1973 Suffolk County Council election
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The 1973 Suffolk County Council election took place on 12 April 1973 to elect members of
local elections
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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
| 1973 Suffolk County Council election[1] | ||||||||||
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| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
| Conservative | 75 | 47 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 57.3 | 48.5 | 80,983 | ||
| Labour | 80 | 29 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 35.4 | 43.5 | 72,647 | ||
| Liberal | 12 | 3 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3.7 | 4.2 | 6,983 | ||
| Independent | 9 | 3 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3.7 | 3.1 | 5,246 | ||
Ind. Conservative
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4 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1,278 | ||
References
- Plymouth University. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
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