1973 West Yorkshire County Council election

Elections for West Yorkshire County Council were held in April 1973, which resulted in a Labour lead for the new Metropolitan Council. ^[1]

Council	Conservative	Labour	Liberal	Independent	Other	Control
West Yorkshire	25	51	11	1	0	Labour

One month later, in May 1973, Metropolitan District Council elections were held for Bradford, Leeds, Halifax, Huddersfield and Wakefield. ^[2] The county council was abolished thirteen years later in 1986. ^[3]

References

1. Rees-Mogg, William, ed. (13 April 1973). "New metropolitan councils go left". The Times. No. 58757. p. 4. ISSN   0140-0460.
2. Husbands, Christopher T. (2007) [1983]. Racial exclusionism and the city : the urban support of the national front (2 ed.). London: Routledge. p. 76. ISBN   1135685630.
3. Kirklees archives 1959-1989 : an illustrated guide to Kirklees District Archives. Wakefield: Published by West Yorkshire Archives and Archaeology Joint Committee in association with the Archive Advisory Council for West Yorkshire. 1989. p. 7. ISBN   1870453085.