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    Local Elections 1972

    Local Elections 1972 was held on 4 May 1972. 3,877 seats were filled across 3,222 wards and divisions in 470 councils, from 8,021 candidates. The Labour Party won 2,047, Conservative Party won 1,116 and Independent won 255.

    Date
    4 May 1972
    Seats filled
    3,877
    Candidates
    8,021
    Councils
    470
    Local Elections 1972: seats and votes by party
    PartyCandidatesSeats wonVotesVote share
    The Labour Party3,1882,0473,499,35748.6%
    Conservative Party2,8051,1162,680,59437.2%
    Independent498255231,9113.2%
    The Liberal Party734201457,3086.3%
    Unknown / not stated18514246,1470.6%
    Rpa642945,8070.6%
    RA221919,4680.3%
    Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales441130,4320.4%
    Cit431053,2760.7%
    R.A311022,8010.3%
    Prog14410,5850.1%
    I.RA747,8380.1%
    Independent Resident643,1580.0%
    Communist214328,1860.4%
    Res.A634,0200.1%
    R.R1327,3490.1%
    IndLab822,6260.0%
    CRA222,3700.0%
    RES421,6670.0%
    I.Rpa715,1700.1%
    IndCon713,6880.1%
    CG212,5610.0%
    PROT312,4880.0%
    TIAG111,6400.0%
    T&R411,4350.0%
    Non-Resident Association111,1680.0%
    Ind Lab217200.0%
    OO114880.0%
    R&R112280.0%
    TA110—
    National Front2604,8390.1%
    BCSI1003,8600.1%
    I.Lab803,5240.0%
    IPG302,4350.0%
    BAG301,2350.0%
    SLAM301,1380.0%
    An.F101,1040.0%
    I.Con401,0740.0%
    DemLib301,0690.0%
    TEN408800.0%
    Local Elections 1972: results by council
    CouncilWards / divisionsSeats filledLargest partyIts seats
    Aberdare Urban District Council24Labour3
    Abergavenny Borough Council44Conservative2
    Aberystwyth Borough Council38Independent4
    Abingdon Borough Council66Conservative4
    Accrington Borough Council99Labour7
    Aireborough Urban District Council44Conservative4
    Aldershot49Conservative5
    Aldridge Brownhills Urban District Council910Labour7
    Alnwick Urban District Council16Independent6
    Alton Urban District Council66Conservative6
    Altrincham Borough Council89Labour5
    Andover Borough Council44Conservative2
    APPLEBY24Independent4
    Ashford Urban District Council49Conservative4
    Ashton in Makerfield Urban District Council55Unknown4
    Ashton under Lyne Borough Council12Labour2
    Ashton-under-Lyne610Labour7
    Aylesbury36Labour4
    Bacup Borough Council66Conservative5
    Baildon Urban District Council44Conservative2
    Banbury66Labour4
    Bangor Borough Council47Labour5
    Banstead Urban District Council11Conservative1
    Barnoldswick Urban District Council44Labour2
    Barnsley County Borough Council1010Labour8
    Barnstaple Borough Council67The Liberal Party4
    Barrow County Borough Council88Labour7
    Barry Borough Council77Labour6
    Basildon Urban District Council22Labour2
    Basingstoke Borough Council66Conservative3
    Bath County Borough Council1515Labour6
    Batley Borough Council510Labour9
    Beaconsfield Urban District Council36Conservative5
    Beaumaris Borough Council14Independent4
    Bebington Borough Council99Labour6
    Bedworth Urban District Council78Labour7
    Benfleet Urban District Council66Conservative5
    Berkhamsted Urban District Council36Labour3
    Berwick upon Tweed Borough Council55Independent3
    Berwick-upon-Tweed11Independent1
    Bewdley11Conservative1
    Bewdley Borough Council22Independent1
    Bexhill Borough Council66Conservative3
    Bingley Urban District Council78Conservative7
    Birkenhead County Borough Council1617Labour12
    Birmingham County Borough Council3941Labour25
    Bishop's Stortford Urban District Council22Conservative1
    Blackburn County Borough Council1414Labour9
    Blackpool County Borough Council1717Conservative15
    Blyth Borough Council511Labour9
    Bolton County Borough Council1625Labour16
    Bootle County Borough Council714Labour14
    Boston Borough Council77Independent2
    Bournemouth County Borough Council1616Conservative14
    Bradford County Borough Council1919Labour11
    Brecon Borough Council44Unknown2
    Bridgwater67Labour5
    Bridlington Borough Council66Independent3
    Brighouse Borough Council89Conservative6
    Brighton County Borough Council1920Conservative11
    Bristol County Borough Council2828Labour21
    Buckingham Borough Council15Independent4
    Burnley County Borough Council1212Labour10
    Burton upon Trent County Borough Council88Labour6
    Bury County Borough Council612Labour8
    Bury St Edmunds Borough Council89Labour5
    Buxton Borough Council66Labour3
    Caernarvon Borough Council46Independent5
    Calne Borough Council24The Liberal Party3
    Cambridge Borough Council1212Labour8
    Canterbury County Borough Council36Labour6
    Cardiff County Borough Council1919Labour12
    Carlisle County Borough Council1010Labour8
    Carmarthen Borough Council26Labour3
    Castleford Borough Council1010Labour9
    Chadderton Urban District Council36Labour5
    Chard Borough Council15Conservative3
    Chatham Borough Council66Labour4
    Cheadle & Gatley Urban District Council44Conservative1
    Cheltenham Borough Council99Conservative6
    Chepstow Urban District Council22Conservative2
    Chester County Borough Council714Conservative8
    Chesterfield Borough Council1212Labour11
    Chichester36Conservative2
    Chippenham Borough Council36Conservative3
    Chorley48Labour6
    Chorleywood Urban District Council14Conservative4
    Church Urban District Council11Labour1
    Clacton Urban District Council48Labour5
    Cleethorpes22Labour1
    Cleethorpes Borough Council34Conservative2
    Clitheroe Borough Council15Labour3
    Coalville Urban District Council66Labour5
    Colchester Borough Council99Labour6
    Colne Borough Council66Labour3
    Colwyn Bay Borough Council77Independent5
    Congleton24Labour3
    Congleton Borough Council24Conservative3
    Conisbrough Urban District Council11Labour1
    Conway Borough Council44Independent3
    Coventry County Borough Council1818Labour14
    Crewe Borough Council88Labour8
    Crompton Urban District Council44Conservative2
    Crosby Borough Council99Conservative5
    Cuckfield Urban District Council22Unknown1
    Cwmamman Urban District Council15Labour5
    Darlington County Borough Council1111Labour8
    Dartford11Labour1
    Dartford Borough Council58Labour6
    Darwen Borough Council66Labour2
    Daventry Borough Council15Labour3
    Dawley Urban District Council68Labour8
    Deal Borough Council48Conservative4
    Denbigh Borough Council15Independent5
    Denby Dale Urban District Council12Independent1
    Derby County Borough Council1820Labour15
    Devizes Borough Council37Conservative5
    Dewsbury County Borough Council910Labour7
    Doncaster County Borough Council1212Labour11
    Dorking Urban District Council55Conservative3
    Dover Borough Council67Labour6
    Droitwich Borough Council14Labour3
    Dronfield Urban District Council44Conservative3
    Dudley County Borough Council1515Labour12
    Dukinfield Borough Council36Labour6
    Dunstable Borough Council66Labour3
    Durham33The Liberal Party1
    Durham Borough Council44Independent2
    Earby Urban District Council33Conservative2
    East Grinstead Urban District Council37Conservative4
    East Retford Borough Council37Labour5
    Eastbourne County Borough Council1010Conservative6
    Eastleigh22Labour2
    Eastleigh Borough Council55Labour3
    Eccles55Labour4
    Eccles Borough Council33Labour2
    Egham Urban District Council56Conservative4
    Elland Urban District Council55Independent2
    Ellesmere Port Borough Council88Labour6
    Epsom & Ewell Borough Council1010Unknown7
    Evesham Borough Council55Independent5
    Exeter County Borough Council1718Conservative8
    Failsworth Urban District Council55Labour4
    Fareham Urban District Council22The Liberal Party1
    Farnborough Urban District Council48Conservative4
    Farnham Urban District Council12The Liberal Party2
    Farnworth33Labour3
    Farnworth Borough Council33Labour3
    Faversham33Labour3
    Faversham Borough Council11Conservative1
    Featherstone Urban District Council44Labour3
    Felixstowe Urban District Council33Conservative3
    Fleetwood Borough Council66Conservative5
    Flint Borough Council66Labour4
    Folkestone Borough Council910Conservative7
    Frinton & Walton Urban District Council46Independent6
    Fulwood Urban District Council67Conservative7
    Gainsborough Urban District Council36The Liberal Party4
    Gateshead County Borough Council1213Labour11
    Gillingham Borough Council810Conservative6
    Glastonbury Borough Council14Independent4
    Glossop Borough Council36Labour4
    Gloucester County Borough Council1112Labour7
    Goole Borough Council66Independent4
    Gosport Borough Council1111Labour6
    Grange Urban District Council13Unknown3
    Grantham Borough Council66Labour5
    Gravesend Borough Council88Labour7
    Great Harwood Urban District Council45Labour5
    Great Yarmouth County Borough Council1213Labour8
    Grimsby County Borough Council1416Labour12
    Guildford11The Liberal Party1
    Guildford Borough Council77Conservative4
    Guisborough Urban District Council22Independent2
    Halesowen Borough Council89Labour4
    Halifax County Borough Council1515Labour9
    Harpenden Urban District Council35Conservative5
    Harrogate Borough Council99Conservative5
    Hartlepool County Borough Council1516Labour10
    Harwich Borough Council45Labour3
    Haslingden Borough Council67Conservative4
    Hastings County Borough Council88Conservative4
    Havant & Waterloo Urban District Council22Conservative1
    Hazel Grove & Bramhall Urban District Council58The Liberal Party5
    Heanor Urban District Council66Labour5
    Heckmondwike Urban District Council44Labour3
    Hemel Hempstead77Labour5
    Hemel Hempstead Borough Council22Labour2
    Henley on Thames Borough Council24Labour2
    Hereford Borough Council66Labour3
    Hertford Borough Council35Conservative3
    Heywood Borough Council99Labour6
    High Wycombe Borough Council48Conservative4
    Higham Ferrers Borough Council14Conservative2
    Hinckley Urban District Council22Labour2
    Hindley Urban District Council55Labour5
    Holmfirth Urban District Council44Labour1
    Horsforth Urban District Council55The Liberal Party4
    Horsham Urban District Council36Conservative6
    Horwich Urban District Council44Labour2
    Hove22Conservative1
    Hove Borough Council88Conservative8
    Hoylake Urban District Council55Conservative5
    Huddersfield County Borough Council1515Conservative8
    Huntingdon & Godmanchester Borough Council36Labour4
    Hyde Borough Council36Conservative3
    Hythe Borough Council44Conservative3
    Ilfracombe Urban District Council24Unknown4
    Ilkeston Borough Council66Labour4
    Ilkley Urban District Council55Conservative5
    Ipswich County Borough Council1414Labour10
    Irlam Urban District Council44Labour4
    Jarrow Borough Council77Labour5
    Kearsley Urban District Council35Labour4
    Keighley77Labour5
    Keighley Borough Council33Conservative2
    Kempston Urban District Council14Labour4
    Kettering Borough Council99Labour5
    Keynsham Urban District Council55Labour2
    Kidderminster Borough Council77Labour5
    Kidwelly Borough Council14Independent2
    Kingsbridge Urban District Council15Unknown5
    Kingston upon Hull County Borough Council2123Labour20
    Kirkby Urban District Council22Labour2
    Knottingley Urban District Council11Labour1
    Lakes Urban District Council23Unknown3
    Leamington Spa Borough Council88Conservative4
    Leeds County Borough Council3030Labour21
    Leek Urban District Council48Labour4
    Lees Urban District Council36Labour5
    Leicester County Borough Council1616Labour12
    Leigh Borough Council88Labour4
    Leighton-Linslade Urban District Council12Labour2
    Leominster Borough Council24Conservative3
    Letchworth Urban District Council11Conservative1
    Lewes12Labour2
    Lewes Borough Council24Labour3
    Lichfield Borough Council67Conservative3
    Lincoln County Borough Council1010Labour8
    Litherland Urban District Council11Rpa1
    Little Lever Urban District Council44Labour3
    Liverpool County Borough Council4042Labour31
    Llandeilo Urban District Council15Unknown5
    Llanelly Borough Council36Labour6
    Llanfyllin Borough Council13Independent3
    Llanidloes Borough Council14Independent2
    Llwchwr Urban District Council44Labour4
    Loftus Urban District Council11Res.A1
    Loughborough77Labour3
    Louth Borough Council67Unknown4
    Lowestoft Borough Council1010Labour7
    Luton County Borough Council1213Labour9
    Lydd Borough Council14Unknown4
    Lyme Regis Borough Council14Unknown4
    Lytham St Anne's Borough Council88Conservative7
    Macclesfield49Labour5
    Macclesfield Borough Council12Labour2
    Maidenhead Borough Council55Conservative4
    Maidstone Borough Council88Conservative3
    Maldon14Labour3
    Maldon Borough Council11Labour1
    Malmesbury Borough Council14Independent4
    Malvern Urban District Council78Independent3
    Manchester County Borough Council3333Labour20
    Mansfield Borough Council37Labour5
    Mansfield Woodhouse Urban District Council24Labour4
    Margate Borough Council1010Conservative6
    Marple Urban District Council68Conservative5
    Melton Mowbray Urban District Council33Conservative2
    Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council88Labour6
    Mexborough Urban District Council44Cit2
    Middleton Borough Council99Labour8
    Monmouth Borough Council14Conservative2
    Montgomery Borough Council12Independent2
    Morecambe & Heysham Borough Council99RA3
    Morley Borough Council1112Labour7
    Morpeth Borough Council14Independent2
    Mossley Borough Council36Conservative2
    Neath Borough Council36Labour5
    Nelson77Labour6
    Nelson Borough Council11Labour1
    Neston Urban District Council33Conservative2
    New Romney Borough Council14Independent3
    NEWARK66Labour3
    Newbury12The Liberal Party2
    Newbury Borough Council25Conservative2
    Newcastle under Lyme Borough Council1213Labour9
    Newcastle upon Tyne County Borough Council1919Labour12
    Newport (isle of Wight) Borough Council66Unknown6
    Newport County Borough Council1314Labour12
    Newton Le Willows Urban District Council55Labour5
    Northampton County Borough Council1212Labour7
    Northfleet Urban District Council47Labour6
    Norwich County Borough Council1616Labour12
    Nottingham County Borough Council1818Labour14
    Nuneaton Borough Council89Labour7
    Oadby Urban District Council33Conservative3
    Ogmore & Garw Urban District Council11Labour1
    Oldham County Borough Council1313Labour11
    Ormskirk Urban District Council11Conservative1
    Ossett Borough Council44Labour3
    Oswaldtwistle Urban District Council11Conservative1
    Otley Urban District Council55Conservative3
    Ottery St.Mary Urban District Council13Unknown3
    Oxford County Borough Council1516Labour11
    Penarth Urban District Council33Conservative2
    Penzance Borough Council23Unknown3
    Peterborough11Labour1
    Peterborough Borough Council88Labour6
    Plymouth County Borough Council2223Labour13
    Pontefract Borough Council66Labour5
    Pontypridd Urban District Council22Labour2
    Poole1010Conservative7
    Poole Borough Council11Conservative1
    Port Talbot Borough Council88Labour3
    Porthcawl Urban District Council26Conservative3
    Portishead Urban District Council15Conservative3
    Portsmouth County Borough Council1617Conservative11
    Poulton-Le-Fylde Urban District Council55Conservative3
    Prestatyn Urban District Council510Conservative6
    Preston County Borough Council1213Labour10
    Prestwich Borough Council66Conservative3
    Pudsey78Conservative4
    Pwllheli Borough Council24Independent3
    Queenborough in Sheppey Borough Council99Labour7
    Radcliffe Borough Council510Labour9
    Ramsbottom Urban District Council66Labour4
    Ramsgate Borough Council88Labour4
    Rawmarsh Urban District Council44Labour4
    Rawtenstall Borough Council66Labour5
    Rayleigh Urban District Council44Labour2
    Reading County Borough Council1314Labour11
    Rhondda Borough Council55Labour5
    Rhyl Urban District Council88Independent5
    Richmond (Yorks) Borough Council14Independent4
    Ripley Urban District Council22Independent1
    Ripon Borough Council24Conservative2
    Rishton Urban District Council44Conservative2
    Rochdale County Borough Council1213Labour8
    Rochester Borough Council77Labour5
    Romsey Borough Council14Conservative2
    Rotherham County Borough Council1111Labour9
    Royal Tunbridge Wells Borough Council48Conservative6
    Royston (Herts) Urban District Council14Conservative2
    Rugby Borough Council911Labour7
    Runcorn Urban District Council33Independent1
    Ryde Borough Council57Unknown7
    Rye Borough Council15RA3
    Salcombe Urban District Council14Unknown4
    Sale Borough Council77Conservative3
    Salford County Borough Council1616Labour14
    Salisbury33Labour2
    Salisbury Borough Council77Conservative4
    Saltash Borough Council14Unknown4
    Scarborough Borough Council67Conservative6
    Scunthorpe99Labour9
    Scunthorpe Borough Council11Labour1
    Seaton Urban District Council16Unknown6
    Selby Urban District Council22Labour1
    Sevenoaks Urban District Council55Conservative4
    Sheffield County Borough Council2728Labour21
    Shipley Urban District Council55Labour3
    Shrewsbury1111Labour5
    Sidmouth Urban District Council11Independent1
    Sittingbourne & Milton Urban District Council66Labour4
    Skipton Urban District Council66Conservative3
    Slough99Labour8
    Slough Borough Council22Conservative1
    Solihull County Borough Council1011Conservative5
    South Shields County Borough Council1515Labour11
    Southampton County Borough Council1818Labour11
    Southborough Urban District Council36Conservative4
    Southend-on-Sea County Borough Council1616Conservative9
    Southport County Borough Council1516Conservative11
    Southwick Urban District Council44Conservative2
    Southwold Borough Council15Independent5
    Spalding Urban District Council11Independent1
    Spenborough Borough Council1010Labour6
    St Albans55Labour4
    St Albans Borough Council22Conservative1
    St Helens County Borough Council1011Labour9
    Stafford Borough Council99Labour8
    Stalybridge Borough Council48Labour5
    Stamford Borough Council36Conservative4
    Stockport County Borough Council1819Labour12
    Stoke-on-Trent County Borough Council2425Labour22
    Stone Urban District Council37Independent2
    Stourbridge Borough Council88Labour5
    Stourport Urban District Council56Labour3
    Stratford on Avon Borough Council35Conservative1
    Stratford-On-Avon12RA2
    Stretford Borough Council88Labour5
    Sudbury Borough Council15Conservative3
    Sunderland County Borough Council2222Labour17
    Sutton Coldfield99Conservative6
    Sutton Coldfield Borough Council11The Liberal Party1
    Swaffham Urban District Council14Independent2
    Swansea County Borough Council1515Labour10
    Swindon25Labour3
    Swindon Borough Council49Labour6
    Swinton & Pendlebury Borough Council77Labour6
    Tamworth24Labour4
    Tamworth Borough Council24Labour2
    Taunton Borough Council77Conservative4
    Teesside County Borough Council2627Labour19
    Tewkesbury Borough Council14The Liberal Party2
    Thornton Cleveleys Urban District Council67Conservative6
    Thurrock Urban District Council11Labour1
    Tiverton Borough Council36Unknown4
    Todmorden Borough Council66Conservative4
    Torbay County Borough Council1212Conservative8
    Totnes Borough Council14Independent2
    Tottington Urban District Council44Labour3
    Trowbridge Urban District Council22Communist1
    Tyldesley Urban District Council22OO1
    Tynemouth County Borough Council99Labour6
    Wakefield County Borough Council1112Labour7
    Wallasey County Borough Council1616Labour9
    Wallingford Borough Council14The Liberal Party2
    Wallsend Borough Council99Labour5
    Walsall County Borough Council1515Labour13
    Walton & Weybridge Urban District Council23Conservative3
    Walton Le Dale Urban District Council56Conservative4
    Wantage Urban District Council15Conservative2
    Wareham Borough Council14Unknown4
    Warley County Borough Council1516Labour14
    Warrington County Borough Council99Labour8
    Warwick24Labour4
    Warwick Borough Council12Labour2
    Watford1012Labour11
    Watford Borough Council11The Liberal Party1
    Wellington (Salop) Urban District Council55Labour4
    Welshpool Borough Council44Independent2
    West Bridgford Urban District Council35Conservative5
    West Bromwich County Borough Council1515Labour12
    Westbury Urban District Council15Labour3
    Westhoughton Urban District Council55Labour3
    Weston-Super-Mare88Unknown8
    Whitby Urban District Council11Independent1
    Whitehaven Borough Council66Labour5
    Whitley Bay77Conservative3
    Whitley Bay Borough Council11Labour1
    Widnes Borough Council88Labour7
    Wigan County Borough Council1414Labour12
    Wigston Urban District Council33Conservative2
    Wilton Borough Council14Independent4
    Wimborne Urban District Council14Unknown4
    Winchester22Labour2
    Winchester Borough Council44The Liberal Party2
    Windermere Urban District Council13Unknown3
    Windsor Borough Council510Labour6
    Wisbech Borough Council48Conservative5
    Witham Urban District Council56Labour3
    Withnell Urban District Council14Independent4
    Witney Urban District Council15Independent4
    Woking Urban District Council35Conservative3
    Wokingham23I.Res2
    Wokingham Borough Council44Conservative2
    Wolverhampton County Borough Council2021Labour14
    Woodhall Spa Urban District Council14Unknown4
    Worcester County Borough Council1214Labour9
    Workington46Unknown5
    Workington Borough Council12Unknown2
    Worksop Borough Council66Labour3
    Worthing Borough Council1010Conservative3
    Wrexham34Labour2
    Wrexham Borough Council66Labour3
    YEOVIL347468Labour230
    Yeovil Borough Council66Labour3
    York County Borough Council1313Labour8

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