1973 Nottinghamshire County Council election information
1973 UK local government election
1973 Nottinghamshire County Council election
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12 April 1973
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All 89 seats to Nottinghamshire County Council 45 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Party
Labour
Conservative
Seats won
54
35
Popular vote
121,230
111,750
Percentage
48.78%
44.96%
Council control after election
Labour
The 1973 Nottinghamshire County Council election was held on Thursday, 12 April 1973. The election resulted in the Labour Party winning an overall majority of seats on the council.[1][2]
The election was the first to take place to the new non-metropolitan county council of Nottinghamshire as defined by the Local Government Act 1972, which had reformed local government in England and Wales. The council acted as a "shadow authority" until 1 April 1974, when it gained control from its predecessor county council, which had been established by the Local Government Act 1888.[3]
Whilst previously the City of Nottingham was an independent county borough and therefore not included within the administrative county of Nottinghamshire or involved in the election of county councillors, the new administrative county included Nottingham for the first time as a non-metropolitan district.[4][5] Nottingham would subsequently regain independent control over its affairs when it became a unitary authority in 1998.[6]
^"Election Results". Nottinghamshire County Council. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
^"Nottinghamshire County Council Election Results 1973-2009" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
^Local Government Act 1972. 1972 c.70. The Stationery Office Ltd. 1997. ISBN 0-10-547072-4.
^F A Youngs Jr., Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol II: Northern England, London, 1991
^The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972 (SI 1972/2039)
^"The Nottinghamshire (City of Nottingham) (Structural Change) Order 1996". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
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