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1973 Eastbourne Borough Council election
The first elections to the new local authorities established by the Local Government Act 1972 in England and Wales and the new Northern Ireland district councils created by the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 took place in 1973. The whole of Eastbourne Borough Council was up for election.
It was a good result for the Liberal party. They won 19 of the 33 seats, giving them an overall majority of 5. The Liberals took control on 1 April 1974 of the new non-metropolitan district as a consequence. The Conservatives became the official opposition after winning 10 seats. Labour won 4 seats.
Member of the old borough council denoted by *
Party Candidate Votes % .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}±%
Liberal 1,290 54.2 Liberal 1,165 Liberal 1,108 Labour 522 21.9 Conservative 487 20.5 Labour 482 Conservative 431 Conservative 425 Labour 415 Independent 81 3.4 32.3 55.4
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal 1,047 56.5 Liberal 986 Liberal 973 Conservative 806 43.5 Conservative 800 Conservative 800 13.0 45.9
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal 969 46.8 Conservative 949 45.8 Liberal 936 Liberal 920 Conservative 905 Conservative 883 Labour 152 7.3 1.0 46.0
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal 1,547 59.2 Liberal 1,410 Liberal 1,374 Conservative 1,068 40.8 Conservative 897 Conservative 888 18.3 59.0
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal 1,903 48.9 Liberal 1,768 Liberal 1,694 Liberal 1,650 Labour 1,548 39.8 Labour 1,492 Labour 1,309 Labour 1,291 Conservative 440 11.3 Conservative 436 Conservative 435 Conservative 407 9.1 46.5
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,745 Labour 1,580 Labour 1,538 Labour 1,514 Conservative 1,154 Conservative 1,109 Conservative 1,088 Conservative 1,079 Liberal 842
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,345 Conservative 1,345 Conservative 1,297 Liberal 919 Liberal 880 Liberal 878 Labour 118
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal 1,802 Conservative 1,746 Conservative 1,698 Conservative 1,698 Liberal 1,650 Liberal 1,636 Conservative 1,597 Liberal 1,575 Labour 510 Labour 474 Labour 467 Labour 455
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal 1,319 Liberal 1,244 Liberal 1,228 Conservative 680 Conservative 607 Conservative 589 Labour 370
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,414 62.4 Conservative 1,359 Conservative 1,285 Liberal 851 37.6 Liberal 828 Liberal 740 24.9 45.1
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