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Map of the results of the elections in England and Wales, showing party control by district (left) and county (right). |
The first elections to the new local authorities established by the Local Government Act 1972 in England and Wales and the new Northern Ireland district councils created by the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 took place in 1973. Elections to the existing Greater London Council also took place. [1]
The elections took place on three dates: [2]
Elections took place for all the seats on the councils. In the case of the new councils, they became shadow authorities, taking over from the existing local authorities on 1 April 1974. The elections for the new councils had been brought forward from an originally planned date in November 1973, to allow the councils more time to act as shadow authorities - the final dates were set in May 1972. [3] [4]
The elections held on 12 April saw a very impressive performance by the Labour Party, which regained control of the Greater London Council and took control of all six of the new metropolitan county councils. In the rest of England, they won seven county councils, including two of the new "estuary" counties: Cleveland and Humberside. The party also won Gwent and the three Glamorgan county councils (West Glamorgan, Mid Glamorgan, South Glamorgan) in Wales.
The poor Conservative vote in London and the metropolitan counties was somewhat compensated by winning thirteen of the non-metropolitan counties. Failure to gain Essex or Hertfordshire were disappointments to the party, but taking control of Gloucestershire was a success. The party also failed to gain its only realistic Welsh prospect, South Glamorgan.
There were no great successes for the Liberal party, which found itself in third place in all the metropolitan counties. They did however gain representation on the GLC for the first time, winning two seats at Sutton and Cheam and Richmond upon Thames. This followed the previous year's by-election success in winning the Sutton and Cheam parliamentary seat from the Conservatives.
Independents won two English counties outright: Cornwall and the Isle of Wight. They also formed the largest grouping on a number of other councils, and entered agreements with the Conservatives in the running of some of these. In Wales, Independents controlled three mainly rural counties. [5] [6]
The results of the elections in May saw an improvement in the performance by the Conservatives since the county council elections, and a slight fall back in the Labour vote. The Liberals had a notable success, becoming the largest group on Liverpool council.
The Conservatives took control of five metropolitan districts, gaining seats in areas where they had been beaten in the elections to the county councils. They also gained one Welsh district, Monmouth.
The Labour party declared it was pleased with the results, especially as opinion polls had shown them losing support. They took control of most of the metropolitan districts, making a clean sweep of councils in Tyne and Wear and South Yorkshire and important councils such as Birmingham, Coventry and Manchester. Labour also took control of most districts in South Wales including Cardiff. The party's organiser for Wales also pointed to the fact that official Labour candidates won rural seats in north and west Wales for the first time.
Apart from forming a minority administration in Liverpool, the Liberals were able to hold the balance of power at Leeds, Stockport and Wirral. They were however disappointed with their performance at Calderdale which was won by Labour. [7]
In the June elections for 296 non-metropolitan districts, Labour won control of 71, the Conservatives 59, the Liberals 1, Democratic Labour 1, and Independents 67. 97 councils were under no overall control: in many of these councils Conservative and Independent groups formed an administration.
The Labour party won 4,327 seats, the Conservatives 4,286, Independents 3,534, and the Liberals 919; with the remaining 449 seats going to various other groupings.
It was a good result for the Liberal party who took control of Eastbourne and became the largest group on Adur, Newbury, Pendle and Waverley councils. The other two main parties also had notable successes: Labour considered control of Cambridge, Dacorum, Ipswich and Oxford to be good results; while the Conservatives celebrated taking Gloucester, Great Yarmouth, Lewes and Warrington councils. [8] [9]
The break-away Lincoln Democratic Labour Association won twenty of the thirty seats on Lincoln District council. The group were supporters of Dick Taverne, member of parliament for Lincoln who had been expelled from the Labour Party. Taverne had earlier in the year resigned his seat to force a by-election in protest against his expulsion, which he won against the official Labour candidate.
Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | |
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Greater Manchester | 23 | 69 | 13 | 1 | 0 | Labour | |
Merseyside | 26 | 53 | 19 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | Labour | |
South Yorkshire | 13 | 82 | 1 | 4 | 0 | Labour | |
Tyne and Wear | 26 | 74 | 1 | 3 | 0 | Labour | |
West Midlands | 26 | 74 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Labour | |
West Yorkshire | 25 | 51 | 11 | 1 | 0 | Labour |
Council | Con | Lab | Lib | PC | Ind | Others | Control | |
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Clwyd | 11 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | No overall control | |
Dyfed | 0 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 40 | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | Independent | |
Gwent | 12 | 59 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | Labour | |
Gwynedd | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 56 | 0 | Independent | |
Mid Glamorgan | 3 | 63 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 [lower-alpha 3] | Labour | |
Powys | Independent | |||||||
South Glamorgan | 35 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Labour | |
West Glamorgan | 9 | 52 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 [lower-alpha 4] | Labour |
Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Control | |
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Greater London | 32 | 58 | 2 | Labour |
Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
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Bath | 19 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
Bristol | 25 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
Kingswood | 4 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 10 | No overall control | Details | |
Northavon | 26 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | No overall control | Details | |
Wansdyke | 12 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 0 | No overall control (Conservative-Independent) | Details | |
Woodspring | 40 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 0 | Conservative | Details |
Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Control | Details | |
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Bedford | 20 | 22 | 2 | 12 | No overall control (Conservative-Independent) | Details | |
Luton | 12 | 30 | 6 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
Mid Bedfordshire | 5 | 8 | 1 | 35 | Independent | Details | |
South Bedfordshire | 17 | 13 | 8 | 7 | No overall control | Details |
Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
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Bracknell | 9 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | Labour | Details | |
Newbury | 10 | 1 | 24 | 22 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
Reading | 16 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
Slough | 2 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
Windsor and Maidenhead | 53 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
Wokingham | 23 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | No overall control (Conservative-Independent) | Details |
Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
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Aylesbury Vale | 10 | 12 | 1 | 31 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
Beaconsfield | 27 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | Conservative | Details | |
Chiltern | 26 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 7 [lower-alpha 1] | Conservative | Details | |
Milton Keynes | 8 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
Wycombe | 30 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 4 | Conservative | Details |
Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
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Cambridge | 11 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
East Cambridgeshire | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | Independent | Details | |
Fenland | 18 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 0 | No overall control (Conservative-Independent) | Details | |
Huntingdon | 15 | 9 | 0 | 26 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
Peterborough | 19 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
South Cambridgeshire | 0 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 0 | Independent | Details |
Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
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Chester | 43 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
Congleton | 20 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | No overall control | Details | |
Crewe | 2 | 35 | 2 | 21 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
Ellesmere Port | 14 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
Halton | 8 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | Labour | Details | |
Macclesfield | 25 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 5 [lower-alpha 1] | No overall control | Details | |
Vale Royal | 10 | 16 | 6 | 25 | 0 | No overall control (Independent-Conservative) | Details | |
Warrington | 32 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | Conservative | Details |
Council | Con | Lab | Ind | Control | Details | |
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Hartlepool | 15 | 30 | 1 | Labour | Details | |
Langbaurgh | 27 | 32 | 5 | No overall control | Details | |
Middlesbrough | 17 | 39 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
Stockton-on-Tees | 25 | 33 | 2 | Labour | Details |
Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Control | Details | |
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Caradon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | Independent | Details | |
Carrick | 4 | 5 | 4 | 32 | Independent | Details | |
Kerrier | 5 | 3 | 0 | 34 | Independent | Details | |
North Cornwall | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | Independent | Details | |
Penwith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38 | Independent | Details | |
Restormel | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | Independent | Details |
Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
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Allerdale | 4 | 25 | 0 | 27 | 0 | No overall control (Independent-Conservative) | Details | |
Barrow-in-Furness | 6 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
Carlisle | 12 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
Copeland | 6 | 30 | 0 | 12 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
Eden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
South Lakeland | 7 | 2 | 7 | 37 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | Independent | Details |
Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
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Amber Valley | 4 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 21 | Labour | Details | |
Bolsover | 1 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 3 | Labour | Details | |
Chesterfield | 7 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
Derby | 14 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
Erewash | 9 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
High Peak | 23 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 0 | No overall control (Conservative-Independent) | Details | |
North East Derbyshire | 10 | 32 | 0 | 9 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
South Derbyshire | 4 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
West Derbyshire | 18 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 0 | No overall control (Conservative-Independent) | Details |
Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
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East Devon | 14 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
Exeter | 14 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | No overall control | ||
North Devon | 0 | 1 | 15 | 28 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
Plymouth | 37 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
South Hams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
Teignbridge | 0 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | Independent | Details | |
Tiverton | 0 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
Torbay | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
Torridge | 0 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
West Devon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | Independent | Details |
Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
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Bournemouth | 38 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
Christchurch | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | No overall control (Conservative-Independent) | Details | |
North Dorset | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
Poole | 22 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
Purbeck | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
West Dorset | 0 | 2 | 9 | 44 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
Weymouth and Portland | 18 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
Wimborne | 2 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | Independent | Details |
Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
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Chester-le-Street | 0 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
Darlington | 8 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
Derwentside | 1 | 45 | 5 | 3 | 3 | Labour | Details | |
Durham | 0 | 40 | 7 | 14 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
Easington | 0 | 56 | 0 | 3 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | Labour | Details | |
Sedgefield | 1 | 40 | 4 | 8 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
Teesdale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
Wear Valley | 0 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | Labour | Details |
Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
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Brighton | 31 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
Eastbourne | 10 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | Liberal | Details | |
Hastings | 12 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
Hove | 24 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | Conservative | Details | |
Lewes | 26 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 5 [lower-alpha 2] | Conservative | Details | |
Rother | 9 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
Wealden | 25 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 5 | No overall control (Conservative-Independent) | Details |
Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
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Basildon | 9 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Labour | Details | |
Braintree | 14 | 19 | 1 | 21 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | No overall control (Independent-Conservative) | Details | |
Brentwood | 24 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
Castle Point | 19 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
Chelmsford | 31 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
Colchester | 28 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | No overall control (Conservative-Independent) | Details | |
Epping Forest | 44 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
Harlow | 0 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
Maldon | 9 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
Rochford | 19 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
Southend-on-Sea | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
Tendring | 31 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | Conservative | Details | |
Thurrock | 13 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
Uttlesford | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 0 | No overall control (Conservative-Independent) | Details |
Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
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Cheltenham | 21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | Conservative | Details | |
Cotswold | 1 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
Forest of Dean | 0 | 21 | 1 | 25 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
Gloucester | 21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
Stroud | 14 | 14 [lower-alpha 2] | 8 | 17 | 3 [lower-alpha 3] | No overall control | Details | |
Tewkesbury | 22 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 0 | Independent | Details |
Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basingstoke | 18 | 14 | 3 | 20 | 0 | No overall control (Independent-Conservative) | Details | |
Eastleigh | 13 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
Fareham | 16 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 [lower-alpha 1] | No overall control (Conservative-Ratepayers) | Details | |
Gosport | 9 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | Labour | Details | |
Hartley Wintney | 7 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | Independent | Details | |
Havant | 8 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 12 [lower-alpha 1] | No overall control | Details | |
New Forest | 12 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 3 | Independent | Details | |
Petersfield | 16 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
Portsmouth | 28 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
Rushmoor | 20 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 7 [lower-alpha 1] | No overall control | Details | |
Southampton | 20 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
Test Valley | 10 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
Winchester | 14 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | No overall control (Conservative-Independent) | Details |
Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
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Bromsgrove | 25 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | Conservative | Details | |
Hereford | 0 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 [lower-alpha 2] | No overall control | Details | |
Leominster | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
Malvern Hills | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 23 | No overall control | Details | |
Redditch | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
South Herefordshire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
Worcester | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
Wychavon | 10 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
Wyre Forest | 30 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | No overall control | Details |
Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
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Broxbourne | 28 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
Dacorum | 26 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
East Hertfordshire | 16 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 6 | No overall control (Conservative-Independent) | Details | |
Hertsmere | 25 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
North Hertfordshire | 23 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | No overall control | Details | |
St Albans | 32 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
Stevenage | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
Three Rivers | 19 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
Watford | 9 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
Welwyn Hatfield | 19 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details |
Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
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Beverley | 16 | 1 | 7 | 36 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
Boothferry | 4 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
Cleethorpes | 9 | 14 | 6 | 19 | 0 | No overall control (Independent-Conservative) | Details | |
Glanford | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
Grimsby | 14 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
Holderness | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
Kingston-upon-Hull | 8 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
North Wolds | 3 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
Scunthorpe | 4 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | Labour | Details |
Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
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Medina | 3 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | No overall control | Details | |
South Wight | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | Independent | Details |
Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
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Ashford | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | No overall control (Conservative-Independent) | Details | |
Canterbury | 34 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | Conservative | Details | |
Dartford | 14 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
Dover | 29 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
Gillingham | 13 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
Gravesham | 15 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | Labour | Details | |
Maidstone | 13 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 7 | No overall control | Details | |
Medway | 22 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
Sevenoaks | 28 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
Shepway | 33 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
Swale | 17 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
Thanet | 33 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
Tonbridge and Malling | 30 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
Tunbridge Wells | 29 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | Conservative | Details |
Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
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Blackburn | 19 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
Blackpool | 40 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
Burnley | 12 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
Chorley | 17 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | No overall control | Details | |
Fylde | 28 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | Conservative | Details | |
Hyndburn | 21 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
Lancaster | 32 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 3 [lower-alpha 2] | Conservative | Details | |
Pendle | 6 | 19 | 23 | 2 | 7 | No overall control | Details | |
Preston | 19 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
Ribble Valley | 30 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
Rossendale | 17 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
South Ribble | 30 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
West Lancashire | 10 | 23 | 3 | 14 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
Wyre | 45 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | Conservative | Details |
Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
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Blaby | 8 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
Bosworth | 4 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
Charnwood | 28 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 0 | No overall control (Conservative-Independent) | Details | |
Harborough | 37 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
Leicester | 11 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
Melton | 12 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | No overall control | Details | |
North West Leicestershire | 8 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
Oadby and Wigston | 18 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
Rutland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | Independent | Details |
Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
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Boston | 9 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 0 | No overall control (Independent-Conservative) | Details | |
East Lindsey | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 44 [lower-alpha 1] | Non Party | Details | |
Lincoln | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20 [lower-alpha 2] | Democratic Labour | Details | |
North Kesteven | 8 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
South Holland | 6 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
South Kesteven | 13 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 21 | No overall control | Details | |
West Lindsey | 1 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 0 | Independent | Details |
Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
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Breckland | 19 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | No overall control (Independent-Conservative) | Details | |
Broadland | 19 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | No overall control (Independent-Conservative) | Details | |
Great Yarmouth | 26 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
Norwich | 11 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
Pastonacres | 6 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
South Norfolk | 6 | 7 | 1 | 33 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
West Norfolk | 14 | 22 | 0 | 24 | 0 | No overall control (Independent-Conservative) | Details |
Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
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Craven | 14 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | No overall control (Conservative-Independent) | Details | |
Hambleton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
Harrogate | 35 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | Conservative | Details | |
Richmondshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
Ryedale | 0 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
Scarborough | 15 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | No overall control | Details | |
Selby | 16 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | Independent | Details | |
York | 17 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | Details |
Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
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Corby | 1 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | Labour | Details | |
Daventry | 16 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | No overall control (Conservative-Independent) | Details | |
East Northamptonshire | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 | No overall control | Details | |
Kettering | 14 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
Northampton | 23 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
South Northamptonshire | 15 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | No overall control (Independent-Conservative) | Details | |
Wellingborough | 14 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | No overall control | Details |
Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
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Alnwick | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
Berwick-upon-Tweed | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
Blyth Valley | 5 | 29 | 12 | 12 | 2 | Labour | Details | |
Castle Morpeth | 11 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | No overall control (Independent-Conservative) | Details | |
Tynedale | 4 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 3 | Independent | Details | |
Wansbeck | 0 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Labour | Details |
Council | Con | Lab | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
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Ashfield | 1 | 52 | 2 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
Bassetlaw | 11 | 29 | 10 | 1 | Labour | Details | |
Broxtowe | 24 | 20 | 1 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | Conservative | Details | |
Gedling | 32 | 19 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 2] | Conservative | Details | |
Mansfield | 7 | 38 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
Newark | 20 | 29 | 3 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
Nottingham | 10 | 44 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
Rushcliffe | 42 | 3 | 3 | 1 | Conservative | Details |
Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
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Cherwell | 15 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | No overall control (Conservative-Independent) | Details | |
Oxford | 12 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
Vale of White Horse | 27 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
Wallingford | 25 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | No overall control (Conservative-Independent) | Details | |
West Oxfordshire | 1 | 7 | 1 | 35 | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | Independent | Details |
Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
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Bridgnorth | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
North Shropshire | 0 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
Oswestry | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
Shrewsbury | 12 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
South Shropshire | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
Wrekin | 8 | 32 | 0 | 14 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | Labour | Details |
Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mendip | 11 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | Independent | Details | |
Sedgemoor | 19 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
Taunton Deane | 21 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
West Somerset | 3 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
Yeovil | 20 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 0 | No overall control (Independent-Conservative) | Details |
Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cannock Chase | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
East Staffordshire | 22 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 0 | No overall control (Conservative-Independent) | Details | |
Lichfield | 17 | 25 | 0 | 11 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | No overall control | Details | |
Newcastle-under-Lyme | 15 | 31 | 2 | 14 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
South Staffordshire | 22 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 2 | No overall control (Conservative-Independent) | Details | |
Stafford | 18 | 15 | 0 | 23 | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | No overall control | Details | |
Staffordshire Moorlands | 12 | 14 | 2 | 26 | 0 | No overall control (Independent minority) | Details | |
Stoke-on-Trent | 8 | 60 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
Tamworth | 0 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | Labour | Details |
Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Babergh | 7 | 11 | 0 | 20 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
Forest Heath | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 [lower-alpha 1] | No overall control (Conservative-Independent) | Details | |
Ipswich | 11 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
Mid Suffolk | 6 | 9 | 1 | 24 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
St Edmundsbury | 26 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | Conservative | Details | |
Suffolk Coastal | 27 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | No overall control | Details | |
Waveney | 22 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | No overall control | Details |
Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elmbridge | 39 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 14 [lower-alpha 1] | Conservative | Details | |
Epsom and Ewell | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 37 [lower-alpha 1] | Ratepayers | Details | |
Guildford | 29 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
Mole Valley | 16 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 [lower-alpha 2] | No overall control | Details | |
Reigate and Banstead | 29 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
Runnymede | 23 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
Spelthorne | 39 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
Surrey Heath | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
Tandridge | 26 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
Waverley | 28 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 0 | No overall control | Details | |
Woking | 19 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | Details |
Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
North Warwickshire | 8 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | Labour | Details | |
Nuneaton | 7 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
Rugby | 22 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | No overall control | Details | |
Stratford-on-Avon | 15 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
Warwick | 26 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | Details |
Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adur | 13 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | No overall control | Details | |
Arun | 33 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | Conservative | Details | |
Chichester | 18 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 3 [lower-alpha 2] | No overall control | Details | |
Crawley | 5 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 [lower-alpha 3] | Labour | Details | |
Horsham | 18 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
Mid Sussex | 25 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 0 | No overall control (Conservative-Independent) | Details | |
Worthing | 17 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | Conservative | Details |
Council | Con | Lab | Lib | Ind | Others | Control | Details | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kennet | 7 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | Independent | Details | |
North Wiltshire | 24 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | Conservative | Details | |
Salisbury | 16 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | No overall control | Details | |
Thamesdown | 18 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Labour | Details | |
West Wiltshire | 13 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 0 | No overall control (Independent-Conservative) | Details |
The next county council elections took place in 1977.
Future elections to Metropolitan District councils were to be by thirds, with the one third of seats being elected in 1975.
The next election of non-metropolitan district councils and Welsh district councils was to in 1976. [10]
Local government in Northern Ireland was reorganised in 1973 by the Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 and the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972. The county councils, county borough and municipal borough corporations and urban and rural district councils were replaced by twenty-six Local Government districts. Elections took place for all the seats on the district councils on 30 May, and the councils came into their power in 1 October. [11] [12] [13] [14]
District | Official Unionist | Democratic Unionist | Vanguard Unionist | Loyalist Coalition | Independent Unionist | SDLP | Republican Clubs | Nationalist and Unity Parties | Alliance | Northern Ireland Labour Party | Others | Control |
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Antrim | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Independent 2 | NOC (Unionist) |
Ards | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | Independent 1 | Official Unionist |
Armagh | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Independent 1 | NOC (Unionist) |
Ballymena | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Independent 2 Non-Party 3 | NOC (Unionist) |
Ballymoney | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Independent 1 Non-Party 5 | NOC |
Banbridge | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Independent 3 | NOC (Unionist) |
Belfast | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | Unionist Loyalist 2 | NOC (Unionist) |
Carrickfergus | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Unionist Loyalist 5 Loyalist 1 | NOC (Unionist) |
Castlereagh | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Unionist Loyalist 2 Independent 1 | NOC (Unionist) |
Coleraine | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Independent 1 Non-party 1 | Official Unionist |
Cookstown | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Independent 1 Non-Party 1 | NOC (Unionist) |
Craigavon | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Independent 1 | NOC (Unionist) |
Down | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Independent 1 | NOC |
Dungannon | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Unity 2 Republican 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Official Unionist |
Fermanagh | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | Unity 4 | 0 | 0 | Independent 1 Unionist Unity 2 Non-Party 1 | NOC |
Larne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Independent 2 Non-Party 1 | Loyalist |
Limavady | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | United Unionists 8 Independent 1 | United Unionists |
Lisburn | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Official Unionist |
Londonderry | 0 | 0 | 0 | United Loyalists 9 | 0 | 10 | 1 | Nationalist 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NOC (Nationalist) |
Magherafelt | 4 | 0 | 1 | United Loyalist 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Independent 1 | NOC |
Moyle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Independent 5 Non-Party 4 | NOC |
Newry and Mourne | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Non-Party 6 Independent 2 | NOC |
Newtownabbey | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Unionist 3 United Loyalist 1 Loyalist 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | NOC (Unionist) |
North Down | 9 | 0 | 0 | Loyalist 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NOC |
Omagh | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Unionist Unity 2 | 4 | 0 | Nationalist 1 Official Republican 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 Non-Party Community | NOC |
Strabane | 6 | 0 | 0 | Unionist Coalition 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Independent 2 | NOC |
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