An Election to Glasgow Corporation was held on 1 May 1973, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. Of the councils 113 seats, 37 were up for election. Labour managed to increase its majority on the council to 55. [1]
Following the election, Glasgow Corporation was composed of 83 Labour councillors, 25 Conservatives, 3 Progressives, and 2 ex officio members. [1]
Turnout was 183,308, out of a total electorate of 601,506 (30.47% turnout). [1]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 26 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 70.27 | 52.92 | 97,011 | ||
Conservative | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 29.73 | 31.74 | 58,178 | ||
SNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9.77 | 17,902 | |||
Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.79 | 5,114 | |||
Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.77 | 3,248 | |||
Progressives | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.54 | 989 | ||
Labour Party of Scotland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.28 | 507 | |||
Association of Scottish National Trade Unionists | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.20 | 359 |
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