1973 Bassetlaw District Council election

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1973 Bassetlaw District Council election
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7 June 19731976 

All 51 seats to Bassetlaw District Council
26 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Lab
Con
Ind
Party Labour Conservative Independent
Seats won291111

Bassetlaw Council Election 1973.svg
Map of the results of the election. Colours denote the party achieving the highest number of votes in each ward.

Council control before election

New

Council control after election

Labour

The 1973 Bassetlaw District Council election took place on 7 June 1973, to elect all 51 members of Bassetlaw District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The election resulted in the Labour Party winning a majority of seats on the council. [1]

Contents

This was the first election to elect members of the new district council for Bassetlaw following its creation by the Local Government Act 1972. The council acted as a shadow authority until 1 April 1974, when it gained control over local government functions from its predecessor authorities; the East Retford Rural District, the Municipal Borough of East Retford, the Municipal Borough of Worksop and the Worksop Rural District councils. [2]

Result

Bassetlaw District Council election, 1973
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 29
  Conservative 11
  Independent 11

Ward results

Blyth (1)

Blyth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent A. Buchanan 331 49.9% N/A
Labour K. Muskett17326.1%N/A
Independent C. Moxon15924.0%N/A
Turnout 51.9%

Carlton

Carlton (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent J. Lacey 828 43.2% N/A
Independent C. Dodd 564 29.4% N/A
Labour L. Russon 524 27.3% N/A
Labour J. Connolly511
Labour L. Hince479
Turnout 47.9%

East Retford West

East Retford West (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Mitchell 1,114 54.5% N/A
Labour W. Cooper 1,052
Labour H. Pulford 947
Conservative Richard Alexander 92945.5%N/A
Conservative D. Pitts850
Conservative N. Myers789
Turnout 47.1%

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References

  1. "Bassetlaw Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  2. F A Youngs Jr., Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol II: Northern England, London, 1991