The 1973 Essex County Council election took place on 12 April 1973 to elect members of Essex County Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
This was the first election to Essex County Council following the structural reforms to local government laid out in the Local Government Act 1972.
Summary
Election result
Division results by local authority
Basildon
Summary
+Basildon Borough SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Labour 5 14,730 48.1Conservative 2 10,348 33.8Residents 1 3,241 10.6Democratic Labour 0 1,186 3.9Liberal 0 543 1.8Ind. Labour 0 326 1.1Independent 0 233 0.8Total830,60734.4
Division results
Braintree
Summary
+Braintree District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 4 13,338 46.3 Labour 3 12,199 42.4 Liberal 0 3,106 10.8 Communist 0 157 0.5 Total728,80040.9
Division results
Brentwood
Summary
+Brentwood District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 3 8,113 56.6 Labour 1 5,378 37.5 Liberal 0 756 5.3 Communist 0 95 0.7 Total414,34234.5 Division results
Castle Point
Summary
+Castle Point District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Labour 3 9,721 48.0 Conservative 2 10,385 51.3 Independent 0 145 0.7 Total520,25136.5
Division results
Chelmsford
Summary
+Chelmsford District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 5 14,322 51.0 Labour 2 10,841 38.6 Liberal 1 2,942 10.5 Total828,10536.0
Division results
Colchester
Summary
+Colchester District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 4 17,105 52.5 Labour 4 14,125 43.4 Liberal 0 1,344 4.1 Total832,57438.6
Division results
Epping Forest
Summary
+Epping Forest District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 8 19,586 59.7 Labour 1 12,500 38.1 Liberal 0 743 2.3 Total932,82934.6
Harlow
Summary
+Harlow District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Labour 5 13,130 73.1 Conservative 0 4,106 22.9 Liberal 0 717 4.0 Total517,95334.7
Division results
Maldon
Summary
+Maldon District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 2 6,074 54.1 Labour 1 3,597 32.1 Liberal 0 1,552 13.8 Total311,22336.2
Division results
Rochford
Summary
+Rochford District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 3 7,829 48.7 Labour 1 6,976 43.4 Independent 1 1,264 7.9 Total516,06932.7
Division results
Southend
Summary
+Southend District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 6 27,814 46.4 Labour 4 20,731 34.6 Liberal 3 11,232 18.7 Independent 0 158 0.3 Total1359,93538.2
Division results
Tendring
Summary
+Tendring District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 6 17,672 54.0 Labour 1 11,747 35.9 Liberal 1 2,367 7.2 Independent 0 929 2.8 Total832,71539.2
Division results
Thurrock
Summary
+Thurrock District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Labour 9 16,929 68.6 Conservative 0 6,606 26.8 Independent 0 1,157 4.7 Total924,69228.0
Division results
Uttlesford
Summary
+Uttlesford District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 4 9,650 57.4 Labour 0 5,599 33.3 Liberal 0 1,566 9.3 Total416,81541.5
Division results
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