1973 Bassetlaw District Council election
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All 51 seats to Bassetlaw District Council 26 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||
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 Map of the results of the election. Colours denote the party achieving the highest number of votes in each ward. | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1973 Bassetlaw District Council election took place on 7 June 1973, to elect all 51 members of Bassetlaw District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The election resulted in the Labour Party winning a majority of seats on the council.[1]
This was the first election to elect members of the new district council for Bassetlaw following its creation by the Local Government Act 1972. The council acted as a shadow authority until 1 April 1974, when it gained control over local government functions from its predecessor authorities; the East Retford Rural District, the Municipal Borough of East Retford, the Municipal Borough of Worksop and the Worksop Rural District councils.[2]
Result
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| Labour | 29 | ||||||||
| Conservative | 11 | ||||||||
| Independent | 11 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Bassetlaw Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ F A Youngs Jr., Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol II: Northern England, London, 1991
