1973 Brentwood District Council election

1973 Brentwood District Council election
10 May 1973 (1973-05-10)
All 38 seats to Brentwood District Council
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Conservative Labour
Seats won 25 11
Popular vote 32,661 21,385
Percentage 59.5% 39.0%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Liberal Independent
Seats won 1 1
Popular vote 281 112
Percentage 0.5% 0.2%
Council control after election


Conservative

The 1973 Brentwood District Council election took place on 10 May 1973 to elect members of Brentwood District Council in Essex, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

This was the inaugural election to the council following its creation by the 1972 Local Government Act.

Summary

Election result

1973 Brentwood District Council election[2]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 37 25 N/A N/A N/A 65.8 59.5 32,661 N/A
  Labour 31 11 N/A N/A N/A 28.9 39.0 21,385 N/A
  Liberal 1 1 N/A N/A N/A 2.6 0.5 281 N/A
  Independent 1 1 N/A N/A N/A 2.6 0.2 112 N/A
  Communist 4 0 N/A N/A N/A 0.0 0.8 413 N/A

References

  1. ^ "Brentwood Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
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