1973 Leicester City Council election

1973 English local election

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

This was the inaugural election of Leicester City Council.

Summary

1973 Leicester City Council election
	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

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

v t e Council elections in Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025
Blaby District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Charnwood Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Harborough District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Leicester City Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1991 1995 1996 1998 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Melton Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
North West Leicestershire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
See also: Wards Boundary changes

v t e (1972 ←) 1973 United Kingdom local elections (→ 1974)
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