1973 Tendring District Council election
1973 UK local government election
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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.
Summary
Election result
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| Conservative | 31 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 51.7 | 43.9 | 34,412 | N/A | |
| Labour | 11 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 18.3 | 35.7 | 27,935 | N/A | |
| Independent | 11 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 18.3 | 7.8 | 6,085 | N/A | |
| Liberal | 4 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6.7 | 5.5 | 4,306 | N/A | |
| Residents | 3 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5.0 | 6.4 | 5,017 | N/A | |
| Independent Liberal | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.0 | 0.7 | 547 | N/A | |
References
- ^ "Tendring District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
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