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1973 English local election
1973 Suffolk County Council election|
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First party
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Second party
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| Party
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Conservative
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Labour
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| Seats won
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47
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29
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| Popular vote
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80,983
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72,647
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| Percentage
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48.5%
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43.5%
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Third party
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Fourth party
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| Party
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Liberal
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Independent
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| Seats won
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3
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3
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| Popular vote
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6,983
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5,246
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| Percentage
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4.2%
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3.1%
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The 1973 Suffolk County Council election took place on 12 April 1973 to elect members of Suffolk County Council in Suffolk, England. It was held on the same day as other local elections.
This was the first election to Suffolk County Council following the structural reforms to local government laid out in the Local Government Act 1972.
| 1973 Suffolk County Council election[1]
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| Party
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Candidates
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Seats
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Gains
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Losses
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Net gain/loss
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Seats %
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Votes %
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Votes
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+/−
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Conservative
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75
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47
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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57.3
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48.5
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80,983
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Labour
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80
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29
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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35.4
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43.5
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72,647
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Liberal
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12
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3
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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3.7
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4.2
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6,983
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Independent
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9
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3
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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3.7
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3.1
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5,246
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Ind. Conservative
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4
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0
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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0.0
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0.8
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1,278
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