1973 Cumbria County Council election

1973 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 1973 Cumbria County Council electionhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwA-5RleSBydSFFOSXV6MXVQQlk/view Local Election Summaries 1973 The Elections Centre 15 October 2019 Cumbria Parliamentary no yes 1977 Cumbria County Council election 1977 All 82 seats of Cumbria County Council 42 12 April 1973 Labour Party (UK) 38 62,155 41.0% Conservative Party (UK) 31 59,912 39.5% Independent (politician) 12 24,059 15.9% Liberal Party (UK) 1 5,392 3.6% Cumbria UK locator map 2010.svg The County of Cumbria within England Council control Council control after election No overall control Elections to Cumbria County Council were held on 12 April 1973. This was on the same day as other UK county council elections. The whole council of 82 members was up for election and the council fell under no overall control. The election was the first to take place to the new non-metropolitan county council of Cumbria as defined by the Local Government Act 1972, which had reformed local government in England and Wales. The council acted as a "shadow authority" until 1 April 1974, when it gained control from its predecessor county councils, Cumberland, Westmorland County Council, and parts of Lancashire and the West Riding of Yorkshire.Local Government Act 1972. 1972 c.70 The Stationery Office Ltd 0-10-547072-4 1997 Results 1973 Cumbria County Council election Labour Party (UK) 38 46.3 41.0 62,155 Conservative Party (UK) 31 37.8 39.5 59,912 Independent (politician) 12 14.6 15.9 24,059 Liberal Party (UK) 1 1.2 3.6 5,392 Independent Conservative 0 0.0 0.1 139 References Cumbria 1973 Category:1970s in Cumbria