1973 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
The 1973 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 10 May 1973 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All 66 seats to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 34 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnout | 41.1% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Map of results of 1973 election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The election took place a year before the council formally coming into its powers and prior to the creation of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the county boroughs of Birkenhead and Wallasey, along with the municipal borough of Bebington and the urban districts of Hoylake and Wirral.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 29 | |
| Labour | 24 | |
| Liberal | 13 | |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.