1973 Tendring District Council election

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1973 Tendring District Council election
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7 June 1973 (1973-06-07) 1976  

All 60 seats to Tendring District Council
31 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Conservative Labour Independent
Seats won311111
Popular vote34,41227,9356,085
Percentage43.9%35.7%7.8%

 Fourth partyFifth party
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Party Liberal Residents
Seats won43
Popular vote4,3065,017
Percentage5.5%6.4%

Council control after election


Conservative

The 1973 Tendring District Council election were the first elections to the newly created Tendring District Council. They took place on 7 June 1973. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections. The Local Government Act 1972 stipulated that the elected members were to shadow and eventually take over from the predecessor corporation on 1 April 1974.

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Election result

1973 Tendring District Council election
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 31N/AN/AN/A51.743.934,412N/A
  Labour 11N/AN/AN/A18.335.727,935N/A
  Independent 11N/AN/AN/A18.37.86,085N/A
  Liberal 4N/AN/AN/A6.75.54,306N/A
  Residents 3N/AN/AN/A5.06.45,017N/A
  Independent Liberal 0N/AN/AN/A0.00.7547N/A

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References

  1. "Tendring District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 3 January 2023.