6 | 7 | 1 | 33 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
| West Norfolk | 14 | 22 | 0 | 24 | 0 | No overall control (Independent-Conservative) | Details | |
- ^ Independent Conservative
North Yorkshire
edit| Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craven | 14 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | No overall control (Conservative-Independent) | Details | |
| Hambleton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
| Harrogate | 35 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 1[a] | Conservative | Details | |
| Richmondshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
| Ryedale | 0 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
| Scarborough | 15 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 1[a] | No overall control | Details | |
| Selby | 16 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 1[a] | Independent | Details | |
| York | 17 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
Northamptonshire
edit| Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corby | 1 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 1[a] | Labour | Details | |
| Daventry | 16 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | No overall control (Conservative-Independent) | Details | |
| East Northamptonshire | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 | No overall control | Details | |
| Kettering | 14 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
| Northampton | 23 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| South Northamptonshire | 15 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | No overall control (Independent-Conservative) | Details | |
| Wellingborough | 14 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 1[b] | No overall control | Details | |
- ^ Independent Socialist
- ^ Ratepayers
Northumberland
edit| Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alnwick | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
| Blyth Valley | 5 | 29 | 12 | 12 | 2 | Labour | Details | |
| Castle Morpeth | 11 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 1[a] | No overall control (Independent-Conservative) | Details | |
| Tynedale | 4 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 3 | Independent | Details | |
| Wansbeck | 0 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
Nottinghamshire
edit| Council | Con | Lab | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashfield | 1 | 52 | 2 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Bassetlaw | 11 | 29 | 10 | 1 | Labour | Details | |
| Broxtowe | 24 | 20 | 1 | 1[a] | Conservative | Details | |
| Gedling | 32 | 19 | 0 | 4[b] | Conservative | Details | |
| Mansfield | 7 | 38 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Newark | 20 | 29 | 3 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Nottingham | 10 | 44 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Rushcliffe | 42 | 3 | 3 | 1 | Conservative | Details | |
Oxfordshire
edit| Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherwell | 15 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | No overall control (Conservative-Independent) | Details | |
| Oxford | 12 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Vale of White Horse | 27 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
| Wallingford | 25 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 1[a] | No overall control (Conservative-Independent) | Details | |
| West Oxfordshire | 1 | 7 | 1 | 35 | 1[b] | Independent | Details | |
Salop
edit| Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgnorth | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
| North Shropshire | 0 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
| Oswestry | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
| Shrewsbury | 12 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
| South Shropshire | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
| Wrekin | 8 | 32 | 0 | 14 | 1[a] | Labour | Details | |
- ^ Independent Labour
Somerset
edit| Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendip | 11 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 1[a] | Independent | Details | |
| Sedgemoor | 19 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
| Taunton Deane | 21 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
| West Somerset | 3 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
| Yeovil | 20 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 0 | No overall control (Independent-Conservative) | Details | |
- ^ Vacancy
Staffordshire
edit| Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cannock Chase | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| East Staffordshire | 22 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 0 | No overall control (Conservative-Independent) | Details | |
| Lichfield | 17 | 25 | 0 | 11 | 1[a] | No overall control | Details | |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | 15 | 31 | 2 | 14 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
| South Staffordshire | 22 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 2 | No overall control (Conservative-Independent) | Details | |
| Stafford | 18 | 15 | 0 | 23 | 1[b] | No overall control | Details | |
| Staffordshire Moorlands | 12 | 14 | 2 | 26 | 0 | No overall control (Independent minority) | Details | |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 8 | 60 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Tamworth | 0 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
- ^ Ratepayers
- ^ Independent Labour
Suffolk
edit| Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babergh | 7 | 11 | 0 | 20 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
| Forest Heath | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10[a] | No overall control (Conservative-Independent) | Details | |
| Ipswich | 11 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Mid Suffolk | 6 | 9 | 1 | 24 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
| St Edmundsbury | 26 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1[b] | Conservative | Details | |
| Suffolk Coastal | 27 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 1[b] | No overall control | Details | |
| Waveney | 22 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
Surrey
edit| Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmbridge | 39 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 14[a] | Conservative | Details | |
| Epsom and Ewell | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 37[a] | Ratepayers | Details | |
| Guildford | 29 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
| Mole Valley | 16 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9[b] | No overall control | Details | |
| Reigate and Banstead | 29 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
| Runnymede | 23 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
| Spelthorne | 39 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
| Surrey Heath | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
| Tandridge | 26 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
| Waverley | 28 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
| Woking | 19 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
- ^ a b Ratepayers
- ^ Residents
Warwickshire
edit| Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Warwickshire | 8 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 2[a] | Labour | Details | |
| Nuneaton | 7 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| Rugby | 22 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 3[a] | No overall control | Details | |
| Stratford-on-Avon | 15 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
| Warwick | 26 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
- ^ a b Ratepayers
West Sussex
edit| Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adur | 13 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 4[a] | No overall control | Details | |
| Arun | 33 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | Conservative | Details | |
| Chichester | 18 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 3[b] | No overall control | Details | |
| Crawley | 5 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1[c] | Labour | Details | |
| Horsham | 18 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
| Mid Sussex | 25 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 0 | No overall control (Conservative-Independent) | Details | |
| Worthing | 17 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
- ^ Shoreham Beach Residents Association
- ^ Residents
- ^ Ratepayers
Wiltshire
edit| Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennet | 7 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
| North Wiltshire | 24 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
| Salisbury | 16 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 4[a] | No overall control | Details | |
| Thamesdown | 18 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
| West Wiltshire | 13 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 0 | No overall control (Independent-Conservative) | Details | |
- ^ 2 Ratepayers, 2 vacancies
Future elections
editThe next county council elections took place in 1977.
Future elections to Metropolitan District councils were to be by thirds, with the one third of seats being elected in 1975.
The next election of non-metropolitan district councils and Welsh district councils was to in 1976.[10]
Northern Ireland
editLocal government in Northern Ireland was reorganised in 1973 by the Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 and the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972. The county councils, county borough and municipal borough corporations and urban and rural district councils were replaced by twenty-six Local Government districts. Elections took place for all the seats on the district councils on 30 May, and the councils came into their power in 1 October.[11][12][13][14]
| District | Official Unionist |
Democratic Unionist |
Vanguard Unionist |
Loyalist Coalition |
Independent Unionist |
SDLP | Republican Clubs |
Nationalist and Unity Parties |
Alliance | Northern Ireland Labour Party |
Others | Control |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antrim | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Independent 2 | NOC (Unionist) |
| Ards | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | Independent 1 | Official Unionist |
| Armagh | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Independent 1 | NOC (Unionist) |
| Ballymena | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Independent 2
Non-Party 3 |
NOC (Unionist) |
| Ballymoney | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Independent 1 Non-Party 5 |
NOC |
| Banbridge | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Independent 3 | NOC (Unionist) |
| Belfast | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | Unionist Loyalist 2 | NOC (Unionist) |
| Carrickfergus | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Unionist Loyalist 5 Loyalist 1 |
NOC (Unionist) |
| Castlereagh | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Unionist Loyalist 2 Independent 1 |
NOC (Unionist) |
| Coleraine | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Independent 1 Non-party 1 |
Official Unionist |
| Cookstown | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Independent 1 Non-Party 1 |
NOC (Unionist) |
| Craigavon | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Independent 1 | NOC (Unionist) |
| Down | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Independent 1 | NOC |
| Dungannon | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Unity 2 Republican 2 |
0 | 0 | 0 | Official Unionist |
| Fermanagh | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | Unity 4 | 0 | 0 | Independent 1 Unionist Unity 2 Non-Party 1 |
NOC |
| Larne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Independent 2 Non-Party 1 |
Loyalist |
| Limavady | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | United Unionists 8 Independent 1 |
United Unionists |
| Lisburn | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Official Unionist |
| Londonderry | 0 | 0 | 0 | United Loyalists 9 | 0 | 10 | 1 | Nationalist 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NOC (Nationalist) |
| Magherafelt | 4 | 0 | 1 | United Loyalist 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Independent 1 | NOC |
| Moyle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Independent 5 Non-Party 4 |
NOC |
| Newry and Mourne | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Non-Party 6 Independent 2 |
NOC |
| Newtownabbey | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Unionist 3 United Loyalist 1 Loyalist 1 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | NOC (Unionist) |
| North Down | 9 | 0 | 0 | Loyalist 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NOC |
| Omagh | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Unionist Unity 2 | 4 | 0 | Nationalist 1 Official Republican 1 |
0 | 0 | 3 Non-Party Community | NOC |
| Strabane | 6 | 0 | 0 | Unionist Coalition 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Independent 2 | NOC |
Scotland
editLocal elections were also held in Scotland in 1973. At the time of the election, Scotland was the only part of the UK in which local government had yet to be reformed, with the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 only receiving Royal Assent in October 1973. The election saw Labour maintaining their control of Aberdeen, Glasgow, and Dundee, although failing to make gains in Edinburgh.
References
edit- ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1973. The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ "Councils offered five more months before changes". The Times. 18 February 1972.
- ^ "Election dates in 1973 for new local councils". The Times. 26 May 1972.
- ^ "Labour sweep to victory in London and all six of the metropolitan counties". The Times. 13 April 1973.
- ^ "Labour take over metropolitan counties and 11 other councils". The Times. 14 April 1973.
- ^ "Three major parties find cause for satisfaction in local election results despite low poll". The Times. 14 May 1973.
- ^ "Final poll result may lie with Independents". The Times. 8 June 1973.
- ^ "Liberals capture Eastbourne and exceed ambition to win 1,000 local government seats". The Times. 8 June 1973.
- ^ Local Government Act 1972, sections 7 and 26
- ^ Damkat, Ivo (29 October 2003). "The 1973 Local Government Elections". www.ark.ac.uk. Economic and Social Research Council.
- ^ "Big Roman Catholic turnout in poll despite threats". The Times. 31 May 1973.
- ^ "Party accused over Ulster poll". The Times. 31 May 1973.
- ^ "Unionist supporters elect many hard-line men in Ulster local government poll". The Times. 2 June 1973.