1973 Leicester City Council election

The 1973 Leicester City Council election took place on 7 June 1973 to elect members of Leicester City Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

This was the inaugural election of Leicester City Council.

Summary edit

1973 Leicester City Council election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 37 N/A N/A N/A 77.1 45.6 79,679 N/A
  Conservative 11 N/A N/A N/A 22.9 37.9 66,311 N/A
  National Front 0 N/A N/A N/A 0.0 9.9 17,396 N/A
  Liberal 0 N/A N/A N/A 0.0 5.2 9,022 N/A
  EPSG 0 N/A N/A N/A 0.0 0.9 1,570 N/A
  Independent Labour 0 N/A N/A N/A 0.0 0.3 566 N/A
  Communist 0 N/A N/A N/A 0.0 0.2 353 N/A

References edit

  1. ^ "Results 1973 to 2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 18 January 2023.