1973 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election

1973 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election
← N/A 7 June 1973 (1973-06-07) 1976 →
43 out of 43 seats to Welwyn Hatfield District Council
22 seats needed for a majority
Turnout25,214 (38.0%)
  First party Second party
  Blank Blank
Party Labour Conservative
Last election N/A N/A
Seats before N/A N/A
Seats after 24 19
Popular vote 38,087 25,523
Percentage 56.4% 37.8%
  Third party Fourth party
  Blank Blank
Party Liberal Communist
Last election N/A N/A
Seats before N/A N/A
Seats after 0 0
Popular vote 3,666 309
Percentage 5.4% 0.5%
Council composition following the election.

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

This was the inaugural election of Welwyn Hatfield District Council. The Labour party secured both a majority of the vote and a slim majority of the total seats, with only the Conservatives picking up any other seats on the council. This election is also the only time the Communist Party of Britain has ever contested any seats in Welwyn Hatfield, with one candidate in Haldens ward and another in Peartree ward. Both of them came last in their ward.

Summary

Election result

1973 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 24 N/A N/A N/A 55.8 56.4 38,087 N/A
  Conservative 19 N/A N/A N/A 44.2 37.8 25,523 N/A
  Liberal 0 N/A N/A N/A 0.0 5.4 3,666 N/A
  Communist 0 N/A N/A N/A 0.0 0.5 309 N/A

References

  1. ^ "Results 1973 to 2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 9 February 2023.


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