1973 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election

1973 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election
10 May 1973 (1973-05-10)
All 44 seats to St Edmundsbury Borough Council
23 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Conservative Labour
Seats won 26 11
Popular vote 12,203 11,193
Percentage 43.2% 39.6%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Independent Ind. Conservative
Seats won 6 1
Popular vote 3,021 481
Percentage 10.7% 1.7%
Council control after election


Conservative

The 1973 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election took place on 10 May 1973 to elect members of St Edmundsbury Borough Council in Suffolk, 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 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election[2]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 35 26 N/A N/A N/A 59.1 43.2 12,203 N/A
  Labour 28 11 N/A N/A N/A 25.0 39.6 11,193 N/A
  Independent 13 6 N/A N/A N/A 13.6 10.7 3,021 N/A
  Ind. Conservative 1 1 N/A N/A N/A 2.3 1.7 481 N/A
  Liberal 5 0 N/A N/A N/A 0.0 4.9 1,374 N/A

References

  1. ^ "St Edmundsbury Borough Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
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