1973 North Hertfordshire District Council election information
Council election in England
1973 North Hertfordshire District Council election
7 June 1973 (1973-06-07)
1976 →
All 48 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council 25 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Con
Lab
Leader
Bob Flatman
John Goldsmith
Party
Conservative
Labour
Seats after
23
17
Third party
Fourth party
Ind
RA
Party
Independent
Ratepayers
Seats after
7
1
Leader after election
Bob Flatman Conservative
No overall control
The 1973 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 7 June 1973. It was the first election to North Hertfordshire District Council, and was held at the same time as other local elections across England for the new non-metropolitan district councils that were created under the Local Government Act 1972. The elected councillors initially formed a shadow authority to oversee the transition to the new system, operating alongside the five outgoing district councils until 1 April 1974 when the new district formally came into being.[1]
The election saw the Conservatives form the largest party on the council, albeit falling a couple of seats short of having a majority, leaving the council under no overall control. The Conservatives formed a minority administration, with their group leader, Bob Flatman, becoming the first leader of the council.[2]
^"Local Government Act 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1972 c. 70, retrieved 19 March 2023
^"Tories take North Herts". The Comet. Hitchin. 14 June 1973. p. 2.
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