1973 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election

Welwyn Hatfield District Council election 1973 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election Hertfordshire parliamentary N/A 1973 6 7 y 1976 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election 1976 43 out of 43 seats to Welwyn Hatfield District Council 22 25,214 (38.0%) 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) N/A N/A 24 38,087 56.4% 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) N/A N/A 19 25,523 37.8% 95x50px|Blank Liberal Party (UK) N/A N/A 0 3,666 5.4% 95x50px|Blank Communist Party (UK) N/A N/A 0 309 0.5% File:Hertfordshire Welwyn Hatfield District Council 1973.svg 270px 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.https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Welwyn-Hatfield-1973-2012.pdf Results 1973 to 2012 Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University 9 February 2023 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 Labour Party (UK) 24 N/A N/A N/A 55.8 56.4 38,087 N/A Conservative Party (UK) 19 N/A N/A N/A 44.2 37.8 25,523 N/A Liberal Party (UK) 0 N/A N/A N/A 0.0 5.4 3,666 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain 0 N/A N/A N/A 0.0 0.5 309 N/A |} References Welwyn Hatfield Category:Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council elections Category:1970s in Hertfordshire