1967 Essex County Council election

The 1967 Essex County Council election took place on 15 April 1967 to elect members of Essex County Council in England.[1]

1967 Essex County Council election

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All 77 seats to Essex County Council
39 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Last election 47 seats, 52.3% 29 seats, 41.4% 1 seat, 5.1%
Seats won 64 13 0
Seat change Increase 17 Decrease 16 Decrease 1
Popular vote 146,173 74,748 8,768
Percentage 63.2% 32.3% 3.8%
Swing Increase 10.9% Decrease 9.1% Decrease 1.5%

Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

Summary

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1967 Essex County Council election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 64 17 0   17 83.1 63.2 146,173 +10.9
  Labour 13 0 16   16 16.9 32.3 74,748 –9.1
  Liberal 0 0 1   1 0.0 3.8 8,768 –1.5
  Independent 0 0 0   0 0.0 0.6 1,447 –0.6

References

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  1. ^ "Essex County Council elections – 15 April 1967". Essex County Council. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2023.