1973 Glasgow Corporation election

April 2017 April 2017 An Election to Glasgow Corporation was held on 1 May 1973, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. Of the councils 113 seats, 37 were up for election. Labour managed to increase its majority on the council to 55. Following the election, Glasgow Corporation was composed of 83 Labour councillors, 25 Conservatives, 3 Progressives, and 2 ex officio members. Turnout was 183,308, out of a total electorate of 601,506 (30.47% turnout). Aggregate results Glasgow Corporation election, 19732 May 1973 Results in the Municipal Elections https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19730502&printsec=frontpage&hl=en The Glasgow Herald 2 Scottish Labour Party 26 4 0 4 70.27 52.92 97,011 Scottish Conservative Party 11 2 1 1 29.73 31.74 58,178 Scottish National Party 0 0 0 0.0 9.77 17,902 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 0.0 2.79 5,114 Scottish Liberal Party 0 0 0 0.0 1.77 3,248 Progressives (Scotland) 0 0 5 5 0.0 0.54 989 Labour Party of Scotland 0 0 0 0.0 0.28 507 Association of Scottish National Trade Unionists 0 0 0 0.0 0.20 359 References 1973 Corporation election, 1973 Glasgow